Quality of life in children brought up by married and cohabiting couples

Human Affairs ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miroslav Popper ◽  
Ivan Lukšík ◽  
Martin Kanovský
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Peer Relations ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Living Arrangement ◽  
Monthly Household Income ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Material Resources ◽  
The Family ◽  
Cohabiting Couples

AbstractUnder the Second Demographic Transition, alternative forms of living arrangement are on the rise. The aim of this article is to compare quality of life in children living in married and cohabiting families. We present the results of representative research conducted in Slovakia in 2018 (N = 1,010 respondents). We tested whether children brought up in traditional married families had better material resources and healthcare, fewer behavioural problems, better peer relations and spent more leisure time with their parents than children brought up by cohabiting parents. We also investigated whether number of children in the family and net monthly household income affected the children’s quality of life. The results show that there were almost no differences in quality of life between children brought up by married and by cohabiting parents and that number of children in the family and level of net monthly household income affected only the child’s material resources.

scholarly journals Predictors of Overweight and Obesity and Its Consequences among Senoi Orang Asli (Indigenous People) Women in Perak, Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (7) ◽  
pp. 2354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leh Shii Law ◽  
Norhasmah Sulaiman ◽  
Wan Ying Gan ◽  
Siti Nur’Asyura Adznam ◽  
Mohd Nasir Mohd Taib
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Total Energy ◽  
Energy Intake ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Total Energy Intake ◽  
Orang Asli ◽  
Monthly Household Income

In spite of the high prevalence of overweight and obesity among the Orang Asli (OA) of Malaysia being an increasing concern due to the associated adverse health implications, information regarding this issue is scarce. This cross-sectional study is aimed to investigate the predictors of overweight and obesity and its association with blood pressure and quality of life among Senoi OA women. A total of 19 villages at Batang Padang, Perak, were selected out of a total of 56 villages using a simple random sampling, in which 355 Senoi OA women were participated in the study. Face-to-face interviews were conducted to obtain information on sociodemographic characteristics, dietary intake, physical activity, and quality of life. Weight, height and blood pressure were also measured. The prevalence of overweight and obesity were 32.4% and 26.2%, respectively. In terms of multiple linear regression, monthly household income, total energy intake, and metabolic equivalents (METs) for domestic activities were found to have significantly contributed to body mass index (BMI). Furthermore, BMI contributed significantly towards levels of blood pressure and quality of life after controlling for monthly household income, total energy intake, and METs for domestic activities. In conclusion, there should be urgent attention to poverty and overweight/obesity among the OA women. The findings would aid in alerting policy makers and health professionals as underweight is no longer a sole nutritional problem among OA but it appears to be coexisting with overweight and obesity. Strategies for improving their socioeconomic status, promoting a balanced and moderate diet, and encouraging involvement of OA women in physical activities should be implemented to prevent overweight and obesity.

A Higher Quality of Life for Whom? Mouths to Feed and Clothes to Wear in the Families of Late Nineteenth-Century American Workers

1994 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Scott Smith
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Statistical Study ◽  
Late Nineteenth Century ◽  
Differential Impact ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
The Family ◽  
Late Nineteenth

Children need to be fed, clothed, and sheltered. Historically, an additional baby usually implied a reduction of consumption by other members of a family, a burden that was not necessarily shared equally. Social historians have ignored the issue of inequality within the family. Using the household budgets of nearly 6,000 American workers surveyed in 1889-1890, this article attempts to remedy that neglect. It analyzes the differential impact of higher fertility, measured by the number of children in the household under age five, on the consumption of husbands, wives, and siblings. In response to higher fertility, the wife rather than the husband sacrificed more. Contemporary opinion demonstrates that clothing expenditures provide a good indicator of the extent of involvement in social life beyond the household. A statistical study of expenditures for the clothes of husbands, wives, and children corroborates this interpretation and suggests that the family consumption economy could be an arena of conflict. Finally, the article explores the meanings of the improving consumption status of wives during the twentieth century.

scholarly journals Analysis of the Eligibility of Patients with Sickle Cell Disease for Palliative Care

Blood ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 134 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 4681-4681
Author(s):  
Pedro de Oliveira Toro da Silva ◽  
Cristina Bueno Terzi ◽  
Antonio Luis Eiras Falcão ◽  
Sara T Olalla Saad ◽  
Fernando Ferreira Costa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Sickle Cell ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Symptom Burden ◽  
Medical Specialties ◽  
Monthly Household Income

