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The WHO quality of life (WHOQOL) questionnaire: Spanish development and validation studies by Lucas-Carrasco, Ramona

“…Background In the 1990s, the World Health Organization (WHO) undertook a project to develop an instrument (the WHOQOL) for measuring quality of life (QoL). The…”
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Reliability and validity of the Spanish version of the World Health Organization-Five Well-Being Index in elderly by Lucas-Carrasco, Ramona

“…Aims The World Health Organization (WHO)‐Five Well‐being Index (WHO‐5) is a short 5‐item index designed to assess the level of emotional well‐being. The…”
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Prevalence and Predictors of Depression Treatment in an International Primary Care Study by Simon, Gregory E., Fleck, Marcelo, Lucas, Ramona, Bushnell, Donald M.

“…OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the prevalence and predictors of depression treatment in a diverse cross-national sample of primary care…”
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European network for promoting the physical health of residents in psychiatric and social care facilities (HELPS): background, aims and methods by Weiser, Prisca, Becker, Thomas, Losert, Carolin, Alptekin, Köksal, Berti, Loretta, Burti, Lorenzo, Burton, Alexandra, Dernovsek, Mojca, Dragomirecka, Eva, Freidl, Marion, Friedrich, Fabian, Genova, Aneta, Germanavicius, Arunas, Halis, Ulaş, Henderson, John, Hjorth, Peter, Lai, Taavi, Larsen, Jens Ivar, Lech, Katarzyna, Lucas, Ramona, Marginean, Roxana, McDaid, David, Mladenova, Maya, Munk-Jørgensen, Povl, Paziuc, Alexandru, Paziuc, Petronela, Priebe, Stefan, Prot-Klinger, Katarzyna, Wancata, Johannes, Kilian, Reinhold

“…People with mental disorders have a higher prevalence of physical illnesses and reduced life expectancy as compared with the general population. However, there…”
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Using the Satisfaction with Life Scale in People with Parkinson’s Disease: A Validation Study in Different European Countries by Power, Michael J., Eser, Erhan, Den Oudsten, Brenda L., Lucas-Carrasco, Ramona

“…Background. Overall, people with chronic illnesses have lower life satisfaction compared to nonclinical populations. The objective of this international study…”
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The Validity of the WHO-5 as an Early Screening for Apathy in an Elderly Population by Lucas-Carrasco, Ramona, Bech, Per, Allerup, Peter

“…Aim. The objective of our study has been to evaluate the WHO-5 as a new early screening instrument for apathy in a group of elderly persons. Methods. The WHO-5…”
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Quality of life and dementia by Lucas Carrasco, Ramona

“…Dementia and Alzheimer disease (AD) are an important public health problem with devastating consequences for the patient and they impose a great burden on the…”
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Use of the terms "Wellbeing" and "Quality of Life" in health sciences: a conceptual framework by Salvador-Carulla, Luis, Lucas, Ramona, Ayuso-Mateos, José Luis, Miret, Marta

“…Background and Objectives: The assessment of wellbeing is a top priority in health sciences. The aim of this paper is to review the history of the concept of…”
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Calidad de vida global en personas con demencia by Lucas Carrasco, Ramona, Peró, Maribel, March, Jaume

“…Objetivo: Evaluar la calidad de vida (CV) global en personas con demencia e investigar las variables asociadas con la percepción subjetiva de la CV. Pacientes…”
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Spanish version of the Geriatric Depression Scale: reliability and validity in persons with mild-moderate dementia by Lucas-Carrasco, Ramona

“…Depressive symptoms are prevalent among persons with dementia (PWD). Our aim was to assess the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Geriatric…”
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Issues in Conducting Cross-Cultural Research: Implementation of an Agreed International Procotol Designed by the WHOQOL Group for the Conduct of Focus Groups Eliciting the Quality of Life of Older Adults by Hawthorne, Graeme, Davidson, Natasha, Quinn, Kathryn, McCrate, Farah, Winkler, Ines, Lucas, Ramona, Kilian, Reinhold, Molzahn, Anita

“…Multi-centre and cross-cultural research require the use of common protocols if the results are to be either pooled or compared. All too often adherence to…”
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Life satisfaction in persons with Intellectual Disabilities by Lucas-Carrasco, Ramona, Salvador-Carulla, Luis

“…► We assessed life satisfaction in persons with Intellectual Disabilities. ► Psychometric properties of the Satisfaction with Life Scale were acceptable. ►…”
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A new approach to multicultural item generation in the development of two obesity-specific measures: The obesity and weight loss quality of life (OWLQOL) questionnaire and the weight-related symptom measure (WRSM) by Niero, Mauro, Martin, Mona, Finger, Thomas, Lucas, Ramona, Mear, Isabelle, Wild, Diane, Glauda, Laura, Patrick, Donald L.

“…Background: Being overweight or obese has substantial effects on individuals' perceptions of their health and quality of life (QoL). Generic measures often…”
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1097/Quality of Life and Depressive Symptoms among Spanish Elderly (WHOQOL-Old Project) by Ramona Lucas, Rosa Monteserin, Antoni Salva

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Quality of life in people with dementia: review of self-assessment specific scales by Lucas-Carrasco, Ramona

“…The aim of this paper is to review specific measures of Quality of Life (QoL) for dementia, in particular, those scales that can be self-reported by the person…”
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Issues in conducting cross-cultural research: implementation of an agreed international protocol designed by the WHOQOL Group for the conduct of focus groups eliciting the quality of life of older adults by Hawthorne, Graeme, Davidson, Natasha, Quinn, Kathryn, McCrate, Farah, Winkler, Ines, Lucas, Ramona, Kilian, Reinhold, Molzahn, Anita

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O-3-C05/1728/Elder Caregivers: A Cross-Cultural Study by Ramona Lucas Carrasco, Ines Winkler, Herbert Matschinger, March, Jaume

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Reliability and validity of the S panish version of the W orld H ealth O rganization‐ F ive W ell‐ B eing I ndex in elderly by Lucas‐Carrasco, Ramona

“…Aims The W orld H ealth O rganization ( WHO )‐ F ive W ell‐being I ndex ( WHO ‐5) is a short 5‐item index designed to assess the level of emotional well‐being…”
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Suitability of the WHOQOL-BREF and WHOQOL-OLD for Spanish older adults by Lucas-Carrasco, Ramona, Laidlaw, Ken, Power, Michael J.

“…Background: People are living longer and healthier than at any other time point in history. Therefore, in the last decade, international interest has focussed…”
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Erratum: Issues in Conducting Cross-Cultural Research: Implementation of an Agreed International Protocol Designed by the WHOQOL Group for the Conduct of Focus Groups Eliciting the Quality of Life of Older Adults by Hawthorne, Graeme, Davidson, Natasha, Quinn, Kathryn, McCrate, Farah, Winkler, Ines, Lucas, Ramona, Kilian, Reinhold, Molzahn, Anita

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