Quality Of Life

Adults with a recorded diagnosis of a periodontal disease, including gingivitis and periodontitis, are more likely to develop CVD and other chronic diseases compared with patients without a diagnosis, researchers reported.

Interventions that promote physical activity could improve symptoms and quality of life for people with asthma, although these interventions may face barriers to success, according to a review published in Journal of Health Psychology.

Poor quality of life was the primary reason why 9.3% of families pursued peanut oral immunotherapy, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Quality of life declined with use of certain enzyme-blocking drugs when measured against dopamine agonists in patients with Parkinson’s disease prescribed levodopa to correct motor issues, according to a study published in JAMA Neurology.

Mental health worsened overall in older adults in the U.K. as the COVID-19 pandemic progressed, affecting women and those without partners to a greater extent, according to a longitudinal cohort study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

One-third of acromegaly and growth hormone deficiency studies report discrepancies between patient-reported outcomes and biochemical outcomes, with many using unvalidated and poorly reported outcome measures, data from a meta-analysis show.

In patients with symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, mavacamten was linked with improved cardiac structure and function compared with placebo, according to new data from the EXPLORER-HCM trial.

Javed Butler, MD, spoke with Healio about results from the EMPEROR-Preserved trial that he presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.

Among AKI survivors, 84% reported that the AKI episode significantly impacted their physical and emotional health, according to data published in Kidney 360.

Bulevirtide improved quality of life measures among patients treated for chronic hepatitis D virus, Maria Buti, MD, PhD, of the Hospital Universiario Valle Hebron, told Healio Gastroenterology.