Far from fear-mongering, a thorough discussion about what it means to have impaired quality of life is vital for patients to make a fully informed choice.
The cost of ongoing medical care for GERD is substantial, and patients with symptomatic GERD have impaired quality of life.
The vast majority of reported patients have had DBS surgery when the disease was provoking important disability, with loss of independence and impaired quality of life.
BACKGROUND: Severe obesity has been associated with disordered eating, impaired quality of life (QoL), and decreased physical activity.
Frequently, AF leads to untoward outcomes, including a 5-fold increased risk of stroke, hospitalization, impaired quality of life, and decreased work productivity.
People with colorectal cancer have impaired quality of life (QoL).
For all four questionnaires, higher scores indicate worsening symptoms or impaired quality of life.
Severely obese individuals who seek lifestyle interventions have impaired quality of life (QoL).
COPD exacerbations cause impaired quality of life, accelerated loss of lung function, and enormous healthcare costs.
3 RLS is frequently associated with insomnia, impaired quality of life and depression.
There are evident associations between fatigue, impaired quality of life and increased depression [ 8- 10].
