The health-related QOL (HRQOL) has been used extensively in clinical and epidemiological research and health service studies. Especially, the Medical Outcome Study Short-form 36-Item Health Survey (SF-36) is a widely used health status measure. However, a Korean version has not been developed and tested yet. The purpose of this study was to develop a Korean version of the Short-form Health Surv...

Aim To explore the effects of second-line combination therapies with metformin on body weight, HbA1c and health-related quality life, as well risks hypoglycaemia further treatment intensification in DISCOVER study, a 3-year, prospective, global observational study patients type 2 diabetes initiating glucose-lowering therapy. Materials Methods Adjusted changes from baseline 36-item Short Form He...

INTRODUCTION This study investigated the effect of pain severity on health status, work productivity, health care resource use, and costs among respondents with lower back pain (LBP), in Japan. MATERIALS AND METHODS Data from the 2013 Japan National Health and Wellness Survey, a survey of Japanese adults, were analyzed (N=30,000). All respondents provided informed consent, and the protocol wa...

introduction: the success of a health system depends on the accessibility and the quality of health services it provides. one major indicator of service quality is peoples satisfaction from the service. in this article, healthcare availability and satisfaction of people in 17th zone of tehran is investigated. methods: population research center has performed a survey in 17th zone of tehran to i...

BACKGROUND The problem of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents is considered an epidemic in both developed and developing world by the WHO. There has been little study on the relationship between health literacy and body weight among adolescents.This epidemiological study aims to investigate the association between low health literacy and overweight and obesity among a population ...

Background: The problem of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents is considered an epidemic in both developed and developing world by the WHO. There has been little study on the relationship between health literacy and body weight among adolescents. This epidemiological study aims to investigate the association between low health literacy and overweight and obesity among a populatio...

BACKGROUND Patient satisfaction with treatment directly impacts adherence to medication. OBJECTIVE The objective was to assess and compare treatment satisfaction with the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication (TSQM), gout-specific health-related quality of life (HRQoL) with the Gout Impact Scale (GIS), and generic HRQoL with the SF-12v2(®) Health Survey (SF-12) in patients with ...

METHODS Qualitative data were collected using postintervention questions to gain a better understanding of the behavioral changes reported by veterans participating in the therapeutic riding (TR) program. Quantitative data were collected at set time intervals using two questionnaires, the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey version 2 (SF-36v2) and Beck Depression Inventory-2nd edition (BDI-II). Th...

The mental health and well being of the Australian population remains an ongoing, unresolved issue. A 2007 survey of Australians aged 16–85 years estimated that almost half (45%, or 7.3million people) had experienced mental ill health at some time in their lives and that approximately 20% of the population had experienced mental disorders in the 12 months before the survey. In addition, data fr...