a diminished quality of life and an increase in healthcare costs

... status traditional life style practices were strong determinant of health behaviours and quality of life. The findings in a vastly changing society cannot be analyzed in isolation of the family ... the findings of Smith et al., (2004), Netuveli and Blane (2008) that marital status was indeed, associated with health and survival outcome in old age. The finding that marital status was an ... the advent of maize, the fowls have been feeding on a thing and that thing was the use of herbs and other traditional medication (ki agbado to daye se be nkan ladiye nje, pataki nkan naa ni...

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... Saud Al-Abdulmohsin, ARAMCO, Suadi Arabia, for provid- ing the Arabic version of the SF36 instrument. Thanks also are due to Mr. Muhannad Ma'ayah and Miss Ghadeer Hyasat for their handling ... help of a clinician or a family member, com- pleted an Arabic translation of the University of Michigan Head and Neck Quality of Life instrument (HNQOL) and the Voice Handicap Index (VHI). Each ... North America have rated their quality of life as being lower than non-laryngectomized individuals. The purpose of this study was to evaluate changes in quality of life and degree of voice handicap...

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... a decrease in physical quality of life [13,14]. Table 1: Demographic, baseline and on-treatment characteristics of female and male patients with any health-related quality of life data Variable ... (standard deviation: 5.92). Factors associated with negative change in quality of life Baseline log viral load, pre-HAART PHS score, change in CD4 count and change in log viral load were all ... negative HRQoL and various socio-demo- graphic, baseline and on-treatment explanatory variables as appropriate. Multivariate analysis started with a full model (Model 1) and explanatory variables were...

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... methylphenidate transdermal system (MTS; Daytrana ® [Shire Pharmaceuti- cals Ireland Ltd., Dublin, Ireland]), an alternative to oral MPH formulation, is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration ... atomoxetine and stimulants improve quality of life in an ADHD population treated in a community clinic. Psychiatr Q 2008, 79:133-137. 40. Wehmeier PM, Dittmann RW, Schacht A, Minarzyk A, Lehmann ... long-term impact of MTS on HRQL as well as analysis of probable predictors of HRQL change and/ or satisfaction will be important in understanding what ele- ments of stimulant treatment contribute...

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... 400 Japan United Kingdom New Zealand United States Australia Canada China India Thailand South Korea Indonesia Philippines Malaysia Singapore Symposium on Health Care Challenges for an Ageing ... impact on functional wellbeing or quality of life Escalate use and costs of medical and social services Increase burden of care for family and caregivers Avoidable Hospitalization Rates in Singapore Ng ... What are the present deficiencies and barriers that can be identified and corrected?  Essential for optimal policy and programme planning and provisions  Data are available from official...

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... in the ISA-SP: the cities of Botucatu and Campinas; an area encompassing the cities of Itapecerica da Serra, Embu, and Taboão da Serra; and the District of Bu- tantã, in the city of São Paulo (13). ... school in the District of Butantã and city of Campinas. Despite the differences, all these areas have a standard of living that is higher than the national average (13). Sampling for ISA-SP was carried ... myocardial infarction in mainland China. Qual Life Res 2006;15:1525–31. 29. Alves L, Leimann BCQ, Vasconcelos MEL, Carvalho MS, Vasconcelos AGG ET al. A in- fluência das doenças crônicas na capacidade funcional...

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... provokes a decrease in the ATP and an increase in the inosine levels in Saccharomyces cerevisiae An experimental and theoretical approach Hugo Osorio 1,2 , Elisabete Carvalho 1 , Mercedes del Valle 1 , ... experimental approach, Fig. 5A) produced Table 3. V max , K m and K i values of enzymes involved in the adenine and hypoxanthine metabolism in yeast cytosol. V max values represent the average of a minimum ... and, above all, no appreciable differences in the rates of disappearance of ATP or appearance of Ino were observed. Theoretical approach – mathematical simulation of some metabolic pathways related...

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... Cardiac Transplant and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Wallwork, J., and Caine, N. A comparison of the quality of life of cardiac transplant patients and coronary artery bypass graft patients ... response. Purpose of the Study Wallwork and Caine compared the quality of life of cardiac transplant patients with those of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) patients. Methods Wallwork and Caine compared ... importance of experimental design in any clinical trial. Such design issues as randomization, double-blinding, standardized implementation, and consideration of patients who withdraw are important...

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... importance of psychosocial vari- ables and share this understanding with their patients. Future research, amenable to statistical analyses such as path analysis and structural equations modeling, ... of coherence, vigor, and overall quality of life as well as lower depression, anger and anxiety. Positive yielding (acceptance) was related to greater sense of coherence, vigor, and overall quality ... perceptions of control stem from current quality of life and adjustment. And yet, it is indisputable that a relationship exists between psychosocial variables and quality of life in women with breast cancer....

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... the manu- script. JEH manages the RI BRFSS, collaborated on ana- lytic decisions and data interpretation, and revised and edited the manuscript. Both authors have read and approved the final version ... Research Organizations (CASRO), was 51%. Rhode Island's 2004 BRFSS data and technical details are available upon request from the Center for Health Data and Analysis, Rhode Island Department ... and degenerative illness as leading causes of death, quality of life has become an important aspect in assessing the bur- den of disease. Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) refers to an indi- vidual's...

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... fibromyalgia – statistical analyses. Scand J Caring Sci 2005, 19:64-70. 40. Grov EK, Dahl AA, Fossa SD, Wahl AK, Moum T: Global quality of life in primary caregivers of patients with cancer in palliative phase ... mean and standard deviation (SD), and group variables as numbers and per cent (%). * Chi-square used to compare categorical data, and ANOVA with Bonferroni post hoc test used for continuous variables. ... several points in the model and are particularly important in understanding general health perceptions and GQOL. In addition, perceptions of health appear to Table 3: Regression analysis of demographics,...

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... week were analyzed using a rank analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) with baseline value as a covariate; mean changes in UUI episodes per week were analyzed using ANCOVA with baseline value as a covariate. ... PvK was involved in collecting the data. JTW conducted the data analysis. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript. Mean change in KHQ domain scores by categorical improvement in ... bladder-related problems and health- related quality of life. Correlations were moderate in magnitude but statistically significant, suggesting that PROs are important and relevant measures for evaluating...

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... early-diagnosed and treated PKU patients. Aim of the study was to analyse quality of life and social status, which are important parameters for an overall estimation of success of treatment apart ... symptoms. Table 3: Comparison of mean QoL in patients under and above 25 years; Mean and Standard Deviation Patient collective 17–25 years Mean (SD) Patient collective 25–37 years Mean (SD) Significance Physical ... socioeconomic data The data on marital status, children and habitation are shown in table 5. Data on school and professional educa- tion are summarised in table 6. A great percentage of patients still...

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... for anxiety. Performance status was related to depression and anxiety. The authors conclude that the prevalence of depression and anxiety may be higher than expected in an ovarian cancer population, ... well-being, social well-being, and functional well-being. As recently as 1993, Andersen pub- lished an article acknowledging a grave lack of research on quality of life and challenging "institutions ... but also medical mortality and morbidity, and attempt to modify psychosocial variables to improve sur- vival time and quality of life. References 1. Pignata S, Ballatori E, Favalli G and Scambia...

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