Within physical therapy, the disablement model has proven useful as a language to
delineate the consequences of disease and injury. This perspective provides an update on …

Objective: This review addresses the effect of overweight and obese weight status on
pediatric health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Method: Web of Science, Medline, CINAHL …

Objective: Outcome research seeks to understand the end results of health services.
Researchers use a wide variety of outcome measures including technical, clinical and …

Purpose. To present a systematic literature review on the state of the art of the utilisation of
the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) since its release in …

Advancing the development, validation, and use of patient-reported outcome (PRO)
measures, Patient-Reported Outcomes: Measurement, Implementation and Interpretation …

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Purpose. The aim of this paper is to examine conceptual issues that challenge development
of valid and useful measures of children's participation. Method. Ambiguities in the current …

Background Developmental language disorder (DLD) is common in children, but little is
known about its association with quality of life (QoL) in middle childhood. QoL is a complex …

Although quality of life (QOL) is an important treatment outcome in head and neck cancer
(HNC), cross-study comparisons have been hampered by the heterogeneity of measures …

Background The concept of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) involves the respondents'
perception of well-being and functioning in physical, emotional, mental, social, and everyday …