P424Exploring the relationship between pacemaker dependency, cardiac symptoms and perceived quality of life in patients with implanted dual chamber pacemakers

The purpose of this research is to provide some insights into relationship between decisionmaking heuristics and perceived quality of life. Using the purposive sampling technique, data collection was carried out, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, from June to October 2020, yielding a sample of 319 valid responses. To gain a better understanding of the relationship between decision-making heuristics and the perceived quality of life, we, primarily, use descriptive statistical analysis, chi-square test and probit regression model. The research findings have revealed positive association between all three decision-making heuristics, i.e. representativeness, anchoring, availability, and perceived quality of life. Furthermore, the group with above-average perceived quality of life have higher representativeness, anchoring, and availability scores comparing to the group with below-average perceived quality of life. These differences are statistically significant. Furthermore, out of three decision-making heuristics components, availability, or a heuristic whereby people make judgments about the likelihood of an event based on how easily a similar example comes to mind, seems to be the strongest predictor of the perceived quality of life. Memories that are easily recalled are often insufficient for estimating likelihood of occurring similar events again in the future. In that respect, availability may produce low-quality information in the decision making process. Ultimately, this may lead to bad decisions.

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A Gender and Cultural Comparison of the Relationship between Free Time and Perceived Quality of Life

The International Journal of the Humanities Annual Review ◽

10.18848/1447-9508/cgp/v05i03/58175 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

pp. 235-242

Author(s):

Jasmin Tahmaseb McConatha ◽

Nikki DiGregorio

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Perceived Quality ◽

Free Time ◽

Cultural Comparison ◽

Perceived Quality Of Life ◽

The Relationship

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The Relationship between Health Perception and Health Predictors among the Elderly across European Countries

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18084053 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (8) ◽

pp. 4053

Author(s):

Ana F. Silva ◽

Jose Mª Cancela ◽

Irimia Mollinedo ◽

Miguel Camões ◽

Pedro Bezerra

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

The Elderly ◽

Perceived Quality ◽

Health Perception ◽

Perceived Quality Of Life ◽

Bonferroni Test ◽

Left And Right ◽

Health Predictors ◽

The Relationship

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between health perception and health predictors among the elderly. In this study, 376 older adults from four different countries (Hungary, n = 86; Italy, n = 133; Portugal, n = 95; and Spain, n = 62) were analyzed. All subjects completed the EQ-5D-5L to assess their quality-adjusted life years and were assessed in handgrip (HG) and in Timed Up and Go (TUG) tests. A three-way MANOVA was conducted to analyze the groups based on their age, sex, and country. The interaction effects in all included variables were also considered. The Bonferroni test was also executed as a post hoc test. Any interaction results were noticed. Regarding age, lower perceived quality of life scores and higher TUG results were registered in the oldest group, and greater values of left and right HG results were registered in the second-oldest group. Males showed greater left and right HG values than women. Spain showed lower perceived quality of life scores. Portugal and Italy showed greater HG left values, while Portugal had better HG right values. Hungary produced the greatest TUG scores. Quality of life is dependent on the subject’s age and physical fitness, as increasing age was associated with decreased values of HG and TUG. Only strength was different between sexes.

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Changes in perceived quality of life and subjective age in older women participating in Nordic Walking classes and memory training

The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness ◽

10.23736/s0022-4707.19.09588-4 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 59 (10) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Anna Leś ◽

Monika Guszkowska ◽

Joanna Piotrowska ◽

Izabela Rutkowska

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Older Women ◽

Perceived Quality ◽

Memory Training ◽

Subjective Age ◽

Nordic Walking ◽

Perceived Quality Of Life

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Therapeutic Affordances of Social Media and Associated Quality of Life Outcomes in Young Adults

Social Science Computer Review ◽

10.1177/08944393211032940 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 089443932110329

Author(s):

Paul Dodemaide ◽

Mark Merolli ◽

Nicole Hill ◽

Lynette Joubert

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Social Media ◽

Young Adults ◽

Well Being ◽

Evidence Base ◽

Social And Emotional ◽

Perceived Quality Of Life ◽

Use Of Social Media ◽

The Relationship

There is a growing body of literature exploring the general population’s use of social media for assistance in dealing with stigmatized health issues. This study presents novel research examining the relationship between social media use and young adults. It utilizes a therapeutic affordance (TA) framework. Quantitative results from this study are complemented by qualitative data. The relationships between distinct social media and their TA (a–b) are presented to highlight their potential to impact positively on social and emotional well-being outcomes. Evidence includes broad support for “connection,” “narration,” and “collaboration” TAs in this context and the relationship between the use of distinct social media and perceived quality of life (QOL) outcomes (a–c). TA provides an appropriate and valuable theoretical framework which is useful for the development of an evidence-base from the analysis of young adult’s social media usage. An analysis of the association between social media and their QOL outcomes is presented according to the TA relationship pathway (a–c–b). The adoption of a TA framework enables a nuanced analysis of significant associations between specific social media, TA, and improved QOL outcomes. This study demonstrates the significant association between social media and perceived QOL outcomes in young adults.

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