Lymphedema affects 3-58% of survivors of breast cancer and can result in upper extremity impairments. Exercise can be beneficial in managing lymphedema. Yoga practice has been minimally studied for its effects on breast cancer related lymphedema (BCRL). The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of yoga on arm volume, quality of life (QOL), self-reported arm function, and hand grip s...

BACKGROUND This study aimed to assess differences in Quality of Life (QoL) across eating disorder (ED) diagnoses, and to examine the relationship of QoL to specific clinical features. RESULTS 199 patients with a diagnosed ED completed the Clinical Impairment Assessment (CIA) [Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Eating Disorders, 315-318, 2008] and the Eating Disorders Examination (EDE) [Int J Eat ...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to report preliminary long-term outcomes after supratracheal laryngectomy (STL). METHODS Twenty-two male patients who underwent STL were involved in this study. Swallowing skills, neoglottis motility, and vibrations were videoendoscopically assessed. Aerodynamic measures, spectrogram analysis, aspiration pneumonia, body weight variations, and voice per...

BACKGROUND Acupuncture is often used to treat fibromyalgia (FM), but it remains unclear whether acupuncture is effective. This study aims to evaluate the effects of acupuncture on pain and quality of life (QoL) in FM patients. METHODS Sixteen patients (13 women and 3 men aged 25-63 years) suffering from FM were randomised into two groups: group A (n = 8) received five acupuncture treatments a...

BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of minimally invasive transoral en bloc resection of superficial pharyngeal and laryngeal cancers. METHODS Forty-one superficial lesions (from 35 patients) were resected transorally under a surgical microscope using a monopolar cautery. Quality of life (QOL) was assessed using a questionnaire European Organization ...

This study assessed awake bruxism (AB) in undergraduate students using WhatsApp and examined the association of this behavior with quality life anxiety. The sample was composed 36 healthy young adults both genders, an average age 20.74 years. AB behaviors (teeth contact, teeth clenching, grinding mandible bracing) relaxed jaw muscles were reported Ecological Momentary Assessment, through WhatsA...

Anemia is a common occurrence in patients with cancer, and especially in those who undergo chemotherapy. Traditionally, significantly decreased hemoglobin levels have been considered to be </= 8 g/dl and have been associated with physiologic manifestations. More recent data have shown that milder anemia (hemoglobin levels 10-12 g/dl) has functional consequences as well. This article reviews sev...

PURPOSE To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of tamsulosin 0.4 mg once daily in Korean patients with symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and investigate whether tamsulosin 0.4 mg can improve symptoms in patients with refractory lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) who were previously receiving tamsulosin 0.2 mg once daily. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 116 patients from 3 ur...

Long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) improves survival in patients with hypoxaemic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but previous studies using general health measures have shown no effect on quality of life (QoL). In this study, the effect of LTOT on QoL was assessed using a disease-specific health measure, the St George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ). Twenty three hypoxaemic COPD p...

OBJECTIVE In patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2), it is hard to reach treatment objectives for blood pressure (BP) with classical treatment options. Recently, reducing breathing frequency has been advocated as a method to reduce BP. We examined if an electronic device such as Resperate, by reducing breathing frequency, would lead to BP reduction in a population of patients with DM2 and...