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Filter by:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can significantly impact a person's quality of life, not only physically but also mentally. This cross-sectional study aims to assess the psychological well-being of COPD patients by utilising specific questionnaires. These questionnaires will evaluate various aspects of mental health, including anxiety, depression, and potentially other relevant factors like self-compassion or fear of negative evaluation, self-efficacy, shame, and guilt. Additionally, the study will examine how these psychological factors relate to the severity of COPD symptoms, such as dyspnea and functional limitations. By understanding the psychological impact of COPD, this research hopes to emphasize the importance of medical education and mental health support in COPD management strategies.
The primary goal of this study is to assess in vivo the efficacy of the insoles, in improving venous return in subjects affected by this problem after 14 days of the initial measurements, by self-assessment, filling-in questions regarding Quality of Life, in comparison with a control group. The secondary goal of this study is to assess in vivo the acceptability of the subjects regarding the same medical device, after 14 days of using the medical device, by selfassessment, filling-in subjective evaluation questions.
The study is a single-center, randomized, single-blinded, controlled trial conducted at ZHUMC's endoscopy unit. It aims to assess the short-term effects of probiotic administration on disease course, quality of life, and nutritional status among patients diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), specifically ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD). Patients with UC and CD will be recruited from the endoscopy unit's outpatients and divided into two groups: a control group and an intervention probiotic group. The intervention probiotic group will receive the probiotic intervention for 2 months. During the study period, two visits will be scheduled for all patients. At each visit, medical and nutrition surveys will be filled out, and body composition measurements will be conducted. These assessments will help evaluate the impact of probiotic administration on the participants' disease progression, their quality of life, and their nutritional status. Overall, the study aims to provide insights into the potential benefits of probiotic supplementation in managing IBD and improving the well-being of patients with these conditions.
The aim of this observational study is to evaluate the impact of maxillomandibular advancement surgery on the quality of life in patients treated with obstructive sleep apnea. The main question it aims to answer is: Does MMA surgery in OSA patiënts improve their quality of life? Patients will answer online surverys about their QoL and there will be data collected like length, weight and blood pressure.
To examine the effect of a Medication Coordinator, who facilitates medication reviews in close collaboration with patients using My Medication Plan to reduce the risk of post-hospital inappropriate medication usage.
Pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) is routinely recommended to treat and prevent pelvic floor symptoms in the postpartum period. However, due to the high cost, remoteness of the location, and responsibilities of the baby, women cannot participate in PFMT whenever and wherever they want. Telerehabilitation (TR) may be an effective method to facilitate women's access to PFMT. Therefore, our study aims to compare the short and medium-term effects of PFMT applied with the TR method on pelvic floor symptoms, symptom-related quality of life and pelvic floor muscle function with supervised PFMT. This randomized controlled study was conducted at Yeditepe University Hospital Bağdat Street Polyclinic Pelvic Floor Center and online synchronous platform on women aged 18-35 and between the 6th and 8th weeks postpartum. Participants were randomly assigned to the synchronized PFMT performed with the telerehabilitation method (TR-PFMT) group and the supervised PFMT (S-PFMT) group. The same PFMT program was carried out in both groups for 45-50 minutes, 2 days a week for 8 weeks, by two physiotherapists specialized experienced in the pelvic floor. The program was carried out via a synchronous online platform (Skype™ program) in the TR-PFMT group, and as a face-to-face session in the S-PFMT group. Participants' pelvic floor symptoms were evaluated with the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory-20 (PFDI-20), symptom-related quality of life was evaluated with the Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire-7 (PFIQ-7), and pelvic floor muscle function was evaluated with superficial electromyography. Evaluations were made 3 times in total: before the exercise program, after the exercise program and at the 8th week after the exercise program (6th month postpartum).
As the 2019 coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) overspreads around the world, and scientists try to elucidate about the complexity of the virus, there is clear potential for it to become a long-lasting global illness. In this picture, Spain has emerged as one of the most affected countries with a high prevalence rate. The possibility of illness or even death, the uncertainty of the future, or the required physical estrangement, make this epidemic a highly stressful situation with potential long-term consequences on the physical and psychological wellbeing of the population, just isolation raises the probability of health problems like depression and anxiety. However, the same event does not affect everybody equally. The ultimate effect of a stressor will depend on its appraisal as a threat and the resources the person counts on to copy and several biopsychosocial variables could play an important role, as risk or protective factors.
The pilot study on the impact of a Psychiatric Consultation-Liaison Intervention in Primary Care Medical Consultations in French-speaking Switzerland (PLIMeC-P), is a mixed method randomized controlled trial. The investigated health-related intervention is a brief Consultation-Liaison (CL) psychiatry intervention in primary care. Primary Care Physicians (PCPs) have a key role in preventing, detecting, and managing mental disorders. Therefore, the optimization of both the quality of their interventions and their cooperation with psychiatric and psychological care networks are important challenges. It is well demonstrated that multidisciplinary interventions improve the efficacy of mental health care, CL psychiatry being one such type of intervention. Therefore, community CL-psychiatry, for example in private primary care group practices, are rare. The impact of such community, primary care CL-psychiatry interventions, should be investigated. The mixed methods randomized controlled trial PLIMeC study will examine the impact of a CL-psychiatric intervention in primary care settings, for newly reported mental illness, versus a Treatment As Usual (TAU) control arm. The intervention consists of a CL-psychiatric intervention into private medical practices, provided to patients suffering from mental health problems, a group of patients generally under-treated. The CL-psychiatrist will receive and discuss PCPs' referrals for patients with mental distress, who don't have a psychiatric follow-up. After a brief intervention (1-4 sessions), feedback conjoint (PCP-psychiatrist) session will be organized, to complete the intervention and provide proposals. The pilot study (PLIMeC-P) will determine whether the main planned study (PLIMeC) is feasible and practicable. It will be conducted on two sites, the Neuchâtel Psychiatry Centre (CNP) and the North-west Adult Psychiatry Service (SPANO), Department of Psychiatry of CHUV, Yverdon. For the pilot study (PLIMeC-P), 15 eligible participants are expected for each group, 30 participants in total. They will be recruited in three private primary care group practices. After eligibility and randomization 15 participants will be included for the intervention arm (brief CL-psychiatric intervention) and 15 for the control arm (TAU). The expected number of participants for the main trial (PLIMeC) will be estimated through analysis of the initial results of the PLIMeC-P.
The aim of this study is to examine the effects of the RehaCom Computer-Assisted Rehabilitation Program Applied to Epilepsy Patients on Self-Management, Cognitive Function and Quality of Life.
The Improve study is a randomized controlled trial investigating the efficacy of adding comprehensive geriatric assessment and treatment to standard of care compared with standard of care in older, frail patients with hematological cancer. The investigators aim to recruit 152 study participants who will be randomized 1:1 to intervention- or control group. Study participants in the intervention group will receive the intervention comprehensive geriatric assessment and treatment integrated in the cancer treatment. Study participants in the control group will receive cancer treatment and evaluation of comorbidity and frailty as is usual standard at Department of Hematology. Primary endpoint is elderly functional Index at 12 weeks.