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Ivan Barofsky
Researcher at Johns Hopkins University
Publications - 31
Citations - 3567
Ivan Barofsky is an academic researcher from Johns Hopkins University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Quality of life (healthcare) & Public health. The author has an hindex of 19, co-authored 31 publications receiving 3449 citations. Previous affiliations of Ivan Barofsky include Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine & Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.
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Obesity and health-related quality of life.
Kevin R. Fontaine,Ivan Barofsky +1 more
TL;DR: Additional research is needed to improve both the conceptualization and measurement of HRQL to incorporate the personal preferences and values of the patient, and develop ways to enhance and sustain positive changes in HRQL, even if weight maintenance is elusive.
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Recommendations on health-related quality of life research to support labeling and promotional claims in the United States.
Dennis A. Revicki,David Osoba,Diane L. Fairclough,Ivan Barofsky,Rick Berzon,Nancy Kline Leidy,Margaret Rothman +6 more
TL;DR: The scientific practices that should be considered in the evaluation of evidence for an HRQL claim, including the selection of appropriate domains, evidence to support the reliability and validity of HRQL measurement, considerations in research design and statistical analyses, and the issue of clinical significance are outlined.
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Psychosocial Status in Chronic Illness
P. Leif Bergsagel,Thomas E. Finucane,Robert F. Meenan,John H. Mason,Lewis E. Kazis,Christoph Hurny,Jimmie C. Holland,Ivan Barofsky,J. R. Bloom,Barrie R. Cassileth,Edward J. Lusk,Thomas B. Strouse,David S. Miller,Lorraine L. Brown,Patricia A. Cross,Alan N. Tenagila +15 more
TL;DR: The results suggest that psychological adaptation among patients with chronic illnesses is remarkably effective and fundamentally independent of specific diagnosis.
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Health-related quality of life in obese persons seeking treatment.
TL;DR: Obesity profoundly affects quality of life and Bodily pain is a prevalent problem among obese persons seeking weight loss and may be an important consideration in the treatment of this population.
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Group vs Individual Approaches to Understanding the Clinical Significance of Differences or Changes in Quality of Life
TL;DR: This article addresses how clinical significance can be defined for an individual when the threshold for meaningfulness is drawn from group data and the condition under which one can use the same threshold difference for group vs individual differences or changes.