Background: Palliative care (PC) is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients facing problems associated with any disease that leads to multiple or hard to manage symptoms, through the prevention and relief of suffering by early identification and impeccable assessment of physical, psychosocial and spiritual problems. Sickle cell diseases (SCD) consist of a group of congenital diseases characterized by the presence of the sickle hemoglobin (HbS), which can polymerize and predispose to hemolytic and ischemic events. In addition to the acute pain events, sometimes recurrent and hard to control, lesions in target organs commonly occur, leading to multiple comorbidities and serious decrease in quality of life. Aims: To evaluate clinical and demographic factors that could influence physical, psychosocial and spiritual symptom burden and confer eligibility criteria to PC in a group of SCD patients. Methods: Clinical and demographic data of SCD patients were collected by interviews using a standardized questionnaire: diagnosis, time from diagnosis, number of comorbidities and of medical specialties on regular follow up, infectious episodes, need for seeking the emergency and for hospitalization during the last 12 months, delirium events, wounds, dysphagia, recurrent falls, adverse events to medication, quality of communication with the medical team, fears regarding the disease and its complications, religious support, age, gender, monthly household income (MI), level of schooling (SCH) and profession. Specific PC scores were also applied: Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS) and Palliative Performance Scale (PPS). Statistical univariate and multivariate analysis were performed. P value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. This research was approved by the Institutional and National Review Board; written informed consent was obtained from all subjects. Results: Fifty-one patients were evaluated (SS, n=34; SC, n=11; SB+, n=3; SB0, n=3), with a median of age of 40 years (18-69). SB0 patients were considered in the SS subgroup for statistical analysis. According to ESAS, pain scores were worse for patients with a higher age (p=0.0039), higher number of children (p=0.0228), for individuals that had completed only primary school versus patients who received more education (p=0.0293), and for the subjects on follow up with three or more medical specialties (p=0.0411). ESAS evaluation for tiredness revealed worse scores for the patients that had no formal occupation versus those who actively work (p=0.0275). ESAS assessment for depression was worse in patients that had a lower MI (p=0.0080), lower SCH (p=0.0585) and for those who had been to emergency services three or more times during the last year (p=0.0290). ESAS for appetite scored worse for older patients (p=0.0165), for those with a lower MI (p=0.0105) and for the individuals with a higher number of comorbidities (p=0.0018). Regarding shortness of breath, ESAS was poorer for older patients (p=0.0330), for those with a lower MI (p=0.0009), for the subjects in follow up with three or more medical specialties (p=0.0064) and for the patients with lower SCH (p=0.0413). ESAS for best wellbeing was worse for the patients with a lower MI (p=0.0425) and for those with lower SCH (p=0.0314). Due to the low incidence of the following symptoms, no differences were observed between groups for ESAS evaluation of nausea, anxiety and drowsiness. PPS score was significantly better for married individuals (p=0.0490) and for those with higher MI (p=0.0121). Finally, patients with no formal occupation showed a significant higher risk of going to the emergency within twelve months (OR=14.286, CI 95% 1.475-142.857, p=0.0217). Conclusions: This study strongly indicated that SCD patients live with chronic limiting symptoms that significantly impair their quality of life, which make them a group eligible for PC. The results showed that age and a higher number of comorbidities significantly impact symptom burden. Importantly, social and economic factors, in particular a lower monthly household income and a worse level of schooling have a major adverse impact on palliative scores. These data reinforce the negative impact of social inequality in this underprivileged group of patients and the need of facing this problem when seeking global patient care. Disclosures No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.

scholarly journals The Influence of Family Factors on the Quality of Life of Children With Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 in West Java, Indonesia: A Cross-Sectional Analytic Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Hotma Rumahorbo ◽  
Atin Karjatin
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Mean

