The influence of xenical on indicators of quality of life in patients with metabolic syndrome

Abstract

Life quality (LQ) is a multifaceted concept that implies how a human being satisfies his/her physical, mental, and social state. LQ is an indicator that depends on the severity of disease, on therapeutic exposures and reflects his/her subjective assessment of the status during treatment or disease. Life quality was assessed in 60 patients with the metabolic syndrome before and 24 weeks after xenical therapy in combination with a moderate low-calorie diet. The study has revealed that the patients have a low life quality that greatly increases after a complex therapy with xenical and a low-calorie diet.