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Acute and Traumatic Injury
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Improving Antibiotic Use in Acute Care Setting
06/30/2007
Blast-Related Health Problem Identification and Polytrauma Taxonomy
12/31/2010
Measurement and Outcomes Post Severe Brain Injury
09/30/2010
Treatment and Costs of Blast Related Injuries in VA
09/30/2008
Geographic Access to VHA Rehabilitation Services for OEF/OIF Veterans
09/30/2007
Acute Post-Operative Pain Management Using Massage As Adjuvant Therapy
11/30/2005
Variation in ICU Outcome: Examination of Contributing Factors
09/30/2004
Hip Fracture Repair and Outcomes: A National Cohort Study of Veterans
12/31/2008
Predicting Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Carriage at Hospital Admission
08/30/2009
Impact of the DoD Paradigm Shift on VA Amputee Prosthetic Care
10/31/2008
Enhancing Indoor, Community, and Advanced Wheelchair Skills in SCI
06/30/2012
Quality of Mental Health Care and Suicide Risk in Psychiatric Patients
03/31/2003
Evaluation of Subacute Rehabilitative Care
06/30/2000
Redesigning Patient Handling Tasks to Prevent Nursing Back Injuries
12/31/1999
Can Lidocaine Reduce Urinary Catheter Pain?
08/31/2003
Rapid Needs Assessment of VA Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers
09/30/2006
Variations Across VA Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers
09/30/2006
Gap Analysis for Managing Upper Limb Pain and Function in SCI
09/30/2007
Predicting Rehabilitation Costs for VA Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury
05/30/2007
Modifications To Insomnia Treatments for OIF/OEF Veterans with TBI
02/28/2008
Chronic Headache among OEF/OIF Veterans Exposed to Blasts
04/30/2008
Development of a Peer Visitation Program for SCI Veterans and Caregivers
12/31/2008
Long-Term Outcomes in Burned OEF/OIF Veterans (LOBO)
09/30/2012
Understanding and Meeting the Needs of Informal Caregivers to Improve Outcomes for Traumatic Brain Injury Patients with Polytrauma
03/31/2011
Pain, Psychiatric Disorders, and Disability Among Veterans with and without Polytrauma
12/31/2010
Planning and Development Toward "Comparing Signs and Symptoms of OEF/OIF Veterans with PTSD to Veterans with PTSD/TBI Using Concept-Baed Indexing fo C&P Narrative Reports
09/30/2008
Telerehabilitation for OIF/OEF Returnees with Combat-Related Traumatic Brain Injury
Assessing Nurse/Physician Communication in the ICU
09/30/2008
Care Transitions for ICU Survivors: Post-discharge Management
09/30/2008

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Aging and Age-Related Changes
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Pressure Ulcer Assessment via Telemedicine
09/30/2000
Chronically Ill at the VA: Who Are They and What Do They Need?
