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Eileen E. Green, Diane Thompson, Frances E. Griffiths • Health Risk & Society
(2002)
The 'management' of midlife women's bodies is becoming an increasingly important focus for both themselves and medical 'experts'. Health technologies play a major part in this process, given health promotion messages about their usefulness ...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/1369857021000016632
Petra Grahn, Tiina Remes, Reetta Kivisaari, Maria H. Suo-Palosaari et al. • BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
(2023)
Abstract Background Childhood brain tumor (BT) survivors have an increased risk of treatment-related late effects, which can reduce health-related quality of life and increase morbidity. This study aimed to investigate lumbar disc degenerat...
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DOI: 10.1186/s12891-023-06509-4
Michael Schlander • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
(2008)
BACKGROUND: Health technology assessments (HTAs) by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) enjoy high levels of international attention. The present analysis addresses NICE's appraisal of methylphenidate, atomoxeti...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1753-2000-2-1
PMC: 2265261
Mark Leslie Flear • Oxford University Press eBooks
(2013)
Health is a matter of fundamental importance in European societies, both as a human right in itself, and as a factor in a productive workforce and therefore a healthy economy. New health technologies promise improved quality of life for pat...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199659210.001.0001
Beatriz Olaya, Christina Maria van der Feltz-Cornelis, Leona Hakkaart-van Roijen, Frederick W Thielen et al. • BMJ Open
(2026)
Objectives To validate the cross-national psychometric properties of the Mental Health Quality of Life questionnaire (MHQoL) and to develop an open-source toolbox for its scoring, transformation and presentation.Design Secondary analysis of...
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108598
Chetna Demla, Anns Thomas, Jomol Jose, Angela L Joshy et al. • BMJ Open
(2021)
Introduction Type 2 diabetes mellitus affects an individual’s quality of life (QoL); and there are multiple instruments that can be used to measure QoL. The purpose of this systematic review is to identify the existing instruments that have...
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043831
Kapil Sayal, Laura Wyatt, Louise Thomson, Grace Holt et al. • Health Technology Assessment
(2025)
Background Emotional disorders are common in children and young people and can significantly impair their quality of life. Evidence-based treatments require a timely and appropriate diagnosis. The utility of standardised diagnostic assessme...
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DOI: 10.3310/GJKS0519
R. F. L. Azevedo • Gerontechnology
(2022)
The global pandemic has drastically impacted older adults in numerous ways (e.g., loneliness; age discrimination; mental and physical health; limited access to traditional health care).On the other hand, it may have accelerated the general ...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.4017/gt.2022.21.s.593.sp3
Ying Wang, Min Liu, Shaillay Kumar Dogra, Karine Vidal et al. • BMC Nutrition
(2026)
Abstract Background Human milk (HM) bioactive components can have immune modulatory functions, impact the gut microbiome, and may result in functional benefits when added to infant formula (IF). In this single-arm, prospective, intervention...
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DOI: 10.1186/s40795-026-01395-0
Milou A. Hogervorst, Rick A. Vreman, Aukje Kaija Mantel-Teeuwisse, Wim Goettsch • Value in Health
(2021)
OBJECTIVES: With complex health technologies entering the market, methods for health technology assessment (HTA) may require changes. This study aimed to identify challenges in HTA of complex health technologies. METHODS: A survey was sent ...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2021.11.1356
MBA MA • CRC Press eBooks
(2015)
The term health technology refers to drugs, devices, and programs that can improve and extend quality of life. As decision-makers struggle to find ways to reduce costs while improving health care delivery, health technology assessments (HTA...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1201/b18285
Sanjeewa Kularatna, Ratilal Lalloo, Jeroen Kroon, Santosh K. K. Tadakamadla et al. • Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
(2020)
Abstract Background The oral health of Indigenous children in remote communities is much worse than other population groups in Australia. Providing and maintaining an oral health service is challenging due to the remoteness of communities, ...
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DOI: 10.1186/s12955-020-01300-8
Jieming Lu, Zhebin Yu, Xiaocong Zhang, Mengyin Wu et al. • Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
(2020)
Abstract Background Population aging is an inevitable trend and previous studies have showed the relationship between social health related factors and health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) in the elderly. The objective of this study is t...
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DOI: 10.1186/s12955-020-01358-4
Monika Czerwińska, Marcin Gruszecki, Jacek Rumiński, Rita Hansdorfer-Korzon • BMC Women's Health
(2025)
Abstract Background Lipedema is an adipose tissue disorder involving mostly women. One of the most characteristic lipedema symptoms is painful accumulation of adipose tissue in lower and upper extremities leading to disproportion. Due to th...
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DOI: 10.1186/s12905-025-03834-9
Janey Sewell, Carole Kelly, Adamma Aghaizu, Hannah Kitt et al. • JMIR Research Protocols
(2025)
BackgroundDue to advances in treatment, HIV is now a chronic condition with near-normal life expectancy. However, people with HIV continue to have a higher burden of mental and physical health conditions and are impacted by wider socioecono...
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DOI: 10.2196/58531
Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Silvia Daniela Vaca, Deena El-Gabri, Leonardo Pestillo de Oliveira et al. • Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
(2018)
Abstract Background To evaluate the psychometric properties of a Swahili version of the Kessler Psychological Distress scale in an injury population in Tanzania. Methods Swahili version of the Kessler Psychological Distress scale was develo...
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DOI: 10.1186/s12955-018-0973-0
Dakota Aaron McCarty, Hyun Woo Kim • Data in Brief
(2023)
Point of interest (POI) data refers to information about the location and type of amenities, services, and attractions within a geographic area. This data is used in urban studies research to better understand the dynamics of a city, assess...
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DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2023.109315
Foley Kristie, Ip Edward, Avis Nancy E • Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
(2006)
Abstract Background This paper evaluates psychometric properties of a recently developed measure focusing on the health-related quality of life (HRQL) of long-term cancer survivors, the Quality of Life in Adult Survivors scale (QLACS), in a...
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DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-4-92
Rui Huang, Jian-Gao Fan, Jun-Ping Shi, Yi-Min Mao et al. • Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
(2021)
Abstract Background Health Related Quality of Life (HRQL) is a multi-dimensional construct that can comprehensively evaluate the patient’s health status, including physical, emotional, mental and social well-being. In this study, we aimed t...
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DOI: 10.1186/s12955-021-01778-w
Shaul Mordechai, Ranjit Sahu • InTech eBooks
(2012)
Information technology has been revolutionizing the everyday life of the common man, while medical science has been making rapid strides in understanding disease mechanisms, developing diagnostic techniques and effecting successful treatmen...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5772/2244