Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Transanal Irrigation for Managing Neurogenic Bowel Dysfunction in Japan by Atsushi Sengoku, Shinichi Noto, Masashi Nomi, Anton Emmanuel, Tatsunori Murata, Toshiki Mimura

“…Bowel dysfunction symptoms have a significant negative impact on quality of life (QOL) and are often socially disabling. …”
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Validation of a Life Experience Scale of Older Adults from community clubs by María Elena Flores Villavicencio, Verónica Rodríguez Sánchez, José Raúl Robles Bañuelos

“…Introduction: community clubs are a participatory care model that responds to various needs of older people, whose purpose is to promote the continuity of their participation within society with the development of activities to maintain a quality of life through active aging. and with success. …”
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Explaining the effective factors in sustainable urban development management, with emphasis on flourishing cities around metropolises (Case study: Lavasan city) by Hossein Sedaghat Nouri, Mohammad reza pourjahfar, Nader Zali

“…The results of the analysis show that the components affecting the management of sustainable urban development in Lavasan can be in physical-spatial dimensions, quality of life, intelligent management, justice and examined equality, governance, and optimal legislation. …”
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Exploring the influence of weather variability and climate change on health outcomes in people living with dementia: A scoping review protocol. by Camila Astolphi Lima, Sara Alsunaidi, Samuel Lowe, David B Hogan, Liz Dennett, C Allyson Jones, Shelby Yamamoto

“…Eligible studies must include older adults (65+years) with dementia living in the community and investigate the impacts of climate change and/or weather on their health-related quality of life, morbidity, mobility, falls, use of health resources and mortality. …”
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Minimally Invasive Periodontology: A Treatment Philosophy and Suggested Approach by Ethan Ng, John Rong Hao Tay, Marianne Meng Ann Ong

“…In summary, minimally invasive therapy aims to preserve health and function of the natural dentition, thus improving the quality of life for patients with periodontitis.…”
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Model to explain dental visit for children aged 0 to 5: Scoping review of birth cohorts. by Pierre-Jean Berat, Vincent DE Andrade, Nolwenn Regnault, Annabelle Tenenbaum, Sylvie Azogui-Levy

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>The scoping review allowed us to develop a model that explains dental visits for children aged 0-5 years as a multifactorial process influenced by caregivers' perceptions of the child's oral health, the family's quality of life, and the child's dental anxiety.…”
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Prothrombin complex concentrate for reversal of oral anticoagulants in patients with oral anticoagulation-related critical bleeding: a systematic review of randomised clinical tria... by Christian Ovesen, Jan Purrucker, Josefine Grundtvig, Theis Bech Mikkelsen, Christian Gluud, Janus Christian Jakobsen, Hanne Christensen, Thorsten Steiner

“…Pre-specified primary outcomes were all-cause mortality, health-related quality of life, and serious adverse events for which meta-analyses, Trial Sequential Analysis, and GRADE assessments were conducted. …”
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Metrics for Evaluating Telemedicine in Randomized Controlled Trials: Scoping Review by Yuka Sugawara, Yosuke Hirakawa, Masao Iwagami, Ryota Inokuchi, Rie Wakimizu, Masaomi Nangaku

“…The commonly used metrics that can be used across medical specialties were divided into the following 3 categories: (1) patient-centeredness (67/79, 85%), including patient satisfaction, workload, and quality of life; (2) patient outcomes (57/79, 72%), including general clinical parameters such as death, admission, and adverse events; and (3) cost-effectiveness (40/79, 51%), including cost assessment and quality-adjusted life year. …”
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Multicentre, 26-week, open-label phase 2 trial of the JAK inhibitor filgotinib in Behçet’s disease, idiopathic inflammatory myopathies and IgG4-related disease: DRIMID study protoc... by Sander W Tas, Joost Raaphorst, Paco M J Welsing, Jacob M van Laar, Rogier M Thurlings, Robbert J Goekoop, César Magro Checa, Jan A M van Laar, Bettina C Geertsema-Hoeve, Nicolle H Rekers, Erik Present

“…Baseline, 3-month and 6-month assessments will include data on quality of life, disease activity, corticosteroid toxicity and biomarkers. …”
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Characteristics associated with career self-reliance behaviors of nurses working in nursing homes in Japan: A cross-sectional study by Ayako Nakayama, Junko Hoshino, Masashi Hotta, Mayuri Hashimoto, Naomi Furukawa

