BACKGROUND: Head and neck cancer (HNC) survivors face profound functional and quality-of-life deficits due to disease- and treatment-related sequelae, ranging from mild fatigue to debilitating dysphagia. Wearable technology, by monitoring biometric d...
Contemporary clinical management relies on a diagnostic label as the primary guide to treatment. However, individual patients' lived experiences vary more widely than standard diagnostic categories reflect. This is especially true for functional bowe...
Healthcare rationing is unavoidable in systems constrained by limited resources. While decisions about who should be treated are ethically complex, they must reflect not only efficiency concerns but also socially accepted values. This study aims to d...
Journal of gastrointestinal and liver diseases : JGLD
Sep 26, 2025
Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (FGIDs), including conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and functional dyspepsia, affect millions worldwide, significantly impairing quality of life and increasing healthcare utilization. These disor...
INTRODUCTION: There are estimated to be 3.4 million patients in the UK living after a diagnosis of cancer. We know very little about their quality of life or healthcare usage. Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are tools which help to translat...
INTRODUCTION: Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) remains one of the most commonly performed cardiac surgeries worldwide. Despite surgical advancements, a significant proportion of patients experience psychological distress following surgery, with...
BACKGROUND: Mental health problems often start at an early age and can persist into adulthood, leading to physical and mental health problems such as substance abuse, sleep problems, depressive disorders, and suicidal tendencies. Therefore, it is imp...
Diabetic retinopathy is a complication of diabetes mellitus that is clinically characterized by changes in retinal microvasculature. Diabetic retinopathy is now better defined as diabetic retinal disease (DRD), as diabetes mellitus affects not only t...
Despite the significance of enhancing the quality of life (QoL) and overall health status (including physical, mental, social, and spiritual well-being) among individuals who have survived cancer, the existing prediction model for QoL and health stat...
BACKGROUND: Existing research has identified health‑related quality of life (HRQoL) is influenced by a multitude of factors among children and adolescents. However, there has been relatively limited exploration of the multidimensional predictive fact...
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