Favorable effects of a ketogenic diet on physical function, perceived energy, and food cravings in women with ovarian or endometrial cancer: a randomized, controlled …

CW Cohen, KR Fontaine, RC Arend, T Soleymani… - Nutrients, 2018 - mdpi.com
Ketogenic diets (KDs) are gaining attention as a potential adjuvant therapy for cancer, but
data are limited for KDs' effects on quality of life. We hypothesized that the KD would (1) …

Quality of life of patients with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic

KA Baffert, T Darbas, V Lebrun-Ly, J Pestre-Munier… - in vivo, 2021 - iv.iiarjournals.org
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the organisation of medical care.
Patients and Methods: This is the first prospective observational study on patient-reported …

Long-term sutimlimab improves quality of life for patients with cold agglutinin disease: CARDINAL 2-year follow-up

A Röth, CM Broome, W Barcellini, THA Tvedt… - Blood …, 2023 - ashpublications.org
Cold agglutinin disease (CAD) is a rare form of autoimmune hemolytic anemia with a
substantial burden on patient's quality of life. CARDINAL was a 2-part, open-label, single …

[HTML][HTML] Fentanyl in cancer pain management: avoiding hasty judgments and discerning its potential benefits

A Cuomo - Drugs in Context, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cancer pain is an important challenge in treatment and requires a rapid onset of action for
its control. In particular, breakthrough cancer pain (BTcP) should be adequately controlled …

Psychometric characteristics of the mutuality scale in heart failure patients and caregivers

F Dellafiore, HG Buck, G Pucciarelli, C Barbaranelli… - Heart & Lung, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Higher patient-caregiver mutuality is associated with improved patient and
caregiver outcomes, but no studies have tested the psychometric characteristics of the …

ORIGINAL: Sleep Quality in a Nigerian Community: Prevalence of Poor Sleep Quality, Risk Factors and Health-Related Quality of Life: West Afr J Med. 2022 Jul 31; 39 …

AC Jemilohun - West Africa Journal of Medicine, 2022 - wajmed.com
Background: A review of the literature shows there is a dearth of community-based studies
that evaluated the prevalence of poor sleep quality and its psychosocial correlates among …

[HTML][HTML] Factors associated with lower preoperative quality of life in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia in the BEST-CLI trial

RJ Powell, N Choudhry, M Conte, M Cziraky… - Journal of Vascular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives There are few contemporary data regarding health-related quality of life (HRQOL)
measures in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLI). Methods The Best …

Diagnosis value of combined detection of serum SF, CEA and CRP in non-small cell lung cancer

J Zhou, X Diao, S Wang, Y Yao - Cancer Management and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical diagnostic value of combined
detection of serum ferritin (SF), carcino-embryonic antigen (CEA) and C-reactive protein …

Age-related differences in the severity of sexual dysfunction symptoms and psychological distress in individuals with multiple sclerosis

D Romano, V Zemon, FW Foley - Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Sexual dysfunction (SD) is a common symptom for many with multiple sclerosis
(MS). However, SD research in general appears to often overlook young adults within their …

A pragmatic non-randomized trial of prehabilitation prior to cancer surgery: study protocol and COVID-19-related adaptations

D Santa Mina, D Sellers, D Au, SMH Alibhai… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background Experimental data highlight the potential benefits and health system cost
savings related to surgical prehabilitation; however, adequately powered randomized …