Quality of Life Research

Pooling of cross-cultural PRO data in multinational clinical trials: How much can poor measurement affect statistical power?

• Brief Communication

Antoine Regnault, Jean-François Hamel, Donald L. Patrick

Examining unidimensionality and improving reliability for the eight subscales of the SF-36 in opioid-dependent patients using Rasch analysis

Yu-Yu Hsiao, Ching-Lin Shih, Wan-Hui Yu, Cheng-Hsi Hsieh, Ching-Lin Hsieh

Combination of classical test theory (CTT) and item response theory (IRT) analysis to study the psychometric properties of the French version of the Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire-Short Form (Q-LES-Q-SF)

Stéphanie Bourion-Bédès, Raymund Schwan, Jonathan Epstein, Vincent Laprevote, Alex Bédès, Jean-Louis Bonnet, Cédric Baumann

Incorporating patient-reported outcome measures into the electronic health record for research: application using the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)

Sandra D. Griffith, Nicolas R. Thompson, Jaivir S. Rathore, Lara E. Jehi, George E. Tesar, Irene L. Katzan

Developing a utility index for the Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC-C) for fragile X syndrome

• Open Access

Cicely Kerr, Katie Breheny, Andrew Lloyd, John Brazier, Donald B. Bailey Jr, Elizabeth Berry-Kravis, Jonathan Cohen, Jennifer Petrillo

The use of the EQ-5D as a measure of health-related quality of life in people with dementia and their carers

• Open Access

Vasiliki Orgeta, Rhiannon Tudor Edwards, Barry Hounsome, Martin Orrell, Bob Woods

A qualitative evaluation of the validity of published health utilities and generic health utility measures for capturing health-related quality of life (HRQL) impact of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) at different treatment phases

Katy Gallop, Cicely Kerr, Stacey Simmons, Bryan McIver, Ezra E. W. Cohen

A methodological review of the Short Form Health Survey 36 (SF-36) and its derivatives among breast cancer survivors

• Review

Charlene Treanor, Michael Donnelly

PedsQL™ Gastrointestinal Symptoms Scales and Gastrointestinal Worry Scales in pediatric patients with functional and organic gastrointestinal diseases in comparison to healthy controls

James W. Varni, Cristiane B. Bendo, Jolanda Denham, Robert J. Shulman, Mariella M. Self, Deborah A. Neigut, Samuel Nurko, Ashish S. Patel, James P. Franciosi, Miguel Saps, Alyson Yeckes, Annette Langseder, Shehzad Saeed, John F. Pohl

Psychosocial impact of dental aesthetics in adolescence: validity and reliability of a questionnaire across age-groups

Ulrich Klages, Christina Erbe, Sandra Dinca Sandru, Dan Brüllman, Heinrich Wehrbein

Normative data for the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale

Suzanne Breeman, Seonaidh Cotton, Shona Fielding, Gareth T. Jones

The Caregiver Quality of Life Index–Cancer (CQOLC) in Singapore: a new preliminary factor structure for caregivers of ambulatory patients with cancer

• Brief Communication

Rathi Mahendran, Haikel A. Lim, Joanne Chua, Chao Xu Peh, Siew Eng Lim, Ee Heok Kua

The German Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS) is reliable, valid and responsive in patients undergoing hip or knee replacement

• Brief Communication

Florian D. Naal, Franco M. Impellizzeri, Sebastian Torka, Vanessa Wellauer, Michael Leunig, Rüdiger von Eisenhart-Rothe

Validation and reliability of a Spanish version of Simple Shoulder Test (SST-Sp)

• Brief Communication

M. D. Membrilla-Mesa, V. Tejero-Fernández, A. I. Cuesta-Vargas, M. Arroyo-Morales

Quality of life after pulmonary embolism: first cross-cultural evaluation of the pulmonary embolism quality-of-life (PEmb-QoL) questionnaire in a Norwegian cohort

Mazdak Tavoly, Lars-Petter Jelsness-Jørgensen, Hilde Skuterud Wik, Christina Roaldsnes, Per Morten Sandset, Waleed Ghanima

Lymphedema Quality of Life Inventory (LyQLI)-Development and investigation of validity and reliability

Pia Klernäs, Aina Johnsson, Vibeke Horstmann, Linda J. Kristjanson, Karin Johansson

Quality of life measures in Italian neurosurgical patients: validity of the EUROHIS-QOL 8-item index

• Brief Communication

Silvia Schiavolin, Rui Quintas, Paolo Ferroli, Francesco Acerbi, Stefano Brock, Alberto Cusin, Marco Schiariti, Sergio Visintini, Morgan Broggi, Matilde Leonardi, Alberto Raggi

Exploring the influence of demographic and medical characteristics of African-American and Latinas on enrollment in a behavioral intervention study for breast cancer survivors

Kimlin Ashing, Monica Rosales, Alejandro Fernandez

Differential exercise effects on quality of life and health-related quality of life in older adults: a randomized controlled trial

Elizabeth A. Awick, Thomas R. Wójcicki, Erin A. Olson, Jason Fanning, Hyondo D. Chung, Krystle Zuniga, Michael Mackenzie, Arthur F. Kramer, Edward McAuley

Intimate partner violence and health-related quality of life in European men and women: findings from the DOVE study

Diogo Costa, Eleni Hatzidimitriadou, Elli Ioannidi-Kapolou, Jutta Lindert, Joaquim Soares, Örjan Sundin, Olga Toth, Henrique Barros

Health-related quality of life and cost comparison of adjuvant capecitabine versus 5-fluorouracil/leucovorin in stage III colorectal cancer patients

Hong-Hwa Chen, William Tzu-Liang Chen, Hsin-Chung Lee, Jen-Kou Lin, Chuan-Yin Fang, Yenn-Hwei Chou, Peng-Chan Lin, Bo-Wen Lin, Chi-Chou Huang, Chung-Hung Yeh, Hsi-Hsien Hsu, Hung-Chang Chen, Wen-Chien Ting, Ming-Chin Yang, Elise Chia-Hui Tan

Longitudinal analysis of relationships between social support and general health in an Australian population cohort of young women

Libby Holden, Christina Lee, Richard Hockey, Robert S. Ware, Annette J. Dobson

Predictors of changes in physical, psychosocial, sexual quality of life, and comfort with food after obesity surgery: a 12-month follow-up study

Paul Brunault, Julie Frammery, Charles Couet, Irène Delbachian, Céline Bourbao-Tournois, Martine Objois, Patricia Cosson, Christian Réveillère, Nicolas Ballon

Functional and psychosocial impact of oral disorders and quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS

Mânia de Quadros Coelho, Jairo Matozinhos Cordeiro, Andreia Maria Duarte Vargas, Andréa Maria Eleutério de Barros Lima Martins, Thalita Thyrza de Almeida Santa Rosa, Maria Inês Barreiros Senna, Raquel Conceição Ferreira

Comparison of pre- and post-operative health-related quality of life and length of stay after primary total hip replacement in matched English and German patient cohorts

Matthias Vogl, Reiner Leidl, Werner Plötz, Nils Gutacker