Browsing by Subject "Quality of life"

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    • Long-term impact of COVID-19: a systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis 
      Sánchez Ramírez, Diana C.; Normand, Kaylene; Yang, Zhaoyun; Torres Castro, Rodrigo Hernan; Torres Castro, Rodrigo Hernán (MDPI, 2021)
      Background: The long-term impact of COVID-19 is still unknown. This study aimed to explore post COVID-19 effects on patients chest computed tomography (CT), lung function, respiratory symptoms, fatigue, functional capacity, ...
    • Long-term results of intracoronary transplantation of autologous bone marrow cells in dilated cardiomyopathy ... 
      Bartolucci, Jorge; Verdugo, Fernando J.; Carrion, Flavio; Abarzúa, Ema; Goset, Carlos; Lamich, Rubén; Sanhueza, Patricio; Pedreros, Pablo; Nazzal, Carolina; Khoury, Maroun; Figueroa, Fernando E. (Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2015)
      © 2015, Sociedad Medica de Santiago. All rights reserved. Background: Intracoronary delivery of autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells is an interesting therapeutic promise for patients with heart failure of different ...
    • Low dose rate brachytherapy in low and middle risk prostate cancer: Results and impact on quality of life ... 
      Balbontin, Felipe; Pizzi, Pablo; Canals Cifuentes, Andrea; Alliende, Isabel (Iniestares, 2017)
      Low dose rate brachytherapy (LDR-Br) with radioactive isotopes is a curative treatment and has shown to be comparable for the management of localized prostate cancer (PCa) to more conventional treatments such as radical ...
    • Pharmacological treatment compliance and a description of its associated factors in patients with myasthenia gravis 
      Idiaquez, Juan F.; González, Sofía; Lasso Peñafiel, Jorge; Barnett, Carolina (Revista de Neurología, 2018)
      Introduction. Medication adherence is a public health problem and this has not been previously studied in myasthenia gravis patients Aim. To determine if patients with myasthenia gravis are adherent to treatment and ...
    • Prescribing peritoneal dialysis for high-quality care in children 
      Warady, Bradley A.; Schaefer, Franz; Bagga, Arvind; Cano Schuffeneger, Francisco; McCulloch, Mignon; Yap, Hui-Kim; Shroff, Rukshana (Sage, 2020)
      Background: Peritoneal dialysis (PD) remains the most widely used modality for chronic dialysis in children, particularly in younger children and in lower and middle income countries (LMICs). We present guidelines for ...
    • Propiedades psicométricas del cuestionario de calidad de vida relacionada con la salud KIDSCREEN-27 en ... 
      Molina González, Temístocles; Montaño Espinoza, Rosa; González Araya, Electra; Sepúlveda P., Rodrigo; Hidalgo-Rasmussen, Carlos; Martínez N., Vania; Molina Cartes, Ramiro; George L., Myriam (Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2014)
      Background: KIDSCREEN-52, which assesses health related quality of life in adolescents, has been adapted and validated in Chile showing excellent psychometric properties. There is a shorter version of the instrument, ...
    • Psychoactive substances use and health-related quality of life among school age adolescents Uso de sustancias ... 
      Vilugrón Aravena, Fabiola; Hidalgo-Rasmussen, Carlos; Molina González, Temístocles; Gras Pérez, María Eugenia; Font-Mayolas, Silvia (Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2017)
      © 2017, Sociedad Medica de Santiago. All rights reserved. Background: The use of psychoactive substances among adolescents is a major social and public health concern. Aim: To analyze association of substance abuse and ...
    • Quality of life and sexual function in postmenopausal women with urinary incontinence Calidad de vida y ... 
      Herrera Pérez, Adela; Arriagada Hernández, J.; González Espinoza, C.; Leppe Zamora, J.; Herrera Neira, F. (Ene Ediciones S.A., 2008)
      Introduction: Aging is a natural unavoidable process that is expressed through physical, psychological, emotional, and social changes, and that can produce undesirable events, such as Urinary Incontinence (UI). This condition ...
    • Quality of life impairment among postmenopausal women varies according to race 
      Monterrosa, Alvaro; Blumel, Juan E.; Chedraui, Peter; Gomez, Belkis; Valdez, Cenilda (2009)
      Background.Few studies have addressed the impact of menopausal symptom severity over quality of life QoL in Latin American women with different ethnics. Objective.To assess menopausal symptom severity and the QoL among ...
    • Quality of life in climacteric Chilean women treated with low-dose estrogen 
      Aedo Monsalve, Sócrates; Schiattino, Irene; Cavada Chacón, Gabriel; Porcile, Arnaldo (2008)
      Objectives: To evaluate the impact of low-dose oral estrogen therapy on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in 45-64-year-old women from the East Metropolitan Health Service (SSMO) in Santiago, Chile. Material and ...
