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Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the Herth Hope Index in Kinyarwanda: adapting a positive psychosocial tool for healthcare recipients and providers in the Rwandan setting
BACKGROUND: The lack of culturally appropriate instruments to measure hope across cultural settings is a barrier to assessing and addressing …
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Comparing the self-reported health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of artisanal and small-scale gold miners and the urban population in Zimbabwe using the EuroQol (EQ-5D-3L+C) questionnaire: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: The role of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) as a source of income is rapidly gaining importance in …
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Correlates of health-related quality of life among adults receiving combination antiretroviral therapy in coastal Kenya
BACKGROUND: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is an important metric of perceived wellbeing in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). However, …
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Oral impacts on daily performances and its socio-demographic and clinical distribution: a cross-sectional study of adolescents living in Maasai population areas, Tanzania
BACKGROUND: In a global perspective, oral health among adolescents has improved during recent decades. However, oral problems still persist especially …
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Informing the measurement of wellbeing among young people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa for policy evaluations: a mixed-methods systematic review
Young people living with HIV (YPLHIV) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are at high risk of having a poor quality of …
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How does the EQ-5D-Y Proxy version 1 perform in 3, 4 and 5-year-old children?
BACKGROUND: The EQ-5D-Y Proxy is currently recommended for Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) measurement in children aged 4-8 years …
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Migraine screen questionnaire: further psychometric evidence from categorical data methods
BACKGROUND: Psychometric investigations of tools used in the screening of migraine including the migraine screen questionnaire (MS-Q), using an adequate …
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Improved RIDIT statistic approach provides more intuitive and informative interpretation of EQ-5D data
Abstract Background EQ-5D is generic measure of health-related quality of life. Studies using EQ-5D generate ordinal data that are interpreted …
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Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Canadian Haemophilia Outcomes-Kids’ Life Assessment Tool (CHO-KLAT) in Côte d’Ivoire (the Ivory Coast)
Abstract Introduction Health-related quality of life evaluation is recognized as an important outcome in the assessment of boys with haemophilia. …
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Multivariate multilevel modeling of quality of life dynamics of HIV infected patients
BACKGROUND: Longitudinal quality of life (QoL) is an important outcome in many chronic illness studies aiming to evaluate the efficiency …
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Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the Yoruba version of the Back beliefs questionnaire among patients with chronic low-back pain
PURPOSE: To translate, culturally adapt and conduct a psychometric evaluation of the Yoruba version of the Back Beliefs Questionnaire (BBQ) …
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Heath related quality of life and associated factors among adults with and without diabetes in Adama city East Shewa, Ethiopia 2019; using generalized structural equation modeling
BACKGROUND: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease, leading to many complications and substantial decrease in patients' Health Related Quality …
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Quality of life and its association with current substance use, medication non-adherence and clinical factors of people with schizophrenia in Southwest Ethiopia: a hospital-based cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Schizophrenia was ranked as one of the top ten illnesses contributing to the global burden of disease. But little …
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Health-related quality of life and associated factors among cervical cancer patients at Tikur Anbessa specialized hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Cancer of the cervix is the most frequent cancer among women in Ethiopia. The disease burden and its treatment …
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Health-related quality of life and associated factors among patients with diabetes mellitus at the University of Gondar referral hospital
BACKGROUND: Diabetes mellitus, which has a wide range of effects on the physical, social and psychological aspects of the well-being …
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Evaluation of the reliability and validity of the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (ECOHIS) questionnaire translated into Malagasy
The Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (ECOHIS) was developed to assess the impact of oral health conditions on the …
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Item generation for a proxy health related quality of life measure in very young children
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Very young children have a relatively high prevalence of morbidity and mortality. Health care and supportive technology …
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Assessment of quality of life among parents of children with congenital heart disease using WHOQOL-BREF: a cross-sectional study from Northwest Saudi Arabia
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) has garnered increasing interest especially for health care providers and researchers. The …
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Reliability and validity of Amharic version of EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-BR23 modules for assessing health-related quality of life among breast cancer patients in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women and it affects quality of life of those women. So …
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Do socio-demographic characteristics and/or health status explain the magnitude of differences between patient and general public utility values? A chronic low back pain patients case study
BACKGROUND: Utility values can be obtained from different respondent groups, including patients and members of the general public. Evidence suggests …