scholarly journals Quality of life among tuberculosis (TB), TB retreatment and/or TB-HIV co-infected primary public health care patients in three districts in South Africa

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Louw ◽  
Karl Peltzer ◽  
Pamela Naidoo ◽  
Gladys Matseke ◽  
Gugu Mchunu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Public Health Care

Neuroticism

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer L. Tackett ◽  
Benjamin B. Lahey
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Public Health Care ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Comprehensive Review ◽  
Stability And Change ◽  
Health Care Application ◽  
Great Public Health

This chapter provides a comprehensive review of the personality domain of Neuroticism. Neuroticism is not only one of the more salient higher-order personality domains across different trait models, it also includes great public health care significance. We begin by describing the domain, including its facets. We then consider genetic and environmental influences for its development. We also consider developmental considerations, including evidence for stability and change across the lifespan. We then turn to the importance of Neuroticism for predicting consequential outcomes in several relevant domains of functioning: psychopathology, physical health, and quality of life. We then summarize and end with suggestions for future directions in research and public health care application.

Equity in the use of antiretroviral treatment in the public health care system in urban South Africa

Health Policy ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 99 (3) ◽  
pp. 261-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Cleary ◽  
Sheetal Silal ◽  
Stephen Birch ◽  
Henri Carrara ◽  
Victoria Pillay-van Wyk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Antiretroviral Treatment ◽  
Public Health Care ◽  
Public Health Care System ◽  
The Public ◽  
Urban South ◽  
Care System

scholarly journals Obesity in older adults: epidemiology and implications for disability and disease

2011 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael Samper-Ternent ◽  
Soham Al Snih
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Functional Limitations ◽  
Public Health Care ◽  
Economic Implications ◽  
Obesity Epidemic ◽  
All Cause Mortality ◽  
Care Costs

SummaryObesity is a worldwide problem with increasing prevalence and incidence in both developed and developing countries. In older adults, excess weight is associated with a higher prevalence of cardiovascular disease, metabolic disease, several important cancers, and numerous other medical conditions. Obesity has also been associated with increased functional limitations, disability, and poorer quality of life. Additionally, obesity has been independently associated with all-cause mortality. The obesity epidemic has important social and economic implications, representing an important source of increased public health care costs. The aim of this review is to report the epidemiology of obesity worldwide, and the implications of obesity on disability and chronic diseases in older adults.

IMPROVING THE ASSESSMENT OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE STATE BODIES IN CONTROL AND SUPERVISION OF HEALTHCARE

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 76-89
Author(s):  
Людмила Шубцова ◽  
Lyudmila SHubtsova
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Qualitative Assessment ◽  
Human Potential ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Government

The work shows the importance of rational and efficient assessment of control and supervision in health care for society as a whole and for its individual members. Health care is part of the system that shapes the quality of life of the population, influences the development of human potential, economic performance, on the adoption and diffusion of innovations in Russia. Control and supervision in public administration reform received much attention. The Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation has developed a methodology for assessing and comparing the activities of Supervisory authorities. However, there is a need for not only implementation of the standardized approach in assessing but taking into account the specific features of activity of Supervisory authorities. The article presents the system of socially significant indicators for assessing the activities of Roszdravnadzor and its territorial offices in the RF entities. Currently the authority spends a lot of tests (about 10 thousand per year), however, the effectiveness of control and supervision is low. The health of the population remains low, satisfaction with public health services is reduced. Researching foreign experience of health systems development in countries with socially oriented economy allows to draw a conclusion about the necessity of building a qualitatively new assessment system of control and supervision, which should be based on the interests of society. The author proposes to depart from the principle of "check for validation" and change over to socially significant indicators for the government activities. The article highlights such indicators for healthcare and proposes their decomposition for fractional quantitative and qualitative assessment of activities. This system of indicators is aimed at improving the efficiency of public health care management and growth of the citizens’ health and their quality of life in a whole. The work is performed in as part of research of Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation by order of the Government of the Russian Federation.

scholarly journals Policy Effects on the Quality of Public Health Care: Evaluating Portuguese Public Hospitals’ Quality through Customers’ Views

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 122-131
Author(s):  
Jaime R. S. Fonseca ◽  
Rosária M. P. Ramos ◽  
Ana M. P. Santos ◽  
Ana P. S. S. Fonseca
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Customer Service ◽  
Latent Variable ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Public Health Care ◽  
Aged Patients ◽  
Hospital Patients

AbstractIn this paper, public health care administration issues are reviewed and public hospital patients’ views on quality of health care are empirically tested. The purpose is to support the recommendation of new public policies that lead to better performance, if necessary. Hospital patients’ views on service quality were assessed through a questionnaire to estimate a global customer satisfaction measure. We argue that customer satisfaction should be measured through multiple indicators, as a latent variable. Thus, we considered the latent segment models (LSM) approach to assess customer service satisfaction. We found a twosegment latent structure: segment 1, the satisfied, with 48 percent of patients, mostly male and middle-aged patients; and segment 2, the unsatisfied, with 52 percent of patients, mostly female and youngest/oldest patients.

scholarly journals The need for biokineticists in the South African public health care system

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
R Evans
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Public Health Care ◽  
The Public ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Care System

Background: Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are increasingly prevalent within South Africa. Physical inactivity is a significant, independent and modifiable risk factor increasing the prevalence of NCDs.Discussion: The integration of physical activity programmes into the primary health care system through multidisciplinary platforms is thus advocated for and envisioned to be more cost-effective than current practices. However, currently within the primary health care setting of South Africa, there is an absence of health care professionals adequately equipped to develop and implement physical activity programmes. Biokineticists, whose scope of practice is to improve physical functioning and health through exercise as a modality, are ideally suited to developing and implementing physical activity programmes in the public sector. Yet despite their evident demand, the role of the biokineticist is not incorporated into the national public health care system.Conclusion: This short report calls firstly, for the inclusion of biokinetics into the public health care sector, and secondly, for the funding of multidisciplinary community health programmes supporting education, healthy eating and physical activity levels.

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