scholarly journals Using case management in a universal health coverage system to improve quality of life of frequent Emergency Department users: a randomized controlled trial

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 503-513 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katia Iglesias ◽  
Stéphanie Baggio ◽  
Karine Moschetti ◽  
Jean-Blaise Wasserfallen ◽  
Olivier Hugli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Emergency Department ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Universal Health Coverage ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Improve Quality ◽  
Health Coverage ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Universal Health

scholarly journals Case Management may Reduce Emergency Department Frequent use in a Universal Health Coverage System: a Randomized Controlled Trial

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 508-515 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Bodenmann ◽  
Venetia-Sofia Velonaki ◽  
Judith L. Griffin ◽  
Stéphanie Baggio ◽  
Katia Iglesias ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Case Management ◽  
Universal Health Coverage ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Health Coverage ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
System A ◽  
Frequent Use ◽  
Universal Health

scholarly journals Asthma in Adolescents: A Randomized, Controlled Trial of an Asthma Program for Adolescents and Young Adults with Severe Asthma

2002 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 253-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert L Cowie ◽  
Margot F Underwood ◽  
Cinde B Little ◽  
Ian Mitchell ◽  
Sheldon Spier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Emergency Department ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Asthma Control ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Disease Specific

BACKGROUND: Asthma is common and is often poorly controlled in adolescent subjects.OBJECTIVE: To determine the impact of an age-specific asthma program on asthma control, particularly on exacerbations of asthma requiring emergency department treatment, and on the quality of life of adolescents with asthma.METHODS: The present randomized, controlled trial included patients who were 15 to 20 years of age and had visited emergency departments for management of their asthma. The interventional group attended an age-specific asthma program that included assessment, education and management by a team of asthma educators, respiratory therapists and respiratory physicians. In the control group, spirometry was performed, and the patients continued to receive usual care from their regular physicians. The outcomes were assessed by a questionnaire six months after entry into the study.RESULTS: Ninety-three subjects entered the study and were randomly assigned to the intervention or control group. Of these, only 62 patients were available for review after six months. Subjects in both the control and the intervention groups showed a marked improvement in their level of asthma control, reflected primarily by a 73% reduction in the rate of emergency department attendance for asthma. Other indexes of disease control, including disease-specific quality of life, as assessed by questionnaires, were improved. There was, however, no discernible difference between the subjects in the two groups, with the exception of an improvement in favour of the intervention group in the symptom (actual difference 0.7, P=0.048) and emotional (actual difference 0.8, P=0.028) domains of the asthma quality of life questionnaire. The overall quality of life score favoured the intervention group by a clinically relevant difference of 0.6, but this difference did not reach statistical significance (P=0.06).CONCLUSIONS: Although all subjects demonstrated a significant improvement in asthma control and quality of life, the improvement attributable to this intervention was limited to two domains in disease-specific quality of life.

Does a regular nurse‐led distress screening and discussion improve quality of life of breast cancer patients treated with curative intent? A randomized controlled trial

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 719-728 ◽  
Author(s):  
Floortje K. Ploos van Amstel ◽  
Marlies E. W. J. Peters ◽  
Rogier Donders ◽  
Margrethe S. Schlooz‐Vries ◽  
Lenny J. M. Polman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Improve Quality ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Distress Screening ◽  
Curative Intent ◽  
Randomized Controlled

Taking charge after stroke: promoting self-directed rehabilitation to improve quality of life – a randomized controlled trial

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 493-501 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matire Harwood ◽  
Mark Weatherall ◽  
Api Talemaitoga ◽  
P Alan Barber ◽  
John Gommans ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Improve Quality ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Taking Charge

scholarly journals Evaluation of a breathing retraining intervention to improve quality of life in asthma: quantitative process analysis of the BREATHE randomized controlled trial

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (7) ◽  
pp. 1139-1149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Julia Arden-Close ◽  
Sarah E Kirby ◽  
Lucy Yardley ◽  
Anne Bruton ◽  
Ben Ainsworth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Process Analysis ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Improve Quality ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Breathing Retraining
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