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West J Nurs Res
January 2025
General Medical Department, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is characterized by a range of symptoms that often cluster together, impacting the quality of life (QoL) of affected individuals.
Objective: To delineate the composition of symptom clusters in patients with SLE and analyze their correlation with QoL, thus providing a basis for symptom management.
Methods: Using convenience sampling, 201 patients were recruited.
Crit Care Explor
February 2025
Oxford Vaccine Group, Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Objectives: Sepsis is a life-threatening medical emergency, with a profound healthcare burden globally. Its pathophysiology is complex, heterogeneous and temporally dynamic, making diagnosis challenging. Medical management is predicated on early diagnosis and timely intervention.
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January 2025
Health Sciences University, Dr Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Ankara Oncology Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Aims And Objectives: Appropriately timed cessation of systemic anticancer treatments is an important part of a patient's quality of life (QoL). We aimed to determine the right time to discontinue systemic anticancer therapy (SACT) and switch to the best supportive care for patients with advanced breast cancer (BC) who are nearing the end of life.
Methods: We identified 200 BC patients who died within 30 days after palliative SACT.
Clin Rheumatol
January 2025
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, 65000, Thailand.
Objective: Although the 5-level EQ-5D version (EQ-5D-5L) instrument has been used to determine health-related quality of life and health utility in gout, it is used in comparing health utility among gout flare (GF) and non-gout flare (non-GF) patients is still limited. This study aimed to compare health utility among GF and non-GF patients in Thailand.
Methods: In this multi-center cross-sectional study, patients with GF and non-GF were interviewed for the EQ-5D5L and EQ-Visual Analog Scale (VAS) instruments by rheumatologists or trained research staffs.
Support Care Cancer
January 2025
Faculty of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Department of Fundamental Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Purpose: The aim of this study is to investigate the additional effects of the Knack maneuver and comprehensive lifestyle recommendations to pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) in individuals with post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence (PP-UI).
Methods: Seventy-one individuals with symptom of PP-UI were included. Individuals were randomly assigned to study groups (Group I: PFMT + Knack + Comprehensive Lifestyle Recommendations, Group II: PFMT + Knack, Group III: PFMT alone).
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