Reality and myth about legal healthcare support and quality of life in the Brazilian elderly

The main aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the government’s social security cover on support and healthcare and its impact on quality of life of elderly in Brazil. We examine discursively in a qualitative study the State’s political commitment towards ageing issues; ageing seen as a social problem; and the government policies to ensure the quality of life in Brazil. Our main finding was that Brazilian’s elderly protection laws will cease to be a myth when these same elders are aware that they need to participate at all levels of government in the preparation of plans and policies and also to put them into practice. In this way the older person will have mastery over what is management and will be prepared to manage conflicts between individual interests and the policies of the government.

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A Study on the Reform of Social Security System for "Quality of Life"

Korean Journal of Policy Studies ◽

10.52372/kjps10013 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 10 (0) ◽

pp. 251-264

Author(s):

Sa-Im Hong

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Social Security ◽

Social Security System ◽

Security System ◽

Ministry Of Health ◽

Government Department ◽

National Welfare ◽

Planning Board ◽

The Government

Recently, after the President's initiative action for "globalization of quality of life" by promulgating the ideal goal for coming 21th century, the Korean Government has established the 'National Welfare Planning Board' which has a historical duty to work out a long & medium-term blueprint for social security system in Korea. The matter of the promotion of national welfare is viewed as a difficult task to deal with, since it is very hard to tackle the matter by only a single government department, Ministry of Health & Welfare. Last year, with renaming the government department by Ministry of Health & Welfare, which was, in the past, named Ministry of Health & Social Affairs, the Government declared that the year of 1995 should be a launching year for advancing national health & welfare, in this respect, it has significant implications that 'National Welfare Planning Board' has been established, not in a sole department level but in the government inter-department level, and that the Board is co-headed by both the minister of Health & Welfare and the president of Korea Development Institute(KDI).

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QUALITY-OF-LIFE OF OVARIAN CANCER PATIENTS WITH PROLONGED USE OF CHEMOTHERAPY - A PROSPECTIVE COMPARATIVE QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE STUDY

10.26226/morressier.597eedbed462b80296ca1b36 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Ka Yu Tse

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Ovarian Cancer ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

Cancer Patients

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Impact of Pediatric COVID-19 on Family Health-Related Quality of Life: A Qualitative Study from Latvia

Global Pediatric Health ◽

10.1177/2333794x211012394 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 ◽

pp. 2333794X2110123

Author(s):

Inese Stars ◽

Liene Smane ◽

Zanda Pucuka ◽

Ieva Roge ◽

Jana Pavare

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

Family Relationships ◽

Family Health ◽

Support Network ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related ◽

The Impact

Information on family health-related quality of life (FHRQoL) among families of children with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is limited. This qualitative study explores the impact of pediatric COVID-19 on FHRQoL from the parents’ perspective. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with parents (n = 20) whose children had tested positive for the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Inductive thematic analysis revealed the following 10 themes that represented parents’ perception of FHRQoL while taking care of a child with COVID-19: pediatric COVID-19 as a disease with many unknowns; emotional saturation; internal family relationships in the context of “a new experience”; routine household activities and daily regimen while family is in lockdown; plenty of free time; a wide social support network; social stigma associated with COVID-19; different options for work; savings and debts; challenges with family housing and transport availability. Our results show that parents experience multiple effects of pediatric COVID-19 with regard to FHRQoL.

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Valuing health-related quality of life among the Indian population: a protocol for the Development of an EQ-5D Value set for India using an Extended design (DEVINE) Study

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039517 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (11) ◽

pp. e039517

Author(s):

Gaurav Jyani ◽

Shankar Prinja ◽

Sitanshu Sekhar Kar ◽

Mayur Trivedi ◽

Binod Patro ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Added Value ◽

Computer Assisted ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Health States ◽

