… Moriarty D, Zack M: Seasonal patterns in health-related quality of life among adults –
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 1993–2000 [abstract]. Presentation at 9th …

To quantify the effect of estrogen replacement therapy on breast cancer risk, we combined
dose-response slopes of the relative risk of breast cancer against the duration of estrogen use …

In public health research and practice, quality of life is increasingly acknowledged as a valid
and appropriate indicator of service need and intervention outcomes. Health-related quality …

Positive psychology is the study of what is “right” about people—their positive attributes,
psychological assets, and strengths. Its aim is to understand and foster the factors that allow …

In 2015, approximately 3 million US adults and 470,000 children had active epilepsy. For
almost all states, epilepsy prevalence estimates do not exist. Estimated numbers of active …

Objective: To examine the relationship between self‐reported body mass index (BMI) and
health‐related quality of life in the general adult population in the United States. Research …

In 2008, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) supported testing of a number
of well‐being scales for potential use on public health surveillance systems. The purpose …

Background Several epidemiologic studies have demonstrated an association between heavy
consumption of nonnarcotic analgesics and the occurrence of chronic renal failure, but it …

Problem/Condition: Population-based surveillance of health-related quality of life (HRQOL)
is needed to promote the health and quality of life of US residents and to monitor progress in …

Results: Sensory impairments are common among older adults. Among adults aged greater
than or equal to 70 years, 18.1% reported vision impairments, 33.2% reported hearing …