Despite various individual studies on the quality of life (QOL) in patients with CHF, a
comprehensive study has not yet been conducted; therefore, this study aims to assess the …

Chronic diseases carry important psychological and social consequences that demand
significant psychological adjustment. The literature is providing increasingly nuanced …

Social support has been linked to numerous adaptive psychosocial health outcomes. The
Brief Perceived Social Support Questionnaire (BPSSQ) is a newly developed measure of …

Purpose To examine the impact of marital status on stage at diagnosis, use of definitive
therapy, and cancer-specific mortality among each of the 10 leading causes of cancer …

BACKGROUND: Heart failure (HF) is a progressive clinical condition that results in
substantial impairment of quality of life (QOL). Helping patients maintain optimal QOL is …

Objectives: This study sought to describe baseline health-related quality of life (HRQL) in the
PARAGON-HF (Prospective Comparison of ARNI with ARB Global Outcomes in HFpEF) trial …

The purpose of this paper is to compare the ways in which perceived and actual social
support affect the mental health of gay men, straight or bisexual men, and women living with …

Purpose Anxiety and depression are prevalent among patients with heart failure. However,
their effect on the quality of life (QoL) is not well investigated in developing countries …

Patient-reported outcomes (PRO) are defined as reports coming directly from patients about
how they feel or function in relation to a health condition and its therapy. Although there are …

Background Nonadherence to treatment recommendations is a leading preventable cause
of rehospitalization and premature mortality in chronic heart failure (HF) patients. Purpose …