Publications by authors named "Karoly R Kulich"

Background: Symptoms of dyspepsia significantly disrupt patients' lives and reliable methods of assessing symptom status are important for patient management. The aim of the current study was to document the psychometric characteristics of the Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale (GSRS) and the Quality of Life in Reflux and Dyspepsia questionnaire (QOLRAD) in Afrikaans, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish and Spanish patients with dyspepsia.

Methods: 853 patients with symptoms of dyspepsia completed the GSRS, the QOLRAD, the 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale.

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Background: Symptoms of heartburn and their impact on health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) are often evaluated in clinical trials. When a questionnaire is translated into a new language, a linguistic validation is necessary but not sufficient unless the psychometric characteristics have been verified.

Objective: To document the psychometric characteristics of the Italian translation of the Gastrointestinal Symptom-Rating Scale (GSRS) and Quality of Life in Reflux and Dyspepsia (QOLRAD) questionnaire.

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Unlabelled: Symptoms of heartburn and their impact on health-related quality of life (HRQL) are often evaluated in clinical trials. When a questionnaire is translated into a new language, a linguistic validation is necessary but not sufficient unless the psychometric characteristics have been verified. The aim of the study is to document the psychometric characteristics of the Polish translation of the Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale (GSRS) and quality of life in reflux and dyspepsia (QOLRAD) questionnaire.

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The clinical and socioeconomic burden of gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) is considerable. The primary symptom of GERD is heartburn, but it may also be associated with extraesophageal manifestations, such as asthma, chest pain and otolaryngologic disorders. The objective of the study was to describe the impact of heartburn on patients' Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQL) in Poland, using validated generic and disease-specific instruments to measure patient-reported outcomes.

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Objective: To develop a disease-specific questionnaire to capture the impact of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and its treatment on patients' lives, the Irritable Bowel Syndrome Impact Scale (IBS-IS).

Patients And Methods: One hundred and fifty-five IBS patients participated (126 (81%) female; age (mean+/-SD) 45.5+/-12.

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Background: Few studies have evaluated patient-reported outcomes in connection with a primary event of deep venous thrombosis, partly due to a lack of disease-specific measures. The aim here was to develop a disease-specific health-related quality of life (HRQL) measure, the deep venous thrombosis quality of life questionnaire (DVTQOL), for patients with recent exposition and treatment of proximal deep venous thrombosis.

Methods: A total of 121 consecutive outpatients (50 % males; mean age 61.

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Background: Symptoms of heartburn has an impact on health-related quality of life (HRQL). When a questionnaire is translated into a new language, a linguistic validation is necessary but not sufficient unless the psychometric characteristics have been verified. The aim is to document the psychometric characteristics of the German translation of the Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale (GSRS) and Quality of Life in Reflux and Dyspepsia (QOLRAD) questionnaire.

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Aim: To test whether the original factor structure of the Quality of Life in Reflux and Dyspepsia (QOLRAD) can be replicated in Nordic patients and English speaking patients.

Patients And Methods: Clinical trial patients with heartburn without esophagitis completed the Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish and Danish versions (n = 634) and the English version (n = 1185). The factor structure was examined using models generated by exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis.

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Dental phobia is regarded as one of the greatest obstructions to adequate dental care. It has long been established that fearful dental patients are particularly sensitive to dentists' behavior and performance of dental care. There is a need for the establishment of a systematic theory of dentist-patient communication and new methods analyzing how dentists interact with their patients.

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