scholarly journals Determinants of the quality of life amongst HIV clinic attendees in Malang, Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sri Sunaringsih Ika Wardojo ◽  
Ya-Li Huang ◽  
Kun-Yang Chuang
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Multivariate Linear Regression Analysis

Abstract Background As the number of people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV; PLHIV) in Indonesia has increased in recent years, more efforts have been expended to improve their health status. However, in a country where PLHIV are very much stigmatized, there has been little research concerning their quality of life (QoL). Hence, this study aimed to assess the QoL among PLHIV and its associated factors. Findings of this research can contribute to improving the health and wellbeing of PLHIV in Indonesia. Methods A cross-sectional survey with convenience sampling was conducted from June to September 2018, at four healthcare centers in Malang, Indonesia. PLHIV, aged 18 years or over, were asked if they would like to participate in this study when they came to a health center to receive services. To protect confidentiality, the healthcare staff at the clinics assisted with recruitment and face-to-face interviews with structured questionnaires. Measurements included sociodemographic, medication-related, social support, HIV-stigma, and QoL variables. Results In total, 634 PLHIV agreed to participate in this study. A multivariate linear regression analysis showed that being older, having a job, living in an urban area, having better access to healthcare services, adhering to medication, being in an antiretroviral therapy (ART) program for more than 1 year, experiencing a lower level of stigma, and receiving more social support were associated with a better QoL. The regression model had an adjusted R2 of 0.21. Conclusions Findings from this research have significant policy implications. Policies focused on reducing social stigma and promoting medication adherence will likely have a positive impact on the QoL of PLHIV. Increasing public awareness and acceptance of PLHIV in Indonesia remains challenging, but would likely have significant impacts. Furthermore, interventions should also focus on reducing disparities in QoL between PLHIV living in rural areas and those in urban areas.

scholarly journals Relationship Strategy Family Coping With Quality Of Life In Elderly Post Stroke

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dodik Limansyah ◽  
Junaiti Sahar ◽  
Sukihananto Sukihananto
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
P Value ◽  
Family Coping ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Post Stroke ◽  
The City

Background: Stroke is the highest cause of death in urban areas, one of the regions in Indonesia with stroke exceeds the national rate is the city of Pontianak. Purpose : This study aims to determine the relationship of family coping strategies to the quality of life of elderly post-stroke in the city of Pontianak. Methods : Analytical research design correlation with cross sectional approach. sampling in total sampling with respondents amounted to 58 respondents. The sample of this study was post-stroke elderly and family members as caregiver or primary outpatient who treated elderly with post stroke. Result : The results of multiple linear regression analysis or anova test (f test) with p value = 0.001 (<0.05) indicating that there is a significant relationship between social support, reframing, seeking and receiving, passive income and income with the quality of life of the elderly post stroke. Conclusion : Social support is a dominant element of coping strategy. The role of community nurses is needed to support family caregivers in providing social support to post-stroke elderly.

Impact of adenotonsillectomy on the quality of life of patients operated on at the Hospital de Clínicas, Paraguay

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Carlos Mena Canata ◽  
Rebeca Noemí Ruiz Vallejos
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Obstructive Sleep Apnea ◽  
Sleep Apnea ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Obstructive Sleep ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Impact

The objective of this study is to determine the impact of adenotonsillectomy on the quality of life of postoperative patients.The study is observational, cross-sectional, and retrospective. The files of all postoperative adenotonsillectomy patients in Otorhinolaryngology Service, Hospital de Clínicas, San Lorenzo Paraguay. The Obstructive sleep apnea – 18 questionnaire (OSA 18) was applied, asking patients about symptoms before and after surgery. An effective sample of 143 postoperative patients was obtained. The average age was 6.05 ± 2.08 years, 55.10% (81) were male and 44.89% (66) were female, 65.30% (96) were from urban areas and 34.69% (51) from the rural areas. The t test was performed for means of two paired samples, comparing the results of the Obstructive sleep apnea – 18 questionnaire surveys before and after surgery which presented a significant difference (p <0.05) with a tendency to improve the quality of life after surgery. It has been shown that there is a significant difference, a considerable improvement in the quality of life of patients after adenotonsillectomy.

scholarly journals Quality of life of the elderly population during the virus Covid-19 pandemic with special reference to agriculturists

2020 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 1155-1167
Author(s):  
Pavle Radanov ◽  
Ivana Lešević ◽  
Pavle Brzaković ◽  
Dragan Pajić
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Special Importance ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
State Of Emergency ◽  
The Republic