    • Quality of life of infertile couples in the public health sector in Chile Calidad de vida de parejas ... 
      Furman, Irene; Charlin, (Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2017)
      © 2018, Sociedad Medica de Santiago. All rights reserved. Background: It is widely known that infertility and its treatment have a negative impact on patients´ well-being, yet not much is known about patients´ satisfaction ...
    • Quality of life of patients operated for gastric cancer Análisis de calidad de vida en pacientes gastrectomizados ... 
      Arancibia, Hernán; Carvajal, Carlos; Bustamante, Marco; Justiniano, Juan Carlos; Talhouk, Omar; Guler, Kenneth; López, Ilse; Núñez, Julio; Medina, Sebastián (2009)
      Background: Gastric cancer is the first cause of death by cancer in Chile. Quality of Life is a multidimensional construct that explores functionality and well-being, including physiological, psychological and social ...
    • Quality of life of patients subjected to gastric bypass more than one year ago. Influence of socioeconomic ... 
      Leiva, María José; Fuentealba, Claudio; Boggiano, Carolina; Gattas, Vivien; Barrera, Gladys; Leiva, Laura; Bunout Barnett, Daniel; Hirsch Birn, Sandra; Maza Cave, María Pía de la (2009)
      Background: The study of the effects of bariatic surgery on quality of life in patients of different socioeconomic levels (SEL) is worthwhile. Aim: To study quality of life (QoL), eating behaviour, depressive symptoms and ...
    • Quality of life of women depressed in the post-partum period Calidad de vida de mujeres deprimidas en el posparto 
      Rojas Castillo, María Graciela; Fritsch Montero, Rosemarie; Solís G, Jaime; González A, Marcos; Guajardo Tobar, Viviana; Araya B, Ricardo (2006)
      Background: Depression is common among women, specially during breeding. Aim: To characterize post-partum depression in a group of women attending a primary health care clinic and its relationship to quality of life. ...
    • Relationship between social cognition and traditional cognitive impairment in progressive multiple sclerosis ... 
      Ciampi, E.; Uribe San Martin, R.; Vásquez, M.; Ruiz-Tagle, A.; Labbe, T.; Cruz, J. P.; Lillo Zurita, Patricia; Slachevsky Chonchol, Andrea; Reyes, D.; Reyes, A.; Cárcamo-Rodríguez, C. (Elsevier, 2018)
      Background: Cognitive impairment is a relevant contributor of the medical and social burden in Progressive MS. Social Cognition, the neurocognitive processes underlying social interaction, has been explored mainly in ...
    • Sedentary lifestyle in middle-aged women is associated with severe menopausal symptoms and obesity 
      Blümel Méndez, Juan; Fica, Juan; Chedraui, Peter; Mezones Holguín, Edward; Zúñiga, María C.; Witis, Silvina; Vallejo, María S.; Tserotas, Konstantinos; Sánchez, Hugo; Onatra, William; Ojeda, Eliana; Mostajo, Desiree; Monterrosa, Álvaro; Lima, Selva; Martino, Mabel; Hernández Bueno, José; Gómez, Gustavo; Espinoza, María T.; Flores, Daniel; Calle, Andrés; Bravo, Luz M.; Benítez, Zully; Bencosme, Ascanio; Barón, Germán; Aedo Monsalve, Sócrates (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2016)
      Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the association between sedentary lifestyle and the severity of menopausal symptoms and obesity in middle-aged women. Methods: The Menopause Rating Scale, the Goldberg ...
    • Sertraline improves the somatic and psychological symptoms of the climacteric syndrome 
      Aedo, S.; Cavada, G.; Campodonico, I.; Porcile, A.; Irribarra, C. (2011)
      Objective To evaluate the efficacy of sertraline versus placebo in the management of somatic and psychological complaints of the climacteric syndrome. Methods We conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled ...
    • Validation of the Spanish-language version of the Prolapse Quality of Life Questionnaire in Chilean women 
      Flores Espinoza, Claudia; Ximena Araya, Alejandra; Pizarro Berdichevsky, Javier; Santos, Vera; Ferrer, Montserrat; Garin, Olatz; Swift, Steven; Digesu, Alessandro G. (Springer, 2015)
      The Prolapse Quality of Life (P-QOL) questionnaire is a specific health-related quality of life (HRQL) instrument to assess the impact of POP on women. It has been validated in English-speaking women and to date has been ...
    • Work process of nursing professors 
      Parra Giordano, Denisse; Felli, Vanda Elisa Andres (University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto College of Nursing Organisation, 2017)
      © 2017 Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem. Objective: to analyze the work process of nursing professors. Method: descriptive, exploratory and qualitative study, developed with a focus on critical epidemiology, carried ...