ArticleAmerican journal of lifestyle medicine
Quality of Life: The Primary Goal of Lifestyle Intervention.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial on reducing sedentary behaviour and its effects on quality of life and wellbeing.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Exoskeletal-Assisted Walking in Veterans With Paralysis: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2024Trial
- Frailty and quality of life in older ICU survivors: a scoping review of assessment tools and methodologies.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Sleep Problems in Children with ASD and Mothers' Stress: the Mediating Role of Mother's Quality of Life and Moderator Role of Mother's Resilience.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- First Comprehensive Assessment of Quality of Life in Cancer Patients in Afghanistan: Insights From Herat Regional Hospital.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2025Article
- Multidimensional Impairment in Multiple Sclerosis: Physical Disability, Cognitive Dysfunction, Sleep Disturbance, Fatigue, Depression, and Their Impact on Quality of Life-A Possible Common Pathological Pathway.Neurology international · 2025Article
- Correlation between a healthy lifestyle index, quality of life, and depression in Iranian individuals with cardiovascular disease.Discover mental health · 2025Article
- Exploring the Core Attributes of Quality of Life Among Low-Income Terminal Cancer Patients in China: A Network Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Fall sensors, home emergency system, and social service for ≥ 75-year-olds living at home - a matched control intervention study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- The Potential of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in Improving Quality of Life in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: A Review and Discussion of Mechanisms of Action.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Effect of Strength-Based Narrative Therapy on Depression Symptoms and Quality of Life in the Elderly.Iranian journal of public health · 2025Article
- Intradialytic Hypotension: An Often Neglected and Common Hemodialysis Complication Affecting Quality of Life in Patients.Iranian journal of public health · 2024Article
- Assessment of Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Anal Fissures: A 1-Year Follow-Up Study before and after Botulinum Toxin (Botox) Injection.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Assessment of quality of life for frail, elderly patients post-ICU discharge: a protocol for a scoping review.BMJ open · 2024Article
- A Mixed-Method Study of Medication-Related Burden Among Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Patients in West Java, Indonesia.ClinicoEconomics and outcomes research : CEOR · 2024Article
- Effects of stress and self-efficacy on quality of life of mothers with autistic children: Covariance-Based Structural Equation Modeling (CB-SEM) approach.Belitung nursing journal · 2024Article
- The Long-Term Effects of a Low-Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides, and Polyols Diet for Irritable Bowel Syndrome Management.Current developments in nutrition · 2023Review
- Quality of Life in Cancer Patients: The Modern Psycho-Oncologic Approach for Romania-A Review.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2023Review
- The Effect of Lifestyle Changes on Disease Severity and Quality of Life in Patients with Plaque Psoriasis: A Narrative Review.Psoriasis (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Review
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Abstract
In much of lifestyle medicine, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is a primary focus with the assumption that symptom reduction increases quality of life (QoL) in a more global sense. Lifestyle medicine research has shown that reducing symptoms increases the likelihood that QoL is improved. However, little information is available as to the impact of interventions when they are not effective in creating the desired healthy outcomes. It is possible that some lifestyle interventions have a negative impact on QoL, especially when a patient is not "successful" in reducing their symptomatology. Considering QoL from a broader perspective as an outcome in combination with traditional health outcomes may improve provider-patient rapport and empower patients to provide feedback on treatment, which, in turn, may improve overall treatment.
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