BACKGROUND: Diabetes is a chronic disease that has a negative impact on the quality of life of children. Family should be a support system to help optimize the quality of life of children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). PURPOSE: The study aims to analyze the influence of family conflict, number of children in the family, and depression in children on the quality of life of children with T1DM. METHOD: The study employed a cross-sectional analytic design with a sample of 51 T1DM children with inclusion criteria being aged 4&ndash;18 years and currently undergoing outpatient care at the hospital. The measurement of quality of life used the KINDLR instrument, which consists of versions for children and parents. Depression was measured using the Children&#39;s Depression Inventory and diabetes-specific family conflict using the Revised Diabetes Family Conflict Scale. Multivariate analysis with multiple linear regression was performed to obtain a prediction model for the quality of life of children with T1DM. RESULTS: The mean total scores of the quality of life for the children&rsquo;s and parents&rsquo;versionswere76.39 &plusmn; 13.27 and 78.64 &plusmn; 9.38, respectively. The mean score of diabetes-specific family conflictwas31.03 &plusmn; 9.28 with a min-max score of 19&ndash;50. Quality of life of children was not different between male and female (p = &gt; .05). As many as 40% of the children experienced depression with ameanscoreof 8.28 &plusmn; 5.02. The quality of life of children for the parent-rated version had a positive correlation with the quality of life of children with r = .463 at p= .002. Depression was negatively correlated with the quality of life of children with r = -.287 at p =.025. Multivariate analysis shows interactionsbetweenfamily conflict and number of children in the family (p = .017) and depression (p = .050), both as the main factors affecting the quality of life of children. CONCLUSIONS/IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: Family conflict and the number of children in the family and depression in children were predictors of quality of life in children with T1DM. The results of the study have implications for the importance of nursing interventions in improving the ability of families of children with T1DM in handling diabetes-specific family conflict and efforts to prevent depression in children so that children can have better quality of life.

scholarly journals Health-Related Quality of Life and Associated Factors of Children with Transfusion-Dependent Thalassemia in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Shaikha Alshamsi ◽  
Samer Hamidi ◽  
Hacer Ozgen Narci
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Psychosocial Health ◽  
Summary Score ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Monthly Household Income ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

BACKGROUND: Patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia require lifelong blood transfusions and iron chelation therapy. Iron overload associated with regular blood transfusion leads to a significant defect in the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia (TDT). Quality of life has become a significant component of care, and it is therefore necessary to focus on the HRQoL of patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia. OBJECTIVES: To assess the HRQoL of children with transfusion-dependent thalassemia, identify the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics that affect the HRQoL, and identify the risk factors for poor HRQoL in children with transfusion-dependent thalassemia. STUDY DESIGN: A descriptive cross-sectional study was used to address the study&rsquo;s objectives. SETTING: A representative sample was recruited from the Dubai Thalassemia Center in the United Arab Emirates. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 68 patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia aged 2-18 years. INTERVENTION: PedsQL 4.0 was applied to assess the HRQoL. The total HRQoL score was treated as the dependent variable in the study. Regression analysis was applied to study the effect of sociodemographic and clinical characteristics on HRQoL. RESULTS: This study included 68 patients with TDT. Among them, 55.9% fell into the 13-18-year age group, and 42.6% were male. In addition, 57.4% were non-UAE nationals, and 44.1% of the children had less than 10,000 AED as monthly household income. The median (IQR) physical health summary score was 89.9 (15.6) and the psychosocial health summary score was 90.0 (10.3). Total PedsQL scores were significantly higher for younger children, those with a higher monthly household income, and those without complications. Increasing children&rsquo;s age was significantly correlated with lower total, physical, and psychosocial health summary PedsQL scores, whereas lower monthly household income was significantly correlated with lower total and psychosocial health summary PedsQL scores. Controlling for other variables, increasing patients&rsquo; age was associated with worse total PedsQL scores. CONCLUSIONS: Children with TDT and their families require long-term support for the prevention of physical and mental problems associated with TDT.

HUBUNGAN PERAN FAMILY CAREGIVER TERHADAP QUALITAS HIDUP LANSIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-56
Author(s):  
RIANI PRADARA JATI ◽  
Sekar Farah Nabila
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Family Caregiver ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The Family

