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Respiratory System
Hyeon-Kyoung Koo, Karin F. Hoth, Barry J. Make, Elizabeth A. Regan, James D. Crapo, Edwin K. Silverman, Dawn L. DeMeo
Summary: This study aims to explore the association between optimism and disease-related characteristics in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The results showed that higher optimism was associated with fewer COPD exacerbations, better functional assessments, and higher quality of life. These findings further support the importance of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in improving outcomes for COPD patients.
RESPIRATORY RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Kaitlyn M. Fladeboe, Elizabeth J. Siembida, Edward Ip, Abby R. Rosenberg, Mallory A. Snyder, John M. Salsman
Summary: This study describes perceived adult status as a novel developmental indicator and examines its associations with social milestones achievements and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The findings highlight the unique developmental needs of emerging adults (EAs) and the utility of patient perspectives for understanding developmental outcomes.
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Surgery
Julian F. Daza, Brian H. Cuthbertson, Paul S. Myles, Mark A. Shulman, Duminda N. Wijeysundera
Summary: The WHODAS questionnaire demonstrates construct validity and responsiveness as a measure of functional status at 1 year after major surgery.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY
(2022)
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Clinical Neurology
Julia O'Mahony, Brenda Banwell, Audrey Laporte, Adalsteinn Brown, Lady Bolongaita, Amit Bar-Or, E. Ann Yeh, Ruth Ann Marrie
Summary: Understanding the factors that influence the relationship between a child's MS diagnosis and parental HRQoL can help improve interventions for both parents and children with MS. The study found that the combination of a child's MS diagnosis with a family health condition or low SEP has a synergistic effect on parental HRQoL. Parents of children with MS who also have other family health conditions or a low SEP are at higher risk for low HRQoL.
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Xiaqing Jiang, Lu Wang, Lewis B. Morgenstern, Christine T. Cigolle, Edward S. Claflin, Lynda D. Lisabeth
Summary: A new index for multiple chronic conditions (MCCs) was developed and internally validated to improve the prediction of poststroke functional outcome (FO). Novel predictors and synergistic interactions were identified. This study provides Class II evidence that the MCC index predicts FO at 90 days in patients with ischemic stroke.
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Ophthalmology
David A. Leske, Sarah R. Hatt, Suzanne M. Wernimont, Yolanda S. Castaneda, Christina S. Cheng-Patel, Laura Liebermann, Eileen E. Birch, Jonathan M. Holmes
Summary: The study evaluated the relationship between visual acuity and eye-related quality of life and functional vision in children across different eye conditions using the Pediatric Eye Questionnaire (PedEyeQ). Results showed a significant negative correlation between worse-seeing-eye VA and PedEyeQ scores, indicating that both better-seeing-eye and worse-seeing-eye VA were associated with functional vision and eye-related quality of life in children.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Dan D. Nguyen, John A. Spertus, Karen P. Alexander, Jonathan D. Newman, John A. Dodson, Philip G. Jones, Susanna R. Stevens, Sean M. O'Brien, Reto Gamma, Gian P. Perna, Pallav Garg, Joao V. Vitola, Benjamin J. W. Chow, Andras Vertes, Harvey D. White, Paola E. P. Smanio, Roxy Senior, Claes Held, Jianghao Li, William E. Boden, Daniel B. Mark, Harmony R. Reynolds, Sripal Bangalore, Paul S. Chan, Gregg W. Stone, Suzanne V. Arnold, David J. Maron, Judith S. Hochman, ISCHEMIA Res Grp
Summary: This study examined the impact of age on health status and clinical outcomes with invasive vs conservative management. It was found that older patients had less improvement in angina frequency but more improvement in angina-related health status compared to younger patients. Invasive management did not improve clinical outcomes in both older and younger patients.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Robert M. Kaplan, Ron D. Hays
Summary: Patient-reported outcomes are crucial for evaluating medical and public health interventions, and standardized measures are needed. The multitude of HRQoL measures has hindered cumulative science, calling for linking different measures and reaching consensus on standard measurement. Promoting widespread adoption of common measures is necessary to accelerate future progress.
