Loglinear Modeling for Outcome Categories (Quality of Life Scores in 445 Patients with Different Personal Characteristics)

2014 ◽  
pp. 39-44
Author(s):  
Ton J. Cleophas ◽  
Aeilko H. Zwinderman
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Personal Characteristics

The Impact of Aphasia Camp Participation on Quality of Life: A Primary Progressive Aphasia Perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (03) ◽  
pp. 270-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathieu Figeys ◽  
H. Hubbard ◽  
Carlee Wilson ◽  
Esther Kim
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Outcome Measurement ◽  
Primary Progressive Aphasia ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Semistructured Interview ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Progressive Aphasia ◽  
Primary Progressive ◽  
The Impact

AbstractIndividuals with primary progressive aphasia (PPA) and their caregivers are at risk for decreased quality of life (QoL) due to their progressive condition. Aphasia camps are an intervention that can improve QoL, yet individuals with PPA are underrepresented at aphasia camps relative to those with poststroke aphasia. The purpose of this exploratory case study was to examine the effect of participation in aphasia camp on the QoL of a couple impacted by PPA. The Living with Aphasia: Framework for Outcome Measurement (A-FROM) was used to guide a semistructured interview with an individual with PPA and her spouse, both of whom had attended the Alberta Aphasia Camp for 4 years. Conventional content analysis with an inductive approach was used to analyze results. Concepts that emerged from the interview were organized into pre-camp, during, and post-camp categories. Aspects of camp that had an effect on post-camp QoL for this couple with PPA included expanding social connections and introduction to new activities. Personal characteristics exhibited by the couple had an impact on their experience of aphasia camp and how they incorporated their experiences into their everyday lives post-camp. Aphasia camps are a participation-based service approach that can benefit people with aphasia regardless of etiology. A consideration of personal factors of potential campers with PPA, and the provision of PPA-specific resources, is recommended for programs such as aphasia camps that incorporate participants with mixed etiologies.

scholarly journals Work Ability and Quality of Life in Patients with Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (9) ◽  
pp. 3310
Author(s):  
Yi-Fang Chang ◽  
Chang-Ming Yeh ◽  
Shu-Ling Huang ◽  
Chi-Chung Ho ◽  
Ren-Hau Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
Work Ability ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
The Relationship

This study aimed to investigate level of work ability and quality of life (QOL) as well as the relationship between them among patients suffering from work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) in Taiwan. A cross-sectional study design with continuous sampling and a questionnaire were used to obtain the research data. Controlling for personal characteristics, pain, psychological distress, and social support, multiple linear regressions were adopted to explore the relationship between work ability and overall QOL. Further analyses were also made to clarify the relationships between work ability and each domain of QOL. In total, 165 patients with WMSDs were recruited. Compared with general workers, the participants reported a lower level of work ability and overall QOL. Work ability was significantly associated with overall QOL when covariates were controlled. Among the four domains of QOL, work ability was significantly associated with both the physical and psychological domains. The conclusion was that work ability is a definite factor of QOL for patients with WMSDs; the essence of work ability may be beyond economic function or social support. Strategies to help workers with WMSDs enhance their work ability to fit their new or temporary jobs would be beneficial to their QOL.

scholarly journals MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT AND QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENTS WITH DEMENTIA: EMERGENT FINDINGS

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S943-S944
Author(s):  
Joy Ciofi ◽  
Candace L Kemp ◽  
Alexis A Bender ◽  
Elisabeth O Burgess ◽  
Jennifer C Morgan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Assisted Living ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Care Partners ◽  
Meaningful Engagement ◽  
Physical Abilities ◽  
Community Staff

Abstract This poster provides an overview of the aims, methods, and emergent findings from an ongoing five-year NIA-funded project (R01AG062310) examining meaningful engagement and quality of life among assisted living (AL) residents with dementia. The overall goal of this project is to determine how opportunities for meaningful engagement can best be recognized, created, and maintained for individuals with different dementia types and varying levels of functional ability. Guided by grounded theory, this qualitative study will involve 12 diverse AL communities in and around Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Presently, our interdisciplinary team is collecting data in four communities using ethnographic observations, semi-structured interviews, and resident record review. We are studying daily life in each community, following 30 resident participants, and actively recruiting and interviewing their formal and informal care partners. Based on ongoing analysis, we offer key emergent findings. First, meaningful engagement is highly individualized and dynamic. Differing personal interests, along with wide variations in cognitive and physical abilities, can present challenges for AL community staff and other care partners when trying to recognize what constitutes meaningful engagement for residents. Second, multiple complex factors interplay to shape the experience of meaningful engagement among persons living with dementia, such as personal characteristics, care partner background and training, AL community design and philosophy, and state/corporate regulations. Finally, flexibility and ‘meeting the resident where they are at’ appear to be critical to identifying and fostering meaningful engagement for persons living with dementia. We discuss the implications of these preliminary findings for translation, dissemination, and future research.