  Penempatan peran yang baik bagi Family Caregiver sangatlah membantu lansia dalam meningkatkah qualitas hidupnya, meningkatkan motivasi dalam menjalankan hidup Penelitian ini bertujuan Mengetahui hubungan peran Family Caregiver dalam pemenuhan qualitas hidup bagi lansia di Kelurahan Langenharjo Kabupaten Kendal. DesainPenelitianDeskriptifKorelasional menggunakan pendekatan Krosectional,tehnikSamplingStratified Simple Random Sampling dengan karakteristik heterogen, dari populasi mempunyai hak yang sama untuk diseleksi sebagai sampel teknik undianPengambilan data dengan menggunakan kuesioner yang telah diuji validitas dan reliabilitasnya. Uji statistik Chi-square, dengan taraf signifikasi 5%jumlah sampel pada penelitian ini 70 sampel pada Family Caregiver dari 213 populasi yang ada. Hasil penelitian dari 70 responden didapatkan Peran Family Caregiver tidak baik dengan qualitas hidup tidak baik 33 (47,1%), sedangkan Peran Family Caregiver kurang baik dengan qualitas hidup lansia baik 3 (4,3%). Untuk distribusi Peran Family Caregiver kurang baik dengan qualitas hidup lansia tidak baik sebanyak 6 responden (8,6%) sedangkan untuk distribusi Peran Family Caregiver kurang baik dengan qualitas hidup lansia baik sebanyak 23 responden (32,9%). Terakhir, untuk distribusi Peran Family Caregiver baik dengan qualitas hidup lansia tidak baik didapatkan hasil 2 responden (2, 9%) sedangkan untuk distribusi Peran Family Caregiver baik dengan qualitas hidup lansia baik didapatkan hasil 3 responden (4,3%)Menunjukkan nilai ρ value 0,001 (ρ < 0,05) berarti ada hubungan antara dukungan keluarga dengan kepatuhan lansia dalam keikutsertaan posyandu lansia. Disarankan kepada semua Family Cregiver lansia untuk mampu memahami pentingnya perhatian, dukungan bagi lansia dalammeningkatkan qualitas hidup yang lebih baik bagi lansia.   Kata kunci : Peran family caregiver, qualitas hidup, lansia.   ABSTRACT Placement of a good role for Family Caregiver is very helpful for the elderly to improve their quality of life, increase motivation in living life Research Objective: To know the relationship between the role of Family Caregiver in fulfilling quality of life for the elderly in Langenharjo Village, Kendal Regency. Descriptive Correlational Research Design uses a cross sectional approach, Sampling Stratified Simple Random Sampling technique with heterogeneous characteristics, from the population has the same right to be selected as a sample lottery technique Retrieving data using a questionnaire that has been tested for validity and reliability. Test Chi-square statistics, with a significance level of 5% the number of samples in this study 70 samples on the Family Caregiver from 213 populations. Results of the Study Of 70 respondents found the role of Family Caregiver was not good with poor quality of life 33 (47.1%) , while the role of the Family Caregiver is not good with the quality of life of a good elderly 3 (4.3%). For the distribution of the role of Family Caregiver is not good with the quality of life of the poor family as many as 6 respondents (8.6%) while for the distribution of the Role of Family Caregiver is not good with the quality of life of good elderly as many as 23 respondents (32.9%). Finally, the distribution of the Role of Family Caregiver with good quality of life for the poor is obtained by 2 respondents (2, 9%), while the distribution of the Role of Family Caregiver with good quality of life for the elderly is obtained by 3 respondents (4.3%). 0.001 (ρ <0.05) means that there is a relationship between family support and the compliance of the elderly in the participation of the elderly posyandu. It is recommended to all elderly Cregiver families to be able to understand the importance of attention, support for the elderly in improving the quality of life better for the elderly   Keywords: Role of Family Caregiver, Quality of Life, Elderly

Quality of Life (QOL) of Balinese Women Working in Spa Tourism Industry

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Putu Sucita Yanthy ◽  
Luh Gede Leli Kusuma Dewi ◽  
W. Citra Juwitasari
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Family Needs ◽  
Interesting Phenomenon ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
The Family ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Material Factor

Bali is one of spa tourist destinations having various categories of spas and spa treatments, and the most important is the spa therapists. Spa development becomes an interesting phenomenon to be studied when it is associated with an involvement of Balinese women as spa therapists in foreign countries. The world’s demand for Balinese spa therapists has become the motivation of women to work in this area. The work and life of Balinese spa therapists while they are working in foreign countries serve as parameters to know their quality of life, and these parameters are also the main focus of this study. Through in-depth interviews and questionnaires distributed to 20 therapists it was found out that 85 percent of them have revealed an improvement in their quality of life that is influenced by two factors: the material and intimacy factors. The material factor in question refers to the economic improvement of the family as they could earn enough income to cover their family needs. The intimacy factor in question refers to closeness and a sense of solidarity fostered while they are working abroad and the relationship within the family. This study concludes that the most important part of the development of spa in Bali is its female Balinese spa therapists due to the image that Balinese women working as spa therapists are loyal, hard-working and honest making them in demand among tourists who are seeking spa treatments. Being a spa therapist can improve their quality of life, which means that subjectively both material and intimacy factors are the aspects that affect the quality of life of the Balinese spa therapists.

