The Prevalence of Fatigue Following Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery in Parkinson's Disease and Association with Quality of Life by Benzi M. Kluger, Veronica Parra, Charles Jacobson, Cynthia W. Garvan, Ramon L. Rodriguez, Hubert H. Fernandez, Amanda Fogel, Barry M. Skoblar, Dawn Bowers, Michael S. Okun

“…Fatigue is common following DBS surgery and significantly impacts quality of life.…”
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Sicca Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease: Association with Other Nonmotor Symptoms and Health-Related Quality of Life by Tino Prell, Denise Schaller, Caroline Perner, Otto W. Witte, Julian Grosskreutz

“…This study explores the association between autonomic symptoms and sicca symptoms with other nonmotor symptoms and health-related quality of life (QoL) in PD. Methods. Autonomic symptoms (Survey of Autonomic Symptoms, SASs), motor function (Movement Disorder Society-sponsored revision of the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale III, MDS-UPDRS III), nonmotor symptoms (nonmotor symptoms questionnaire, NMS-Quest), and QoL (PD Questionnaire-39, PDQ-39) were analysed in 93 PD patients without dementia. …”
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The Effect of the Teach-Back Method on Knowledge, Performance, Readmission, and Quality of Life in Heart Failure Patients by Ali Rahmani, Amir Vahedian-Azimi, Masoud Sirati-Nir, Reza Norouzadeh, Hamid Rozdar, Amirhossein Sahebkar

“…Readmission(s) and quality of life were followed up by telephone interviews three months after patient discharge. …”
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Elicitation of Health-related Quality-of-life Concepts Associated with Overactive Bladder: A Qualitative Study by Natalia Hawken, Zalmai Hakimi, Samuel Aballéa, Jameel Nazir, Isaac A. O. Odeyemi, Mondher Toumi

“…A range of instruments are available for assessing OAB symptom bother, urinary urgency and the effects of symptoms on health-related quality of life (HRQoL), but few have been specifically designed and validated for this condition. …”
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Dysautonomia Differentially Influences the Effect of Affective Pain Perception on Quality of Life in Parkinson’s Disease Patients by D. Rada, J. Seco, E. Echevarría, B. Tijero, L. C. Abecia, J. C. Gómez-Esteban

“…Statistical analysis was made in order to evaluate the possible association of pain with life quality. Results. Quality of life measured by PDQ-39 (Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire for quality of life) was statistically associated with affective dimension of pain (PRIA, affective pain rating index). …”
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Medication adherence and health-related quality of life among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Horvat Nejc, Locatelli Igor, Kos Mitja, Janežič Ana

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An Evaluation of Quality of Life after Ventral Hernia Repair Using the EuraHS-QoL Score: a Cross-Sectional Survey by Harshit Kumar Prabhakar, Vipin V Nair, Pranay Pratap, Sarath Kumar, Brig Alok Bhalla

Subjects: “…EuraHS-Quality-of-Life Score…”
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Effects of musculoskeletal pain on sleep disorder and quality of life in school aged children who are new to sports by Fatma Kizilay, Burak Bugday

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Management, Levels of Support, Quality of Life, and Social Inclusion in Parkinson’s Disease: Interventions, Innovation, and Practice Development by Mari Carmen Portillo, Anita Haahr, M. Victoria Navarta-Sánchez

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Relationship of Autophagic Dysfunction With the Quality of Life and Sleep, Depression and Disease Severity in Patients With Restless Legs Syndrome by Esen Çiçekli, Hamza Malik Okuyan, Canan Birimoğlu Okuyan, Şeyda Öznur Ayçiçek, Dilcan Kotan

“…All participants were administered the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, the Quality‐of‐Life Scale, and the Beck Depression Inventory. …”
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The Impact of Circadian Preferences on Quality of Life in Patients With Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: An Evaluation Using the SF‐36 by Uğur Ergün, Ahmet Güleç, Taner Buğra Tan

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Developing a Prototype Machine Learning Model to Predict Quality of Life Measures in People Living With HIV by Mercadal-Orfila G, Serrano López de las Hazas J, Riera-Jaume M, Herrera-Perez S

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Quality of life of older adults and associated factors in Ghanaian urban slums: a cross-sectional study by Jos M G A Schols, Priscilla Yeye Adumoah Attafuah, Irma Everink, Aaron Asibi Abuosi, Christa Lohrmann

“…Objective This study provides insight into the quality of life (QoL) of older adults living in urban slums in Ghana.Design The study employed a community-based, cross-sectional design to assess QoL among older adults in two slums between April and May 2020. …”
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Restless Legs Syndrome: A Comprehensive Review of Current Treatment Methods and the Disease's Impact on Quality of Life by Natalie Papachristoforou, Natalia Tekiela, Daria Michałka, Zuzanna Gałuszka, Monika Makar, Tomasz Bartuś, Emilia Bąk, Justyna Głowacka, Aleksandra Kocjan, Radosław Chmiel

“…Introduction and Purpose of Research: Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) or Willis-Ekbom disease, is a common neurological disorder significantly impacting one’s sleep and quality of life. It often coexists with various health issues, including diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. …”
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Assessing quality of life in German, French, Italian and Polish smart cities: Identifying the need for further development by Brian F. G. FABRÈGUE, Andrea BOGONI

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Impact of pediatric tracheostomy on family caregivers’ burden and quality of life: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Win Thu Aung, Natasha Yixuan Ong, Shina Qing Chun Yeo, Nur Syahindah Binti Juhari, Gwyneth Kong, Nicole-Ann Lim, Zubair Amin, Zubair Amin, Yvonne Peng Mei Ng, Yvonne Peng Mei Ng

“…Seven studies (469 caregivers) using Pediatric Quality of Life Family Integrated Module underwent meta-analysis. …”
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The effect of telenursing follow-up on blood glycosylated hemoglobin and quality of life in the elderly with diabetes type 2 by Elahe Asadi, Fariba Borhani, Abbas Abbaszadeh

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Impact of Dienogest Alone or in Combination with Ethinylestradiol on the Quality of Life of Women with Endometriosis: A Prospective Cohort Study by Mujde Canday, Suleyman Salman

“… OBJECTIVE: We aim to compare the effectiveness of oral contraceptives and dienogest, primarily by considering the quality of life scale. We also aim to compare the Cancer Antigen-125 and Anti-mullerian Hormone values. …”
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Assessing urban quality of life using remote sensing and GIS (Case study: Urmia Urban Region) by ali khedmatzadeh, Bakhtaran Feizizadeh

Subjects: “…quality of life…”
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Feasibility of using an automated call service to collect quality of life and functional outcome data in trauma patients by Jan O Jansen, Russell L Griffin, Shannon W Stephens, Emily W Baird, Jonathan A Black, John P Winkler

“…Objectives Following up trauma patients after discharge, to evaluate their subsequent quality of life and functional outcomes, is notoriously difficult, time consuming, and expensive. …”
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