06/30/2002
Capacity to Execute a Health Care Proxy: Guideline Evaluation
01/31/2003
QUERI on Congestive (Chronic) Heart Failure
06/30/2004
Evaluation of a Cardiac Nurse Practitioner Palliative Care Program
02/28/2010
Effectiveness of the FairCare System for Patients with Advanced Illness
09/30/2004
Determining the Prevalence of Health Literacy Among Veterans
09/30/2006
Adapting Tools to Implement Stroke Risk Management to Veterans
02/28/2010
Working with Veterans Organizations to Improve Blood Pressure
12/31/2010
Formal and Informal Costs of Veterans with Dementia: A Longitudinal Study
02/28/2008
Senior Coordinated Referral (SCORE) Study
06/30/2010
VA Nursing Home Care for Veterans with Serious Mental Illness
06/30/2010
Causal Inferences on Quality of Life with Deaths
06/30/2009
Sleep Disturbance and Outcomes Rehabilitation in the Nursing Home
09/30/2005
Causes and Consequences of Aggressive Behavior in Demented Patients
06/30/2007
VA Eligibility Reform and the Demand for VA Services by Elderly Veterans
06/30/2006
Inappropriate Prescribing of Medication for Older Veterans
09/30/2005
Aging Veterans Health Policy Model
12/31/2006
End of Life Care: Medical Treatments and Costs by Age, Race, and Region
03/30/2006
Assessing Practice Variation in Long Term Care Referrals
09/30/2006
Appropriateness of Antiepileptic Drug Use for Older Veterans
09/30/2008
Effect of Self-Management on Improving Sleep Apnea Outcomes
12/31/2009
Quality of Care Indicators for Veterans with Stroke in Community Nursing Homes
01/31/2006
Measuring Quality of Family Experience of Patients with Serious Illness
12/31/2008
Improving the Quality of End-of-Life Communication for Patients with COPD
12/31/2007
Randomized Trial of Care Management to Improve End of Life Care
08/30/2008
A Telehealth Education Program for Caregivers of Veterans with Dementia
03/31/2008
Improving Care for Nursing Home Pneumonia in NHCUs and Veterans' Homes
09/30/2005
Intervention to Improve Care at Life's End in VA Medical Centers
06/30/2010
Family Assessment of Treatment at End-of-Life (FATE) Survey Development
09/30/2007
Validation of Pain as a Vital Sign Among Veterans with Advanced Illness
09/30/2008
Quality and Costs of Colon Cancer Care in VA and Medicare
09/30/2009
Estimating the Magnitude of Unmeasured Risk in VA Patients
04/30/2006
Use of VA and Medicare by Older Veterans with New Disability
09/30/2009
Substance Use Disorder Patients in VA Nursing Homes
11/30/2007
Improving Patient-Provider Communication For Colorectal Cancer Screening
12/31/2009
Aging and Family Outcomes in Supportive Care of Advanced Cancer Patients
11/30/2008
Testing the Effectiveness of Telephone Support for Dementia Caregivers
03/31/2008
Self-Management of Osteoarthritis: A Tailored, Telephone-based Intervention
03/31/2009
Recurrence after Treatments of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
06/30/2009
Modifiable Determinants of Anti-Depressant Adherence Among Older Veterans
02/28/2010
Hip Fracture Repair and Outcomes: A National Cohort Study of Veterans
12/31/2008
Partners in Dementia Care
02/28/2011
Impact of Quality Improvement Implementation on Nursing Home Outcomes
06/30/2006
Manifestations, Causes, and Consequences of PEU in Elderly TCU Residents
04/30/2011
Variability in Surgical Blood Transfusion Practices and Cardiovascular Outcome
12/31/2007
Non-Pharmacological Interventions on Sleep in Post-Acute Rehabilitation
06/30/2009
Telepsychology-Service Delivery for Depressed Elderly Veterans
07/31/2010
Impact of Health Status on Colorectal Cancer Screening in Older Adults
12/31/2010
Caregiver Psychoeducation and Support: Improving Outcomes in AD/ADRD
03/31/2011
Dementia in Primary Care: Setting the Stage for Quality Improvement
03/31/2010
Using Knowledge Discovery Strategies to Identify Fall Related Injuries
06/30/2010
Family-Supported Smoking Cessation for Chronically Ill Veterans
06/30/2012
Sleep Specialty Consultation: Improving Management or Sleep Disorders
12/31/2010
Carvedilol or Controlled-Release Metoprolol for Heart Failure
03/31/2008
Novel Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Renal Insufficiency
