SynthesisHealth and quality of life outcomes2017
A systematic review of the application of Wilson and Cleary health-related quality of life model in chronic diseases.
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59 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Pain Management in People With Dementia Living in Nursing Homes: A Focused Ethnographic Study.Dementia (London, England) · 2026Article
- Mapping health-related quality of life measurement tools in Africa: a scoping review.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2026Article
- eHealth Literacy, self-management, and selected clinical and social correlates of nutrition-inflammation level among older adults with diabetes.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Identifying Longitudinal Trajectories of Quality of Life and Associated Risk and Protective Factors Among Cancer Patients.Psycho-oncology · 2026Article
- A Culturally Tailored Mobile Health Intervention to Improve Quality of Life in Black Survivors With Prostate Cancer: Protocol for a Stratified Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Health-related quality of life and predictors in differentiated thyroid cancer patients during the transitional period: A Cross-sectional study.Endocrine · 2026Article
- Occupational Therapy Group Interventions Within the Area of Time Use and Occupational Balance: A Scoping Review.Occupational therapy international · 2026Article
- Challenges in cochlear implant care for patients with migration backgrounds: Evaluating (Hr)QoL.Journal of migration and health · 2026Article
- Assessing quality of life in persons living with rheumatoid arthritis: A capability-based approach.Journal of education and health promotion · 2026Article
- The COMPASS framework for chronic pain and posttraumatic stress disorder: navigating the transition from threat to safety through yoga.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- A qualitative study to inform the development of a new quality of life measure for surgery for prolapse, incontinence and mesh complications.Frontiers in global women's health · 2026Article
- Health Perceptions and HRQL With Soft-Tissue Sarcoma at 12 Months Post-Op: Using the Wilson-Cleary Model to Evaluate the Measurement Properties of the RNLI and EQ-5D-3L.Journal of surgical oncology · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundA conceptual model approach to clarify the elements of health-related quality of life (HRQL), their determinants and causal pathways is needed to aid researchers, health practitioners and policy makers in their bid to improve HRQL outcomes in patients. The aim of this systematic review was to appraise empirical evidence on the performance of the Wilson and Cleary Model of HRQL.
methodsWe conducted a search of MEDLINE, Science Direct, PsyARTICLES and CINAHL databases to identify articles that used Wilson and Cleary model to examine HRQL in chronic diseases. A narrative synthesis was employed in the review of the articles.
resultsEvidence supports linkages between adjacent concepts and between non-adjacent concepts of the Wilson and Cleary model indicating that in practice there is a need to examine relationships among constructs - or to consider interventions in terms of - both with and without mediators. Symptoms status has the highest magnitude of relative impact on health-related quality of life.
conclusionThe Wilson and Cleary model demonstrated good features suitable for evaluating health-related quality of life in chronic diseases.
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