Spiritual well-being and quality of life of older adults in hemodialysis

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the relationship between spiritual well-being, sociodemographic, economic, religious, and health variables and the quality of life of older adults undergoing hemodialysis. Method: This was a cross-sectional and correlational study conducted with 169 older adults undergoing hemodialysis. The researchers conducted interviews to collect sociodemographic, economic, religious, and health data and applied the Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWBS) and the WHO quality of life assessment (WHOQOL-BREF and WHOQOL-OLD). Results: Most of the older adults attained a moderate level of total spiritual well-being (SWB). In terms of QOL, the psychological domain (66.8; sd=13.9) and social relationships domain (66.8; sd=15.1) presented the highest mean scores. The WHOQOL-BREF domains were positively correlated with the SWB scale, with statistical significance among all domains and subscales except the environmental domain. Conclusion: The QOL of older adults was associated with the construct of SWB, either positively or negatively.

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Visitation and quality of life among older adults in jail

International Journal of Prisoner Health ◽

10.1108/ijph-06-2021-0058 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Stephanie Grace Prost ◽

Meghan A. Novisky

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Older Adults ◽

Social Relationships ◽

Developmental Theory ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Younger Adults ◽

Content Type ◽

Significant Difference ◽

The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper aims to examine differences in measures of and relationships between visitation and quality of life (QOL) among older and younger jailed adults. The authors also explored the contribution of visitation to QOL among adults in this setting. The authors anticipated fewer visits and lower QOL among older adults. Framed by psychosocial developmental theory, the authors also anticipated a larger effect in the relationship between visitation and QOL among older rather than younger adults and that visitation would contribute most readily to psychological QOL. Design/methodology/approach Cross-sectional data from a large US jail were used (n = 264). The authors described the sample regarding visitation and QOL measures among older (≥45) and younger adults (≤44) and examined differences in measures of and relationships between visitation and QOL using independent sample t-tests and bivariate analyses. The authors explored the contribution of visitation to psychological, social relationships, physical and environmental QOL among jailed adults using hierarchical multiple linear regression. Findings Older adults had fewer family visits and lower physical QOL than younger adults, disparities were moderate in effect (d range = 0.33–0.35). A significant difference also emerged between groups regarding the visitation and environmental QOL relationship (z = 1.66, p <0.05). Visitation contributed to variation in physical and social relationships QOL among jailed adults (Beta range = 0.19–0.24). Originality/value Limited research exists among jailed older adults and scholars have yet to examine the relationship between visitation and QOL among persons in these settings.

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Assessment of Quality of Life in Outpatients With Advanced Cancer: The Accuracy of Clinician Estimations and the Relevance of Spiritual Well-Being—A Hoosier Oncology Group Study

Journal of Clinical Oncology ◽

10.1200/jco.2003.06.093 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 21 (14) ◽

pp. 2754-2759 ◽

Cited By ~ 67

Author(s):

Michael J. Fisch ◽

Michael L. Titzer ◽

Jean L. Kristeller ◽

Jianzhao Shen ◽

Patrick J. Loehrer ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Advanced Cancer ◽

Performance Status ◽

Well Being ◽

Categorical Variables ◽

Therapeutic Trial ◽

Slight Variation ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Spiritual Well Being

Purpose: To evaluate the association between quality-of-life (QOL) impairment as reported by patients and QOL impairment as judged by nurses or physicians, with and without consideration of spiritual well-being (SWB). Patients and Methods: A total of 163 patients with advanced cancer were enrolled onto a therapeutic trial, and cross-sectional data were derived from clinical and demographic questionnaires obtained at baseline, including assessment of patient QOL and SWB. Clinicians rated the QOL impairment of their patients as mild, moderate, or severe. Clinician-estimated QOL impairment and patient-derived QOL categories were compared. Correlation coefficients were estimated to associate QOL scores using different instruments. The analysis of variance method was used to compare Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy–General scores on categorical variables. Results: There was no significant association between self-assessment scores and marital status, education level, performance status, or predicted life expectancy. However, a strong relationship between SWB and QOL was noted (P < .0001). Clinician-estimated QOL impairment matched the level of patient-derived QOL correctly in approximately 60% of cases, with only slight variation depending on the method of categorizing patient-derived QOL scores. The accuracy of clinician estimates was not associated with the level of SWB. Interestingly, a subset analysis of the inaccurate estimates revealed an association between lower SWB and clinician underestimation of QOL impairment (P = .0025). Conclusion: Clinician estimates of QOL impairment were accurate in more than 60% of patients. SWB is strongly associated with QOL, but it is not associated with the overall accuracy of clinicians’ judgments about QOL impairment.