03/31/2010
A Patient-Spouse Intervention for Self-Managing High Cholesterol
08/30/2009
Inappropriate Drug Use for Seniors: Should VA adopt new HEDIS measures
06/30/2010
Depression and CHF in Outpatients
02/28/2010
Evaluating a Preference-based Intervention for Increasing CRC Screening
03/31/2012
Enhancing fitness in older overweight vets with impaired fasting glucose
06/30/2011
Identifying and Characterizing High Performing VHA Nursing Homes
06/30/2010
VA Nursing Homes: Medical Saff Models and Care Correlates
05/31/2011
Enhancing caregiver support for patients with heart failure
06/30/2012
Access Factors Affecting VA Enrollees' Use of Non-VA Medical Care
03/31/2011
Safe-Grip Fall/Injuries Intervention: A Randomized Trial
06/30/2001
Development of Individual-Patient Physical Health Profiles with IRT
12/31/2000
A Casefinding and Referral System for Older Veterans within Primary Care
09/30/2001
Effectiveness of a Health Education Program in a Primary Care Setting
03/31/2003
Validation of Spanish Translation of Folstein Mini Mental State Exam
03/31/2001
Comprehensive Outcomes of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
02/28/2003
Health Outcomes from Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain
09/30/2004
Measuring the Quality of Dying
09/30/2002
Evaluating Health Outcomes of Veterans in VA and Contract Nursing Homes
06/30/2003
Audiology Visits after Screening for Hearing Loss: An RCT
06/30/2005
A Hip Protector Program to Increase Use in Primary Care Patients
06/30/2004
Stress-Busting Program for Caregivers of Patients with Neurological Diseases
06/30/2006
Sleep and Behavioral Disturbance in Dementia
03/31/2007
Palliative Care Transitions: Factors in Patient Experience and Satisfaction
12/31/2006
Early Trajectory of Wandering in Veterans with Mild Dementia
03/31/2012
Nurse Managed Clinic for Dementia Patients and Family Caregivers
06/30/2001
Pain Management and Behavioral Outcomes in Patients with Dementia
03/21/2001
Informal Caregivers of Veterans with Dementia: Cost, QOL and Service Use
09/30/2001
Outcomes Assessment for Dementia Care: Development of a Module
06/30/2002
Safety Enhancement to Prevent Home Injury to Veterans with Alzheimer's Disease
09/30/2003
Nurse Physical Activity Counseling in Primary Care
03/31/2006
Immunocompetency and Nutritive Status in Inpatient Gero-Rehabilitation
09/30/2007
The Effect of Exercise on Muscle, Function and Cost in VA Nursing Home Residents
12/30/2006
Evaluating Telehealth Home Care for Elderly Veterans with Congestive Heart Failure
01/31/2005
Nurse Counseling for Physical Activity in Primary Care Patients
06/30/2000
Effect of Activity on Sleep of Cognitively-Impaired Veterans
06/30/2001
Honoring Treatment Preferences at the End of Life
06/30/2004
Development and Evaluation of a Hormone Replacement Therapy Decision-Aid
03/31/2004
Communication, Alternatives, and Preferences in End of Life Care
08/31/2002
Assessing the Needs of VA Patients with Advanced Cancer
09/30/2001
Improved Clinical Decision Making for Stroke Prevention
09/30/2007
Implementing a Metric for VA Hospice Referrals: Phase I, Develop the Triggers
03/31/2007
Long-Term Care Referral Tutorial
12/31/2007
Study of Women in Menopause (SWIM)
04/30/2008
Randomized Controlled Trial of Enhanced Pharmacy Care in Older Veteran Outpatients
03/31/2004
Web-based Informational Materials for Caregivers of Veterans Post-Stroke
05/31/2011
Evaluating Cost for Veterans Health Care
02/28/2002
A Modified Delphi Consultation: Implementing the VA Psychiatric Advance Directive
09/30/2008
Optimizing Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Modifying Anti-rheumatic Drugs
09/30/2008
PDA-Based Measurement of Guideline Implementation by Nursing Assistants
09/30/2008
QUERI on Stroke
07/31/2003

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Chronic Diseases
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Funding End sort
Impact of Outsourcing VA Cardiac Surgery on the Cost and Quality of Care
09/30/2000
Chronically Ill at the VA: Who Are They and What Do They Need?
