scholarly journals Quality of life of Brazilian and Spanish cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: an integrative literature review

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Namie Okino Sawada ◽  
Adriana Cristina Nicolussi ◽  
Juliana Maria de Paula ◽  
Maria Paz Garcia-Caro ◽  
Celia Marti-Garcia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Level Of Evidence ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Objective: characterize the scientific production of Brazil and Spain in regard to methodological aspects and aspects of health-related quality of life experienced by cancer patients receiving chemotherapy in both countries. Method: integrative literature review was conducted using the following databases: CINAHL, MEDLINE, SCOPUS and CUIDEN and the electronic libraries PubMed and SciELO, conducted in September 2013. Results: a total of 28 papers met the inclusion criteria. The synthesis of knowledge was presented in three categories of analysis: assessment of quality of life in different types of cancer; sociodemographic factors that influenced quality of life; and type of cancer and interventions that improve quality of life. Chemotherapy affects health-related quality of life and the most important factors were: age, sex, chemotherapy protocol, type of surgery, stage of the disease, educational level, and emotional intelligence. Complementary therapies such as acupuncture, guided visualization, prayers and exercise were positive and reduced side effects. Conclusion: the results showed a poor level of evidence, since 86% of the studies were cross-sectional descriptive studies; the instrument most frequently used to measure health-related quality of life was EORTC QLQ C-30 and more studies were conducted in Brazil than in Spain.

scholarly journals Gingivitis and oral health-related quality of life: a literature review

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taís De Souza Barbosa ◽  
Maria Beatriz Duarte Gavião ◽  
Fábio Luiz Mialhe
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Periodontal Index ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

<p><strong>Objective:</strong> The aim of this study was to review the literature about the relationship between gingivitis and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). <strong>Material and methods:</strong> Relevant databases were searched for articles in English, which had been published from October 1990 to February 2014. Two independent examiners selected relevant papers, by initially assessing the abstracts and subsequently the full-text articles. Selected studies were grouped based on clinical and OHRQoL instruments and submitted to qualitative analyses. <strong>Results:</strong> Out of 184 references, twelve were eligible for synthesis. All studies were cross-sectional and reported data from the following five different countries: Chile (n=2), India (n=1), Brazil (n=3), Thailand (n=5) and Sudan (n=1). The number and age of subjects included ranged from 53 to 9133 and from eight to 106 years, respectively. The following six OHRQoL instruments were used: Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP), OHIP-14, Child Perceptions Questionnaire (CPQ), Oral Impacts on Daily Performance (OIDP), Child-OIDP and Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI). The different methods to evaluate the presence of gingivitis were: necrotizing ulcerative gingival lesions (n=2), Gingival Index (n=2), Community Periodontal Index (n=7) and gingival bleeding after tooth brushing (n=1). <strong>Conclusion:</strong> This literature review suggests that gingivitis is associated with impairment of OHRQoL. </p>

Impact of cancer patients' disease awareness on their family members' health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional survey

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 294-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Papadopoulos ◽  
I. Vrettos ◽  
K. Kamposioras ◽  
F. Anagnostopoulos ◽  
G. Giannopoulos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Disease Awareness ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Dysgeusia and health-related quality of life of cancer patients receiving chemotherapy: A cross-sectional study

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. e12633 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Ponticelli ◽  
M. Clari ◽  
S. Frigerio ◽  
A. De Clemente ◽  
I. Bergese ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Health-related quality of life in refugee minors from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan resettled in Sweden: a nation-wide, cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Øivind Solberg ◽  
Mathilde Sengoelge ◽  
Charisse M. Johnson-Singh ◽  
Marjan Vaez ◽  
Anna-Karin Eriksson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Reference Population ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Psychological Wellbeing ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Refugee Minors

Abstract Purpose To examine health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in refugee minors resettled in Sweden and compare results to a European reference population, while exploring associations between sociodemographic factors and HRQoL dimensions. Methods A cross-sectional, nation-wide study was conducted with a stratified sample of refugee minors ages 12–15 and 16–18 from Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria, resettled in Sweden between 2014 and 2018. HRQoL was measured using KIDSCREEN-27. HRQoL dimension scores of the sample were compared to mean scores of European age and gender-matched reference population. Associations between sociodemographic factors and HRQoL dimensions were investigated with independent t tests and ANOVA. A multivariable regression analysis was performed to identify the sociodemographic factors associated with HRQoL. Results The questionnaire was sent to 10,000 potential respondents. The response rate was 26%, yielding n = 2559 refugee minors (boys 55%, girls 45%) in the study sample. Compared to European references, minors in the present study had significantly lower scores of HRQoL within psychological wellbeing and peers and social support, whereas levels for autonomy and parent/guardian relations and school environment were higher. Several sociodemographic factors were significantly associated with all HRQoL dimensions, with those 16–18 years old, having average or poor family economy, and living with an unrelated adult or family reporting lower levels of HRQoL. Minors from Afghanistan had significantly lower scores of HRQoL for all dimensions compared to those from Iraq and Syria. Conclusion Refugee minors had significantly lower levels of HRQoL for psychological wellbeing and peers and social support compared to European references. Future research should further investigate this potential HRQoL gap further.

scholarly journals Sociodemographic factors, level of physical activity and health-related quality of life in adults from the north-east of São Paulo, Brazil: a cross-sectional population study

BMJ Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. e017804 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicoly Machado Maciel ◽  
Marta Helena Souza De Conti ◽  
Sandra Fiorelli Almeida Penteado Simeão ◽  
Caio Vitor dos Santos Genebra ◽  
José Eduardo Corrente ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Health Related Quality of Life among Blood Cancer Patients in Pakistan: A Cross Sectional Survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 ◽  
pp. 004695802110252
Author(s):  
Madeeha Malik ◽  
Ifrah Rizwan ◽  
Azhar Hussain
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Blood Cancer ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Eortc Qlq C30 ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Eortc Qlq

The importance of health-related quality of life and its determinants including physical, emotional, and functional domains has long been recognized among blood cancer patients in the developed world but this concept is still in infancy in developing countries, including Pakistan. The objective of the study was to assess health related quality of life among blood cancer patients. A descriptive cross-sectional study design was used. A pre-validated questionnaire that is EORTC-QLQ-C30 was self-administered to a sample of 400 blood cancer patients selected using convenience sampling technique. After data collection, data was cleaned, coded, and entered in SPSS. Descriptive statistics comprising of frequency and percentages were calculated. Non-parametric tests Kruskal Wallis and Mann Whitney tests ( P ≤ .05) were performed to find out the differences among different variables. The results highlighted that lowest scores for EORTC-QLQ-C30 were observed in the domain of emotional functioning (3.38, ±35.790), followed by cognitive function (4.56, ±30.368) whereas highest scores were observed in the domain of physical functioning (40.92, ±35.484). Significant difference ( P ≤ .05) was observed among different domains of health-related quality of life of blood cancer patients treated in different sectors, provinces, setting, gender, and with different comorbidities. The present study concluded that blood cancer patients had poor health related quality of life in Pakistan. Emotional functioning and cognitive function were the most compromised health related quality of life domains among blood cancer patients. Females having blood cancer, those patients treated in private sector healthcare facilities, patients residing in tribal and rural setting had relatively better health related quality of life. No appropriate psychosocial care program for the blood cancer patients are available in Pakistan.

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