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Quality of life
Quality of life means different things to different people. Essentially it is that constellation of life activities, physical and mental health, relationships, self worth and happiness for an individuals. Different individuals have differing perceptions of what constitutes an acceptable or pleasing qol.
Dr. Steven Saunders reviewed this
45 year experience in Internal Medicine
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I have been suffering from cardiomyopathy for around 20 years. My lvef is 30%. How can this be increased thereby improving my quality of life ?
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Quality of life after surgery to whole right jung?
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Please help! pain management is getting me nowhere, quality of life sucks! what to do next?
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Will the removal of a whole lymph node have a long-term effect on my health/ quality of life?
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Are GAD medications treating or need to be taken all my life ? do they have side effects on the quality of life ?
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Zopiclone works for me my quality of life has improved tremendously am i ok to continue with a dose of 3.75 mg per night?
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I have had fairly consistent diarrhea over the past few months; should I have it checked out? It rarely affects my quality of life.
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A 60-year old female asked:
Are the side effects of the osteoporosis medication and lessened day-to-day quality of life sometimes worse than the medical condition itself?
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I have fibromyallgia-I'm in pain every day, my quality of life is very poor. My situation is complicated. I have some questions about pain management.
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What is the definition of quality of life to doctor?
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How would a hearing aid improve my quality of life?
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How do skin allergies affect a child's quality of life?
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Does the quality of life drop if you have type 1 diabetes?
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Want to help keep quality of life after diagnosis of dementia ( Lewy bodies)?
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My husband has stage 4 cirrhosis. What can I do to help improve his quality of life?
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A 63-year old asked:
Considering I must have one or the other, is the quality of life considered better having an ileostomy or a colostomy?
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A 43-year old female asked:
What kind of doctor can I go to if i can't get a diagnosis of my debilitating symptoms? My quality of life has went downhill fast.
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What kind of life expectancy will a child diagnosed with lupus have? Also, what will be the quality of life in the mid to end stage?
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A 28-year old female asked:
I have no organ involvement in my lupus but its just a matter of quality of life, am i putting myself at great risk by starting methotrexate?
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A 47-year old female asked:
What is best way to come off venlafaxine please. I've been on them years and it;s made me a zombie with no quality of life and I will come off them?
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What can I do about feeling nauseous all the time from GI problems (which are being investigated), the nausea is really affecting my quality of life?
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A 58-year old female asked:
I am living without a pituitary and I am so tired. My quality of life is 0. Any new drugs, anything that could help me. Hgh shots do nothing. Thank y?
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A 49-year old male asked:
My friend has been on 2mg of klonopin (clonazepam) daily for 10 years and helps greatly with work and quality of life. When should he consider coming off of it?
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What is the quality of life after a heart attack?
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