… A number of studies (all n <200) have assessed healthrelated quality of life (HRQOL) in
patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), but no systematic review of the effect of SSc on HRQOL …

… A literature search was performed on October 1, 2014 using PubMed database with the
keywords quality of life in conjunction with scleroderma or with systemic sclerosis. The results of …

… To measure quality of life (outcome variable), we used a disease-specific … , the Systemic
Sclerosis Quality of Life Questionnaire (SScQoL), developed using a needs-based quality of life …

… The purpose of this study was to assess health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and
disease perception in a large, international group of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). …

… Evaluation of quality of life in patients with systemic sclerosis by … -related quality of life,
functional abilities, and diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide in patients with systemic sclerosis …

Objectives In SSc patients, disease specific determinants that influence health-related
quality of life (HRQoL) over time have not been described. We aim to, in patients with SSc, (i) …

Objective. Systemic sclerosis (SSc) affects multiple physical, psychological, and social domains
and is associated with impaired health-related quality of life (HRQOL).We compared the …

… of impairment of Quality of Life in patients with Systemic Sclerosis and the component of this
… and Systemic Sclerosis”; “Quality of life and Systemic Sclerosis”; “Depressive Disorders and …

Aims: to evaluate the quality of life of patients affected by systemic sclerosis (SSc) through
the application of the Medical Outcome Survey Short-Form 36 (SF-36) questionnaire and to …

… Up to 50% of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) complain of dyspnoea,… quality of life,
functional abilities, and diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide in patients with systemic sclerosis …