ANNUAL REVIEW OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Mirian Roxana Calderon, Silvia Patricia Gonzalez, Juan Manuel Perez-Iglesias, Mariana Beatriz Jofre
Summary: The objective of this study was to assess the environmental quality of urbanized rivers through the evaluation of multiple indicators, including water quality, habitat condition, macroinvertebrate assemblages, and anuran amphibians as bioindicators. The study found that macroinvertebrate-based metrics were superior in reflecting water quality and habitat condition impairments, while amphibian metrics showed a differential sensitivity to specific water quality parameters.
Article
Neurosciences
Tatiana Usnich, Bjoern Hauptmann, Henrike Hanssen, Jannik Prasuhn, Alexander Balck, Max Borsche, Vera Tadic, Annika Klee, Greta Noblejas-Sanchez, Eva-Juliane Vollstedt, Christine Klein, Norbert Brueggemann, Meike Kasten, EPIPARK Study Grp
Summary: Depressive symptoms in Parkinson's disease (PD) are multifactorial, including both dopaminergic deficit and chronic illness-related reactions. The prevalence and severity of depressive symptoms are similar between PD patients and disease controls (DC), though PD patients use antidepressants, especially Mirtazapine, more frequently. However, a significant proportion of patients in both groups with clinically significant depressive symptoms were not receiving medication. The diagnosis and treatment of depressive symptoms in both PD and DC should be improved.
NPJ PARKINSONS DISEASE
(2023)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Suzanne V. Arnold, Gregg W. Stone, Sneha S. Jain, Michael J. Mack, John T. Saxon, Zixuan Zhang, JoAnn Lindenfeld, William T. Abraham, David J. Cohen
Summary: This study found that assessing both health status and exercise capacity provide complementary prognostic information for patients with HF and severe secondary MR, both before and after TMVr.
JACC-HEART FAILURE
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Kreton Mavromatis, Philip G. Jones, Ziad A. Ali, Gregg W. Stone, Grace M. Rhodes, Sripal Bangalore, Sean O'Brien, Philippe Genereux, Jennifer Horst, Ovidiu Dressler, Shaun Goodman, Karen Alexander, Anoop Mathew, Jiyan Chen, Balram Bhargava, Amar Uxa, William E. Boden, Daniel B. Mark, Harmony R. Reynolds, David J. Maron, Judith S. Hochman, John A. Spertus, ISCHEMIA Res Grp
Summary: This study compared the impact of complete revascularization (CR) versus incomplete revascularization (ICR) or conservative treatment (CON) on the health status of patients with chronic coronary disease (CCD). It found that CR was associated with greater improvements in health status than ICR or CON, especially in patients with frequent angina.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Sara K. Nutley, Michael Read, Joseph Eichenbaum, Rachel L. Nosheny, Michael Weiner, R. Scott Mackin, Carol A. Mathews
Summary: This study investigated the association between hoarding behavior and quality of life (QoL), revealing that hoarding is more strongly associated with mental and physical QoL than other highly impairing medical and psychiatric disorders, including diabetes, heart disease, chronic pain, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and substance use disorder (SUD).
JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Tongxing Li, Wei Hu, Liang Zhou, Liuming Peng, Lei Cao, Zhaolong Feng, Qida He, Jiadong Chu, Xuanli Chen, Siyuan Liu, Qiang Han, Na Sun, Yueping Shen
Summary: This study investigated the relationship between multimorbidity and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The results showed that stroke and the combination of hypertension and stroke had the greatest influence on HRQoL. Functional status partially mediated the relationship between the number of non-communicable diseases and HRQoL, while cognitive function played a moderating role in this relationship.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Gudrun Wagner, Andreas Karwautz, Julia Philipp, Stefanie Truttmann, Wolfgang Duer, Karin Waldherr, Gabriele Berger, Michael Zeiler
Summary: In a representative sample study in Austria, it was found that 9.4% of girls and 7.1% of boys aged 10-18 years suffered from chronic pediatric illnesses. Compared to adolescents without chronic illnesses, these patients had higher rates of internalizing and externalizing mental health problems, with anxiety, depression, and social problems being more prevalent. Medication intake due to chronic pediatric illnesses and traumatic life events were related to mental health problems. Targeted prevention programs for adolescents with chronic pediatric illnesses are urgently needed to prevent long-term mental health problems.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)