scholarly journals Older people’s perceived autonomy in residential care: An integrative review

2020 ◽  
pp. 096973302094811
Author(s):  
Tanja Moilanen ◽  
Mari Kangasniemi ◽  
Oili Papinaho ◽  
Mari Mynttinen ◽  
Helena Siipi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older People ◽  
Residential Care ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Comparison Method ◽  
Integrative Review ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Mental Competence ◽  
Ethical Approval

Autonomy has been recognised as a key principle in healthcare, but we still need to develop a consistent understanding of older people’s perceived autonomy in residential care. This study aimed to identify, describe and synthesise previous studies on the perceived autonomy of older people in residential care. Ethical approval was not required, as this was a review of published literature. We carried out an integrative review to synthesise previous knowledge published in peer-review journals in English up to September 2019. Electronic and manual searches were conducted using the CINAHL, Philosopher’s Index, PubMed, SocINDEX, Scopus and Web of Science databases. The data were analysed using the constant comparison method. The review identified 46 studies. Perceived autonomy referred to the opportunities that older people had to make their own choices about their daily life in residential care, and achieving autonomy promoted both health and quality of life. Autonomy was linked to older people’s individual capacities, including their level of independence, physical and mental competence, personal characteristics, and whether relatives shared and supported their perceived autonomy. Professionals could facilitate or hinder older peoples’ autonomy in a number of ways, including providing opportunities for autonomy, how daily care needs and activities were managed, and controlling older people’s choices. Professionals’ characteristics, such as education and attitudes, and the older people’s living environments were also associated with their perceived autonomy and included organisational characteristics and physical and social care facilitators. Older people’s perceived autonomy promoted health and quality of life in residential care. However, their autonomy was associated with a number of protective and restrictive individual and environmental factors, which influenced whether autonomy was achieved.

Volunteers and the Care of the Terminal Patient

1985 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 237-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chwee Lye Chng ◽  
Michael Kirby Ramsey
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Terminal Care ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Supportive Role ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Demand For Health

In a time of shrinking funds and growing demand for health services, volunteers are indispensable. Civic minded people from all walks of life, when properly trained, can play an important supportive role to health professionals in terminal care facilities. Beside enhancing the quality of life of patients, volunteers may also help educate professionals to cope with death and bereavement. More specifically, the article examines the different roles of the volunteer: companion/friend, advocate, and educator. It also draws a profile of the volunteer, lists qualifications and personal characteristics, offers suggestions on where to work, and discusses special training programs to prepare volunteers for work with the dying.

scholarly journals The Effect of Postmigration Factors on Quality of Life among North Korean Refugees Living in South Korea

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (21) ◽  
pp. 11036
Author(s):  
Jung Eun Shin ◽  
Jung-Seok Choi ◽  
Soo-Hee Choi ◽  
So Young Yoo
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Depressed Mood ◽  
North Korea ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Traumatic Experiences ◽  
North Korean Refugees ◽  
Related Stress

North Korean refugees have not only endured traumatic experiences in North Korea and during defection but have also undergone an adaptation process after arrival in South Korea. Their quality of life (QoL) is likely to be affected by these traumatic life events, leading to subsequent posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), or postmigration adaptation-related stress, which involves a sense of dislocation with the culture, language, and people in South Korea. We investigated which aspects predicted the QoL of refugees from North Korea. Fifty-five participants currently living in South Korea completed a checklist about personal characteristics and traumatic experiences before, during and after migration. Diagnosis and symptom severity of PTSD, depressive mood, anxiety, and QoL were also assessed. A multiple regression analysis was performed to evaluate associations between QoL and other variables of interest. Overall, QoL was associated with previous economic status in North Korea, present occupation in South Korea, difficulty interacting with South Koreans, depressed mood, and state–trait anxiety. Finally, QoL was explained by having difficulty interacting with South Koreans, depressed mood, and state anxiety, with the model accounting for 51.3% of the variance. Our findings suggest that QoL among North Korean refugees in South Korea is influenced by the current level of their anxiety and depressed mood, and post-migration adaptation-related stress resulting from trying to integrate with South Koreans after settlement.

