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Cross-Cultural Adaptation, Translation and Validation of Kannada Version of the Swallowing Quality of Life Questionnaire (KSWAL-QOL)
The swallowing quality of life (SWAL-QOL) questionnaire is a commonly used tool to assess the impact of dysphagia on quality of life. SWAL-QOL has...
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Reliability of the quality of life-aged care consumers (QOL-ACC) and EQ-5D-5L among older people using aged care services at home
PurposeThe Quality of Life-Aged Care Consumers (QOL-ACC), a valid preference-based instrument, has been rolled out in Australia as part of the...
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Examining interrater agreement between self-report and proxy-report responses for the quality of life-aged care consumers (QOL-ACC) instrument
BackgroundQuality of life is an important quality indicator for health and aged care sectors. However, self-reporting of quality of life is not...
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The ımpact of radiofrequency ablation on quality of life/symptoms (VEINES-QOL/Sym questionnaire score) in patients with chronic venous ınsufficiency
PurposeChronic venous insufficiency is defined as a progressive disease that impairs the quality of life. Symptomatic patients can be treated with a...
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Assessing the construct validity of the Quality-of-Life-Aged Care Consumers (QOL-ACC): an aged care-specific quality-of-life measure
PurposeTo evaluate the construct (convergent and known group) validity of the Quality-of-Life-Aged Care Consumer (QOL-ACC), an older-person-specific...
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Exploring older people’s understanding of the QOL-ACC, a new preference-based quality-of-life measure, for quality assessment and economic evaluation in aged care: the impact of cognitive impairment and dementia
BackgroundQuality-of-life is an essential outcome for quality assessment and economic evaluation in health and social care. The-Quality-of-Life –...
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Adaptation and validation of the Bulgarian version of the Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Quality of Life Questionnaire (L-QoL)
ObjectiveSystemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a heterogeneous disease with multiple clinical manifestations, which causes a significant...
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Development of a new health-related quality of life measure for people with diabetes who experience hypoglycaemia: the Hypo-RESOLVE QoL
Aims/hypothesisValid and reliable patient-reported outcome measures are vital for assessing disease impact, responsiveness to healthcare and the...
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Translation and validation of Cerebral Palsy Quality of Life Questionnaire-Teen in Hong Kong Chinese population [CP QoL-Teen (HK)]
Cerebral palsy (CP) is an early onset, non-progressive, neuromotor disorder. Adolescence is the transition from childhood to adulthood when changes...
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Valuing the Quality-of-Life Aged Care Consumers (QOL-ACC) Instrument for Quality Assessment and Economic Evaluation
ObjectiveThis paper reports on the valuation of the classification system for the Quality-of-Life Aged Care Consumers (QOL-ACC) instrument using a...
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Determinants of the quality of life in Egyptian patients with cerebrovascular stroke by using the stroke specific QoL questionnaire
BackgroundStroke is a neurological disorder resulting from a sudden decline in blood flow to a localized area of the brain. It is the second most...
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Psychometric validation of the celiac disease-specific quality of life survey (CD-QOL) in adults with celiac disease in the United States
PurposeCeliac disease and its treatment negatively impact quality of life, indicating potential need for measurement of disease-specific quality of...
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Development and Psychometric Assessment of the Weight and Eating Quality of Life (WE-QOL) Scale in US Military Veterans
BackgroundThe Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is in need of population health approaches to address overweight and obesity-related diseases. BMI...
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Development and validation of TreatHSP-QoL: a patient-reported outcome measure for health-related quality of life in hereditary spastic paraplegia
BackgroundHereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) is a rare neurodegenerative disease that lacks specific and validated patient-centered outcome measures...
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Psychosocial and individual factors affecting Quality of Life (QoL) in patients suffering from Achilles tendinopathy: a systematic review
BackgroundAchilles tendinopathy (AT) is a joint condition that causes functional restrictions and pain. This condition negatively impacts patients'...
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Quality of life (QoL) among COVID-19 recovered healthcare workers in Bangladesh
BackgroundThe Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus has taken the lives of more than 100,000 healthcare workers (HCWs)...
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Quality of life (QoL) for people with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC): a pragmatic strategy for identifying relevant QoL issues for rare disease
BackgroundPrimary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a rare incurable disease of the bile ducts and liver which can significantly impair quality of life...
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Development and validation of a quality of life measurement scale specific to hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: the QoL-HHT
BackgroundHereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) disease is a rare genetic disorder with symptoms and complications that can significantly...
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Development and psychometric properties of the human papillomavirus-quality of life (HPV-QoL) questionnaire to assess the impact of HPV on women health-related-quality-of-life
PurposeThe HPV-Quality-of-Life (HPV-QoL) questionnaire was developed to determine the impact of Human-Papillomavirus (HPV) infection and related...
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Quality of life-related and non-quality of life-related issues in ICU survivors and non-ICU-treated controls: a multi-group exploratory factor analysis
BackgroundQuality of life (QoL) is a key outcome measure in healthcare. However, the heterogeneity in its definitions presents challenges in the...
