2024
Large Scale Community-Based Sickle Cell Surveillance in an Aboriginal Population from Western India
Yanamandra U, Premdeep H, Dixit A, Muthukrishnan J, Kotwal N, Nair V, Krishnamurti L. Large Scale Community-Based Sickle Cell Surveillance in an Aboriginal Population from Western India. Blood 2024, 144: 3681-3681. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2024-210946.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrevalence of sickle cell diseaseWHOQOL-BREFSF-36Physical healthCommunity health care workersSickle cell traitHealth-related quality of lifeSickle cell diseaseDoor-to-door visitsPain episodesHealth-related qualitySocio-economic deprivationBurden of sickle cell diseaseDiagnosing SCDSF-36 questionnaireCommunity-level screeningHealth care workersEmotional Well-BeingComprehensive screening programQuality of lifeJMP verPhysical functionHealth careDistrict hospitalsHR-QOLTrends and predictors of Quality of Life in lung cancer survivors
Bade B, Zhao J, Li F, Tanoue L, Lazowski H, Alfano C, Silvestri G, Irwin M. Trends and predictors of Quality of Life in lung cancer survivors. Lung Cancer 2024, 191: 107793. PMID: 38640687, DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2024.107793.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - LungNon-small cell lung cancerHR-QOL scoresLung cancer survivorsHR-QOLAdvanced stage non-small cell lung cancerEarly-stage non-small cell lung cancerStage non-small cell lung cancerQuality of lifeCancer survivorsPhysical activityCell lung cancerEarly-stage diseasePredictors of quality of lifeHealth-related quality of lifeFollow-upHealth-related qualityHealthy weight maintenancePerformance statusAdvanced-stage non-small cell lung cancerLung cancerClinical significanceAssociated with older ageDiagnosed NSCLCTreatment-related side effects
2014
Quality of Life in Patients with Noninfectious Uveitis Treated with or without Systemic Anti-inflammatory Therapy
Gui W, Dombrow M, Marcus I, Stowe MH, Tessier-Sherman B, Yang E, Huang JJ. Quality of Life in Patients with Noninfectious Uveitis Treated with or without Systemic Anti-inflammatory Therapy. Ocular Immunology And Inflammation 2014, 23: 135-143. PMID: 24867459, DOI: 10.3109/09273948.2013.874445.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic anti-inflammatory therapyMental component scorePhysical component scoreAnti-inflammatory therapyVR-QOLHR-QOLNoninfectious uveitisQuality of lifeSystemic therapyNonsystemic therapyVisual Function QuestionnaireCross-sectional study designHealth-related qualityComponent scoresMultivariate regression analysisVFQ-25Median ageFunction QuestionnaireSF-12Treatment modalitiesAdjusted effectHealth SurveyTherapyUveitisPatients
2013
The Influence of Depression on Quality of Life in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Zhang CK, Hewett J, Hemming J, Grant T, Zhao H, Abraham C, Oikonomou I, Kanakia M, Cho JH, Proctor DD. The Influence of Depression on Quality of Life in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 2013, 19: 1732-1739. PMID: 23669400, PMCID: PMC4623582, DOI: 10.1097/mib.0b013e318281f395.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammatory bowel diseaseDisease activity indexHR-QOLCrohn's diseaseUlcerative colitisDisease activityBowel diseaseQuality of lifeActivity indexShort Inflammatory Bowel Disease QuestionnaireDepression InventoryInflammatory bowel disease practiceCrohn's Disease Activity IndexInflammatory Bowel Disease QuestionnairePatients' HR-QOLSeo activity indexBowel Disease QuestionnaireHealth-related qualityPoorer HR-QOLChronic inflammatory disordersPrevalence of depressionBeck Depression Inventory-IIDiagnosis of depressionCross-sectional studyImportance of depressionHealth-related quality of life after surgical treatment in patients with non-small cell lung cancer: A systematic review
Poghosyan H, Sheldon L, Leveille S, Cooley M. Health-related quality of life after surgical treatment in patients with non-small cell lung cancer: A systematic review. Lung Cancer 2013, 81: 11-26. PMID: 23562675, DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2013.03.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancer survivorsHealth-related quality of lifeMental HR-QoLHealth-related qualityHR-QOLNon-small cell lung cancerQuality of lifePhysical functionIncreasing levels of dyspneaAssessment of HR-QOLSystematic review INTRODUCTIONAssociated with lower HR-QOLCell lung cancerLower HR-QOLLevel of dyspneaComputed Tomography ScreeningSurgical treatmentImprove symptom controlSurgical resectionContinued smokingSmoking cessationIII non-small cell lung cancerLung cancerPresence of comorbiditiesPrevalent symptoms
2011
Comparative Effectiveness of Ventral vs Dorsal Surgery for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
Ghogawala Z, Martin B, Benzel EC, Dziura J, Magge SN, Abbed KM, Bisson EF, Shahid J, Coumans JV, Choudhri TF, Steinmetz MP, Krishnaney AA, King JT, Butler WE, Barker FG, Heary RF. Comparative Effectiveness of Ventral vs Dorsal Surgery for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy. Neurosurgery 2011, 68: 622-631. PMID: 21164373, DOI: 10.1227/neu.0b013e31820777cf.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical spondylotic myelopathyFusion surgeryVentral surgeryHospital staySpondylotic myelopathyHR-QOLClinical trialsHospital costsDegenerative cervical spondylotic myelopathyJapanese Orthopaedic Association scale scoreModified Japanese Orthopaedic Association scale scorePilot studyHR-QOL improvementMean hospital costDisease-specific symptomsHealth-related qualityClinical pilot trialPatients age 40Spinal cord dysfunctionHigher hospital costsRandomized clinical trialsDorsal surgeryBaseline demographicsComplication rateCord dysfunction
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