The aim of this instrumental study was to compare the psychometric properties between World Health Organization Quality of Life instrument, short form (WHOQOL-BREF), data derived from the WHOQOL-100 and data directly from the WHOQOL-BREF and to assess additional psychometric properties of the WHOQOLBREF in women with breast problems. One group (n = 607) completed the WHOQOL100 four times, anoth...

background with modern medical management, thalassemia major is now extending into adulthood and it is expected to have a negative impact on the quality of life (qol) of the patients. the aim of this study was to evaluate quality of life in patients with thalassemia major. materials and methods this is an analytic case control study. two hundred and fifty patients and 51 participants as control...

● Of the 59 publications included in this review, the majority of publications (n=44) reported data on the impact on NSCLC on patients overall HRQoL. — Larsson (2012) and Lee (2011) found that stage III-IV patients reported a significant reduction in global or overall health, as defined by the EORTC QLQ-C30 and WHOQOLBREF respectively, when compared to the general population or healthy controls...

This study aimed to explore the impact of food allergy on quality of life in children with food allergy and their primary caregivers, compared to a healthy non-food allergy comparison group. Food allergy children (n=34) and control children (n=15), aged 8-12, and their respective primary caregivers (n=30/n=13), completed generic quality of life scales (PedsQL™ and WHOQOLBREF) and were asked to ...

Introduction: Elderly with disabilities need caregiver’s assistance in their activities of daily living. The caregiver can experience a burden during caring for dependent elderly. affect the quality life. Purpose: To measure and test correlation between elderly’s life Klitren Kampong, Gondokusuman District, Yogyakarta Municipality. Method: subjects were primary informal caregivers aged ≥ 18 yea...

Modified radical mastectomy performed for CA breast is a life modifying surgery most women. It createsa profound impact on the quality of enjoyed by Body image in patients with cancerdiffers from all other cancers. The assessment after modified earlybreast cancer using World Health Organization Quality Life-Brief Questionnaire (WHOQOLBREF) .Women suffers day to activities. Postures become impai...

Objective: To examine health behaviors and quality of life among disabled people in two provinces of Thailand. Material and Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 5,352 disabled people selected by multistage cluster sampling from Chiang Mai and Nakhon Ratchasima provinces during April to June 2008. The WHOQOLBREF-THAI and health promoting behavior scales were used to measure QOL and h...

The aim of this research is to determine the impact of periodontal treatment on the quality of life of patients with concomitant chronic headache or facial pain and periodontal disease. Thirty-eight consecutive patients with chronic periodontal disease were divided according to the presence of chronic craniofacial pain (CFP):Study Group-with CFP and Control Group-without CFP. They were evaluate...

Background: Health related quality of life (HRQoL) is an important patient reported outcome in any chronic disease, including diabetes and the ultimate goal health interventions. The objective study was to compare Quality Life (QoL) scores between patients with those without diabetes. It also intended QoL two respect comorbidities various system, assess association increasing number on both gro...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the quality of life of women with premenstrual Tension (PMT). This is a transversal and descriptive study, conducted with 139 women enrolled in a health center of the periphery of São Luís (MA). The data collected in the period from August 2010 to May 2011 through the application of a questionnaire adapted by researcher and WHOQOL-Bref scale, with des...