Browsing NTNU Open by Journals "Health and Quality of Life Outcomes"
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Assessing quality of life in older adults: psychometric properties of the OPQoL-brief questionnaire in a nursing home population
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Well-adapted and validated quality-of-life measurement models for the nursing home population are scarce. Therefore, the aim of this study was to test the psychometrical properties of the OPQoL-brief questionnaire ... -
Changes in quality of life among Norwegian school children: a six-month follow-up study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009)Background: A considerable gap exists in regard to longitudinal research on quality of life (QoL) in community populations of children and adolescents. Changes and stability of QoL have been poorly examined, despite the ... -
Child maltreatment and quality of life: A study of adolescents in residential care
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background Childhood maltreatment is an important risk factor for mental and physical health problems. Adolescents living in residential youth care (RYC) have experienced a high rate of childhood maltreatment and are a ... -
Differential item functioning (DIF) analyses of health-related quality of life instruments using logistic regression
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)Background: Differential item functioning (DIF) methods can be used to determine whether different subgroups respond differently to particular items within a health-related quality of life (HRQoL) subscale, after allowing ... -
Effect of aerobic exercise intensity on health-related quality of life in severe obesity: a randomized controlled trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Aerobic exercise is an important part of obesity treatment and may improve health-related quality of life (HRQOL). The objective of this study was to compare the effect of two different exercise programs on ... -
Evaluation of the EQ-5D-3L and 5L versions in low back pain patients
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background The EuroQol EQ-5D is one of the most widely researched and applied patient-reported outcome measures worldwide. The original EQ-5D-3L and more recent EQ-5D-5L include three and five response categories respectively. ... -
Health care providers underestimate symptom intensities of cancer patients: A multicenter European study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)Background: Many patients with advanced cancer depend upon health care providers for symptom assessment. The extent of agreement between patient and provider symptom assessments and the association of agreement with ... -
Health-related quality of life from 20 to 32 years of age in very low birth weight individuals: a longitudinal study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Preterm birth with very low birth weight (VLBW, birth weight < 1500 g) is associated with health problems later in life. How VLBW individuals perceive their physical and mental health-related quality of life ... -
Health-related quality of life in Norwegian adolescent living with chronic fatigue syndrome
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Purpose The primary aim was to measure health related quality of life (HRQoL) in a Norwegian cohort of adolescents with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS/ME). A secondary aim was to identify factors before diagnosis, at time ... -
Health-related quality of life in young adults born small for gestational age: a prospective cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Individuals born small for gestational age (SGA) have an increased risk of several adverse health outcomes, but their health-related quality of life (HRQoL) across young adulthood has yet to be studied. The ... -
Investigating the missing data mechanism in quality of life outcomes: a comparison of approaches
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009)Background: Missing data is classified as missing completely at random (MCAR), missing at random (MAR) or missing not at random (MNAR). Knowing the mechanism is useful in identifying the most appropriate analysis. The ... -
Is global quality of life reduced before fracture in patients with low-energy wrist or hip fracture? A comparison with matched controls
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2008)Background: The aims of the study were (i) to examine global quality of life (GQOL) before fracture in patients with low-energy wrist or hip fracture compared with an age- and sex-matched control group, and (ii) to identify ... -
Long-term follow-up of mental health, health-related quality of life and associations with motor skills in young adults born preterm with very low birth weight
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background: Being born with very low birth weight(VLBW:≤1500 g) is related to long-term disability and neurodevelopmental problems, possibly affecting mental health and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). However, ... -
Measuring health-related quality of life in young adolescents: Reliability and validity in the Norwegian version of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™ 4.0 (PedsQL) generic core scales
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2006)Background: Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) studies concerning children and adolescents are a growing field of research. The Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL™) is considered as a promising HRQOL instrument ... -
Mental health, quality of life and social relations in young adults born with low birth weight
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Background: Being born with low birth weight may have an impact on different aspects of mental health, psychosocial functioning and well-being; however results from studies in young adulthood have so far yielded mixed ... -
Minimal important differences and response shift in health-related quality of life; a longitudinal study in patients with multiple myeloma
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)Background: We previously reported that changes of 6-17 percent in the EORTC QLQ-C30 scores are regarded important by patients with multiple myeloma and thus may be considered as Minimal Important Differences (MIDs). ... -
A novel method for the translation and cross-cultural adaptation of health-related quality of life patient-reported outcome measurements
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background This paper presents a novel methodology for translation and cross-cultural adaptation of health-related quality-of-life patient-reported outcome measures, incorporating the Delphi method. Specifically, we ... -
Occurrence of post traumatic stress symptoms and their relationship to professional quality of life (ProQoL) in nursing staff at a forensic psychiatric security unit: a cross-sectional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009)Background: Violence is frequent towards nurses in forensic mental health hospitals. Implications of this high risk environment have not been systematically explored. This paper explores occurrence of symptoms on post ... -
Perceived social support and quality of life among adolescents in residential youth care: a cross-sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: Residential youth care (RYC) institutions aim to provide care and stability for vulnerable adolescents with several previous and present challenges, such as disrupted attachments, wide-ranging adverse childhood ... -
Predictors of health-related quality of life in patients with irritable bowel syndrome. A cross-sectional study in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background: Reduced quality of life (QoL) is often the main problem for patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). This study aimed at finding predictors of reduced physical and mental quality of life (QoL) accessible ...