scholarly journals Relationships between Pathological Patterns and Quality of Life: Pathway Analysis

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shin-Woong Cho ◽  
Young-Jae Park ◽  
Sang-Chul Lee ◽  
Jaemin Ryu ◽  
Young-Bae Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Pathway Analysis ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Blood Stasis ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Pathway Model ◽  
Middle Stage ◽  
Yin Deficiency

Purpose.The purpose of our study was to examine the relationships between pathological patterns and self-rated quality of life (QoL).Methods.A total of 426 Korean subjects participated in this study (male : female = 154 : 272). The subjects were asked to complete Yin Deficiency (YD), Qi Deficiency (QD), Food Stagnation (FS), Blood Stasis (BS), Phlegm, and Seven Emotions Impairment (SEI) pattern Questionnaires and the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ). We formed a pathway model consisting of pathological patterns and QoL questionnaire scores and examined which pathological patterns resulted in decreased QoL using path analysis.Results.Our pathway model had satisfactory fitness levels (GFI = 0.975, NFI = 0.984, and CFI = 0.984) and showed that Phlegm and SEI patterns directly resulted in decreased QoL, whereas QD, YD, FD, and BS indirectly resulted in decreased QoL. The pathway model suggested that the severity or stage of decreased QoL may be estimated by pathological patterns: QD and YD patterns are associated with the early stage; FS and BS patterns are associated with the middle stage; Phlegm and SEI are associated with the later stage of decreased QoL.Conclusion.Our results suggest that pathological patterns directly or indirectly affect decreases in QoL.

scholarly journals Body composition and the quality of life estimated by the General Health Questionnaire by David Goldberg (GHQ-12) in women aged 55-60 years

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 478-481
Author(s):  
Dorota Jakubiec ◽  
Weronika Jarnut ◽  
Wiesława Jonak ◽  
Krystyna Chromik ◽  
Krzysztof A. Sobiech
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Body Composition ◽  
General Health ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Health Questionnaire

scholarly journals Effect of Abstinence on Psychological Distress Scores, Social Dysfunction Scores, Total General Health Questionnaire Scores-12, and Total Quality of Life Scores in Men with Methamphetamine Dependence in Therapeutic Community

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (T3) ◽  
pp. 116-119
Author(s):  
Thomas Hendriko ◽  
Elmeida Effendy ◽  
Vita Camellia
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
General Health ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Social Dysfunction ◽  
Methamphetamine Dependence ◽  
Significant Difference

AIM: We looked for differences in abstinence influence on Psychological Distress Scores, Social Dysfunction Scores, Total General Health Questionnaire – 12 (GHQ-12), and Total Quality of Life Scores on men with Methamphetamine dependence in the Therapeutic Community. METHODS: This study was conducted a numerical comparative analytical analysis paired with twice measurements with subject retrieval done using consecutive sampling. The participant of this study was 47 subjects who selected by inclusion and exclusion criteria. RESULTS: Found psychological distress score of the abuser was p ˂ 0.001, different with social dysfunction score there was no significant difference where the score was p = 0.062, the total GHQ-12 score was a significant difference where the score was p = 0.025 while in the total quality of life score (SF-36) there was a significant difference with the score of p ˂ 0.001. CONCLUSIONS: After abstinence, quarantine was found to improve attitude, behavior, cognitive, and social function such as appropriate communication and active social relationship with others compared with before abstinence quarantine.

scholarly journals Associação entre transtornos mentais comuns e qualidade de vida em adolescentes asmáticos

2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 476-486 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katia T. Nogueira ◽  
Claudia S. Lopes
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
General Health ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Paediatric Asthma ◽  
Quality Of Life Questionnaire

