Publications by authors named "Axilleas Bouletis"
Stroke, as a disease, describes a group of disorders characterized by the presence of central nervous system symptoms either as a result of ischemia (ischemic stroke) or bleeding (hemorrhagic stroke). The appearance of a stroke results in a permanent physical or cognitive disability. The stroke incidence is the third cause of death after heart disease and cancer, and is the main cause of long-term disability.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Heart failure is a major health problem, often accompanied by limited physical activity and severe effects in various areas of patient quality of life. Self-care, as well as compliance with medication, can further contribute to clinical stability and improved patient outcomes.
Purpose: The purpose of this chapter is to assess the effect of self-care and compliance with medication, on the quality of life of patients with heart failure.
Objectives: The pandemic has exacerbated pre-existing health and socioeconomic inequalities around the globe. In order to mitigate the effects of extreme isolation and containment measures, governments have taken steps to protect the health, the economy, employment, and socially vulnerable groups. The health crisis should be treated as a pretext in order to ensure universal access to health and socioeconomics.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The purpose of this study is to examine the stress levels felt by family caregivers. The main objectives of this study are (a) the cross-examination of family caregiver's burden, (b) caregiver's stress levels and its impact on burden feeling, also (c) the effect of caregiving on caregiver's quality of life.
Methods: A quantitative method was developed, with the use and collection of anonymous questionnaires.