Effect of an exercise intervention or combined exercise and diet intervention on health-related quality of life-physical functioning after kidney transplantation: the Active Care after Transplantation (ACT) multicentre randomised controlled trial.

Background: Robust evidence for interventions to improve health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in people who receive a kidney transplant is scarce. We aimed to assess the effects of a lifestyle intervention in this context.

Methods: We conducted a multicentre, open-label, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial among people who have received a kidney transplant.

Self-Monitoring and Self-Efficacy in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease During Low-Sodium Diet Self-Management Interventions: Secondary Analysis of the ESMO and SUBLIME Trials.

Background: Patients with chronic kidney disease are often requested to engage in self-monitoring sodium (i.e. salt) intake, but it is currently unknown how self-monitoring would empower them.

Spanish translation, retranslation, and content validation of the Quality of Life in Alzheimer's Disease scale in patients with Alzheimer's dementia.

Introduction: It is estimated that by the year 2050, persons over 60 will account for 22% of the world population. Consequently, the incidence and prevalence of Alzheimer's disease will increase correspondingly. One of the pillars of the treatment of this condition is to improve the quality of life.

Social Support, Stress and Emotional Symptoms Among LGBTQ+ College Students in Chile.

Objective: to compare the relationships between emotional symptomatology and perceived social support according to gender identity and sexual orientation in LGBTQ+ university students.

Methods: 322 Chilean LGBTQ+ college students answered an online survey based on sociodemographic information and validated instruments. Analysis of variance and linear regressions were made.

A Self-management Approach for Dietary Sodium Restriction in Patients With CKD: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Rationale & Objective: Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are particularly sensitive to dietary sodium. We evaluated a self-management approach for dietary sodium restriction in patients with CKD.

Study Design: Randomized controlled trial.