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Quality of life of psoriatic patients – modulatory variables

open access: yesFamily Medicine & Primary Care Review, 2016
Background. In recent years, there has been increasing interest in the quality of life (QoL) of patients with dermatological conditions. The problem of the stigma associated with some dermatological conditions has been discerned, as patients suffering ...
Marta Maria Gawlik   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Early Impact of Childhood Opportunity on Neurocognitive Outcomes in Sickle Cell Disease

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Neurocognitive impairment is a well‐recognized complication of sickle cell disease (SCD) that begins early in childhood and persists across development. While cerebrovascular injury contributes substantially to risk, neurocognitive deficits are also observed in children without overt or silent cerebral infarctions, suggesting ...
Julia E. LaMotte   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trajectory and Determinants of the Quality of Life of Family Caregivers of Terminally Ill Cancer Patients in Taiwan [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Background Family caregiving is common and important in Taiwanese culture . However, the combination of anticipated loss, prolonged psychological distress, and the physical demands of caregiving can seriously compromise the quality of life (QOL) of a ...
TANG, SIEW-TZUH;LI, CHUNG-YI;CHEN, CHERYL CHIA-HUI   +1 more
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Measurement of life Quality in old habitat and its visualization Case Study: the hashemi district in 10 zone of Tehran metropol [PDF]

open access: yesجغرافیا و آمایش شهری منطقه‌ای, 2012
Rapid growth of cities during the recent decades may contribute to the formation of improper and irregular textures. In addition, old textures in the cities are wearing and the quality of life has been greatly declined in these areas. Therefore, planning
Hassan Salmani   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Psychosocial Functioning After Pediatric Bone Sarcoma: Generic and Survivor‐Specific Outcomes in Adolescent and Young Adult Patients

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric bone sarcoma patients and survivors may experience psychosocial challenges related to childhood cancer after their intensive, body‐altering treatment. This cross‐sectional study aimed to evaluate generic and survivor‐specific psychosocial outcomes in a national cohort of pediatric bone sarcoma patients and survivors, and ...
Hinke van der Hoek   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Institutionalisation and Quality of Life for Elderly People in Finland. ENEPRI Research Report No. 92, August 2011 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
In this paper we examine whether there are systematic differences between the quality of life of an individual who is institutionalised and one who is not, keeping health status and income level constant.
Johansson, Edvard.   +2 more
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Factors associated with health-related quality of life after successful kidney transplantation: a population-based study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Kidney transplantation improves the quality of life of end-stage renal disease patients. The quality of life benefits, however, pertain to patients on average, not to all transplant recipients.
SESSO, Ricardo   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Ironic Medications: A Narrative‐Based Psycho‐Educational Intervention to Explore Patient–Provider Communication in Adolescents With Haematological Cancer

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Adolescents with haematological malignancies face significant emotional and relational challenges, often accompanied by difficulties in communicating their needs within the healthcare context. To address these issues, a narrative‐based psycho‐educational intervention based on the creation and prescription of Ironic Medications was ...
Marta Stoppa   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quality of life of Chinese cancer patients: optimism as mediator [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
8th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 7-10 November 2001. In Quality of Life Research, 2002, v. 10 n. 3, p.
Sham, JST   +3 more
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Living with diabetes: quality of care and quality of life

open access: yesPatient Preference and Adherence, 2011
Pilar Isla PeraDepartment of Public Health Nursing, Mental and Mother and Child Health, University of Barcelona, SpainBackground: The aim of this research was to characterize the experience of living with diabetes mellitus (DM) and identify patients& ...
Pilar Isla Pera
doaj  

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