Multicenter Study on Factors Influencing the Quality of Life of Asthmatic Children and Their Caregivers

Background: Factors related to medication adherence in patients with schizophrenia have always been key to the treatment and rehabilitation of these patients. However, the treatment modes in different countries are not the same, and there is no research on the factors influencing medication adherence under different mental health service modes. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explore medication adherence and its influencing factors in patients with schizophrenia in the Chinese institutional environment. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of hospitalized persons living with schizophrenia from November 2018 to January 2019. A systematic sampling method was used to select 217 hospitalized persons living with schizophrenia. The Medication Adherence Rating Scale (MARS), Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS), General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES), Schizophrenia Quality of Life Scale (SQLS), and Scale of Social Skills for Psychiatric Inpatients (SSPI) were used to explore medication compliance and its influencing factors in the Chinese institutional environment. Results: The descriptive analysis and ANOVA showed that there were no significant differences in medication adherence when assessed by demographic characteristics such as sex, marital status, and education level (p > 0.05). A correlation analysis showed that there was no significant correlation between medication adherence and mental symptoms (p > 0.05) but that there was a positive correlation with self-efficacy, quality of life, and activities of daily living (p < 0.01). The linear regression analysis showed that self-efficacy, psychosocial factors, symptoms/side effects, and activities of daily living had significant effects on medication adherence (F = 30.210, p < 0.001). Conclusions: Our findings show that the self-efficacy, quality of life, and social function of patients with schizophrenia are important self-factors influencing medication adherence in the Chinese institutional environment.

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Reprint of: Impact of endometriosis on quality of life and work productivity: a multicenter study across ten countries

Fertility and Sterility ◽

10.1016/j.fertnstert.2019.08.082 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 112 (4) ◽

pp. e137-e152 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Kelechi E. Nnoaham ◽

Lone Hummelshoj ◽

Premila Webster ◽

Thomas d'Hooghe ◽

Fiorenzo de Cicco Nardone ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Multicenter Study ◽

Work Productivity

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Effect of Originator Infliximab Treatment on Disease-Related Hospitalizations, Work Productivity and Activity Impairment, and Health Resource Utilization in Patients with Crohn’s Disease in a Real-Life Setting: Results of a Prospective Multicenter Study in Germany

Inflammatory Intestinal Diseases ◽

10.1159/000512159 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-13

Author(s):

Niels Teich ◽

Michael Bläker ◽

Frank Holtkamp-Endemann ◽

Eric Jörgensen ◽

Andreas Stallmach ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Crohn’S Disease ◽

Crohn's Disease ◽

Multicenter Study ◽

Work Productivity ◽

Infliximab Treatment ◽

Prospective Multicenter Study ◽

Hospitalization Rates ◽

The Mean

Introduction: Infliximab (IFX) therapy is efficacious for inducing and maintaining symptomatic remission in patients with Crohn’s disease (CD), but whether this benefit results in reduced hospitalization rates and therefore may improve patients’ quality of life in an economically sensible way is conflicting so far. Methods: We conducted a noninterventional, multicenter, open-label, prospective study to evaluate the effect of originator IFX treatment on patient-reported outcomes and disease-related hospitalizations in adult CD patients in Germany treated for the first time with IFX according to label. Results: Two hundred and ninety-four patients were included in the study. We observed a statistically significant reduction in the number of CD-related hospitalizations from the year before baseline (mean 1.00 per patient, SD ± 0.93) to the mean value of the 1st (0.62, SD ± 0.95) and 2nd year (0.32, SD ± 0.75) of the observation period (p < 0.0001). After 3 months of IFX therapy, work productivity and activity increased by an average of 12.6 and 17.1%, respectively. Patient’s clinical outcome was markedly improved as the total CD activity index (CDAI) sum score continuously decreased from baseline to month 24 and the mean score of the total inflammatory bowel disease questionnaire (IBDQ) changed substantially from 141 at baseline to 172 after 24 months of IFX treatment. Additionally, the number of work incapacity days declined. Recently, no new safety issues of IFX have been identified. Conclusion: In this large, prospective, multicenter study on disease-related hospitalization rates, work productivity, capacity for daily activities, and HRQoL in patients with CD, IFX significantly reduces their hospitalization rates and improves work productivity, daily activity, and quality of life over 24 months.

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Path analysis for key factors influencing long-term quality of life of patients following a percutaneous coronary intervention

Coronary Artery Disease ◽

10.1097/mca.0000000000000712 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 30 (5) ◽

pp. 339-345

Author(s):

Ling Li ◽

Hui Wang ◽

Yini Wang ◽

Xueqin Gao ◽

Guojie Liu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention ◽

Path Analysis ◽

Coronary Intervention ◽

Key Factors ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

Percutaneous Coronary

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Exercise Training on Disease Control and Quality of Life in Asthmatic Children

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise ◽

10.1249/mss.0b013e3180d099ad ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 39 (9) ◽

pp. 1474-1480 ◽

Cited By ~ 108

Author(s):

ADRIANA FANELLI ◽

ANNA LUCIA BARROS CABRAL ◽

JOSE ALBERTO NEDER ◽

MILTON ARRUDA MARTINS ◽

CELSO RICARDO FERNANDES CARVALHO

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Exercise Training ◽

Disease Control ◽

Asthmatic Children

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