scholarly journals Aging and quality of life of elderly people in rural areas

2018 ◽  
Vol 71 (suppl 2) ◽  
pp. 724-732 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliana Ladeira Garbaccio ◽  
Luís Antônio Batista Tonaco ◽  
Wilson Goulart Estêvão ◽  
Bárbara Jacome Barcelos
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the quality of life and health of elderly in rural areas of Minas Gerais State’s center-west. Method: Cross-sectional study, in four municipalities of Minas Gerais State, by interviewing elderly people. Associations between socio-demographic and quality of life variables were tested, separated into “satisfactory”/“unsatisfactory” with values from the median of positive answers. It was used the chi-square test, Fisher’s test and regression. Results: 182 elderly answered the questions and showed a relation with the “satisfactory” quality of life - bivariate (p < 0.05): age by 69 years (61.6%), married (61.7%), living by 54 years in rural areas (68%), with no financial support (59.5%), living with someone else (61%), non-smoker (60%), presenting good health (76.7%), satisfied with life (69.6%); regression: not having financial support, living with someone else and not smoking. Conclusion: Elderly people in rural areas present good quality of life/health in the cognitive aspect, access to services, goods, habits, but awareness must be constant due to their weakness.

scholarly journals Quality of life of elderly people living with HIV/AIDS in outpatient follow-up

2018 ◽  
Vol 71 (suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 513-522 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliano de Souza Caliari ◽  
Lilian Andreia Fleck Reinato ◽  
Daiana Patrícia Marchetti Pio ◽  
Letícia Pimenta Lopes ◽  
Renata Karina Reis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Treatment Interruption ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Physical Changes ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Hiv Aids

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze factors related to the quality of life of elderly people living with HIV/AIDS. Method: A cross-sectional study was carried out with people aged 50 years or more in a specialized outpatient clinic. The data collection was by means of an interview. For the analysis of data and characterization of the sample, descriptive statistics and comparison tests were used. The project met the ethical requirements. Results: Participants were 81 users aged 50 to 75 years, mean age was 57.8 (± 6.1) years, 71.6% of whom were men. There was a statistically significant relationship with the quality of life, the following variables: gender, children, occupation, religion, diagnosis time, HIV exposure, adverse effects, treatment interruption, viral load counts, hospitalization, dependence for daily activities and use of drugs. Conclusion: The results suggest that the quality of life deficit is related not only to physical changes, but to the anguish and stigma related to HIV/AIDS.

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 City of Hope Quality of Life-Ostomy Questionnaire Validity and Reliability Assessment on a Croatian Sample

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 768
Author(s):  
Vesna Konjevoda ◽  
Marko Zelić ◽  
Radenka Munjas Samarin ◽  
Davorina Petek
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Temporal Stability ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Telephone Conversation ◽  
The Republic ◽  
High Level

The aim of this study was to validate City of Hope Quality of Life-Ostomy Questionnaire (CoH-QoL-OQ) for assessing the quality of life (QoL) of ostomy patients in the Republic of Croatia. The CoH-QoL-OQ is widely used, but has not been translated or validated so it can be used in the Republic of Croatia. This cross-sectional study encompassed 302 surgery patients with colostomy, ileostomy, or urostomy (182 (60.3%) male and 120 (39.7%) female), whose average age is 59 (M = 59.3, SD = 15.8). The CoH-QoL-OQ was translated into Croatian language using accepted guidelines for translation. Patients were recruited in a telephone conversation, followed by mail containing the CoH-QoL–OQ delivered to the home addresses of the patients who agreed to participate. The collected data were analyzed to verify psychometric properties of the questionnaire on the Croatian sample. All subscales showed high level of internal consistency (Cronbach α = 0.73–0.89). The test-retest reliability indicated a very satisfactory temporal stability (r = 0.99). The Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), showed that the originally established model was not adequate for the data (χ2 = 4237.88, p < 0.01, CFI = 0.540, NNFI = 0.481, RMSEA = 0.113). However, after modification that excluded problematic items, the data showed a better fit with the theoretical model (except for the LR chi-square test that remained statistically significant: χ2 = 1144.28, p < 0.01, CFI = 0.869, NNFI = 0.855 RMSEA = 0.077). We conclude that the CoH-QoL-OQ is a valid, reliable, and reducible instrument for measuring the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among Croatian patients with ostomy in clinical research and clinical practice.

