scholarly journals Health-Related Quality Of Life (Hrqol) Based On Preferences From 14 Countries In Primary Health Care Setting (Phcs)

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (7) ◽  
pp. A472
Author(s):  
EJ Soini ◽  
J Heinonen ◽  
E Miettola ◽  
O Ryynänen ◽  
T Koskela
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Care Setting ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Primary Health Care Setting ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Health-related quality of life of patients of Brazilian primary health care

2017 ◽  
Vol 51 (suppl.2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruna De Oliveira Ascef ◽  
João Paulo Amaral Haddad ◽  
Juliana Álvares ◽  
Augusto Afonso Guerra Junior ◽  
Ediná Alves Costa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Unified Health System ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) of patients of the primary health care of the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) and its associated factors. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study with data from the Pesquisa Nacional sobre Acesso, Utilização e Promoção do Uso Racional de Medicamentos – Serviços, 2015 (PNAUM – National Survey on Access, Use and Promotion of Rational Use of Medicines – Services, 2015). Data were collected with a questionnaire that included the EuroQol 5 Dimensions (EQ-5D) instrument. Patients from the five regions of Brazil were interviewed. Multiple linear regression was used to analyze their Health-Related Quality of Life and its associated factors. RESULTS: Of the total of 8,590 patients, the most frequent dimensions were pain/discomfort (50.7%) and anxiety/depression (38.8%). About 10% of the patients reported extreme problems in these dimensions. The following factors were significantly associated with a worse quality of life: being female; having arthritis, osteoarthritis, or rheumatism; cerebrovascular accident; heart disease; depression; health self-assessment as poor or very poor; drinking alcoholic beverages once or more per month; dieting to lose weight, avoiding salt consumption, and reducing fat intake. Significant association was observed between a better quality of life and: living in the North and Southeast regions of Brazil; practicing physical activities; and having a higher educational level. No association was observed with factors related to the health services. CONCLUSIONS: The Health-Related Quality of Life of patients was influenced by demographic and socioeconomic factors that were related to health conditions and lifestyle, being useful to guide specific actions for promoting health and the integral care to patients of the Brazilian Unified Health System

Health-related quality of life in diabetes mellitus patients in primary health care

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabel Gálvez Galán ◽  
Macarena Celina Cáceres León ◽  
Jorge Guerrero-Martín ◽  
Casimiro Fermín López Jurado ◽  
Noelia Durán-Gómez
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Health-Related Quality of Life of Latin-American Immigrants and Spanish-Born Attended in Spanish Primary Health Care: Socio-Demographic and Psychosocial Factors

PLoS ONE ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. e0122318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel Ángel Salinero-Fort ◽  
Paloma Gómez-Campelo ◽  
Carmen Bragado-Alvárez ◽  
Juan Carlos Abánades-Herranz ◽  
Rodrigo Jiménez-García ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Latin American Immigrants

scholarly journals Access to dental services and oral health-related quality of life in the context of primary health care

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucelen Fontoura BASTOS ◽  
Fernando Neves HUGO ◽  
Juliana Balbinot HILGERT ◽  
Débora Deus CARDOZO ◽  
Alexandre Fávero BULGARELLI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Dental Services ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Diabetes Self-Management: A Key to Better Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Diabetes

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 323-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maha Al-Khaledi ◽  
Hussah Al-Dousari ◽  
Shaikhah Al-Dhufairi ◽  
Taiba Al-Mousawi ◽  
Rehab Al-Azemi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Sum Score ◽  
Patients With Diabetes ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Objective: The aims of this study were to assess health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among adult patients with diabetes attending primary health care diabetes clinics in Kuwait and to examine the factors associated with the HRQOL of patients with diabetes. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 503 patients with diabetes attending 26 primary health care diabetes clinics in Kuwait. A self- administered questionnaire on participants’ socio-demographic and clinical characteristics, in addition to the Diabetes Self-Management Questionnaire (DSMQ) to assess patients’ diabetes self-management (DSM), was used. The SF-12 was employed to assess the HRQOL, producing the following 2 outcomes: physical health composite (PHC) and mental health composite (MHC). Results: The mean age of participants was 52 ± 0.8 years, and 53.1% were males and 49.0% were Kuwaitis. The median DSM sum score was 6.5. Male patients with diabetes showed a significantly better median DSM sum score than female patients with diabetes. The overall median score of HRQOL was 61.7/100, with a better median PHC versus MHC score of quality of life (66.7/100 and 56.7/100, respectively). Multivariate analysis revealed a significant direct association between DSM and better primary health composite and MHC scores. It also showed that female gender and reporting 2 or more diabetic complications were significantly associated with a poor PHC. Conclusions: Kuwaiti patients with diabetes showed a modest level of HRQOL. Patients’ DSM, gender, and diabetes complications were significant independent correlates to HRQOL. Appraisal of the HRQOL of patients with diabetes as an essential component of diabetes management in clinical settings is suggested. Further studies to examine the impact of good DSM on HRQOL improvement are needed.

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