Voice-Related Quality of Life, Anxiety, and Depression in Female Teachers: Finger Kazoo Intensive Short-Term Vocal Therapy

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mara Keli Christmann ◽  
Fabricio Scapini ◽  
Joziane Padilha de Moraes Lima ◽  
Bruna Franciele da Trindade Gonçalves ◽  
Gabriele Rodrigues Bastilha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Female Teachers ◽  
Related Quality

scholarly journals Health-related quality of life, anxiety and depression in thyroid cancer patients under short-term hypothyroidism and TSH-suppressive levothyroxine treatment

2005 ◽  
Vol 153 (6) ◽  
pp. 755-763 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sefik Tagay ◽  
Stephan Herpertz ◽  
Matthias Langkafel ◽  
Yesim Erim ◽  
Lutz Freudenberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Thyroid Cancer ◽  
Radioiodine Therapy ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Levothyroxine Treatment

Objective: Very few previous studies have compared the degree of health-related quality of life (HRQL), depression and anxiety of differentiated thyroid cancer patients (DTC) under short-term hypothyroid-ism and levothyroxine treatment. Methods: Using patient-completed instruments, we examined the frequency of physical complaints, HRQL, anxiety and depression in 130 DTC patients hospitalized for radioiodine therapy or whole-body diagnostics (age 52 years, female 71%) under short-term hypothyroidism (4 weeks of levothyroxine withdrawal; DTC-H) and in 100 DTC out-patients under TSH-suppressive doses of levothyroxine subsequent to radioiodine therapy (DTC-L; age 49 years, female 81%). Results: Compared with the German general population, DTC-H as well as DTC-L patients had significantly impaired HRQL. Notably, the decrease in HRQL was significantly higher in DTC-H than in DTC-L patients. Surprisingly, the prevalence of anxiety (44.6%) but not depression (17.7%) was much higher in the DTC-H patients than in the general population. In contrast to expectations, similar results for anxiety (44.0%) and depression (17.6%) were observed in the DTC-L patients. Conclusions: This mounting evidence suggests that a consistent pattern of HRQL impairment is experienced by patients with DTC. The high frequency of anxiety and the significantly reduced HRQL should be considered in the aftercare of DTC patients.

Short-term patient reported health-related quality of life (HRQL) outcomes after robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC)

2013 ◽  
Vol 113 (2) ◽  
pp. 260-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael A. Poch ◽  
Andrew P. Stegemann ◽  
Shabnam Rehman ◽  
Mohamed A. Sharif ◽  
Abid Hussain ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Radical Cystectomy ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Robot Assisted ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Reported Health

scholarly journals Resilience and health-related quality of life in patients with pulmonary diseases receiving ambulatory oxygen therapy

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Siiri Isokääntä ◽  
Kirsi Honkalampi ◽  
Hannu Kokki ◽  
Harri Sintonen ◽  
Merja Kokki
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Assistive Technology ◽  
Oxygen Therapy ◽  
Pulmonary Diseases ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Abstract Background Pulmonary diseases affect health-related quality of life (HRQoL), but there are few data on patients’ adaptation to a serious illness. This study assessed resilience and its associations with HRQoL, life satisfaction, anxiety and depression in patients with pulmonary diseases receiving ambulatory oxygen therapy. Methods In this prospective cohort study, we enrolled 42 patients with pulmonary diseases receiving ambulatory oxygen therapy. The patients completed the following questionnaires at baseline and after one and three months; the Resilience Scale-25, the Life Satisfaction Scale-4, the 15D instrument of HRQoL, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the Quebec User Evaluation of Satisfaction with Assistive Technology (QUEST 2.0). To compare HRQoL, we recruited age- and gender-matched controls from the general population (n = 3574). The primary outcome was the proportion of patients with low resilience. Results Half (42–48%) of the patients had low resilience, which was correlated with low HRQoL, low levels of life satisfaction and higher levels of anxiety and depression. Patients had very low HRQoL compared to controls. Dissatisfaction with life increased during the 3-months follow-up, but only a few patients had anxiety or depression. Patient satisfaction with assistive technology was high; the median QUEST 2.0 score (scale 1–5) was 4.00 at baseline, 3.92 at one month and 3.88 at three months. Conclusions Resilience was low in half of the patients with pulmonary diseases receiving ambulatory oxygen therapy. Higher resilience was positively correlated with HRQoL and life satisfaction and negatively correlated with anxiety and depression. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov Protocol Record 507A023. Registered 17 September 2020—Retrospectively registered, https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/results?cond=&term=NCT04554225&cntry=&state=&city=&dist=.

scholarly journals Short-term health-related quality of life in patients with ischaemic stroke after PFO closure

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
G Christopoulou ◽  
E Sigala ◽  
D Aragiannis ◽  
E Stamatopoulou ◽  
P Manthou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Ischaemic Stroke ◽  
Physical Function ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Pfo Closure

Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Introduction/Purpose: Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is common in asymptomatic adults and is associated with cryptogenic stroke (CS). We sought to evaluate the impact of PFO closure in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in PFO patients with CS.  Method In this pilot study, 19 patients (mean age 47 ± 7.7; 13 male) who underwent PFO closure at our center were invited to a short-term clinical follow up (mean follow-up period 6-10 months). All patients had suffered an ischaemic stroke and their disability level was assessed using the Modified Rankin Scale (MRS, no significant disability 63%). HRQoL was assessed using the 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36) and the European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions Questionnaire (EQ-5D) preoperatively and at follow-up.  Results Both SF36 and EQ-5D scores improved after the operation as shown by the self-rating scores (20,67% and 40,52% higher scores, respectively). Patients with major mobility problems were more likely to be current smokers (r = 0.481) and those who had lower scores on the MRS scale (r=-0.571) rated higher their scale diagram.  The categories of energy/fatigue (r = 0.459; p = 0.048), social functioning (r = 0.547; p = 0.015) and pain (r = 0.550; p = 0.015) were positively correlated with physical function. Finally, there was a positive correlation between role limitations due to emotional problems and energy/fatigue (r = 0,519; p = 0.023), and between energy/fatigue and emotional well-being (r = 0.519; p = 0,023). Conclusions The results of our study indicate that shortly after PFO, subjects perceive improvements in their QoL. However, it seems that poorly rated physical function was more common in active smokers, and affects patients" social life and their emotional state. Health care professionals should encourage these patients to participate in rehabilitation and psychological support programs postoperatively.

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