Health status and (health-related) quality of life during the recovery of distal radius fractures: a systematic review

Abstract

The focus of outcome research in DRF is mainly on HS instead of (HR)QOL. HS instruments were often mislabeled as (HR)QOL instruments. With inconclusive results of mostly low-quality studies, there is a need for high-quality prospective follow-up studies measuring HS and/or (HR)QOL while using the correct terminology.

Health status and quality of life in postpartum women: a systematic review of associated factors

“…First, because the present review is a systematic review and not a metaanalysis, the quality of the included studies is the most important to weigh the impact of the results. The scoring system used is based on previously published reviews regarding QOL and HS [14][15][16]19,20]. Data were pooled by the quality of the included studies.…”

“…This scoring system is based on previously published reviews regarding QOL and HS, and helps to weigh the impact of the results with the quality of the included studies [14][15][16]19,20]. Studies with higher scores, weigh more in processing the results.…”

“…We defined four levels of evidence which we used to describe the results: strong, moderate, weak, and inconclusive evidence ( Table 2). This was based on previously published reviews regarding QOL and HS [14][15][16]19,20]. If less was published on a particular topic, the evidence was considered insufficient.…”

Health related quality of life and return to work after minor extremity injuries: A longitudinal study comparing upper versus lower extremity injuries

“…In their study the overall health impact of upper extremity injury exceeded the effects on all other injured patients non-hospitalized and hospitalized, and the more proximal injuries, such as upper arm fractures, had slower recovery compared to distal injuries [14]. Other studies considering specific subcategories of the most common extremity injuries such as of wrist or ankle/foot fractures have found pain and functional disabilities long time after care, specifically after treatment with internal fixation [13, 17, 18, 31, 32]. The differences in the results from the present study and other studies may be related to time of follow-up, method of data collection, different diagnosis groups and injury severity, and cultural differences.…”

Health-related quality of life in women referred for bone density assessment: relationships with bone mineral density, fracture and co-morbidity

“…In summary, many variables including fracture number [7] and site [9,23], patient's knowledge of their bone status [13], age [19,20] and co-morbidities [21,24] may adversely impact upon HRQoL. However, there is a paucity of research investigating the effect of low BMD on HRQoL after controlling for some of these variables.…”