A systematic review of studies comparing the measurement properties of the three-level and five-level versions of the EQ-5D

I Buchholz, MF Janssen, T Kohlmann, YS Feng - Pharmacoeconomics, 2018 - Springer
Background Since the introduction of the five-level version of the EQ-5D (5L), many studies
have comparatively investigated the measurement properties of the original three-level …

Adult measures of general health and health‐related quality of life: Medical outcomes study short form 36‐item (SF‐36) and short form 12‐item (SF‐12) health surveys …

L Busija, E Pausenberger, TP Haines… - Arthritis care & …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this review is to provide a summary of adult measures of general health and
health-related quality of life (HRQOL) commonly used in rheumatology research studies …

The global burden of rheumatoid arthritis: estimates from the global burden of disease 2010 study

M Cross, E Smith, D Hoy, L Carmona, F Wolfe… - Annals of the …, 2014 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives To estimate the global burden of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), as part of the Global
Burden of Disease 2010 study of 291 conditions and how the burden of RA compares with …

The impact of social isolation on the health status and health-related quality of life of older people

A Hawton, C Green, AP Dickens, SH Richards… - Quality of Life …, 2011 - Springer
Purpose To investigate for socially isolated older people, and older people at risk of social
isolation:(1) health status and health-related quality of life (HRQL);(2) the relationship …

The minimum clinically important difference for EQ-5D index: a critical review

S Coretti, M Ruggeri, P McNamee - Expert review of …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions Questionnaire (EQ-5D) is the most common
instrument to value health outcomes under the patient's perspective. Several studies have …

Measures of functional status and quality of life in rheumatoid arthritis: health assessment questionnaire disability index (HAQ), modified health assessment …

L Maska, J Anderson, K Michaud - Arthritis care & research, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose. Sometimes referred to as the HAQ DI, original, or “legacy” HAQ, the HAQ was
developed to assess functional status in adults with arthritis, but is now commonly used …

A review of studies mapping (or cross walking) non-preference based measures of health to generic preference-based measures

JE Brazier, Y Yang, A Tsuchiya, DL Rowen - The European journal of …, 2010 - Springer
Clinical studies use a wide variety of health status measures to measure health related
quality of life, many of which cannot be used in cost-effectiveness analysis using cost per …

Dynamic exercise programs (aerobic capacity and/or muscle strength training) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

E Hurkmans, FJ van der Giesen… - Cochrane Database …, 2009 - cochranelibrary.com
Background An up‐to‐date overview of the effectiveness and safety of dynamic exercise
therapy (exercise therapy with a sufficient intensity, duration, and frequency to establish …

The independent contribution of executive functions to health related quality of life in older women

JC Davis, CA Marra, M Najafzadeh, T Liu-Ambrose - BMC geriatrics, 2010 - Springer
Background Cognition is a multidimensional construct and to our knowledge, no previous
studies have examined the independent contribution of specific domains of cognition to …

Therapeutic bronchoscopy for malignant central airway obstruction

DE Ost, A Ernst, HB Grosu, X Lei, J Diaz-Mendoza… - Chest, 2015 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND There is significant variation between physicians in terms of how they
perform therapeutic bronchoscopy, but there are few data on whether these differences …