Quality of Life and Quality of Living Conditions in Rural Areas: Distinctively Perceived and Quantitatively Distinguished

2008 ◽  
Vol 89 (3) ◽  
pp. 487-499 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luiz R. D’Agostini ◽  
Alfredo C. Fantini
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Living Conditions ◽  
Quality Of Living

scholarly journals ANÁLISE DA QUALIDADE DE VIDA DE AGRICULTORES FAMILIARES: ESTUDO DE CASO EM TRÊS PASSOS, RIO GRANDE DO SUL (RS)

Nativa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 506-513
Author(s):  
Jean Callai Garcez ◽  
Danni Maisa da Silva ◽  
Aaron Concha Vasquez Hengles ◽  
Divanilde Guerra ◽  
Ramiro Pereira Bisognin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Living Conditions ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Socioeconomic Vulnerability ◽  
Family Farmers ◽  
New Public

A busca por melhores condições de vida é unânime entre os seres humanos, porém, muitos não conseguem atender as suas necessidades por diferentes motivos. Definir qualidade de vida é algo complexo, por isso, existem diversas possibilidades de classificação, ligadas, também, ao aspecto financeiro, à saúde e ao conforto. As famílias que vivem nas pequenas propriedades rurais, geralmente, apresentam maior vulnerabilidade socioeconômica e precisam de maior atenção das instituições públicas. Diante disto, objetivou-se, aqui, estudar as condições de vida de agricultores familiares de Três Passos (RS). Após discussão sobre qualidade de vida, apresentam-se os resultados do estudo de caso realizado com 20 famílias da zona rural do município. Este estudo foi realizado por meio da aplicação de um questionário com questões quali-quantitativas relacionadas à rotina familiar, ao trabalho, à qualidade de vida, às dificuldades, aos benefícios e às perspectivas de sucessão familiar. Os resultados sobre a percepção dos produtores a respeito da qualidade de vida apontaram pontos positivos, relacionados ao fato destes “gostarem de morar no meio rural” e negativos, vinculados, também, às dificuldades de acesso, ao êxodo dos jovens e a dificuldades financeiras. Estes aspectos reforçam a necessidade de novas políticas públicas de auxílio e incentivo ao pequeno produtor.Palavras-chave: Agricultura familiar, sucessão rural, políticas públicas. ANALYSIS OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF FAMILY FARMERS: CASE STUDY FROM TRÊS PASSOS, RIO GRANDE DO SUL (RS), BRAZIL ABSTRACT:The search for better living conditions is unanimous among human beings, however, many are unable to meet their needs for different reasons. Therefore, defining quality of life is complex, so there are several possibilities for classifications, such as in relation to financial aspects, health and comfort. Families that live on small farms in rural areas generally have greater socioeconomic vulnerability and need more attention from public institutions. Given this context, the aim of this study was to study the living conditions of family farmers in Três Passos, RS. After a discussion on conditions and quality of life, the results of the survey carried out with 20 families living in the rural area of a municipality in the Três Passos/RS are presented. This survey was carried out through the application of a questionnaire with quali-quantities related to the family's daily life, work, quality of life, difficulties, benefits and perspective of family succession. The results on the perception of the interviewed producers regarding quality of live pointed out positive points, related to the fact that they “like to live in rural areas” and negative ones, linked, among others, to the difficulties of access, the exodus of young people and difficulties financial. These aspects reinforce the need for new public policies to assist and encourage small producers.Keywords: Family farming, rural succession, public policy.

scholarly journals Quality of life in Czech rural areas

2009 ◽  
Vol 55 (No. 6) ◽  
pp. 284-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Pospěch ◽  
M. Delín ◽  
D. Spěšná
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
European Social Survey ◽  
Living Conditions ◽  
Final Part ◽  
Social Survey ◽  
Current Trends

The paper deals with the quality of life in Czech rural areas and its measurement. The first part is focused on the introduction of the term “quality of life“, with particular emphasis on its analytic uses and the related issues. Building on the up to date research, we go on to conceptualize the term into seven groups of indicators. In the next part, we deal with living conditions in Czech rural areas and build our hypotheses, based upon them. We employ the methods of statistical analysis of the European Social Survey data to perform a rural vs. non-rural comparison for each of the seven dimensions identified. In the final part, we discuss the findings and match the conclusions with the current trends in Czech rural areas.

scholarly journals Changes in quality of life of Lithuanian elderly rural population in 2001–2011

2014 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 871-880
Author(s):  
Gediminas Kuliešis ◽  
Lina Pareigienė
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rural Population ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Living Conditions ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Western World ◽  
Rural Residents

The aging of the population is the most striking demographic process in Lithuania and other Western world countries. Elderly rural residents, which are the consumers of the public goods and the providers of them at the same time, become increasingly important element of rural vitality. That’s the reason the scientific community pays more and more attention on various aspects of life of older people in rural areas: the quality of life, social services, sociality and others. The purpose of this article is to analyze one dimension of the life quality of older rural residents – the changes in living conditions, which were registered in 2001 and 2011 during Population and housing census in Lithuania. Indicators of quality of life were measured – the type of dwelling, accommodation of dwellings: hot water, bath and shower,.sewerage, flush toilet, the type of heating systems, the type of water supply. The result showed that although the living conditions of rural and especially of elderly rural population are rapidly increasing, they are still lower compared to the urban population's living conditions.