Personal characteristics, health status, physical activity, and quality of life in cardiac rehabilitation participants

2004 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mo-Kyung Sin ◽  
Bonnie Sanderson ◽  
Michael Weaver ◽  
Joyce Giger ◽  
Judy Pemberton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Cardiac Rehabilitation ◽  
Personal Characteristics

scholarly journals Influence of Travel Behavior, Personal Preferences, and Lifestyle on Perceived Convenience to Amenities among Calgary Residents

2019 ◽  
Vol 2673 (8) ◽  
pp. 508-522
Author(s):  
Mark Onderwater ◽  
Geneviève Boisjoly ◽  
Ahmed El-Geneidy
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Travel Behavior ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Grocery Stores ◽  
Sociodemographic Characteristics ◽  
Neighborhood Characteristics ◽  
Transport Mode ◽  
Home Location ◽  
Online Travel

The presence of essential amenities, such as grocery stores, parks, and employment, within convenient distances impacts individuals’ travel behavior and quality of life. Whereas what is perceived as a convenient distance varies among individuals, the goal of this research is to better understand perceived convenience in the context of differing lifestyles, sociodemographic characteristics, and personal preferences. Using an online travel behavior survey with a sample of 711 residents from Calgary, Canada, we segmented individuals into eight distinct groups based on travel behavior and personal characteristics. We then examined their perceived convenience to reach various amenities among each group, and the actual distances to these amenities. Our results reveal eight distinct typologies that differ according to mode choice, lifestyle, neighborhood characteristics, and trip satisfaction. We observe that distance negatively affects reported convenience to work, grocery stores, and parks, but reported convenience is also closely related to modes available as well as to transport and home location options that meet individuals’ preferences. Typologies in which individuals are able to select their preferred transport options or home location typically report a higher convenience of access to various destinations, and this is especially true for typologies with high cycling, walking, and public transport mode shares. This study demonstrates the importance of providing individuals with a variety of affordable options in relation to transport mode and home locations, which can be of interest to researchers and planners concerned with improving convenience of access to local amenities by sustainable modes.

scholarly journals Sleep Health, Depression, Pain and Quality of Life among Older Adults during the First Months of the Covid-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 865-865
Author(s):  
Rebecca Lorenz ◽  
Devita Stallings ◽  
Janice Palmer ◽  
Helen Lach
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Social Engagement ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Poor Sleep ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Sleep Health

Abstract To slow the spread of Covid-19, many states instituted restrictions on group size for religious services, exercise, and social engagement. We are beginning to understand the effect of these mandates on older adults. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between sleep health, depression, pain, and quality of life (QOL) among older adults during the initial months of the Covid-19 pandemic. Older adults completed an anonymous online survey to collect data including personal characteristics, behaviors, and health conditions during May-September 2020. Sleep Health was assessed with a survey of satisfaction, timing, efficiency, and duration of sleep along with daytime alertness. Pearson correlations were used to explore relationships between age, education, socioeconomic status, pain, depression, and QOL. Participants (N=509) were primarily female (n=392, 77%), white (n=466; 92%), college educated (n=471, 93%) and with a mean age of 75.6 years (SD=5.0; range 63-93 years). Mean Sleep Health score was 7.4 (SD=2.1; range 0-10). Higher (better) Sleep Health scores were associated with education (r=.15, p<01) and socioeconomic status (r=.17, p<.01) and lower scores with depression (r= -.35, p<.01), pain (r= -.23, p<.01), and QOL (r= -.26, p<.01). Poorer Sleep Health among older adults during the initial months of the pandemic were associated with depression, pain, and reduced QOL. Sleep, depression, and pain have reciprocal relationships that may have lasting consequences on physical and mental health among older adults. These findings suggest that poor sleep health should be identified and treated to improve QOL among older adults.

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