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Filter by:LAY SUMMARY: The diagnosis and treatment of pediatric cancer is a significant stressor for adolescents and their families . Although most adolescents cope well with their cancer diagnosis, many experience emotional distress. A small proportion of those diagnosed with cancer will experience more intense mental distress, such as depression, anxiety, or anger. The practice of yoga may be a possible way of treating the negative emotional symptoms experienced by these adolescents. Previous studies suggest that yoga may improve anxiety, mood and psychological distress in adults with cancer. The results of two recent pediatric pilot studies show that yoga programs improved quality of life for adolescents receiving cancer treatment. Given this, we wish to examine the feasibility of offering a 10-week yoga program for adolescents who are receiving outpatient chemotherapy. This program includes both one-on-one in-person sessions and home-based sessions offered using SkypeTM. To assess this program, we will monitor patients' attendance, ask their opinions of the program and evaluate whether yoga improved their mental well-being. This study represents an important step toward identifying possible treatments to improve patients' quality of life and emotional health.
The study aims to assess the efficacy of an oral health education group based activity versus an individual based oral health education activity in terms of changes in oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL), self-efficacy and oral health knowledge.
A multicenter, open, non-interventional, prospective, clinical observational study on Conformity to Therapy and Quality of Life in Asthma in patients living in Greece
The present non-interventional observational study in the Greek population aims at collecting the characteristics of COPD patients selected to be given the inhaled combination of fluticasone propionate and salmeterol in doses of 100 μg mcg (250 μg) mcg (500 g) mcg through the Elpenhaler® device, to investigate (a) the effectiveness of the treatment for compliance and the quality of life of the patients; and (b) the safety of the drugs in patients whose disease is treated either in a hospital or in a private physician.
Warfarin remains the only oral anticoagulant effective in preventing stroke and valve thrombi for patients having mechanical heart valves (MHVs). Within Edmonton, Alberta, our pharmacist-directed and staffed Anticoagulation Clinic (AC) is referred all MHVs implanted, and now has ~450 active patients. The AC mandate is to work with patients to ensure they have a thorough understanding of their warfarin therapy and the factors that may impact its control. In European countries patients are often taught to manage their own warfarin therapy (=Patient Self-Management [PSM]) and achieve good warfarin control and outcomes. Despite advocating for a patient-centred approach for healthcare delivery in Alberta, no established programs (or funding models) exist to teach and provide ongoing support for PSM in North America. The patient population (namely MHVs) served at our AC offers a unique opportunity to implement PSM given they are already aware of their therapy and only require some extra training and support to assume their own management. While it is anticipated that an increase in pharmacist AC resources would be necessary to teach patients to self-manage, the establishment of a PSM program has the potential to free up AC resources in the long-term, allowing more patients to be managed with reducing waiting times for the AC. With infrastructure in place, the AC could serve as a centre of excellence for PSM, accepting referrals for this level of care from across the province. Given the patient-centred approach to care delivery in Alberta, it remains prudent to assess patient acceptability to the PSM approach to anticoagulation care delivery. As such, the primary objective of this randomized pilot study is to assess the effect of PSM compared to AC care on quality of life. Our results will inform a larger scale future trial.
A retrospective study showed that intraoperative dexmedetomidine administration was associated with decreased risk of 1-year mortality after cardiac surgery. In a previous randomized controlled trial, 285 elderly patients undergoing cardiac surgery were randomized to receive either perioperative dexmedetomidine or placebo (normal saline) administration. The purpose of this 6-year follow-up study is to investigate whether perioperative dexmedetomidine can improve long-term outcomes in those recruited elderly patients after cardiac surgery.
The goal of this study is to get a better understanding of the impact of Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) on the quality of life of patients with this condition. Patients with HS will be asked questions about demographics including gender, age, and ethnicity. They will also be asked to complete questionnaires to determine how their skin condition affects their life. Study participation will last for 1 day, with potential for follow-up in the future. We hope this information will help us improve our treatment for this skin condition.
This research study has been designed to test the efficacy of telephone-delivered Problem-Solving Treatment (PST) for improving the quality of life (QoL) in outpatients with stable heart failure (HF).
This is a study, where the efficacy of Pressurized IntraPeritoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy (PIPAC) against peritoneal metastases will be evaluated. Furthermore, this study will focus on the best evaluation method, where both Quality of Life questionnaires, repeated histology, cytology and MRI will be used.
The objective of the present study is to evaluate the effectiveness of two home-based ergonomic intervention programs compared to a control group on the quality of life of caregivers of post-stroke patients