... of the composition of the extenders, freezing packages, and the method of freezing and thawing of the semen, for example [48] 21 22 SuccessinArtificialInsemination - QualityofSemenandDiagnostics ... of high semenqualityin the successof AI and methods employed to improve semenquality Research findings regarding the use of feed supplements in breeding animals, use of sex-sorted semenand ... distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited 2 SuccessinArtificialInsemination - QualityofSemenandDiagnosticsEmployed The importance ofsemen quality...
... of the composition of the extenders, freezing packages, and the method of freezing and thawing of the semen, for example [48] 21 22 SuccessinArtificialInsemination - QualityofSemenandDiagnostics ... of high semenqualityin the successof AI and methods employed to improve semenquality Research findings regarding the use of feed supplements in breeding animals, use of sex-sorted semenand ... distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited 2 SuccessinArtificialInsemination - QualityofSemenandDiagnosticsEmployed The importance ofsemen quality...
... of the composition of the extenders, freezing packages, and the method of freezing and thawing of the semen, for example [48] 21 22 SuccessinArtificialInsemination - QualityofSemenandDiagnostics ... of high semenqualityin the successof AI and methods employed to improve semenquality Research findings regarding the use of feed supplements in breeding animals, use of sex-sorted semenand ... distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited 2 SuccessinArtificialInsemination - QualityofSemenandDiagnosticsEmployed The importance ofsemen quality...
... analysis of data and took part in review of the manuscript, YW, XL and HL took part in the collection of cases and review of the manuscript, ZQ was in charge of design and coordination of the program, ... published in a form of meeting abstract [9] Methods and measurements SF-36 A validated Chinese version of SF-36 [10] was employed The questionnaire is self-administered and composed of multi-item ... source document The Chinese version of LCQ was then finally determined [see Additional file 1] LCQ consists of 19 items, involving physical, psychological and social domains, and each item represents...
... utilization of health facilities, using their drugs as prescribed, eating and drinking on time in clean and wholesome environment promote qualityof life in old age Of importance was consumption of only ... position which indicated a sign of lack of awareness and interest in the use of such health care facilities Hence, awareness in terms of its type, cost, level of attention and proximity had influence ... practices were strong determinant of health behaviours andqualityof life The findings in a vastly changing society cannot be analyzed in isolation of the family poverty ridding situation (youth un-employment...
... Design and validation of indicators to measure the qualityof care Page of 12 that climacteric stage women receive in family medicine clinics II Assessment of the qualityof care andof its association ... as: Doubova Dubova et al.: Qualityof care and healthrelated qualityof life of climacteric stage women cared for in family medicine clinics in Mexico Health andQualityof Life Outcomes 2010 8:20 ... general information and data to measure qualityof care All questionnaires, including the Cervantes scale, were pretested in 25 women in climacteric stage regarding their understanding of the...
... proportion of Authors' contributions PvK, CK, KC, ZK, MB, and JTW participated in the concept and design, interpretation of data, and the drafting and revising of the manuscript PvK was involved in collecting ... opinions of clinicians and patients regarding the level of bother and the impact of urinary symptoms on HRQL [33] ER: extended release; HRQL: health-related qualityof life; ICS: International Continence ... prevalence of OAB to be 11% in men and 13% in women [5] It was also demonstrated that the prevalence of OAB increases with advancing age, occurring in 20% of subjects who are ≥ 60 years of age Antimuscarinics,...
... the Profile ofQualityof Life in the Chronically Ill (PLC) In this questionnaire the two aspects of QoL, performance capacity and well being, are weighted equally resulting in an evaluation of ... tremor of hands, tremor of arms and legs, lack of dexterity, slow reaction and skin abnormalities which are rather frequent symptoms in PKU [10-13] during the last seven days before filling in the ... items II Psychological Functioning (Capacity of enjoying and relaxing) (8 Items) V Social Functioning (Capacity of performing in social roles) (6 items) Listing of Symptoms III Positive Mood (5...
... between the ratings ofqualityof life and ratings of the degree of voice handicap also was of interest The null hypothesis regarding this relationship was that changes in the voice handicap would ... the degree of handicap, impact on qualityof life, and the amount of change in these measures following TE voice restoration For some individuals, improvements in QOL and degree of handicap may ... Health andQualityof Life Outcomes 2008, 6:26 and from others [3] Additionally, re-routing of breathing through a stoma often results in increased mucus production, coughing, and possibly...
... growing need to understand the impact of HAART use on the qualityof lives of HIVinfected individuals [4-8] There is a sizeable body of research on the impact of HAART on health-related qualityof ... estimated 549 700 HIV-positive individuals were receiving HAART in South Africa [3] With increasing numbers of HIV-positive individuals being enrolled onto HAART and increasing survival among these ... increase in mental qualityof life only [12], and two showed a decrease in physical qualityof life [13,14] Table 1: Demographic, baseline and on-treatment characteristics of female and male...
