questionnaires

..On-going studies will generate data on the responsiveness of the SF-36 to within-group changes in health over time. Efforts are underway to translate and validate the questionnaire for use among ethnic minority groups in the Netherlands...

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..Women received information about urinary incontinence and pelvic floor exercises from a variety of health care professionals, but this was not consistently provided. The implications of these findings are discussed...

..The results of this review are set out as "Translation and Cultural Adaptation of Patient Reported Outcomes Measures--Principles of Good Practice" and are reported in this document...

..Data was collected by interview, using Parent-Child Relations Scale questionnaires with purposive sampling of 70 female (mothers) who were in perimenopausal or post-menopause and 70 current ..

..To review the literature of the validity of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)...

..RESULTS: Overall, the IPAQ questionnaires produced repeatable data (Spearman's rho clustered around 0.8), with comparable data from short and long forms...

..EQ-5D has now been translated into most major languages with the EuroQol Group closely monitoring the process...

..While considerable attention has focused on improving the detection of depression, assessment of severity is also important in guiding treatment decisions. Therefore, we examined the validity of a brief, new measure of depression severity...

..We repeated the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) at least 5 years after Phase One, to examine changes in the prevalence of symptoms of these disorders...

..We asked for information from 36 field sites about field-operating procedures and reviewed 18 verbal autopsy questionnaires and 10 cause-of-death lists used in 13 countries...

..Although differences were observed between the 16 countries, we have documented that chronic pain is a major health care problem in Europe that needs to be taken more seriously...

..This article summarises findings from ten countries from the WHO multi-country study on women's health and domestic violence against women...

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..However, there are few data for treatment in the early stages of the disease. We examined the effect of tiotropium on outcomes in a large subgroup of patients with moderate COPD...

..Yoga teachers and students often report that yoga has an uplifting effect on their moods, but scientific research on yoga and depression is limited...

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..Routine inclusion of either the K10 or K6 in clinical studies would create an important, and heretofore missing, crosswalk between community and clinical epidemiology...

..Precision of individual-level prediction is greatly improved by using polychotomous rather than dichotomous classification...

..Adherence to a Mediterranean diet may improve longevity, but relevant data are limited...

..The study has an open policy in regard to collaboration within strict confidentiality rules...

..People are using the Internet for various health-related purposes. It is important to monitor such use as it may have an impact on the individual's health and behavior, patient-practitioner roles, and on general health care provision...

..The gaps in ITN use and possession will likely persist in the absence of achieving a ratio of no more than two people per ITN...

Many questionnaires have been developed to measure physical activity (PA), but an overview of the measurement properties of PA questionnaires is lacking...

..v. 5-FU/LV. Oral UFT/LV compares favourably with i.v. 5-FU/LV in terms of toxicity and patient's preference and leads to prolonged 5-FU exposure, which is comparable to continuous i.v. 5-FU treatment...

..Psychometric evaluation supports its internal consistency reliability and construct validity. However, the scoring is rather cumbersome and raises questions regarding level of measurement and appropriate analysis techniques...

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..Despite improvement after treatment, the ability to sit, stand and lift, remain notable problems...

This study compares the responsiveness of three instruments of functional status: two disease-specific questionnaires (Oswestry and Roland Disability Questionnaires), and a patient-specific method (severity of the main complaint)...

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The authors examine the facet structure of mindfulness using five recently developed mindfulness questionnaires. Two large samples of undergraduate students completed mindfulness questionnaires and measures of other constructs...

..To validate the causes of death determined with a single verbal autopsy instrument covering all age groups in the Agincourt subdistrict of rural South Africa...

..A secondary aim of the CoLaus study will be to determine new genetic determinants associated with CVRFs...

..As such, an instrument for self-assessment of hypomanic symptoms might increase the detection of suspected and of manifest, but under-treated, cases of bipolar disorders...

Because of the diversity in available questionnaires, it is not easy for researchers to decide which instrument is most suitable for his or her specific demands...

..It is a valuable new tool for characterizing patterns of cause-specific mortality in communities without death registration and for comparing patterns of mortality in different populations...

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..This article presents a quantitative review and synthesis of studies correlating medical patients' treatment noncompliance with their anxiety and depression...

..Television (TV) watching, a major sedentary behavior in the United States, has been associated with obesity. We hypothesized that prolonged TV watching may increase risk for type 2 diabetes...

..However, among those returning questionnaires, there was a significantly increased attendance rate (p<...

..METHODS: Subjects were followed from birth to 48 months with questionnaires every 3-4 months...

..Some measures, particularly newly developed cancer-specific scales, require further validation against structured clinical interviews (the criterion standard for validation measures) before they can be recommended...

..This report describes the validation of a new brief self-report screening instrument for bipolar spectrum disorders called the Mood Disorder Questionnaire...

