Association between severity of illicit drug dependence and quality of life in a psychosocial care center in BRAZIL: cross-sectional study

Background: Lichen planus pigmentosus can have a negative impact on the quality of life; however, this has not been studied in detail. Objectives: To study the quality of life in patients with lichen planus pigmentosus and compare it with patients with vitiligo and melasma. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in a tertiary-care center in north India from January 2018 to May 2019. Patients ≥ 18 years of age with lichen planus pigmentosus (n = 125), vitiligo (n = 113) and melasma (n = 121) completed the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) questionnaire and answered a global question on the effect of disease on their lives. In addition, patients with vitiligo completed the Vitiligo Impact Scale (VIS)-22 questionnaire, while those with lichen planus pigmentosus and melasma filled a modified version of VIS-22. Results: The mean DLQI scores in patients with lichen planus pigmentosus, vitiligo and melasma were 10.9 ± 5.95, 9.73 ± 6.51 and 8.39 ± 5.92, respectively, the difference being statistically significant only between lichen planus pigmentosus and melasma (P < 0.001). The corresponding mean modified VIS-22/VIS-22 scores were 26.82 ± 11.89, 25.82 ± 14.03 and 18.87 ± 11.84, respectively. This difference was statistically significant between lichen planus pigmentosus and melasma, and between vitiligo and melasma (P < 0.001 for both). As compared to vitiligo, patients with lichen planus pigmentosus had a significantly greater impact on “symptoms and feelings” domain (P < 0.001) on DLQI, and on “social interactions” (P = 0.02) and “depression” (P = 0.04) domains on VIS-22. As compared to melasma, patients with lichen planus pigmentosus had significantly higher scores for “symptoms and feelings,” “daily activities,” “leisure” and “work and school” domains of DLQI, and all domains of VIS-22. Female gender was more associated with impairment in quality of life in patients with lichen planus pigmentosus, while lower education, marriage, younger age and increasing disease duration showed a directional trend. Limitations: Use of DLQI and modified version of VIS-22 scales in the absence of a pigmentary disease-specific quality-of-life instrument. Conclusion: Patients with lichen planus pigmentosus have a significantly impaired quality of life. The psychosocial burden of lichen planus pigmentosus is quantitatively similar to that of vitiligo, but significantly greater than melasma.

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Evaluation of sexual dysfunction and quality of life in patients with severe mental illness: A cross-sectional study from a tertiary care center in Chhattisgarh

Industrial Psychiatry Journal ◽

10.4103/ipj.ipj_16_19 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 28 (1) ◽

pp. 75 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jitender Aneja ◽

Deepak Ghormode ◽

Pramod Gupta ◽

Devendra Ratnani

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Mental Illness ◽

Sexual Dysfunction ◽

Care Center ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Tertiary Care Center ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

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Dysmenorrhea among Nursing Staff in a Tertiary Care Center: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

Journal of Nepal Medical Association ◽

10.31729/jnma.6976 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 59 (240) ◽

Author(s):

Manoj Pokhrel ◽

Meena Thapa

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Nursing Staff ◽

Care Center ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Tertiary Care Center ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Menstrual Disorders ◽

Cross Sectional

Introduction: Menstrual disorders are problems faced by women in their reproductive period, which affects their day-to-day activities and the quality of life and sometimes can be an indicator of serious pathology. There are various types of menstrual disorders with dysmenorrhea being the commonest and most distressing. Health, sense of wellbeing and quality of life can be improved because of early detection and treatment for these disorders. The study aimed to find out the prevalence of dysmenorrhea among the nursing staff of a tertiary care center. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out from September 2020 to November 2020 among the nursing staff of a tertiary care hospital. Ethical approval was taken from the Institutional review committee of Kathmandu Medical College and Teaching Hospital (reference number: 1709202003). A convenient sampling technique was used. A pre-structured questionnaire was used for data collection. The subjects were asked to fill the questionnaire anonymously after taking consent. Statistical analysis was done using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. Point estimate at 95% Confidence Interval was calculated along with frequency and percentage for binary data. Results: Out of 212 participants, 165 (77.8%) (95% Confidence Interval = 72.21-83.39) participants reported pain during menstruation. Of which, 61 (36.97%) participants reported abdominal pain. Conclusions: The prevalence of dysmenorrhea was high among the nursing staff of a tertiary care centre which was similar to the findings of other studies done in similar settings.

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Comment on the Article “Assessment of Caregiver Burden and Their Quality of Life at a Tertiary Care Center: A Cross-Sectional Study”

Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry ◽

10.4103/ijsp.ijsp_55_19 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 35 (4) ◽

pp. 246

Author(s):

Mayank Jain ◽

Hitesh Khurana ◽

Sujata Sethi ◽

Parvesh Batra

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Caregiver Burden ◽

Care Center ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Tertiary Care Center ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

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Predictors of Asthma-related Quality of Life in a Large Cohort of Asthmatics: Towards a New Vison on Feno – A Cross-sectional Study in a Secondary Care Center

10.21203/rs.3.rs-118181/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Gilles Louis ◽

Benoit Pétré ◽

Florence Schleich ◽

Halehsadat Nekoee Zahraei ◽

Anne-Françoise Donneau ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Care Center ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Median Score ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Environmental Dimension ◽

Emotional Dimension ◽

Related Quality

Abstract Background: In recent decades, measures of asthma-related quality of life have become important outcomes alongside clinical objective outcomes. In this study we sought to investigate the predictors of asthma-related quality of life in a large cohort of patients recruited from a secondary care center. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study on asthmatics recruited from the asthma clinic of Chu Liège (Belgium). After carrying out a descriptive analysis highlighting the distribution of the mini asthma quality of life questionnaire (Mini-AQLQ) and its 4 dimensions (symptoms, activity limitation, emotional function and environmental stimuli), we performed a multiple regression analysis to identify the independent predictors of AQLQ.Results: The median score (IQR) of global AQLQ was 4,53 (3,47-5,6), while the median score of symptom dimension, activity dimension, emotional dimension and environmental dimension were 4,2(3,2-5,4), 4,8 (3,3-6), 4,7 (3,3-6) et 4,7 (3,7-6) respectively. Multiple regression beta analysis showed that AQLQ and its 4 dimensions were primarily associated with asthma control test (ACT) (p<0,0001 in all instances). Female gender was associated with altered asthma quality of life for its activity and environmental dimension (p<0,05 for both), while current smokers had a greater asthma quality of life in its environmental dimension (p<0,0001). Receiving any asthma treatment was associated with impaired asthma quality of life in its emotional dimension. BMI was associated with impaired asthma quality of life in its activity dimension (p<0,0001), while the reverse was found regarding FeNO (p<0,0001). Conclusion: Asthma control is the main predictor of asthma-related quality of life, but demographic factors like gender, smoking status and BMI may impact some dimensions of the asthma quality of life. FeNO is an independent predictor of the activity dimension of AQLQ and positively associated with it.

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