BACKGROUND Current understanding of quality of life in heart failure is largely derived from clinical trials. Older people, women and those with co-morbidities are underrepresented in these. Little is known about factors predictive of quality of life amongst older people with heart failure recruited from community settings. OBJECTIVE To identify factors predictive of quality of life amongst o...

background: celiac disease (cd) has an autoimmune disease in response to ingestion of foods containing gluten sausing damage to the mucosal tissue of small intestine. the disease can severely affect quality of life. this study aims to assess the relationship between behavioral disorders and quality of life (qol) in patients with celiac disease. materials and methods: 87 celiac patients and 100 ...

Background: There are many factors affecting work ability among health practitioners, but none has been investigated among physiotherapists in Nigeria. This study investigated the correlation among work ability, psychosocial status, and the quality of life among physiotherapists in Lagos State, Southwestern Nigeria.  Materials & Methods: A survey was carried out among 111 physiotherapists (52 ...

chronic urticaria (cu) also known as chronic idiopathic urticaria results in a lowered quality of life (qol). disease specific questionnaires are necessary to assess qol in cu patients. chronic urticaria quality of life questionnaire (cu-q2ol) is the only available and validated disease specific questionnaire in the assessment of qol in cu patients originally developed in italian language. the ...

food allergy is a common disorder especially in the first years of life. strict avoidance of the responsible food is the most effective therapeutic measure so far. but this continuous vigilance could be stressful for the patient and family and decreases their quality of life (qol). this survey was designed to evaluate the impact of ige-mediated food allergy on parental qol in iranian patients a...

results the mean qol in these patients was 37.1 ± 1.7 years (21 - 65 years) and mean disease duration was 7.3±6 years. the most common injury was paraplegia. most of the patients have moderate qol (54.7 %). the results showed a significant relationship between qol and marital status and employment status (p < 0.05). also, results showed a significant relationship between qol and education level...

background: health related quality of life is an important outcome measure in studies involving patients with chronic neurological conditions. disease specific patient reported outcome measures (proms) are increasingly used as primary end points in clinical trials. the most widely used disease specific prom is the 39 item parkinson's disease questionnaire (pdq-39). the aim of this study was to ...