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Immunology
Fernanda Rodrigues, Robin Marlow, Catarina Gouveia, Paula Correia, Ana Brett, Catarina Silva, Ines Gameiro, Ines Rua, Joao Dias, Marta Martins, Rui Diogo, Teresa Lopes, Elsa Hipolito, Diana Moreira, Manuela Costa Alves, Filipa Prata, Miguel Labrusco, Susana Gomes, Alexandre Fernandes, Alexandra Andrade, Catarina Granjo Morais, Maria Joao Virtuoso, Maria Manuel Zarcos, Ana Teresa Raposo, Adam Boon, Adam Finn
Summary: This study aimed to assess the impact of varicella on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in children and their families, providing important information for cost-utility analysis. Through surveys and assessments of children in the community and admitted to hospitals in Portugal, the study found significant HRQoL losses in children with varicella and their caregivers.
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Economics
Masa Davidovic, Nadine Zielonke, Iris Lansdorp-Vogelaar, Nereo Segnan, Harry J. de Koning, Eveline AM. Heijnsdijk
Summary: This study assessed the impact of mammography-based screening on quality of life using DALYs and QALYs, finding that almost the same strategies were on the efficiency frontiers. The choice of outcome measure may lead to differences in ICERs.
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Psychiatry
Moustapha Toure, Alain Lesage, Thomas G. Poder
Summary: Generic instruments are important for measuring global health-related quality of life (GHRQoL). This study developed a generic instrument, the 13-MD, which includes 33 items or dimensions that reflect the essential aspects of GHRQoL in a balanced way. The instrument showed satisfying psychometric properties and comprises five meta-dimensions for physical health, four meta-dimensions for mental health, three meta-dimensions for social health, and one meta-dimension for sexuality and intimacy.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Surgery
Chiara Chadwick, Paul R. Burton, Jennifer Reilly, Julie Playfair, Cheryl Laurie, Kalai Shaw, Wendy A. Brown
Summary: Bariatric surgery significantly improves physical and psychological quality of life measures in patients over a 5-year period, providing insights into the cost utility of publicly funded bariatric surgery in the medium term.
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Economics
Richard Cookson, Ieva Skarda, Owen Cotton-Barratt, Matthew Adler, Miqdad Asaria, Toby Ord
Summary: This method calculates a measure of wellbeing by using health-related quality of life and consumption data, as well as normative assumptions about specific parameters that can be adjusted based on the decision-making context. In addition to providing a general indicator for cost-effectiveness analysis, it also facilitates distributional analysis of expected lifespan for different population subgroups under different policy scenarios.
Review
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Peter Jepsen, Zobair M. Younossi
Summary: Cirrhosis is a significant burden on public health, with hepatitis C, alcohol, and hepatitis B being the main contributors globally. In poorer countries, hepatitis B infection is the primary cause, while alcohol and hepatitis C are dominant in more affluent countries.
JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Charlotte Beaudart, Celine Demonceau, Jean-Yves Reginster, Medea Locquet, Matteo Cesari, Alfonso J. Cruz Jentoft, Olivier Bruyere
Summary: The decrease in physical abilities and functional decline caused by musculoskeletal conditions such as sarcopenia can lead to higher levels of dependency and disability, which can affect patient reported outcome measures (PROM) such as health-related quality of life (HRQoL). This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the relationship between sarcopenia and HRQoL. The results show that sarcopenic individuals have significantly lower HRQoL compared to non-sarcopenic individuals. The use of disease-specific HRQoL instruments may better distinguish the quality of life of sarcopenic patients.
JOURNAL OF CACHEXIA SARCOPENIA AND MUSCLE
(2023)
Review
Veterinary Sciences
Gillian Yeowell, Danielle Burns, Francis Fatoye, Tadesse Gebrye, Andrea Wright, Kennedy Mwacalimba, Isaac Odeyemi
Summary: This study developed a conceptual framework for assessing HRQoL in cats with OA, identifying pain expression, mobility, and physical and mental wellbeing as key domains impacting overall HRQoL. Effective management of chronic pain in cats may improve their HRQoL.
FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Aqeel Nasim, Noman Ul Haq, Sohail Riaz, Sumaira Irum Khan, Fazli Khuda, Muhammad Faraz Sipra, Bazil Tariq, Maria Tahir, Muhammad Saood, Riffat Yasmin, Kiran Manzoor, Muhammad Zeeshan Danish
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) for the general population of Pakistan. The results showed that age, city, gender, education, occupation, residence, and house occupancy significantly affected HRQOL. Socioeconomically deprived groups and females had inferior health status compared to more advantaged groups. Similar trends were observed compared to high-income nations.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Alin Nicola, Cristian Oancea, Paula Irina Barata, Mavrea Adelina, Tudor Mateescu, Diana Manolescu, Felix Bratosin, Roxana Manuela Fericean, Raja Akshay Pingilati, Cristian Paleru
Summary: This study investigates the correlation between the development of bronchiectasis after lung resection surgery and the health-related quality of life of patients. The study found that patients with bronchiectasis had poorer overall health status, increased respiratory symptoms, lower physical activity levels, lower quality of life scores, and experienced more severe anxiety symptoms. They also perceived higher levels of stress. Further research is needed to understand the contradictory correlations with stress and physical functioning.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
(2023)
Review
Oncology
Ann-Sophie Lindqvist Bagge, Hanna Wesslau, Roza Cizek, Carl Jacob Holmberg, Marc Moncrieff, Dimitrios Katsarelias, Anders Carlander, Roger Olofsson Bagge
Summary: This study summarizes the HRQOL results using the FACT-M questionnaire in patients with melanoma and demonstrates an inverse correlation between FACT-M total scores and AJCC stage. The study highlights the importance for clinical studies to clearly describe their selected HRQOL questionnaires and comply with the guidelines when reporting data.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Hasan Aladraj, Mohamed Abdulla, Salman Yousuf Guraya, Shaista Salman Guraya
Summary: This review included 16 multicenter, multinational RCTs and found that biological agents and small-molecule drugs have a significant effect in improving the HRQoL of patients with CD. However, further large-scale clinical trials are needed to validate these findings.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Xin Xu, Leah Fiacco, Brian Rostron, Ghada Homsi, Esther Salazar, Burton Levine, Chunfeng Ren, James Nonnemaker
Summary: The study aims to quantify the quality adjusted life years (QALYs) lost due to lifetime exclusive cigarette or smokeless tobacco use among U.S. adults. Results show that current exclusive cigarette or smokeless tobacco use is associated with QALY loss, with male smokers and smokeless tobacco users losing more QALYs compared to never tobacco users.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Urban Studies
Hamid Reza Sadeghipour, Abdossaleh Zar, Ali Pakizeh, Roger Ramsbottom
Summary: During the Covid-19 pandemic, physically active individuals showed significantly higher scores in health-related quality of life, mental component summary, and physical component summary compared to physically inactive individuals.
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Martin Kaberg, Sofie Larsson, Jakob Bergstrom, Anders Hammarberg
Summary: Needle syringe programs (NSP) significantly reduce risk behavior and transmission of HIV and hepatitis in people who inject drugs (PWID). This study investigates the effectiveness of two questionnaires, EQ-5D-3L and SF-6D, in measuring the health of PWID. The results show that SF-6D is better suited to measure health in this population, while EQ-5D is more suitable for detecting those with poorer health. The study also finds that the average health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is lower among PWID compared to the general population, but there is an improvement over time.
QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH
(2023)