Does combination of <i>Lactobacillus rhamnosus</i> Heriz I and beta glucan improve quality of life in women with breast cancer receiving chemotherapy?

Monshikarimi, Alireza; Ostadrahimi, Alireza; Jafarabadi, Mohammad Asghari; Eivazi-Ziaei, Jamal; Barzeghari, Abolfazl; Esfahani, Ali; Payahoo, Laleh; Aamazadeh, Fatemeh; Farrin, Nazila

doi:10.1108/nfs-05-2019-0146

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“…The consumption of functional foods did not affect HrQoL during the COVID-19 pandemic. The finding was dissimilar with the results obtained by Zhang et al (2016) and Monshikarimi et al (2020).…”

Section: Health-related Quality Of Lifecontrasting

confidence: 98%

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A model of health-related quality of life during COVID-19 pandemic: the role of food customer loyalty and affordability

Sumaedi¹,

Sumardjo

Saleh

et al. 2023

IJQRM

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PurposeThis research aims to test the simultaneous effects of the perceived threat of COVID-19, e-health literacy, e-health access barrier, loyalty toward healthy foods in general, loyalty toward functional foods, the affordability of healthy foods in general and the affordability of functional foods on health-related quality of life (HrQoL) during the COVID-19 pandemic.Design/methodology/approachA survey with 400 respondents in Banten, Indonesia, was performed. The data were analyzed using multiple regression analysis.FindingsThe results of the research showed that HrQoL during the COVID-19 pandemic was positively affected by e-health literacy and the affordability of healthy foods in general while negatively affected by the e-health access barrier, the perceived threat of COVID-19 and loyalty toward healthy foods in general. Furthermore, HrQoL was not influenced by loyalty toward and affordability of functional foods.Research limitations/implicationsThis research was conducted in Banten. Due to the operational limitations during the COVID-19 pandemic, this research used a purposive sampling technique. Therefore, the next research should retest the model in different contexts and locations.Practical implicationsTo improve HrQoL during the COVID-19 pandemic, citizens need to be educated on finding and utilizing credible online health information during the COVID-19 pandemic. Governments and health service providers should also strive to offer ease of access to credible online health information. Furthermore, the affordability of healthy foods, in general, should be managed well.Originality/valueA few studies on HrQoL during COVID-19 pandemic were performed. However, there is a lack of paper that examines the role of food customer loyalty and affordability in a model of HrQoL during the COVID-19 pandemic. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this paper is the first that involved and tested the role of food customer loyalty and affordability in a model of HrQoL during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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“…The research of Zhang et al (2016) revealed that the consumption of functional foods improved HrQoL. This finding was supported by Monshikarimi et al (2020). Therefore, this study postulated that the affordability of and customer loyalty toward functional foods would positively affect HrQoL during the COVID-19 pandemic.…”

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confidence: 51%

A model of health-related quality of life during COVID-19 pandemic: the role of food customer loyalty and affordability

Sumaedi¹,

Sumardjo

Saleh

et al. 2023

IJQRM

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“…The higher dose of synbiotic supplement or longer follow-up duration may affect this difference of estimation and can be evaluated in future researches. Due to ethical issues and limited studies in this field [ 32 , 33 ], we could not include a separate group that had just received synbiotic supplementation, which could clarify the independent effect of synbiotic on quality of life. According to the results of this study and lack of side effects, it seems that the effect of synbiotics alone can be assessed in the next study.…”

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Calorie restriction and synbiotics effect on quality of life and edema reduction in breast cancer-related lymphedema, a clinical trial

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Background Little evidence exists regarding the clinical value of synbiotics in the management of post-treatment complications of breast cancer especially breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL). This study aimed to investigate the effects of synbiotic supplementation along with calorie restriction on quality of life and edema volume in patients with BCRL. Methods This randomized, placebo-controlled, clinical trial was conducted on 135 overweight and obese women with BCRL aged 18–65 years old. Participants were randomly allocated to receive a calorie-restricted diet plus 10 9 CFU synbiotic supplement (CRS group; n = 45) or placebo (CRP group; n = 45), daily for 10 weeks. Also, a control group (n = 45) with no intervention was included in the trial. All of the participants received Complete Decongestive Therapy for lymphedema treatment. The quality of life score, edema volume and body mass index (BMI) were measured at baseline and end of the trial. Results A total of 121 subjects completed the trial. CRS group showed a significant decrease in the total quality of life score (P = 0.004), and it’s psychosocial ( P = 0.022) and functional ( P = 0.002) domain scores, as well as edema volume ( P = 0.002) and BMI ( P < 0.001) in comparison to the control. However, there were no significant differences in changes in trial outcomes between the CRS and CRP groups. Conclusion Synbiotic supplementation along with a low-calorie diet was effective in quality of life, edema volume, and BMI improvement; mostly due to low-calorie diet. It seems that adding a dietitian consultation on the lymphedema management strategy may provide a better result in lymphedema control.

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“…Quality of life represents a wide, multi-dimensional concept including good physical, mental and social health as well as satisfaction with life circumstances (Monshikarimi et al, 2019). According to the studies, diabetic patients have a poor quality of life (Sothornwit et al, 2018).…”

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Investigation of the potential relationship between depression, diabetes knowledge and self-care management with the quality of life in diabetic patients – an analytical study

Khajebishak

Faghfouri

Molaei

et al. 2020

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Purpose This paper aims to investigate the potential relationship between depression, diabetes knowledge and self-care management with quality of life in diabetic patients. Design/methodology/approach This analytical cross-sectional study was conducted on 309 diabetic patients in Tabriz, Iran in 2015-2017. Quality of life was assessed by a validated questionnaire. The Persian version of the Beck Aeron questionnaire was used to assess the depression status. Knowledge and self-care management was evaluated by the health belief model questionnaire. Simple and multiple regression models were used to determine the relationship between the mentioned factors and the quality of life in diabetic patients. Findings Thirty-six per cent of the patients suffered from depression. The mean score of the total quality of life was 33.75 ± 8.72. The scores of the three domains of the quality of life were less than the normal range (“complication of diabetes” domain: 9.93 ± 3.16, “diagnosis, therapy and follow-up” domain: 10.91 ± 3.31, “psycho-social effect of diabetes” domain: 12.93 ± 4.41). The score of “complication of diabetes” score in males was significantly higher than females (p = 0.001). There was a significant relationship between depression (p < 0.001), self-care management (p = 0.019) and two parameters of knowledge (diet: p = 0.006 and diabetes: p = 0.004) with quality of life of diabetic patients. Originality/value The obtained results presented an unfavorable status of knowledge, physical and mental health in diabetic patients and a strong relationship between health-related factors with quality of life. Therefore, it is suggested to hold community-based health-promoting programs to enhance the overall life satisfaction in people with diabetes.

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Does combination of Lactobacillus rhamnosus Heriz I and beta glucan improve quality of life in women with breast cancer receiving chemotherapy?

Cited by 6 publications

References 22 publications

A model of health-related quality of life during COVID-19 pandemic: the role of food customer loyalty and affordability

A model of health-related quality of life during COVID-19 pandemic: the role of food customer loyalty and affordability

Calorie restriction and synbiotics effect on quality of life and edema reduction in breast cancer-related lymphedema, a clinical trial

Investigation of the potential relationship between depression, diabetes knowledge and self-care management with the quality of life in diabetic patients – an analytical study

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