The Effects of Group Art Therapy on Reducing Psychological Stress and Improving the Quality of Life in Iranian Newcomer Children (Les effets de l’art-thérapie de groupe sur la réduction du stress psychologique et l’amélioration de la qualité de vie d’enfants nouveaux arrivants iraniens)

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Maryam Gerami
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Art Therapy ◽  
Psychological Stress ◽  
Qualité De Vie ◽  
Nouveaux Arrivants ◽  
Stress Psychologique

scholarly journals Tools used for evaluation of Brazilian children's quality of life

2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 272-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
João Gabriel S. Souza ◽  
Marcela Antunes Pamponet ◽  
Tamirys Caroline S. Souza ◽  
Alessandra Ribeiro Pereira ◽  
Andrey George S. Souza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Cultural Diversity ◽  
Qualité De Vie ◽  
Child Health Questionnaire ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Quality Of Life Inventory ◽  
Life Inventory

OBJECTIVE:To review the available tools to evaluate children's quality of life validated for Brazilian language and culture.DATA SOURCES: Search of scientific articles in Medline, Lilacs and SciELO databases using the combination of descriptors "quality of life", "child" and "questionnaires" in Portuguese and English.DATA SYNTHESIS: Among the tools designed to assess children's quality of life validated for the Brazilian language and culture, the Auto questionnaire Qualité de Vie Enfant Imagé (AUQEI), the Child Health Questionnaire - Parent Form 50 (CHQ-PF50), the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL(tm))version 4.0 and the Kidscreen-52 are highlighted. Some tools do not include all range of ages and some lack domains that are currently considered relevant in the context of childhood, such as bullying. Moreover, due to the cultural diversity of Brazil, it may be necessary to adapt some instruments or to validate other tools.CONCLUSIONS: There are validated instruments to evaluate children's quality of life in Brazil. However, the validation or the adaptation of other international tools have to be considered in order to overcome current deficiencies

The effect of art therapy on the quality of life in patients with a gynecologic cancer receiving chemotherapy

2019 ◽  
Vol 152 (2) ◽  
pp. 334-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Wiswell ◽  
Jeffrey G. Bell ◽  
Jennifer McHale ◽  
John O. Elliott ◽  
Kellie Rath ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Art Therapy ◽  
Gynecologic Cancer

scholarly journals Art therapy possibilities in the complex treatment of patients with multiple sclerosis

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1S) ◽  
pp. 45-49
Author(s):  
M. E. Guseva ◽  
O. V. Matvievskaya ◽  
A. N. Boyko
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Art Therapy ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Cycle Duration ◽  
Blue Color ◽  
Complex Treatment ◽  
Light Blue ◽  
Sf 36

Objective: to study the effectiveness of art therapy methods in the complex treatment of neuropsychological disorders and quality of life improvement in patients with relapsing-remitting and secondary-progressive multiple sclerosis (MS).Patients and methods. A group of 42 patients (5 men and 37 women, mean age 32.9 years, mean EDSS severity 3.8 points) with MS underwent outpatient continuous active art therapy cycle. The mean group training cycle duration was six months. The comparison group included 15 age- and sex-adjusted individuals without neurological disorders. Tests on various drawing topics were carried out before and after a three-month therapy course. We used Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) to assess the severity of anxiety and depression and the SF-36 scale to evaluate the quality of life (QoL).Results and discussion. Before the art therapy start, light blue, yellow, pink, blue, and green colors prevailed in the drawings. There was no predominance of any color depending on MS severity or course. The green color predominated in this test in the control group, and the light blue color was significantly less represented. The art therapy course did not lead to a significant change in the severity of MS according to the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS). After the art therapy course, the color scheme of the drawings was mainly represented by red, light blue, green, yellow, and blue colors. In addition, a red-orange color appeared in the drawings, which was completely absent before the course. Positive trends were noted according to HADS: a decrease in anxiety by 23% and depression by 19%. The physical component of QoL assessed by the SF-36 scale did not change substantially, but the psychological component significantly improved by 11%.Conclusion. The predominance of light blue color observed in MS is associated with damage to the nervous and musculoskeletal systems, and blue color – with psychological problems and depression. However, after a course of art therapy for MS, red, red-orange, yellow, and green colors representation increased significantly, which indicates an increase in positive attitude, a decrease in the level of depression, and an improvement in QoL.

