Quality Of Life

Patients with pulmonary fibrosis who used a smartphone app that offers cognitive behavioral therapy showed improvements in anxiety levels and quality of life, according to a press release.

Patients with hereditary angioedema who used berotralstat generally tolerated treatment and experienced reductions in attacks over 96 weeks, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Hemithyroidectomy is associated with better quality of life after surgery than total thyroidectomy for adults with low-risk differentiated thyroid cancer, though more studies are needed, according to findings from a systematic review.

ORLANDO — A home-based mental health program for individuals with epilepsy was effective in detecting symptoms of depression and suicidality, according to a poster.

Pediatric patients with severe atopic dermatitis experienced higher rates of itch, pain, sleep disturbances and missed school days compared with those with mild disease, according to a study.

A novel digital health coaching program did not improve patient-reported outcomes among individuals with active breast cancer, according to study results presented at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

Being overoptimistic about future negative emotions and dyspnea was linked to decreased quality of life in patients with COPD, according to results published in JAMA Network Open.

Five obesity advocacy groups are calling on the FDA to require drug trials to include people with obesity and to update labels for drugs that may affect people with obesity differently.

Transgender and gender-expansive young people report worse quality of life mental health scores compared with the general U.S. population, according to study data.

Among menopausal women, therapeutic touch and music therapy were associated with improved sleep quality, quality of life, and somatic, psychological and urogenital symptoms of menopause after 4 weeks, researchers reported.