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Quality of life, pain, depression, fatigue and sleep in patients with remission or mild fibromyalgia: a comparison with remission or low disease activity rheumatoid arthritis and healthy controls

open access: yesBMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Background Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition marked by widespread pain and various accompanying symptoms. Compared to healthy individuals and other rheumatic disease patients, it leads to more severe symptoms and a lower quality of life.
Yidan Wang   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comments on: “Early High-Titer Convalescent Plasma Therapy in Patients with Moderate and Severe COVID-19” [Transfusion and Apheresis Science 61 (2022) 103321] [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Preventive and Complementary Medicine
Dear Editor We wish to draw attention to the recent study by Fazeli et al.,1 which investigates the efficacy of early high-titer convalescent plasma therapy in patients with moderate and severe COVID-19.
Seyed Reza Hosseiniara
doaj   +1 more source

Illness perceptions and stress: mediators between disease severity and psychological well-being and quality of life among patients with Crohn’s disease

open access: yesPatient Preference and Adherence, 2016
Maochen Zhang,1,* Liwen Hong,1,* Tianyu Zhang,1 Yun Lin,1 Sichang Zheng,1 Xiaolin Zhou,1 Rong Fan,1 Zhengting Wang,1 Chenli Zhang,2 Jie Zhong1 1Department of Gastroenterology, 2Exclusive Medical Center, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao
Zhang M   +9 more
doaj  

Stress and Quality of Life Among Parents of Children with Congenital Heart Disease Referred for Psychological Services [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Objective The study examined parent stress and health‐related quality of life (HRQOL) among families of children with congenital heart disease (CHD) referred for psychological services. Methods Parents of 54 children (85% boys) aged 3 to 13 (Mage = 7.48,
Brosig, Cheryl   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Seasonality, precautionary savings and health uncertainty: Evidence from farm households in central Kenya [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The high prevalence of risks in low income economies makes managing uncertainty critical for productivity and survival. This paper analyzes seasonal changes in farm households’ per capita consumption and saving in response to weather and health shocks ...
Burger, C.P.J.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Clinical and demographic characteristics associated with nail involvement in alopecia areata: A cross‐sectional study of 197 patients

open access: yesHealth Science Reports
Background and Aims Alopecia areata (AA) is an immune‐mediated nonscarring alopecia. Nail changes are a common disfiguring feature of AA with an average prevalence of 30%.
Safoura Shakoei   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI) and Systemic Immune-Inflammatory Index (SII) as markers of severity among patients having COVID-19 infection

open access: yesJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Background: Prognostic nutritional index (PNI) and systemic immune-inflammatory index (SII) are two novel markers that have emerged as potential candidates as an early indication of the severity of the disease in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 ...
Rithika Manjunatha Reddy   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Correction: Is the heart rate variability monitoring using the analgesia nociception index a predictor of illness severity and mortality in critically ill patients with COVID-19? A pilot study

open access: gold, 2021
Cristian Aragón‐Benedí   +7 more
openalex   +2 more sources

Type of Multimorbidity and Propensity to Seek Care among Elderly Medicare Beneficiaries

open access: yes, 2018
Greater propensity to seek care is critical for improving health of elderly individuals with multimorbidity. We used the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (2012) to assess propensity to seek care among community-dwelling elderly Medicare beneficiaries (
Garg, Rahul   +3 more
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