“…Adequate and quality service for older adults in nursing homes can improve their quality of life. The career self-reliance of nurses working in nursing homes may affect the quality of life of older adults; this suggests a need for educational support for career self-reliance behavior.  …”
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Development and feasibility testing of a new device for home-based leg heat therapy in patients with lower extremity peripheral artery disease by Bohyun Ro, MSc, John P. Spence, BBA, Paul A. Spence, MD, Christian Buckley, BS, Raghu L. Motaganahalli, MD, Bruno T. Roseguini, PhD

“…ABSTRACT: People with symptomatic lower extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD) suffer from severe leg pain, walking impairment, and reduced quality of life, but few effective treatments are available. …”
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Supplementation with essential amino acids in the early stage of carbohydrate reintroduction after a very-low energy ketogenic therapy (VLEKT) improves body cell mass, muscle stren... by Giuseppe Annunziata, Ludovica Verde, Vincenzo D’Orsi, Massimiliano Caprio, Stefania Gorini, Silvia Savastano, Annamaria Colao, Giovanna Muscogiuri, Luigi Barrea

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An examination of ankle joint position sense, postural control and associated neuromuscular deficits in patients with plantar fasciitis: a cross-sectional analysis with advanced bi... by Shaker Hassan S. Alshehri, Mastour Saeed Alshahrani, Saeed Y. Al Adal, Faisal M. Alyazedi, Hani Hassan Alnakhli, Ravi Shankar Reddy

“…Pain catastrophizing, physical activity, and quality of life were evaluated using validated questionnaires (PCS, IPAQ, FHSQ). …”
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Treatment of Neuropathic Pain with 5% Lidocaine-Medicated Plaster: Five Years of Clinical Experience by Claire Delorme, Marie L Navez, Valérie Legout, Rodrigue Deleens, Dominique Moyse

“…BACKGROUND: Neuropathic pain is often severe and adversely affects patients’ quality of life.…”
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Surgical Management of Encapsulating Peritoneal Sclerosis: A Case Report in Kidney Transplant Patient by R. Shahbazov, M. Talanian, J. L. Alejo, F. Azari, A. Agarwal, K. L. Brayman

“…In cases such as this, where management with enteral nutrition fails secondary to ongoing obstructive episodes, surgical intervention can be pursued in the interest of preserving quality of life.…”
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Application of Semistructured Interview Based on Doctor-Patient Perspective in Constructing a Palliative Care Regimen for Patients with Advanced Heart Failure by Ting Zhou, HaiQin Cai, ChunHui Xu

“…The psychological states (Depression-Anxiety-Stress Scale (DASS-21)), symptoms (Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale-Heart Failure (MSAS-HF)), quality of life (Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ)), and prognosis (readmission rate, mortality rate) were compared between the two groups before and after intervention. …”
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Cell Based Autologous Immune Enhancement Therapy (AIET) after Radiotherapy in a Locally Advanced Carcinoma of the Cervix by Sumana Premkumar, Vidyasagar Devaprasad Dedeepiya, Hiroshi Terunuma, Rajappa Senthilkumar, Thangavelu Srinivasan, Helen C. Reena, Senthilkumar Preethy, Samuel J. K. Abraham

“…The patient also reported improvement in quality of life. As AIET has been reported as the least toxic among the available therapies for cancer, combining AIET with conventional forms of therapy in similar patients might not only improve the outcome but may also help the patients achieve a good quality of life.…”
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Urban-oriented studies and identification of target areas and neighborhoods in need of urban regeneration: case study in Abbas-Abad city by Hadi Faghihmaleki, Akbar Deilampour

“…The necessity of applying the urban regeneration approach to the highest levels of urban development planning (comprehensive urban development plans) was taken into account due to the existing gaps in responding to the issue of improving the quality of life in these plans, and the lack of alignment of their content with the plans for organizing inefficient urban areas due to the existing gaps in responding to the issue of improving the quality of life in the current development plans and programs of the government and municipalities (comprehensive urban development plans) and also the lack of alignment of their content with the plans for organizing inefficient urban areas. …”
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Organ-Preserving Surgery for Penile Carcinoma by Francisco E. Martins, Raul N. Rodrigues, Tomé M. Lopes

“…Innovative surgical techniques have focused on penile preservation in well-selected patients to minimize physical disfigurement and consequently maximize quality of life. The objective of this article is to define the current status of these organ-preserving surgical options for penile carcinoma. …”
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