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Health-related quality of life among Ebola survivors in Sierra Leone: the role of socio-demographic, health-related and psycho-social factors
BACKGROUND: Evidence of how social factors affect the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of Ebola virus disease (EVD) survivors is …
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Correlates of health-related quality of life in primary caregivers of perinatally HIV infected and HIV exposed uninfected adolescents at the Kenyan Coast
BACKGROUND: Mothers and other primary caregivers play a crucial role in looking after perinatally HIV infected, and HIV exposed uninfected …
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Evaluation of health-related quality of life of Covid-19 patients: a hospital-based study in South Central Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Covid-19 causes a wide range of symptoms in patients, ranging from mild manifestations to severe disease and death. This …
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Cultural adaptation and validation of the Sidamic version of the World Health Organization Quality-of-Life-Bref Scale measuring the quality of life of women with severe preeclampsia in southern Ethiopia, 2020
BACKGROUND: Women with severe preeclampsia often present with more health complaints compared to those with uncomplicated pregnancies. Estimating the quality …
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The prevalence and socio-behavioural and clinical covariates of oral health related quality of life in Ugandan mothers with and without HIV-1
BACKGROUND: There is limited evidence regarding oral health related quality of life of HIV positive populations in sub-Saharan Africa. Focusing …
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Cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the Kinyarwanda version of the problem areas in diabetes (PAID) questionnaire
BACKGROUND: High prevalence rates in diabetes-related distress have been observed in several studies; however, in the region of Sub-Saharan Africa …
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Mothers’ quality of life delivering kangaroo mother care at Malawian hospitals: a qualitative study
INTRODUCTION: Kangaroo mother care is known to help save the lives of preterm and low birthweight infants, particularly in resource-limited …
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Reliability of generic quality-of-life instruments in assessing health-related quality of life among children and adolescents with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome: a systematic review
INTRODUCTION: Most of the studies reporting the negative impact of idiopathic nephrotic syndrome on health-related quality of life in children …
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Psychometric properties of the EORTC QLQ-C30 in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Self-reported measures play a crucial role in research, clinical practice and health assessment. Instruments used to assess self-reported health-related …
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Health-related quality of life among patients with bipolar disorder in rural southwestern Uganda: a hospital based cross sectional study
BACKGROUND: Bipolar disorder is a psychiatric disorder that alters mood and affects over 55 million people globally with an estimated …
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Chronic conditions, multimorbidity, and quality of life among patients attending monk healers and primary care clinics in Thailand
BACKGROUND: The study aimed to assess chronic diseases, multimorbidity, and QoL among patients attending two different treatment settings in Thailand. …
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Development of the Hausa version of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale: translation, cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation in mixed urban and rural patients with chronic low back pain
Abstract Background Catastrophizing has been recognized as an important contributor to chronicity in individuals with chronic pain syndromes including low …
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Health-related quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS: the role of social inequalities and disease-related factors
BACKGROUND: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) serves as a direct measure of individuals' health, life expectancy and the impact that …
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Health-related quality of life of patients with HIV/AIDS at a tertiary care teaching hospital in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Patients' health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and health state utility values are critical inputs in the clinical and economic …
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Heath related quality of life and associated factors among diabetes patients in sub-Saharan countries: a systemic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Various primary studies have been conducted in sub-Saharan countries on the level of health related quality of life (HRQoL) …
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Job satisfaction and its associated factors among optometrists in Ghana: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Job satisfaction describes an employee's motivation and/or feeling of satisfaction towards his/her work. Globally, healthcare professionals' turnover and retention …
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Selection of a quality of life instrument for polio survivors in Northwest Nigeria
BACKGROUND: To generate high-quality evidence, contextually relevant outcome measurement instruments are required. Quality of life evaluation among polio survivors typically …
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Validation of Igbo version of the modified falls efficacy scale among community-dwelling older adults: a validation study
BACKGROUND: Fear of falling (FOF) is a very pervasive problem among older adults. Consequently, many scales have been developed for …
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Excessive daytime sleepiness and its predictors among medical and health science students of University of Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia: institution-based cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is a condition of sleepiness when a person would not be expected to sleep. University …
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Health-related quality of life (EQ-5D + C) among people living in artisanal and small-scale gold mining areas in Zimbabwe: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: In Zimbabwe, an estimated 500,000 people work in the sector of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM). Two million …