Background. Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) have a high symptom burden, among which fatigue is highly prevalent. Many fatigue-assessing instruments exist, but comparisons among instruments in this patient population have yet to be investigated. Methods. ESRD patients under chronic hemodialysis were prospectively enrolled and seven types of fatigue instruments were administered: Bri...

BACKGROUND Quality of life (QOL) assessment in patients on chronic Hemodialysis (HD) or peritoneal dialysis (PD) has rarely been carried out. The aim of this study was to assess the quality of life during hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis treatment in patients referred to teaching hospitals in Urmia, Iran. METHODS All chronic HD and PD patients in Taleghani and Imam Khomeini Teaching Hospi...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the health-related quality of life in Hong Kong Chinese patients with chronic non-cancer pain. DESIGN Prospective cross-sectional survey. SETTING Regional public hospitals, Hong Kong. PATIENTS Patients attending out-patient pain management clinics between 1 July 2002 and 28 February 2003 were approached to complete a set of standardised questionnaires. MAIN OUTCOME...

BACKGROUND We investigated the impact and the predictive value of sinus rhythm at 12 months (SR12) on subscales of three different HrQoL questionnaires: SF-36., EuroQoL and MFI 20. METHODS Data of 125 cardiac surgery patients with pre-operative AF from our previous randomized trial were used. Based on their rhythm outcome patients were divided in two groups: SR12 or AF at 12 months follow up ...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) undergoing chemoradiotherapy (CRT) suffer from fatigue causing a decrease in functional capacity and quality of life (QoL). Limited research in the field of exercise training among these patients demanded the need for this study to assess the effects of exercise training on functional capacity and quality of life. METHODS A rand...

BACKGROUND Previous studies have used electrical neuromuscular stimulation as a physical training method in patients with severe COPD. We introduce the use of the more tolerable magnetic stimulation for the same purpose, investigating the effectiveness of an eight-week protocol. METHODS Eighteen patients with severe COPD were randomly assigned to a magnetic stimulation training protocol, n=10...

BACKGROUND Ankle sprains are common sporting injuries generally believed to be benign and self limiting. However, some studies report a significant proportion of patients with ankle sprains having persistent symptoms for months or even years. AIMS To determine the proportion of patients presenting to an Australian sports medicine clinic who had long term symptoms after a sports related invers...

Background Pain, fatigue and altered quality of life are frequent complaints in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), with an impact on disease activity evaluation, regardless radiographic or non-radiographic phenotype. No study compares face to the effects biologic DMARDs (bDMARDs) patient reported outcomes (PROs). Objectives To evaluate (bDMARDs: anti-TNF anti-IL17) three PROs (pain, fatigue, life...

INTRODUCTION To comply with its new mental health bill, Ghana needs to integrate mental health within other health and social services. Mental disorders represent 9% of disease burden in Ghana. Women are more affected by common mental disorders, and are underrepresented in treatment settings. This study examines physical and social correlates of mental illness in adult women in Accra, Ghana, so...