Tapentadol Prolonged Release for Severe Chronic Osteoarthritis Pain in the Elderly—A Subgroup Analysis of Routine Clinical Practice Data by Andreas Schwittay, Melanie Sohns, Birgit Heckes, Christian Elling

“…However, the mean baseline pain intensity of 7.1 (SD 1.5) was reduced by 3.8 points (p≤0.001), and sleep and quality of life measures had also markedly improved in the elderly: quality of sleep by 3 points, quality of life by 3.4 points, social activities by 3 points, and independence by 2.7 points (p≤0.001 for all measures; 11-point scale). …”
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Long-Haul COVID: Investigating the Effects Within the Mauritian Context by Aïsha B. Soreefan, Manish Putteeraj, Jhoti Somanah

“…<b>Background:</b> COVID-19 infection can have a protracted course in many survivors, with varied sociodemographic and medical characteristics, exhibiting a plethora of symptoms that have consequential impacts on their quality of life. This study sought to gather pertinent data about the prevalence of Long-Haul COVID (LC), the predisposing factors to this condition and the burden on the quality of life of Mauritian survivors. …”
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The efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions for patients with COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol by Li Li, Ying Wu, Ying Zhang, Lingyun Tian, Yinglan Li

“…The secondary outcomes will include efficacy of MBIs in terms of quality of life, mindful awareness, 6-minute walk test(6MWT) and nutritional risk index. …”
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The Life Mission Theory III. Theory of Talent by Soren Ventegodt, Niels Jorgen Andersen, Joav Merrick

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Short-term results of hip prosthesis with shortening osteotomy in patients with crowe type iv dysplastic coxarthrosis by Omer Polat, Selim Sanel, Mehmet Nurullah Ermis, Can Solakoglu

“…The increase in the SF-36 quality of life index is statistically significant. The mean preoperative Oswestry measurement was 32.86±2.93, which decreased to 6.78±1.62 postoperatively and further decreased to 2.21±0.97 at one-year. …”
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Health Status and Patient Satisfaction after Corneal Graft: Results from the Corneal Transplant Epidemiological Study by Adriano Fasolo, Cristina Capuzzo, Michela Fornea, Anna Chiara Frigo, Cristina Monterosso, Alfonso Zampini, Antonio Avarello, Alessandro Galan, Sandro Sbordone, Adele Elisabetta Ragucci, Claudio Gorla, Francesco Grigoletto, Diego Ponzin

“…This is the first report on the use of the SF-12 and one of the few that assess quality of life in patients after corneal transplantation. …”
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The theses for PhD degree by article Editorial

“…S.V.Rychkova – Quality of life of children of school age and effect of chronic gastroduodenal diseases.…”
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Comment on “Clinical and Pathological Characteristics of Autoimmune Hepatitis with Acute Presentation” by Paolo Muratori

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Efficacy of total transanal laparoscopic pull‑through and pure transanal endorectal pull‑through in the treatment of common‑type Hirschsprung disease by Guizhen Huang, Wenqian Huang, Chi Sun, Meng Li, Chaosheng He, Yi Su, Weili Xu, Suolin Li

“…The postoperative defecation function and quality of life scores were assessed and compared. …”
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Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of an ACT and compassion-based intervention for women with breast cancer: study protocol of two randomised controlled trials {1} by Inês A. Trindade, Andreia Soares, David Skvarc, Diogo Carreiras, Joana Pereira, Óscar Lourenço, Filipa Sampaio, Bruno de Sousa, Teresa C. Martins, Paula Boaventura, Joana Marta-Simões, Mind Project Team, Helena Moreira

“…Treatment outcomes will comprise cancer-specific quality of life (primary outcome), anxiety and depressive symptoms, psychological flexibility, self-compassion, health-related quality of life, resource use, and intervention’s acceptability and feasibility. …”
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Human development II: We Need an Integrated Theory for Matter, Life and Consciousness to Understand Life and Healing by Sören Ventegodt, Tyge Dahl Hermansen, Maj Lyck Nielsen, Birgitte Clausen, Joav Merrick

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Plain Language Summary of Publication: The ProLOGUE study investigating brodalumab in people with plaque psoriasis by Shinichi Imafuku, Chika Ohata, Masaru Honma, Hidehisa Saeki, Yoko Mizutani, Takuya Miyagi, Kenta Murotani, Yasumasa Kanai

