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Exploring the innate human potential for positive adaptation in the ace of impending mortality: Is there a response shift in subjective quality of life over time in a group of patients with lung cancer receiving palliative treatment?
(International Journal of Innovative Research in Medical Science, 2020-05-06)Traditionally changes in quality of life (QoL) are assessed using self report questionnaires. They rely on the assumption that the patient’s point of reference does not change over time. However in reality patients with ... -
A guide to selecting a measurement tool for quality of life assessment
(Medical and Clinical Research, 2019-05-07)Modern approaches to patient treatment and personalized medicine increasingly recognize the importance of the patient’s quality of life outcome. The art of assessing and using quality of life information in routine practice ... -
An intervention using quality of life and symptom information as a clinical tool in patients with advanced cancer
(International Journal of Innovative Research in Medical Science (IJIRMS), 2019-09-07)The Schedule for Evaluation of Individual Quality of Life-Direct Weighting (SEIQoL-DW) recognizes the individuals’ values with no pre-judgement. The objective of this study was to determine if clinician awareness and ... -
The motivational factors and adverse events experienced by healthy volunteers donating bone marrow for research
(Heighten Science Publications Corporation (HSPC), 2019-12-05)Background: With the advancement of cell therapy research, there is an increasing need for healthy volunteers (HV) to donate small volumes (30 ml) of human bone marrow (BM). The BM procedure required to procure small ...