scholarly journals Quality of Life in Patients with Intermittent Claudication Using The World Health Organisation (WHO) Questionnaire

2001 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 118-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.C Breek ◽  
J.F Hamming ◽  
J De Vries ◽  
A.E.A.M Aquarius ◽  
D.P van Berge Henegouwen
2021 ◽  
Vol 278 ◽  
pp. 02003
Author(s):  
Elena Kazantseva ◽  
Galina Chistyakova ◽  
Yury Kleshchevskiy

Active research on the quality of life of the population began in the second half of the XX century in the United States. Such international organisations as the United Nations (UN), the World Health Organisation (WHO), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and others have been studying the problems of quality of life. The paper deals with the problems of the quality of life of the population of coal-mining regions. The main challenges include income inequality, low life expectancy, low employment, staff outflow, environmental problems, etc. The analysis of ways to solve the problems of improving the quality of life of the population of coal-mining regions is carried out.


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Stella Epifanio ◽  
Federica Andrei ◽  
Giacomo Mancini ◽  
Francesca Agostini ◽  
Marco Andrea Piombo ◽  
...  

The COVID-19 pandemic that has hit the world in the year 2020 has put a strain on our ability to cope with events and revolutionized our daily habits. On 9 March, Italy was forced to lockdown to prevent the spread of the infection, with measures including the mandatory closure of schools and nonessential activities, travel restrictions, and the obligation to spend entire weeks in the same physical space. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown measures on quality of life (QoL) in a large Italian sample, in order to investigate possible differences in QoL levels related to both demographic and pandemic-specific variables. A total of 2251 Italian adults (1665 women, mainly young and middle adults) were recruited via a snowball sampling strategy. Participants were requested to answer to an online survey, which included demographic and COVID-related information items, and the World Health Organization Quality of Life BREF questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF). The results showed statistically significant differences in QoL depending on a number of variables, including sex, area of residence in Italy, and being diagnosed with a medical/psychiatric condition. To our knowledge, this is the first study to assess QoL during COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, therefore the present findings can offer guidelines regarding which social groups are more vulnerable of a decline in QoL and would benefit of psychological interventions.


2010 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 777-790 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Palmer ◽  
Gilberto Hochman ◽  
Danieli Arbex

The paper presents and discusses the travel notes diary of Canadian scientist Robert J. Wilson when he visited Brazil in April 1967 during the Smallpox Eradication Programme run by the World Health Organisation. Wilson's report makes it possible to reflect on the smallpox eradication campaign in Brazil; on the Canada-Brazil cooperation to improve the quality of the smallpox vaccine; on his assessment by of scientists and Brazilian laboratories; on the effects of intersections between scientific activity and social and cultural activities; on the role played by specialist communities of experts role in international scientific cooperation projects; and on a Canadian traveller's concepts and prejudices about Brazil at the end of the 1960s.


2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 118-122
Author(s):  
Rizky Firman ◽  
Sri Mugianti ◽  
Imam Sunarno ◽  
Sri Winarni

Chronic renal failure (CRF) is a public health problem in the world and is now recognized ascommon diseases with risk of hemodialysis therapy. Hemodialysis can have an impact to the patientquality of life. The aim of the research was to describe the patient quality of life with renal failure underghemodialysis at Mardi Waluyo Blitar hospital. The research used a descriptive research design. Thepopulation was all patients with renal failure which registered in Hemodialysis of Mardi Waluyo Blitarhospital on October-December 2014 as many as 84 patients. The sample was 34 patients selected byaccidental sampling. The data collection was conducted on March 30th – April 4th, 2015. The datacollecting used questionnaires of The World Health Organization Quality of Life (QoL WHO) whichdescribed physical health, psychological, social relationships, and environment. In general the qualitylife of renal failure patient underrgo hemodialysis in bad category was 55.9% (19 patients). Thiscondition was due to a chronic disease and its complications potentially stressors including renalfailure patient. Stressors that arise caused by environmental conditions, psychological state, and physicalhealth. The study recommended that health services were expected to provide comfortability, improvemaintenance functions, improve interpersonal relationships, and counseling.


Autism ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 136236132110518
Author(s):  
Jacqui Rodgers

The purpose of this letter to the editors is to highlight to the readership of Autism the recommended use of the Autism Quality of Life measure (ASQoL) for research with autistic adults. The ASQoL was developed for use alongside the World Health Organization Quality of Life – Bref (WHOQOL-Bref) and the World Health Organization disabilities module. The letter raises some concerns about the use of the ASQoL as a standalone measure in a recent study by Caron et al. published in Autism. Lay abstract This letter to the editors discusses the use of the ASQoL for research with autistic adults. The autism quality of life measure was developed for use alongside two existing measures of quality of life developed by the World Health Organization. It was not developed as a questionnaire to be used in its own. The letter raises some concerns about the use of the autism quality of life measure as a standalone measure in a recent study by Caron et al., published in Autism.


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