06/30/2002
QUERI on Congestive (Chronic) Heart Failure
06/30/2004
Evaluation of a Cardiac Nurse Practitioner Palliative Care Program
02/28/2010
Innovative Strategies for Implementing New CHF Guideline Recommendations
03/31/2003
Effectiveness of the FairCare System for Patients with Advanced Illness
09/30/2004
Randomized Trial of a Telephone Intervention in Heart Failure Patients
03/31/2005
Evaluation of a Nurse Case Management Model for Chronic Heart Failure
12/30/2006
Computerized Guidelines Enhanced by Symptoms and History: Clinical Effects
02/28/2001
Guidelines for Drug Therapy of Hypertension: Closing the Loop
09/30/2000
Trial of a Tailored Message Program to Implement CHF Guidelines
03/31/2004
Knowledge Management and Clinical Practice Guideline Implementation
06/30/2002
Guidelines for Drug Therapy of Hypertension: Multi-Site Implementation
09/30/2005
Determining the Prevalence of Health Literacy Among Veterans
09/30/2006
Colorectal Cancer Screening Assessment and Surveillance Data System
07/12/2005
Organization Variations in Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates
09/30/2003
Colorectal Cancer Care Outcomes Research and Quality Surveillance Data System
09/30/2009
Translation of Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines: A System Intervention
03/31/2009
Colorectal Cancer Care - A Quality Measurement Partnership
09/30/2008
Improving Health Outcomes of Diabetic Veterans: A Diabetic Self-Management Program
09/30/2002
Improving Diabetes Care via Telephone Assessment and Patient Education
05/31/2003
Disease Managment and Educational Intervention Outcomes in High-Risk Diabetics
12/31/2002
Developing and Implementing a Quality Measure for Glycemic Control
12/31/2003
Periodontal Care and Glycemic Control in Diabetes
09/30/2003
Impact of a Quality Management Intervention Upon Foot Care Outcomes
07/31/2001
Evaluation of VISTA Performance Profiles and Non-VISTA Measures
11/30/2001
An Evaluation of a Coordinated Proactive Diabetes Eye Care Program
12/31/2005
Health Values and Spirituality in Veterans with HIV/AIDS
06/30/2005
Cost and Effectiveness of End Stage Renal Disease Care
09/30/2004
Physician-Patient Communication in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure
03/30/2010
Racial Variations in Cardiac Procedures: Do Health Beliefs Matter?
09/30/2001
Ethnic Differences - Management of Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease
09/30/2003
Health Seeking and Treatment Selection in Patients with Coronary Disease
07/31/2002
Risk of Mortality in Prostate Cancer
06/30/2001
Profile of Gulf War Veterans Receiving Undiagnosed Illness Compensation
09/30/2008
Identification of HIV Infection Among Veterans
09/30/2003
Determinants of Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy and Impact on Outcomes
09/30/2002
A Medication Adherence Intervention for HIV Infected Veterans
12/31/2002
Improving the HIV/AIDS Immunology Case Registry
09/30/2002
Measuring HIV Quality of Care
06/30/2003
Data Collection for Veterans with HIV/AIDS: Survey and Chart Review
12/31/2002
Improving HIV Care Quality
12/31/2004
Treatment Cost for Veterans with Chronic Kidney Disease
02/28/2010
Adapting Tools to Implement Stroke Risk Management to Veterans
02/28/2010
Working with Veterans Organizations to Improve Blood Pressure
12/31/2010
Group Intervention for DM Guideline Implementation
03/31/2012
A Self-Management Intervention for Veterans with Hepatitis C
08/31/2009
Formal and Informal Costs of Veterans with Dementia: A Longitudinal Study
02/28/2008
Hospital Costs and Utilization of Veterans Receiving Palliative Versus Usual Care
04/30/2009
Outpatient Waiting Times, Outcomes, and Cost for VA Patients with Diabetes
02/28/2010
Chronic Physical and Mental Ilness Care in Women Veterans
08/30/2009
Guideline Adherence in Elders with Heart Failure and Multiple Comorbidities
09/30/2012
Collaborative Cardiac Care Project (C3P)
12/31/2007
Translation Plan to Improve Lipid Management for IHD Patients
09/30/2003
QUERI - Proposal to Expand Data Collection and Reports to Evaluate VA Cardiac Surgery Program Performance
12/30/2000
Risk Adjustment of HbA1c for Performance Measurement in the VA
09/30/2004
Behavioral Insomnia Therapy in Primary Care
09/30/2005
A Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention for Depression and Anxiety in COPD
06/30/2006
Effectiveness of a Telecommunications System in Asthma Management
03/31/2008
Quality Evaluation in Stroke and TIA (QUEST)
06/30/2007
Clinical Reminders in Test Reports to Improve Guideline Compliance
09/30/2006
The Prevalence and Needs of Veterans with Multiple Chronic Illnesses
09/30/2003
Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Veterans with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
09/30/2005
Causes and Consequences of Aggressive Behavior in Demented Patients
06/30/2007
Process of Care in Peripheral Arterial Disease
09/30/2005
Can Vignettes be Used to Improve Practice and Outcomes?
