«Inactivity, sleep disturbance, psychiatric comorbidity, medication, and ongoing stress experienced by people with CFS will affect HPA axis function, and the findings that HPA axis dysregulation is more prominent in patients with
a longer duration of illness suggest that the endocrine changes may be secondary.»
In general,
the longer the duration of illness before treatment, the worse the prognosis.
Not exact matches
A review
of current randomized controlled trials suggest that the benefits
of holding for preterm babies include shortened hospital stay, decreased
illness, higher exclusive breastfeeding rates /
longer breastfeeding
duration, increased weight gain, improved temperature regulation, and improved maternal sense
of competence.
One
of NASA's goals is to minimize the health risks associated with extended spaceflight, so it is critical that methods for preventing and treating spaceflight - induced
illnesses be developed before astronauts embark upon
long -
duration space missions.
Orzech and her team compared three outcomes between
longer and shorter sleepers: number
of illness bouts,
illness duration, and school absences related to
illness.
Important parameters to note when reviewing a protocol are: 1) the «disease - free interval» (i.e. how
long the patient is free from
illness) 2) survival time 3) typical
duration of remission 4) expense 5) scheduling.
Disability insurance is meant to last the
duration of the period you can't work as a result
of an injury or
illness, which could mean until you reach the age
of retirement if you buy a
long - term disability insurance policy.