Search Tag: quality of life
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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