12/31/2005
Stroke Prevention, Incidence and Outcomes in Veterans with Diabetes
03/31/2009
The Impact of Health Literacy on Racial Differences in Cancer Stage at Presentation
03/31/2007
Do Practice Guidelines Improve Economic Efficiency within the VA System
06/30/2007
Evaluation of Preventable Diabetes Hospitalizations in the VA
06/30/2007
Use of VA Pharmacy by Medicare Enrolled Veterans
06/30/2006
Impact of Diastolic Heart Failure on Health Care Utilization and Outcomes
06/30/2005
Pharmacy Use in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure
02/28/2006
Development of Survival Prediction Models for Advanced Cancer Patients
06/30/2008
Improving Assessment of Patient Preferences in Localized Prostate Cancer
12/31/2008
Aging Veterans Health Policy Model
12/31/2006
End of Life Care: Medical Treatments and Costs by Age, Race, and Region
03/30/2006
Health Related Quality of Life in VA Patients with Intestinal Stoma
06/30/2005
Addressing Barriers to Translation for Treatment of Hypertension
02/28/2008
RCT of a Telecommunications System in Sleep Apnea
03/31/2008
Quality and Cost of VA and Medicare Covered Care for Veterans with ESRD
07/30/2006
Appropriateness of Antiepileptic Drug Use for Older Veterans
09/30/2008
Effect of Self-Management on Improving Sleep Apnea Outcomes
12/31/2009
Quality of Care Indicators for Veterans with Stroke in Community Nursing Homes
01/31/2006
Measuring Quality of Family Experience of Patients with Serious Illness
12/31/2008
Risk Factor Trajectory and Variability: Predictors of Vascular Disease?
06/30/2006
Improving the Quality of End-of-Life Communication for Patients with COPD
12/31/2007
Outcomes of Veterans with Dual HCV-HIV Infection
09/30/2005
Randomized Trial of Care Management to Improve End of Life Care
08/30/2008
Epidemiology and Cost of Falls in Veterans with Spinal Cord Injury
08/31/2008
A Telehealth Education Program for Caregivers of Veterans with Dementia
03/31/2008
Can Group Visits Improve Outcomes of Veterans with Diabetes
01/31/2009
Evaluating HIV/AIDS Care Access and Quality in the VA
09/20/2007
Validation of Pain as a Vital Sign Among Veterans with Advanced Illness
09/30/2008
VA and non-VA Rehabilitation Utilization by Veterans with Acute Stroke
06/30/2006
Patient Preferences for Treatment of Hepatitis C
09/30/2008
Methylphenidate for Depressed Cancer Patients in Hospice
03/30/2010
Quality and Costs of Colon Cancer Care in VA and Medicare
09/30/2009
VA Prescription Drug Company Copayments and Veterans with Diabetes or Hypertension
09/14/2006
Use of VA and Medicare by Older Veterans with New Disability
09/30/2009
Improving Patient-Provider Communication For Colorectal Cancer Screening
12/31/2009
Diabetes Telemedicine Consultation: A Systems Improvement Intervention
03/31/2009
Aging and Family Outcomes in Supportive Care of Advanced Cancer Patients
11/30/2008
Use of Telehealth in-Home Messaging to Improve GI Endoscopy Completion Rates
11/30/2009
Outcomes Associated with Salmeterol Use in Obstructive Lung Disease
09/30/2007
Self-Management of Osteoarthritis: A Tailored, Telephone-based Intervention
03/31/2009
Cost Effective Strategy to Evaluate Veterans with Sleep Apnea
03/31/2009
Improving HIV Screening by Nurse Rapid Testing, Streamlined Counseling
06/30/2007
Recurrence after Treatments of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
06/30/2009
Clinical and Cost Effectiveness of Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy Using Tele-Ophthalmology
12/31/2010
Joint Replacement Utilization Disparity: The Role of Communication
02/28/2009
A Behavioral Intervention to Improve Hypertension Control in Veterans
09/30/2009
Insulin Treatment Variation in Southwestern Diabetics - Therapeutic Decision-making
04/30/2008
Amputation Related Trends, Health Care Use, and Outcomes in Veterans
09/30/2008
Quality of Care and Outcomes in Veterans with PreEnd State Renal Disease
03/30/2009
Improving Insulin Therapy with Enhanced Care Management and Peer Support
03/31/2010
Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation: Impact of Mental Illness
03/31/2009
Why Are Intermediate Outcomes in Diabetic Veterans Still Sub-Optimal?
