scholarly journals A Systematic Review of Effects of Concurrent Strength and Endurance Training on the Health-Related Quality of Life and Cardiopulmonary Status in Patients with HIV/AIDS

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mansueto Gomes Neto ◽  
Cecília Ogalha ◽  
Antônio Marcos Andrade ◽  
Carlos Brites
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Endurance Training ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Concurrent Training ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Living With Hiv

Purpose. To determine the effects of concurrent strength and endurance training (concurrent training) on the Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) and cardiopulmonary status among HIV-infected patients, using a systematic search strategy of randomized, controlled trials (RCTs).Methods. A systematic review was performed by two independent reviewers using Cochrane Collaboration protocol. The sources used in this review were Cochrane Library, EMBASE, LILACS, MEDLINE, PEDro and Web of Science from 1950 to August 2012. The PEDro score was used to evaluate methodological quality.Result. Individual studies suggested that concurrent training contributed to improved HRQOL and cardiovascular status. Concurrent training appears to be safe and may be beneficial for medically stable adults living with HIV. The rates of nonadherence were of 16%.Conclusion. Concurrent training improves the HRQOL and cardiopulmonary status. It may be an important intervention in the care and treatment of adults living with HIV. Further research is needed to determine the minimal and optimal duration, frequency, and intensity of exercise needed to produce beneficial changes in the HIV-infected population subgroups.

scholarly journals Effects of Virtual Reality Therapy on the Balance and Health-Related Quality of Life of Patients With Stroke: A Systematic Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Hajra Ameer Shaikh ◽  
Fouzia Hussain ◽  
Darshan Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Reality Therapy ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Virtual Reality Therapy ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Introduction: Stroke is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Despite the glowing advancement of Virtual Reality Therapy (VRT), clear evidence about its effectiveness in stroke is still scarce. Hence it is essential to review the current information to provide up-to-date insight. Therefore the aim of this review is to evaluate the effects of VRT on the balance and Health-related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in patients with stroke.Data Sources: A literature search was done in Google Scholar, PEDro, Cochrane Library, Medline, Web of Science, and PubMed databases.Eligibility Criteria: We performed a systematic review of randomized controlled trials published from June 2014 to January 2020, evaluating the effects of VRT on the balance and/or HRQoL in stroke. Fourteen eligible trials were analyzed, of which, 7 studies focused on balance and 7 on HRQoL.Quality Appraisal: Methodological quality and risk of bias were assessed using the Cochrane tool.Results: Most of the trials supported the effectiveness of VRT in improving balance and HRQoL. However, few trials reported similar improvements in HRQoL using VRT via Nintendo WiiTM games and conventional physiotherapy.Conclusions: High to moderate evidence supports the effectiveness of VRT use in improving balance and HRQoL in stroke survivors.

scholarly journals Physical Exercise and Health-Related Quality of Life in Office Workers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
pp. 3791
Author(s):  
Thi Mai Nguyen ◽  
Van Huy Nguyen ◽  
Jin Hee Kim
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Physical Exercise ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Office Workers ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Office workers are at high risk for many chronic diseases, lowering their health-related quality of life (HRQOL). This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to summarize the effects of physical exercise on HRQOL in office workers with and without health problems using data obtained from randomized controlled trials (RCTs), quasi-experimental, and observational studies. We searched PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Cochrane Library, and several grey literature databases, and identified 26 relevant studies for the synthesis. Overall, physical exercise significantly improved general (standardized mean difference (SMD) = 1.05; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.66 to 1.44) and mental (SMD = 0.42; 95% CI: 0.19 to 0.66) HRQOL in office workers. Compared with healthy office workers, unhealthy office workers experienced greater improvements in general (unhealthy, SMD = 2.76; 95% CI: 1.63 to 3.89; healthy, SMD = 0.23; 95% CI: −0.09 to 0.56) and physical (unhealthy, SMD = 0.38; 95% CI: 0.17 to 0.58; healthy, SMD = −0.20; 95% CI: −0.51 to 0.11) HRQOL. Unsupervised physical exercise significantly improved general and mental HRQOL, while directly supervised physical exercise significantly improved only general HRQOL. Although physical exercise, especially unsupervised physical exercise, should be encouraged to improve HRQOL in office workers, detailed recommendations could not be made because of the diverse exercise types with different intensities. Therefore, further studies are needed to determine the optimal exercise for office workers with different health conditions.

scholarly journals Does probe-tube verification of real-ear hearing aid amplification characteristics improve outcomes in adult hearing aid users? A protocol for a systematic review

