The impact of chronic kidney disease on developed countries from a health economics perspective: a systematic scoping review

S Elshahat, P Cockwell, AP Maxwell, M Griffin… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects over 10% of the global population and poses
significant challenges for societies and health care systems worldwide. To illustrate these …

Manual therapy, exercise therapy or combined treatment in the management of adult neck pain–a systematic review and meta-analysis

K Fredin, H Lorås - Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Neck pain is a common and often disabling musculoskeletal condition. Two
therapies frequently prescribed for its management are manual therapy (MT) and exercise …

Routinely measuring symptom burden and health-related quality of life in dialysis patients: first results from the Dutch registry of patient-reported outcome measures

EM van der Willik, MH Hemmelder, HAJ Bart… - Clinical kidney …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background The use of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) is becoming
increasingly important in healthcare. However, incorporation of PROMs into routine …

The impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of dialysis patients

AA Bonenkamp, TA Druiventak… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background Studies have shown increased anxiety, depression, and stress levels among
different populations during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. However …

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on symptoms of anxiety and depression and health-related quality of life in older patients with chronic kidney disease

CGN Voorend, M Van Oevelen, M Nieberg… - BMC geriatrics, 2021 - Springer
Background Older patients with advanced chronic kidney disease are at increased risk for a
severe course of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) and vulnerable to mental health …

[HTML][HTML] Depression, anxiety and quality of life of hemodialysis patients before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

E Nadort, N Rijkers, RW Schouten… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on mental health in
hemodialysis patients, we assessed depression, anxiety and quality of life with valid mental …

Association between changes in quality of life and mortality in hemodialysis patients: results from the DOPPS

J Perl, A Karaboyas, H Morgenstern… - Nephrology Dialysis …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background: Cross-sectional health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) measures are
associated with mortality in hemodialysis (HD) patients. The impact of changes in HR-QOL …

Evaluation of health-related quality of life among tuberculosis patients in two cities in Yemen

AAS Jaber, AH Khan, SA Syed Sulaiman, N Ahmad… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background The health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of Tuberculosis (TB) patients is
important because it directly influences the outcome of TB patients in several aspects. The …

Measurement of patient-reported outcomes. 1: The search for the Holy Grail

SP McKenna, A Heaney, J Wilburn… - Journal of medical …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are used to collect information directly from
patients. They may cover several different types of outcomes ranging from symptoms …

Validity and reliability of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®) using computerized adaptive testing in patients with advanced …

EM van der Willik, F van Breda… - Nephrology Dialysis …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT Background The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System
(PROMIS®) has been recommended for computerized adaptive testing (CAT) of health …