“…Brodalumab improved the extent and severity of psoriasis according to doctors, and improved health-related quality of life, overall health status, most psoriasis symptoms, general activity, work productivity, and income loss according to study participants. …”
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Prevalence and Characterization of Psychological Trauma in Patients with Fibromyalgia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Itxaso Gardoki-Souto, Diego Redolar-Ripoll, Marta Fontana, Bridget Hogg, María José Castro, Josep M. Blanch, Fabiola Ojeda, Aleix Solanes, Joaquim Radua, Alicia Valiente-Gómez, Roser Cirici, Víctor Pérez, Benedikt L. Amann, Ana Moreno-Alcázar

“…Traumatic events predict both poor quality of life and a level of pain in adulthood. All patients showed clinically relevant levels of anxiety, depression, insomnia, suicidal thoughts, and pain, as well as somatic comorbidities and poor quality of life. …”
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Effects of switching from MiniMed™ 640G to 770G on continuous glucose monitoring metrics and DTR‐QOL scores: An observational study of Japanese people with type 1 diabetes mellitus... by Toshiki Kogai, Junko Sato, Haruna Yasuda, Tatsuhiro Ayame, Azusa Ozaki, Eri Takagi, Mami Koshibu, Yuya Nishida, Fuki Ikeda, Hirotaka Watada

“…ABSTRACT Aims/Introduction We evaluated the effect of the MiniMed™ 770G, an insulin pump using hybrid closed‐loop technology, on blood glucose management and quality of life in Japanese people with type 1 diabetes. …”
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Clinical Holistic Medicine (Mindful,Short-Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Complemented with Bodywork) in the Treatment of Experienced Mental Illness by Søren Ventegodt, Suzette Thegler, Tove Andreasen, Flemming Struve, Lars Enevoldsen, Laila Bassaine, Margrethe Torp, Joav Merrick

“…For the treatment responders, all measured aspects of life (on a five point Likert Scale) improved significantly, simultaneously, and radically: somatic health (from 2.9 to 2.3), self-esteem/relationship to self (from 3.5 to 2.3), relationship to partner (from 4.7 to 2.9 [no partner was rated as “6”]), relationship to friends (from 2.5 to 2.0), ability to love (from 3.8 to 2.4), self-assessed sexual ability (from 3.5 to 2.4), self-assessed social ability (from 3.2 to 2.1), self-assessed working ability (from 3.3 to 2.4), and self-assessed quality of life (from 4.0 to 2.3. Quality of life as measured with QOL5 improved (from 3.6 to 2.3 on a scale from 1 to 5; p < 0.001). …”
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Clinical Comparative Study of Intravitreal Injection of Triamcinolone Acetonide and Aflibercept in the Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy Cystoid Macular Edema by Yanxia Zhu, Jun Li, Songping Yu, Bangxun Mao, Jia Ying

“…After 6 months of treatment, quality of life scores in observation group were higher than those in the control group (P<0.05). …”
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Patients' perspectives on buprenorphine subcutaneous implant: a case series by Claudio Pierlorenzi, Marco Nunzi, Sabino Cirulli, Giovanni Francesco Maria Direnzo, Lucia Curatella, Sandra Liberatori, Annalisa Pascucci, Edoardo Petrone, Generoso Ventre, Concettina Varango, Maria Luisa Pulito, Antonella Varango, Cosimo Dandolo, Brunella Occupati, Roberta Marenzi, Claudio Leonardi

“…Notably, all patients reported experiencing a newfound sense of freedom and improved quality of life. Conclusions These results emphasise the promising impact of OAT via buprenorphine implants in enhancing the well-being and quality of life in the context of OUD.…”
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Clinical features and choice of the revascularization method in patients with stable coronary heart disease and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction by Yu.A. Borkhalenko, О.J. Zharinov, K.O. Mikhaliev, О.А. Yepanchintseva, А.V. Khokhlov, B.М. Тоdurov

“…Significant differences in quality of life by majority measures of MLHFQ and SF-36 questionnaires in the compared groups were not found. …”
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The long-term outcome of children with VP shunt and hydrocephalus: motor developmental outcome and QOL of patients with hydrocephalus is associated with the number of revisional pr... by Danielle S. Wendling-Keim, Hannah Luz, Elena Kren, Oliver Muensterer, Markus Lehner

“…Demographic data, etiology of the hydrocephalus, type of valve implanted, any revision procedures and any complications were analyzed and the neurodevelopmental outcome, epilepsy and quality of life were assessed using a questionnaire sent to these patients. …”
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Exploring neuropsychiatric symptoms in Friedreich ataxia by Simona Karamazovova, Lucie Stovickova, Dylan J. Jester, Veronika Matuskova, Jaroslava Paulasova-Schwabova, Michaela Kuzmiak, Alena Zumrova, Ross Andel, Martin Vyhnalek

“…When endorsed by patients, only the relation between few MBI-C domains and quality of life was observed. We found slight to moderate agreement between informant-rated and patient-rated scores. …”
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