Antecedents of Residents’ Support for Mega-Events: A PLS Path Model Based on Perceived Event Impacts and Quality of Life

Abstract Unemployment narrows the realization of individual potential and has a negative effect on the experiences and status of an individual, thereby weakening the quality of life. We explored meaningfulness, health and work ability as predictors of quality of life among unemployed adults. A total of 30,598 persons participated in nationwide Finnish Regional Health and Well-Being Study (N = 76,000) between January 2014 and January 2015. This study used data from 1158 unemployed or laid-off persons aged 20–65. Developed path model based on the salutogenic approach fitted well to the data. Perceived meaningfulness had the most substantial effect on the quality of life. Good health associated with good work ability and they both had a significant impact on the quality of life. Meaningfulness and quality of life were better among women compared to men. The salutogenic approach is suitable for exploring the quality of life in the context of unemployment. Unemployed persons should be encouraged to engage in activities, voluntary work, for instance, that would increase their resources, enhance their quality of life, and contribute to re-employment.

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Model-based and wavelet-based fault detection and diagnosis for biomedical and manufacturing applications: Leading Towards Better Quality of Life

Smart Structures and Systems ◽

10.12989/sss.2009.5.2.153 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 153-171 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Imin Kao ◽

Xiaolin Li ◽

Chia-Hung Dylan Tsai

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Fault Detection ◽

Fault Detection And Diagnosis ◽

Model Based ◽

Manufacturing Applications ◽

Detection And Diagnosis

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The Role of Maladaptive Psychological Strategies in the Association between Shame and Psychological Quality of Life

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.01.270 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 41 (S1) ◽

pp. S86-S86 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

C. Ferreira ◽

A.L. Mendes ◽

J. Marta-Simões

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Experiential Avoidance ◽

Emotional Regulation ◽

Path Model ◽

Cognitive Fusion ◽

External Shame ◽

Model Fit Indices ◽

Competing Interest ◽

Psychological Quality Of Life

Shame experiences have been highly associated with the engagement in maladaptive strategies (such as experiential avoidance and cognitive fusion) to cope with unwanted thoughts and feelings. Furthermore, these maladaptive processes have been linked to different psychopathological conditions.The current study aimed to test the mediational effect of two different emotional regulation processes, cognitive fusion (i.e., the entanglement with unwanted inner events) and experiential avoidance (i.e., the unwillingness to be in contact with these inner experiences and the tendency to avoid and control them), on the association between external shame and psychological quality of life.Participants were 421 (131 males and 290 females), aged between 18 and 34 years old.The tested path model explained 40% of the variance of psychological quality of life and showed excellent model fit indices. Results demonstrated that external shame presented a significant direct effect on psychological quality of life and, in turn, an indirect effect, through the mechanisms of cognitive fusion and experiential avoidance. In fact, these findings seem to suggest that higher levels of external shame are linked to a higher tendency to engage in cognitive fusion and to lower acceptance abilities, which appear to explain decreased levels of psychological quality of life.The present findings seem to offer significant clinical implications, emphasizing the importance of targeting maladaptive emotion strategies through the development of acceptance and decentering abilities.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

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Family Empowerment Model Based on Belief and Health-Related Quality of Life among Housewives With HIV/AIDS

Systematic Reviews in Pharmacy ◽

10.31838/srp.2020.5.37 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (05) ◽

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Family Empowerment ◽

Model Based ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related ◽

Empowerment Model ◽

Hiv Aids

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Effectiveness of the Chronic Care Model in Type 2 Diabetes Management in a Community Health Service Center in China: A Group Randomized Experimental Study

Journal of Diabetes Research ◽

10.1155/2019/6516581 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2019 ◽

pp. 1-12 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jing-Xia Kong ◽

Lin Zhu ◽

Hong-Mei Wang ◽

Ying Li ◽

An-Ying Guo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Type 2 Diabetes ◽

Health Behaviors ◽

Chronic Care Model ◽

Chronic Care ◽

Intervention Group ◽

Care Model ◽

Model Based

Objective. The Chronic Care Model, based on core elements of team-centered care in chronic diseases, has widely been accepted. This study was aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of the Chronic Care Model in type 2 diabetes management. Methods. A group randomized experimental study was conducted. Twelve communities of the Zhaohui Community Health Service Center in Hangzhou, China, were randomly assigned into an intervention group (n=6) receiving the Chronic Care Model-based intervention and a control group (n=6) receiving conventional care. A total of three hundred patients, twenty-five for each community, aged ≥18 years with type 2 diabetes for at least 1-year duration, were recruited. Data of health behaviors, clinical outcomes, and health-related quality of life (Short-Form 36-item questionnaire) were collected before and after a 9-month intervention and analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, chi-square test, binary logistic regression, and linear mixed regression. A total of 258 patients (134 in intervention and 124 in control) who completed the baseline and follow-up evaluations and the entire intervention were included in the final analyses. Results. Health behaviors such as drinking habit (OR=0.07, 95% CI: 0.01, 0.75), physical activity (OR=2.92, 95% CI: 1.18, 7.25), and diet habit (OR=4.30, 95% CI: 1.49, 12.43) were improved. The intervention group had a remarkable reduction in glycated hemoglobin (from 7.17% to 6.60%, P<0.001). The quality of life score changes of the role limitation due to physical problems (mean=9.97, 95% CI: 3.33, 16.60), social functioning (mean=6.50, 95% CI: 2.37, 10.64), role limitation due to emotional problems (mean=8.06, 95% CI: 2.15, 13.96), and physical component summary score (mean=3.31, 95% CI: 1.22, 5.39) were improved in the intervention group compared to the control group. Conclusion. The Chronic Care Model-based intervention helped improve some health behaviors, clinical outcomes, and quality of life of type 2 diabetes patients in China in a short term.

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