scholarly journals Adherence to prescribed medication and its association with quality of life among COPD patients treated at a tertiary care hospital in Puducherry – a cross sectional study

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 157-166
Author(s):  
S Keerti kumar S , ◽  
B Maharani ◽  
R Venkateswara Babu ◽  
M Prakash
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Copd Patients

scholarly journals Quality of life assessment in stoma patients in a tertiary care hospital in South India: a cross- sectional study

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 2037 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. P. Roshini ◽  
Ann Sunny ◽  
Anthony P. Rozario
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Support Groups ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Life Assessment ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

Background: Quality of life (QOL) of patients is affected due to procedures done to treat the disease. A good QOL is essential to achieve a holistic approach in treating patients.Methods: We did a cross-sectional study in a tertiary care hospital to describe, identify and compare the factors affecting the QOL of these patients.Results: 42.5% had a permanent stoma and a majority 32.5% were due to a malignancy. Major concerns were skin rash and irritation, depression, loneliness and suicidal thoughts. 62.5% of the total had not gone to work after creation of a stoma. Malignancy was found to be a significant predictor of having a low QOL score.Conclusions: Quality of life of stoma patients in present study was not ideal. There is a definite need to have support groups for these patients in all hospitals.

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