quality of life

New research shows that air pressure masks worn at night can improve quality of life and behavior issues in children with sleep apnea.

ORLANDO (MedPage Today) -- Compared with usual care for moderate to severe claudication, walking improved most with supervised exercise, but stenting won more quality-of-life points, researchers from the CLEVER trial found.

(Cardiovascular Research Foundation) Results of the PARTNER Cohort A QOL study demonstrate that transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) results in improved quality of life compared with surgical valve replacement, but only when performed via the transfemoral approach.

The results of the study were presented today at the 23rd annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium, sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation.

Higher consumption of trans fats, but not other dietary fats, was associated with lower self-reported quality of life in a new study from Spain.

HONOLULU (MedPage Today) -- For patients with severe or difficult-to-treat asthma, as exacerbation severity increased, quality of life suffered, researchers found.

Study suggests that practicing tai chi may improve quality of life, mood, and confidence in the ability to exercise in people with chronic heart failure.

(MedPage Today) -- The modified sinonasal outcome test (SNOT-16) scale can accurately assess changes in quality of life related to therapeutic interventions for acute rhinosinusitis, researchers found.

The experimental drug mirabegron may help improve symptoms and quality of life among the estimated 33 million people who live with overactive bladder (OAB).

Problems with postpartum anal incontinence may linger long after childbirth for women and hurt their quality of life and ability to care for their child.

Endoscopic sinus surgery significantly improved quality of life for more than 70% of people with chronic rhinosinusitis, researchers found.