Measuring health-related quality of life in population-based studies of coronary heart disease: comparing six generic indexes and a disease-specific proxy score

NC Garster, M Palta, NK Sweitzer, RM Kaplan… - Quality of Life …, 2009 - Springer
Abstract Purpose To compare HRQoL differences with CHD in generic indexes and a proxy
CVD-specific score in a nationally representative sample of US adults. Methods The …

The validity and responsiveness of generic utility measures in rheumatoid arthritis: a review.

MJ Harrison, LM Davies, NJ Bansback… - The Journal of …, 2008 - jrheum.org
OBJECTIVE: Cost-utility analysis is increasingly important as healthcare providers aim to
invest scarce resources in interventions offering the greatest health benefit. The ability to …

Is health-related quality of life improving after stroke? A comparison of health utilities indices among Canadians with stroke between 1996 and 2005

JD Edwards, M Koehoorn, LA Boyd, AR Levy - Stroke, 2010 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—Recent innovations in diagnosis, management, and
rehabilitation have resulted in measurable improvements in clinical and functional outcomes …

Changes in gross motor function and health-related quality of life in adults with cerebral palsy: an 8-year follow-up study

K Usuba, B Oddson, A Gauthier, NL Young - Archives of Physical Medicine …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective To describe changes in gross motor function and health-related quality of life
(HRQOL) in adults with cerebral palsy (CP). Design An 8-year follow-up survey. Setting …

Patient factors associated with return to driving poststroke: findings from a multicenter cohort study

MJ Perrier, N Korner-Bitensky, NE Mayo - Archives of physical medicine …, 2010 - Elsevier
Perrier MJ, Korner-Bitensky N, Mayo NE. Patient factors associated with return to driving
poststroke: findings from a multicenter cohort study. OBJECTIVE: To estimate the extent to …

Health-related quality of life deficits associated with varying degrees of disease severity in type 2 diabetes

SL Maddigan, SR Majumdar, EL Toth… - Health and quality of life …, 2003 - Springer
Background Diabetes is a chronic medical condition accompanied by a considerable health-
related quality of life (HRQL) burden. The purpose of this analysis was to use generic …

5-year observation period of quality of life after cochlear implantation

V Weichbold, P Zelger, O Galvan… - Otology & Neurotology, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Background Only few studies assessed health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in cochlear
implant (CI) patients for a period of more than 2 years. Some of these studies indicated that …

Agreement about identifying patients who change over time: cautionary results in cataract and heart failure patients

D Feeny, K Spritzer, RD Hays, H Liu… - Medical Decision …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Background. Preference-based measures of health-related quality of life all use the same
dead= 0.00 to perfect health= 1.00 scale, but there are substantial differences among …

A cross-sectional study of health-related quality of life deficits in individuals with comorbid diabetes and cancer

SL Bowker, SL Pohar, JA Johnson - Health and quality of life outcomes, 2006 - Springer
Background Numerous studies have identified a reduced health related quality of life
(HRQL) in patients that have either diabetes or cancer. We assessed the HRQL burden in …

Relative disutilities of 47 risk factors and conditions assessed with seven preference-based health status measures in a national US sample: toward consistency in …

P Franks, J Hanmer, DG Fryback - Medical care, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Background: Preference-based health measures yield summary scores that are compatible
with cost-effectiveness analyses. There is limited comparative information, however, about …