Background: Patient-reported outcomes of the quality of life (QOL) after an open thoracotomy have not been studied. To determine the physical and mental changes in surgical patients is very important for medical staffs. The surgical patient’s satisfaction and overall healthy changes were evaluated by the patient-self assessment questionnaires. Materials and Methods: From July 2007 to April 2008...

Background: Study on the effectiveness of new methods low back pain treatment is very important due to its high prevalence. There no consensus most effective for pain, despite existence different treatments options. Objective: This study aims assess effect 8 weeks dynamic neuromuscular stabilization (DNS) and core stability (CS) exercises hamstring flexibility, balance, abdominal muscle strengt...

Questionnaire Acronym Description Free to noncommercial research? Validation with cancer patients Examples of cancer studies where instrument identified an effect Breast Cancer Chemotherapy Questionnaire BCQ 30 items, covering: • Consequence s of hair loss • Emotional dysfunction • Physical symptoms • Trouble/incon venience • Fatigue • Nausea • Positive wellbeing ? In 418 women with Stage II br...

BACKGROUND Systemic treatment has proven to improve physical symptoms in patients with advanced cancer. Relationship between quality of life (QoL) or symptom burden (SYB) and treatment efficacy (tumour response and survival) is poorly described. Therefore, we evaluated the predictive value of pretreatment QoL and SYB on treatment outcomes. METHODS Eligible patients had metastatic gastrointest...

background family-centered empowerment of drug and stimulant users is an effective program for a better response to treatment, prevention of treatment adverse effects, and promotion quality of life (qol) and lifestyle in the process of discontinuing drug abuse. objectives this study aimed to determine the effects of educational intervention, based on family-centered empowerment and pender's hea...

introduction: sensory impairment is a major complication following multiple sclerosis (ms). the role of foot sensation in balance and quality of life has been previously documented in elders and people with diabetes and neurological conditions (i.e. stroke) however less attention has yet been paid to people with ms. this study was to define the prevalence of foot sensory impairments in people w...

the population prevalence of older people has been growing worldwide. quality of life (qol) among older people is a significant public health concern. hence, this study aimed to assess level of qol and factors influencing qol among rural thai older people.the study was undertaken in phayao province where is one of the top ten provinces with the highest index of thai aging. a district in this pr...