Quality of Life: The Primary Goal of Lifestyle Intervention

Daundasekara, Sajeevika S.; Arlinghaus, Katherine R.; Johnston, Craig A.

doi:10.1177/1559827620907309

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“…As lifestyle interventions will probably affect more aspects of QoL, a more generic QoL outcome measure would be of additional value. 68 …”

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The Effect of Lifestyle Changes on Disease Severity and Quality of Life in Patients with Plaque Psoriasis: A Narrative Review

Acht¹,

Reek²,

Jong³

et al. 2022

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Objective To evaluate the effect of lifestyle changes on the severity of psoriasis and the quality of life in patients with psoriasis. Methods For this narrative review, PubMed, Embase and ClinicalTrials.gov were searched for lifestyle intervention studies with an intervention duration of at least 12 weeks. Results Thirty-four intervention studies were included. Most studies performed interventions in the diet of patients with psoriasis (n=9), or added supplements to the diet (n=18). Three studies comprised relaxation techniques and four studies combined relaxation or stress-reducing techniques with an educational program or exercise. No interventional studies were carried out regarding smoking, alcohol and sleep. Especially dietary and relaxation interventions showed promising results with respect to psoriasis severity and dermatology-related QoL, respectively. Regarding dietary supplements, the three largest studies investigating fish oil or vitamin D did not show significant effects. Conclusion There is some evidence that dietary and relaxation interventions could be promising with respect to psoriasis severity and dermatology-related QoL, respectively. Furthermore, our review identified important gaps in psoriasis lifestyle research regarding study design and reporting of outcomes.

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“…As lifestyle interventions will probably affect more aspects of QoL, a more generic QoL outcome measure would be of additional value. 68 …”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Effect of Lifestyle Changes on Disease Severity and Quality of Life in Patients with Plaque Psoriasis: A Narrative Review

Acht¹,

Reek²,

Jong³

et al. 2022

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“…The present study confirms that short-term lifestyle interventions effectively reduce the risk factors associated with NCDs. Different models of lifestyle interventions have been described in the literature and all proved to be effective, however incorporating the concept of improving quality of life must become a lifestyle medicine intervention objective, and not only focus on symptom reduction as the primary outcome of treatment and research [ 35 ]. The Global action plan for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases launched by the WHO in 2013, includes voluntary global targets that if analyzed they are directed towards prevention of disease and lifestyle changes [ 36 ], therefore the importance of these studies that approach the cause and not merely the disease.…”

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Improvement on Biometrics in Individuals Undergoing a 10 and 21-Day Lifestyle Intervention in a Lifestyle Medicine Clinic in Mexico

Suazo¹,

Chagoya²,

Gutierrez³

2021

J Lifestyle Med

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Background The intervention in the Lifestyle Medicine Clinic from La Carlota Hospital gives an opportunity to assess the clinical effect of a healthy lifestyle in an inpatient setting with emphasis in a plant-based diet, supervised daily exercise, sleep hygiene, psychological and optional spiritual therapies. This work evaluated the effect of short-term therapy on biometrics and blood profiles’ risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Methods Twenty-five patients were enrolled in the intervention, 12 for the 10-day intervention and 13 for the 21-day intervention. Results The intervention improved most of the NCDs risk factors for the 10-day intervention weight decreased by -4.3% (p < .001), BMI -4.1% (p < .001), SBP -16.3% (p = .002), DBP -11.8% (p = .004), fasting glucose -31.3% (p = .041), total cholesterol -12.8% (p < .001), LDL -13.9 (p = .017), triglycerides and HDL lack statistical significance, however, there was a reduction of -7.7% and -9% respectively. For the 21-day intervention weight decreased by -8.3% (p = .016), SBP -11.2% (p = .005), DBP -11.4% (p = .022), triglycerides -39.5% (p = .034), total cholesterol -23.6% (p < .000), HDL -14.7% (p = .038), LDL -27.3% p < .000), BMI and fasting glucose presented a -15.2% and -21.2% reduction respectively without statistical significance. Conclusion The present study confirms that short-term lifestyle interventions effectively reduce the risk factors associated with NCD’s.

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“…The primary outcome was cancer symptom control. Secondary outcomes included quality of life (defined as a multidimensional phenomenon made up of multiple domains including mental and physical health, physical activity, diet, etc., [ 21 ]), feasibility (e.g., adherence, implementation), patient satisfaction (e.g., patient opinions of the intervention including overall satisfaction, helpfulness, usefulness), and barriers to use. Both quantitative and qualitative outcomes were included.…”

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Text Messaging in Cancer-Supportive Care: A Systematic Review

Wijeratne

Bowman

Sharpe

et al. 2021

Cancers

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The global cancer disease burden is substantial, resulting in increased economic and clinical strain on our healthcare systems. A proposed solution is text-based communication, which can be used for cancer-supportive care. We conducted a systematic review to synthesize and describe the use of text-based communications for cancer-supportive care. Our population of interest included adult patients with cancer. A total of 18 studies were included in the review: 9 RCTs and 9 non-randomized interventional/observational studies. Patients were largely satisfied with text-based communication during their cancer care. Compared to controls, results for other outcomes including symptoms and quality of life were largely mixed; however, no harms were observed. Furthermore, positive outcomes were seen for specific interventions, such as text message medication reminders. These findings should be considered with caution due to the considerable heterogeneity observed between studies regarding their design and reported outcomes and the high risk of bias associated with 6/18 studies. Overall, this review suggests that text-based communication may be a complementary tool for cancer-supportive care; however, more research is needed to examine the feasibility of implementation and use.

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Quality of Life: The Primary Goal of Lifestyle Intervention

Cited by 19 publications

References 25 publications

The Effect of Lifestyle Changes on Disease Severity and Quality of Life in Patients with Plaque Psoriasis: A Narrative Review

The Effect of Lifestyle Changes on Disease Severity and Quality of Life in Patients with Plaque Psoriasis: A Narrative Review

Improvement on Biometrics in Individuals Undergoing a 10 and 21-Day Lifestyle Intervention in a Lifestyle Medicine Clinic in Mexico

Text Messaging in Cancer-Supportive Care: A Systematic Review

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