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Factors associated to quality of life in people with intestinal stomas

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP ◽

10.1590/1980-220x-reeusp-2020-0377 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 55 ◽

Author(s):

Iraktânia Vitorino Diniz ◽

Isabelle Katherinne Fernandes Costa ◽

João Agnaldo Nascimento ◽

Isabelle Pereira da Silva ◽

Ana Elza Oliveira de Mendonça ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Analytical Study ◽

Well Being ◽

P Value ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Characteristics Method ◽

Spiritual Well Being ◽

Intestinal Stoma ◽

Psychological Dimensions

ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the quality of life of people with intestinal stoma and its association with sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. Method: Cross-sectional and analytical study conducted with people with intestinal stoma. An instrument was used for sociodemographic and clinical characterization: COH-QOL-OQ, validated in Brazil. Results: The sample included 152 people with stomas. There were significant differences among all dimensions (p-value < 0.01) of quality of life. The dimension spiritual well-being had the highest mean, with 6.69 (±1.56), followed by the psychological well-being dimension, 5.00 (±1.94), social well-being, 4.63 (±1.83), and physical well-being, 4.54 (±1.77). Marital status, religion, type of stoma, and permanence had statistically significant associations with dimensions of quality of life (p-value < 0.05). Conclusion: The assessment of quality of life in people with intestinal stoma presented lower scores in the physical, social, and psychological dimensions. There was an association between better quality of life scores and people with definitive ileostomy, in a domestic partnership and practicing other religions.

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Quality of life evaluation of coinfected patients with HIV/tuberculosis in a hospital in northeast Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Farmácia Hospitalar e Serviços de Saúde ◽

10.30968/rbfhss.2020.112.0346 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 0346

Author(s):

Amanda D. SILVA ◽

Thaylany C. AMORIM ◽

Ádeny M. ARAGÃO ◽

Maria J. IBAÑEZ ◽

José A. FILHO ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Social Relationships ◽

Well Being ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Socioeconomic Conditions ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Life Evaluation ◽

General Quality ◽

And Performance

Objectives: To evaluate the quality of life of patients coinfected with HIV/tuberculosis and to understand their perception of their health. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in a hospital in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Data were collected between November 2017 and April 2018 through interviews. The WHOQOL-HIV Bref instrument was used, obtaining the total score and performance in the domains: physical, psychological, level of independence, social relationships, environment, spirituality. Sociodemographic and clinical data from the Logistic Control System of Medicines (SICLOM®) were also collected through a questionnaire. Results: Twenty-six patients were interviewed, 76.9% were male, mostly heterosexual, single, 43.1% presented an advanced state of immune system compromise. 73.1% considered their health "good" or "very good" and 69.2% did not consider themselves sick. The general quality of life, score from zero (worst quality of life) to one hundred (best quality of life) obtained an average of 69.6 ± 9.1. In the domains, the worst average was obtained at the independence level (11.1 ± 2.6) and the highest scores were in the spirituality (15.5 ± 3.8) and psychological (15.3 ± 2.2) domains. Conclusions: The low level of independence and the unfavorable socioeconomic conditions were important aspects influencing in the quality of life of the studied population. Knowledge about the most affected domains in the quality of life allows the elaboration of clinical guidelines and public assistance policies that contribute to the well-being of these patients.