Value Set ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related ◽

The Government

IntroductionQuality-adjusted life year (QALY) has been recommended by the government as preferred outcome measure for Health Technology Assessment (HTA) in India. As country-specific health-related quality of life tariff values are essential for accurate measurement of QALYs, the government of India has commissioned the present study. The aim of this paper is to describe the methods for the Development of an EQ-5D Value set for India using an Extended design (DEVINE) Study. Additionally, this study aspires to establish if the design of 10-time trade-off (TTO) blocks is enough to generate valid value sets.Methods and analysisA cross-sectional survey using the EuroQol Group’s Valuation Technology (EQ-VT) will be undertaken in a sample of 2700 respondents selected from six different states of India using a multistage stratified random sampling technique. The participants will be interviewed using computer-assisted personal interviewing technique. The TTO valuation will be done using 10 composite TTO (c-TTO) tasks and 7 discrete choice experiment (DCE) tasks. Hybrid modelling approach using both c-TTO and DCE data to estimate the potential value set will be applied. Values of all 3125 health states will be predicted using both the conventional EQ-VT design of 10 blocks of 10 TTO tasks, and an extended design of 18 blocks of 10 TTO tasks. The potential added value of the eight additional blocks in overall validity will be tested. The study will deliver value set for India and assess the adequacy of existing 10-blocks design to be able to correctly predict the values of all 3125 health states.Ethics and disseminationThe ethical approval has been obtained from Institutional Ethics Committee of PGIMER, Chandigarh, India. The anonymised EQ-5D-5L value set will be available for general use and in the HTAs commissioned by India’s central HTA Agency.

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Rural marketing: A developmental approach

Vikalpa The Journal for Decision Makers ◽

10.1177/0256090919850309 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 315-326 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

K.L.K. Rao ◽

Ramesh G. Tagat

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Rural Society ◽

Standard Of Living ◽

Corporate Sector ◽

Developmental Approach ◽

Rural People ◽

The Government ◽

Interactive Activity

The paper argues for a new role for rural marketing, namely, that of delivering a better standard of living and quality of life for the rural people. It discusses the role of conflict, corporation, and competition in the modernization of rural society brought by rural marketing. It conceptualizes rural marketing as an interactive activity in which the major participants are the government, voluntary agencies, the corporate sector, and the rural clientele, each with its distinctive activities, mode of operating, and stake.

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Meaningful Engagement Among Assisted Living Residents With Dementia: Successful Approaches

Journal of Applied Gerontology ◽

10.1177/0733464821996866 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 073346482199686

Author(s):

Candace L. Kemp ◽

Alexis A. Bender ◽

Joy Ciofi ◽

Jennifer Craft Morgan ◽

Elisabeth O. Burgess ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

Assisted Living ◽

Care Partners ◽

Meaningful Engagement ◽

Care Practices ◽

The Moment ◽

Record Review

Meaningful engagement is an important dimension of quality of life and care for persons living with dementia, including the growing number who reside in assisted living communities. This report presents preliminary findings from an ongoing qualitative study aimed at identifying best care practices to create and maintain meaningful engagement among persons with dementia. Over a 1-year period, we conducted interviews, residents’ record review, and participant observations in four diverse care communities. Our analysis identified four approaches that successfully promote meaningful engagement: (a) knowing the person, (b) connecting with and meeting people where they are, (c) being in the moment, and (d) viewing all encounters as opportunity. Incorporation of these approaches in care routines and adoption by all care partners can promote meaningful engagement, including during crises such as COVID-19.

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Quality of Life Following Stroke: A Qualitative Study Across 30 Years

Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups ◽

10.1044/2020_persp-20-00206 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 151-162

Author(s):

Steffany M. Chleboun ◽

Kathryn Brady ◽

Jennie Zelenak

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Grounded Theory ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

Family Support ◽

Resilience Theory ◽

Grounded Theory Methodology ◽

Long Period ◽

The Impact

Much of what we know about stroke is limited to the first 5 years postinjury; however, the effects of having a stroke remain several years, even decades, postinjury, and the impact this has on an individual's quality of life over a long period of time is not completely understood. Purpose The purpose of this study was to understand one woman's experience living with the effects of stroke over multiple decades postinjury and to explore factors that affected her quality of life during this time. Method Using Grounded Theory methodology, data were drawn from 28 years of journals kept by the participant and from semistructured family interviews. Results Four major interacting themes emerged from the data: family support, faith, personality, and journaling. Findings are discussed in the context of resilience theory.

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