Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Enrique Normand, Alejandro Montero, Gontrand Lopez-Nava, Inmaculada Bautista-Castano
Summary: Obesity is a growing disease that significantly impacts the health-related quality of life. Bariatric endoscopy has shown to be an effective treatment for obesity. A multidisciplinary approach is crucial for successful treatment, considering the various factors that can influence the therapy.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
M. Rifqi Rokhman, Yulia Wardhani, Dwi Lestari Partiningrum, Barkah Djaka Purwanto, Ika Ratna Hidayati, Arofa Idha, Jarir At Thobari, Maarten J. Postma, Cornelis Boersma, Jurjen van der Schans
Summary: This study evaluated the psychometric properties of KDQOL-36 Bahasa Indonesia in hemodialysis (HD) and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients in Indonesia. The results showed that the instrument has good validity and reliability, making it suitable for assessing the quality of life in these patients.
QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Liv C. Henrich, Niki Antypa, Julia F. Van den Berg
Summary: Psychological and lifestyle factors, including eveningness chronotype, depressive symptoms, less use of the emotion regulation strategy 'putting into perspective', and smoking, are independently associated with poorer subjective sleep quality in a large sample of Dutch university students.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Katarzyna Tomaszewska, Aleksandra Slodka, Bartlomiej Tarkowski, Anna Zalewska-Janowska
Summary: Urticaria is a condition characterized by itchy wheals and angioedema. The pathophysiology of chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) is not well understood, but there are immunological and non-immunological abnormalities that result in clinical symptoms. Latest hypotheses suggest that Mast cells (MCs) activated by autoantibodies mediate the vasoactive and neurospecific effect in CSU. Psychological stress is seen as a triggering and modulating factor in CSU, but the mechanistic background is not fully elucidated. This review highlights the neuro-immuno-psychological aspects of CSU, suggesting the use of psychological tools and non-invasive interventions to reduce psychological stress.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Miyuna Kimura, Junji Yamauchi, Tomoo Sato, Naoko Yagishita, Natsumi Araya, Satoko Aratani, Kenichiro Tanabe, Erika Horibe, Toshiki Watanabe, Ariella Coler-Reilly, Misako Nagasaka, Yukari Akasu, Kei Kaburagi, Takayuki Kikuchi, Soichiro Shibata, Hirofumi Matsumoto, Akihito Koseki, Soichiro Inoue, Ayako Takata, Yoshihisa Yamano
Summary: This study aimed to reveal the impact of human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1)-associated myelopathy (HAM) on health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The results showed that HRQoL of patients with HAM was worse than that of the general population and was associated with all major symptoms.
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Christoph Hochsmann, James L. Dorling, Corby K. Martin, Robert L. Newton, John W. Apolzan, Candice A. Myers, Kara D. Denstel, Emily F. Mire, William D. Johnson, Dachuan Zhang, Connie L. Arnold, Terry C. Davis, Vivian Fonseca, Carl J. Lavie, Eboni G. Price-Haywood, Peter T. Katzmarzyk
Summary: A pragmatic ILI delivered in primary care setting produced clinically relevant improvements in cardiometabolic health in underserved population over 24 months, including significant weight loss and improvements in blood glucose, cholesterol levels.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Ines Buchholz, You-Shan Feng, Maresa Buchholz, Lewis E. Kazis, Thomas Kohlmann
Summary: The German version of the VR-36 and VR-12 were validated in orthopedic and psychosomatic rehabilitation patients, showing them to be valid and reliable tools. Construct validity and known-groups validity were established through comparisons with other patient-reported outcome measures.
HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES
(2021)
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Liliana Giraldo-Rodriguez, Mariana Lopez-Ortega
Summary: This study evaluated the psychometric properties of SF-36 in older Mexicans. The SF-36 showed appropriate internal consistency, construct validity, and factor structure. It also demonstrated good discrimination between groups with and without chronic diseases. The Social functioning subscale had the least acceptable results, possibly due to different understandings among the older Mexican population.
APPLIED RESEARCH IN QUALITY OF LIFE
(2023)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Valentina Di Mattei, Martina Mazzetti, Gaia Perego, Sara Rottoli, Giorgia Mangili, Alice Bergamini, Raffaella Cioffi, Massimo Candiani
Summary: Studies suggest that gestational trophoblastic disease can have negative impacts on patients' psychological and sexual health, despite reporting good overall quality of life. Issues related to anxiety, depression, sexual desire, and fertility concerns are important factors to consider.
BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH CLINICAL OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Ibtissame Soulaimana, Lea Bruneau, Antoine Tisseaux, Maissa Safieddine, Xavier Debussche, Sophie Lafarge, Bruno Falissard, Cyril Ferdynus, Laetitia Huiart
Summary: This study aimed to provide a Creole translation and French adaptation of the SF-36 and assess its psychometric performance among patients with type II diabetes in Reunion Island. The results showed that the SF-36 is adapted to Reunion Island in both Creole and French versions, although further research is needed to investigate French-Creole differences in perceived health status.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Oncology
B. Bargehr, L. Fischer von Weikersthal, C. Junghans, B. Zomorodbakhsch, C. Stoll, F. -J. Prott, S. Fuxius, O. Micke, J. Huebner, J. Buentzel, C. Hoppe
Summary: The purpose of this study is to explore the correlation between sense of coherence and different aspects among cancer patients, such as demographics, psychological factors, lifestyle, complementary and alternative medicine, and lay aetiology. The study found significant associations between sense of coherence and factors such as financial situation, level of education, marital status, and time interval since diagnosis. Furthermore, sense of coherence showed high correlations with resilience, spirituality, self-efficacy, and general life satisfaction.
JOURNAL OF CANCER RESEARCH AND CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Moynul Hasan, Sumaya Sultana, Md. Sohan, Shahnaj Parvin, Md. Ashrafur Rahman, Md. Jamal Hossain, Mohammad Saydur Rahman, Md. Rabiul Islam
Summary: The prevalence of mental health disorders, such as loneliness, generalized anxiety disorder, and depressive disorder, is high among women with PCOS in Bangladesh. Various factors, including obesity, financial condition, physical exercise, mealtime, food habit, daily water consumption, birth control method, and long-term oral contraceptive pills, contribute to the development of mental health disorders among females with PCOS in Bangladesh.
Article
Oncology
Lara Festerling, J. Buentzel, L. Fischer von Weikersthal, C. Junghans, B. Zomorodbakhsch, C. Stoll, F-J Prott, S. Fuxius, O. Micke, A. Richter, D. Sallmann, J. Huebner, Catalina Hoppe
Summary: This study explores the importance of resilience in cancer treatment and its associations with demographics and psychological factors. The results show significant correlations between resilience and education, income, and time since receiving diagnosis. Resilience is also associated with self-efficacy, sense of coherence, and general satisfaction with life. Detecting at-risk patients and strengthening their resilience are crucial aspects to focus on in cancer treatment.
JOURNAL OF CANCER RESEARCH AND CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Romina-Marina Sima, Liana Ples, Bogdan Socea, Panagiotis Sklavounos, Ionut Negoi, Anca-Daniela Stanescu, Ioan-Iulian Iordache, Bashar Haj Hamoud, Marc Phillip Radosa, Ingolf Juhasz-Boess, Erich Franz Solomayer, Mihai C. T. Dimitriu, Catalin Cirstoveanu, Dragos Serban, Julia Caroline Radosa
Summary: Endometriosis negatively impacts a patient's physical, psychological, and social aspects, affecting health-related quality of life. The SF-36 questionnaire is an effective tool for assessing the quality of life of women with endometriosis, especially in evaluating physical functioning which improves significantly after surgical or hormonal treatment.