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The relationship between spiritual well-being and quality of life in cancer survivors

Palliative & Supportive Care ◽

10.1017/s1478951519000464 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

pp. 55-62 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Meryem Yilmaz ◽

Hatice Öner Cengiz

Keyword(s):

Survey Design ◽

Well Being ◽

University Hospital ◽

Central Anatolia ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Spiritual Well Being ◽

The Relationship ◽

Oncology Center

AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate the relationship between spiritual well-being (SpWB) and quality of life (QoL) in cancer (CA) survivors.MethodsThe current study was conducted in the oncology center at a university hospital in Central Anatolia/Turkey. In this study, a descriptive cross-sectional survey design was used. The data collected included: a questionnaire form, the current study was conducted in the oncology center at a university hospital in Central Anatolia/Turkey. In this study, a descriptive cross-sectional survey design was used. SpWB was assessed by the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Spiritual Well-Being Scale, version 4 (FACIT-Sp12, v. 4), including Meaning, Peace, and Faith subscales. The QoL was evaluated using the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General scale (FACT-G, v. 4). The results were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlations, independent sample t-test, Kruskal-Wallis, and Mann-Whitney U test.ResultsOne hundred fifty patients participated in this study: 61.30% female, 78% 45 years of age or older, 94.70% married, 46% had finished, and 69% had gastrointestinal tract CA. The mean age was 53.48 (SD = 9.43). The majority of participants (96.7%) endorsed “a force pushing them a will to live” while 59.3% supported “the power of relationships with others.” There was a positive, strong correlation between overall QoL and SpWB (r = 0.619, p < 0.01). The Meaning dimensions of SpWB with Functional Well-Being (FWB) and overall QoL (r = 0.512; 0.595, p < 0.000 respectively), Peace with Emotional Well-Being (EWB) and FWB (r = 0.598; 0.540, p < 0.000 respectively) dimensions of FACT-G and overall QoL (r = 0.609, p < 0.001) were strong correlated. Faith and QoL were not significantly correlated.Significance of resultsThis study demonstrates that SpWB positively contributed to the QoL of CA survivors. SpWB is not necessarily limited to any specific types of beliefs or practices. For some people, faith in self, others and/or God constitutes, in large part, the meaning, purpose, and fulfillment they find in life.

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Quality of life among older adults resident in long-stay care facilities

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem ◽

10.1590/s0104-11692012000600022 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 20 (6) ◽

pp. 1186-1195 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Luciano Magalhães Vitorino ◽

Lisiane Manganelli Girardi Paskulin ◽

Lucila Amaral Carneiro Vianna

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Physical Activity ◽

Older Adults ◽

Epidemiological Study ◽

Social Relationships ◽

Leisure Activity ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Social ◽

Care Facilities

OBJECTIVES: to evaluate the older adults' perceptions of their quality of life (QoL) in two long-stay care facilities in Pouso Alegre and Santa Rita in Sapucaí, in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil , and to identify the sociodemographic and health variables which interfere in this perception. METHOD: a cross-sectional epidemiological study of 77 older adults resident in institutions. The instruments used were: personal characterization; WHOQOL-bref and WHOQOL OLD. RESULT: the highest average obtained in the instruments was: the "Social Relationships" domain in the WHOQOL-bref (68%) and the "Sensory abilities" aspect in the WHOQOL-OLD (73.7%). The variables age, sex, physical activity and level of schooling have a significant correlation with the WHOQOL-bref and the variables sex and leisure have the same with the WHOQOL OLD. CONCLUSION: older adults who are younger, with higher levels of schooling and who undertake physical and leisure activity have, on average, better perceptions of their QoL. The older adults' QoL in this study had higher rates than that reported in the literature and was similar to that in the community. The results suggest the need to train those involved with older adults in institutions so that they may develop strategies which promote the adaptation, adjustment and maintenance of QoL.

