Search results for "SF-36"
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Health-related quality of life in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome
2001
Objective: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) has been reported worldwide. Our objectives were to determine if patients from different countries have similar profiles of impairments. Methods: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) was assessed in 740 CFS patients in the US, 82 in the UK, and 65 in Germany using the eight subscales of the Short-Form General Health Survey (SF-36). To examine the internal structure, factor analyses were performed. Results: Overall, there was a remarkable similarity in HRQoL among all CFS patients, regardless of location. Patients scored two to three standard deviations below normal on six subscales and one standard deviation below normal on the other two subscales…
Working hours and sleep duration in midlife as determinants of health-related quality of life among older businessmen
2017
Background long working hours and short sleep duration are associated with a range of adverse health consequences. However, the combined effect of these two exposures on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has not been investigated. Methods we studied white men born between 1919 and 1934 in the Helsinki Businessmen Study (HBS, initial n = 3,490). Data on clinical variables, self-rated health (SRH), working hours and sleep duration in 1974, and RAND-36 (SF-36) HRQoL survey in the year 2000 were available for 1,527 men. Follow-up time was 26 years. By combining working hours and sleep duration, four categories were formed: (i) normal work (≤50 hours/week) and normal sleep (>47 hours/week);…
Estudio de la prevalencia de incontinencia fecal y alteración de la calidad de vida referida a la misma en pacientes con enfermedad inflamatoria inte…
2017
RESUMEN Objetivos: Conocer la prevalencia de la incontinencia fecal (IF) en los pacientes con Enfermedad Inflamatoria Intestinal Crónica (EIIC) y analizar su impacto en la calidad de vida. Métodos: Estudio prospectivo aleatorizado, descriptivo y analítico en 726 pacientes con EIIC (Enfermedad de Crohn (EC) y Colitis Ulcerosa (CU)) pertenecientes al departamento de salud del Hospital Clínico de Valencia. Se excluyen pacientes<18 años, pacientes con colitis indeterminadas, portadores de colostomías, ileostomías, reservorios o deterioro cognitivo. Se recogen variables demográficas, características fenotípicas de su EIIC, antecedentes personales y actividad de la EIIC. Se evalúa la calidad de v…
Utilizzo di cellule staminali autologhe mesenchimali di origine adiposa e concentrato piastrinico per uso non trasfusionale nel trattamento delle fis…
2021
Questo progetto di ricerca ha voluto valutare l’efficacia del trattamento combinato con cellule staminali autologhe di origine mesenchimale e concentrato piastrinico per uso non trasfusionale, come innovativo trattamento sphincter-saving, nella cura delle fistole perianali complesse. Il reclutamento iniziale eseguito presso l’ambulatorio di colo-proctologia dell’UOC di Chirurgia generale e d’Urgenza del Policlinico “P. Giaccone” ha compreso 22 pazienti con fistole perianali complesse. I nostri criteri di esclusione sono stati: fistole non complicate curabili con semplice fistulotomia, fistole retto-vaginali, gravidanza, morbo di Crohn e rettocolite ulcerosa, HCV, HBV, HIV, neoplasie, malatt…
Defining and predicting functional outcome in schizophrenia and schizophrenia spectrum disorders.
2009
Abstract Background: To assess criteria and to identify predictive factors for functional outcome. The criteria should cover all domains proposed by the Remission in Schizophrenia Working Group. Method: PANSS ratings were used to evaluate the symptomatic treatment outcome of 262 inpatients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders within a naturalistic multicenter trial. Functional remission was defined as a GAF score > 61 (Global Assessment of Functioning Scale), SOFAS score > 61 (Social and Occupational Functioning Scale) and a SF-36 mental health subscore > 40 (Medical Outcomes Study—Short Form Health Survey). Multivariate logistic regression and CART analyses were used to determine valid cl…
Quality of life in Sicilian Patients on PD. Clinical and psychological changes with age and duration of treatment
2010
Objective: In relation to chronological and dialytic age, we have studied for 6 months the quality of life (QoL) of 56 stable subjects on peritoneal dialysis (PD), and also nutritional, immunological, and dialytic efficiency factors, com- pared to psychological tests. Methods: We divided the patients (pts) into 4 age groups: G1 (up to 49 years), G2 (50–59 years), G3 (60–69 years), G4 (over 70 years). Age-based dialysis in months (m) in 3 groups: 1–12 m, 13–36 m, 37– 90 m. Clinical parameters: nutritional, immunological, and dialytic efficiency values: albumin, Hb, WBC, ferritin, C3, C4, BMI, IgG, IgA, IgM, C-reactive pro- tein (CRP), CA125, Ca19-9, GFR, Kt/V, CCL, PTH. Psychometric tests: S…
Quality of Life in Sporadic Vestibular Schwannoma: A Review
2009
Quality of life (QoL) measures are increasingly used as outcome measures in the assessment of different treatment options in clinical practice and as endpoints in clinical trials. Methods and questionnaires currently used for QoL assessment in vestibular schwannoma (VS) patients, studies evaluating QoL before and after treatment, studies on patients managed conservatively and studies evaluating facial-nerve-function-related QoL in VS patients are reviewed. Current methodological controversial issues in QoL studies on VS patients include the lack of a planned prospective comparison between QoL values before and after treatment, a need for the inclusion of additional questions along with stan…
Mental, Physical and Social Functioning in Independently Living Senior House Residents and Community-Dwelling Older Adults
2021
Senior houses provide social interaction and support, potentially supporting older people’s physical and mental functioning. Few studies have investigated functioning of senior house residents. The aim was to compare functioning between senior house residents and community-dwelling older adults in Finland. We compared senior house residents (n = 336, 69% women, mean age 83 years) to community-dwelling older adults (n = 1139, 56% women, mean age 74 years). Physical and mental functioning were assessed using the SF 36-Item Health Survey. Loneliness and frequency of social contacts were self-reported. The analyses were adjusted for age, socioeconomic factors and diseases. Physical functioning …