Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

ISSN 1477-7525

2 papers in the library · 18 citations · publishing 2004-2023

Papers

Assessment of health-related quality of life and health status in patients with treatment-resistant depression treated with esketamine nasal spray plus an oral antidepressant

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes May 8, 2023 Carol Jamieson, Vanina Popova, Ella Daly et al. 18 citations

Patients with treatment-resistant depression who received esketamine nasal spray plus an oral antidepressant reported greater improvements in health-related quality of life and daily functioning after 28 days compared to those who received a placebo nasal spray plus an antidepressant. At day 28, a lower percentage of patients in the esketamine group reported problems across all five dimensions of health: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression. The esketamine group also showed larger average improvements in health status index and overall health rating, as well as greater reductions in functional disability.

DOI: 10.1186/s12955-023-02113-1 Treatment-resistant depression Anxiety Depression economics Nasal spray +8

Impact of stress reduction on negative school behavior in adolescents

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes June 3, 2004 B Bauza Lynnette, A Barnes Vernon, A Treiber Frank

African American adolescents with high normal blood pressure who practiced Transcendental Meditation for 15 minutes twice daily over four months showed fewer school absences, rule infractions, and suspension days compared to a control group receiving health education. The meditation group decreased absentee periods by an average of 6.4 while the control group increased by 4.8. Rule infractions decreased by 0.1 in the meditation group but increased by 0.3 in controls. Suspension days dropped by 0.3 in the meditation group versus an increase of 1.2 in controls. The authors conclude that school-based Transcendental Meditation positively affects these outcomes.

DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-1-10 Full text