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Letter to the Editor Understanding Ferguson's δ: time to say good-bye? Berend Terluin, Dirk L Knol, Caroline B Terwee, and Henrica CW de Vet Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 38. Published online 2009 April 30. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-38.PMCID: PMC2691398 Short Reports Factor structure and internal consistency of the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) and the Subjective Vitality Scale (VS), and the relationship between them: a study from France Mareï Salama-Younes, Ali Montazeri, Amany Ismaïl, and Charles Roncin Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 22. Published online 2009 March 5. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-22.PMCID: PMC2653033 Utility of WHOQOL-BREF in measuring quality of life in Sickle Cell Disease Monika R Asnani, Garth E Lipps, and Marvin E Reid Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 75. Published online 2009 August 10. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-75.PMCID: PMC2736920 Research Cognitive impairment and preferences for current health Joseph T King, Jr, Joel Tsevat, and Mark S Roberts Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 1. Published online 2009 January 9. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-1.PMCID: PMC2633318 Quality of life in chemical warfare survivors with ophthalmologic injuries: the first results form Iran Chemical Warfare Victims Health Assessment Study Batool Mousavi, Mohammad Reza Soroush, and Ali Montazeri Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 2. Published online 2009 January 19. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-2.PMCID: PMC2647906 Cognitive interviewing methodology in the development of a pediatric item bank: a patient reported outcomes measurement information system (PROMIS) study Debra E Irwin, James W Varni, Karin Yeatts, and Darren A DeWalt Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 3. Published online 2009 January 23. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-3.PMCID: PMC2642767 Turkish version of impact on family scale: a study of reliability and validity Nilgun Bek, I Engin Simsek, Suat Erel, Yavuz Yakut, and Fatma Uygur Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 4. Published online 2009 January 28. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-4.PMCID: PMC2647527 Health-related quality of life for pediatric emergency department febrile illnesses: an Evaluation of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™ 4.0 generic core scales Rakesh D Mistry, Molly W Stevens, and Marc H Gorelick Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 5. Published online 2009 January 29. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-5.PMCID: PMC2645372 Psychometric characteristics of the ankylosing spondylitis quality of life questionnaire, short form 36 health survey, and functional assessment of chronic illness therapy-fatigue subscale Dennis A Revicki, Anne M Rentz, Michelle P Luo, Robert L Wong, Lynda C Doward, and Stephen P McKenna Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 6. Published online 2009 January 30. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-6.PMCID: PMC2679727 Changes in quality of life among Norwegian school children: a six-month follow-up study Thomas Jozefiak, Bo Larsson, and Lars Wichstrøm Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 7. Published online 2009 February 4. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-7.PMCID: PMC2645373 Multinational development of a questionnaire assessing patient satisfaction with anticoagulant treatment: the 'Perception of Anticoagulant Treatment Questionnaire' (PACT-Q©) Martin H Prins, Alexia Marrel, Paulo Carita, David Anderson, Marie-Germaine Bousser, Harry Crijns, Silla Consoli, and Benoit Arnould Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 9. Published online 2009 February 6. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-9.PMCID: PMC2654430 Physical activity and quality of life in community dwelling older adults Siobhan M White, Thomas R Wójcicki, and Edward McAuley Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 10. Published online 2009 February 6. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-10.PMCID: PMC2649048 Responsiveness of the EQ-5D in breast cancer patients in their first year after treatment Merel L Kimman, Carmen D Dirksen, Philippe Lambin, and Liesbeth J Boersma Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 11. Published online 2009 February 7. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-11.PMCID: PMC2669061 Reliability of a 1-week recall period for the Medical Outcomes Study Sleep Scale (MOS-SS) in patients with fibromyalgia Alesia Sadosky, Ellen Dukes, and Chris Evans Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 12. Published online 2009 February 10. