Quality of Life Research

• Review

The impact of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors on health-related quality of life in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Xinyue Zhang, Wai Kei Tong, Qian Xia, Zhijia Tang

• Open Access
• Review

Twenty-five years of experience with patient-reported outcome measures in soft-tissue sarcoma patients: a systematic review

Jasmijn D. Generaal, Marnix R. Jansen, Goudje L. van Leeuwen, Robert J. van Ginkel, Lukas B. Been, Barbara L. van Leeuwen

Psychometric properties of patient-reported outcome measures assessing recovery from hand fractures: a systematic review

Christos Mousoulis, Andrew D. Firth, Alanna Marson, Joel J. Gagnier

• Open Access
• Commentary

Significant individual change should be used as a lower bound for anchor based estimates of meaningful change on patient-reported outcome scores

John Devin Peipert, David Cella, Ron D. Hays

• Open Access

A pilot cross-sectional investigation of symptom clusters and associations with patient-reported outcomes in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Post COVID-19 Condition

Breanna Weigel, Natalie Eaton-Fitch, Kiran Thapaliya, Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik

Impact of arterial stiffness on health-related quality of life in older Thai adults with treated HIV infection: a multicenter cohort study

Amaraporn Rerkasem, Nuntisa Chotirosniramit, Arunrat Tangmunkongvorakul, Linda Aurpibul, Patumrat Sripan, Wason Parklak, Pak Thaichana, Kriengkrai Srithanaviboonchai, Kittipan Rerkasem

• Open Access

Professional reintegration of stroke survivors and their mental health, quality of life and community integration

Joana Matos, Ana Henriques, Ana Moura, Elisabete Alves

• Open Access

Development of the celiac disease symptom diary version 2.1© (CDSD 2.1©) patient-reported outcome measure

Kellee Howard, Daniel Adelman, Sonal Ghura, Sarah Acaster, Sarah Clifford, Ciaran P. Kelly, Susan A. Martin, Lisa M. Meckley, Daniel A. Leffler

• Open Access

Quality of life impacts associated with comorbid insomnia and depression in adult population

Phuong Hong Le, Long Khanh-Dao Le, Shantha M.W. Rajaratnam, Cathrine Mihalopoulos

• Open Access

Truth and dare: patients dare to tell the truth when using PROMs in clinical practice

Lotte Haverman, Michiel A. J. Luijten, Amanda L. Blackford, Kate Absolom, Ethan M. Basch, Marion A. J. van Rossum, Vivian Engelen, Martha A. Grootenhuis, Galina Velikova, Claire Snyder

Assessing the reliability of a novel cancer-specific multi-attribute utility instrument (FACT-8D) and comparing its validity to EQ-5D-5L in colorectal cancer patients

Yiyin Cao, Huan Zhang, Nan Luo, Haofei Li, Ling Jie Cheng, Weidong Huang

• Open Access

Health-related quality of life and caregiver burden of pediatric patients with inborn errors of metabolism in Japan using EQ-5D-Y, PedsQL, and J-ZBI

Keiko Konomura, Chikahiko Numakura, Akari Nakamura-Utsunomiya, Eri Hoshino, Go Tajima, Hironori Kobayashi, Kimitoshi Nakamura, Nobuyuki Shimozawa, Ryosuke Bo, Takeru Shiroiwa, Yosuke Shigematsu, Takashi Fukuda

Chinese utility weights for the EORTC cancer-specific utility instrument QLU-C10D

Yiyin Cao, Juan Xu, Richard Norman, Madeleine T. King, Georg Kemmler, Weidong Huang, Nan Luo

• Open Access

Exploration of the association between new “Life’s Essential 8” with hyperuricemia and gout among US adults

Yingdong Han, Hong Di, Yibo Wang, Jiayi Yi, Yu Cao, Xinxin Han, Shuolin Wang, He Zhao, Yun Zhang, Xuejun Zeng

• Open Access

Symptom clusters and impact on quality of life in lung cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy

Yuanyuan Luo, Le Zhang, Dongmei Mao, Zhihui Yang, Benxiang Zhu, Jingxia Miao, Lili Zhang

• Open Access

Association of adverse events and quality of life in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma

Ion Agirrezabal, Richard F. Pollock, Phuong Lien Carion, Suki Shergill, Victoria K. Brennan, Helena Pereira, Gilles Chatellier, Valérie Vilgrain

• Open Access

The effect of social care nurses on health related quality of life in patients with advanced cancer: A non-randomized, multicenter, controlled trial

Daniel Schindel, Johann Frick, Pimrapat Gebert, Ulrike Grittner, Anne Letsch, Liane Schenk

The SMILE scale: a wellness behavioral tool for patients with cancer

Laura B. Vater, Ali Ajrouch, Patrick O. Monahan, Laura Jennewein, Yan Han, Ahmad Karkash, Nasser H. Hanna

Screening for depression in patients with epilepsy: same questions but different meaning to different patients

Olayinka I. Arimoro, Colin B. Josephson, Matthew T. James, Scott B. Patten, Samuel Wiebe, Lisa M. Lix, Tolulope T. Sajobi

The association of the comorbidity status of metabolic syndrome and cognitive dysfunction with health-related quality of life

Yi-Hsuan Lin, Hsiao-Ting Chang, Yen-Feng Wang, Jong-Ling Fuh, Shuu-Jiun Wang, Harn-Shen Chen, Sih-Rong Li, Ming-Hwai Lin, Tzeng-Ji Chen, Shinn-Jang Hwang

Mild to moderate cognitive impairment does not bias the Geriatric Depression Scale in a large US sample of older adults

Antonia V. Bennett, Mian Wang

• Open Access

Evaluating anchor variables and variation in meaningful score differences for PROMIS® Pediatric measures in children and adolescents living with a rheumatic disease

C. K. Zigler, Z. Li, A. Hernandez, R. L. Randell, C. M. Mann, E. Weitzman, L. E. Schanberg, E. von Scheven, B. B. Reeve

• Open Access

Experiences with healthcare navigation and bias among adult women with sickle cell disease: a qualitative study

Jessica K. Wu, Kyler McVay, Katherine M. Mahoney, Farzana A. Sayani, Andrea H. Roe, Morine Cebert

• Correction

Correction: Demonstrating responsiveness of the pediatric cardiac quality of life inventory in children and adolescents undergoing arrhythmia ablation, heart transplantation, and valve surgery

Amy M. O’Connor, Amy Cassedy, Mitchell Cohen, Caren Goldberg, Jacqueline Lamour, William Mahle, Lynn Mahony, Kathleen Mussatto, Jane Newburger, Marc E. Richmond, Maully Shah, Kiona Allen, Brian Wolfe, Gil Wernovsky, Jo Wray, Bradley S. Marino