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Background: Raising a child with a disability can affect multiple dimensions of caregiver quality of life (QoL), but caregiver experiences vary according to child, family, and service characteristics. Objective: The objective of this study was to ass...

Quality of life (QOL) is a complex and multifaceted concept that has been used to study different aspects of people’s lives, including physical and psychological wellbeing, financial independence, social relationships, personal beliefs and livi...

Given that there is only a limited body of evidence available concerning the dietary habits of Spanish university students, the present study assesses the quality of this group’s diet, their adherence to the National Food-Based Dietary Guidelines, an...

Background: The quality of life (QoL) of patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) who undergo dialysis is a reliable predictor of their long-term survival. Hemodialysis is the most common form of kidney replacement therapy for ESKD, followed by...

Despite evidence suggesting the importance of psychological resilience for successful aging, little is known about the relationship between diet quality and resilience at different ages. Our study aims to examine the association between diet quality...

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the oral health-related quality of life of patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease. Methods: A total of 22 patients with graft-versus-host disease aged 45.05 ± 14.66 years were enrolled...

The prevalence of adverse mental health outcomes in adults is increasing. Although beneficial effects of selected micronutrients and foods on mental health have been reported, they do not reflect the impact of the habitual diet on mental health. Ther...

Background: Dental anxiety is a common psychological condition that may influence patients’ perceptions of oral health and well-being. Although its association with oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) has been widely studied internatio...

Background/Objectives: In research on the relationship between pubertal timing and adolescent health, more attention is typically given to early rather than late maturation, as well as the associated risk of engaging in health-compromising behaviors....

It remains unclear how sleep health has developed in the general population after the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to (1) investigate the prevalence of sleep problems and poor sleep quality and (2) explore the associated sociodemographic and h...

Background/Objectives: Cervical spondylosis is a cause of recurrent neck pain, disability, and poor quality of life (QoL). This study aimed to examine the relationships among pain intensity, neck disability, functional performance, body mass index, a...

This study assessed drinking water quality, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) conditions among 708 schoolchildren and 562 households in Dolakha and Ramechhap districts of Nepal. Cross-sectional surveys were carried out in March and June 2015. A Delagua...

A poor diet cannot fully explain the prevalence of obesity. Other environmental factors (e.g., heavy metals) have been reported to be associated with obesity. However, limited evidence is available for the combined effect of these factors on obesity....

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the association between oral function and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in healthy university students. Oral functions and OHRQoL (General Oral Health Assessment Index; GOHAI) we...

Background: Diet and sleep are modifiable lifestyle factors that influence health and well-being. While adherence to the Mediterranean diet has been associated with improved sleep quality, this relationship remains understudied in high-stress occupat...

Population-based evidence on sleep quality in Kazakhstan remains limited. This study describes sleep quality as a multidimensional construct among adults in Kazakhstan using data collected during the first national survey wave after the adoption of a...

Physical activity, sedentary behaviour, sleep quality, and anxiety are interrelated factors that play a critical role in physical and mental health. However, limited evidence exists on their associations within the Saudi Arabian context. This study a...

(1) Background: Having type 1 diabetes during emerging adulthood can impact quality of life due to the challenge of balancing optimal glycemic blood levels with a period of transition and exploration. The purpose of this study was to characterize the...

Objective: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use is common among patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis (MHD), but its associated factors, communication patterns, and relationship with health-related quality of life (HRQOL) remain unc...

Background: Population aging has increased attention on the quality of life and successful aging of older adults. Objective: To examine urban–rural differences in subjective quality of life and self-rated successful aging, explore associations...

Background: Diabetes-related distress (DD) significantly impacts self-management and quality of life (QoL) in individuals with type 1 diabetes (T1D). While previous research has established a strong link between DD and glycemic control in type 2 diab...

Purpose: Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and stroke, and it requires lifelong medication. This study aimed to investigate the factors impacting on Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) among hypertensive patients in C...

Background and Objectives: Psoriasis is a chronic immune-mediated inflammatory disease whose burden extends beyond the skin. Community-based data from Saudi Arabia are scarce, as most local studies recruit from dermatology clinics and miss people who...

Background: Varicose veins (VVs) are a chronic venous condition that can negatively affect mobility, psychosocial health, and occupational function, especially in professions involving prolonged standing or sitting. Teaching professionals are particu...

University student life is an important transformation stage with many potential factors that can impact negatively on the Quality of Life (QOL) and the adoption of unhealthy behaviors. Health literacy (HL), Health Behaviors (HBs), and Body Mass Inde...

