[PDF] Top 20 Nutritional status and quality of life in HIV-infected patients

... role in human immunodeficien- cy virus (HIV) care, but changes in the disease pattern, a fall in mortality rates, and hence a longer life expectancy, have led to changes ... See full document

... 2011 and December 2014 in a Portuguese university ...participate in this study were being 18 years old or more, caucasian, conscious, cooperative, able to provide written informed consent and ... See full document

... effectiveness of the current nutritional intervention (12) ...quick and non-invasive method (1) , with readily available and reproducible results (12) ...calculation of phase angle ... See full document

... served in both ...rate in the hyperparathyroidism group, suggest- ing an action of PTH in increasing protein ...evidence of pro- tein catabolism (high BUN and protein cata- bolic ... See full document

... Disturbance in chewing, swallowing and digestive motility may predispose to feeding and nutritional abnormalities in patients with Rett ...habits, nutritional ... See full document

... aim of this study was to associate minor psychiatric dis- orders (general health) and quality of life with temporomandibular dis- orders (TMD) in patients diagnosed with ... See full document

... impairment of these areas affects negatively the activities of daily living (ADL) in patients with Parkinson's disease, not only the basic physical activities, with instrumental activities ... See full document

... impairment in health- related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) infection, when compared to the general population ...presence of clinical ... See full document

... challenging and impacts on the personal life of an individual—in particular on their ...regularly in assessing their subjective QoL, which can hinder its proper assessment (Oliver et ... See full document

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... changes in the air temperatures caused by the entrance of cold, oceanic air fronts from the subtropical areas of the Atlantic ...days, and often induce rapid circulation in water ... See full document

... on quality of life (QoL) and directly affect patients’ biopsychosocial ...aspects. Quality of life is therefore an important element for evaluation of ... See full document

... Quality of Life (QoL) is recognized as an increasingly important healthcare topic to ascertain the real impact of disease and treatment in human life, particularly ... See full document

... on quality of life (QoL) and directly affect patients’ biopsychosocial ...aspects. Quality of life is therefore an important element for evaluation of ... See full document

... out in 1999 resul- ted in a cross-sectional descriptive study of a po- pulation in northeastern Brazil, and these patients’ demographic and clinic characteristics are ... See full document

... conclusion, in this study, we observed a negative impact on the QOL of patients in the early stages of CKD, although we were not able to detect a significant association between the ... See full document

... state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to ... See full document

... 53.9% of the patients (n=41), regardless of tumor type, was moderately malnourished (B) and severely malnourished ...types and nutritional status (p=0.285). Furthermore, ... See full document

... purpose of the study was to analyze the relationship between treatment adherence, quality of life and clinical vari- ables in HIV/AIDS ...(Porto and Lisbon) with a ... See full document

... majority of the patients in the sample were in disease stage II and III (around ...still in stage I and 7.1% in stage IV. To establish length of disease, the ... See full document