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Quality of life in benign colorectal disease—a review of the assessment with the Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Index (GIQLI)
Background and purposeThe Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Index (GIQLI) is an instrument for the assessment of quality of life (QOL) in diseases of...
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Dermatology Life Quality Index in Thai Patients with Facial Port-Wine Stains
IntroductionPort-wine stains (PWS) are congenital capillary abnormalities caused by immature, venule-like vasculature that progressively dilates due...
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Comparison of predictive effect of the dietary inflammatory index and empirically derived food-based dietary inflammatory index on the menopause-specific quality of life and its complications
IntroductionMenopause, defined as the cessation of menstruation for at least 12 months, is one of the important stages of a woman's life cycle. Some...
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Validation and application of the Dermatology Life Quality Index score, a modification of the DLQI score, in psoriasis patients
BackgroundAll the scoring methods for the DLQI miss the moderate impact of the disease on patients, which may underestimate the impact of psoriasis...
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Impact of Chronic Adenoid Hypertrophy on Quality of Life Index in Children and Role of Adenoidectomy
Objectives : To analyze the effects of chronic adenoid hypertrophy on quality of life (QOL) of children and caregivers and compare quality of life of...
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Map** quality of life after balloon dilatation in subglottic stenosis using Dyspnea index and Short Form Health Survey-36
PurposeAn accurate diagnosis and proper treatment plan are required to restore an adequate patent airway in fibrotic subglottic stenosis (SGS)....
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Dermatology Life Quality Index in Patients with Psoriasis Treated with Biologic Versus Non-biologic Treatment in Malaysia: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study
BackgroundPsoriasis imposes a substantial burden on patients’ social, emotional, physical, and family life. Although psoriasis has no complete cure,...
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Translation, Transcultural Adaptation and Validation of the Caregiver Quality of Life Index-Cancer (CQOLC) Scale in Hindi Language for Caregivers of Breast Cancer Patients
The aim of this study was to translate the Caregiver Quality of Life Index-Cancer (C-QOLC) into Hindi and test its reliability and validity. The...
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Association of body mass index from childhood to mid-adulthood with health-related quality of life in mid-adulthood
PurposeMost studies regarding the association of obesity with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) have assessed obesity at only one or two time...
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The association between glycemic index and glycemic load and quality of life among overweight and obese women: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundThe association between different dietary approaches and quality of life (QoL) has been well-demonstrated in previous research. However,...
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Health-related quality of life by household income in Chile: a concentration index decomposition analysis
BackgroundHealth inequities have a profound impact on all dimensions of people’s lives, with invariably worse results among the most disadvantaged,...
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Body mass index is associated with health-related quality of life and disease characteristics in young adults with juvenile idiopathic arthritis
BackgroundThere is a growing interest concerning the relationship between obesity and several medical conditions and inflammation. Nevertheless,...
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Transcultural Adaptation and Validation of the Turkish Version of the Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Index
The aim of this study is to test the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Index. This...
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The association between healthy beverage index and quality of life among overweight and obese women: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundAlthough several studies have evaluated the association between patterns of beverage consumption with different components of quality of...
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Association between sleep quality and quality of life in Singapore
PurposeSeveral studies have examined the relationship between sleep quality and health-related quality of life (HRQOL). However, there are a lack of...
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Effects of cutaneous leishmaniasis on patients’ quality of life
IntroductionCutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) is caused by protozoan parasite called Leishmania . It is endemic in more than 100 countries globally....
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The Relationship Between Voice Handicap Index and Voice-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Early Laryngeal Cancer
IntroductionVoice production can be affected in early laryngeal cancer. The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation between Voice...
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Life-space, frailty, and health-related quality of life
IntroductionLife-space and frailty are closely linked to health-related quality of life and understanding their inter-relationship could indicate...
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Decomposition of Quality-Adjusted Life Expectancy Inequalities by Mortality and Health-Related Quality of Life Dimensions
BackgroundQuality-adjusted life expectancy (QALE) combines mortality risk and multidimensional health-related quality of life (HRQoL) information to...
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Assessment of sleep quality, anxiety, depression, and quality of life in Behçet’s disease
BackgroundBehçet’s disease (BD) is a multi-organ disease with different systemic manifestations. While rare in the United States and Europe, it is...