General

A variety of disorders that are associated with changes in sleep habits (for example

The natural periodic suspension of consciousness during which the powers of the body are restored.

A chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease that affects especially older women

What is a significant difference (improvement or change in disease activity)? It is important to know how many patients actually improved. In research

The Medical Outcome Study Short Form 36 measures three major health attributes (functional status

A phenolic amine neurotransmitter that is a powerful vasoconstrictor and is found especially in the brain

the extent to which a test gives 'abnormal' outcomes in ill people. A sensitive test gives only a few 'false-negative' outcomes.

As a constant process of behavioral choices and decision-making that can be achieved by changing knowledge

A belief that you could do something if you wanted to

The Schedule for the Evaluation of Individual Quality of Life was developed by O'Boyle et al. and first published in 1991.