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      Association of quality of life with laboratory measurements and lifestyle factors in community dwelling older people in Taiwan

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      Journal: Aging & Mental Health
      Publisher: Informa UK Limited

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          Little is known about the influence of routine laboratory measurements and lifestyle factors on generic quality of life (QOL) at older ages. We aimed to study the relationship between generic QOL and laboratory measurements and lifestyle factors in community dwelling older Chinese people.

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          On methods in the analysis of profile data

          Samuel W. Greenhouse, Seymour Geisser (1959)
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            A measure of quality of life in early old age: the theory, development and properties of a needs satisfaction model (CASP-19).

            M Hyde, R D Wiggins, P Higgs … (2003)
            Quality of life is the subject of much research. However it lacks an agreed theoretical basis. In studies with older populations(ill) health has been used as a proxy measure for quality of life (QoL). We have developed a needs satisfaction measure of QoL in early old age. Our measure has four ontologically grounded domains: conal, autonomy, pleasure, and self-realization. The measure was piloted with focus groups, a self-completion pilot, and cognitive interview testing. This produced a 22-item scale that was included in a postal questionnaire and sent to 286 people aged 65-75 years.A 92% response rate was achieved. The scale was reduced to 19 items on the basis of statistical analysis. The domains have Cronbach's alphas between 0.6 and 0.8. Correlations between the four domains range from 0.4 to 0.7. A second order factor analysis revealed a single latent QoL factor. The scores for the 19-item scale are well distributed along the range although they exhibit a slight negative skew. Concurrent validity was assessed using the Life Satisfaction Index--wellbeing. A strong and positive association was found between the two scales (r= 0.6, p = 0.01). The CASP-19 appears to be a useful scale for measuring QoL in older people.
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              Determinants of health-related quality of life in Parkinson's disease: a systematic review.

              Jennifer McGinley, Sze-Ee Soh, Peter Morris (2010)
              This systematic review critically evaluates the literature to identify the demographic and clinical factors that predict the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of people with Parkinson's disease (PD). Understanding how these factors relate to HRQOL in people with PD may assist clinicians minimise the functional and social impact of the disease by optimising their assessment and clinical decision making processes. A tailored search strategy in six databases identified 29 full-text reports that fulfilled the pre-defined inclusion and exclusion criteria. The quality of included studies was assessed by two independent reviewers using a customized assessment form. A best-evidence synthesis was used to summarise the demographic and clinical factors that were examined in relation to HRQOL. Depression was the most frequently identified determinant of HRQOL in people with idiopathic PD. Disease severity and disease disability were also found to be predictive of poor HRQOL outcomes in many studies. The motor symptoms that contributed most often to overall life quality were gait impairments and complications arising from medication therapy. To minimise the impact of PD on HRQOL, it may be necessary to consider the extent to which demographic factors and motor and non-motor symptoms contribute to life quality. © 2010. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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                Title: Aging & Mental Health
                Abbreviated Title: Aging & Mental Health
                Publisher: Informa UK Limited
                ISSN (Print): 1360-7863
                ISSN (Electronic): 1364-6915
                Publication date Created: August 28 2014
                Publication date Created: June 03 2015
                Publication date (Electronic): September 30 2014
                Publication date (Print): June 03 2015
                Volume: 19
                Issue: 6
                Pages: 548-559
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                DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2014.962000
                PubMed ID: 25266062
                SO-VID: 6d43178c-5d5f-46ce-8178-fd0f0e608ce9
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