Quality of life differs by gender and type of pain condition. Patients may benefit from interventions that enhance the use of appropriate pain coping techniques and other strategies to improve QOL. In the presence of chronic pain, the implication is that analgesics, by decreasing pain, may ...
The impact of critical illness on perceived health-related quality of life during ICU treatment, hospital stay, and after hospital discharge: A long-term f... The time course of changes in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) following discharge from the ICU and during a general ward stay...
It seemed that the machine was “useless”. It was indeed a difficult day – painful to wake up, painful to sit up straight and painful to lie down. I had to use a walking stick to push myself up. But when I lie down on my back, I was just fine. But turning to the left or ...
QUALITY of lifeCLINICAL trialsSURGERYPAIN measurementObjective: Mastalgia, a common complaint among women, denotes breast discomfort that can manifest as cyclical or non-cyclical. Reassurance, mechanical support and various non-pharmacological treatments, like flaxseeds...
Endometriomas are genetically distinct from other endometriosis lesions and could be associated with a predisposition to excessive inflammation. However, differences in clinical presentation between types of endometriosis lesions have not been fully eluc
There was a significant negative correlation between pain and quality of life in the pain group, the non-pain group and the whole sample (r= –0.731, P0.001). Conclusion Pain has negative effects on physical function, role function and social function of breast cancer patients. The ...
Objective: The purpose of this study was a quantification of changes in endometriosis-associated pain and quality of life during the stimulatory phase of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist therapy. Study Design: One hundred twenty women with significant endometriosis-associated pain participated in a ...
The rationale for this paper was to find out assessment tools and relevant factors that may reduce pain, and improve the quality of life and ability to perform activities of daily living in surgically and conservatively treated patients who sustained the acetabular fracture. One hundred and three ...
Objective: To evaluate the quality of life in patients with endometriosis pelvic pain before and after the application of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS). Design: Open non-comparative study. Setting: Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital at Monterrey, Mexico. Sample: 29 women ...