Health related quality of life

This completed study tested whether painting metal roofs with a special heat-reflecting coating can lower indoor temperatures and improve health in Niue, a Pacific island nation facing record heat. Researchers enrolled 288 adults living in single-story homes with metal roofs. The…

This study tested whether extra psychoeducational nursing sessions could improve quality of life, emotional well-being, and reduce anxiety in 120 adults receiving modified electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for depression, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia. Half the patients got th…

This study tested whether weekly one-hour art sessions, led by professional artists, could improve self-concept, emotional well-being, and quality of life in 172 children aged 6 to 12 from low-income neighborhoods. The program ran for nine months and included community art shows.…

This completed study looked at 97 adolescents with cerebral palsy (ages 11-18) to see how their own ratings of health-related quality of life matched those of their caregivers and physiotherapists. Everyone filled out a questionnaire about daily activities, school, movement, pain…