BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Little attention has been focused on quality of life in stroke outcome research. The purpose of this review is to outline the meaning of the concept, describe important methodological issues and methods of assessment, review existing quality of life measures, and discuss criteria for selecting an appropriate instrument. SUMMARY OF REVIEW The following 10 quality of life...

E. F. Cox, M. Mellows, S. E. Pritchard, M. Hussein, C. L. Hoad, C. Costigan, L. Marciani, R. C. Spiller, and P. A. Gowland SPMMRC, Physics & Astronomy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, Nottingham Digestive Diseases Centre, NIHR BRU, Nottingham University Hospitals, Nottingham, United Kingdom, Brain & Body Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United...

OBJECTIVES to evaluate the effect of a care home rehabilitation service on institutionalisation, health outcomes and service use. DESIGN randomised controlled trial, stratified by Barthel ADL index, social service sector and whether living alone. The intervention was a rehabilitation service based in Social Services old people's homes in Nottingham, UK. The control group received usual health...

Background and Purpose: Little attention has been focused on quality of life in stroke outcome research. The purpose of this review is to outline the meaning of the concept, describe important methodological issues and methods of assessment, review existing quality of life measures, and discuss criteria for selecting an appropriate instrument. Summary ofReview: The following 10 quality of life ...

S. N. Sotiropoulos, L. Bai, P. S. Morgan, and C. R. Tench Division of Clinical Neurology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom, School of Computer Science, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom, Division of Academic Radiology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom, Radiology & Radiological Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, ...

We assessed 100 patients with a primary total hip replacement using the Harris hip score and the Nottingham Health Profile at one, three and five years after operation. They were derived from two prospective randomised series of cemented and uncemented replacements. Both scoring systems correlated highly and were each heavily influenced by the system of functional classification defined by Char...

C. Murphy Horizon Digital Economy Research Jubilee Campus, University of Nottingham Nottingham [email protected]. uk R. J. Houghton Horizon Digital Economy Research Jubilee Campus, University of Nottingham Nottingham +44 (0) 115 8232587 Robert.Houghton@Nottingham. ac.uk A. Spence Horizon Digital Economy Research Jubilee Campus, University of Nottingham Nottingham +44 (0) 115 8232585 A...

The present study investigates the mediating role of psychological resilience and personality traits in relationship between social isolation process implemented during pandemic period well-being individuals. predictive correlational model based on relational survey method, one quantitative research methods, was used study. participants consisted 238 people through convenient sampling model, 66...