Investigation of quality of life of patients with asthma and analysis of its related factors / 中国实用护理杂志

Objective To explore the quality of life and its related factors of patients with asthma. Methods 60 asthma patients were assessed by Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression(HAMD),Hamilton Rating Scale for Anxiety(HAMA)and the Short-Form-36 Health Survey(SF-36). Results Except physical functioning (PF) domain, the SF-36 score of asthma patients was significantly lower than that of normal. The illness course longer than 4 years had lower score, so did the quality of life. The SF-36 score of asthma patients with depression symptom and anxiety symptom was lower than those without depression symptom and anxiety symptom. Conclusions The asthma patients' quality of life are worse than those of normal, especially the patients with long illness course, depression symptom and anxiety symptom.

Predictors of short-term course in Mexican first-episode psychosis patients / Predictores de curso temprano en pacientes mexicanos con primer episodio psicótico

Background and objectives The identification of prognostic factors in patients with schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders should enhance our understanding of the aetiology of these disorders and improve their treatment. The first years following an initial episode of psychosis are a <

Antecedentes y objetivos La identificación de factores pronósticos en pacientes con esquizofrenia y otros trastornos psicóticos relacionados podría facilitar la comprensión de la etiología de estos trastornos así como mejorar los tratamientos existentes. Los primeros años a partir del primer episodio psicótico son un <