Positron Emission Tomography—Computer Tomography Scan Used as a Monitoring Tool Following Cellular Therapy in Cerebral Palsy and Mental Retardation—A Case Report by Alok Sharma, Hemangi Sane, Amruta Paranjape, Nandini Gokulchandran, Pooja Kulkarni, Anjana Nagrajan, Prerna Badhe

“…Even after lifelong medical and therapeutic management there are residual deficits which affect the quality of life of the patients and their families. We examined a maximally rehabilitated, 20 year old male suffering from CP and Mental Retardation (MR). …”
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Innovative Diagnostic Approaches and Treatment Strategies for Endometriosis: Current Trends and Future Direction - Review by Wiktoria Domino, Joanna Śnieżna, Wojciech Florczak, Karol Dzwonnik, Urszula Zelik, Jagienka Włodyka, Gabriela Trestka, Maria Przygoda, Jakub Dziewic, Kamila Stępień, Sabina Adamczyk

“…The primary goals of treatment include pain relief, improving the patient's quality of life, preventing disease recurrence, preserving fertility, and reducing the need for surgery. …”
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Malnutrition among the Elderly in Malaysia and Its Associated Factors: Findings from the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2018 by Mohamad Hasnan Ahmad, Ruhaya Salleh, Cheong Siew Man, Munawara Pardi, Norsyamlina Che Abdul Rahim, Norhafizah Shahril, Mohd Hatta Abdul Mutalib, Suzana Shahar, Noor Ani Ahmad

“…Complex sample multiple logistic regression found that the elderly who lived in a rural area, with no formal or primary level of education, had depression, Instrumental Activity of Daily Living (IADL) dependency, and low quality of life (QoL), were underweight, and had food insecurity and inadequate plain water intake were at a significant risk of malnutrition (malnutrition and at-risk), while Chinese, Bumiputra Sarawak, and BMI more than 25 kgm−2 were found to be protective. …”
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Colorectal Peritoneal Metastases: A Systematic Review of Current and Emerging Trends in Clinical and Translational Research by Foteini Stefania Koumpa, Diamantis Xylas, Maciej Konopka, Dieter Galea, Kirill Veselkov, Anthony Antoniou, Akash Mehta, Reza Mirnezami

“…Colorectal peritoneal metastases (CPM) are associated with abbreviated survival and significantly impaired quality of life. In patients with CPM, radical multimodality treatment consisting of cytoreductive surgery (CRS) combined with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) has demonstrated oncological superiority over systemic chemotherapy alone. …”
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Exosomal miR-122 derived from M2 macrophages induces osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in the treatment of alcoholic osteonecrosis of the femoral hea... by Guoping Le, Riyou Wen, Huaixi Fang, Zhifa Huang, Yong Wang, Hanwen Luo

“…If not treated in time in clinical practice, it will seriously affect the quality of life of patients and even require hip replacement to treat alcoholic femoral head necrosis. …”
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Tibial tubercle transfer SurgeRy and physiothErapy Versus physIotherapy only for chronic paTellofemorAL paIn: study protocol for a randomiSed controllEd trial (REVITALISE) by Myrthe P. F. van de Ven, Martin Ophey, Victor van de Graaf, Sebastiaan A. W. van de Groes, Marijn Sinkeldam, Charlotte H. W. Wijers, Sander Koëter

“…Secondary outcomes include Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) using the Kujala score, International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) ‘Subjective Knee Form’, Tegner Activity score and EuroQol 5D-5 L for quality of life. Range of motion (ROM) is measured using the decline step-down test (DSDT). …”
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In Vivo MRI Tracking of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Labeled with Ultrasmall Paramagnetic Iron Oxide Particles after Intramyocardial Transplantation in Patients with Chronic Ischemic... by Anders Bruun Mathiasen, Abbas Ali Qayyum, Erik Jørgensen, Steffen Helqvist, Annette Ekblond, Michael Ng, Kishore Bhakoo, Jens Kastrup

“…For safety, we followed symptoms, quality of life, and myocardial function for 6 months. …”
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Relationship Between Sedentary Lifestyle, Physical Activity and Stress in University Students and Their Life Habits: A Scoping Review with PRISMA Checklist (PRISMA-ScR) by Mariasole Antonietta Guerriero, Anna Dipace, Antonietta Monda, Antonella De Maria, Rita Polito, Giovanni Messina, Marcellino Monda, Marilena di Padova, Angelo Basta, Maria Ruberto, Emanuele Capasso, Fiorenzo Moscatelli, Pierpaolo Limone

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Adverse events in different administration routes of amiodarone: a pharmacovigilance study based on the FDA adverse event reporting system by Jingrong Yang, Mengfan You, Jingxin Wang, Rongfei Sun, Lili Han, Xiaonan Liu, Kaibin Niu, Kaidi Xing, Juanping Sun, Wenge Su, Yifei Wang

“…BackgroundArrhythmias are prevalent cardiac disorders with significant impacts on patient quality of life and mortality. Amiodarone, a class III antiarrhythmic agent, is widely used to manage both atrial and ventricular arrhythmias due to its efficacy in prolonging the cardiac action potential and its multiple antiarrhythmic properties. …”
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Research progress on application of digital health interventions in patients with cutaneous ureterostomy (数字健康干预在输尿管皮肤造口患者中的应用进展) by JI Xuebi (吉学碧), WANG Jun (王俊), WANG Ping (王萍), YE Yingao (叶迎奥), WANG Haifeng (王海峰)

