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New Clinical Outcome Assessments Could Improve Treatment for Parkinson's
The prevalence of Parkinson's disease has doubled over the last 25 years, and over 8.5 million people are living with the disease worldwide, but treatment options are limited. The development of new clinical outcome assessments could lead to new treatments for the disease.
Apr 25, 2023
Essay
Insomnia: The Multibillion-Dollar Problem Sapping World Productivity
From the doctor's office to the office at work, good sleep is often overlooked as a key part of well-being. We pay for that. Chronic insomnia is associated with an average loss in workplace productivity of 45–54 days, resulting in estimated annual losses in GDP of more than $200 billion.
Sep 8, 2023

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Journal Article
Impact of Chronic Viral Hepatitis on Health-Related Quality of Life in HIV: Results from a Nationally Representative Sample
Little is known about the health burden of chronic viral hepatitis in HIV-infected patients.
Jan 1, 2005
Journal Article
Effects of Testosterone Replacement in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Women with Weight Loss
Additional studies are needed to fully explore the role of androgens in the regulation of body composition in women.
Jan 1, 2005
Journal Article
The Association of Health-Related Quality of Life with Survival Among Persons with HIV Infection in the United States
Physical HRQOL added prognostic information over the sociodemographic and available clinical data such as CD4 count and stage of HIV infection.
Jan 1, 2005
Journal Article
Creating a Crosswalk to Estimate AIDS Clinical Trials Group Quality of Life Scores in a Nationally Representative Sample of Persons in Care for HIV in the United States
Optimizing health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is an increasingly important goal in the treatment of HIV/AIDS.
Jan 1, 2005
Journal Article
Data Pooling and Analysis to Build a Preliminary Item Bank: An Example Using Bowel Function in Prostate Cancer
Assessing bowel function (BF) in prostate cancer can help determine therapeutic trade-offs.
Jan 1, 2005
Journal Article
Changes in Quality of Life Among Low-Income Men Treated for Prostate Cancer
This work provides new insights into HRQOL over time in a low-income, multiethnic group of patients with prostate cancer.
Jan 1, 2005
Journal Article
Evaluating the Statistical Significance of Health-Related Quality-of-Life Change in Individual Patients
Provides an overview of the evaluation of statistically significant change in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) for individual patients.
Jan 1, 2005
Journal Article
Health-related Quality-of-Life in Low-Income, Uninsured Men with Prostate Cancer
The objective was to describe health-related quality-of-life (HRQOL) in low-income men with prostate cancer.
Jan 1, 2005
Journal Article
Commentary: Work, Well-Being, and a New Calling for Countercyclical Policy
The question of how human well-being is affected by business cycles is an age-old focus in economics.
Jan 1, 2005
Journal Article
Approaches and Recommendations for Estimating Minimally Important Differences for Health-Related Quality of Life Measures
Authors describe currently available approaches for estimating the minimally important difference (MID) and their associated strengths and weaknesses.
Jan 1, 2005
Journal Article
Impact of Hepatitis C on Health Related Quality of Life: A Systematic Review and Quantitative Assessment
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) diminishes health related quality of life (HRQOL), and it is now common to measure HRQOL in clinical trials.
Jan 1, 2005
Journal Article
Using Health-Related Quality of Life to Predict and Manage Pediatric Health Care
Increasing healthcare costs and the prevalence of managed care make population health management an imperative.
Jan 1, 2005
News Release
Researcher Find First Link Between Suburban Sprawl and Increase in Chronic Health Ailments
Suburban sprawl is linked to the incidence of many chronic health ailments.
Sep 27, 2004
Journal Article
Suburban Sprawl and Physical and Mental Health
Suburban design may be an important new avenue for health promotion and disease prevention.
Jan 1, 2004
Commercial Book
Sick to Death and Not Going to Take it Anymore! Reforming Health Care for the Last Years of Life
Maintains that health care and community services are not equipped to meet the needs of people who face a prolonged period of progressive illness and disability before death.
Jan 1, 2004
Report
A Cross-Lagged Model of Psychiatric Problems and Health-Related Quality of Life Among a National Sample of HIV-Positive Adults
Responses from a sample of HIV-positive adults at 2 time points approximately 8 months apart provide evidence for a reciprocal relationship between symptoms of psychiatric disorder and physical aspects of HRQOL.
Jan 1, 2004
Report
Do the Effects of Quality Improvement for Depression Care Differ for Men and Women?
To affect both quality and outcomes of care for men and women while reducing gender differences, QI programs may need to facilitate access to both medication management and effective psychotherapy for depression.
Jan 1, 2004
Journal Article
Health Correlates of Recreational Gambling in Older Adults
Studies have found high rates of alcohol use and abuse/dependence, depression, bankruptcy, and incarceration associated with recreational gambling.
Jan 1, 2004
Journal Article
Racial Differences in the Impact of Irritable Bowel Syndrome on Health-Related Quality of Life
To compare the impact of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) on health related quality of life (HRQOI) for non-white and white IBS patients.
Jan 1, 2004
Journal Article
Computer-assisted Self-Assessment in Persons with Severe Mental Illness
ACASI data collection is reliable among people with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia and could be a valuable tool to improve their care.
Jan 1, 2004

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