INTRODUÇÃO: A asma é a doença crônica mais prevalente no adolescente, traz limitações à sua qualidade de vida e preocupações quanto a sua saúde. Possuir uma doença crônica nessa faixa etária, além dos limites causados pela própria doença, aumenta a vulnerabilidade a danos emocionais, tais como transtornos mentais comuns (TMC). OBJETIVO: Avaliar a associação entre TMC e qualidade de vida em adolescentes asmáticos. MÉTODO: Estudo seccional de base ambulatorial, realizado com 210 adolescentes asmáticos de 12 a 21 anos, atendidos em um ambulatório especializado de um serviço universitário voltado à atenção ao adolescente, no Rio de Janeiro. A qualidade de vida (QV) foi avaliada através do Paediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire - PAQLQ, e a presença de TMC pelo General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12). A qualidade de vida total e suas diferentes dimensões foram tratadas como variáveis dicotômicas e utilizou-se o modelo log-binomial para o cálculo das razões de prevalência brutas e ajustadas. RESULTADOS: A prevalência total de asmáticos com TMC foi de 32,4%. A prevalência de QV ruim entre adolescentes com TMC foi de 36,6%. O modelo final ajustado mostrou uma associação entre TMC e QV total ruim (RP = 1,84 IC 95% 1,19 - 2,86), assim como para os domínios referentes à emoção (RP = 1,77 IC 95% 1,16 - 2,62) e sintomas (RP = 1,75 IC 95% 1,14 - 2,70). Para o domínio atividade física, a associação com TMC foi apenas borderline (RP = 1,43 IC 95% 0,97 - 2,72). CONCLUSÃO: Os resultados do estudo sugerem a necessidades de maior atenção aos aspectos emocionais dos adolescentes portadores de doenças crônicas, de forma a subsidiar ações mais efetivas na área de saúde mental, visando a melhor qualidade de vida e o tratamento global do paciente asmático.

scholarly journals The Relationship between General Health of Citizens in Pardisa District of Qom and their Satisfaction with Ecological Components of Urban Quality of Life

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyed Saeed Mazloomi Mahmoodabad ◽  
Mohammad Mahdi Shahwaroughi ◽  
Mohammad Hassan Ehrampoush ◽  
Mahdieh Namayandeh
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
General Health ◽  
Social Systems ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Social Function ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Urban Quality Of Life ◽  
Urban Quality ◽  
The Relationship

Introduction: Human ecology examines the interactions between humans and the environment. Investigation of the human happiness and health requires a systematic study of the human life and ecosystem, which includes the physical and social environment of the human species.  Ecosystem is the basis of changes that occur in the biological, psychological, and social systems, because they happen in the context of environment. The urban areas can also be considered as an ecosystem that can affect biological, psychological, and social aspects of the inhabitants. As a result, ecosystem is associated with the inhabitants' happiness and the health. Method: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted over 145 individuals with 15 years of age living in Pardisan district of Qom. To collect data randomly, two questionnaires were administered: a questionnaire to assess the residents' ecological satisfaction (environmental, economic, and social) from urban quality of life and a general health questionnaire. In order to investigate the differences between quantitative variables, two groups of ecological components of urban quality of life and general health as a whole and their subsets were considered. T-test and ANOVA  were aplied to analyze the collected data.   Pearson correlation test was used to determine the relationship between quantitative variables (satisfaction with ecological components of the urban quality of life and general health and related subsets). Results: The results of this study indicated a significant correlation between all environmental, social, and economic components, physical scales, anxiety, social function, and depression, except for the ecological component and social function. In other words, decreased satisfaction from the ecological urban quality of life increased the scores of general health, which indicated an increase in the disease symptoms in the general health questionnaire. Conclusion: Considering the relationship between the ecological components of urban quality of life and health, the residents' views and their basic problems should be investigated in order to create the appropriate conditions for improving their quality of urban life.

scholarly journals THE QUALITY OF LIFE AFTER RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY MEASURED BY GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE AND VISUAL ANALOGUE SCALES

2000 ◽  
Vol 91 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-28
Author(s):  
Ryusei Sasaki ◽  
Tomonori Habuchi ◽  
Osamu Ogawa ◽  
Tetsuro Kato ◽  
Shigeki Matsuo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Radical Prostatectomy ◽  
General Health ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Visual Analogue Scales ◽  
Analogue Scales

scholarly journals Quality of Life among Bangladeshi Youth during the Early Stage of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Single-site Survey

2021 ◽  
pp. 100157
Author(s):  
Somaresh Kumar Mondal ◽  
Abdul Gaffar Khan ◽  
Md. Mamun Ali ◽  
Mir Kaosar Ahamed ◽  
Kawsar Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Single Site ◽  
Site Survey
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