Quality Of Life

The high discordance of disease severity grading between patients and physicians calls for targeted interventions and more compassionate health care approaches, according to a study.

Among adults with difficult asthma and obesity, more improvement in asthma control and quality of life was found with a weight management program vs. usual care at week 16, according to results published in CHEST.

Patients with hereditary angioedema experience significant burdens in disease control, quality of life, treatment satisfaction and societal costs, reported a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Among patients with pulmonary sarcoidosis, efzofitimod was safe through 24 weeks, and it improved measures of lung function and quality of life when given at a higher dosage, according to study results published in CHEST.

In this video, Ruben Mesa, MD, discussed a study he presented at ASCO Annual Meeting examining the impact of transfusion burden on quality of life and functioning on patients with myelofibrosis.

Long COVID symptoms widely ranged based on the severity of the acute illness phase, demonstrating the need for individualized and multidisciplinary care, according to researchers.

Ilumetri significantly improved well-being in patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis after 16 weeks, Almirall announced in a press release.

AUSTIN, Texas — Migraine significantly affects work life and career in Canadian residents, with greater effect among those with more headache days per month, according to a poster at the American Headache Society annual meeting.

WASHINGTON — Adults with central sleep apnea on adaptive servo-ventilation for 12 months had improved disease-specific quality of life, according to an abstract presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

Successful transcatheter aortic valve replacement was high in patients presenting with cardiogenic shock, and those who survived 30 days demonstrated significant functional improvement and quality of life at 1 year, researchers reported.