Modeling the Diffusion of Psychological Stress

2014 ◽  
pp. 178-204
Author(s):  
Pietro Cipresso ◽  
Silvia Serino ◽  
Andrea Gaggioli ◽  
Giuseppe Riva
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Psychological Stress ◽  
Computational Models ◽  
Stress Diffusion ◽  
Stress Transmission

Stress reduces quality of life and causes many diseases. Nevertheless, it is not completely clear whether stress transmission may involve acquaintances and other people in addition to lovers, friends, and relatives. More generally, it is not clear how stress spreads among the population and how its diffusion in a society can be estimated. This chapter presents a set of mathematical and computational models that can be used to approach the modeling of psychological stress diffusion.

scholarly journals Physical activity and quality of life after radical prostatectomy

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 180
Author(s):  
Daniel Santa Mina ◽  
Andrew G. Matthew ◽  
John Trachtenberg ◽  
George Tomlinson ◽  
Crissa L. Guglietti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Radical Prostatectomy ◽  
Treatment Outcomes ◽  
Qualité De Vie ◽  
Cancer De La Prostate ◽  
Post Surgery ◽  
Completion Date

Background: There are significant post-surgical reductions in healthrelatedquality of life (HRQOL) in prostate cancer (PCa) patientsundergoing radical prostatectomy (RP). Physical activity (PA) interventionshave improved treatment outcomes for PCa patients undergoingradiation and hormone therapy, but PA effects have notpreviously been examined in the RP setting. This study examinedthe relationship between preoperative PA levels and postoperativeHRQOL outcomes in PCa patients treated with RP.Methods: Sixty patients were interviewed regarding lifetime PAand completed preoperative (2 weeks prior to surgery) and postoperative(4 weeks after surgery) HRQOL questionnaires. Aerobicfitness testing was conducted on a subsample of 22 patients.Results: Higher levels of total past-year PA and occupational PAsignificantly correlated with lesser HRQOL declines from presurgeryto 4 weeks post-surgery (Beta = -0.364, p = 0.037 andBeta = -0.243, p = 0.089, respectively) in models adjusted forage, postoperative questionnaire completion date, Gleason scoreand education. Past-year occupational PA was highly positivelycorrelated with past-year total PA (r = 0.785, p < 0.001). Lifetimetotal PA was correlated with estimated VO2 max (r = 0.486,p = 0.026) in the 22 patients who were aerobically tested. Lifetimeand past-year PA volumes were not correlated with waist circumferenceor body mass index.Interpretation: Declines in HRQOL after RP may be reduced inpatients with higher preoperative levels of self-reported PA. Thesefindings require further study with larger samples to confirm results.If confirmed, findings suggest exercise preoperatively may improveHRQOL outcomes after RP.Contexte : Des réductions post-chirurgicales significatives dansla qualité de vie liée à la santé (QdVS) sont notées chez les patientsatteints d’un cancer de la prostate ayant subi une prostatectomieradicale (PR). La pratique d’activités physiques a amélioré lesrésultats du traitement chez les patients suivant une radiothérapieet un traitement hormonal, mais les effets de l’activité physiquen’ont jamais été mesurés en lien avec une PR. La présente étudea examiné le lien entre les niveaux d’activité physique avant l’opérationet les scores de QdVS après l’opération chez des patientsatteints de cancer de la prostate ayant subi une PR.Méthodologie : Soixante patients ont été interviewés concernantleur niveau d’activité physique à vie et ont rempli des questionnairesde QdVS 2 semaines avant et 4 semaines après l’interventionchirurgicale. On a mesuré la capacité aérobique chez unsous-groupe de 22 patients.Résultats : Des niveaux plus élevés d’activité physique totale pendantl’année précédente et d’activité physique au travail étaientsignificativement corrélés à une baisse moins importante du scorede QdVS entre la période précédant l’intervention et la mesureeffectuée 4 semaines après l’intervention (bêta = -0,364, p = 0,037et bêta = -0,243, p = 0,089, respectivement) dans des modèlescorrigés pour tenir compte de l’âge, de la date où le questionnairepostopératoire a été rempli, du score de Gleason et du niveau d’éducation.Le niveau d’activité physique au travail de l’année précédenteétait corrélé de façon nettement positive avec le niveau d’activitéphysique total de l’année précédente (r = 0,85, p < 0,001).L’activité physique totale à vie était corrélée avec la valeur estiméede consommation maximale d’oxygène (r = 0,486, p = 0,026) chezles 22 patients dont la capacité aérobique avait été évaluée. Aucunecorrélation n’a été notée entre le niveau d’activité physique à vieet au cours de l’année précédente d’une part et la circonférencede la taille ou l’indice de masse corporelle d’autre part.Interprétation : Le déclin de la qualité de vie liée à la santé aprèsune PR pourrait être réduit chez les patients dont le niveau d’activitéphysique avant l’opération est plus élevé, selon l’évaluationdes patients. Ces résultats doivent être confirmés à l’aide d’étudesportant sur de plus grandes populations de patients. Uneconfirmation de ces résultats signifierait que la pratique d’activitésphysiques avant l’intervention chirurgicale pourrait améliorerles scores de QdVS après une PR.

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