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ABSTRACT Background: Adherence to medication treatment in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) is important to increase its effectiveness, reduce patient disability, prevent attacks, and increase the quality of life. Aim: [...]

ABSTRACT Background: Epilepsy is the most common chronic neurological disease in the United States, and 70% of diagnoses occur in late adolescence or adulthood. A disease of the brain, epilepsy [...]

ABSTRACT Parkinson disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder in the United States. Because there is no cure for PD currently, pharmacological therapy is the mainstay of PD [...]

ABSTRACT Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the canalith repositioning procedure (CRP) in the treatment of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) among patients after [...]

ABSTRACT Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a debilitating condition characterized by specific symptoms such as intense pain and loss of function. This syndrome can be so devastating that it [...]

A research was using a new and unique method to study the manifestation of symptoms on different patients and the change of the symptoms over time.

The increased use of internal cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD) combined with the large number of Americans who drive poses serious ethical, legal and social considerations. Although ICD patients are advised not to drive, nearly 77% of patients surveyed continued to drive after surgery. Questions of freedom and quality-of-life needs should be measured against the risk factors to others as well as the legal restrictions applied to cardiac patients.

Some children and adolescents with epilepsy have social, academic and family problems. A survey showed these difficulties were partly due to children's anxiety over how they appeared to others during a seizure and partly that the disease has diminished their ability to learn or otherwise function. Taking antiepileptic drugs can also be perceived as negative. Neurological nurses need to be aware of the possible social impact epilepsy can have on children and adolescents., In our pediatric neurology clinic, we noticed that some of the children and adolescents with well-controlled epilepsy seemed to have difficulty in school, social and family life situations. We postulated that having epilepsy and needing to take daily antiepileptic drugs caused occasional problems in these areas. A questionnaire assessing self concept, home life, school life, social activities and medication issues was developed to explore this issue. Sixty patients with mild epilepsy from our pediatric neurology clinic were surveyed. With an age range of 8-18 years, the mean age of the participants was 12.38 years (SD=2.93). Thirty-five were females and 25 were males. Twenty had generalized tonic-clonic, 7 absence, 30 partial with motor symptoms, 2 partial with sensory symptoms and 1 unspecified type. Preliminary data indicate statistically significant correlations (p, Introduction Some think of quality of life (QOL) as how happy one is. Hartshorn defines it as "the pleasure one takes in performing daily activities, a sense of well-being and [...]

Assessing the health and quality of life of heart failure patients may help health care teams provide appropriate care and education to patients and their families. In 1994, guidelines on the care of heart failure patients suggested that health-related quality of life (HRQOL) be determined to help patients and family members cope with heart failure. Eight studies on HRQOL are reviewed. Recommendations include helping patients reduce depression and hostility and develop exercise habits.

A study was conducted to examine health-related quality of life and life satisfaction in women participating in three contrasting forms of physical activity (PA) such as club sport, gym activities, and walking. The cross-sectional research which failed to establish causal links suggested that participation in club sport might enhance the health benefits of PA.

A population-based study is conducted to explain the various age-related differences observed in the physical activity levels and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) observed in breast cancer patients. Younger women engaging in physical activities are shown to exhibit a higher HRQol, as compared to the older women.

A study is conducted to examine the psychometric properties of the Living With Heart Failure Questionnaire, an instrument mainly used to measure health-related quality of life. The results of item and factor analyses did not fully support the psychometric soundness of the instrument.