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Volume 7;  2009
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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