... both adolescents and adults [1-3] and monitoring adult QOL continues to be of interest in the United States [4,5] Monitoring adolescent QOL is also beginning to receive attention in some adolescent ... Although definitions vary, QOL has been defined as "a popular term that conveys an overall sense of well-being, including aspects of happiness and satisfaction with life as a whole "It is broad and subjective ... having a concrete measure of social functioning for these samples of adolescents Although one can conjecture the importance of including a measure of social functioning, without a measure(s) of...
... groups in the Hassles Scale (Figure 1) and only Table 3: Pain location and intensity Location of pain head/neck no pain legs back arms generalized Brief Pain Inventory Intensity of current pain Controls ... neurokinin expressed in the peripheral and central nervous systems in serotoninergic and noradrenergic pathways involved in both depression and pain CGRP potentiates the release of SP and promotes ... pain and depression are both associated with insomnia and altered sleep quality, and impaired qualityof life [12] The aims of the current study were: 1) to establish the prevalence of pain and...
... Study ofqualityof life and its determinants in patients after urinary stone fragmentation Health andQualityof Life Outcomes 2010 8:119 Page of Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and ... 3) Interestingly, indwelling stents and gender did not seem to affect HRQOL scores Other studies have indicated that pain associated with indwelling stents interfere with daily activities and ... activities and result in reduced QOL, yet no difference in QOL and urinary symptoms and pain were detected using stents of different size [19-21] The study of Penniston and Nakada reported that...
... The main components of costs were the expenditures of health insurance and the loss of productivity of patients and their caregivers Disease severity of MG and assistance in activities of the ... impairments, frequency of handicapped person’s pass (in Germany delivered at a certain level of impairment after proof by the “pension office” with a record concerning the degree of handicap (in %)), therapeutic ... assessment of physical aspects of daily living in conceptualizing QoL ignoring important psychological factors [27] Up to now, there are some studies (mainly clinical settings with a limited number of...
... rationale for and design of a longitudinal study to examine Page of functional status, adjustment, qualityof life, and symptoms in a diverse sample of English and Spanish speaking adult patients ... important gap in understanding by offering a prospective, longitudinal, multidimensional examination of functional status, psychosocial adjustment, HRQL, and symptoms in a cohort of survivors ... measuring the qualityof life in terms of domains: physical symptoms distress, psychological distress, activity level, and overall global life qualityin various types of cancer patients undergoing...
... linearly Page of transformed to give standard scores in the range of 0-100 for each of the functioning and symptom scales Higher scores in the global and functioning scales and lower scores in ... give informed consent or were unable to understand or cooperate with study conditions A trained clinical coordinator was responsible for determining eligibility, describing the study, and obtaining ... ability to fulfill the activities of daily life justifying its use in clinical trials investigating new drugs or novel combinations of agents Clinical practitioners and investigators need to know what...
... paid to baseline angina and gastrointestinal symptom intensity and frequency during the 14 days prior to the start of the study, any therapy undergone and the number of nitroglycerin tablets taken ... placebo in the improvement of HRQL relating mainly to gastrointestinal symptom relief In a multivariate analysis, van Rossum et al also did not find any influence of clinical data on changes in the ... chest pain episodes, the circumstances of the appearance of the pain (e.g whether involving effort, rest, stress or night resting), the necessity for taking nitroglycerin and the number of tablets...
... design of the study and provided input into the main ideas of this paper All authors obtained funding for the project ESV carried out screening, randomization and examination of the patients, and ... trial much reflecting the clinical care setting and therefore the results are in line with what is possible to obtain in non-research settings Vadstrup et al Health andQualityof Life Outcomes ... lower qualityof life leads to impaired glycaemic control Group-based educational settings often encourage interaction and interpersonal dynamics and invite to social modelling compared to individual...
... rate in this sample was 87% A team of trained interviewers collected data and all participants were interviewed in their home [11] The SF-36 score of each of the Iranian groups in Iran and Sweden ... problems, and perceived mental health in relation to Iranian men Discussion The main finding of this study was that, in general, the HRQL of elderly Iranians in Sweden did not decrease with the time of ... a principal researcher and writer, including drafting of the article and the analysis and interpretation of the data AM contributed material on the Iranian population in Tehran He has made substantial...
... perception of importance and feasibility of the QoL methodology in daily routine clinical practice and clinical trials Another interesting finding of this study is that, comparing the characteristics of ... health-related QoL could lead to a growing use of QoL measures in daily clinical practice, possibly increasing also the qualityof clinical care Bossola et al Health andQualityof Life Outcomes 2010, 8:43 ... Physicians' knowledge of health-related qualityof life and perception of its importance in daily clinical practice Health andQualityof Life Outcomes 2010, 8:43 Page of ...