Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation
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To assess the reliability and validity of the Japanese translation version of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory 4.0 Short Form 15 (PedsQL 4.0 SF15). ⋯ The Japanese translation version of the PedsQL 4.0 SF15 demonstrates good reliability and validity and could be used as a measure of HRQOL for transcultural comparisons of pediatric research in school settings and healthcare services research.
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Physicians have been found to give lower ratings of patients' pain than do the patients themselves. We hypothesized that the physicians' rating depends not only on the patient's pain rating but also on other cues. We also hypothesized that these cues influence physicians' pain treatment and urgency level. ⋯ Clusters analyses showed two sets of individual differences. When rating pain and choosing pain treatment, physicians gave either a low or high weight to behavioral pain cues. In urgency judgments, physicians could be separated into those who gave considerable weight to the different levels of severity and those who did not.
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The aim of this study was to describe the health related quality of life (HRQoL) in different breast cancer disease states using preference-based measures. ⋯ This study shows that breast cancer is associated with a reduction in HRQoL. This effect is most pronounced for patients with metastatic disease.
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To evaluate the reliability and validity of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) QLQ-C30 and LC13 questionnaire in a palliative setting, and to undertake a broad clinical evaluation of the questionnaire. ⋯ The results support the validity and clinical relevance and of the EORTC questionnaire in a palliative setting.
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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic and episodic illness characterized by altered bowel habits and associated abdominal pain. At present, IBS is one of the most common functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders affecting countries around the world. Surveys have found that patients with IBS have a significantly lower health-related quality of life. ⋯ In general, the Chinese translation of the IBS-QOL, after cultural adaptation and revision, possesses good reliability, validity and responsiveness. It is a reliable and valid instrument to assess the quality of life in Chinese patients suffering from IBS and is an appropriate measure to use in further clinical trials or for related research projects in China.