“…Concurrently, the accelerated advancement of mobile technology and information systems has led to the integration of digital health interventions, which significantly enhance the convenience for these patients, thereby elevating their quality of life and providing assistance. This paper reviews studies on concepts and related policies of digital health, and current status of clinical application of digital health interventions in patients with cutaneous ureterostomy. …”
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Mesalazine for People with Diverticular Disease: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials by Andrea Iannone, Marinella Ruospo, Germaine Wong, Michele Barone, Mariabeatrice Principi, Alfredo Di Leo, Giovanni F. M. Strippoli

“…We estimated risk ratios (RR) for dichotomous outcomes (disease remission/recurrence, acute diverticulitis in symptomatic uncomplicated diverticular disease, need for surgery/hospitalization, all-cause/disease-related mortality, adverse events), mean differences (MD) or standardized MD (SMD) for continuous outcomes (quality of life, symptoms score, time to recurrence/remission), and their 95% confidence intervals (CI) using random-effects models. …”
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Classification of Epileptic Seizures by Simple Machine Learning Techniques: Application to Animals’ Electroencephalography Signals by Illia Pidvalnyi, Anna Kostenko, Oleksandr Sudakov, Dmytro Isaev, Oleksandr Maximyuk, Oleg Krishtal, Olena Iegorova, Ievgen Kabin, Zoya Dyka, Steffen Ortmann, Peter Langendorfer

“…Small electronic devices capable of doing that will improve the quality of life for epilepsy patients while also open new opportunities for pharmacological intervention. …”
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Relationship between social capital and medication adherence among frail and pre-frail older people: a cross-sectional study from China by Zixuan Hong, Ying Guo, Wenwen Cao, Chenglin Cao, Zhi Hu, Jing Yan, Ren Chen, Zhongliang Bai

“…To alleviate poor health and improve quality of life, pre-frail and frail older people need to adhere to their medication. …”
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Chronic lower back pain among occupational workers: effect of relaxation technique on quality of working life, pain and disability level with nurse-led intervention by Nabila ELSayed Sabola, Kamal Wifaq, Musaad M. Alruwaili, Rasha Kamal Mohamed Sweelam, Sabah Hassan El-Amrosy, Amal Yousef Abdelwahed

“…Recommendation Health education and awareness programs should be conducted to improve the quality of life for industrial workers with LBP. Additionally, occupational health nurses’ roles in the early detection and referral of LBP patients in diverse industrial settings should be strengthened.…”
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Clinical course of spinal pain in adolescents: a feasibility study in a chiropractic setting by Steven J Kamper, Christopher G Maher, Mark J Hancock, Simon D French, Lise Hestbæk, Katherine A Pohlman, Michael S Swain, Laura RC Montgomery, Anika Young, Amber Beynon

“…Questionnaire measures included spinal pain, pain coping, quality of life, physical activity, clinical assessment findings and care delivered. …”
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Effect of probiotics combined with immune checkpoint suppressors and chemotherapeutic agents on digestive system function, intestinal immunity and prognosis in patients with metast... by Xiaolei Wang, Yuxia Huang, Zhen Yang, Yang Yang, Fenfen Wei, Min Yan, Fanfan Li, Chenghao Wang

“…Intestinal barrier function, immune function and quality of life were analyzed before and after treatment. …”
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The role of C-reactive protein in predicting all-cause mortality among Chinese arthritis patients: implications for public health education and promotion by Shuchao Ye, Damei Ye, Changyi Lin, Dongming Lu, Xuelan You, Chaoyan Xu, Yongyang Wu

“…ObjectiveArthritis poses a significant public health challenge, contributing to increased healthcare resource utilization and reduced quality of life. C-reactive protein (CRP), a key inflammatory biomarker, plays a critical role in monitoring disease progression and guiding health promotion strategies. …”
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Effect of Treatment Delay, Stroke Type, and Thrombolysis on the Effect of Glyceryl Trinitrate, a Nitric Oxide Donor, on Outcome after Acute Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Ana... by Philip M. Bath, Lisa Woodhouse, Kailash Krishnan, Craig Anderson, Eivind Berge, Gary A. Ford, Thompson G. Robinson, Jeffrey L. Saver, Nikola Sprigg, Joanna M. Wardlaw, Blood pressure in Acute Stroke Collaboration (BASC)

“…Secondary outcomes included measures of disability, mood, and quality of life. Results. Five trials (4,197 participants) were identified, all involving glyceryl trinitrate (GTN). …”
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Evaluating a targeted selective speech, language, and communication intervention at scale – Protocol for the Happy Talk cluster randomised controlled trial. [version 3; peer review... by Pauline Frizelle, Darren Dahly, Aoife O'Shea, Aileen Murphy, Cristina McKean

“…Blinded assessments pre- and immediately post-intervention and at 6 months follow up, will measure the primary outcomes of children’s receptive and expressive language and functional impact, and secondary outcomes of quality of life. Parental responsiveness and educator-child interactions will also be evaluated. …”
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Which Positions Optimize Pelvic Floor Activation in Female Athletes? by Elena Sonsoles Rodríguez-López, Luz María Martín-Márquez, María Barbaño Acevedo-Gómez, África López-Illescas, María Benito-de-Pedro, Cristina Ojedo-Martín

“…Background/Objectives: Implementing and optimizing pelvic floor muscle (PFM) training programs is crucial for reducing the risk of dysfunctions, improving athletic performance, and enhancing quality of life for athletes. The aim of this study was to assess PFM activation in female athletes during postural challenges. …”
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