Compared to what? A joint evaluation method for assessing quality of life

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (8) ◽  
pp. 1169-1177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather P. Lacey ◽  
George Loewenstein ◽  
Peter A. Ubel
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Joint Evaluation

scholarly journals Effectiveness of the Electromagnetic Shock Wave Therapy in the Treatment of Cellulite

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Débora Apª O. Modena ◽  
Caroline Nogueira da Silva ◽  
Talita C. P. Delinocente ◽  
Tatiane Bianca de Araújo ◽  
Tania Maria de Carvalho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
The Body ◽  
P Value ◽  
Therapeutic Modalities ◽  
Shockwave Therapy ◽  
Deformation Ability ◽  
Post Hoc

In the past centuries, the human body was undervalued; nowadays, however, it is overvalued, and thus the manifestation of the dissatisfactions regarding the body has been increasing. Most of the time, these dissatisfactions are related to cellulite, which is most common in women. Its treatment is one of the challenges which encourage the development of new therapeutic modalities, among them the shockwave therapy. Objective. To evaluate the efficacy of ESWT in the treatment of cellulite in gluteus and posterior of thigh. Method. This is a prospective and comparative study, in which volunteer women who attended the criteria of inclusion were selected and who were subjected to 10 sessions of ESWT. The following were performed as an evaluation method: anthropometry, perimetry, skin viscoelasticity with the Cutometer®, thickness of hypodermis with diagnostic ultrasound, analysis of the scale of severity of cellulite (CSS), and quality of life by the Celluqol® questionnaire. The evaluations occurred before the first session (baseline), after 6 and 10 sessions, and during a follow-up of 3 months after the last session. The statistical test applied was the ANOVA one-way with post hoc of Tukey (P-value < 0.05). Results. There was significant improvement (P<0.05) for CSS, for the variable referring to gross elasticity and skin deformation ability evaluated in the Cutometer® and improvement of quality of life represented by Celluqol®. The result was maintained particularly in the follow-up of 3 months after the end of the treatment. Conclusion. The results presented demonstrated the effectiveness and safety of ESWT in the treatment of cellulite and in the decrease of the degrees, improvement of the aspect of the skin, and reestablishment of quality of life. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials: NCT03275259.

An Integrated Evaluation Method of Accessibility, Quality of Life, and Social Interaction

2008 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 1098-1116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenji Doi ◽  
Masanobu Kii ◽  
Hitomi Nakanishi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Institutional Design ◽  
Performance Measure ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Urban Structures ◽  
Accessibility Measure

Since accessibility is an essential factor in land-use and transport planning, several methods have been developed to evaluate it. Nevertheless, it has seldom been an essential part of performance measures for policy evaluation from the viewpoint of individuals' quality of life (QoL). The objective of this study is to develop an integrated evaluation method of accessibility, QoL, and social interaction which contributes to the evaluation of land-use and transport policies for livable and sustainable urban development. In this paper, based on quantification of the weights of multielements of QoL, we develop a QoL-based accessibility measure and a QoL performance measure to address appropriate policies of land-use transport coordination and integration by disentangling the mismatch between real urban structures and people's demand for QoL. Furthermore, we explore embryonic ideas for the development of a generalised framework of QoL evaluation, incorporating social interactions and institutional design which link the QoL concept with quality of space and quality of procedure.

scholarly journals Key Barriers of Digital Transformation of the High-Technology Manufacturing: An Evaluation Method

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (20) ◽  
pp. 11153
Author(s):  
Alexey Borovkov ◽  
Oleg Rozhdestvenskiy ◽  
Elizaveta Pavlova ◽  
Alexey Glazunov ◽  
Konstantin Savichev
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Engineering Industry ◽  
Power Engineering ◽  
Advanced Manufacturing ◽  
Engineering Company ◽  
Advanced Manufacturing Technologies ◽  
Manufacturing Technologies

It is acknowledged that quality of life is related to economic development in a country or region. The impact of the ongoing transfer to the digital economy on economic growth, sustainable development, and quality of life has been a recent academic focus, finding that the development of digitalisation of the economy and society is happening at a comparable pace. Yet, despite the availability of governmental support and overall strategic orientation of top managers, there is evidence of low digital/advanced manufacturing technologies adoption readiness across economic sectors. Therefore, the object of the research is the digital/advanced manufacturing technologies adoption readiness, which can be assessed on both industrial and organisational levels. The authors carried out an expert poll that has shown low digital/advanced manufacturing technologies adoption readiness on the industrial level (average readiness of 2.18 across estimated industries). For this reason, the focus subject of the research is the evaluation method for determining barriers of digital transformation on organisational level. The review of the academic literature and available digital maturity assessment models has shown the lack of metrics for barrier evaluation. The objective of the research is to develop a method for digital-transformation barrier evaluation. An analytical research method is used to develop a ready-to-use method in a form of a questionnaire that can be applied to measure an overall digital-transformation barrier level and identify problem areas for a manufacturing enterprise. The developed method is approbated in two large industrial companies. The overall barrier equals 39.3% for a power engineering company, which is a deterrent barrier. The overall barrier equals 75.0% for a machine-building company, which is a limiting barrier. The results of approbation correspond with results of the expert poll: the power engineering company has a lower barrier level, which is in line with the engine building and turbine engineering industry showing higher levels of readiness to adopt digital technologies. This finding supports the hypothesis about the rationality of the author’s method.

scholarly journals High-rise construction in Russia as one of the objectives of improving the management mechanism for living standards of the population

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 03018
Author(s):  
Svetlana Sergeeva ◽  
Lyudmila Komyshova ◽  
Natalia Nagibina
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Living Standards ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Management Mechanism ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Demographic Dynamics ◽  
Demographic Processes ◽  
Expert Evaluation Method

The article is aimed at determining the significance of solving the problem of high-rise construction in Russia as one of the tasks of improving the mechanism of managing the living standards of the population. To determine the effectiveness of measures aimed at improving the quality of life management mechanism, the expert evaluation method is used. The paper presents the measures to improve the quality of life and consequently the migration attractiveness of the region. Despite a number of actual difficulties and lack of sufficient experience, there is an interest in the development of high-rise construction. The result of the analysis of the general demographic dynamics for the last fifteen years is shown. Migration is the most mobile tool for managing short-term demographic processes; therefore, great attention should be paid to this component. Moreover, it is necessary to take into account other consequences of migration.

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