... in the resultant proteins [21,22]. Furthermore, the effects of overexpression of dtps1 on trehalose levels in rela-tion to anoxia tolerance [21], and the involvement of Har-Tps in diapause induction ... essential in order to obtain a comprehensiveunderstanding of the regulatory mechanisms underly-ing the induction of anhydrobiosis. Such an under-standing could also lead to the exploitation of desiccation-responsive ... weredefined to consist of 1044 bp, including an 882-bpORF (294 amino acids with a molecular mass of 33 400), and 2177 bp, including a 1734-bp ORF (578amino acids with a molecular mass of 66 400), respec-tively...
... surgery.Possible impact of changes in initial clinical training systemJapan introduced a new clinical training system in 2004,and this will probably affect physicians' career choices in the future. ... clinical training system in 2004.Under the new system, physicians are required to experi-ence a clinical rotation in the fields of general internalmedicine, general surgery, emergency medicine, ... [13,14] and more inclined tochange jobs [15]. In Japan, HPs' working conditions, in terms of workinghours, job stress and risk of lawsuits, are generally moreintense than those of OPs. Therefore,...
... of HRQL scores in the Spanish sample. Theuse of both instruments in different populations, includ-ing clinical samples and from different geographical areas in Spain will allow for continuing ... distribu-tion of scores, and help putting into context an individualor group score by comparing it with a corresponding ref-erence group [6]. Furthermore, we are also interested in defining cut-off points ... these issuesof interpretability usingHRQL questionnaires in child or adolescent populations.Finally, the simultaneous comparison of questionnairesalso has proved to be of use in gaining interpretation...
... hours of training in assessments of physical functioning including balance,gait, and functional daily living skills and HRQOL. Inter-views were conducted in Spanish or English, dependingon ... Epidemiological Study of the Elderly (EPESE) who participated in an investigation related tothe development of frailty. The Hispanic EPESE is a longi-tudinal study of Mexican Americans residing in Texas,New ... G:The health of Mexican American elderly: Selected findingsfrom the Hispanic EPESE. In Planning Services for Minority Elderly in the 21st Century Edited by: Wykle M, Ford A. New York: Springer;1999:72-90....
... stages of life and in this way toexplore the impact of CF in the course of a lifetime. In comparison to other studies investigating HRQoL in children with CF, the number of patients in this ... investigators had used the CFQ-R, Childversion in addition.The findings of the current study underline the impor-tance of combining self- and proxy rating, not only in Ger-many. ... all impacts of a disease on daily life,they allow investigations in large populations.Considering the advances in CF therapy and with regardto the recent increase in interest in PROs, the...
... health -related quality of life instru-ments were administered to persons with tuberculosis.They then analyzed the health -related quality of lifestructure, validation, and health -related quality of ... burden,especially in resources-constrained communities.There has been an increase in international standardi-zation of health -related quality of life measurements.Banks of items that measure health ... validation of health -related quality of lifequestionnaires are controversial. We recently used theSt George’s Respiratory Questionnaire to ascertainhealth -related quality of life in treated...
... should be kept in mind that the point of focus of this study is the identification of predictors modifyingthe wo rsening (aggravation) of HRQoL at any timepoint before or after VABB. In an attempt ... by EQ-5D TTO and VAS indices. Increasingage was associated with worse baseline EQ-5D TTO andVAS indices; on the other hand increasing income cor- related with better baseline EQ-5D TTO values.Table ... short-term pain.Commenting on late effects, a striking finding is thatlong-term pain (EQ-5D pain/discomfort and SF-36 BodilyPain dimensions) seemed rather idiosyncratic, since none of the predictors...
... questionnaire in 89.5% of the sample, it was the father in 4.57% of thesample, and it was someone else in 6.28% of the sample. Distribution of all participants in terms of gender andage group is shown in ... requirement in accordance with the WHOdef inition of health and well-being [3]. Pediatric quality of life studies that investigate the individuals’ percep-tions of their well-being in a multidimensional ... known that compliance to taking medi-cine in the period of early adolescence is declining butmayremainunrecognizedbytheparents[65-67].Ourdata do not confirm the findings of hig her parent-childagreement...
... physicalactivity without feeling out of breath or sweating, (3)physical activity with feeling out of breath or sweatingonce a week, (4) physical activity with feeling out of breath or sweating twice a week, ... measuring health- related quality of life (HRQOL): The effects of musculoskeletal pain in agroup of older Turkish people. Arch Gerontol Geriatr 2008.Häkkinen et al. Health and Quality of Life ... regarding the relationship between level of physicalfitness and health -related quality of life (HRQoL) in younger adults. Therefore, the aim of the present study was toinvestigate the impact of...
... determinants of responses in the EQ-5Ddimensions, and robust linear regression was used to explore determinants of the EQ-5D index.Results: In multivariate analyses the strongest determinants of ... complications influence the health -related quality of life of individuals with diabetes using the individual EQ-5D dimensions and the EQ-5D index.Methods: We mailed a questionnaire to 1,000 individuals ... some of thecomparisons of presence or absence of complications.Note that despite the index score being a function of the score in the dimensions a significant impact on lin-ear regression of...
... colostomy at the time of the interviews were not asked these bowel -related items, including 131 (12.1%) of 1,079 patients in the ini-tial survey and 54 (9.5%) of 568 patients in the follow-upsurvey.Sociodemographic ... importance of thesetwo predictors.The measures of perceived quality of care (problems withTreatment Information, control of pain/discomfort, con-trol of nausea/vomiting) are the only predictors of ... PPO, private)], sixdomains of perceived quality of care, control of pain anddiscomfort (definitely vs. somewhat/not at all) and con-trol of nausea and vomiting (definitely vs. somewhat/notat...
... consid-ered clinically meaningful, given they exceed the 3.0 pointminimum clinically important difference (MCID) criteria.Assessing the impact of treatment on health -related quality of life in psoriasisSF-36 ... (+5.1, +2.8, and +2.5 points, respectively, in favor of adalimumab). The differences seen in Bodily Painare clinically significant (ie, exceeding 3.0 points). Forthose receiving placebo, mean scores ... patients' health- related quality of life (HRQOL) [1-7]. Psoriasis symp-tomatology, including pain and itching, combined withconcerns about the appearance of one's skin can substan-tially...
... where the inter-action of the physical, social, mental and emotional deter-minants of health are of interest. Health indices are useful in health policy and economic evaluation, because a sin-gle ... description of the survey is reported elsewhere[7]. In the spring of 2004, our investigation surveyed par-ents of children enrolled in an elementary school, kinder-garten to fourth grade, in southern ... Corresponding author AbstractBackground: We investigated the relationship between Body Mass Index (BMI) and health -related quality of life (HRQOL) indicated by baseline health status in elementary...
... Comparativeresponsiveness of generic and specific quality -of- life instru-ments. J Clin Epidemiol 2003, 56(1):52-60.39. Coons SJ, Rao S, Keininger DL, Hays RD: A comparative review of generic quality -of- life instruments. ... VFQ-25 scales in any of themodels.Comparing change in individual VFQ-25 items among the five ETDRS change groupsMean change in each individual item of the VFQ-25 wascomputed for each of the five ... appropriatetargets of future research and clinical intervention.Table 4: ANCOVAs comparing SF-36 change scores among groups of patients differing in visual acuity change from baseline to month 18†Change in ...