Quality of Life Research

Thirty down, only ten to go?! Awareness and influence of a 10-year time frame in TTO

F. E. van Nooten, X. Koolman, J. J. V. Busschbach, W. B. F. Brouwer

Associations of cancer and other chronic medical conditions with SF-6D preference-based scores in Medicare beneficiaries

Ron D. Hays, Bryce B. Reeve, Ashley Wilder Smith, Steven B. Clauser

Assessment of children’s own health status using visual analogue scale and descriptive system of the EQ-5D-Y: linkage between two systems

X. Y. Wu, A. Ohinmaa, J. A. Johnson, P. J. Veugelers

Mapping scores from the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) to preference-based utility values

Gareth Furber, Leonie Segal, Matthew Leach, Jane Cocks

The valuation of the EQ-5D in Portugal

Lara N. Ferreira, Pedro L. Ferreira, Luis N. Pereira, Mark Oppe

EQ-5D Portuguese population norms

• Brief Communication

Lara Noronha Ferreira, Pedro L. Ferreira, Luis N. Pereira, Mark Oppe

Swedish experience-based value sets for EQ-5D health states

• Open Access

Kristina Burström, Sun Sun, Ulf-G Gerdtham, Martin Henriksson, Magnus Johannesson, Lars-Åke Levin, Niklas Zethraeus

The quality of life questionnaire EQ-5D-5L: psychometric properties and normative values for the general German population

• Brief Communication

Andreas Hinz, Thomas Kohlmann, Yve Stöbel-Richter, Markus Zenger, Elmar Brähler

Economic evaluation in short bowel syndrome (SBS): an algorithm to estimate utility scores for a patient-reported SBS-specific quality of life scale (SBS-QoL™)

Andrew Lloyd, Cicely Kerr, Katie Breheny, John Brazier, Aurora Ortiz, Emma Borg

Probabilistic mapping of the health status measure SF-12 onto the health utility measure EQ-5D using the US-population-based scoring models

Quang A. Le

Metacognition: towards a new approach to quality of life

Julien Blanc, Laurent Boyer, Pierre Le Coz, Pascal Auquier

A framework for understanding quality of life in individuals without capacity

• Open Access

Jeff Round, Elizabeth L. Sampson, Louise Jones

Is Rasch model analysis applicable in small sample size pilot studies for assessing item characteristics? An example using PROMIS pain behavior item bank data

Wen-Hung Chen, William Lenderking, Ying Jin, Kathleen W. Wyrwich, Heather Gelhorn, Dennis A. Revicki

Measurement equivalence using a mixed-mode approach to administer health-related quality of life instruments

Jeanette M. Broering, Alan Paciorek, Peter R. Carroll, Leslie S. Wilson, Mark S. Litwin, Christine Miaskowski

Use of factor analysis models to evaluate measurement invariance property of the Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ)

• Brief Communication

Yan Yan, Wei Wu, Robert C. Strunk, Jane Garbutt

Measurement properties of the Work Limitations Questionnaire were sufficient among cancer survivors

Sietske J. Tamminga, Jos H. A. M. Verbeek, Monique H. W. Frings-Dresen, Angela G. E. M. De Boer

Validation of the Polish version of the EORTC QLQ-BM22 module for the assessment of health-related quality of life in patients with bone metastases

• Brief Communication

Mirosława Püsküllüoğlu, Krzysztof A. Tomaszewski, Andrew Bottomley, Lori Holden, Iwona M. Tomaszewska, Roman Głowacki, Krzysztof Bereza, Edward B. Golec, Edward Chow, Krzysztof Krzemieniecki

The Insomnia Severity Index: cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of a Persian version

• Brief Communication

Khosro Sadeghniiat-Haghighi, Ali Montazeri, Ahmad Khajeh-Mehrizi, Saharnaz Nedjat, Omid Aminian

Comparative validation of the WOMAC osteoarthritis and Lequesne algofunctional indices in Greek patients with hip or knee osteoarthritis

Georgios A. Konstantinidis, Vassilis H. Aletras, Kleanthi-Akylina Kanakari, Konstantinos Natsis, Nicholas Bellamy, Dimitris Niakas

How to measure quality of life in shared-housing arrangements? A comparison of dementia-specific instruments

