ReviewJournal of the Royal Society of Medicine2011
Chronic diseases influence major life changing decisions: a new domain in quality of life research.
Review in Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.
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Who cites it
18 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Life-Changing Decisions in Patients Suffering from Psoriasis: A Cross-Sectional Study.Dermatology and therapy · 2025Article
- Clustering of behavioral and chronic health risk factors and their association with self-reported health and cardiovascular disease outcome among adults in North Carolina.AIMS public health · 2025Article
- Severity and Factors Associated with Depressive Symptoms Among Type 2 Diabetic Patients in Vietnam.Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies · 2023Article
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- Impact of Psoriasis and Hidradenitis Suppurativa in Pregnancy, a Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
- Family reported outcomes, an unmet need in the management of a patient's disease: appraisal of the literature.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2021Review
- Reproductive Potential and Outcomes in Patients with Hidradenitis Suppurativa: Clinical Profile and Therapeutic Implications.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Gender Specificity of Spousal Concordance in the Development of Chronic Disease among Middle-Aged and Older Chinese Couples: A Prospective Dyadic Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Impact of Endometriosis on Life-Course Potential: A Narrative Review.International journal of general medicine · 2021Review
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- Mental and physical health status among chronic hepatitis B patients.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2020Article
- New Patient-Oriented Tools for Assessing Atrophic Acne Scarring.Dermatology and therapy · 2016Article
- The development and validation of the major life changing decision profile (MLCDP).Health and quality of life outcomes · 2013Article
- Impact of Hidradenitis Suppurativa on Major Life-Changing Decisions: A Cross-Sectional Study.Indian journal of dermatologyArticle
- A qualitative exploration of the experiences of living with and being treated for fibromyalgia.Health psychology openArticle
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Abstract
The purpose of this review is to identify knowledge about the influence of chronic disease on major life changing decisions (MLCDs). This review was carried out in three stages: identification of key search terms; selection of databases and searching parameters; and evaluation of references. Only two articles matched the main search term 'major life changing decisions'. No article reviewed or measured the influence of chronic disease on major life changing decisions. However, 76 articles and various sections of seven books were identified that provided insight into this area and these are reviewed in detail. This literature review has brought together previously scattered information on chronic disease impact on important patient life decisions. These include decisions related to having children, marriage and divorce, job and career choice, social life, holidays, travelling and education. Lifestyle decisions viewed by patients as major decisions are also documented. The influence of cancer on life decisions is discussed, as are affected life decisions of other family members. Very little information is available about the long-term impact of chronic disease on patients' lives and methodology to assess long-term impact is incomplete. This review points to a novel dimension to health-related outcome research, the impact of chronic disease on major life changing decisions, and its possible implication for patients' future health.
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