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-12.PMCID: PMC2653481 Correlations among improvements in urgency urinary incontinence, health-related quality of life, and perception of bladder-related problems in incontinent subjects with overactive bladder treated with tolterodine or placebo Philip EV Van Kerrebroeck, Con J Kelleher, Karin S Coyne, Zoe Kopp, Marina Brodsky, and Joseph T Wang Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 13. Published online 2009 February 18. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-13.PMCID: PMC2649907 Internal construct validity of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS): a Rasch analysis using data from the Scottish Health Education Population Survey Sarah Stewart-Brown, Alan Tennant, Ruth Tennant, Stephen Platt, Jane Parkinson, and Scott Weich Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 15. Published online 2009 February 19. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-15.PMCID: PMC2669062 The Psychosocial Screen for Cancer (PSSCAN): Further validation and normative data Wolfgang Linden, A Andrea Vodermaier, Regina McKenzie, Maria C Barroetavena, Dahyun Yi, and Richard Doll Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 16. Published online 2009 February 24. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-16.PMCID: PMC2651864 A randomized trial of a lifestyle intervention in obese endometrial cancer survivors: quality of life outcomes and mediators of behavior change Vivian E von Gruenigen, Heidi E Gibbons, Mary Beth Kavanagh, Jeffrey W Janata, Edith Lerner, and Kerry S Courneya Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 17. Published online 2009 February 25. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-17.PMCID: PMC2656477 Co-morbidity and visual acuity are risk factors for health-related quality of life decline: five-month follow-up EQ-5D data of visually impaired older patients Ruth MA van Nispen, Michiel R de Boer, Janneke GJ Hoeijmakers, Peter J Ringens, and Ger HMB van Rens Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 18. Published online 2009 February 25. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-18.PMCID: PMC2654874 Additional impact of concomitant hypertension and osteoarthritis on quality of life among patients with type 2 diabetes in primary care in Germany – a cross-sectional survey Antje Miksch, Katja Hermann, Andreas Rölz, Stefanie Joos, Joachim Szecsenyi, Dominik Ose, and Thomas Rosemann Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 19. Published online 2009 February 27. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-19.PMCID: PMC2662813 Health-related quality of life in young adults with symptoms of constipation continuing from childhood into adulthood Marloes EJ Bongers, Marc A Benninga, Heleen Maurice-Stam, and Martha A Grootenhuis Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 20. Published online 2009 March 2. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-20.PMCID: PMC2655286 Development and psychometric validation of a self-administered questionnaire assessing the acceptance of influenza vaccination: the Vaccinees' Perception of Injection (VAPI©) questionnaire Catherine Chevat, Muriel Viala-Danten, Carla Dias-Barbosa, and Van Hung Nguyen Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 21. Published online 2009 March 4. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-21.PMCID: PMC2660294 Factors influencing quality of life in Moroccan postmenopausal women with osteoporotic vertebral fracture assessed by ECOS 16 questionnaire Fatima E Abourazzak, Fadoua Allali, Samira Rostom, Ihsane Hmamouchi, Linda Ichchou, Laila El Mansouri, Loubna Bennani, Hamza Khazzani, Redouane Abouqal, and Najia Hajjaj-Hassouni Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 23. Published online 2009 March 13. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-23.PMCID: PMC2663551 Construction and validation of a short-form Quality-Of-Life Scale for Chinese Patients with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Yanfang Guo, Jingcheng Shi, Ming Hu, and Zhenqiu Sun Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 24. Published online 2009 March 17. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-24.PMCID: PMC2678090 The health-related quality of life in rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and psoriatic arthritis: a comparison with a selected sample of healthy people Fausto Salaffi, Marina Carotti, Stefania Gasparini, Michele Intorcia, and Walter Grassi Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 25. Published online 2009 March 18. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-25.PMCID: PMC2674445 Validation of the Clinical COPD Questionnaire (CCQ) in primary care Björn Ställberg, Mika Nokela, Per-Olof Ehrs, Paul Hjemdal, and Eva Wikström Jonsson Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 26. Published online 2009 March 25. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-26.PMCID: PMC2666647 Mapping SF-36 onto the EQ-5D index: how reliable is the relationship? Donna Rowen, John Brazier, and Jennifer Roberts Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 27. Published online 2009 March 31. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-27.PMCID: PMC2683169 Clinical usefulness of the screen for cognitive impairment in psychiatry (SCIP-S) scale in patients with type I bipolar disorder Georgina Guilera, Oscar Pino, Juana Gómez-Benito, J Emilio Rojo, Eduard Vieta, Rafael Tabarés-Seisdedos, Nuria Segarra, Anabel Martínez-Arán, Manuel Franco, Manuel J Cuesta, Benedicto Crespo-Facorro, Miguel Bernardo, Scot E Purdon, Teresa Díez, Javier Rejas, and the Spanish Working Group in Cognitive Function Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 28. Published online 2009 April 1. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-28.PMCID: PMC2671485 Clinical assessment of the physical activity pattern of chronic fatigue syndrome patients: a validation of three methods Korine Scheeres, Hans Knoop, van der Jos Meer, and Gijs Bleijenberg Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 29. Published online 2009 April 1. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-29.PMCID: PMC2674446 Scoring and psychometric validation of the Perception of Anticoagulant Treatment Questionnaire (PACT-Q©) MH Prins, I Guillemin, H Gilet, S Gabriel, B Essers, G Raskob, and SR Kahn Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 30. Published online 2009 April 7. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-30.PMCID: PMC2686675 Occurrence of post traumatic stress symptoms and their relationship to professional quality of life (ProQoL) in nursing staff at a forensic psychiatric security unit: a cross-sectional study Christian Lauvrud, Kåre Nonstad, and Tom Palmstierna Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 31. Published online 2009 April 16. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-31.PMCID: PMC2672066 A psychometric evaluation of the PedsQL™ Family Impact Module in parents of children with sickle cell disease Julie A Panepinto, Raymond G Hoffmann, and Nicholas M Pajewski Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 32. Published online 2009 April 16. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-32.PMCID: PMC2678996 Can we derive an 'exchange rate' between descriptive and preference-based outcome measures for stroke? Results from the transfer to utility (TTU) technique Duncan Mortimer, Leonie Segal, and Jonathan Sturm Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 33. Published online 2009 April 17. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-33.PMCID: PMC2680400 Population norms and cut-off-points for suboptimal health related quality of life in two generic measures for adolescents: the Spanish VSP-A and KINDL-R Vicky Serra-Sutton, Montse Ferrer, Luis Rajmil, Cristian Tebé, Marie-Claude Simeoni, and Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 35. Published online 2009 April 21. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-35.PMCID: PMC2678997 Validation of an abbreviated Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication (TSQM-9) among patients on antihypertensive medications Murtuza Bharmal, Krista Payne, Mark J Atkinson, Marie-Pierre Desrosiers, Donald E Morisky, and Eric Gemmen Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 36. Published online 2009 April 27. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-36.PMCID: PMC2678998 Measuring the impact and distress of osteoarthritis from the patients' perspective Julie F Pallant, Anne-Maree Keenan, Roseanne Misajon, Philip G Conaghan, and Alan Tennant Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 37. Published online 2009 April 29. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-37.PMCID: PMC2683800 Reduction in patient burdens with graphical computerized adaptive testing on the ADL scale: tool development and simulation Tsair-Wei Chien, Hing-Man Wu, Weng-Chung Wang, Roberto Vasquez Castillo, and Willy Chou Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 39. Published online 2009 May 5. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-39.PMCID: PMC2688502 Assessing the empirical validity of alternative multi-attribute utility measures in the maternity context Stavros Petrou, Jane Morrell, and Helen Spiby Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 40. Published online 2009 May 6. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-40.PMCID: PMC2687423 Measuring the ICF components of impairment, activity limitation and participation restriction: an item analysis using classical test theory and item response theory Beth Pollard, Diane Dixon, Paul Dieppe, and Marie Johnston Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 41. Published online 2009 May 7. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-41.PMCID: PMC2696439 Factor structure of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in Japanese psychiatric outpatient and student populations Tomomi Matsudaira, Hiromi Igarashi, Hiroyoshi Kikuchi, Rikihachiro Kano, Hiroshi Mitoma, Kiyoshi Ohuchi, and Toshinori Kitamura Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 42. Published online 2009 May 17. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-42.PMCID: PMC2687424 Psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the Child Perceptions Questionnaire (CPQ11–14) – short forms Cíntia S Torres, Saul M Paiva, Miriam P Vale, Isabela A Pordeus, Maria L Ramos-Jorge, Ana C Oliveira, and Paul J Allison Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 43. Published online 2009 May 17. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-43.PMCID: PMC2689176 The Locomotor Capabilities Index; validity and reliability of the Swedish version in adults with lower limb amputation Brita Larsson, Anton Johannesson, Ingemar H Andersson, and Isam Atroshi Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 44. Published online 2009 May 23. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-44.PMCID: PMC2696440 Quality of life in South East Asian patients who consult for dyspepsia: Validation of the short form Nepean Dyspepsia Index Sanjiv Mahadeva, Hwee-Lin Wee, Khean-Lee Goh, and Julian Thumboo Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 45. Published online 2009 May 23. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-45.PMCID: PMC2693522 Primary Sjögren's Syndrome: health experiences and predictors of health quality among patients in the United States Barbara Segal, Simon J Bowman, Philip C Fox, Frederick B Vivino, Nandita Murukutla, Jeff Brodscholl, Sarika Ogale, and Lachy McLean Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 46. Published online 2009 May 27. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-46.PMCID: PMC2693523 Associations between Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Health-Related Quality of Life Robert A Sloan, Susumu S Sawada, Corby K Martin, Timothy Church, and Steven N Blair Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 47. Published online 2009 May 28. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-47.PMCID: PMC2695434 Telephone reliability of the Frenchay Activity Index and EQ-5D amongst older adults Steven McPhail, Paul Lane, Trevor Russell, Sandra G Brauer, Steven Urry, Jan Jasiewicz, Peter Condie, and Terry Haines Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 48. Published online 2009 May 29. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-48.PMCID: PMC2695435 Prospective evaluation of chronic pain associated with posterior autologous iliac crest bone graft harvest and its effect on postoperative outcome Carolyn E Schwartz, Julia F Martha, Paulette Kowalski, David A Wang, Rita Bode, Ling Li, and David H Kim Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 49. Published online 2009 May 29. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-49.PMCID: PMC2693524 Quality of life of Australian chronically-ill adults: patient and practice characteristics matter Upali W Jayasinghe, Judith Proudfoot, Christopher A Barton, Cheryl Amoroso, Chris Holton, Gawaine Powell Davies, Justin Beilby, and Mark F Harris Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 50. Published online 2009 June 3. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-50.PMCID: PMC2700088 Feasibility and acceptance of electronic quality of life assessment in general practice: an implementation study Anja Rogausch, Jörg Sigle, Anna Seibert, Sabine Thüring, Michael M Kochen, and Wolfgang Himmel Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 51. Published online 2009 June 3. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-51.PMCID: PMC2698929 Health-related quality of life of Southern Chinese with chronic hepatitis B infection Elegance TP Lam, Cindy LK Lam, CL Lai, MF Yuen, Daniel YT Fong, and Thomas MK So Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 52. Published online 2009 June 5. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-52.PMCID: PMC2701941 One-year health-related quality of life outcomes in weight loss trial participants: comparison of three measures Ronette L Kolotkin, Josephine M Norquist, Ross D Crosby, Shailaja Suryawanshi, Pedro J Teixeira, Steven B Heymsfield, Ngozi Erondu, and Allison M Nguyen Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 53. Published online 2009 June 9. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-53.PMCID: PMC2700089 Psychometric properties of a single-item scale to assess sleep quality among individuals with fibromyalgia Joseph C Cappelleri, Andrew G Bushmakin, Anne M McDermott, Alesia B Sadosky, Charles D Petrie, and Susan Martin Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 54. Published online 2009 June 17. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-54.PMCID: PMC2706811 The psychometric validation of a US English satisfaction measure for patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia and lower urinary tract symptoms Libby Black, Alyson Grove, and Betsy Morrill Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 55. Published online 2009 June 19. