Health, health-related quality of life, and quality of life: what is the difference?

M Karimi, J Brazier - Pharmacoeconomics, 2016 - Springer
The terms health, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and quality of life (QoL) are used
interchangeably. Given that these are three key terms in the literature, their appropriate and …

The health and life priorities of individuals with spinal cord injury: a systematic review

LA Simpson, JJ Eng, JTC Hsieh… - Journal of …, 2012 - liebertpub.com
Determining the priorities of individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) can assist in choosing
research priorities that will ultimately improve their quality of life. This systematic review …

Long-term training with a brain-machine interface-based gait protocol induces partial neurological recovery in paraplegic patients

ARC Donati, S Shokur, E Morya, DSF Campos… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) provide a new assistive strategy aimed at restoring mobility
in severely paralyzed patients. Yet, no study in animals or in human subjects has indicated …

Definitions of quality of life: what has happened and how to move on

M Post - Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation, 2014 - meridian.allenpress.com
Background: Quality of life (QOL) is an important outcome in spinal cord injury (SCI)
rehabilitation, but it is unclear how to define and measure it. Objective: The aims of this …

Psychosocial issues in spinal cord injury: a review

MWM Post, CMC van Leeuwen - Spinal cord, 2012 - nature.com
Study design: Review. Objectives: To review literature on subjective well-being (SWB;
mental health and life satisfaction) and on psychological and social support factors …

Corticospinal reorganization after spinal cord injury

M Oudega, MA Perez - The Journal of physiology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The corticospinal tract (CST) is a major descending pathway contributing to the control of
voluntary movement in mammals. During the last decades anatomical and …

Quality of life of Chinese urban community residents: a psychometric study of the mainland Chinese version of the WHOQOL-BREF

P Xia, N Li, KT Hau, C Liu, Y Lu - BMC medical research methodology, 2012 - Springer
Background The short version of the World Health Organization's Quality of Life Instrument
(WHOQOL-BREF) is widely validated and popularly used in assessing the subjective quality …

Research in special education: Designs, methods, and applications

PD Rumrill Jr, BG Cook, NA Stevenson - 2020 - books.google.com
The primary purpose of this book is to offer a broad-based examination into the role of
scientific inquiry in contemporary special education. As with the first two editions, which were …

What is the evidence for the performance of generic preference-based measures? A systematic overview of reviews

AP Finch, JE Brazier, C Mukuria - The European Journal of Health …, 2018 - Springer
Objective To assess the evidence on the validity and responsiveness of five commonly used
preference-based instruments, the EQ-5D, SF-6D, HUI3, 15D and AQoL, by undertaking a …

Quality of life in persons with spinal cord injury: comparisons with other populations

M Boakye, BC Leigh, AC Skelly - Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2012 - thejns.org
Object The aim of this study was to identify the quality of life (QOL) measures commonly
used to assess patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) and to summarize studies using …