Quality of Life: Policy Concept and Reality

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-182
Author(s):  
TAKU YAMAMOTO
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Current Trend ◽  
Subjective Quality ◽  
World Health ◽  
Subjective Quality Of Life ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Health Organization

AbstractThis study examines the process by which the concept of quality of life has been increasing in importance as the key to ASEAN's socio-cultural integration. This study also focuses on the current trend that emphasizes subjective quality of life and clarifies that ASEAN has been moving toward including this perspective. Then, it analyzes the subjective quality of life of people in ASEAN in terms of self-assessment and the multidimensional World Health Organization Quality of Life metric by using data from the ASEAN Barometer 2009.

scholarly journals Quality of Life and Professional Activity of Working-Age Patients after Stroke

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 13-22
Author(s):  
B. Kowalczyk ◽  
B. Zawadzka ◽  
B. Lubinska-Zadlo
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
World Health ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
Working Age ◽  
Health Organization

Background &objectives:Stroke is one of the most common and severe diseases in terms of the economic burden on society. The aim of this study was to assess the quality of life of people after stroke in the context of professional activity, considering the time since stroke. Material & methods:To assess the quality of life, ashortened Polish version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQOL-Bref) was used. The study was conducted on agroup of 279 people with the first stroke diag- nosed. Results:The statistically significant relationship was observed, considering the period after stroke in groups: 6-12 months; 13 months-2 years; 2-5 years from the onset of stroke. The corre- lation between professional activity of people after stroke and their quality of life was statistically significant in: the somatic sphere; the social sphere; the environmental sphere. Conclusions:Undertaking professional activity by people who had astroke significantly affected the self-assessment of their quality of life and satisfaction with the quality of health, re- gardless of the period since the onset of the stroke.

Quality of life and multilevel contact network structures: an online participatory cohort study among healthy adults (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tso-Jung Yen ◽  
Ta-Chien Chan ◽  
Yang-Chih Fu ◽  
Jing-Shiang Hwang
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
World Health ◽  
Contact Network ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
Quality Of Life Scale ◽  
Life Issues ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Health Organization

BACKGROUND People’s quality of life diverges on their demographics, socioeconomic status, and social connections. OBJECTIVE By taking both demographic and socioeconomic features into account, we investigated how quality of life varied on social networks using data from both longitudinal surveys and contact diaries in a yearlong study. METHODS Our four-wave repeated measures of quality of life follow the brief version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life scale (WHOQOL-BREF). In our regression analysis we integrated these survey measures with key time-varying and multilevel network indices based on contact diaries. RESULTS People’s quality of life may decrease if their daily contacts contain high proportions of weak ties or embedded ties. In contrast, people tend to perceive a better quality of life when their daily contacts are face-to-face or initiated by others, and when they contact someone with whom they can discuss important life issues. CONCLUSIONS Our findings imply that both functional and structural aspects of the social network play important but different roles in shaping people’s QoL (quality of life).

Alexithyme Patientenmerkmale und Lebensqualität – Eine Querschnittsstudie an 79 ambulanten Patienten mit Angststörungen

2013 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrin Leenen ◽  
Michael Rufer ◽  
Hanspeter Moergeli ◽  
Hans-Jörgen Grabe ◽  
Josef Jenewein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
World Health ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
Fand Sich ◽  
Quality Of Life Questionnaire ◽  
Organization Quality ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Tas 20

Aus Untersuchungen in der Normalbevölkerung ist bekannt, dass Menschen mit erhöhten Alexithymiewerten eine verminderte Lebensqualität (LQ) aufweisen. Für Patienten mit psychischen Störungen wurde dieser Zusammenhang jedoch kaum untersucht. Ziel dieser Studie war es, den möglichen Zusammenhang zwischen alexithymen Patientenmerkmalen und der LQ bei Patienten mit Angststörungen zu überprüfen. Bei 79 ambulanten Patienten mit Angststörungen wurden alexithyme Charakteristika mit der Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), die LQ mit der Kurzversion des World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire 100 (WHOQOL-BREF) erfasst. Darüber hinaus fand eine Erhebung der psychischen Symptombelastung (SCL-90-R) und depressiven Symptomatik (MADRS) statt. Mittels hierarchischer Regressionsanalysen wurde der Zusammenhang zwischen der alexithymen Charakteristika und den unterschiedlichen LQ-Domänen berechnet. Die Patienten zeigten eine im Vergleich zur Normalbevölkerung deutlich verminderte LQ. Als Hauptergebnis fand sich, auch nach Kontrolle von Depression, Ängstlichkeit und Geschlecht, ein signifikanter Zusammenhang zwischen den beiden TAS-20 Subskalen Schwierigkeiten, Gefühle zu identifizieren und zu beschreiben und vor allem der psychischen LQ. Unsere Ergebnisse sprechen dafür, bei der Diagnostik und Therapieplanung von Patienten mit Angststörungen alexithyme Merkmale einzubeziehen. Im Falle von ausgeprägten alexithymen Merkmalen sollten psychotherapeutische Interventionen zur Verbesserung der Schwierigkeiten Gefühle wahrzunehmen und zu kommunizieren in Betracht gezogen werden.

