Introduction: It is essential to consider the clinical assessment of psychological aspects in patients with Diabetes Mellitus (DM), in order to prevent potentially adverse self-management care behaviors leading to diabetes-related complications, including declining levels of Quality of Life (QoL) and negative metabolic control. Purpose: In the framework of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), th...

Background: Renal failure is a chronic disease that can have serious effects on patients’ quality of life (QoL). Objective: Gender, age, education and marital status were investigated in end-stage renal disease patients. Specifically, the relationship of QoL and mental health to sociodemographic variables was examined. Methodology: 144 patients in-centre haemodialysis (HD) and continuous ambula...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the impact of depressive symptoms and neuropathic pain in the quality of life (QL) of diabetic patients with diabetic distal polyneuropathy (DDP). METHODS Two hundred and four patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus were evaluated. The diagnosis of DDP was achieved using the Neuropathy Disability Score and Neuropathy Symptom Score questionnaires. The severity of neurop...

Background: The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of milnacipran in outpatients experiencing severe MDD non-respondent to adequate time and dosing of SSRI therapy. Methods: A 12 week multi-centric study open study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of milnacipran after a SRRI trial failure. Complete remission (HAMD-17 < 8) was the principal outcome. Secondary outcomes were ...

Introducción: Desde la disciplina de enfermería, este artículo analiza las relaciones entre calidad vida relacionada con salud (CVRS) y el estado emocional, enfocándose en los casos pacientes síndrome Guillain-Barré (SGB). La es un factor constitutivo (CV), a partir del cual se puede considerar buena o mala. Por lo tanto, enfermedad no sólo limita afectación física, sino también psicológica, so...

35 SAJP June 2013 Vol. 19 No. 2 Clinical and epidemiological studies have reported up to 47% substance-use disorder (SUD) comorbidity in patients with schizophrenia. [1] Addressing SUD comorbidity is clinically relevant since it has a significant impact on the course and prognosis of schizophrenia. For example, it can lead to acute bouts of hospitalisation by reducing patient compliance with an...

The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of occupational therapy at an on-campus student clinic on clients’ activity participation and quality of life, as measured by the Activity Card Sort (ACS) and the World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF measure (WHOQOLBREF). Data were collected on 6 participants for the ACS, and 8 participants for the WHOQOLBREF, at the beginning and en...

Background: WHOQOL-SRPB is an instrument developed to evaluate how spirituality, religiosity and personal beliefs (SRPB) are related to quality of life in health and health care. Recently, Moreira-Alves and Koenig (2006) questioned several aspects concerning WHOQOL-SRPB including de definition of the construct used in the instrument and the fact that its facets are too broad to be considered sp...

The symptoms of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are linked to dysfunction in academic, occupational, interpersonal, and other domains for both children and adults (see review in Whalen, Jamner, Henker, Delfino, & Lozano, 2002). The current study examines the association between ADHD symptoms and quality of life (QOL) and perceived stress in a community sample of adults. Data wer...