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Quality of life for kidney transplant recipients and hemodialysis patients in Palestine: a cross-sectional study
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BMC
, 2021 , Article)
Health related quality of life (HRQOL) is an important indicator of medical treatment and is a strong predictor of disability and mortality. The literature has shown mixed evidence about whether kidney transplantation ...
Psychological and Psychosocial Consequences of Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis among Women in Tunisia: Preliminary Findings from an Exploratory Study
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
, 2016 , Article)
Background
The incidence of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) makes it the most widespread parasitic disease in Tunisia and the Arab world. Yet, few studies have addressed its psychological and psychosocial effects. ...
Ramadan Fasting and Patients with Cancer: State-of-the-Art and Future Prospects
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Frontiers Media
, 2016 , Article)
Ramadan fasting represents one of the five pillars of the Islam creed. Even though some subjects (among which patients) are exempted from observing this religious duty, they may be eager to share this particular moment of ...
Effect of a pedometer-based walking challenge on increasing physical activity levels amongst hospital workers
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BioMed Central Ltd.
, 2019 , Article)
Background: More than 50% of Qatari adults are physically inactive. The workplace is an excellent environment to implement cost-effective, efficient behavioural physical activity (PA) interventions to increase PA. This ...
Understanding the Burden of Atopic Dermatitis in Africa and the Middle East
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Springer Healthcare
, 2019 , Article Review)
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common inflammatory skin disease characterized by intensely pruritic lesions. The prevalence of atopic dermatitis is increasing in developing regions, including Africa and the Middle East. ...
Quality of life, sleep quality, depression, anxiety, stress, eating habits, and social bounds in nurses during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in qatar (The PROTECTOR study): A cross-sectional, comparative study
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MDPI
, 2021 , Article)
There have been numerous concerns regarding the physical and mental health of nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Stress, sleep deprivation, anxiety, and depression potentiated nurses’ vulnerability to poor eating habits. ...
Assessment of treatment burden and its impact on quality of life in dialysis-dependent and pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease patients
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2021 , Article)
Background
The management of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and its complications places a significant burden on patients, resulting in impairment of their health-related quality of life (HR-QOL). Little is known about ...
Comparability of Interviewer-Administration Versus Self-Administration of the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Tuberculosis (FACIT-TB) Health-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire in Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients
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Adis
, 2016 , Article)
Objective
To investigate the extent to which two different modes of administration (interview by a trained interviewer versus self-administration) yielded a comparable estimate of health-related quality of life (HRQL) in ...
Impact of connecting tuberculosis directly observed therapy short-course with smoking cessation on health-related quality of life
(2012 , Article)
Background: With evolving evidence of association between tuberculosis (TB) and tobacco smoking, recommendations for the inclusion of tobacco cessation interventions in TB care are becoming increasingly important and more ...
Covid-19 pandemic and quality of life among Romanian athletes
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
, 2021 , Article)
The aim of this study was to analyze athletes’ quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study involved 249 athletes between 15 and 35 of age, M = 21.22, SD = 5.12. The sample was composed of eight Olympic Games ...