Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of morbidity
and mortality worldwide, causing substantial economic and social burden. Objective This …

Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of mortality
and of loss of disability-adjusted life years worldwide. It often is accompanied by the …

Background Poor mental health is common later in life and is a crucial factor in determining
older adults' ability to live independently in the community. Existing nurse-led proactive self …

Few studies have assessed the quality of life (QOL) related to chronic respiratory diseases in
the elderly. In the framework of the geriatric study on the health effects of air quality in elderly …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic, progressive and debilitating
disease that affects quality of life (QOL), especially among patients living in poor …

Purpose Although it is well-known that persons with COPD experience lower health related
quality of life (HRQoL), little is known about the importance of self-management related …

Objectives: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most common
respiratory diseases. Assessment of medication nonadherence and quality of life (QOL) is …

Social support (SS) has been widely recognized to have a protective effect influencing older
adults' emotional and psychological well-being. This study aimed to determine the …

Objective: No study has investigated the frequency and risk factors for deficit schizophrenia
(DS) in Chinese Han population. We investigated the prevalence of DS among community …

Background: Health-related quality of life is an important outcome variable with COPD
patients. Impaired health-related quality of life among COPD patients is closely related to …