scholarly journals Quality of life in patients with narcolepsy: a WHOQOL-bref study

2008 ◽  
Vol 66 (2a) ◽  
pp. 163-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heloísa Rovere ◽  
Sueli Rossini ◽  
Rubens Reimão
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Patient Group ◽  
World Health ◽  
Control Group ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
Severe Impairment ◽  
Perception Of Quality ◽  
Social Domains ◽  
Health Organization

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the perception of Quality of Life (QL) in Brazilian patients with narcolepsy. METHOD: 40 adult patients aged between 20 and 72 years (mean=41.55; SD=14.50); (28 F; 12M), with the diagnosis of chronic narcolepsy were followed up at the outpatient clinic (Patient Group). The Control Group was composed of 40 adults. The instrument utilized was the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF). RESULTS: The two groups were homogeneous and no difference was found with regards to age, sex, and demographic characteristics. The perception of QL in physical, psychological and social domains showed lower scores in those patients with narcolepsy than in the control group (p<0.05). Concerning physical domain, all the aspects evaluated were significantly impaired, in patient group, including sleep satisfaction (p<0.001); energy for daily activities (p=0.039); capacity to perform activities (p=0.001); and capacity to work (p=0.001). CONCLUSION: The perception of QL showed severe impairment in patients with narcolepsy for physical, psychological and social domains.

scholarly journals Implicações do uso do Aparelho de Amplificação Sonora Individual na qualidade de vida de idosos

CoDAS ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Camila Zorzetto Carniel ◽  
Juliana Cristina Ferreira de Sousa ◽  
Carla Dias da Silva ◽  
Carla Aparecida de Urzedo Fortunato-Queiroz ◽  
Miguel Ângelo Hyppolito ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
World Health ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
Hearing Handicap ◽  
Organization Quality ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Post Hoc

RESUMO Objetivo Avaliar, por meio de questionários padronizados, a qualidade de vida de idosos com deficiência auditiva diagnosticada que utilizam ou não a prótese auditiva (AASI) e de idosos sem queixa auditiva. Método Trata-se de um estudo transversal, com amostra não probabilística, distribuída em três grupos divididos da seguinte forma: 30 idosos com perda auditiva diagnosticada e com indicação para uso do aparelho de amplificação sonora individual (AASI), mas que ainda não faziam uso da prótese; 30 idosos com deficiência auditiva que usavam o AASI; e 30 idosos sem queixa auditiva. Os participantes completaram um questionário que investigava dados sociodemográficos e familiares, o Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly Screening Version (HHIE-S) e o World Health Organization Quality of Life - versão breve (WHOQOL-Breve). Além das análises descritivas dos dados, foram realizados testes para comparação dos três grupos, aplicando-se a análise de variância (ANOVA) e o teste post hoc de Bonferroni. Resultados Os três grupos se diferenciaram significativamente em todos os domínios de qualidade de vida. O grupo de idosos com perda auditiva diagnosticada e com indicação para uso do AASI apresentou menores escores que o grupo de idosos com deficiência auditiva que usavam o AASI e que o grupo de referência. O grupo com AASI apresentou os melhores resultados de qualidade de vida. Conclusão A perda auditiva afeta a qualidade de vida do idoso. O uso efetivo da prótese auditiva é benéfico a esta população, melhorando suas condições de vida e saúde.

scholarly journals Magnesium level correlation with clinical status and quality of life in women with hormone related conditions and pregnancy based on real world data

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Svetlana Orlova ◽  
Galina Dikke ◽  
Gisele Pickering ◽  
Eliso Djobava ◽  
Sofya Konchits ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Clinical Status ◽  
High Response Rate ◽  
World Health ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Real World Data ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
Health Organization

