Development of a Brief Assessment Tool to Evaluate Early Low Nutrition Risk in Community Elderly: Creation of the Tool and Examination of Its Reliability and Criterion-related Vali... by Shoji Shinkai, Miki Narita, Hiroshi Murayama, Akihiko Kitamura, Yoshinori Fujiwara

“…Results: Finally, we obtained a semantic coherence of four factors (named health beliefs, dietary status, physical activity, and food-related quality of life) totaling 13 items; confirmatory factor analysis of the four-factor solution yielded good model fit values, χ2 (59) = 275.4 (P < 0.001), comparative fit index = 0.930, and root mean square error of approximation = 0.056. …”
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Personalized medicine: An alternative for cancer treatment by Devendra Singh, Vinay Kumar Dhiman, Minakshi Pandey, Vivek Kumar Dhiman, Avinash Sharma, Himanshu Pandey, Sunil Kumar Verma, Rajeev Pandey

“…The goal is to optimize tumor response while minimizing therapy side effects, resulting in improved patient care and quality of life. Personalized medicine allows for the creation of focused medicines that address specific gene mutations by leveraging knowledge about a patient's cancer, including its genetic makeup. …”
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Integration and the Diplomatic Crisis: Current Realities of the GCC by L. V. Shkvarya

“…This allows them to continue to diversify their national economies. The level and quality of life in the GCC is improving. These and other achievements are largely the result of regional economic integration and cooperation between countries in various areas on the world and regional markets. …”
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The meaning of trust along the treatment pathway of women with breast cancer: a mixed-methods study among cancer survivors by Eleonore Baum, Daniela Bernhardsgrütter, Ramona Engst, Carola Maurer, Jessica Ebneter, Adrienne Zenklusen, Barbara Wartlsteiner, Lotti Barandun, Andrea Neher, Antje Koller, Andrea Kobleder

“…Trust between health providers and patients has been shown to improve patient quality of life and may enhance clinical outcomes. This study aimed to explore the meaning of trust along the treatment pathway. …”
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A Nonfunctioning Pituitary Macroadenoma Presenting as Cyclical Vomiting and Severe Hyponatremia in a Young Female by Dinuka S. Warapitiya, Dimuthu Muthukuda, W. A. H. P. Sanjeewa, Kushalee Poornima Jayawickreme, Shyama Subasinghe

“…Recurrent vomiting is a commonly overlooked debilitating symptom which causes significant impact on the quality of life. There are several causes for vomiting, ranging from commonly known causes to rare causes. …”
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Frequency and Predictors of Pneumonia After Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG): A Single-Center Study by Ozgur Baris, Tugba Asli Onyilmaz, Huseyin Kaya

“…<b>Background:</b> CABG is a commonly performed procedure to improve survival and quality of life in patients with coronary artery disease. …”
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RESILSTIGMA. Resilience to self-stigmatization experienced by people living with HIV: Which self-reported factors improve awareness among health workers? by Christine Jacomet, Cécile Miele, Emilie Goncalves, Céline Lambert, Clément Belletier, Françoise Linard, Josiane Phalip-Le Besnerais, Pierre Dellamonica, Michaël Dambrun

“…It leads to a decline in self-esteem, isolation, denial and risk behavior, and impairs quality of life. The aims of our study were to investigate the psychological, social and medical factors, in particular psychological flexibility and its defusion component, that are associated with resilience to self-stigmatization in people living with HIV (PLHIV), and to assess clinicians' perceptions of the condition.…”
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Cannabis use amongst tinnitus patients: consumption patterns and attitudes by Dorsa Mavedatnia, Marc Levin, Jong Wook Lee, Amr F. Hamour, Kaye Dizon, Trung Le

“…Abstract Background Tinnitus has a significant impact on quality of life and causes considerable psychological distress. …”
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Environmental impacts of urban growth and land use changes in tropical cities by Timothy O. Ogunbode, Victor O. Oyebamiji, David O. Sanni, Emmanuel O. Akinwale, Francis O. Akinluyi

“…The implementation of green infrastructure, effective waste management, and comprehensive urban planning policies is crucial to enhancing resilience and quality of life in Iwo.…”
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Tanshinlactone triggers methuosis in breast cancer cells via NRF2 activation by Wanjun Lin, Zifeng Huang, Xuening Zhang, Dayuan Zheng, Yanchao Yang, Meina Shi, Dongfang Yang, Tong Chu, Wenzhe Ma