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Psychological and spiritual well-being aspects of the quality of life in colostomy patients

Vojnosanitetski pregled ◽

10.2298/vsp151118357r ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 75 (6) ◽

pp. 611-617

Author(s):

Gordana Repic ◽

Suncica Ivanovic ◽

Cedomirka Stanojevic ◽

Sanja Trgovcevic

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Age Groups ◽

Well Being ◽

Life Questionnaire ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Spiritual Well Being ◽

The Mean

Background/Aim. Colorectal cancer and its treatment can have a negative impact on the quality of life which has become an important outcome measure for cancer patients. The aim of this work was assessment of psychological and spiritual dimension of the quality of life in colostomy patients, regarding the gender and age. Methods. This is a cross-sectional study conducted at the Abdominal Surgery Polyclinic in the Clinical Canter of Vojvodina among colostomy patients operated between January 2010 and June 2011. The instrument used in this study was Quality of Life Questionnaire for a Patient with an Ostomy (QOL-O). Results. Majority of respondents were male (M:F = 50.7% : 49.3%). The age ranged between 36?86 years. Respondents did not report difficulties in adjustment to stoma, but their great difficulty was to look at it and the sense of depression and anxiety. The care of stoma was worse perceived by younger respondents (p = 0.014). Respondents were mostly satisfied with their memorizing ability and having the sense of control. The lowest score was found in sensing satisfaction or enjoyment in life. The age had a significant impact on positive aspects of psychological well-being (p < 0.05). Higher scores were found among younger age groups. The mean score of spiritual well-being (6.47 ? 3.01) was lower than the mean score of psychological well-being (7.76 ? 2.35). There were no statistically significant differences regarding gender (t = -0.738, df = 65, p = 0.463) or age (F = 1.307, p = 0.280). Conclusion. Psychological and spiritual well-being in colostomy patients appeared to be at satisfactory level, but it is necessary to provide tailor made support in order to prevent and resolve negative responses to stoma.

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The relationship between spiritual well-being, mental health, and quality of life in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care ◽

10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_131_19 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (5) ◽

pp. 1701 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Forouhari Sedighe ◽

Atefeh Zare ◽

NamavarJahromi Bahia ◽

Fereshteh Eidy ◽

Neda Adib

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Mental Health ◽

Cancer Patients ◽

Well Being ◽

Spiritual Well Being ◽

The Relationship

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Correlation Between Spiritual Well-being and Quality of Life in Patients With Urinary Incontinence: A Cross-sectional Descriptive Study

Wound Management & Prevention ◽

10.25270/wmp.2020.11.2328 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 66 (12) ◽

pp. 23-28

Author(s):

Emel Gülnar ◽

Hüsna Özveren ◽

Ercan Yuvanç

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Urinary Incontinence ◽

Well Being ◽

Descriptive Study ◽

University Hospital ◽

Life Questionnaire ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Chronic Illness Therapy ◽

Spiritual Well Being

Urinary incontinence (UI) increases the risk of medical complications and psychosocial, physical, and emotional problems. PURPOSE: This cross-sectional descriptive study investigated the correlation between spiritual well-being (SWB) and quality of life (QOL) in patients with UI. METHODS: Patients with UI visiting an outpatient urology clinic of a university hospital in Turkey were invited to participate. Data were collected using the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Spiritual Well-Being 12 Item Scale (FACIT-Sp-12) (range 0–48 with higher scores indicating better SWB) and the Incontinence Quality of Life Questionnaire (I-QOL) (range 0–100 with higher scores indicating better QOL). RESULTS: The sample consisted of 383 patients. Most were female (235; 61%), had completed high school (169; 44%), had experienced UI for an average of 3.54 years (SD 3.44), and were between 21 and 92 years of age (mean 52.7; SD 14). The mean I-QOL score was 65.31 ± 19.71 with subscores ranging from a low of 59.69 for social embarrassment to a high of 71.44 for psychosocial impact. The average FACIT-Sp-12 score was 28.00 ± 6.08. Overall I-QOL and FACIT-Sp-12 scores were weakly positively correlated (r = .235). CONCLUSION: In this study both QOL and SWB scores were good; higher UI-specific QOL scores and some subscores were associated with higher SWB scores and subscores. Incontinence QOL should be determined together with SWB in patients with UI.

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