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Filter by:Kidney transplantation has been shown to provide improved survival even in patients older than 70 years of age. The purpose of the study is to determine whether kidney transplantation provides any improvement of health related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients over the age of 65 years. HRQOL wil be monitored using the Kidney Disease and Quality of Life (KDQOL-SF)form. Patients will be recruited at the time of acceptance to the Norwegian transplant wait list and followed every 6 months until transplantation. Thereafter a new form will be completed after 10 weeks post transplant, 6 months, 1 year, 3 years and 5 years. In addition the study will explore the transplant candidates expectations in a qualitative study design and explore the relationship between pre-transplant comorbidity, HRQOL and survival.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects and costs of a multifaceted approach on the patient-centredness of fertility care and the quality of life of fertility patients.
Rectal cancer is a common type of cancer occuring more frequently in men but also common in women. Almost 60% of the patients survive 5-years and the treatment has been continuously developed in the last three decades. The aim of the QoLiRECT study is to increase the knowledge about symptoms, functional impairments, quality of life (QoL) and psychological and socioeconomic burden in an unselected population of rectal cancer patients.
This is a randomized and controlled study to investigate if the far-IR radiation emitted by compression stockings fabric may be effective and safe as adjuvant treatment for cellulitis that affects the majority of women after puberty. The investigators expect that the far-IR effects on superficial microcirculation,deep dermis and subcutaneous fat may attenuate the clinical aspect of cellulitis.
An estimated 8 million individuals in America are affected by peripheral arterial disease (PAD), blockages of the leg arteries that can cause excruciating calf pain when walking. PAD can have a tremendous impact on patients' quality of life. It is also associated with high rates of heart attacks and premature death. While there are a number of treatments, there have been few previous studies that have prospectively examined treatment patterns for PAD or sought to systematically identify opportunities to improve care. Most importantly, there have been no rigorous studies examining the impact of the disease from patients' perspectives - their symptoms, function and quality of life - as a function of different patient characteristics and treatments. The PORTRAIT study (Phase II) will systematically document the treatments and health status (symptom, function and quality of life) outcomes of 840 US patients over the course of one year (assessments at baseline, 3, 6, and 12 months) from 10 centers to address these gaps in knowledge. It will illuminate whether disparities in treatment or health status outcomes exist as a function of patients' age, gender, race, socioeconomic or psychological characteristics. PORTRAIT will substantially elevate the field and identify critical gaps in the way PAD is currently managed, including potential disparities in care, so that the quality of care can be improved.
Breast conserving therapy (BCT) is the standard treatment for intraductal or invasive breast cancer patients. However cosmetic results, e.g. symmetry and nipple displacement, are sometimes poor reducing the quality of life. The use of immediate techniques for oncoplastic surgery (iTOP) seems to improve subjective cosmetic outcome. Oncologic safety of iTOP has been demonstrated by several authors using restrospective analyses. However, no prospective observational trial has been done to objectively evaluate cosmetic and oncologic outcome comparing BCT with iTOP. The aim of this study is to investigate this issue within a prospective non randomized observational trial at the Medical University Vienna.
Use lay language. Background: Heart failure is an increasingly frequent current pathology due to the population aging and the improvement of acute and chronic heart failure management. Heart failure patients have a poor quality of life because of their symptoms (asthenia, dyspnea…) and frequent hospitalizations. Heart failure is an expensive disease: 1.5 % of the health expenses, 85 % in hospital cost with 200 000 hospitalizations in France per year. Previous studies were multidisciplinary interventions and not realistic in a daily practice for a general practitioner. The aim of this project is to integrate therapeutic education for heart failure patients in a current practice. The patient becomes competent to manage his disease and to identify acute heart failure signs. Main objective: Improve therapeutic education efficiency on life quality of heart failure patients in general practice. Second objectives: Describe heart failure patient's hospitalizations. Methods: Cluster randomized controlled clinical trial comparing intervention and control groups with a follow through for 19 months for each patient. A therapeutic education program will be proposed to the heart failure patients in primary care. The intervention group GP will follow a workshop concerning the therapeutic education concepts and the intervention. Endpoints: Life quality evaluation (SF-36 and Minnesota scales) and number of hospitalizations of patients in each group. Population: Heart failure patients in stages I, II, and III of NYHA in primary care. Cluster randomized surgeries in Auvergne (France). Expected results: The therapeutic education allows the patients to improve their quality of life, to be able to detect their illness signs worsening in a early manner, and to contact their doctor if needed. This would limit the acute heart failure due to treatment adaptation or life habits.
The purpose of this study is to see if a device called the Resonator can help to improve aspects of health and quality of life that are relevant to patients with Parkinson's disease.