BACKGROUND Sexual function, psychosocial status and quality of life (QoL) are important dimensions, often underestimated, in dialysis treatment schedules. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of sexual dysfunction and its associations, among peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. METHODS The Index of Female Sexual Function (IFSF), the International Index of Erectile F...

OBJECTIVE To understand and predict chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a biomarker that reflects disease severity is needed. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Data from 10269 adults aged over 40 years of age were retrieved from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES), and 1302 patients met the criteria for COPD. The association between values of vitamin D and...

UNLABELLED Improved Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is an alternative treatment goal for individuals with psychosis, who have up to two times greater prevalence of type 2 diabetes, hypertension and obesity than the general population. AIM to compare HRQoL in patients with psychosis, especially schizophrenia, with a reference sample and explore the relationship between HRQoL and metabol...

We present a cross sectional study on health related quality of life and EQ5D questionnaire practical use in Primorsko-goranska County in Croatia and inequalities in health between its sub regions with a potential application in regional policies social and healthcare organisation. Of 1066 participants that were patients at 42 family health physician's waiting room, women stood for 636 (59.7%) ...

Of nine exhibits in the Quality of Life with Diabetes poster event at the recent European Association for the Study of Diabetes meeting in Jerusalem, five used measures of health status (EQ5D and SF-36) and two others used measures of well-being (W-BQ22). All nine referred to the measures used as quality-of-life measures. The EQ5D and SF-36 measure how people feel about their health (physical a...

Background and purpose - The treatment of patients between 55 and 70 years with displaced intracapsular femoral neck fracture remains controversial. We compared internal fixation (IF), bipolar hemiarthroplasty (HA) and total hip arthroplasty (THA) in terms of mortality, reoperations and patient-reported outcome by using data from the Norwegian Hip Fracture Register. Patients and methods - We in...

Background: Hallux rigidus (HR) affects the first metatarsophalangeal joint and is most common osteoarthritic condition in foot. The used surgical treatment for severe cases of HR an arthrodesis. aim this study to describe patient characteristics, patient-reported outcomes patients treated with arthrodesis using data from Swefoot, Swedish quality register foot ankle surgery. Methods: From Swefo...

BACKGROUND Heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction patients have equally impaired health-related quality of life (HRQL) compared with those with HF with reduced ejection fraction, but limited studies have evaluated the impact of therapies on changes in HRQL. METHODS AND RESULTS Patients ≥50 years of age, with symptomatic HF and left ventricular ejection fraction ≥45%, were enrolle...