12/31/2008
Variability in Surgical Blood Transfusion Practices and Cardiovascular Outcome
12/31/2007
PSA Failure: A Rising Concern for Prostate Cancer
05/31/2009
RCT of Financial Incentives to Translate ALLHAT into Practice
06/30/2011
Behavioral/Pharmacological Telemedicine Interventions for BP Control
09/30/2009
Health Care Use, Outcomes, and Costs of Comorbid Diabetes and Depression
08/30/2009
Culture and Communication in Hypertension Management
09/30/2009
Quality of Practices for Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Staging
03/31/2010
Economic and Clinical Outcomes of Recommended NSAID Prescription Strategies
12/31/2008
Obesity Care Practices in the Veterans Health Administration
06/30/2009
Predicting Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Carriage at Hospital Admission
08/30/2009
Obesity and Utilization of Clinical Preventive Services
10/31/2008
Long-term Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery in the Veterans Health Administration
06/30/2009
Family-Supported Smoking Cessation for Chronically Ill Veterans
06/30/2012
Examining Healthcare Patterns and MS Outcomes with VHA and Medicare Data
06/30/2010
Sociocultural Dimensions of Provider Decision-Making in Pain Management
08/31/2009
Knee Replacement Disparity: A Randomized, Controlled Intervention
08/31/2009
Carvedilol or Controlled-Release Metoprolol for Heart Failure
03/31/2008
Novel Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Renal Insufficiency
03/31/2010
Longitudinal Analysis of Utilization and Cost by VA Patients with Diabetes
12/30/2011
A Patient-Spouse Intervention for Self-Managing High Cholesterol
08/30/2009
Impact of Teledermatology on Health Services Outcomes in the VA
06/30/2011
Barriers to Initiating Antiviral Therapy for Veterans with Hepatitis C
08/31/2010
Impact of a Plain Language Prostate Cancer Decision Aid on Decision Making
09/30/2011
NSAID Related Adverse Events: Evaluating Risk Using Clinical Information
06/30/2008
Patterns of Late-Life Healthcare Among VA Patients with Schizophrenia
03/31/2009
Depression and CHF in Outpatients
02/28/2010
Summary Measures of Quality for Diabetes Care
09/30/2010
VA and Non-VA Healthcare Utilization and Outcomes by Veterans with Stroke
09/30/2009
The Influence of Obesity on Veterans' Quality of Care
09/30/2010
Evaluating a Preference-based Intervention for Increasing CRC Screening
03/31/2012
Ethnic Differences in Medication Adherence and Cost for Elderly Veterans with DM
01/31/2010
Enhancing fitness in older overweight vets with impaired fasting glucose
06/30/2011
Quality of Care Among Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection
03/31/2011
Improving Obstructive Sleep Apnea Management via Wireless Telemonitoring
06/30/2012
Enhancing caregiver support for patients with heart failure
06/30/2012
Pain, Sexual Dysfunction and Depression in Hemodialysis Patients
07/31/2011
Medications in Chronic Heart Failure and Relationship to Quality of Life
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