In the Republic of Serbia, on March 15 th , 2020 Government decided to declare a state of emergency due to the Covid-19 pandemic. One of the measures was a movement ban for people over 65 in urban areas and those over 70 in rural areas. This research should indicate how people over 65 in urban areas have endured this situation, especially in relation to the same population in rural areas, as well as implications of the movement ban on the quality of life of the elderly population. Special importance is given to the rural population engaged in agriculture. A tool of data collection in this research was anonymous survey. Respondents' answers were statistically processed, which led to clear conclusions about the large negative consequences for the elderly population, including the agricultural activities in rural areas. Covid-19 is still present, which opens further questions related to the quality of life of the elderly population, if necessity for similar measures recurs in the future.

scholarly journals The Quality of Life of Coronavirus Disease Survivors Living in Rural and Urban Area of Riau Province, Indonesia

2022 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-42
Author(s):  
Suyanto Suyanto ◽  
Shashi Kandel ◽  
Rahmat Azhari Kemal ◽  
Arfianti Arfianti
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
The Status ◽  
Rural And Urban Area

This study assesses the status of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among coronavirus survivors living in rural and urban districts in Riau province, Indonesia. The cross-sectional study was conducted among 468 and 285 Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) survivors living in rural and urban areas, respectively in August 2021. The St. George Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) was used to measure the HRQOL of COVID-19 survivors. A higher total score domain corresponds to worse quality of life status. Quantile regression with the respect to 50th percentile found a significant association for the factors living in rural areas, being female, having comorbidities, and being hospitalized during treatment, with total score of 4.77, 2.43, 7.22, and 21.27 higher than in their contra parts, respectively. Moreover, having received full vaccination had the score 3.96 in total score. The HRQOL of COVID-19 survivors living in rural areas was significantly lower than in urban areas. Factors such as living in rural areas, female sex, having comorbidities, and history of symptomatic COVID-19 infection were identified as significant predictors for lower quality of life. Meanwhile, having full vaccination is a significant predictor for a better quality of life. The results of this study can provide the targeted recommendations for improvement of HRQOL of COVID-19 survivors.

scholarly journals Predictors of deterioration of symptoms and quality of life in patients with sarcoidosis

2013 ◽  
Vol 66 (suppl. 1) ◽  
pp. 77-83
Author(s):  
Branislav Gvozdenovic ◽  
Violeta Mihailovic-Vucinic ◽  
Mira Vukovic ◽  
Aleksandar Gvozdenovic ◽  
Aleksandra Dudvarski-Ilic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Forced Expiratory Volume ◽  
Measuring Instruments ◽  
Multivariate Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Everyday Functioning ◽  
Patient Reported

Introduction. The most frequent clinical outcomes in sarcoidosis patients are typically focused on the objective measurements of functions of the involved organs, but, generally, they do not take into account the individual perception of patients? everyday functioning. The aim of this study was to determine the type of association between the subjective disease outcomes and other objective conventional parameters in patients with sarcoidosis. Material and Methods. In the cross-sectional study including 172 sarcoidosis patients (122 females), quality of life was measured by a generic instrument, i.e. fifteen-dimensional measure of health-related quality of life together with a respiratory specific instrument, i.e. St George?s Respiratory Questionnaire; symptoms of fatigue were measured by Fatigue Scale and dyspnea was measured by the Basal Dyspnea Index. Body-mass index and the course of the disease (acute vs. chronic) were also evaluated. Pulmonary function was assessed by spirometry. Results. Acute sarcoidosis was present in 48 (28%) patients. Mean body mass index was 27.01?5.2. Only 20 (12%) patients had lower forced expiratory volume in one second values (<80%) that indicated the existance of obstructive ventilatory impairment. Multivariate linear regression analysis revealed that body mass index, clinical course of disease and spirometric parameter forced expiratory volume in one second were the significant predictors (R2=0.929, p<0.01) of sarcoidosis related fatigue (B=0.061, B=0.406, B=0.452; respectively). Body mass index and forced expiratory volume in one second were the only parameters that significantly predicted both patients? quality of life (R2=0.932; B=0.017, B=0.263) and dyspnea (R2=0.847; B=0.025, B=0.668). Conclusions. It is important to measure both subjective patient-reported outcomes and objective disease parameters in sarcoidosis since they represent different aspects of the disease. All applied measuring instruments for the examined subjective outcomes demonstrated good measuring properties.

scholarly journals The impact of social support on the quality of life of the elderly from rural areas

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 86-94
Author(s):  
Milena Despotović ◽  
Dragana Ristić-Ignjatović ◽  
Gorica Sbutega-Milošević ◽  
Mile Despotović ◽  
Ljiljana Antić
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The Impact

Pharmacist-led interventions might improve quality of life among older adult patients receiving warfarin treatment in rural areas: results from a randomized controlled trial

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Slaven Falamić ◽  
Maja Ortner Hadziabdic ◽  
Marko Lucijanić ◽  
Srećko Marušić ◽  
Vesna Bačić Vrca
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Warfarin Therapy ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Adult Patients ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Negative Predictor