QUALITY OF LIFE IN URBAN AND RURAL AREAS OF FIVE EUROPEAN COUNTRIES: SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES

2004 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
HEIDRUN MOLLENKOPF ◽  
ROMAN KASPAR ◽  
FIORELLA MARCELLINI ◽  
ISTO RUOPPILA ◽  
ZSUZSA SZÉMAN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Urban And Rural Areas

Evaluation of health-related quality of life in adults with and without dyslipidaemia in rural areas of central China

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 925-939
Author(s):  
Hui Wu ◽  
Huijun Li ◽  
Haibin Li ◽  
Yu Ding ◽  
Chongjian Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Central China ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Population-Level Prevalence, Bother, and Treatment Behavior for Urinary Incontinence in an Eastern European Country: Findings from the LUTS POLAND Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 2314
Author(s):  
Mikolaj Przydacz ◽  
Marcin Chlosta ◽  
Piotr Chlosta
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Urinary Incontinence ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Eastern European Country ◽  
Population Level ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Urban And Rural Areas ◽  
Eastern European Countries

Objectives: Population-level data are lacking for urinary incontinence (UI) in Central and Eastern European countries. Therefore, the objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence, bother, and behavior regarding treatment for UI in a population-representative group of Polish adults aged ≥ 40 years. Methods: Data for this epidemiological study were derived from the larger LUTS POLAND project, in which a group of adults that typified the Polish population were surveyed, by telephone, about lower urinary tract symptoms. Respondents were classified by age, sex, and place of residence. UI was assessed with a standard protocol and established International Continence Society definitions. Results: The LUTS POLAND survey included 6005 completed interviews. The prevalence of UI was 14.6–25.4%; women reported a greater occurrence compared with men (p < 0.001). For both sexes, UI prevalence increased with age. Stress UI was the most common type of UI in women, and urgency UI was the most prevalent in men. We did not find a difference in prevalence between urban and rural areas. Individuals were greatly bothered by UI. For women, mixed UI was the most bothersome, whereas for men, leak for no reason was most annoying. More than half of respondents (51.4–62.3%) who reported UI expressed anxiety about the effect of UI on their quality of life. Nevertheless, only around one third (29.2–38.1%) of respondents with UI sought treatment, most of whom received treatment. Persons from urban and rural areas did not differ in the degrees of treatment seeking and treatment receiving. Conclusion: Urinary incontinence was prevalent and greatly bothersome among Polish adults aged ≥ 40 years. Consequently, UI had detrimental effects on quality of life. Nonetheless, most affected persons did not seek treatment. Therefore, we need to increase population awareness in Poland about UI and available treatment methods, and we need to ensure adequate allocation of government and healthcare system resources.

scholarly journals Individual quality of life and the environment – towards a concept of livable areas for persons with disabilities in Poland

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Izabela Grabowska ◽  
Radosław Antczak ◽  
Jan Zwierzchowski ◽  
Tomasz Panek
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Living Conditions ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities [1] highlights the need to create proper socioeconomic and political conditions for persons with disabilities, with a special focus on their immediate living conditions. According to the Convention, these conditions should be built to ensure that persons with disabilities have the potential to enjoy a high quality of life (QoL), and this principle is reflected in the notion of livable areas. The crucial aspect of this framework is the relationship between the individual QoL and the environment, broadly understood as the socioeconomic as well as the technical conditions in which persons with disabilities function. Methods The basic research problem was to assess the relationship between individual QoL for the population with disabilities as a dependent variable and livability indicators as independent variables, controlling for individual characteristics. The study used a dataset from the EU-SILC (European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions) survey carried out in 2015 in Poland. The research concept involved several steps. First, we created a variable measuring the QoL for the entire population with disabilities. To measure the multidimensional QoL, we used Sen’s capability approach as a general concept, which was operationalized by the MIMIC (multiple indicators multiple causes) model. In the second step, we identified the livability indicators available in the official statistics, and merged them with survey data. Finally, in the last step, we ran the regression analysis. We also checked the data for the nested structure. Results We confirmed that the general environmental conditions, focused on creating livable areas, played a significant role in shaping the QoL of persons with disabilities; i.e., we found that the higher the level of the local Human Development Index, the higher the quality of life of the individuals living in this area. This relationship held even after controlling for the demographic characteristics of the respondents. Moreover, we found that in addition to the general environmental conditions, the conditions created especially for persons with disabilities (i.e., services for this group and support for their living conditions) affected the QoL of these individuals. Conclusions The results illustrate the need to strengthen policies aimed at promoting the QoL of persons with disabilities by creating access to community assets and services that can contribute to improving the life chances of this population.

scholarly journals Faces of Marginal Housing in Romania

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 3983
Author(s):  
Gheorghe-Gavrilă Hognogi ◽  
Ana-Maria Pop ◽  
Alexandra-Camelia Marian-Potra
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Electronic Media ◽  
Living Conditions ◽  
Social Discrimination ◽  
Environmental Conflicts ◽  
Baia Mare ◽  
Basic Services ◽  
Housing Facilities

Marginal settlements may be defined as inhabited areas characterized by a series of negative features, typicallyethnic segregation, social discrimination, poor living conditions and conflicts, with impact on their dwellers and neighboring communities. In Romania, informal settlements were legislated in 2019; it subsequently became mandatory for the local authorities to spatially delimit them and formulate measures to improve living conditions. However, there are still numerous issues to be solved, from the lack of basic services (health, education) to the persistent poor living conditions or serious environmental problems. The Roma communities selected for our study are no exception. They are located on the outskirts of some cities or in their historical centers (Cluj-Napoca, Sibiu, Timișoara, Baia Mare). Through content analysis, based on print and electronic media from the last 10 years (n = 150 news items), different aspects of marginal housing were illustrated. The results of the study revealed some particular aspects, namely: some of the Roma communities are relocated whilst some others are subject to environmental conflicts; funding addressing the quality of life of Roma ethnics seems to deepen the phenomenon of segregation among communities, most of the measures being limited to the creation of housing facilities.

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