scholarly journals Health-related quality of life and emotional problems in children surviving brain tumor treatment: A descriptive study of 2 cohorts

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 282-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arianne B. Dessens ◽  
Michael C. van Herwerden ◽  
Femke K. Aarsen ◽  
Erwin Birnie ◽  
Coriene E. Catsman-Berrevoets
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Brain Tumor ◽  
Emotional Problems ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Tumor Treatment ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals QL-06 * RELIABILITY OF THE SF-36 QUESTIONNAIRE FOR ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IN NEUROSURGICAL BRAIN TUMOR PATIENTS

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (suppl 5) ◽  
pp. v179-v179
Author(s):  
A. Bunevicius ◽  
S. Tamasauskas ◽  
V. P. Deltuva ◽  
A. Tamasauskas ◽  
R. Bunevicius
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Brain Tumor ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Tumor Patients ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Predictors of health-related quality of life in neurosurgical brain tumor patients: focus on patient-centered perspective

2013 ◽  
Vol 156 (2) ◽  
pp. 367-374 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adomas Bunevicius ◽  
Sarunas Tamasauskas ◽  
Vytenis Deltuva ◽  
Arimantas Tamasauskas ◽  
Andrius Radziunas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Brain Tumor ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Tumor Patients ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Regular Dental Visits: Influence on Health-Related Quality of Life in 1,607 Patients with Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Spalthoff ◽  
Henrik Holtmann ◽  
Gertrud Krüskemper ◽  
Rüdiger Zimmerer ◽  
Jörg Handschel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Squamous Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Oral Cancer ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Tumor Treatment ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Group A ◽  
Group B

Background. The incidence of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is in the top 10 of all cancer entities. Regular oral examinations by dentists play an important role in oral cancer prevention.Methods. Patients with OSCC (n=1,607) and physicians (n=1,489) completed questionnaires during the DÖSAK Rehab Study. The psychosocial and functional factors collected in these questionnaires were assessed in the present study. We compared patients who visited their dentist at least once a year (group A) with those who visited their dentist less than once a year (group B).Results. Patients in group A had significantly better health-related quality of life after tumor treatment than patients in group B. Patients in group A also had a smaller tumor size and less lymph node metastasis and lost fewer teeth during the treatment. This resulted in better prosthetic rehabilitation and better psychological status after tumor treatment.Conclusions. Dentists play an important role in the early recognition of oral cancer. This study should encourage dentists to take a more active role in oral cancer prevention.

scholarly journals Psychosocial distress and its effects on the health-related quality of life of primary brain tumor patients.

2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 9553-9553
Author(s):  
Dina M Randazzo ◽  
Frances McSherry ◽  
James E. Herndon ◽  
Mary Lou Affronti ◽  
Eric S. Lipp ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Brain Tumor ◽  
Primary Brain Tumor ◽  
Psychosocial Distress ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Tumor Patients ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Parent-reported health-related quality of life of children with Down syndrome: a descriptive study

2018 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 402-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nora Shields ◽  
Helen Leonard ◽  
Shannon Munteanu ◽  
Jennifer Bourke ◽  
Polly Lim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Children With Down Syndrome ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Reported Health

Childhood Brain Tumor Survivors at Risk for Impaired Health-related Quality of Life

2013 ◽  
Vol 35 (8) ◽  
pp. 603-609 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eline J. Aukema ◽  
A. Y. Netteke Schouten-van Meeteren ◽  
Bob F. Last ◽  
Heleen Maurice-Stam ◽  
Martha A. Grootenhuis
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Brain Tumor ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Childhood Brain Tumor ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Impaired Health

scholarly journals WOMAC and SF-36: instruments for evaluating the health-related quality of life of elderly people with total hip arthroplasty. A descriptive study

2015 ◽  
Vol 133 (4) ◽  
pp. 290-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariana Kátia Rampazo-Lacativa ◽  
Ariene Angelini dos Santos ◽  
Arlete Maria Valente Coimbra ◽  
Maria José D'Elboux
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Total Hip Arthroplasty ◽  
Hip Arthroplasty ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Total Hip ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES: Quality-of-life results have increasingly been evaluated among patients undergoing joint replacements. The objective of this study was to compare two assessment instruments for health-related quality of life (one generic and the other specific), among elderly patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty.DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sectional descriptive study in a reference hospital in the region of Campinas.METHODS: The subjects were 88 elderly outpatients aged 60 years or over who underwent primary total hip arthroplasty. Two instruments for assessing health-related quality of life were applied: the generic Medical Study 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) and the specific Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC). Cronbach's alpha and the ceiling and floor effects of the instruments were evaluated.RESULTS: The scores from both instruments showed that issues of a physical nature affected these elderly people's quality of life most. The pain and stiffness dimensions of WOMAC showed ceiling effects and only the functional capacity and pain dimensions of the SF-36 did not show the ceiling effect. The SF-36 presented floor effects in the dimensions of physical and emotional aspects. Cronbach's alpha was considered satisfactory in both instruments (α > 0.70).CONCLUSIONS: The floor and ceiling effects that were observed suggest that these instruments may present some limitations in detecting changes to the majority of the SF-36 dimensions, except for functional capacity and pain, and to the pain and stiffness dimensions of WOMAC, when applied to elderly people with total hip arthroplasty.

Developing a health-related quality of life instrument for childhood brain tumor survivors

2006 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin-Shei Lai ◽  
David Cella ◽  
Tadanori Tomita ◽  
Rita K. Bode ◽  
Monica Newmark ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Brain Tumor ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Childhood Brain Tumor ◽  
Life Instrument ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related
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