OBJECTIVE To show the disability associated with 1 month mental disorders and chronic physical conditions for the New Zealand population, controlling for comorbidity, age and sex. METHOD A nationally representative face-to-face household survey was carried out from October 2003 to December 2004 with 12,992 participants aged 16 years and over, achieving a response rate of 73.3%. Mental disorde...

BACKGROUND The ASK-20 survey is a previously validated patient-report measure of barriers to medication adherence and adherence-related behavior. OBJECTIVE To derive and validate a shorter version of the ASK-20 scale. METHODS Patients with asthma, diabetes, and congestive heart failure were recruited from a university medical center. Participants completed the ASK-20 survey and other questi...

BackgroundAtopic dermatitis (AD) is associated with a substantial burden on quality of life (QoL).ObjectiveTo evaluate the effects tralokinumab health-related QoL in patients moderate-to-severe AD using patient-reported outcomes.MethodsThis was phase 2b, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging study adults AD. The received subcutaneous or placebo (1:1:1:1) every 2 weeks for 1...

BACKGROUND In South Africa, nurses are the largest category of the health care providers. Their optimal performance is critical for the successful implementation of impending health sector reforms. OBJECTIVE This paper examines the occurrence of agency nursing, moonlighting, and overtime among nurses in South Africa, and the factors influencing moonlighting. DESIGN This cross-sectional surv...

The impact of skin disease on patients’ daily life tends to be underestimated, in part because most skin complaints are not immediately life-threatening. However, an increasing number of studies highlight the impact of skin disease on the psychosocial well-being of patients and the people who live with them.1 Skin complaints very often involve the appearance of severe lesions and acute symptoms...

OBJECTIVE To quantify the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) burden of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among a broad sample of adults in Brazil, particularly among those 40 years of age and older. METHODS This was a retrospective observational study of data from the 2011 Brazil National Health and Wellness Survey, a large (n = 12 000) cross-sectional survey that includes information on ...

BACKGROUND The aims of this study were to explore the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in a large sample of Australian chronically-ill patients (type 2 diabetes and/or hypertension/ischaemic heart disease), to investigate the impact of characteristics of patients and their general practitioners on their HRQoL and to examine clinically significant differences in HRQoL among males and femal...