Background: The China Diet Balance Index 2022 (DBI-2022), released in 2024, is the latest dietary quality assessment tool developed in alignment with the updated Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents (2022). However, its association with hypertens...

Background/Objectives: Tooth loss is a key marker of ageing and is linked to functional, psychological, and nutritional decline. Removable dental prostheses (RDPs) are widely used, yet their impact on life satisfaction and oral health–related q...

Background/Objectives: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a major microvascular complication of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and a leading cause of visual impairment. The relationships among Mediterranean diet adherence, dietary components, DR, and vision-related...

Background: Spiritual wellbeing is increasingly recognised as a key area of complex oncology and palliative care, but evidence from Eastern Europe is still limited. Understanding how spiritual well-being and religiosity are related to psychological d...

Background/Objectives: Mediterranean diet adherence has been associated with cardiometabolic and psychological health, but evidence integrating these outcomes with health-related quality of life in primary care populations remains limited. This study...

Background: Hormone therapy (HT) is an effective treatment for relieving menopausal symptoms; however, its association with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in Asian populations remains insufficiently characterized. Objective: The aim of this s...

Background: Uterine fibroids are the most common benign tumors of the female reproductive system and frequently affect women’s health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The increasing use of online surveys in clinical research raises concerns reg...

Globally, we have seen a drop in adult and child quality of life (QOL) during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, little is known about adult or child QOL during the height of the pandemic in Australia and the impact of government-imposed restrictions, s...

Background/Objectives: The impact of diabetes mellitus (DM) on vision-related quality of life (VRQoL) in Saudi Arabia is rarely quantified. This study measured VRQoL in a convenience sample of adults with type 1 (T1DM) and type 2 (T2DM) diabetes in R...

This article presents a novel approach for evaluating laser scribing quality through cross-section profiles generated from a three-dimensional optical profiler. Existing methods for assessing scribing quality only consider the width and depth of a sc...

Introduction: Wildfires impact large populations worldwide with increasing frequency and severity. In Canada, the fire season has affected more areas this year with potential implications for individuals’ well-being and quality of life (QoL). O...

Poor indoor air quality (IAQ) in schools is associated with impacts on pupils’ health and learning performance. We aimed to identify the factors that affect IAQ in primary schools. The following objectives were set: (a) to develop a questionnai...

Allergic rhinitis (AR), a common chronic disease, impairs patients’ quality of life (QoL). This study aimed to determine the effect of perceived stress on disease-related QoL in AR patients. There were 741 patients from eight medical centers of the A...

Background/Objectives: Sleep quality, anxiety symptoms, physical activity, musculoskeletal pain, and multimorbidity are interrelated health domains, but evidence examining these factors together among adults aged ≥50 years in Saudi Arabia remains...

Background: Medical students are vulnerable to sleep disturbance and nocturnal eating behaviors that may jointly increase psychiatric and metabolic morbidity. Comprehensive sleep-eating evaluations in Turkish medical students remain limited. To deter...

Background/Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the impact of temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL), determine the effects of different influencing factors, and identify the most affected dimensions amo...

From a public health perspective, it is necessary to improve indoor air quality (IAQ) in schools. This study aims to assess the state of perceived IAQ in Slovenian school classrooms and its association with the selected IAQ factors to improve the und...

Higher education institutions have undergone essential transformations in recent decades, driven by legislative reforms and changes in social and economic demands. This study examines the factors that influence the continuous improvement of education...

Although several studies have described the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly on sleep quality, there are few studies that, in the same time period and using the same assessment tools, compare sleep quality and mental health status betwee...

While it has long been recognized that diet is a leading behavioral risk factor for human health, recent scientific findings have also suggested that diet and sleep quality may be connected. The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the associa...

Background: The quality of life and health status of the population significantly depends on socio-economic factors, including working and employment conditions. Methods: This epidemiological cross-sectional study was carried out among young inhabita...

To reveal the scribing mechanism of ultra-thin glass, single-factor scribing tests were carried out. The effects of the scribing wheel angle θ, scribing force F, and scribing speed v on the lateral cracks width w, scribing depth d, median crack...

Background: Nurse-manager competencies shape workforce stability, yet role-based perception gaps between managers and staff may influence staff nurses’ turnover cognitions. Objectives: To (1) compare nurse managers’ self-ratings with staf...

China lacks design strategies to improve home-based care environments for its older adults. This study investigated the perception of indoor environmental quality in housing environments and analyzed its impact on health and satisfaction among home-l...

Background: The association of the individual and combined effects of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and sleep quality with physical frailty in community-dwelling older adults is still unknown. Subjects and Methods: A cross-sectional s...