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. e038113
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Almufarrij ◽  
Kevin J Munro ◽  
Harvey Dillon
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Hearing Aids ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

IntroductionUsing a probe-tube microphone to measure and adjust the real-ear performance of the hearing aid to match the prescription target is recommended and widely used in clinical practice. Hearing aid fitting software can approximately match the amplification characteristics of the hearing aid to the prescription without real-ear measurements (REMs), but using REM improves the match to the prescribed target. What is unclear is if the improved match results in a better patient-reported outcome. The primary objective of this review is to determine whether the use of REM improves patient-reported outcomes in adult hearing aid users.Methods and analysisThe review’s methods are in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Protocols guidelines. MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Web of Science and CENTRAL via Cochrane Library will be searched to identify relevant studies. The review’s population of interest will include adults with any degree of sensorineural or mixed hearing loss who have been prescribed with acoustic hearing aids. The included studies should compare REM fitting to the initial fit provided by the manufacturer’s fitting software. Hearing-specific health-related quality of life is the primary outcome but secondary outcomes include self-reported listening ability, speech recognition scores, generic health-related quality of life, hours of use, number of required follow-up sessions and adverse events. Randomised and non-randomised controlled trials will be included. The risk of bias in the included studies will be evaluated using Down and Black’s checklist. The quality of the overall evidence will be assessed using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluations tool.Ethics and disseminationEthical approval will not be sought because this systematic review will only retrieve and analyse data from published studies. Review results will be published in a peer-reviewed journal and presented at relevant scientific conferences.PROSPERO registration numberCRD42020166074.

Adult oral health‐related quality of life instruments: A systematic review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fedrico Riva ◽  
Mariana Seoane ◽  
Michael Eduardo Reichenheim ◽  
Georgios Tsakos ◽  
Roger Keller Celeste
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Quality Of Life Instruments

Impact of early childhood caries on oral health‐related quality of life: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Zaror ◽  
Andrea Matamala‐Santander ◽  
Montse Ferrer ◽  
Fernando Rivera‐Mendoza ◽  
Gerardo Espinoza‐Espinoza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Early Childhood Caries ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Persons living with HIV treated in acute HIV infection report good health-related quality of life in Thailand

AIDS Care ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Orlanda Q. Goh ◽  
Eugène Kroon ◽  
Carlo Sacdalan ◽  
Phillip Chan ◽  
Trevor A. Crowell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Acute Hiv Infection ◽  
Persons Living With Hiv ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Acute Hiv ◽  
Living With Hiv

scholarly journals 105 Functional Recovery in Older Women Undergoing Surgery for Gynaecological Malignancies: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis

2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. i34-i36
Author(s):  
F E Martin ◽  
T Kalsi ◽  
J K Dhesi ◽  
J S L Partridge
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Functional Recovery ◽  
Narrative Synthesis ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Gynaecological Malignancies

Abstract Introduction Older women are increasingly undergoing surgery for gynaecological malignancies. Although survival data is available other outcomes such as functional recovery are less well described. However older people are both more vulnerable to changes in function and often prioritise function over survival. There is limited published research examining function outside of context of sexual or urodynamic function following gynaeoncology surgery but a large body or research exists examining health-related quality of life (HrQOL) both as a pre-operative risk factor for survival and as a post-treatment outcome measure in its own right. HRQOL tools may report on physical function as a subcomponent within composite tools. This systematic review and narrative synthesis describes functional recovery after gynae-oncology surgery with respect to baseline characteristics which - if identified – could enable pre- or post-operative risk reduction. Methods Systematic search of MEDLINE and EMBASE databases and Cochrane Library between 1974-2018. Two reviewers independently reviewed abstracts/papers for inclusion against the following criteria:Mean/median age >60Gynaeoncological treatment includes surgery (RCTs, observational or mixed methods studies).Any measure of functional ability as defined by WHO ICF classification section D1–D7 inclusive, D855, D860-79 and D9 using validated tool.Minimum pre-operative and one post-operative measure. Results analysed and presented using narrative synthesis. Results Sixteen studies identified (7 Endometrial, 2 Ovarian, 2 Vulval, 6 mixed cancer types). 1/16 used a standalone functional assessment tool, 15/16 used Health-Related Quality of Life tools (EORTC QLQ C30 (10), FACT-G (3), SF-36 (3)) comprising items describing function. More studies showed full recovery to baseline (n=11) than incomplete recovery (n=5 including 2 reporting age as a negative association). Recovery was more likely and occurred faster in minimally-invasive surgery. 1 study demonstrated failure to recover baseline functional independence by 12 months.

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