Quality of Life and Awareness of Cardiac Rehabilitation Program in People With Cardiovascular Diseases.

Objective: To evaluate the level of health-related quality of life (HRQoL), life satisfaction, and their present awareness of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) program in people with cardiovascular diseases.

Methods: A questionnaire survey was completed by 53 patients (mean age, 65.7±11.

Quantitative Muscle Ultrasonography in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

Objective: To assess the reliability of quantitative muscle ultrasonography (US) in healthy subjects and to evaluate the correlation between quantitative muscle US findings and electrodiagnostic study results in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). The clinical significance of quantitative muscle US in CTS was also assessed.

Methods: Twenty patients with CTS and 20 age-matched healthy volunteers were recruited.

The Effects of Body Mass Composition and Cushion Type on Seat-Interface Pressure in Spinal Cord Injured Patients.

Objective: To investigate the effects of body mass composition and cushion type on seat-interface pressure in spinal cord injured (SCI) patients and healthy subjects.

Methods: Twenty SCI patients and control subjects were included and their body mass composition measured. Seat-interface pressure was measured with participants in an upright sitting posture on a wheelchair with three kinds of seat cushion and without a seat cushion.

[Inhibitory effect of angiotensin blockade on hepatic fibrosis in common bile duct-ligated rats].

Backgrounds And Aims: Angiotensin receptors are found on hepatic stellate cells, which participate in hepatic fibrosis. Therefore, it is presumed that angiotensin has a role in hepatic fibrosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of angiotensin blockade on inhibition of hepatic fibrosis in cirrhotic rat model.

Effectiveness of a meditation-based stress management program as an adjunct to pharmacotherapy in patients with anxiety disorder.

Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a meditation-based stress management program in patients with anxiety disorder.

Methods: Patients with anxiety disorder were randomly assigned to an 8-week clinical trial of either a meditation-based stress management program or an anxiety disorder education program. The Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A), the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D), the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), the Beck Depression Inventory, and the Symptom Checklist--90-Revised (SCL-90-R) were used to measure outcome at 0, 2, 4, and 8 weeks of the program.