Comprehensive conservative treatment as a possible alternative to surgery in difficult orthopedic situations by V. G. Samoday, D. I. Varfolomeev, V. P. Kuznetsova, M. I. Rylkov

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Shared Medical Appointments in Heart Failure for Post Acute Care Follow‐Up: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Tracey H. Taveira, Lisa B. Cohen, Sherry K. Laforest, Karen Oliver, Melanie Parent, Rene Hearns, Sherry L. Ball, Sandesh Dev, Wen‐Chih Wu

“…Only HF‐SMA participants had significant improvements in European Quality of Life Visual Analog Scale (mean change = 7.2±15.8 in HF‐SMA versus −0.4±19.0 points in usual‐care, P < 0.001). …”
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The Mask of the Muse. Visuality and Narrative in Richard Le Gallienne’s The Worshiper of the Image by Sergey N. Zenkin

“…This article is a close reading of The Worshiper of the Image (1898), a tragic fairytale by Richard Le Gallienne — a symbolist allegory, whose female character is a coming-to-life visual image. This character is distinguished by polymorphism which manifests itself both in the story’s plot and in the character’s mythical autobiography, namely, in her reincarnations over centuries. …”
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Facial cues to anger affect meaning interpretation of subsequent spoken prosody by Caterina Petrone, Francesca Carbone, Nicolas Audibert, Maud Champagne-Lavau

“…In everyday life, visual information often precedes the auditory one, hence influencing its evaluation (e.g., seeing somebody’s angry face makes us expect them to speak to us angrily). …”
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Diagnostics and restorative treatment of accommodation astenopia from the position of applied methods, effectiveness and staging: systematic review by I. G. Ovechkin, D. A. Shavshina, E. I. Belikova

“…A systematic review was performed using the RSCI and PubMed databases, with the following search keywords: “accommodation”, “asthenopia”, “computer vision syndrome”, “quality of life”, “visual performance”. The sources were selected according to the criteria of prospective or retrospective studies. …”
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Outcomes in Cochrane systematic reviews addressing four common eye conditions: an evaluation of completeness and comparability. by Ian J Saldanha, Kay Dickersin, Xue Wang, Tianjing Li

“…We assessed completeness and comparability for five outcome domains: quality-of-life, visual acuity, intraocular pressure, disease progression, and contrast sensitivity. …”
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The Effects of Compensatory Scanning Training on Mobility in Patients with Homonymous Visual Field Defects: A Randomized Controlled Trial. by Gera A de Haan, Bart J M Melis-Dankers, Wiebo H Brouwer, Oliver Tucha, Joost Heutink

“…<h4>Method</h4>The main interest of this study is to assess the effectiveness of training on mobility-related activities and participation in daily life. Visual scanning tests, such as dot counting and visual search, and control measures for visual functions and reading have been included as well. …”
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Modern Aspects of Cataract Surgery from the Standpoint of the Medical and Social Health Model. Review by V. V. Neroev, N. I. Ovechkin

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Evaluation of the Accuracy of IOL Calculation from the Standpoint of the Medical and Social Model of Health in Patients with Visually Intense Work and Bilateral Cataracts by N. I. Ovechkin

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VAS value set still has its own application value compare with TTO value set of EQ-5D-3L in Chinese population by Lin Zhuo, Siyuan Gao, Rui Jin, Lang Zhuo, Xiuying Wang

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Efficacy, safety and cost-effectiveness of methotrexate, adalimumab or their combination in non-infectious non-anterior uveitis: a protocol for a multicentre, randomised, parallel... by José Antonio Pinto, Alex Fonollosa, Ester Carreño, Maria Isabel Rodriguez, David Diaz-Valle, Diana Peiteado, Luis Rodriguez-Rodriguez, Miguel Cordero-Coma, Marta Tejera Santana, Lidia Cocho, Ana Belen Rivas, Amanda Lopez-Picado, Valentina Calamia, Felix M Francisco Hernandez, Angel Garcia-Aparicio, Javier Garcia-Gonzalez, Jose Juan Mondejar, Leticia Lojo-Oliveira, Llucí Martínez-Costa, Santiago Munoz, Beatriz Rodriguez-Lozano, Esperanza Pato, Elena Molina, Luis Alberto Tebar, Mara Albert Fort, Mayte Ariño Gutierrez, Pedro Arriola Villalobos, Joseba Artaraz Beobide, Antonio Atanes Sandoval, Jose Manuel Sanchez, Francisco Blázquez, Pablo Borges Deniz, Lara Borrego Sanz, Gabriela Bustamante Sanchez-Arnedo, Bruno Casco Silva, Ricardo Cuiña Sardiña, Almudena De Pablo Cabrera, Maria Del Mar Esteban Ortega, Patricia Fernandez Puente, Dalifer Dayanira Nuñez, Javier Garcia Bella, Sara Garcia Carazo, Luis Garcia Onrubia, Jose Maria Morales, Jose Antonio Fernandez, Vanesa Hernandez Hernandez, Inés Hernanz Rodriguez, Jose Maria Cantalapiedra, Ventura Hidalgo Barrero, Maria De Jovani Casano, Sara López Sierra, Virginia Lozano Lopez, Alfredo Madrid Garcia, Rosalia Mendez Fernandez, Pilar Nozal Aranda, Eugenio Perez Blazquez, Chamaida Plasencia Rodriguez, Sheila Recuero Diaz, Ignacio Robles Barrena, Esther Rodriguez Almaraz, Fayna Maria Gonzalez, Guadalupe Rodriguez Martinez, Fredeswinda Isabel Bueno, Ioana Ruiz Arruza, Beatriz Sanchez Marugan, Olga Sanchez Pernaute, Armelle Schlinker Giraud, Alvaro Seijas Lopez, Patricia Simon Alonso, Elia Valls Pascual