“QUALITY OF LIFE OF ELDERLY IN RURAL AREAS OF EAST SIKKIM, INDIA: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY”

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frieda Bokali P Engheepi ◽  
◽  
Ajoy Daniel Rai ◽  
Nikita Joshi Sonowal ◽  
V.K. Mehta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals Influence of symptoms of depression on the quality of life of men diagnosed with prostate cancer

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-78
Author(s):  
Taysi Seemann ◽  
Fernanda Pozzobom ◽  
Melissa de Carvalho Souza Vieira ◽  
Leonessa Boing ◽  
Zenite Machado ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
European Organization ◽  
Exact Test ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression

Abstract Objective: to evaluate the prevalence of symptoms of depression among men diagnosed with prostate cancer and their association with quality of life and treatment-related factors. Methods: a cross-sectional study of 85 men with a mean age of 66±8 years who were diagnosed with prostate cancer was performed. The survey was based on a questionnaire with previously validated instruments which investigated social, demographic and economic characteristics, the history of the disease, quality of life (European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Questionnaire C30 - EORTC QLQ-C30 / QLQ-PR25) and symptoms of depression (Beck Depression Inventory). The presence of symptoms of depression was considered an outcome, and statistical analyzes were performed using the Chi-square test, Fisher's exact test, Mann Whitney U test and Poisson regression (p<0.05). Results: significant results were found for quality of life in relation to symptoms of depression in the functional, global and symptomatic health scale (p<0.001). This demonstrates that the presence of symptoms of depression is related to a negative quality of life. Conclusions: for a greater understanding of prostate cancer and its consequences on the quality of life of patients it is important to consider possible disorders in psychological aspects caused by the illness, as symptoms of depression are frequent in patients undergoing treatment for prostate cancer.

scholarly journals Quality of Life of Kurdish Women from Martyrs’ Families in Kurdistan Region of Iraq as a Middle East Conflict Area

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamdia Mirkhan Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Kurdistan Region ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Domain ◽  
Kurdish Women

Abstract Background Quality of life (QOL) research develops data and insight into issues that pertain not only to the individual but also can apply to the population as a whole. This study aimed to analyze the QOL of Kurdish women from martyr families of Kurdistan region of Iraq.Methods A cross sectional study was conducted on 380 women from martyrs’ families who were patients at the Medical Center of Martyr Families in Erbil City during the period of January 2018 to April 2019. Through direct interviews data were collected and the WHOQOL-BREF scale was used for measuring the QOL. The samples were divided into four categories (quartiles) according their QOL score: 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th quartile. Kruskal-Wallis and Chi-Square tests were used for data Analysis.Results The QOL domains of the study sample were set in following quartiles: Overall QOL and General Health Domain (66.6%) and Physical and Psychological Health Domain (56.9%) in 1st and 2nd quartiles, Social Relationships (47.9%) in 3rd quartile, Environment Domain (85.6%) in 2nd and 3rd quartile. The total QOL of more than half (52.1%) of the studied women were in 1st and 2nd quartiles.Conclusion Women of martyr families were not satisfied with their QOL especially in Physical and Psychological Domains. International political and humanitarian actions are needed to reduce the destructive consequences of war and conflicts on these suffering women.

scholarly journals Does Locomotive Syndrome, Associated with Sarcopenia or otherwise, Influence Quality of Life in Individuals Aged over 80 years? Third Wave of the LOCOMOV Project

