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Evaluation of the Quality of Life in Adult Cancer Survivors (QLACS) scale for long-term cancer survivors in a sample of breast cancer survivors

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...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-4-92

Health-related quality of life in Chinese population with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a national multicenter survey

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...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12955-021-01778-w

Argumentation approaches for explanaible AI in medical informatics

Luciano Caroprese, Eugenio Vocaturo, Ester Zumpano • Intelligent Systems with Applications (2022)

Artificial Intelligence algorithms are powerful in performing accurate predictions, but they are often considered black boxes as they do not provide any explanation about how outputs are derived from inputs or why a decision is taken. There...

OPENALEX cc-by-nc-nd DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iswa.2022.200109

Noninvasive aspergillosis following COVID-19 exacerbates the severity of SARS-CoV-2 infection

Jong Seung Kim, Jun Hyung Park, Juhyun Kim, Yong Chul Lee et al. • International Journal of Infectious Diseases (2026)

Objectives: Few large-scale population-based studies have examined the association between COVID-19 and respiratory aspergillosis. Using nationwide data, we investigated whether SARS-CoV-2 infection increases respiratory aspergillosis incid...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2026.109095

Medical Informatics

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...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.5772/2244

Contributions of childhood abuse and neglect to reward neural substrates in adolescence

Ruiyu Yang, Qiongru Yu, Cassidy Elizabeth Owen, Gabriele Ibarra Aspe et al. • NeuroImage: Clinical (2021)

Background: Childhood adverse experiences may come to bear particularly during adolescence, when neural reward systems are developing rapidly and psychopathology spikes. Despite prior work differentiating threat- (abuse) vs. deprivation- (n...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2021.102832

Digital Exclusion and Cognitive Function in Elderly Populations in Developing Countries: Insights Derived From 2 Longitudinal Cohort Studies

Sainan Duan, Dongxu Chen, Jinping Wang, Mohammed Sharooq Paramboor et al. • Journal of Medical Internet Research (2024)

BackgroundCognition disorders not only lead to adverse health consequences but also contribute to a range of socioeconomic challenges and diminished capacity for performing routine daily activities. In the digital era, understanding the imp...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/56636

Psychometric analysis of the questionnaires for the assessment of upper limbs available in their Italian version: a systematic review of the structural and psychometric characteristics

Luca Barni, María Ruiz-Muñoz, Manuel Gonzalez-Sanchez, Antonio I. Cuesta-Vargas et al. • Health and Quality of Life Outcomes (2021)

Abstract Introduction There is no systematic review that analyzes the psychometric properties of questionnaires in Italian. Previous studies have analyzed the psychometric characteristics of instruments for the measurement of pathologies of...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12955-021-01891-w

Medical Informatics

Sanjay P. Sood, Sandhya Keeroo, Victor W. A. Mbarika, Nupur Prakash et al. • IGI Global eBooks (2009)

It is claimed that seeds of ‘medical informatics’ were sown in 1960s.From this time until the 1990s experts have described the discipline as emerging. This perennial state of advancement can be dedicated to the pioneers of medical informati...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-002-8.ch001

Changes in physical activity and sedentary behavior during the first COVID-19 pandemic- restrictions in Germany: a nationwide survey

Florian Herbolsheimer, Annette Peters, Sarah Wagner, Stefan N. Willich et al. • BMC Public Health (2024)

Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic restrictions posed challenges to maintaining healthy lifestyles and physical well-being. During the first mobility restrictions from March to mid-July 2020, the German population was advised to stay...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-17675-y

Patient-reported outcomes and measures for vaginal relaxation syndrome management: a systematic review

Hongqin Chen, Jian Meng, Qiao Li, Xin Luo et al. • Health and Quality of Life Outcomes (2025)

Abstract Background The heterogeneity of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in published clinical studies on vaginal relaxation syndrome (VRS) hinders cross-study comparisons and integration of ev...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12955-025-02432-5

Electronic symptom monitoring of patient-reported outcomes among patients with hepatocellular carcinoma during immunotherapy (PRIME-HCC): protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Yanshang Wang, Xiaoping Wei • BMJ Open (2026)

Introduction Electronic patient-reported outcome (ePROs)-based symptom monitoring benefits health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in various cancers. However, despite the high disease and economic burden of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) an...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-116199

Determinants of Health-Related Quality of Life in Schizophrenia: Beyond the Medical Model

Madeline W. Z. Lim, Jimmy Lee, Jimmy Lee, Jimmy Lee • Frontiers in Psychiatry (2018)

Background: Improving Quality of Life (QoL) in Schizophrenia is an important treatment objective in the shift toward person-centered and recovery-oriented care. Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) is a focused aspect of QoL that is direc...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00712

START Triage Scale in Disasters

Galip Usta, Kemal Torpuş, Uçar Küçük • Doğal Afetler ve Çevre Dergisi (2017)

Disasters are events that occur since the beginning of time. When previous records are investigated, information on various types of disasters occurred in different parts of the World are encountered. Disasters occur unexpectedly and requir...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21324/dacd.320067

Cardiovascular risk management system: prerequisites for developing, organization principles, target groups

E. V. Shlyakhto, N. E. Zvartau, S. V. Villevalde, A. N. Yakovlev et al. • Российский кардиологический журнал (2019)

Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality are associated with high demographic and economic  losses.  Their decrease is one  of the  main lines of development  and improvement of the world health systems. An analysis of the current situation i...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.15829/1560-4071-2019-11-69-82

Prevalence of fear of hypoglycemia in adults with type 1 diabetes using a newly developed screener and clinician’s perspective on its implementation

Magaly Perez-Nieves, Jingwen Liu, Beth Mitchell, Marina Basina et al. • BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care (2023)

Introduction Fear of hypoglycemia (FoH) affects quality of life, emotional well-being, and diabetes management among people with type 1 diabetes (PwT1D). American Diabetes Association’s (ADA) guidelines recommend assessing FoH in clinical p...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2023-003394