A CLINICAL STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECT OF ELEG FEM CAPSULES (ASTHISHRINKHALAADI YOGA) IN THE MANAGEMENT OF OSTEOPOROSIS

2021 ◽  
pp. 62-63
Author(s):  
Neha Thakur ◽  
B.L. Mehra ◽  
Sunil Thakur ◽  
Anil Bhardwaj
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Clinical Study ◽  
Osteoporotic Fractures ◽  
Bone Fragility ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Mineral Density ◽  
Life Index ◽  
T Score ◽  
Quality Of Life Index

Osteoporosis is an alarming issue in the society today. It is continuously increasing its signicance with increasing elderly population and is affecting both the sexes at different degrees. It is characterized by low bone mass with microarchitectural deterioration of bone leading to enhanced bone fragility, thus increasing the susceptibility to fracture. Taking into account the references available in various Ayurvedic classics it can be correlated to Asthikshaya. Asthikshaya occurs due to decrease in strength of Asthi Dhatu chiey due to Kala, Swabhava and Vata Prakopa. International Osteoporosis Foundation estimated that the annual direct cost of treating osteoporotic fractures has increased grossly. In India the general population is not much aware about the hazardous complications of osteoporosis. The modern pharmacological treatment is long and beyond the nancial reach of common people. Therefore the best way to deal with it is to prevent this as early as possible. To achieve this aim a clinical study was conducted to evaluate the effect of an Ayurvedic Formulation known as Eleg Fem capsules (Asthishrinkhalaadi Yoga) in osteoporotic patients. In the clinical trial 30 patients above the age of 40 years with low BMD T-Score were registered from OPD and IPD of Kayachikitsa department of Rajiv Gandhi Govt. Post Graduate Ayurvedic College and Hospital Paprola, Kangra. Out of 30 patients, 27 completed the trial and 3 patients were drop out. Criteria of assessment of patients was change in bone mineral density (BMD T- Score) and change in the score of Quality of Life Index Questionnaire for Osteoporosis (QUALEFFO-41). All the registered patients were given the formulation for 6 weeks. Improvement was observed with statistically signicant results on mean BMD TScore and moderately signicant result on Quality of Life Index scoring. The study revealed that the Eleg Fem capsules (Asthishrinkhalaadi Yoga) is a safe and effective therapy in the Osteoporotic patients.

HRCA Quality of Life Index

1986 ◽  
Author(s):  
John N. Morris ◽  
Samy Suissa ◽  
Sylvia Sherwood ◽  
Susan M. Wright ◽  
David Greer
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Index ◽  
Quality Of Life Index

Refluxsymptomatik – kein Unterschied in Ausprägung und Schweregrad bei Patienten mit und ohne funktionell bewiesene gastroösophageale Refluxerkrankung

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Grechenig ◽  
Ricarda Gruber ◽  
Michael Weitzendorfer ◽  
Burkhard H. A. von Rahden ◽  
Bernhard Widmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Index ◽  
Demeester Score ◽  
Gastroösophageale Refluxerkrankung ◽  
Quality Of Life Index