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..Non-communicable disease control strategy needs to address urbanization and warrants gender sensitive strategies specifically targeting women...

..The aim of this study was to examine the association between perceived neighborhood environment and neighborhood walking for multiple purposes among Japanese...

..Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic disease that often impacts patient's quality of life. For young people with RA, there is a need for rehabilitative approaches that have been shown to be safe and to lead to improved functioning...

..Urban air pollution can trigger asthma symptoms in children, but there is conflicting evidence on effects of long-term exposure on lung function, onset of airway disease and allergic sensitization...

..This study evaluates the effect of two different worksite physical-activity interventions on neck-shoulder symptoms, together with perceived work ability and sick leave among office workers...

..activity (PA) reported through pedometer registrations (step counts) with PA reported in four different questionnaires; to compare step count thresholds (7,500, 10,000 and 12,500 steps/d) with the PA guideline of 30 min of ..

..The impact of lymphedema or related arm symptoms on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in breast cancer (BrCa) survivors has not been examined using a large population-based cohort...

..To evaluate the relationship between fluoride intake and dental fluorosis in permanent central incisors and first molars...

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Participation rates in epidemiologic studies conducted with postal questionnaires have steadily declined since 1970s. This can lead to an increased risk for selection bias...

..Depression is often comorbid with other chronic diseases and can worsen their associated health outcomes. Few studies have explored the effect of depression, alone or as a comorbidity, on overall health status...

..To assess the validity of the Anti Cancer Council of Victoria food frequency questionnaire (ACCVFFQ) relative to seven-day weighed food records (WFRs) in 63 women of child-bearing age...

..These findings have important implications for controlling future outbreaks of novel respiratory-spread infectious agents...

..Cross-sectional study...

..Findings support the construct validity of the FFMQ in a combination of samples not previously investigated...

..8%. The prevalence of Internet addiction among Internet users of Central Greece is 8.2%, and it concerns mainly the male students who play online games and visit Internet cafés...

..Anxiety, although as common as depression, has received less attention and is often undetected and undertreated...

..The aim of this study was to examine the underlying dimensions and psychometric properties of the questionnaire in Dutch hospital settings, and to compare these results with the original questionnaire used in USA hospital settings...

..The dementia carer's survey aimed to identify carers' needs, differences between countries with regard to dementia care and the level of satisfaction of carers with utilised services...

..To describe the prevalence of childhood maltreatment among Haitian adults and to examine its relationship to depression, general physical health, and quality of life...

..It also raises questions about measures of quality of life that are culturally relevant...

..In addition, nurses must be prepared to discuss and provide information, resources, and referrals on a wide range of health, social, and wellness-related services...

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..To provide psychometric data on a self-report measure of major depressive disorder (MDD) and to determine whether somatic symptoms are nonspecific or count toward the diagnosis...

..We Were asked to develop an instrument to measure side effects in immunosuppressed transplant recipients...

..CONCLUSIONS: Clinicians should be aware that men and women differ considerably in their use of CAM, which may reflect differences in their psychological needs as they cope with their cancer diagnosis and treatment...

..Evidence indicated that males and females perceived their health status differently, with females having a more accurate perception of objective clinical health status...

..at the airports of Mombasa (Kenya), Goa (India), Montego Bay (Jamaica) and Fortaleza (Brazil) by distributing questionnaires to visitors just prior to their flying home. The study period was March 1996 to July 1998...

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..HCV has yet to be taken up by the women's health movement as a key issue, especially for young women and we argue that this trend needs to be reversed...

..The Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Data Safety and Monitoring Board terminated the trial arm of the estrogen plus progestin combined hormone therapy early after observing an excess of harm relative to benefit of this therapy...

..To compare two health-related quality of life measures, the preference-based EQ-5D with five questions and the profile-based RAND-36 with 36 questions, in previous critically ill patients...

..Thirty-four men with prostate cancer completed questionnaires on demographic and illness factors, religious and general coping, and physical, social, and emotional ..

..It is essential that health professionals develop websites providing accurate health-care information. Participants noted the need to recruit and retain professionals in rural regions...

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..This was most marked for psychological symptoms. Self-report measures are valid and should form part of the overall assessment of quality of life among patients with psychotic disorders...

..To determine the relationships of spirituality and psychosocial well-being to health risk behaviors in pregnant Appalachian women...

..This multicenter study aimed to assess HRQOL in non-diabetic HD patients, aged < 65 yrs and with low comorbidity, and to study the effects of the demographic, clinical and psychosocial characteristics on their HRQOL...

..However, hope was found to contribute to quality of life of stroke survivors, but not their spouses. The different patterns of findings are discussed and the key implications for clinical and research practice are addressed...

..We conclude that physical aspects of quality of life are substantially reduced compared with mental components among AASK participants, and a number of demographic and clinical characteristics significantly impact on HRQL...

