Quality Of Life

Adults with higher aging satisfaction were more likely to have improved health and well-being later in life, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Albireo Pharma Inc. announced the publication of the PICTURE study, which assessed the impact that progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis has on caregivers, according to a company press release.

Adults with chronic kidney disease who walked between 7,000 and 12,000 steps a day reported high health-related quality of life, according to data published in the Journal of Renal Nutrition.

For commercial insurers and Medicare, it may be cost-effective to add empagliflozin to the standard of care treatment for patients with diabetic kidney disease, according to data published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.

Oral immunotherapy with or without probiotic adjuvants conferred sustained unresponsiveness to peanut among allergic children, according to a randomized phase 2b study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health.

Impaired physical health and reduced quality of life, among other considerations, were main decisive factors for adults with obesity to pursue bariatric surgery, according to data published in Clinical Obesity.

Adolescents with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease report feeling physically, socially and emotionally impacted by their disease, according to data published in Kidney Medicine.

WAILEA, Hawaii — Patients with vitiligo, especially those with darker skin types, report negative impacts on their mental health and quality of life due to their disease, according to a poster presented at Maui Derm for Dermatologists.

Resilience, defined as the capacity to overcome stressful situations, is related to both sexual health and quality of life during the menopausal transition, according to a study published in Menopause.

A group-based education program improved gastrointestinal symptoms and quality of life among patients with celiac disease, according to research published in BMC Gastroenterology.