Quality of life in elderly patients with dizziness: analysis of the short-form health survey in 197 patients

2005 ◽  
Vol 125 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li-chi Hsu ◽  
Han-hwa Hu ◽  
Wen-jang Wong ◽  
Shuu-jiun Wang ◽  
Yun-on Luk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Short Form Health Survey ◽  
Form Health ◽  
Short Form Health

scholarly journals Responsiveness of the 36-item Short Form Health Survey and the Lupus Quality of Life questionnaire in SLE

Rheumatology ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 54 (5) ◽  
pp. 940-949 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Devilliers ◽  
Z. Amoura ◽  
J.-F. Besancenot ◽  
B. Bonnotte ◽  
J.-L. Pasquali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Short Form Health Survey ◽  
Quality Of Life Questionnaire ◽  
Form Health ◽  
Short Form Health

scholarly journals Family and friends' fears of recurrence: impact on the patient's recovery after subarachnoid hemorrhage

2013 ◽  
Vol 119 (4) ◽  
pp. 948-954 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith Covey ◽  
Adam J. Noble ◽  
Thomas Schenk
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health State ◽  
Short Form Health Survey ◽  
Form Health ◽  
Short Form Health

Object Patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and their close friends and family may be excessively fearful that the patient will have a recurrence, and such fears could play a critical role in the poor recovery shown by many patients The authors examined whether these fears could account for significant variance in psychosocial outcomes. Methods The authors prospectively studied a sample of 69 patients with SAH alongside their spouse, other family member, and/or close friend identified as their significant other (SO). The patient/SO pairs were assessed at 13 months postictus for their fears of recurrence and for health-related quality of life on the 8 domains of the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey. Results The SOs were found to be significantly more fearful of SAH recurrence than the patients. The SO's fears also explained unique variance in the patient's recovery on 4 of the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey domains over and above the patient's own fears, demographic and/or neurological variables, and the patient's history of psychiatric or neurological problems. The domains affected reflected activity-based and functional aspects of the patient's quality of life as opposed to more general characteristics of their emotional well-being or physical health state. Conclusions The patient's recovery may be compromised if their spouse, close family, and/or friends are excessively fearful about their suffering a recurrence. Perhaps the SO's fears cause them to be overprotective of the patient and to restrict their day-to-day activities. Attention must therefore be given to the experience of having a loved one suffer from an SAH, and alleviating the caregiver's fears could help to promote a better outcome for the patient.

Quality of life in adult intradural primary spinal tumors: 36-Item Short Form Health Survey correlation with McCormick and Aminoff-Logue scales

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 721-735 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vinícius M. P. Guirado ◽  
Mario A. Taricco ◽  
Moacyr R. C. Nobre ◽  
Euro B. Couto Júnior ◽  
Eduardo S. C. Ribas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Spinal Tumors ◽  
Spinal Disease ◽  
Short Form Health Survey ◽  
Form Health ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Short Form Health

Object The most appropriate method to determine the quality of life of patients with intradural primary spinal tumors (IPSTs) is not still well established. Methods Clinical data in 234 patients who underwent surgery for intradural spinal disease were collected prospectively. The 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), a generic score scale, was administered to 148 patients with IPSTs to demonstrate if the survey can be used to effectively evaluate these patients. Forty-eight patients were excluded because they did not complete the protocol. The study was finally conducted with 100 patients (45 male and 55 female) with IPSTs, and the results were compared with those of 2 other scales: the McCormick scale and the Aminoff-Logue scale. Results Construct validity was demonstrated by confirming the hypothesized relationship between the scores of the SF-36 and the McCormick scale (p = 0.003), the Aminoff-Logue gait subscale (p = 0.025), the Aminoff-Logue micturition subscale (p = 0.013), and the Aminoff-Logue defecation subscale (p = 0.004). Reliability was demonstrated for all 8 SF-36 domain scales and the Physical Component Summary and the Mental Component Summary of the SF-36, where in each the Cronbach alpha satisfied the Nunnally criterion of > 0.85. Conclusions The authors' results demonstrated that SF-36 provides valid and reliable data for patients with IPSTs and that the survey can be used appropriately to evaluate these patients.

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