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-55.PMCID: PMC2709615 Development and preliminary evaluation of a quality of life measure targeted at dementia caregivers Barbara G Vickrey, Ron D Hays, Michele L Maines, Stefanie D Vassar, Jaime Fitten, and Tony Strickland Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 56. Published online 2009 June 21. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-56.PMCID: PMC2706224 Investigating the missing data mechanism in quality of life outcomes: a comparison of approaches Shona Fielding, Peter M Fayers, and Craig R Ramsay Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 57. Published online 2009 June 22. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-57.PMCID: PMC2711047 Rasch analysis of the Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale (MSIS-29) Melina Ramp, Fary Khan, Rose Anne Misajon, and Julie F Pallant Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 58. Published online 2009 June 22. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-58.PMCID: PMC2706812 Reliability and validity of a new scale on internal coherence (ICS) of cancer patients Matthias Kröz, Arndt Büssing, Hans Broder von Laue, Marcus Reif, Gene Feder, Friedemann Schad, Matthias Girke, and Harald Matthes Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 59. Published online 2009 June 24. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-59.PMCID: PMC2712459 Impact of gastroesophageal reflux disease on patients' daily lives: a European observational study in the primary care setting Javier P Gisbert, Alun Cooper, Dimitrios Karagiannis, Jan Hatlebakk, Lars Agréus, Helmut Jablonowski, and Javier Zapardiel Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 60. Published online 2009 July 2. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-60.PMCID: PMC2714504 Quality of life in Brazilian obese adolescents: effects of a long-term multidisciplinary lifestyle therapy Mara Cristina Lofrano-Prado, Hanna Karen Moreira Antunes, Wagner Luiz do Prado, Aline de Piano, Danielle Arisa Caranti, Lian Tock, June Carnier, Sergio Tufik, Marco Túlio de Mello, and Ana R Dâmaso Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 61. Published online 2009 July 3. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-61.PMCID: PMC2713214 The impact of itch symptoms in psoriasis: results from physician interviews and patient focus groups Denise Globe, Martha S Bayliss, and David J Harrison Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 62. Published online 2009 July 6. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-62.PMCID: PMC2717072 Measuring patient's expectation and the perception of quality in LASIK services Deng-Juin Lin, Ing-Cheau Sheu, Jar-Yuan Pai, Alex Bair, Che-Yu Hung, Yuan-Hung Yeh, and Ming-Jen Chou Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 63. Published online 2009 July 10. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-63.PMCID: PMC2716305 Evaluation of the impact of fibromyalgia on patients' sleep and the content validity of two sleep scales Susan Martin, Arthi Chandran, Laurie Zografos, and Gergana Zlateva Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 64. Published online 2009 July 10. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-64.PMCID: PMC2717926 Validity and reliability of a new, short symptom rating scale in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation Marie Härdén, Britta Nyström, Károly Kulich, Jonas Carlsson, Ann Bengtson, and Nils Edvardsson Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 65. Published online 2009 July 15. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-65.PMCID: PMC2717073 Psychological wellbeing, physical impairments and rural aging in a developing country setting Melanie A Abas, Sureeporn Punpuing, Tawanchai Jirapramupitak, Kanchana Tangchonlatip, and Morven Leese Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 66. Published online 2009 July 16. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-66.PMCID: PMC2723081 Use of medications by people with chronic fatigue syndrome and healthy persons: a population-based study of fatiguing illness in Georgia Roumiana S Boneva, Jin-Mann S Lin, Elizabeth M Maloney, James F Jones, and William C Reeves Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 67. Published online 2009 July 20. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-67.PMCID: PMC2731740 The impact of regular physical activity on fatigue, depression and quality of life in persons with multiple sclerosis Nicole M Stroud and Clare L Minahan Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 68. Published online 2009 July 20. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-68.PMCID: PMC2717927 Effect of exacerbations on health status in subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Koichi Nishimura, Susumu Sato, Mitsuhiro Tsukino, Takashi Hajiro, Akihiko Ikeda, Hiroshi Koyama, and Toru Oga Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 69. Published online 2009 July 22. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-69.PMCID: PMC2723082 Frailty and health related quality of life in older Mexican Americans Meredith C Masel, James E Graham, Timothy A Reistetter, Kyriakos S Markides, and Kenneth J Ottenbacher Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 70. Published online 2009 July 23. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-70.PMCID: PMC2724500 Health-related Quality of Life among hospitalized older people awaiting residential aged care Lynne C Giles, Graeme Hawthorne, and Maria Crotty Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 71. Published online 2009 July 26. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-71.PMCID: PMC2725036 A predictive model of Health Related Quality of life of parents of chronically ill children: the importance of care-dependency of their child and their support system Janneke Hatzmann, Heleen Maurice-Stam, Hugo SA Heymans, and Martha A Grootenhuis Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 72. Published online 2009 July 28. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-72.PMCID: PMC2731060 Dental pain, oral impacts and perceived need for dental treatment in Tanzanian school students: a cross-sectional study Kijakazi O Mashoto, Anne N Åstrøm, Jamil David, and Joyce R Masalu Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 73. Published online 2009 July 30. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-73.PMCID: PMC2726126 Testing a model of association between patient identified problems and responses to global measures of health in low back pain patients: a prospective study Ricky Mullis, Martyn Lewis, and Elaine M Hay Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 74. Published online 2009 August 5. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-74.PMCID: PMC2731741 Validation of a short form Wisconsin Upper Respiratory Symptom Survey (WURSS-21) Bruce Barrett, Roger L Brown, Marlon P Mundt, Gay R Thomas, Shari K Barlow, Alex D Highstrom, and Mozhdeh Bahrainian Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 76. Published online 2009 August 12. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-76.PMCID: PMC2748069 Measuring adolescents' HRQoL via self reports and parent proxy reports: an evaluation of the psychometric properties of both versions of the KINDL-R instrument Michael Erhart, Ute Ellert, Bärbel-Maria Kurth, and Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 77. Published online 2009 August 26. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-77.PMCID: PMC2749015 Health-state utilities in a prisoner population: a cross-sectional survey Christopher AKY Chong, Sicong Li, Geoffrey C Nguyen, Andrew Sutton, Michael H Levy, Tony Butler, Murray D Krahn, and Hla-Hla Thein Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 78. Published online 2009 August 28. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-78.PMCID: PMC2741437 Serbian KINDL questionnaire for quality of life assessments in healthy children and adolescents: reproducibility and construct validity Dejan Stevanovic Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 79. Published online 2009 August 28. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-79.PMCID: PMC2739511 Sex differences in the relative contribution of social and clinical factors to the Health Utilities Index Mark 2 measure of health-related quality of life in older home care clients Colleen J Maxwell, Jian Kang, Jennifer D Walker, Jenny X Zhang, David B Hogan, David H Feeny, and Walter P Wodchis Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 80. Published online 2009 September 2. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-80.PMCID: PMC2746209 Valuation of transfusion-free living in MDS: results of health utility interviews with patients Agota Szende, Caroline Schaefer, Thomas F Goss, Kathy Heptinstall, Robert Knight, Michael Lübbert, Barbara Deschler, Pierre Fenaux, Ghulam J Mufti, Sally Killick, and Alan F List Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 81. Published online 2009 September 8. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-81.PMCID: PMC2746210 Prevalence of multiple chronic conditions in the United States' Medicare population Kathleen M Schneider, Brian E O'Donnell, and Debbie Dean Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 82. Published online 2009 September 8. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-82.PMCID: PMC2748070 Understanding and assessing the impact of treatment in diabetes: the Treatment-Related Impact Measures for Diabetes and Devices (TRIM-Diabetes and TRIM-Diabetes Device) Meryl Brod, Mette Hammer, Torsten Christensen, Suzanne Lessard, and Donald M Bushnell Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 83. Published online 2009 September 9. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-83.PMCID: PMC2758841 Associations between general self-efficacy and health-related quality of life among 12-13-year-old school children: a cross-sectional survey Lisbeth Gravdal Kvarme, Kristin Haraldstad, Sølvi Helseth, Ragnhild Sørum, and Gerd Karin Natvig Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 85. Published online 2009 September 23. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-85.PMCID: PMC2757020 Do neurooncological patients and their significant others agree on quality of life ratings? Johannes M Giesinger, Miriam Golser, Astrid Erharter, Georg Kemmler, Gabriele Schauer-Maurer, Guenter Stockhammer, Armin Muigg, Markus Hutterer, Gerhard Rumpold, and Bernhard Holzner Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 87. Published online 2009 October 9. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-87.PMCID: PMC2770559 The AMC Linear Disability Score (ALDS): a cross-sectional study with a new generic instrument to measure disability applied to patients with peripheral arterial disease Rosemarie Met, Jim A Reekers, Mark JW Koelemay, Dink A Legemate, and Rob J de Haan Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 88. Published online 2009 October 12. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-88.PMCID: PMC2766362 Periodontal status, tooth loss and self-reported periodontal problems effects on oral impacts on daily performances, OIDP, in pregnant women in Uganda: a cross-sectional study Margaret N Wandera, Ingunn M Engebretsen, Charles M Rwenyonyi, James Tumwine, Anne N Åstrøm, and the PROMISE-EBF Study Group Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 89. Published online 2009 October 14. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-89.PMCID: PMC2770560 Impact of gastroesophageal reflux disease on work absenteeism, presenteeism and productivity in daily life: a European observational study Javier P Gisbert, Alun Cooper, Dimitrios Karagiannis, Jan Hatlebakk, Lars Agréus, Helmut Jablonowski, and Javier Nuevo Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 90. Published online 2009 October 16. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-90.PMCID: PMC2770561 Fear of hypoglycaemia: defining a minimum clinically important difference in patients with type 2 diabetes Tom Stargardt, Linda Gonder-Frederick, Karl J Krobot, and Charles M Alexander Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 91. Published online 2009 October 22. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-91.PMCID: PMC2770562 Measuring disease-specific quality of life in rare populations: a practical approach to cross-cultural translation Victoria E Price, Robert J Klaassen, Paula HB Bolton-Maggs, John D Grainger, Christine Curtis, Cindy Wakefield, Gustavo Dufort, Arne Riedlinger, Christophe Soltner, Victor S Blanchette, and Nancy L Young Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 92. Published online 2009 October 23. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-92.PMCID: PMC2773763 Comparing the content of participation instruments using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Vanessa K Noonan, Jacek A Kopec, Luc Noreau, Joel Singer, Anna Chan, Louise C Mâsse, and Marcel F Dvorak Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 93. Published online 2009 November 13. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-93.PMCID: PMC2785762 Urinary and sexual outcomes in long-term (5+ years) prostate cancer disease free survivors after radical prostatectomy Mauro Gacci, Alchiede Simonato, Lorenzo Masieri, John L Gore, Michele Lanciotti, Annalisa Mantella, Mario Alberto Rossetti, Sergio Serni, Virginia Varca, Andrea Romagnoli, Carlo Ambruosi, Fabio Venzano, Marco Esposito, Tomaso Montanaro, Giorgio Carmignani, and Marco Carini Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 94. Published online 2009 November 13. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-94.PMCID: PMC2784440 Social and dental status along the life course and oral health impacts in adolescents: a population-based birth cohort Karen G Peres, Marco A Peres, Cora LP Araujo, Ana MB Menezes, and Pedro C Hallal Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 95. Published online 2009 November 22. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-95.PMCID: PMC2785763 Relationship between the EQ-5D index and measures of clinical outcomes in selected studies of cardiovascular interventions Kimberley A Goldsmith, Matthew T Dyer, Peter M Schofield, Martin J Buxton, and Linda D Sharples Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 96. Published online 2009 November 26. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-96.PMCID: PMC2789057 Health-related quality of life in children with cystic fibrosis: validation of the German CFQ-R Anne Schmidt, Kerstin Wenninger, Nadja Niemann, Ulrich Wahn, and Doris Staab Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 97. Published online 2009 December 2. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-97.PMCID: PMC2794264 Development and psychometric assessment of the COPD and Asthma Sleep Impact Scale (CASIS) Robin F Pokrzywinski, David M Meads, Stephen P McKenna, G Alistair Glendenning, and Dennis A Revicki Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 98. Published online 2009 December 7. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-98.PMCID: PMC2794842 Adolescents' wellbeing and functioning: relationships with parents' subjective general physical and mental health George Giannakopoulos, Christine Dimitrakaki, Xanthi Pedeli, Gerasimos Kolaitis, Vasiliki Rotsika, Ulricke Ravens-Sieberer, and Yannis Tountas Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 100. Published online 2009 December 15. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-100.PMCID: PMC2804705 Measurement properties of the Dizziness Handicap Inventory by cross-sectional and longitudinal designs Anne-Lise Tamber, Kjersti T Wilhelmsen, and Liv Inger Strand Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 101. Published online 2009 December 21. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-101.PMCID: PMC2804706 Effect on Health-related Quality of Life of changes in mental health in children and adolescents Luis Rajmil, Jorge A Palacio-Vieira, Michael Herdman, Sílvia López-Aguilà, Ester Villalonga-Olives, Josep M Valderas, Mireia Espallargues, and Jordi Alonso Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 103. Published online 2009 December 23. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-103.PMCID: PMC2805624 Validation of a Chinese version of disease specific quality of life scale (HFS-36) for hemifacial spasm in Taiwan Yen-Chu Huang, Jun-Yu Fan, Long-Sun Ro, Rong-Kuo Lyu, Hong-Shiu Chang, Sien-Tsong Chen, Wen-Chuin Hsu, Chiung-Mei Chen, and Yih-Ru Wu Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 104. Published online 2009 December 24. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-104.PMCID: PMC2811701 Tuberculosis and HIV co-infection: its impact on quality of life Amare Deribew, Markos Tesfaye, Yohannes Hailmichael, Nebiyu Negussu, Shallo Daba, Ajeme Wogi, Tefera Belachew, Ludwig Apers, and Robert Colebunders Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 105. Published online 2009 December 29. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-105.PMCID: PMC2809048 Doubtful outcome of the validation of the Rome II questionnaire: validation of a symptom based diagnostic tool Herdis KM Molinder, Lars Kjellström, Henry BO Nylin, and Lars E Agréus Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 106. Published online 2009 December 29. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-106.PMCID: PMC2806864 Reviews Distress and quality of life characteristics associated with seeking surgical treatment for stress urinary incontinence Karen M Gil, Amber M Somerville, Sara Cichowski, and Jennifer L Savitski Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 8. Published online 2009 February 5. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-8.PMCID: PMC2645374 Measuring health-related quality of life in tuberculosis: a systematic review Na Guo, Fawziah Marra, and Carlo A Marra Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 14. Published online 2009 February 18. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-14.PMCID: PMC2651863 Quality of life in caregivers of patients with schizophrenia: A literature review Alejandra Caqueo-Urízar, José Gutiérrez-Maldonado, and Claudia Miranda-Castillo Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 84. Published online 2009 September 11. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-84.PMCID: PMC2749816 Self-efficacy instruments for patients with chronic diseases suffer from methodological limitations - a systematic review Anja Frei, Anna Svarin, Claudia Steurer-Stey, and Milo A Puhan Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 86. Published online 2009 September 26. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-86.PMCID: PMC2761851 Quality of life data as prognostic indicators of survival in cancer patients: an overview of the literature from 1982 to 2008 Ali Montazeri Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 102. Published online 2009 December 23. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-102.PMCID: PMC2805623 Retraction Retraction: Psychometric characteristics of the ankylosing spondylitis quality of life questionnaire, short form 36 health survey, and functional assessment of chronic illness therapy-fatigue subscale Dennis A Revicki, Anne M Rentz, Michelle P Luo, Robert L Wong, Lynda C Doward, and Stephen P McKenna Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 34. Published online 2009 April 17. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-34.PMCID: PMC2675524 Retracts: Dennis A Revicki, et al. Psychometric characteristics of the ankylosing spondylitis quality of life questionnaire, short form 36 health survey, and functional assessment of chronic illness therapy-fatigue subscale. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009; 7: 6.
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