Abstract Background: Available literature supports the role of a pharmacist in the management of patients on warfarin therapy. However, randomized controlled trials on the influence of pharmacists’ interventions on the quality of life (QoL) in elderly patients on warfarin are missing. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of pharmacists’ interventions on QoL of older adult patients receiving warfarin therapy in rural areas. The study aimed also to explore factors influencing QoL in these patients. Methods: We conducted a prospective randomized trial in a community pharmacy setting in a rural area. Eligible patients were randomized into intervention and control groups. Repeated education and a follow up plan were provided to the participants in the intervention group, and, if needed, pharmacist intervened to optimize warfarin therapy in collaboration with GP. QoL was measured using the DASS (Duke Anticoagulation Satisfaction Scale) questionnaire in both groups after 6 months. Results: In total, 131 participants finished the study (median age 73 years; 51.1% men). Participants in the intervention group scored significantly lower in all 3 domains of the DASS questionnaire at 6 months, namely limitations, hassles and burden, and psychological impact, as well as in overall scores (median score 86.5 and 66.0 in control and intervention group, respectively; p<0.001), indicating higher QoL in the intervention group. Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and pharmacist’s intervention were predictive of QoL (r 2 =65.5%, P<0.001). Experience of ADRs was the strongest negative predictor of QoL (P<0.001). Conclusions: The study demonstrated that pharmacist’s intervention had positive impact on the QoL among older adult patients in rural areas. ADRs and pharmacist’s intervention were identified as predictive factors for QoL, whereby experience of ADRs was the strongest negative predictor. These results suggest that older adult patients receiving warfarin in rural areas could benefit from a community pharmacist intervention.

scholarly journals Health-related quality of life among Syrian refugees resettled in Sweden

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 505-514 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Gottvall ◽  
Sara Sjölund ◽  
Charlotta Arwidson ◽  
Fredrik Saboonchi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Syrian Refugees ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Abstract Purpose The main purpose of this study was to assess health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among Syrian refugees resettled in Sweden. Further, we wanted to investigate whether sex, age, education, area of residence, cohabitation and social support were associated with HRQoL in this population. Methods This is a cross-sectional study including 1215 Syrian refugees from a randomly selected sample frame resettled in Sweden between the years 2011 and 2013. HRQoL was measured by the EQ-5D-5L descriptive system, and EQ-5D-5L index values were calculated. Associations between sex, age, education, area of residence, cohabitation, social support and EQ-5D-5L were investigated using multiple linear regression analysis. Results Depression/anxiety was the most commonly (61.9%) reported EQ-5D-5L problem among the group of Syrian refugees. The mean EQ-5D-5L index value was found to be 0.754. Male sex, younger age, cohabitation and social support were found associated with a higher EQ-5D-5L index score. Conclusions Our results concerning long-lasting health problems among the study population indicate that there is a profound need for policies and interventions promoting refugees’ health. Our results also show that social support, a modifiable factor, is relevant to refugees’ overall health, pointing to the importance of public health interventions and policies targeting the facilitation, mobilization and enhancing of refugees’ social support.

scholarly journals Quality of life of renal transplant donors

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 24-34
Author(s):  
Sagar Koirala ◽  
Pawan Raj Chalise ◽  
Prem Gyawali
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Renal Transplant ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Bodily Pain ◽  
Donor Nephrectomy ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Multivariate Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Before And After

Introduction: End stage renal disease has a high rate of mortality and morbidity. Kidney transplantation remains the best treatment option in comparison to other forms of renal replacement therapy. Live related donor renal transplantation was started at TUTH in 2008. Compared to other established centers, the outcome of transplantation was comparable. Though there is considerable evidence showing that donors are able to return to their healthy life, quality of life (QOL) assessment using standardized questionnaires has not yet been done in our centre. This study was carried out in order to compare QOL before and after donor nephrectomy. Methods: Short Form 36 version 2 (SF36v2) was used to assess the quality of life of kidney donors. Interview was conducted just before and three months after donor nephrectomy. Eight domains of quality of life score were compared using SPSS 17.0. Kolmogorov Smirnov test was used to check normal distribution of data. Mean scores before and after donation was compared with paired t test. Multivariate linear regression analysis was done to find out variables predicting poorer outcome. Results: Out of eight domains of quality of life, bodily pain, physical functioning and physical role limitation were decreased 3 months after donation. However, this did not have any impact on overall quality of life of donors. Increasing age was found to an independent predicter of poorer quality of life. However gender and donation status had no significance. Conclusion: Quality of life of renal transplant donors was not affected by donor nephrectomy. Long term follow up and quality of study is required in order to assess the changes in physical health component with time.

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