The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of university students with a chronic illness in Ireland. The study also aimed to gain insight into students' experiences with Disability Support Services (DSS) and identify gaps where additional supports and resources are needed.

This study intends to examine influences of online information search on the use of aspirin in cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) prevention among the applicable adult population in the United States.

Childhood obesity has become a global threat due to its serious negative consequences. We aimed to determine the patterns of metabolic syndrome and cardio-metabolic risk factors in Turkish children with obesity.

Pain is the most debilitating and subjective experience of cancer patients. This study examines the severity, interference, characteristics, and associations of severe pain in Sri Lankan cancer patients.

To assess the quality assurance of a specialist palliative care clinic focused on chronic diseases and explore the satisfaction and acceptability of the telemedicine model amongst patients and caregivers.

The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between kinesiophobia and adaptation to chronic illness.

To identify perceptions and experiences related to caring science and collaborative care in intervention participants of the Collaborative Care to Alleviate Symptoms and Adjust to Illness (CASA) study, a randomized, multi-site clinical trial for patients with chronic heart failure and reduced health status.

In this article, we seek to extract the themes that patients share when they express negative emotions in the context of follow-up consultation of chronic illness. We are mainly interested in patients with chronic illnesses, as these pathologies have a significant emotional overload leading to a significant deterioration of the patient's quality of life.

To contribute to a better understanding of the complexities of social support exchanged within couples coping with Parkinson's disease (PD), the present study aimed to identify costs and complications of support between persons with PD (PWPs) and their partners, as well as how to effectively manage such challenges.

The clinical aspects of lung cancer patients are well-studied. However, healthcare charge patterns have yet to be explored through a large-scale representative population-based sample investigating differences by socioeconomic factors and comorbidities.

World Health Organization has recommended enhanced adherence counselling (EAC) for people living with HIV (PLHIV) with virological failure. This study aimed to assess the outcomes of EAC and its associated factors among PLHIV with virological failure.

To construct and test patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) for identifying diabetes support needs of adults with co-existing diabetes and severe mental illness (SMI) provided by mental health professionals at psychiatric outpatient clinics.

To examine the impact of social and emotional support on serious psychological distress (SPD) in individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and functional disabilities after controlling for socio-demographic factors and health status. Findings provide information for healthcare providers to enhance patients' psychological well-being.

The current study was conducted to determine the impact of health literacy and factors related to adherence to drug treatment, using the model proposed by the World Health Organization, in older adults with hypertension residing in informal settlements in Hamadan.

Chronic diseases contribute significantly to healthy years lost (HYLs). It is critical to investigate which are the most contributing diseases to enable enhancing health programs' effectiveness in improving health expectancy. This paper investigates disease-specific contributions to years lived with chronic diseases in Algeria and examines their recent evolution.

To examine the association between food insecurity and achieving glycemic goals among Medicare beneficiaries with type 2 diabetes.

The Provider Attitudes toward CR and Referral (PACRR) scale was translated into Simplified Chinese and psychometric validation ensued.

The study delves into the intricacies of cancer-related fatigue (CRF), the quality of life (QoL), and other demographic variables of female adolescent and young adult cancer survivors (AYACS) in the landscape of Kerala, India.

To review the effect of telemedicine interventions on cardiovascular risk factors control in people with arterial hypertension (AH), type 2 diabetes (T2D), or both in primary care.

The aim of this study was to assess and compare knowledge of the health consequences of heavy alcohol consumption among individuals with different substance use statuses.

While most individuals infected with COVID-19 recover completely within a few weeks, some continue to experience lingering symptoms. This study was conducted to identify and describe the clinical and subclinical manifestations of adult patients from the long-term effects of COVID-19.