Zusammenfassung Hintergrund Patienten mit gastroösophagealem Reflux (GERD) leiden oft sehr unter der Symptomatik. Im Rahmen unserer Studie galt es deshalb herauszufinden, ob sich die Lebensqualität und die Symptome bei Patienten mit objektiv nachgewiesener GERD von Patienten ohne funktionell bewiesenes Korrelat unterscheidet. Material und Methoden Eingeschlossen wurden alle Patienten mit typischer Refluxsymptomatik, die 2017 an unserer Abteilung für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Thoraxchirurgie hinsichtlich des Vorliegens einer GERD abgeklärt wurden. Alle Patienten erhielten eine hochauflösende Manometrie, 24-h-Impedanz-pH-Metrie und eine Gastroskopie. Die Lebensqualität wurde mittels Quality of Life Index (GIQLI) und die gastrointestinale Symptomatik mittels einer Symptomcheckliste (SCL) evaluiert. Mittels SCL wurde die Schwere und Intensität von 14 verschiedenen Symptomen eruiert. Basierend auf den Resultaten der 24-h-pH-Impedanzmessung wurden die Patienten in 2 Gruppen eingeteilt – Patienten mit gastroösophagealer Refluxerkrankung und Patienten mit rein funktioneller Symptomatik ohne organisches Korrelat. Diese Gruppen wurden miteinander verglichen. Ergebnisse Ein vollständiger Datensatz war bei 162 Patienten verfügbar, wovon 86 Patienten (52,2%) objektiv an Reflux erkrankt waren (DeMeester-Mittelwert: 37,85; SD ± 29,11) und 76 Patienten (46,1%) einen unauffälligen DeMeester-Score (Mittelwert: 7,01; SD ± 4,09) aufwiesen. Zwischen diesen beiden Gruppen konnte kein signifikanter Unterschied in der Lebensqualität gefunden werden (Mittelwert GIQLI von GERD-Patienten: 94,81; SD ± 22,40; Mittelwert GIQLI von Patienten mit rein funktionellen Symptomen: 95,26; SD ± 20,33; p = 0,988). Außerdem konnte kein signifikanter Unterschied in der Symptomwahrnehmung der Patienten gefunden werden (Mittelwert SCL-Score von Refluxpatienten: 46,97; SD ± 29,23; Mittelwert SCL-Score bei Patienten mit rein funktioneller Symptomatik 48,03; SD ± 29,17; p = 0,827). Schlussfolgerung Patienten mit funktionellen Refluxbeschwerden unterscheiden sich hinsichtlich des Leidensdrucks nicht von Patienten mit objektiv bewiesener Refluxerkrankung. Eine Differenzierung zwischen gastroösophagealer Refluxerkrankung und funktionellen Refluxsymptomen ist nur mittels Funktionsdiagnostik möglich.

scholarly journals Quality of Life in Hong Kong: the Cuhk Hong Kong Quality of Life Index

2005 ◽  
Vol 71 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 259-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Keung Chan ◽  
Cheuk Chiu Andy Kwan ◽  
Tan Lei Daniel Shek
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Life Index ◽  
Quality Of Life Index

scholarly journals Psychometric properties of Quality-of-Life Index for Vietnamese women with breast cancer three weeks postmastectomy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuan Thi Nhu Ha ◽  
Sureeporn Thanasilp
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Life Index ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Vietnamese Women ◽  
Quality Of Life Index

Background: The patient’s quality of life immediately after mastectomy usually receives less attention than the quality of life after three months, six months, or a year. It is because the focus is mainly on surgical complications. Many instruments measure the quality of life from three months onwards. Still, the quality-of-life instruments right after postmastectomy is not yet verified.Objective: This paper aimed to test the reliability and validity of the Quality-of-Life Index Vietnamese version (QOLI-V) in Vietnamese women with breast cancer three weeks postmastectomy.Methods: The descriptive cross-sectional study was designed to analyze the psychometric properties of a Vietnamese version of the modified Quality of Life Index. The modified process was conducted after granting permission from the original authors. The content validity of the modified index was examined by five experts. Brislin’s model was used for the translation process. The 26-item QOLI-V was tested in 265 patients with breast cancer stage II three weeks postmastectomy who expected to have a poorer quality of life score. The reliability of the index was measured by Cronbach's alpha. The construct validity was examined using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA).Result: The content validity index results showed that the lowest I-CVI was .80 and the highest was 1.00. S-CVI/Ave was 0.95, and S-CVI/UA was 0.76. The Cronbach's alpha of QOLI-V was .84, which was considered acceptable. Most of the 26 items featured the correct item-total correlation of .30 to .60. There were only two items correlated with the total scale at .18, and the item with the lowest correlation (.06) was deleted from the item set.  The CFA of model 1 with 26 items was not an ideal fit with the data, with Chi-Square/df = 2.15, CFI =.815, GFI = .853, TLI=.792 RMSEA =.066. After deleted an item #general quality of life, and the CFA of model 2 was conducted on the 25-item index. The final result indicated the improvement of the model fit, with Chi-Square/df =2.26, CFI=.852, GFI=.814, TLI=.790, RMSEA=.069.Conclusion: The 25-item QOLI-V version is considered valid and reliable to measure the quality of life of Vietnamese women with breast cancer three weeks postmastectomy. Nurses and midwives could use this instrument to measure the quality of life of the patients, and the patients could use it for self-assessment.Funding: This study was funded by the 90th Anniversary of Chulalongkorn University Scholarship, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.

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