..Measurement of this burden, as reported here, provides a basis for future economic evaluation of the costs and consequences of health care interventions provided to this population...

..In conclusion, the prevalence of smoking in the hospitals of Casablanca has definitely diminished in the past 10 years but it remains relatively high in men. Hospital staff should be more involved in the fight against smoking...

..CONCLUSIONS: Despite repeated interventions and other disease related everyday stresses, a selected group of adults with univentricular heart had a satisfying quality of life...

..The analysis of these differences should facilitate the monitoring of ongoing mental health reform initiatives in Europe and provide new research hypotheses...

..Stress was negatively correlated with both problem-focused coping and emotion-focused coping. Korean patients with cancer used emotion-focused coping strategies more than problem-focused coping strategies...

..The aim of this study is to evaluate the quality of life of patients with ARMD, through the use of utility evaluation, and assess whether clinicians and healthy volunteers appreciate the impact of ARMD on health related quality of life...

..We aimed to investigate the relation of HRQOL to the duration of illness, mental state, and visual acuity of patients with Behçet syndrome...

..Factor analysis indicated a four-factor solution. The GWB and the resulting factors demonstrated acceptable reliability and discriminability...

..Boosting has some relationship to social comparison theory. Implications for nurses and the importance of awareness of this communication need for patients are discussed...

..Perceived control of certain chronic conditions influences health status outcomes...

..MS had a pervasive impact on patients' lives, with substantial negative consequences for family and working life, that generally make themselves felt in the most active and productive period of people's live...

..In conclusion, this study highlights the detrimental effect of CB, and in particular AECB, on QoL. The association between QoL and patient reports of previous AECB number and air pollution are consistent with reports from other studies...

..However, the validity of the sexual functioning scale is challenged by the qualitative results of the study, which emphasize the social meaning of sexuality...

..CONCLUSION: Not only does the level of obesity affect HRQL, the impact of overweight and obesity also differs by age and sex. The importance of aspects of both physical and mental health should be fully recognised...

..Thus the concept of 'personal identity threat' showed the extent to which people felt valued (or not) as individuals...

..The internal reliability was high with a Cronbach alpha value of 0.94. CONCLUSION: OHQoL-UK (W) appears to be a valid and reliable measure for assessing the impact of oral health on life quality...

..Each child and their parent will undergo a baseline evaluation that will include questionnaires. The child will undergo allergy skin tests, serum for IgE antibody to cockroach, spirometry and methacholine ..

..Prenatal exposures have been assessed by questionnaires, air monitoring, and biomarkers...

..follow-up rate, large sample size, prospective host factor assessment, and high response rate of retrospective questionnaires. Our proposal will also take advantage of the previously identified and confirmed cases of melanoma as well as ..

..follow-up rate, large sample size, prospective host factor assessment, and high response rate of retrospective questionnaires. Our proposal will also take advantage of the previously identified and confirmed cases of melanoma as well as ..

..follow-up rate, large sample size, prospective host factor assessment, and high response rate of retrospective questionnaires. Our proposal will also take advantage of the previously identified and confirmed cases of melanoma as well as ..

..Partial correlations of activity levels as assessed at baseline by the activity questionnaires were significantly and inversely associated with fasting and 75- g oral glucose tolerance measures of insulin (..

..In addition to standard Phase II assessment of efficacy and toxicity, patient-completed questionnaires; will be used as a tool for the assessment of comorbidity and will be used to assess whether the elderly are ..

..of 500 adults aged 35-64 from the Chicago, IL area who do not have SDB as determined by validated screening questionnaires and in-home overnight polysomnography...

..Partial correlations of activity levels as assessed at baseline by the activity questionnaires were significantly and inversely associated with fasting and 75- g oral glucose tolerance measures of insulin (..

..b>Questionnaires concerning running and other physical activities in 56,000 runners have already been obtained, and additional ..

..assembled 11,746 men and women, including nearly 3,575 patients with premalignant skin lesions, and collected questionnaires, clinical data, and biospecimens from all...

..assembled 11,746 men and women, including nearly 3,575 patients with premalignant skin lesions, and collected questionnaires, clinical data, and biospecimens from all...

..week prior to surgery, patients and partners who meet inclusion criteria (n=280 dyads) complete a set of five questionnaires to assess initial levels of the study variables. Participants are randomly assigned to one of four groups...

..Protocols and questionnaires in use in Europe will be adapted minimally, as necessary for U.S. populations...

..Cases of depression will be identified using questionnaires and additional data on psychiatric visits, diagnoses, and medications from the Centers for Medicare and ..

..as well as parent and older child interviews to determine understanding and decision-making and clinician questionnaires to gain their perspectives...

..Through CHADIS 0-3, parents complete questionnaires assessing child and family functioning online via a secure website...