Quality Of Life

According to published results, postoperative sexual education counseling may improve patient satisfaction, sexual function and quality of life for sexually active women who undergo total hip arthroplasty.

Medical marijuana use led to improvements in health-related quality of life among adults referred for medical marijuana by a physician to treat qualifying medical conditions, according to a study published in Journal of Cannabis Research.

Patients with increasing numbers of cutaneous neurofibromas experienced a growing negative impact on their quality of life, especially if there was facial involvement, according to a study.

CARLSBAD, Calif. — In this Healio Video Perspective from the Women in Ophthalmology Summer Symposium, Lisa M. Nijm, MD, JD, discusses the burden of thyroid eye disease and how it affects quality of life.

A telephone-administered, positive psychology intervention improved the well-being of patients who underwent hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, according to findings published in Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.

Having uncontrolled asthma significantly heightened a child’s odds for sleep-disordered breathing, according to results published in Respiratory Medicine.

Adults with chronic kidney disease managed with hemodiafiltration reported less drop in health-related of quality of life, particularly in cognitive decline, compared with those using hemodialysis, according to data from the CONVINCE trial.

Long-term filgotinib induced and maintained symptomatic remission and improved health-related quality of life in ulcerative colitis, with no new safety signals reported, according to interim analysis of the SELECTION extension study.

Oregon Health & Science University has implemented a “symptom science” clinical research program designed to mitigate toxicities and improve quality of life for people with cancer.

Different oxygen saturation targets did not significantly impact 1-year cognition or quality of life in mechanically ventilation adults, according to results published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.