Application of therapeutic harp sounds for quality of life among hospitalized patients.

Context: Hospitalized patients experience symptoms including pain and anxiety that may negatively affect their well-being and overall quality of life (QOL), even when medical interventions are deemed successful.

Objectives: The objective of the study was to assess the efficacy of prescriptive live therapeutic harp sounds on patient symptoms and QOL.

Methods: The study was a two-period, two-treatment arm crossover, randomized clinical trial.

The relationship between cigarette smoking and quality of life after lung cancer diagnosis.

Study Objective: To describe the relationship between cigarette smoking and quality of life (QOL) among lung cancer survivors as measured by the lung cancer symptom scale (LCSS).

Design And Setting: The LCSS was mailed to eligible patients (1,506 patients) between 1999 and 2002. LCSS scores (total and individual QOL components) were compared among different groups of cigarette smokers via univariate independent group testing and multivariate linear models.