“…While significant strides have been made in breast cancer management, these interventions are often impeded by substantial adverse effects that undermine patients’ quality of life and confront limitations due to the eventual development of multi-drug resistance. …”
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Rationale and design of the multicenter, national, randomized, open labeled phase III trial: allogeneic stem cell transplantation as a potential curative treatment for patients wit... by Annemarie Glöckner, Stefan Schönland, Hermann Einsele, Nicolaus Kröger

“…Discussion The present clinical study is designed to evaluate the superiority of allogeneic stem cell transplantation compared to conventional therapy (triplet chemotherapy) for the difference in overall survival at 5 years, toxicity and quality of life in patients with multiple myeloma who have relapsed or progressed after first-line autologous stem cell therapy. …”
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Real-Life Analysis of Therapeutic Management and Its Correlation With the Dermatology Life Quality Index Score in 108 Patients With Pustular Psoriasis: An Italian Monocenter Study by Dario Buononato, Emanuele Scala, Pierfrancesco Benvenuto, Stefano Caccavale, Eugenia Veronica Di Brizzi, Roberta Di Caprio, Giuseppe Argenziano, Anna Balato

“… Introduction: Pustular psoriasis (PP) is a rare life-threatening skin disease with negatively impact on quality of life (QoL). Clinically, it may be systemic (generalized pustular psoriasis [GPP]) or localized on palms and soles (palmoplantar pustulosis [PPP]). …”
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Underlying Anticancer Mechanisms and Synergistic Combinations of Phytochemicals with Cancer Chemotherapeutics: Potential Benefits and Risks by Muhammad Ayaz, Asif Nawaz, Sajjad Ahmad, Osama F. Mosa, Alashary Adam Eisa Hamdoon, Modawy Alnour Khalifa, Abdul Sadiq, Farhat Ullah, Abdul Wadood, Atul Kabra, H. C. Ananda Murthy

“…However, herbal medicines which possess positive interaction and improve the quality of life of patients should be sorted out and integrated with the chemotherapy. …”
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Identification of key genes underlying radiosensitivity and radioresistance in endometrial cancer through integrated bioinformatics analysis by Chunhui Wan, Lei Zhang, Ting Yu, Hui Lu, Han Xiao, Juan Du

“…Potential to improve prognosis and quality of life of patients.…”
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Orbital Desmoid-Type Fibromatosis: A Case Report and Literature Review by Alessandro Moro, Paolo De Angelis, Giulio Gasparini, Sandro Pelo, Gianluigi Petrone, Emanuela Lucci Cordisco, Umberto Garagiola, Giuseppe D’Amato, Gianmarco Saponaro

“…The management of desmoid fibromatosis is based on the function preservation and the maintenance of a good quality of life, but in case of symptomatic patients or aggressive course of the disease or risk of functional damages, the surgical approach may be considered. …”
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Grade IV oral mucositis treatment with Brazilian green propolis mucoadherent gel by Diogo Alvarenga Silva, Patrícia Carlos Caldeira, Silvia Ferreira de Sousa, Vagner Rodrigues Santos

“…Rapid treatment of OM means restoring quality of life to patients and lowering the cost of cancer treatment for public health. …”
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Prevalence of TB-related symptoms and self-reported disability among adult TB survivors by A.K. McDonald, D. Nakkonde, P. Kaggwa, S. Zalwango, A. Joseph, E. Buregyeya, J.N. Sekandi

“…There is a need for further longitudinal evaluation and considerations to expand the continuum of care and support to improve the quality of life for TB survivors post-TB treatment…”
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Prevalence of behavioral risk factors among Ukrainians during war amid existing stress factors by Olena Kolesnikova, Olena Vysotska, Anastasiia Radchenko, Olga Zaprovalna, Nataliya Emelyanova

“…Furthermore, we identified differences in the prevalence of BRFs based on indicators such as reduced quality of life, social maladjustment, work-related factors, and traumatic experiences. …”
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Experiences and practices of people categorised as being ‘at risk’ based on age during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study in the UK and Germany by Susannah Mayhew, Stephanie Drössler, Katharina Wabnitz

“…‘Establishing safe spaces’ (perceiving safety and risk in relation to others and implementing prevention measures to maintain safe spaces); ‘Assessing and responding to risk’ (risk as danger relative to others and risk management as a responsibility of the individual) and ‘Considerations on the value of a life’ (in relation to quality of life, length of life and capacity to contribute to society). …”
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Fungsi Tiroid Pasca Radioterapi Tumor Ganas Kepala- Leher by Ade Chandra, Sukri Rahman

“…Hypothyroidism due to radiotherapy is irreversible and affect quality of life of patients Objective: To determine the function of the thyroid after radiotherapy in patients with the head and neck cancer. …”
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