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Transcendental Meditation for Women Affected by Domestic Violence: A Pilot Randomised, Controlled Trial
PurposeDomestic and family violence is a major public health issue impacting one in three women worldwide. The implications of such violence are...
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Unravelling the possibilities: a cross-over randomised controlled feasibility trial on immersive virtual reality in haemodialysis
BackgroundResearch pertaining to the use of Virtual Reality (VR) in various healthcare settings is emerging. The aim of this study was to assess the...
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The relative contribution of co-morbidities to health-related quality of life of people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis using the Assessment of Quality of Life-8-Dimension multi-attribute utility instrument
PurposeLittle is known about the impact of co-morbidities on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) for people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis...
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The association between incident vertebral deformities, health-related quality of life and functional impairment: a 10.7-year cohort study
SummaryWe aimed to describe longitudinal changes in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) measures associated with incident vertebral deformities...
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Systematic Review of the Psychometric Performance of Generic Childhood Multi-attribute Utility Instruments
BackgroundChildhood multi-attribute utility instruments (MAUIs) can be used to measure health utilities in children (aged ≤ 18 years) for economic...
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Self-reported quality of life following stroke: a systematic review of instruments with a focus on their psychometric properties
PurposeTo evaluate the psychometric properties of common health-related quality-of-life instruments used post stroke and provide recommendations for...
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A Comparison of the SF-6Dv2 and SF-6D UK Utility Values in a Mixed Patient and Healthy Population
BackgroundThis paper describes the first evaluation of the construct validity and performance of the newly developed preference-based measure of...
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Health-related quality of life in adults with profound postlingual hearing loss before and after cochlear implantation
PurposeIn clinical trials and everyday medical practice, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) measures are increasingly being used. That is, in...
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Safety of low-intensity repetitive transcranial magneTic brAin stimUlation foR people living with mUltiple Sclerosis (TAURUS): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
BackgroundMultiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory and neurodegenerative disease, characterised by oligodendrocyte death and demyelination....
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Health state utility values in patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
IntroductionAnkylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic condition that requires lifelong treatment and results in a serious disease burden. Health state...
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Assessing the relative importance of key quality of life dimensions for people with and without a disability: an empirical ranking comparison study
BackgroundIn economic evaluation, the quality of life of people with a disability has traditionally been assessed using preference-based instruments...
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How quality of life is measured in studies of nutritional intervention: a systematic review
BackgroundNutrition care can positively affect multiple aspects of patient’s health; outcomes are commonly evaluated on the basis of their impact on...
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Psychometric properties of health-related quality of life instruments used in survivors of critical illness: a systematic review
Background and objectivesHealth-related quality of life (HRQoL) is a patient-reported measure of health status. However, research on the psychometric...
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Exploring health state utility values of parents of children with a serious illness
PurposeIn cost-utility analysis, outcomes are usually measured in terms of quality-adjusted life years, where length of life is adjusted by levels of...
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Burden and preference-based quality of life associated with bullying in children
The objectives of this study are to assess the association between childhood bullying and preference-based health-related quality of life (QoL) in...
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Preference-based measures of health-related quality of life in Indigenous people: a systematic review
PurposeIn many countries, there are calls to address health inequalities experienced by Indigenous people. Preference-based measures (PBMs) provide a...
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Long-term effects of vitamin D supplementation and maintaining sufficient vitamin D on knee osteoarthritis over 5 years
ObjectivesThis study aimed to investigate the long-term effect of vitamin D supplementation compared to placebo over 5 years in participants with...
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A systematic review of patient-reported outcome measures for advanced skin cancer patients
Many patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) have been used to study quality of life (QOL) in the skin cancer population. Advanced melanoma and...
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Health-related quality of life measures provide information on the contributors, components, and consequences of frailty in HIV: a systematic map** review
PurposeFrailty in HIV is extensively explored in epidemiological and clinical studies; it is infrequently assessed as an outcome in routine care. The...