Johannes Gräske, Hilde Verbeek, Paul Gellert, Thomas Fischer, Adelheid Kuhlmey, Karin Wolf-Ostermann

Development and initial psychometric evaluation of the hepatitis C virus-patient-reported outcomes (HCV-PRO) instrument

Roger T. Anderson, Robert W. Baran, Birgitta Dietz, Eric Kallwitz, Pennifer Erickson, Dennis A. Revicki

Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Manchester Foot Pain and Disability Index into Spanish

Gabriel Gijon-Nogueron, Mwidimi Ndosi, Alejandro Luque-Suarez, Begonya Alcacer-Pitarch, Pedro Vicente Munuera, Adam Garrow, Anthony C. Redmond

Mokken scaling of the Chinese version of the Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey

• Brief Communication

David R. Thompson, Chantal F. Ski, Roger Watson, Wenru Wang

Quality of life in female cancer survivors: is it related to ovarian reserve?

Laxmi A. Kondapalli, Katherine E. Dillon, Mary D. Sammel, Anushree Ray, Maureen Prewitt, Jill P. Ginsberg, Clarisa R. Gracia

How good is “very good”? Translation effect in the racial/ethnic variation in self-rated health status

Sukyong Seo, Sukyung Chung, Martha Shumway

The relationship between negative life events, psychological distress and life satisfaction: a population-based study

Gunnvor Marum, Jocelyne Clench-Aas, Ragnhild B. Nes, Ruth Kjærsti Raanaas

Sleep characteristics and health-related quality of life among a national sample of American young adults: assessment of possible health disparities

Xiaoli Chen, Bizu Gelaye, Michelle A. Williams

Quality of life as a predictor of overall survival after breast cancer treatment

Suzana Sales De Aguiar, Anke Bergmann, Inês Echenique Mattos

Impact of laparoscopic colorectal segment resection on quality of life in women with deep endometriosis: one year follow-up

• Brief Communication

Paulo Augusto Ayrosa Ribeiro, Vanessa Gozzo Sekula, Helisabet Salomão Abdalla-Ribeiro, Francisco Cesar Rodrigues, Tsutomu Aoki, José Mendes Aldrighi

Health-related quality of life (HRQL) in immunodeficient adults with selective IgA deficiency compared with age- and gender-matched controls and identification of risk factors for poor HRQL

G. H. Jörgensen, A. Gardulf, M. I. Sigurdsson, S. Arnlaugsson, L. Hammarström, B. R. Ludviksson

Physical activity and quality of life among university students: exploring self-efficacy, self-esteem, and affect as potential mediators

Rodney P. Joseph, Kathryn E. Royse, Tanya J. Benitez, Dorothy W. Pekmezi

Determinants of quality of life in Spanish transsexuals attending a gender unit before genital sex reassignment surgery

Esther Gómez-Gil, Leire Zubiaurre-Elorza, Isabel Esteva de Antonio, Antonio Guillamon, Manel Salamero

How do clinical and psychological variables relate to quality of life in end-stage renal disease? Validating a proximal–distal model

Ramony Chan, Robert Brooks, Jonathan Erlich, Martin Gallagher, Paul Snelling, Josephine Chow, Michael Suranyi

Is a diabetes pay-for-performance program cost-effective under the National Health Insurance in Taiwan?

Elise Chia-Hui Tan, Raoh-Fang Pwu, Duan-Rung Chen, Ming-Chin Yang

Consequences of visual height intolerance for quality of life: a qualitative study

Florian Schäffler, Martin Müller, Doreen Huppert, Thomas Brandt, Theresa Tiffe, Eva Grill

Fatigue interference with daily living among patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Randi Opheim, May Solveig Fagermoen, Tomm Bernklev, Lars-Petter Jelsness-Jorgensen, Bjorn Moum

Assessment of health-related quality of life 6 years after childhood cochlear implantation

Rachel L. Meserole, Christine M. Carson, Anne W. Riley, Nae-Yuh Wang, Alexandra L. Quittner, Laurie S. Eisenberg, Emily A. Tobey, Howard W. Francis, John K. Niparko

Quality of life among hazardous and harmful drinkers: EQ-5D over a 1-year follow-up period

Holly N. Essex, Ian R. White, Zarnie Khadjesari, Stuart Linke, Jim McCambridge, Elizabeth Murray, Steve Parrott, Christine Godfrey