Engagement in a structured physical activity program and its effects upon health-related quality of life in elderly wome...
Published in Frontiers in Psychology
Engagement in a structured physical activity program and its effects upon health-related quality of life in elderly wome...
Validation of the Chinese version of PedsQL™ brain tumor module
Published in Frontiers in Pediatrics
Background The study introduced the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™ (PedsQL™) brain tumor module for the first time in China. Further, the Chinese version of the PedsQL™ brain tumor module was developed and its feasibility, reliability, and validity were investigated. Methods A total 129 cases completed the assessment. Feasibility was evaluate...
The individual and combined associations of health behaviours with health-related quality of life amongst junior high sc...
Published in Frontiers in Public Health
Objectives This study aimed to investigate the individual and joint associations of sedentary behaviour, physical activity (PA), sleep and breakfast eating on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) amongst Chinese junior high school students. Methods Data were from 783 junior high school students who participated in a health behaviour and health su...
Health-related quality of life and patient-centred outcomes with COVID-19 vaccination in patients with breast cancer and...
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Published in Frontiers in Oncology
Introduction Safety and tolerability of COVID-19 vaccines were demonstrated by several clinical trials which led to the first FDA/EMA approvals in 2021. Because of mass immunizations, most social restrictions were waived with effects on quality of life. Therefore, our a-priori hypothesis was that COVID-19 vaccination impacted the health-related qua...
The quality of life among men who have sex with men (MSM) living with and those not living with HIV in Abuja Nigeria.
...Published in AIDS care
Our objective was to assess factors associated with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among men who have sex with men (MSM) living with or those not living with HIV in Nigeria. A cross-sectional subset of adult MSM in the ongoing TRUST/RV368 HIV prevention and treatment study were recruited and completed the World Health Organization quality o...
Cognitive function in adults with Fontan palliation versus acyanotic CHD patients and association with health-related qu...
Published in Cardiology in the young
Impairments and developmental delay are often reported in infants and young children with CHD. However, currently, there is no data regarding cognitive abilities assessed by standardised intelligence tests in adults with CHD. This study assesses the cognitive function in Fontan patients compared with acyanotic CHD patients whether restrictions in c...
Experiences of Exergaming for Upper Extremity Exercises in People With Systemic Sclerosis.
Published in OTJR : occupation, participation and health
Impaired upper extremity (UE) function has limited activities of daily living in people with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Exergaming, a combination of gaming and exercises, could be a novel way to improve UE exercise engagement. The objective of this study was to examine the usability of exergaming and to investigate participant experiences after exer...
Heart disease symptoms, cognitive functioning, health communication, treatment anxiety, and health-related quality of li...
Published in Cardiology in the young
The objective was to investigate the serial mediating effects of perceived cognitive functioning, patient health communication, and treatment anxiety in the relationship between heart disease symptoms and overall generic health-related quality of life in children with heart disease from the patient perspective. Heart Disease Symptoms, Cognitive Pro...
Longer-term outcomes of gastroesophageal reflux disease treated with magnetic sphincter augmentation.
Published in Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus
Surgical intervention for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) has historically been limited to fundoplication. Magnetic sphincter augmentation (MSA) is a less invasive alternative that was introduced 15 years ago, and it may have a superior side-effect profile. To date, however, there has been just a single published study reporting outcomes in ...
Dravet syndrome: A systematic literature review of the illness burden
We performed a systematic literature review and narrative synthesis according to a pre-registered protocol (Prospero: CRD42022376561) to identify the evidence associated with the burden of illness in Dravet syndrome (DS), a developmental and epileptic encephalopathy characterized by drug-resistant epilepsy with neurocognitive and neurobehavioral im...