“…In addition to other secondary measurements of efficacy (quality of life, visual acuity and costs) and safety, we will identify subjects’ subgroups with different treatment responses by developing prediction models based on machine learning techniques using genetic and proteomic biomarkers.Ethics and dissemination The protocol, annexes and informed consent forms were approved by the Reference Clinical Research Ethic Committee at the Hospital Clínico San Carlos (Madrid, Spain) and the Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products. …”
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Methodological Principles for the Development of a Questionnaire “Quality of Life” in Patients with Computer Visual Syndrome by I. G. Ovechkin, V. E. Yudin, E. I. Kovrigina, A. A. Budko, V. V. Matvienko

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Radiological and clinical outcomes of combined wedge versus lateral closing wedge high tibial osteotomy for medial osteoarthritis of the knee: a randomized controlled trial by Maarten R. Huizinga, A. J. de Vries, T. M. van Raaij, R. W. Brouwer

“…Other secondary outcomes were questionnaires to determine the pain severity, knee function and quality of life (visual analogue scale and Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score) 1 year after surgery. …”
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Group Psychological Therapy Program in Adult Patients with Congenital Heart Disease and Anxious–Depressive Symptoms by Efrén Martínez-Quintana, Karen Codana-Alcántara, Hector M. Montesdeoca-Naranjo, Marta Isabel García-Suárez, María Pino Fleitas-Álvarez, María Alcántara-Castellano, Alejandro Ruiz-Castellano, Ana González-Isasi, Fayna Rodríguez-González, Esperanza Bosch-Casañas

“…Patients with CHD scored significantly higher in the Euro quality of life visual analogue scale (7.83 ± 1.4 vs. 7.14 ± 1.6, <i>p</i> = 0.012) and lower in the Beck Depression Inventory-II (12.3 ± 10.9 vs. 18.1 ± 12.1, <i>p</i> = 0.003) post-program than pre-intervention. …”
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Association between out-of-pocket expenditure and health-related quality of life among patients receiving cancer treatment: a cross-sectional study from Nepal by Pratik Khanal, Suman Sapkota, Nirmal Poudel, Achyut Raj Pandey, Bidwata Bhattarai, Etna Khatiwada, Ravi Kant Mishra, Biraj Man Karmacharya, Shiva Raj Adhikari, Kjell Arne Johansson, Krishna Kumar Aryal

“…We used the European Quality of Life 5 dimensions (EQ-5D-5L) and the European Quality of Life Visual Analogue Scale (EQ-VAS) to obtain their HRQoL. …”
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Results from AD-HEARING (ADherence to and adjustment of HEARING aids in clinical routine care as preventive dementia strategy): a prospective 6-month follow-up study on cognition a... by Michael Belz, Sebastian Gmeinwieser, Mona Abdel-Hamid, Mona Abdel-Hamid, Robert Kühler, Jenny Blum, Philipp Hessmann, Nicola Strenzke, Claudia Bartels

“…The following primary outcomes were analyzed by general linear models (GLM) for repeated measures and compared between hearing aid users (&gt;8 h of daily use) vs. non-users (≤8 h of daily use) at baseline and follow-up: (1) cognition: Consortium To Establish a Registry for Alzheimer’s Disease (CERAD-plus, Chandler score), (2) depression: Geriatric Depression Scale, 15-item short form (GDS-SF), (3) social isolation: Lubben Social Network Scale-6-item form (LSNS-6), (4) psychological burden: Symptom Checklist-90®-Standard General Symptom Index (SCL-90®-S GSI), and (5) health-related quality of life: visual analogue scale of the EQ-5D.ResultsMild cognitive impairment was diagnosed in 11 participants with ARHL at baseline (39.3%). …”
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Vision-related Quality of Life (VRQOL) and its determinants among the Elderly in rural blocks of Haryana, India by Mona Duggal, Ankita Kankaria, Latika Rohilla, Harashish Jindal, Limalemla Jamir, Parul Chawla Gupta, Debarati Sarkar, Vaibhav Miglani, Akash Kumar, Drishti Sharma, Neha Dahiya, Siddhartha Sharma, Sandeep Grover

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Perioperative factors influencing post-appendectomy outcomes in adults: a single-center prospective study in the North of Palestine by Alaa Zayed, Khaled Demyati, Abdulsalam Alkaiyat, Alaa Omari, Eliana Masri, Zain Saqfalhait, Yazan.N.A.Abdallah, Obayda Darawsha, Mohammed Hajhamad

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Evaluation of the Digital Support Tool Gro Health W8Buddy as Part of Tier 3 Weight Management Service: Observational Study by Petra Hanson, Farah Abdelhameed, Mohammed Sahir, Nick Parsons, Arjun Panesar, Michaela de la Fosse, Charlotte Summers, Amit Kaura, Harpal Randeva, Vinod Menon, Thomas M Barber

“…W8Buddy users also showed significant improvement across the Satisfaction With Life Scale, the Karolinska Sleepiness Scale, and quality of life visual analog scale (P<.001) during follow-up. …”
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