scholarly journals The Association of Sources of Support, Types of Support and Satisfaction with Support Received on Perceived Stress and Quality of Life of Cancer Patients

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 153473542199490
Author(s):  
Iván Ruiz-Rodríguez ◽  
Isabel Hombrados-Mendieta ◽  
Anabel Melguizo-Garín ◽  
Mª José Martos-Méndez
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Multidimensional Analysis ◽  
Informational Support ◽  
Cancer Data ◽  
The Family

Introduction: The aim of the present study is to carry out a multidimensional analysis of the relationship of social support with quality of life and the stress perceived by cancer patients. Methods: The participants were 200 patients with cancer. Data was gathered on sociodemographic characteristics, health, quality of life, social support and perceived stress. Results: Frequency of and satisfaction with different sources and types of support are related positively with improvement of quality of life and negatively with perceived stress. The emotional support from the partner and the emotional and informational support from the family are significant predictors of quality of life. Emotional support from the family reduces patients’ perceived stress. Satisfaction with emotional support from the partner and with the informational support from friends and family increases quality of life. Satisfaction with emotional support from the family and with informational support from friends decreases patients’ perceived stress. Instrumental support and support provided by health professionals are not good predictors of quality of life and perceived stress. Satisfaction with the support received is more significantly related with quality of life and stress than the frequency with which the sources provide support. Conclusions: These results have important practical implications to improve cancer patients’ quality of life and reduce their perceived stress through social support. Designing intervention strategies to improve satisfaction with the support provided to patients by their closest networks results in a global benefit for the patient’s quality of life.

scholarly journals Quality of Life, Health and the Great Recession in Spain: Why Older People Matter?

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 2028
Author(s):  
Carla Blázquez-Fernández ◽  
David Cantarero-Prieto ◽  
Marta Pascual-Sáez
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older People ◽  
Great Recession ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Macroeconomic Variables ◽  
Crisis Period ◽  
The Great Recession ◽  
Health Aging ◽  
Logistic Regressions

The financial crisis of 2008 precipitated the “Great Recession”. In this scenario, we took Spain as a country of study, because although it experienced significant negative shocks associated with macroeconomic variables (GDP or unemployment), its welfare indicators have been marked by limited changes. This study used data from waves 2 and 4 (years 2006–2007 and 2010–2012, respectively) of the Survey on Health, Aging and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). Specifically, through logistic regressions we have analysed the effects of socioeconomic, demographic, health and “Great Recession” factors on the quality of life (QoL) of elders in Spain. Although QoL did not change too much during the “Great Recession”, the results confirmed the importance of several factors (such as chronicity) that affect the satisfaction with the QoL among the older people. In this regard, statistically significant effects were obtained for individual exposure to recession. Therefore, a decrease in household income in the crisis period with respect to the pre-crisis period would increase by 44% the probability of reporting a low QoL (OR = 1.44; 95% CI: 1.00–2.07). Furthermore, gender differences were observed. Health and socioeconomic variables are the most significant when determining individual QoL. Therefore, when creating policies, establishing multidisciplinary collaborations is essential.

scholarly journals Assessing Time of Eating in Commensality Research

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 2941
Author(s):  
Henrik Scander ◽  
Maria Lennernäs Wiklund ◽  
Agneta Yngve
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Time Use ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Search Term ◽  
Working Population ◽  
Nutritional Health ◽  
The Family ◽  
Use Studies

Commensal meals seem to be related to a better nutritional and metabolic health as well as an improved quality of life. The aim of this paper was to examine to what extent research was performed using the search term commensality related to assessment of timing of meals. A scoping review was performed, where 10 papers were identified as specifically addressing the assessment of timing of commensality of meals. Time use studies, questionnaires, and telephone- and person-to-person interviews were used for assessing meal times in relation to commensality. Four of the studies used a method of time use registration, and six papers used interviews or questionnaires. Common meals with family members were the most common, and dinners late at night were often preferred for commensal activities among the working population. In conclusion, the family meal seemed to be the most important commensal meal. It is clear from the collected papers and from previous systematic reviews that more studies of commensal meals in general and about timing aspects in particular and in relation to nutritional health are essential to provide a solid background of knowledge regarding the importance of timing in relation to commensal meals.

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