Handbook of Disease Burdens and Quality of Life Measures (Hardcover, 2010)

Preface Part 1: Instruments Used in the Assessment of Disease Impact Accuracy of Death Certifications and the Implications for Studying Disease Burdens Calculating QALYs and DALY Chinese Quality of Life Measurement Form-35 Items Integration of Quality of Life and Survival for Comparative Risk/Outcome Assessment in Healthcare Industry Comparison of Three Quality of Life Questionnaires in Urinary Incontinence Keele Assessment of Participation (KAP) Patient-Reported SQOR-V Quality of Life Questionnaire in Venous Disorders Postoperative Quality of Life Assessment in the Over 80's after Cardiac Surgery Quality of Life Measures in Dentistry Quality of Life Measures in Patients with Oesophageal Cancer The Application of the ICF for the Classification and Measurement of the Burden of Disease and Quality of Life The BOMET-QoL Questionnaire The EQ-5D Quality of Life Questionnaire The Global Person Generated Index (GPGI) The Impact of Weight on Quality of Life (IWQOL) Questionnaire The Japanese Version of the EORTC Quality of Life Questionnaire The Quality of Life in Later Life (QuiLL) Questionnaire The Uniscale Assessment of Quality of Life The University of Washington Quality of Life (UW-QoL) Scale Part 2: Disease Burdens, Disability-Adjusted Life Years and Other Measures of Harm or Disease Alcohol and Burden of Disease in Germany and Switzerland Alcoholic Beverage Preference and Mortality Atherosclerotic Burden and Mortality Burden of Cancer in Serbia Burden of Cerebrovascular Diseases in Serbia Burden of Chlamydia Trachomatis Burden of Disease and Years Lived with Disability Associated with Musculoskeletal Pain Burden of Disease Attributable to Obesity and Overweight: Korean Focus Burden of Disease Due to Alcohol and Alcohol Related Research Burden of Disease in Elderly Mexican People Burden of Ischaemic Heart Diseases in Serbia Burden of Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Burden of Stroke in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Burden of Stroke: Indian Perspective Burden of Tuberculosis: Serbian Perspectives Burdens of Disease Between Two Time Frames: Mexico Perspectives Completeness and Accuracy of Death Date and the Implications for Studying Disease Burdens Cost Features of the Mediterranean Diet and the Burden of Disease Cost-Effectiveness of Dengue Prevention: Vaccines and Vector Control Cost-Effectiveness of Surgery in Low-Income Countries: Examples in Sierra Leone and Cambodia Cost-Effectiveness of Treating Leishmaniasis Costs of Psoriasis: German Perspectives Critical Analysis of DALYs Due to Arsenic Contamination DALYs and Diarrhea DALYS and Economics of Vaccines DALYS and Public Health Programs for Stroke: Australian Perspectives DALYS and Under-Diagnosis of Common Chronic Diseases Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYS) Due to Occupational Airborne Exposures Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYS) Due to Occupational Carcinogens Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYS) Due to Sexual Behaviour Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYS) in Children and Adolescents in Europe Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYS) in Occupational Injuries and Accidents Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs), Years of Life Lived with Disability (YLDs), and Years of Life Lost in Stroke: Italian Perspectives Disease Burden and Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYS) Due to Schizophrenia and Psychotic Disorders Disease Burden of Pertussis in Infants Disease Burdens and Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYS) Due to Meningococcal Meningitis in the African Meningitis Belt Disease Burdens and Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYS) in Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Populations Disease Burdens of Arthritis Economic Burden of Complications During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Economic Burden of the Components of Metabolic Syndrome Estimating the Disease Burden of Combat Postt