Accessibility and Quality of Palliative Care—Experience in Primary Health Care by Viljaras Reigas, Ingrida Šukienė

“…<i>Background and Objectives:</i> Palliative care is a very important part of medicine, aimed at ensuring an improvement in quality of life and a reduction in distressing symptoms in patients with serious, incurable, progressive diseases. …”
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Recent Advances in Vaginal Atresia: A Literature Review by Xijuan Lin, Jia Kang, Lan Zhu

“…The aim is to offer insights and recommendations for future research on vaginal atresia, ultimately striving to enhance the quality of life for affected individuals.…”
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“Don’t leave us behind”: a qualitative study exploring the feasibility of a palliative care training program for non-health caregivers in Honduras by Sheryl Ruiz, Martin Stafström, Leda Parham, Luis Orellana

“…Background: Palliative care (PC) can alleviate suffering and improve quality of life. Yet, disparities persist, particularly in Honduras. …”
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Functioning performance trajectory and its associated factors for people with disability—A 4-year national study by Tzu-Ying Chiu, Tsan-Hon Liou, Chia-Feng Yen

“…Conclusions Determining the factors associated with long-term functioning can serve as a reference for the development of health policies and improvement of quality of life for people with disabilities.…”
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Hyperpolarized 3He Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Bronchoscopic Airway Bypass in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Lindsay Mathew, Miranda Kirby, Donald Farquhar, Christopher Licskai, Giles Santyr, Roya Etemad-Rezai, Grace Parraga, David G McCormack

“…However, post-AB, he also demonstrated improvements in quality of life scores, 6 min walk distance and improvements in 3He gas distribution in the regions of stent placement. …”
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Successful treatment of generalized myasthenia gravis with telitacicept: a Chinese case series and literature review by Xiaodong Song, Xiaodong Song, Yang He, Hong Jiang, Yao Yu, Yue Sun, Zhaoxu Zhang

“…The Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America Quantitative Myasthenia Gravis (MGFA-QMG) scores, 15-item Myasthenia Gravis Quality of Life (MGQOL-15) scores, and MG-associated Activities of Daily Living (MG-ADL) scores showed a marked reduction, indicating decreased disease severity and enhanced quality of life. …”
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Surgical Orthodontic Treatment of a Patient Affected by Type 1 Myotonic Dystrophy (Steinert Syndrome) by Laura Cacucci, Beatrice Ricci, Maria Moretti, Giulio Gasparini, Sandro Pelo, Cristina Grippaudo

“…Although therapy caused an improvement in patient’s quality of life, the clinical management of the case was hard. …”
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Ethno-cultural tourism as a promising area for inter-municipal and inter-regional cooperation in the development of rural areas in the Republic of Bashkortostan and the Chelyabinsk... by V. Ya. Akhmetov

“…It can be considered as a promising direction for the diversification of the rural economy and tourism business, which can dramatically increase the income of the villagers and, in general, the quality of life in rural areas. In addition, it contributes to the preservation of tangible and intangible objects of historical memory, in particular, folk crafts and crafts, customs and traditions, and skills in the production of unique national cuisine products. …”
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Cognitive Stimulation for Apathy in Probable Early-Stage Alzheimer's by Linda L. Buettner, Suzanne Fitzsimmons, Serdar Atav, Kaycee Sink

“…While both groups improved on quality of life, the MSA group was significantly better (P=.02) than the SS group. …”
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Psychological Therapies in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Osama Altayar, Varun Sharma, Larry J. Prokop, Amit Sood, Mohammad Hassan Murad

“…Psychological therapies may improve the quality of life and symptom severity in IBS. The effect size noted is moderate to large and is clinically meaningful.…”
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Screening for Incidence and Effect of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction in College-Aged Athletes by Charles J Salvo, Ashlie Crewe, Dillon Estes, Jessica Kroboth, Celia Yost

“…Additionally, these athletes are likely to encounter a significant impact on their athletic performance and quality of life. These results provide preliminary evidence on the need of PFD awareness and assessment among college athletes…”
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Dynamic versus Adynamic Graciloplasty in Treatment of End-Stage Fecal Incontinence: Is the Implantation of the Pacemaker Really Necessary? 12-Month Follow-Up in a Clinical, Physiol... by Piotr Walega, Michal Romaniszyn, Benita Siarkiewicz, Dorota Zelazny

“…Clinical, functional, and quality of life assessments were performed 3, 6, and 12 months after the procedures. …”
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Strategic Project «Creative City – Territory of Development» as a Model of Interaction between Flagship University and Region by Tatyana V. Ashutova, Zoia Yu. Zhelnina

“…Creative industries are a growth point for the regional “smart specialization”, significantly affecting the quality of life of the local communities and fulfilling not only current, but also emerging human needs. …”
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Clinical Holistic Medicine: The Patient with Multiple Diseases by Søren Ventegodt, Joav Merrick

“…The treatment was a combined strategy of improving the general quality of life, recovering her human character and purpose of life (“renewing the patients life energy”, “balancing her global information system”), and processing the local blockages, thus healing most of her many different diseases in a treatment using 30 h of intense holistic therapy over a period of 18 months.…”
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Estimating the Cost-Effectiveness of Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) Therapy with an Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor or Docetaxel in Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer by Furnback W, Wu E, Koh CYC, Nino de Rivera Guzman JF, Kruhl C, Kotecha R, Wang BC

“…A model assessing treatment benefit, costs over the patient’s lifetime, and general health and well-being or life satisfaction was generated using clinical data from the LUNAR study and quality-adjusted life year (QALY) measures. QALY is a metric incorporating length of life and quality of life. …”
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The importance of specific exercise therapy in pediatric oncology by Bianca Celine Schmidli, Céline Hammadou, Christina Schindera, Nicolas von der Weid, Uta Tacke, Oliver Faude, Sarah Koch, Fiona Streckmann

“…This approach not only improves quality of life but also contributes positively to the optimal course of treatment. …”
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Maintenance Therapy for Inflammatory Bowel Disease: What Really Works by Lloyd R Sutherland

“…Until a cure can be found, strategies to lengthen the period of remission offer the greatest opportunity to reduce morbidity and enhance patient quality of life. Therapies that have been shown in randomized, controlled, double-blind clinical trials to either lengthen the time of remission or improve the odds of staying in remission during a set time interval are required.…”
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Míticas do envelhecimento: em busca de uma vida saudável by Monique Borba Cerqueira

“…Speeches promoting quality of life and healthy aging proliferate in the contemporary social scene, introducing new meanings, representations and visibilities in the aging process. …”
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Towards device technologies non-invasive to our daily lives by Hyeokjun Yoon, Canan Dagdeviren

“…However, while surgically non-invasive, they may introduce other types of limitations which interfere with the patient’s quality of life, from impracticalities and discomfort in daily life to social stigma.…”
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Transurethral Radiofrequency Collagen Denaturation for Treatment of Female Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Review of the Literature and Clinical Recommendations by James Chivian Lukban

“…Stress urinary incontinence is a prevalent condition in women with a significant negative effect on quality of life. Intervention includes behavioral modification, intravaginal devices, pelvic floor muscle exercises, biofeedback, functional electrical stimulation, and surgical procedures. …”
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