Quality of Life Research
November 2023
Carol Jamieson, Carla M. Canuso, Dawn F. Ionescu et al.
To assess the effect of esketamine nasal spray on patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in patients with major depressive disorder having active suicidal ideation with intent (MDSI). Patient-level data from two phase 3 studies (ASPIRE I; ASPIRE II) of esketamine + standard of care (SOC) in patients (aged 18-64 years) with MDSI, were pooled. PROs were evaluated from baseline through end of the...
Quality of Life Research
October 6, 2020
Charlotte Grégoire, Marie-Elisabeth Faymonville, Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse et al.
25 citations
PURPOSE: Cancer patients often report low self-esteem and high emotional distress. Two factors seem particularly linked to these symptoms: emotion regulation strategies and mindfulness. The interest of hypnosis and self-care to relieve these symptoms is not well documented. Our randomized controlled trial aimed at assessing the effect of a group intervention combining self-hypnosis and...
Quality of Life Research
November 2014
Romy Lauche, Jost Langhorst, Anna Paul et al.
While many clinical trials suggest that meditation is effective in reducing disease-related symptoms and increasing quality of life in diseased samples, subjective health benefits associated with the use of meditation under naturalistic conditions have not yet been investigated. The aim of this study was to investigate the differences in quality of life, mental health, and satisfaction in...
Quality of Life Research
March 29, 2013
Taehwan Park, Maryanne Reilly-Spong, Cynthia R Gross
Purpose: Mindfulness has emerged as an important health concept based on evidence that mindfulness interventions reduce symptoms and improve health-related quality of life. The objectives of this study were to systematically assess and compare the properties of instruments to measure self-reported mindfulness. Methods: Ovid Medline(®), CINAHL(®), and PsycINFO(®) were searched through May 2012,...
Quality of Life Research
November 2010
Sun-Wung Hsieh, Chiou-Lian Lai, Ching-Kuan Liu et al.
Isolated sleep paralysis (ISP) is a rapid eye movement (REM) sleep parasomnia and has a special meaning in Chinese population. Worsening of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) occurs especially during REM sleep. The relationship between ISP and OSA is unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of ISP on sleep and life quality in Chinese-Taiwanese OSA patients. We recruited 107 OSA...
Quality of Life Research
March 7, 2008
Improving quality of life using compound mind-body therapies: evaluation of a course intervention with body movement and breath therapy, guided imagery, chakra experiencing and mindfulness meditation.