EXPERIMENTAL AND THERAPEUTIC MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Francis M. Finucane, Irene Gibson, Robert Hughes, Enda Murphy, Lisa Hynes, Aisling Harris, Brian E. McGuire, Mary Hynes, Chris Collins, Kevin Cradock, Suzanne Seery, Jennifer Jones, Tim O'Brien, Martin J. O'Donnell
Summary: In adults with severe obesity completing a structured lifestyle modification program, older age and good mental health were associated with program completion and achieving >= 5% weight loss. The amount of weight lost was a strong predictor of improvements in cardiovascular, metabolic, and mental health associated with program completion.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Surgery
Marius Svanevik, Hilde Risstad, Tor-Ivar Karlsen, Jon A. Kristinsson, Milada Cvancarova Smastuen, Ronette L. Kolotkin, Torgeir T. Sovik, Rune Sandbu, Tom Mala, Joran Hjelmesaeth
Article
Clinical Neurology
Sebjorg Elizabeth Hesla Nordstrand, Berit Hjelde Hansen, Terje Rootwelt, Tor-Ivar Karlsen, David Swanson, Kristian Bernhard Nilsen, Stine Knudsen
Article
Nursing
Torunn Kitty Vatnoy, Tor-Ivar Karlsen, Bjorg Dale
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING
(2019)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Heidi Borgeraas, Joran Hjelmesaeth, Kare Inge Birkeland, Farhat Fatima, John Olav Grimnes, Hanne L. Gulseth, Erling Halvorsen, Jens Kristoffer Hertel, Tor Olav Wideroe Hillestad, Line Kristin Johnson, Tor-Ivar Karlsen, Ronette L. Kolotkin, Nils Petter Kvan, Morten Lindberg, Jolanta Lorentzen, Njord Nordstrand, Rune Sandbu, Kathrine Aagelen Seeberg, Birgitte Seip, Marius Svanevik, Tone Gretland Valderhaug, Dag Hofso
Article
Clinical Neurology
Sebjorg E. H. Nordstrand, Hilde T. Juvodden, Rannveig Viste, Terje Rootwelt, Tor-Ivar Karlsen, Per M. Thorsby, David Swanson, Kristian Bernhard Nilsen, Berit H. Hansen, Stine Knudsen-Heier
Article
Surgery
Jolanta Lorentzen, Asle W. Medhus, Jens Kristoffer Hertel, Heidi Borgeraas, Tor-Ivar Karlsen, Ronette L. Kolotkin, Rune Sandbu, Daniel Sifrim, Marius Svanevik, Dag Hofso, Birgitte Seip, Joran Hjelmesaeth
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Bjornulf Arntsen, Dag Olaf Torjesen, Tor-Ivar Karlsen
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2020)
Article
Nursing
Torunn Kitty Vatnoy, Marianne Sundlisaeter Skinner, Tor-Ivar Karlsen, Bjorg Dale
Correction
Nursing
Torunn Kitty Vatnoy, Marianne Sundlisaeter Skinner, Tor-Ivar Karlsen, Bjorg Dale
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Bjornulf Arntsen, Dag Olaf Torjesen, Tor-Ivar Karlsen
Summary: For relatively smaller partner municipalities, asymmetry in size is likely to result in improved service quality but at the cost of losing decision-making autonomy to the host. Conversely, for relatively larger host municipalities, this asymmetry may negatively impact service quality, but has no effect on decision-making autonomy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Sociology
Tor-Ivar Karlsen, Charlotte Kiland, Gro Kvale, Dag Olaf Torjesen
Summary: This study examines the factors influencing intersectoral agency and its impact on social justice in local policy outcomes based on a national survey conducted in Norway. The findings indicate that organizational factors significantly influence the perceptions and influence of public health coordinators (PHCs) in intersectoral agency and their ability to affect local policymaking.
Meeting Abstract
Psychology, Clinical
Victor Manuel Enriquez-Estrada, Elsa Almas, Silje Havard Bolstad, Alain Giami, Tor-Ivar Karlsen, Esben Esther Benestad
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SEXUAL HEALTH
(2019)
Article
Pediatrics
Beate Benestad, Tor-Ivar Karlsen, Milada Cvancarova Smastuen, Samira Lekhal, Jens Kristoffer Hertel, Silje Steinsbekk, Ronette L. Kolotkin, Ronnaug Astri Odegard, Joran Hjelmesaeth
BMJ PAEDIATRICS OPEN
(2019)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Joran Hjelmesaeth, Anders Asberg, Shalini Andersson, Rune Sandbu, Ida Robertsen, Line Kristin Johnson, Philip Carlo Angeles, Jens Kristoffer Hertel, Eva Skovlund, Maria Heijer, Anna-Lena Ek, Veronica Krogstad, Tor-Ivar Karlsen, Hege Christensen, Tommy B. Andersson, Cecilia Karlsson
Article
Regional & Urban Planning
Bjornulf Arntsen, Dag Olaf Torjesen, Tor-Ivar Karlsen
LOCAL GOVERNMENT STUDIES
(2018)