The present findings indicate that patients with schizophrenia should improve their health related muscular fitness in order to maintain their walking capability.
Patients with MSDs participating in a national work promoting rehabilitation program significantly improved their health related quality of life and functional ability, especially those with no sick leave.
Shunt surgery is successful in most patients and we recently reported that 86% of operated patients improved their health related quality of life (HRQOL), almost to the same level as found in the normal population.
This study aims to test the effectiveness of a smoking cessation intervention using risk communication approach to help cancer patients quit smoking, and to improve their health related quality of life.
HEN allows patients to remain in their social and family environment, reducing the probability of complications related to hospitalizations, decreasing direct costs, and improving their health-related quality of life (HRQoL) [3].
Evaluating the patient's nutritional status could reduce the appearance of complications before and after liver transplants, improving their health-related quality of life and reducing their dependence in basic and instrumental activities of daily living [ 7, 12].
When deemed necessary, patients may be referred to dieticians, physical therapists, other primary care-based health providers, and/or community services that can support them in improving their health-related behaviors.
1 In Italy, for example, nearly 8% of patients with severe hemophilia A or B are aged 65 years or older. 2 The introduction of virus-inactivated plasma-derived coagulation factors and then of recombinant products has radically changed the treatment of patients with hemophilia, improving their health-related quality of life (HRQL) and life expectancy.
The intended impact of the program would therefore be better described as improving an individual's self-management skills set, enhancing their knowledge of arthritis and appropriate use of healthcare and further down the causal chain, improving their Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL).
Breast cancer survivors frequently use complementary/alternative medicines (CAM) such as estrogenic botanical supplements (EBS) in hopes of improving their health-related quality of life (HRQOL), boosting their sense of well-being, and alleviating the side-effects of conventional therapies [ 1, 2].
Watershed management with a focus on improving sanitation/hygiene, agriculture, and social aspects can potentially contribute to improve their health along with minimizing other water related problems [ 1, 3].
