scholarly journals Effectiveness of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) on pain, function and quality of life in knee osteoarthritis patients: a before-and-after study and review of the literature

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcos Edgar Fernández-Cuadros ◽  
Olga Susana Pérez-Moro ◽  
María Jesús Albaladejo-Florín ◽  
Beatriz Entrambasaguas-Estepa ◽  
Rubén Algarra-López
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Knee Osteoarthritis ◽  
Platelet Rich Plasma ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Before And After Study

scholarly journals Phantom Eye Syndrome: A Review of the Literature

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agda M. Andreotti ◽  
Marcelo C. Goiato ◽  
Eduardo P. Pellizzer ◽  
Aldiéris A. Pesqueira ◽  
Aimée M. Guiotti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Drug Therapy ◽  
Phantom Pain ◽  
Direct Influence ◽  
Psychological Approach ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Eye Trauma ◽  
Pubmed Database ◽  
Before And After

The purpose of this literature review was to describe the main features of phantom eye syndrome in relation to their possible causes, symptoms, treatments, and influence of eye amputation on quality of life of anophthalmic patients. For this, a bibliographical research was performed in Pubmed database using the following terms: “eye amputation,” “eye trauma,” “phantom eye syndrome,” “phantom pain,” and “quality of life,” associated or not. Thirteen studies were selected, besides some relevant references contained in the selected manuscripts and other studies hallowed in the literature. Thus, 56 articles were included in this review. The phantom eye syndrome is defined as any sensation reported by the patient with anophthalmia, originated anophthalmic cavity. In phantom eye syndrome, at least one of these three symptoms has to be present: phantom vision, phantom pain, and phantom sensations. This syndrome has a direct influence on the quality of life of the patients, and psychological support is recommended before and after the amputation of the eyeball as well as aid in the treatment of the syndrome. Therefore, it is suggested that, for more effective treatment of phantom eye syndrome, drug therapy should be associated with psychological approach.

scholarly journals Quality of Life Comparison in Common Rhinologic Surgeries

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. ar.2012.3.0020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohsen Naraghi ◽  
Behrooz Amirzargar ◽  
Alipasha Meysamie
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Statistical Difference ◽  
Sleep Problems ◽  
Sinus Surgery ◽  
Before And After ◽  
General Feeling ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Before And After Study

Various questionnaires are used in patients who undergo rhinologic surgeries but a unique comprehensive questionnaire is needed to evaluate quality of life (QOL) in rhinologic surgeries. The purpose of this study was to prepare a comprehensive questionnaire and compare QOL among four common rhinologic surgeries including functional endoscopic sinus surgery, septoplasty, septorhinoplasty, and septoplasty with turbinoplasty preoperatively and 6 months postoperatively. This was a prospective interventional before-and-after study. Preoperative and 6 months postoperative evaluations were performed with a Modified Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQL) questionnaire designed to cover all needed QOL aspects and the 22-item Sino-nasal Outcome Test questionnaire to cover all needed QOL aspects. The Modified HRQL included 33 items in six subgroups (nasal symptoms, sleep problems, headache, nonnasal symptoms, and practical and emotional problems) and general feeling. From 202 patients who completed the questionnaire before the procedures, 146 (72% of all patients) who were interviewed 6 months postoperatively were included in this study. Comparing preoperative data between followed up patients and missed patients showed no statistical difference among surgeries (p = 0.90). Comparison of patient's pre- and postoperative QOL showed a significant improvement in global QOL and in all questionnaire items (p < 0.0001 in all comparisons). Comparison of QOL changes before and after surgery among different surgeries revealed no statistical difference (p = 0.282). Our data showed a significant improvement in each surgery but the amount of improvement in different surgeries was almost constant.

Geriatric day hospital improves quality of life: A before and after study

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 304-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. de Jaime ◽  
O. Vázquez ◽  
M.L. Rodríguez ◽  
E. Sevilla ◽  
S. Burcet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Day Hospital ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Before And After Study

scholarly journals Impact of Hearing Aids on Poverty, Quality of Life and Mental Health in Guatemala: Results of a before and after Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
pp. 3470 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Spreckley ◽  
David Macleod ◽  
Brenda González Trampe ◽  
Andrew Smith ◽  
Hannah Kuper
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Hearing Aids ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Comparison Group ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Before And After Study

There are 466 million people globally with disabling hearing loss, many of whom can benefit from hearing aids. The aim of the study was to assess the impact of providing hearing aids on poverty, mental health, quality of life, and activities, among adults in Guatemala. A nonrandomised before and after study was conducted, with a comparison group to assess for secular trends. Adult cases with bilateral hearing impairment were identified within 150 km of Guatemala City, as well as age- and sex-matched comparison subjects without disabling hearing loss. All participants were interviewed with a semistructured questionnaire, and cases were offered hearing aids. Participants were reinterviewed 6–9 months later. We interviewed 135 cases and 89 comparison subjects at baseline and follow-up. At baseline, cases were poorer than comparison subjects with respect to individual income (p = 0.01), household income (p = 0.02), and per capita expenditure (PCE) (p = 0.003). After provision of hearing aids, median household income improved among cases (p = 0.03). In the comparison group, median individual income (p = 0.01) and PCE (p = 0.03) fell between baseline at follow-up. At follow-up, there were also improvements in productive time use, quality of life, and depressive symptoms among cases, but these were less apparent in the comparison group. In conclusion, this study has demonstrated a positive effect of hearing aids in improving quality of life, economic circumstances and mental health among Guatemalan adults.

scholarly journals A Retrospective Chart Review of 122 Inpatients with Knee Osteoarthritis Treated with Korean Medicine: An Analysis of the Effects of Treatment

2021 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 205-218
Author(s):  
Dong-Hwi Yoo ◽  
Han-Bin Park ◽  
Won-Suk Jang ◽  
Oh-Bin Kwon ◽  
Ki-Won Choi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Knee Osteoarthritis ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Index Hospitalization ◽  
Korean Medicine ◽  
Knee Oa ◽  
Hospitalization Period ◽  
Before And After

Background: Korean medicine treatment was assessed in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) according to subgroups of: sex, age, cause of knee OA, body mass index, hospitalization period, history, OA compartment, phenotype, and comorbidity. Methods: A retrospective review was performed of 122 inpatients who were admitted to the Hospital of Korean Medicine for Korean medicine treatment of knee pain, and were diagnosed with knee OA based on magnetic resonance imaging findings. Analysis of patient subgroups (sex, age, cause of knee OA, body mass index, hospitalization period, history, OA compartment, phenotype, and comorbidity) was carried out and treatments including acupuncture, cupping, pharmacopuncture, herbal medicine, chuna therapy, medicinal steaming therapy, manual therapy, and extracorporeal shock wave therapy were listed. The numeric rating scale (NRS), Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC), and 5-level EuroQol- 5 Dimension (EQ-5D-5L) scores were measured before and after treatment to assess the effects of treatment on pain and quality of life. Results: Seventeen males and 105 females were included in this study. Most patients were in their 60s. In the total study population, NRS, WOMAC, and EQ-5D-5L scores were improved statistically significant when comparing before and after treatment. The NRS and WOMAC scores improved statistically significant in the medial, patellofemoral, medial + patellofemoral, medial + lateral + patellofemoral compartment. Conclusion: Korean medicine treatment significantly reduced pain, stiffness, and physical dysfunction, and improved the quality of life of patients with knee OA, suggesting that it may be an effective alternative to the current conservative treatments.

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