'Equivalence'and the translation and adaptation of health-related quality of life questionnaires

M Herdman, J Fox-Rushby, X Badia - Quality of life research, 1997 - Springer
The increasing use of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) questionnaires in multinational
studies has resulted in the translation of many existing measures. Guidelines for translation …

Gestational diabetes: opportunities for improving maternal and child health

P Saravanan, LA Magee, A Banerjee… - The Lancet Diabetes & …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Gestational diabetes, the most common medical disorder in pregnancy, is defined as
glucose intolerance resulting in hyperglycaemia that begins or is first diagnosed in …

A systematic and critical review of the process of translation and adaptation of generic health-related quality of life measures in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, the …

A Bowden, JA Fox-Rushby - Social science & medicine, 2003 - Elsevier
In recent years there has been a worldwide increase in demand for subjective measures of
health-related quality of life (HRQL). Researchers have the choice of whether to develop a …

A model of equivalence in the cultural adaptation of HRQoL instruments: the universalist approach

M Herdman, J Fox-Rushby, X Badia - Quality of life Research, 1998 - Springer
The health-related quality of life (HRQoL) literature presents a confused picture of what
'equivalence'in the cross-cultural use of HRQoL questionnaires means and how it can be …

WHO antenatal care randomised trial for the evaluation of a new model of routine antenatal care

J Villar, H Ba'aqeel, G Piaggio, P Lumbiganon… - The lancet, 2001 - thelancet.com
Background We undertook a multicentre randomized controlled trial that compared the
standard model of antenatal care with a new model that emphasises actions known to be …

Preventing disease and saving resources: the potential contribution of increasing breastfeeding rates in the UK

MJ Renfrew, S Pokhrel, M Quigley, F McCormick… - 2012 - bura.brunel.ac.uk
Two challenges stand out as we contemplate the future of health services in the United
Kingdom. The first is the state of the public finances and therefore the pressure in real terms …

Efficacy and cost of video-assisted thoracoscopic partial pleurectomy versus talc pleurodesis in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MesoVATS): an open …

RC Rintoul, AJ Ritchie, JG Edwards, DA Waller… - The Lancet, 2014 - thelancet.com
Background Malignant pleural mesothelioma incidence continues to rise, with few available
evidence-based therapeutic options. Results of previous non-randomised studies suggested …

Impact of multimorbidity on healthcare costs and utilisation: a systematic review of the UK literature

M Soley-Bori, M Ashworth, A Bisquera, H Dodhia… - British Journal of …, 2021 - bjgp.org
Background Managing multimorbidity is complex for both patients and healthcare systems.
Patients with multimorbidity often use a variety of primary and secondary care services …

[BOOK][B] Economic evaluation

J Fox-Rushby, J Cairns - 2005 - books.google.com
There are so many ways in which health might be improved today and, as technology
improves, the opportunities will increase. However, there are limits to budgets as well as …

Potential economic impacts from improving breastfeeding rates in the UK

S Pokhrel, MA Quigley, J Fox-Rushby… - Archives of disease in …, 2015 - adc.bmj.com
Rationale Studies suggest that increased breastfeeding rates can provide substantial
financial savings, but the scale of such savings in the UK is not known. Objective To …