scholarly journals Respiratory health and quality of life in young exclusive, habitual smokers - a comparison of waterpipe smokers, cigarette smokers and non-smokers

2019 ◽  
Vol Volume 14 ◽  
pp. 1813-1824 ◽  
Author(s):  
F.I. Hawari ◽  
N.A. Obeidat ◽  
M. Abu Alhalawa ◽  
Z. Al-Busaidi ◽  
B. Amara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Respiratory Health ◽  
Cigarette Smokers

Respiratory health impacts quality of life for adults with OI

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Yonko ◽  
Erin Carter ◽  
Robert Sandhaus ◽  
Cathleen Raggio
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Respiratory Health ◽  
Health Impacts

Adults face increased asthma risk after infant RSV bronchiolitis and reduced respiratory health-related quality of life after RSV pneumonia

2014 ◽  
Vol 103 (8) ◽  
pp. 850-855 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katri Backman ◽  
Eija Piippo-Savolainen ◽  
Hertta Ollikainen ◽  
Heikki Koskela ◽  
Matti Korppi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Respiratory Health ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Asthma Risk ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Ventilated cookstoves associated with improvements in respiratory health-related quality of life in rural Bolivia

2013 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 460-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donee Alexander ◽  
Jacqueline Callihan Linnes ◽  
Susan Bolton ◽  
Timothy Larson
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Respiratory Health ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Stigma from medication use: an under recognised burden of care

Breathe ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 210002
Author(s):  
Sonal Kansra ◽  
Rachel Calvert ◽  
Steve Jones
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Disease Control ◽  
Respiratory Health ◽  
List Type ◽  
Social Environments ◽  
Burden Of Care ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Educational Aims ◽  
Spheres Of Influence

Children with respiratory diseases take treatments for the self-management of symptoms and to maintain disease control. Often, these treatments need to be taken in social environments like school. Respiratory treatments can foster a feeling of difference and stigmatisation, which negatively impact on the quality of life and adherence to treatment. Such perceptions can lead to a less than optimal disease control, a vicious cycle leading to further social exclusion and stigma. This aspect of “burden of treatment” is poorly recognised by clinicians. Recognition of how treatments and clinical practice can contribute to stigma, can help address this burden of care.Educational aimsTo understand the meaning of the term “stigma” within the context of respiratory health conditions and how medication or treatments can contribute to stigma in children and young people.To understand the potential impact of stigma on adherence, disease control and quality of life.To consider strategies to manage the stigma associated with health treatments across spheres of influence.

Impact of respiratory muscle training on respiratory muscle strength, respiratory function and quality of life in individuals with tetraplegia: a randomised clinical trial

Thorax ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 75 (3) ◽  
pp. 279-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire L Boswell-Ruys ◽  
Chaminda R H Lewis ◽  
Nirupama S Wijeysuriya ◽  
Rachel A McBain ◽  
Bonsan Bonne Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Muscle Strength ◽  
Lung Function ◽  
Respiratory Muscle ◽  
Respiratory Health ◽  
Inspiratory Muscle ◽  
Respiratory Muscle Training ◽  
Muscle Training ◽  
Inspiratory Muscle Strength

BackgroundRespiratory complications remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in people with acute and chronic tetraplegia. Respiratory muscle weakness following spinal cord injury-induced tetraplegia impairs lung function and the ability to cough. In particular, inspiratory muscle strength has been identified as the best predictor of the likelihood of developing pneumonia in individuals with tetraplegia. We hypothesised that 6 weeks of progressive respiratory muscle training (RMT) increases respiratory muscle strength with improvements in lung function, quality of life and respiratory health.MethodsSixty-two adults with tetraplegia participated in a double-blind randomised controlled trial. Active or sham RMT was performed twice daily for 6 weeks. Inspiratory muscle strength, measured as maximal inspiratory pressure (PImax) was the primary outcome. Secondary outcomes included lung function, quality of life and respiratory health. Between-group comparisons were obtained with linear models adjusting for baseline values of the outcomes.ResultsAfter 6 weeks, there was a greater improvement in PImax in the active group than in the sham group (mean difference 11.5 cmH2O (95% CI 5.6 to 17.4), p<0.001) and respiratory symptoms were reduced (St George Respiratory Questionnaire mean difference 10.3 points (0.01–20.65), p=0.046). Significant improvements were observed in quality of life (EuroQol-Five Dimensional Visual Analogue Scale 14.9 points (1.9–27.9), p=0.023) and perceived breathlessness (Borg score 0.64 (0.11–1.17), p=0.021). There were no significant improvements in other measures of respiratory function (p=0.126–0.979).ConclusionsProgressive RMT increases inspiratory muscle strength in people with tetraplegia, by a magnitude which is likely to be clinically significant. Measurement of baseline PImax and provision of RMT to at-risk individuals may reduce respiratory complications after tetraplegia.Trial registration numberAustralian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ACTRN 12612000929808).

scholarly journals Respiratory Health and Related Quality of Life in Patients with Congenital Agammaglobulinemia in the Northern Region of the UK

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 472-479 ◽  
Author(s):  
Branwen A. Bryan ◽  
Alex Battersby ◽  
Benjamin Martin James Shillitoe ◽  
Dawn Barge ◽  
Helen Bourne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Respiratory Health ◽  
Northern Region ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
The Uk

scholarly journals Role of yoga in improving quality of life of hypothyroidism patients

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 341
Author(s):  
Javed Akhter
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Respiratory Health ◽  
Pulmonary Ventilation ◽  
T Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Physical Aspect ◽  
Yoga Group ◽  
Before And After

Background: Yoga is science of simple living that enlightens all aspects of life physical, mental, psychic and spiritual. Yoga helps in balancing and harmonizing body mind and emotions. Yoga improves pulmonary ventilation and gas exchange. Thus, it improves respiratory health and general wellbeing of individual. Aim was to assess role of yoga in improving the quality of life of hypothyroidism patients before and after 6 months of yoga.Methods: Sixty adult patients of hypothyroidism participated in this prospective study and were divided into two groups. Quality of life of all the patients was assessed by WHO QOL BREF document in form of. The data obtained was analyzed using SPSS software (version 16.0). Four domain scores were assessed. Unpaired t test and paired t test was to compare normal controls with hypothyroid patients.Results: There was a significant improvement of 17.79% in the physical aspect of quality of life of patients in the yoga group at the end of six months as compared to the patients in the control group. Significant improvement of 18.38% was also observed in the psychological aspect of quality of life of patients in the yoga group at the end of six months as compared to control group.Conclusions: There is a profound improvement in physical and psychological domains of quality of life of hypothyroid patients. However, further studies over longer period of time may be helpful to evaluate the effect of yoga in these aspects of life.

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