BACKGROUND In an effort to understand the diminished quality of life (QoL) exhibited by patients with end-stage liver disease (ESLD), we studied the association of frailty and severity of liver disease with quality of life in this patient population. METHODS In a prospective, single-center cohort study (N=487), we assessed frailty and QoL in patients with ESLD referred for liver transplant. F...

Evaluating the impact of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) on quality of life (QOL) is of paramount importance, as reflected in the International Continence Society’s characterization of the primary symptom as a “complaint.” Emphasis on health-related QOL also is consistent with the World Health Organization definition of health, which includes the social and emotional impacts of a medical cond...

BACKGROUND Quality of life (QOL) is a core outcome of palliative care, yet in African settings there is a lack of evidence on patients' levels of QOL. We aimed to describe QOL among patients with incurable, progressive disease receiving palliative care in South Africa and Uganda, to compare QOL in cancer and HIV, to determine how domains of QOL correlate with overall QOL, and compare levels of ...

Background The quality of life (QoL) describes the multidimensional self-perceived well-being of a person, which is an important diabetes outcome. This study aimed to measure the QoL scores among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), as well as their clinical and sociodemographic predictors. Methods This cross-sectional study involved 180 randomly sampled patients at a primary care c...

conclusions stuttering has negative effects on different dimensions of qol among individuals. thus, it is necessary to pay special attention to its prevention and treatment before it is developed into a completed and progressive condition. results this study showed a significant difference between the groups in mean scores of qol, general and emotional health, social and physical functions, vit...

Background & Aims: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disease that is the most common cause of disability and may be associated with cognitive impairment. Despite the implementation of cognitive rehabilitation (CR) studies in patients with MS, there are still no clear and conclusive results. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of CR on speed and WM capacity, executive funct...

Alcoholism can be understood as a self-treatment for existential pain. A 5-day treatment was designed to relieve this psychological pain and existential anxiety, and thereby diminish the need for self-treatment with alcohol. The basic principle behind the treatment was holistic, restoring the quality of life (QOL) and relationship with self, which according to the life mission theory happens wh...

BACKGROUND The population prevalence of older people has been growing worldwide. Quality of Life (QoL) among older people is a significant public health concern. Hence, this study aimed to assess level of QoL and factors influencing QoL among rural Thai older people. METHODS The study was undertaken in Phayao Province where is one of the top ten provinces with the highest index of Thai aging....

BACKGROUND Quality of life (QOL) is increasingly recognized as central to the broad construct of recovery in substance abuse services. QOL measures can supplement more objective symptom measures, identify specific service needs and document changes in functioning that are associated with substance use patterns. To date however, QOL remains an under investigated area in the addictions field, esp...