Background Multimorbidity affects up to one quarter of primary care populations. It is
associated with reduced quality of life, an increased risk of mental health difficulties and …

Background Limited evidence exists regarding the relationship between health literacy and
health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in Australian patients from primary care. The objective …

Background Psychiatric outpatients with a refugee background have often been exposed to
a variety of potentially traumatizing events, with numerous negative consequences for their …

Over 50 million people have been displaced, some as a result of conflict, which exposure
can lead to psychiatric sequelae. The aims of this study were to provide estimates of pre …

Purpose Summary scores for the SF-12, version 2 (SF-12v2) health status measure are
based on scoring coefficients derived for version 1 of the SF-36, despite changes in item …

Background The SF-12v2 is the improved version of the SF-12v1. This study aimed to
validate the SF-12v2 in Iran. Methods A random sample of the general population aged 18 …

Purpose: The high and increasing costs of cancer care can lead to financial burden for
patients and their families. However, no study has specifically examined the association …

Diabet. Med. 29, 646–653 (2012) Abstract Aims To estimate population values of health‐
related quality of life (HRQL) in subjects with and without Type 2 diabetes mellitus across …

Background and Purpose: The Short Form Health Survey version 2 (SF-12v2) is a commonly
used measure of health-related quality of life (HRQOL). The purpose of this study was to …

Purpose Increasing obesity prevalence rates in the general population are reflected in
patients with type 2 diabetes. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is negatively affected in …