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Development of a preference-based heart disease-specific health state classification system using MacNew heart disease-related quality of life instrument
The MacNew Heart Disease Health-Related Quality of Life Instrument (MacNew) is a validated, clinically sensitive, 27-item disease-specific questionnaire. This study aimed to develop a new heart disease-specifi...
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Predictors of health-related quality of life in people with a complex chronic disease including multimorbidity: a longitudinal cohort study
Factors that predict the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of people with complex chronic diseases have not been investigated to date. Determining the impact of disease on daily activities is a factor tha...
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Open AccessPatients undergoing subacute rehabilitation have accurate expectations of their health-related quality of life at discharge
Expectations held by patients and health professionals may affect treatment choices and participation (by both patients and health professionals) in therapeutic interventions in contemporary patient-centered h...
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Open AccessReference bias: presentation of extreme health states prior to eq-vas improves health-related quality of life scores. a randomised cross-over trial
Clinical practice and clinical research has made a concerted effort to move beyond the use of clinical indicators alone and embrace patient focused care through the use of patient reported outcomes such as hea...
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Open AccessResponse shift, recall bias and their effect on measuring change in health-related quality of life amongst older hospital patients
Assessments of change in subjective patient reported outcomes such as health-related quality of life (HRQoL) are a key component of many clinical and research evaluations. However, conventional longitudinal ev...
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Open AccessTelephone reliability of the Frenchay Activity Index and EQ-5D amongst older adults
Older adults may find it problematic to attend hospital appointments due to the difficulty associated with travelling to, within and from a hospital facility for the purpose of a face-to-face assessment. This ...