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrícia De Castro Rodrigues ◽  
Julia Carvalho Galiano ◽  
Virginia Fernandes Moça Trevizani ◽  
Fania Cristina Santos
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Oldest Old ◽  
Epidemiological Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
P Value ◽  
Locomotive Syndrome ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Chi Square Test

Introduction: Locomotion is a determinant of intrinsic capacity ofolder people and can be limited by dysfunction in locomotory organs,characterizing Locomotive Syndrome (LoS). Knowledge on locomotiveproblems and sarcopenia, and their interface with quality of life, in theoldest old in the literature is scarce.Objective: To evaluate the correlation between LoS and sarcopenia andtheir influence on quality of life in oldest old.Methods: A cross-sectional study of an observational, descriptive andanalytical epidemiological survey in independent older adults aged 80and over from São Paulo, Brazil and who participated in the third waveof the LOCOMOV Project, was carried out. Sociodemographic data,comorbidities, functioning in activities of daily living, physical functioning,quality of life, and presence of sarcopenia and LoS were assessed. Thestatistical analyses included the Test-for-Comparing-Two-Proportions,Pearson's Correlation Coefficient, the chi-Square test and Student´s t-test.Results: Thirty oldest old with a mean age of 89.1 years were evaluated.The prevalence of LoS was high (53.3%) and correlated significantly withchronic pain (p-value 0.024), worse performance on the SPPB and Gaitspeed (p-value <0.001). Sarcopenia was not correlated with LoS, but worsequality of life on the physical domain was significantly associated with LoS(p-value <0.001) regardless of the presence of sarcopenia.Conclusions: LoS was highly prevalent among the oldest old studied andnegatively impacted their quality of life, regardless of the presence ofsarcopenia. 

scholarly journals Hubungan Perawatan Paliatif dengan Kualitas Hidup Pasien Kanker Payudara

2020 ◽  
pp. 15-21
Author(s):  
Safruddin Safruddin ◽  
Maryunis ◽  
Suhermi ◽  
Sunarti Papalia
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
P Value ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Purposive Sampling

Pasien pendertita kanker payudara akan mengalami perubahan fisik, psikologis (seperti tingkat depresi dan kecemasan), fungsi sosial, seksual serta aktifitas sehari-hari. sehingga akan berpengaruh terhadap kualitas hidup atau quality of life (QOL)  penderita. Akan tetapi dengan adanya Perawatan paliatif yang baik diharapkan mampu merubah kualitas hidup pasien kanker menjadi lebih baik. penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan  perawatan paliatif dengan kualitas hidup pada pasien kanker payudara di Rumah Sakit Ibnu Sina YW-UMI Makassar. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain penelitian survei analitik dengan pendekatan cross sectional study. pengambilan sampel dalam penelitain ini adalah  purposive sampling dengan besar sampel sebanyak 43 responden. Hasil penelitian ini  menunjukkan bahwa perawatan paliatif dengan kualitas hidup baik yaitu 26 pasien (83,9%) dan yang memiliki  perawatan paliatif dengan kualitas hidup kurang baik 5 pasien (16,1%) sedangkan yang memiliki perawatan palitif dengan kualitas hidup cukup baik 3 pasien (30,0%) dan yang memiliki perawatan paliatif dengan kualitas hidup kurang baik 7 pasien (70,0%) sedangkan perawatan paliatif dengan kualitas hidup Baik 0 pasien (0,0%)  dan yang memiliki perawatan paliatif dengan kualitas hidup kurang baik 2  pasien (4,7%). Hasil uji statistik Chi Square diperoleh nilai probabilitas (p value =0,001. Sehigga dapat disimpulkan bahwa ini adalah terdapat hubungan antara perawatan paliatif dengan kualitas hidup pada kualitas hidup pada pasien kanker payudara di Rumah Sakit Ibnu Sina YW-UMI Makassar.

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