AbstractThis study was aimed to assess the effectiveness of magnesium (Mg)-vitamin B 6 replenishment and its correlation with clinical status in pregnant women (PW), and quality of life in women with hormone-related conditions (HRCW) and hypomagnesemia (HME). Data collected in four observational studies were pooled and analysed. All women received Mg supplementation for 4 weeks. The proportion of women with normalized Mg level, and the correlation between serum Mg dynamics and number of symptoms/complaints (PW) or changes in World Health Organization quality of life questionnaire scores (WHOQOL; HRCW) were evaluated. 869 PW and 957 HRCW were included in the study. Normalization of serum Mg level to ≥ 0.66 mmol/L occurred in 92.1% of PW and 78.4% of HRCW, and to ≥ 0.8 mmol/L in 73.8% and 58.9%, respectively. Mg normalization was accompanied by a median decrease of 1 symptom and 1 complaint in PW. Serum Mg level increase by 0.1 mmol/L was associated to significant changes in the WHOQOL scores in HRCW. Treatment of HME with the Mg for approximately 4 weeks provided a high response rate of Mg serum level, was associated with an improvement in symptom severity and complaints in PW, and WHOQOL score in HRCW. A 0.8 mmol/L cut-off appeared to be more relevant in terms of patient-reported outcomes.

scholarly journals Qualidade de vida, cognição e desempenho nas funções executivas de idosos

2012 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele Beckert ◽  
Tatiana Quarti Irigaray ◽  
Clarissa Marceli Trentini
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
World Health ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
Organization Quality ◽  
Health Organization

A relação entre qualidade de vida e funções cognitivas em idosos tem sido pouco estudada. O objetivo deste estudo foi examinar a associação entre qualidade de vida, cognição e desempenho nas funções executivas de idosos. O estudo teve a participação de 88 idosos. Utilizou-se o método amostral de conveniência. Todos os participantes responderam sobre condições sociodemográficas, qualidade de vida (World Health Organization Quality of Life Group-Bref), funções cognitivas (Mini-Exame do Estado Mental e Instrumento de Avaliação Neuropsicológica Breve) e funções executivas (Teste Wisconsin de Classificação de Cartas). Os dados mostraram associações importantes entre os domínios de qualidade de vida Físico e Meio Ambiente e variáveis cognitivas, o que reforça a importância da cognição tanto na manutenção de cuidados físicos, quanto nas oportunidades de o idoso adquirir novas informações e habilidades no meio em que vive.

scholarly journals Avaliação da qualidade de vida em pacientes laringectomizados: uma revisão sistemática

2002 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arlinda B. Moreno ◽  
Claudia S. Lopes
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
World Health ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
Organization Quality ◽  
Health Organization

Laringectomia é a principal seqüela em pacientes com câncer de laringe. Neste estudo, as autoras conduziram uma revisão sistemática para avaliar a relação entre qualidade de vida e laringectomia. De 96 artigos publicados em periódicos científicos, previamente identificados, foram selecionados 35 artigos sobre laringectomia e qualidade de vida em pacientes laringectomizados. Todos os artigos selecionados foram submetidos à abordagem metodológica de uma revisão sistemática. Para a avaliação dos atributos qualitativos dos artigos foi utilizado o Questionário de Avaliação Qualitativa (QAQ), um instrumento testado e validado. Os resultados encontrados mostraram que a maior parte dos artigos selecionados apresentava inconsistências e falta de rigor metodológico na mensuração do constructo qualidade de vida entre pacientes laringectomizados. Além disso, verificou-se que a relação entre qualidade de vida e laringectomia, na forma apresentada nos artigos selecionados, ainda se encontra distante da abordagem multidimensional do constructo qualidade de vida, conforme preconizado pelo WHOQOL (World Health Organization - Quality of Life Group).

scholarly journals A percepção de qualidade de vida de pessoas portadoras de deficiência física pode ser influenciada pela prática de atividade física?

2009 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 174-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Franco Noce ◽  
Mário Antônio de Moura Simim ◽  
Marco Túlio de Mello
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
World Health ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
Organization Quality ◽  
Health Organization

A prática regular de atividade física promove uma série de benefícios que vão além da esfera física. A qualidade de vida, segundo diversas fontes, diz respeito ao grau de satisfação de um indivíduo com os múltiplos aspectos da sua vida. As pessoas portadoras de deficiência física podem apresentar níveis de sedentarismo elevados, influenciando de forma decisiva na percepção de sua qualidade de vida. Assim, o objetivo deste estudo foi verificar o efeito de 12 semanas de prática de atividade física na percepção do nível de qualidade de vida de deficientes físicos. Participaram do estudo 20 deficientes físicos, do gênero masculino, divididos em dois grupos, Sedentários e Ativos. Como instrumento de estudo foi utilizado um questionário de dados demográficos e o World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-Bref). Em geral, a média de idade dos voluntários era de 38,1 anos, possuíam o 1º grau incompleto, moradia própria, eram solteiros e predominantemente portadores de poliomielite. O grupo Ativo apresentou escores mais elevados na qualidade de vida em todas as dimensões (física, psicológica, social e ambiental) do instrumento. Os resultados obtidos com o presente estudo comprovaram que o nível de qualidade de vida dos deficientes físicos Ativos foi melhor do que a dos Sedentários.

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