Search Tag: quality of life

ICU Management

Quality-of-life-costs-economic-evaluation-in-ecmo

2022 23 Nov

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) refers to mechanical support in patients for heart or lung function during cardiopulmonary failure. ECMO is used when conventional treatments have failed. As per the international guideline of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO), ECMO should be considered when the estimated mortality risk is...Read more

ICU Management

Icu-related-loss-of-quality-of-life-after-covid-19

2022 12 Apr

COVID-19 has had a significant impact on the number of hospital admissions, including many patients presenting acute respiratory failure. Approximately 15% of hospitalised COVID-19 patients require ICU admission.  It is well established that the physical and psychological impact of an ICU stay on patients can be quite significant and prolonged....Read more

ICU Management

Medium-term-and-long-term-impact-of-covid-19

2022 01 Mar

As countries around the world become more accustomed to living with COVID-19, an important topic of discussion has been the medium-term and long-term impact of COVID-19 on respiratory function and health-related quality of life.  Most published studies on COVID-19 include patients with varying degrees of severity and evaluate patients up to six...Read more

Executive Health Management

Sensors-in-everyday-objects-for-dementia-care

2019 26 Aug

Summary: The past, present & future of dementia care using sensors in everyday life objects through four use cases from research labs to large-scale pilots & adoption by pharmaceutical companies.   Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder. It is the main cause of dementia, a syndrome defined by loss of cognitive...Read more

IMAGING Management

Esmobreast19-continuous-chemo-shows-better-outcomes-quality-of-life-in-advanced-breast-cancer

2019 30 Apr

Patients with advanced breast cancer benefit more through undergoing continuous chemotherapy which helps them both improve survival outcomes and maintain quality of life, as opposed to intermittent scheduling, according to new results of the Stop&Go study which will be presented at the ESMO Breast Cancer Congress 2-4 May, in Berlin, Germany....Read more

ICU Management

Quality-of-life-after-discharge-from-an-icu

2018 10 Oct

Quality of life (QoL) after critical illness is becoming increasingly important as survival improves. A systematic review, conducted by University of Oxford researchers, reveals that patients surviving critical illness had worse health‐related QoL when compared with population norms.  "Quality of life incompletely recovered after hospital discharge....Read more

ICU Management

Social-support-pain-interference-impact-icu-survivors-quality-of-life

2018 03 Jul

Experiences during a stay in the intensive care unit (ICU), including pain, delirium, physical deterioration, and the critical illness itself, may all influence survivors’ health-related quality of life (HRQOL). However, few studies have examined the influence of social support, comorbidity, and pain interference on ICU survivors’ HRQOL. New research...Read more

ICU Management

Sepsis-survivors-experience-lingering-effects

2017 05 May

New research to be presented at the 2017 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting shows that despite the fact that survival rates among children who develop sepsis have risen dramatically in recent years, recovery still remains a  long haul for these patients. Many of them continue to feel the physical, social and emotional effects long after they are...Read more

Cardiology Management

Improving-quality-of-life-reducing-readmissions-in-hf-patients

2017 13 Mar

Results of new study, published in the journal Heart & Lung, support improved quality of life and decreased readmission rates following a multidisciplinary transition-to-care programme for heart failure (HF) patients. This team-based, patient-specific and collaborative approach is an effective practice-based strategy to improve HF outcomes, according...Read more

Cardiology Management

Does-cardioversion-for-af-improve-quality-of-life

2017 07 Feb

It seems at first glance to be self-evident that sinus rhythm is preferable to atrial fibrillation (AF). However, even with decades of observational studies, clinical trials, and innumerable caregiver-patient interactions, it continues to be deceptively difficult to verify this common sense expectation, says an Editorial article to appear in Canadian...Read more

ICU Management

Is-exercise-rehabilitation-after-icu-discharge-effective

2016 06 Dec

Exercise-based rehabilitation — including bed-based exercises and standing — has been shown to be beneficial when delivered during ICU admission.  However, such interventions, when initiated after ICU discharge, did not improve functional exercise capacity or health-related quality of life for survivors of critical illness, according to a new Cochrane...Read more

ICU Management

Study-ards-costs-survival-qol-over-one-year

2016 24 Aug

Patients who survive acute respiratory distress syndrome experience low quality of life at one year after intensive care unit (ICU) admission, and experience high associated post-hospital healthcare costs, out of pocket expenses and lost earnings. Joachim Marti, Centre for Health Policy, Imperial College London, UK, and colleagues from the UK and...Read more

ICU Management

Acute-respiratory-distress-syndrome-ards-and-quality-of-life

2016 01 Aug

Critical care researchers from Intermountain Medical Center in Salt Lake City conducted a study with 616 patients treated for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), a progressive condition that often occurs in patients who are critically ill or who have significant trauma injuries . The aim of the study was to determine factors that played a significant...Read more

ICU Management

Esicm-2015-study-post-icu-health-related-quality-of-life-improves

2015 06 Oct

While survival after ICU has improved, more needs to be known about health-related quality of life for the survivors.Lotti Orwelius, Sweden presented a study from the Swedish Intensive Care Registry on health-related quality of life at 2, 6 and 12 months after critical illness. Their study followed up over 4,900 patients and was presented at the European...Read more

Executive Health Management

Early-provision-of-palliative-care-reduces-hospital-costs

2015 12 Jun

According to a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology , early palliative care for hospitalised patients with advanced cancer can result in lower hospital costs. The findings of the study are in line with existing evidence that indicates the benefits of enhanced quality of medical care as well lower costs that can be derived from early...Read more

Executive Health Management

5-hospital-benefits-of-patient-centred-care

2015 09 Jun

The patient-centred care model benefits patients who become more empowered and receive better care. More than a trend, industry experts and policy advocates everywhere have touted it as the strategy that will fix the healthcare system once and for all, according to Richard Kimball Jr., a financial executive with deep proficiency in the healthcare industry...Read more

ICU Management

Long-term-outcomes-in-mechanically-ventilated-patients

2015 24 May

Based on a study on long-term outcomes for critically ill patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation, a high proportion of patients survived to hospital discharge, but only half were able to be fully weaned off of the ventilator, and fewer than half of the patients were still alive at the one year mark. Critical Care and Emergency Medicine...Read more

Cardiology Management

Patient-s-attitude-to-chf-impacts-quality-of-life

2015 12 Jan

It's a self-fulfilling prophecy: failing to accept illness is associated with poorer quality of life in patients with chronic heart failure. According to a research study in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, patients with lower illness acceptance also suffered low energy levels, limited mobility, negative and draining emotional feelings,...Read more