Health related quality of life in type-2 diabetic patients in Western India using World Health Organization Quality of Life – BREF and appraisal of diabetes scale

Background: At least 17% of the population suffers from osteoarthritis (OA) in Hungary, according to the European Health Interview Survey. In Hungary, until now there was no OA-specific questionnaire available for the lower limb, in order to monitor the health-related quality of life (HRQoL). This gap gave the relevance of this research. The aim of the study was to perform the Hungarian cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the French-developed Osteoarthritis Knee and Hip Quality of Life (OAKHQoL) questionnaire. Methods: The five-step translation procedure of the original OAKHQoL was performed by the expert panel and the translators. The created Hungarian version (OAKHQoL-HUN) was tested in six different geographical areas of Hungary. The validity and the reliability of this adapted tool was analyzed by our research group. Results: A total of 99 patients completed the questionnaires (78 women and 21 men), with the average age of 66.6 years (standard deviation (SD) 12.1), living with OA for more than 10 years. Excellent internal consistency was observed in the following domains: physical activity (α = 0.93), mental health (α = 0.91) and pain (α = 0.89). Good correlation was determined between physical subscales ( r = 0.615–0.676) and mental subscales ( r = 0.633–0.643) compared to generic quality of life instruments (World Health Organization Quality of life – BREF questionnaire and EQ-5D-3L). Conclusion: The OAKHQoL-HUN is the first valid and reliable tool for measuring the Hungarian lower limb OA patients’ quality of life. Trial Registration: This study is registered (24950-3/2016/EKU) by the National Ethics Committee: the Hungarian Medical Research Council.

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Day Time Sleepiness and Quality of Life Predicts Perceived Stress among Youth

Journal of Psychological Research ◽

10.30564/jpr.v3i2.3129 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Sandeep Panchal ◽

Monika Yadav

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Regression Analysis ◽

Perceived Stress ◽

Psychological Health ◽

World Health ◽

World Health Organization Quality ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related ◽

Health Organization

The aim of the current study was to examine the predictive strength of Perceived Stress among Youth. The variables used in the current study were Day Time Sleepiness, Quality of Life and Perceived Stress. The sample consists of 150 Youth (81Male & 69 Female) with in age range of 18-24 years. The Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) (Johns, 1991), World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHO-BRIEF), and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) (Cohen, Kamarck, & Mermelstein, 1983) were used. The data were analysed by using descriptive statistics i.e. Mean and SD, Pearson’s Product Moment correlation and step wise multiple regression analysis. The results indicated that Day Time Sleepiness (r = .56, p<.001) and Quality of Life (r = .52, p<.001) have significant positive relation with Perceived Stress among Youth. The step wise regression analysis found Day Time Sleepiness (R2 = .31, p<.001) and Psychological Health related Quality of Life (R2 = .39, p<.001) are the predictors of Perceived Stress. Both the variable accounts 39% of total variance in Perceived Stress among Youth.

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Health-Related Quality of Life and Death Anxiety Among Hemodialysis Patients

Zahedan Journal of Research in Medical Sciences ◽

10.5812/zjrms.98400 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 23 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Zahra Ghiasi ◽

Ali Alidadi ◽

Abolfazl Payandeh ◽

Afshin Emami ◽

Shahab Lotfinia

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Death Anxiety ◽

World Health ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

World Health Organization Quality ◽

Life And Death ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related ◽

Health Organization

Background: Hemodialysis improves renal function and increases lifetime. However, it causes a fundamental change in the whole life of patients. Many of these patients express their fears of an unacceptable life. Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the quality of life and death anxiety among patients on hemodialysis and determine their personality and demographic predictors. Methods: A total of 154 participants were recruited from the hemodialysis units of hospitals in Zahedan, the southeast of Iran. The participants completed the World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief Scale, Revised NEO Personality Inventory, and Templar's Death Anxiety Scale. Results: In this study, 60.4% of the patients had high levels of death anxiety. About 70% of the patients had low or moderate levels of quality of life. Conclusions: Personality is an essential factor in predicting health-related quality of life and death anxiety. This result provides a better understanding of the determinants of death anxiety and HQOL.

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HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE (HR-QOL) IN DIABETIC PATIENTS OF TYPE 2 IN GAZA, PALESTINE

Global Journal of Public Health Medicine ◽

10.37557/gjphm.v1i2.17 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 63-69

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Psychological Health ◽

World Health ◽

Diabetic Patients ◽

Life Questionnaire ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

World Health Organization Quality ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is a multifactorial disease caused by deficiency in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. Poor quality of life contributes to decreased personal care, which in turn contributes to worsening glycemia control, enhanced risk of diabetic complications. This study aimed to determine the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) for diabetics as compared to gender-age matched control living in southern Gaza, Palestine. Methods: This study was a case-control. About 100 DM patients and age-sex matched 100 controls were randomly selected from the department of internal medicine at the Nasser Medical Complex in Khanyunis Governorate and the community. The World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire – short version (WHOQOL-BREF) was used to evaluate the quality of life among the study population. Results: Those with diabetics, the HRQOL was significantly lesser than for controls in all domains with the largest differences in the environmental domains (difference of 5 points) and tinier differences in physical health, psychological health & social relationships (2, 3 and 3 points difference) (<0.001 for all). Low ratings in the field of social relations in both groups with tiny differences between them have been registered (3 points). Furthermore, there were no differences in mean of scores for all domains according to gender. Conclusion: The study population's total HRQOL (diabetics and controls) was poor. Health program must be developed to encourage improve dietary habits, healthier lifestyle, promote exercise, discourage smoking, avoid complications of diabetes and appropriately handle chronic diseases.

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Differences in health-related quality of life between type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients in Austria

Endocrine Abstracts ◽

10.1530/endoabs.70.aep1040 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Nawras Al-taie ◽

Harald Stingl ◽

Delia Maftei

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Diabetic Patients ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Type 2 Diabetic Patients ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related ◽

Type 2 Diabetic

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Risk factors and health related quality of life among adult patients of depression presenting at psychiatric OPD clinic of Aziz Fatima Medical College and Hospital Faisalabad.

The Professional Medical Journal ◽

10.29309/tpmj/2020.27.09.4680 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 27 (09) ◽

pp. 1976-1982

Author(s):

Subhan Ullah ◽

Zubash Aslam ◽

Ghulam Abbas Shiekh

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Risk Factors ◽

Depressive Disorder ◽

Adult Patients ◽

World Health ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

World Health Organization Quality ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related

Objectives: To determine the risk factors of depressive disorders and health related quality of life among adult patients of depression presenting at psychiatric OPD clinic of Aziz Fatima Hospital Faisalabad. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Psychiatric OPD clinic of Aziz Fatima Hospital Faisalabad Pakistan. Period: 1st August 2019 to 31st December 2019. Material & Method: 150 patients for the screening of depression Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) was used. For measuring health related quality of life World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-Brief) was used. Results: It was found that out of 150 patients with depressive disorder 104(69.3%) were female and 46(30.7%) were male patients. Findings of the study assessed that depressive disorder not only impacts on the patients' mood but it also impairs the individuals overall perception of their general health, physical health, psychological wellbeing, social relationship and also distorted perception of their surrounding psychosocial environment. Conclusion: Depressive disorder is common in patients visiting psychiatric OPD clinic and findings of study suggested that age, education level, socio-economic status, death of parent at early age, unemployment, workplace issues, parental separation, loss of partner and family history of depression are important demographic variables which plays the role of significant risk factor for depression and impairs the quality of life among depressive patients.

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