INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES In this era of evidence-based medicine and limited resources we seem obliged, on clinical and economic grounds, to demonstrate that we improve not only patient survival but also the quality of patients' lives. This study aims to determine the impact of increasing lower limb ischaemia on quality of life (QOL) and which of three commonly used generic QOL instruments is...

Objetivos: Investigar a qualidade de vida dos enfermeiros na Unidade Terapia Intensiva e apresentar as dificuldades classificadas como prioritárias por esses enfermeiros. Métodos: Trata-se um estudo descritivo delineamento transversal, com abordagem quantitativa. A pesquisa contou 33 selecionados nas Unidades (UTI) hospital estadual médio porte do Rio Janeiro. análise estatística conteúdo foi r...

The structured training program at the third trimester of pregnancy (24th : T1 to 36th week) essentially centred on the trunk fitness allows benefice on the quality of life (QoL) measured by using the questionnaire (SF36). At postpartum period (T2 after 2 months in postpartum), the comparison between the control group (CG) vs training group (TG) show that all the items of (SF36) increase in (TG...

BACKGROUND To increase our understanding of the psychometric characteristics and factor structure of the SF36 in older American Indian populations. METHODS Between 1993 and 1995, SF36 data were collected from 3,488 Phase II participants of the Strong Heart Study (SHS) between the ages of 48 and 81. Comparison data were provided by an age- and gender-matched sample (n = 695) from the National ...

Background Several studies have compared instrumented PLF with other surgical approaches in terms of clinical outcomes, however little is known about the postoperative HRQoL of patients, especially as regards to degenerative spondylolisthesis. Methods A group of 62 patients, 30 women (48,4%) and 32 men (51,6%) with mean age 56,73 (SD +/- 9,58) years old, were selected to participate in a 2-ye...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the use of the short form 36 (SF36) as a measure of health related quality of life of patients with end stage renal failure, document the results, and investigate factors, including mode of treatment, which may influence it. DESIGN Cross sectional survey of patients with end stage renal failure, with the standard United Kingdom version of the SF36 supplemented by specifi...

Objective—To evaluate the use of the short form 36 (SF36) as a measure of health related quality of life of patients with end stage renal failure, document the results, and investigate factors, including mode of treatment, which may influence it. Design—Cross sectional survey of patients with end stage renal failure, with the standard United Kingdom version of the SF36 supplemented by specific ...

Aim In a trial to increase physical activity in sedentary adults, there was no evidence of effect on the primary outcome, though large significant effects amongst eight related SF36 measures of general health [1]. How could such differences arise? Could they be: a true effect mediated through receiving the intervention, another systematic effect such as self-reporting bias, and/or chance? The a...