International journal of clinical practice
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Aug 2021
The Effect of Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program on Work Productivity and Clinical Parameters in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis.
The objective of the present study was to investigate the effect of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programme on work productivity, disease activity, functional status, quality of life, respiratory function tests (RFTs), physical capacity and depression in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients. ⋯ Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programme was found to be an effective method of improving work productivity in AS patients. Also, the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programme has positive effects on disease activity, functional status, physical capacity, depression level, and quality of life.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Aug 2021
Health-related quality of life and lifestyle changes in patients with chronic kidney disease and hyperkalemia: Real-world data from the US, five European countries and China.
Chronic kidney disease patients have impaired health-related quality of life and an increased risk of hyperkalaemia. ⋯ Hyperkalaemia is associated with an incremental impairment of the health-related quality of life in chronic kidney disease patients. A better understanding of the impact of hyperkalaemia in these patients could improve patient outcomes.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Aug 2021
The Effect of Diet and Regular Exercise on Psychological Resilience in Obese or Overweight Women.
This study aimed to investigate the effects of diet and regular exercise on resilience in obese or overweight women. ⋯ We found that diet and exercise practices increased psychological endurance in obese or overweight women. In addition, positive improvements were also detected in psychological resilience subgroups such as perseverance and personal competence, tolerance to negative events and spiritual disposition.