Quality of life and its determinants in students of medical and non-medical education

Background: This study was conducted to find and compare the quality of life of medical and non-medical students using a WHO questionnaire.Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted at Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Medical and Dental College, University of the Punjab and University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Lahore. The shortened version of WHO Quality of Life questionnaire was used. Consecutive non-probability sampling was utilized to collect data which was analysed using SPSS 21.Results: Of the 450 questionnaires distributed, 400 qualified for the analysis. Out of 200 medical students’ questionnaires, 118 were filled by male and 82 by female medical students. The mean age of medical students participating in this study was 20.425±1.498 years. Of the 200 qualified non-medical questionnaires, 111 were filled by male and 89 by female non-medical students. The mean age of non-medical students was 20.995±1.645 years. Medical students’ environmental domain showed the highest mean score 65.52±14.82 followed by social relationships 62.39±13.98, psychological domain 59.84±13.64 and physical health domain 54.89±12.03. Non-medical students’ environmental domain had the highest mean score 64.18±15.67 followed by psychological domain 62.45±13.62, social relationships domain 59.82±14.42 and physical health domain 57.04±12.98. The scores of four domains were found to be significantly different in both disciplines (medical education and non-medical education).Conclusions: The results of present study emphasize on the need to look into all the parameters of physical health, psychological health, social relationships and environment of medical and non-medical institutes to improve the quality of life of students.

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Quality-of-life among Syrian refugees residing outside camps in Jordan relative to Jordanians and other countries

PeerJ ◽

10.7717/peerj.6454 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 ◽

pp. e6454 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Nour Abdo ◽

Faten Sweidan ◽

Anwar Batieha

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Socioeconomic Status ◽

Physical Health ◽

Psychological Health ◽

Syrian Refugees ◽

Health Domain ◽

Environmental Domain ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Physical Health Domain

Background Since the beginning of the Syrian humanitarian crisis, Syrians sought refuge in many safer countries. Many aspects of Syrian refugees’ lives have been affected, hence affecting the overall quality of their lives. However, only one study has investigated their quality of life (QOL). The aim of this study was to assess the QOL of Syrian refugees residing outside camps in Jordan and compare it to the QOL of Jordanians and to other refugees and populations around the globe. Methods Data were obtained from Syrian refugees residing outside camps in Jordan, and from two Jordanian groups; low socioeconomic status (LSES) Jordanians and average socioeconomic status (ASES) Jordanians in 2017. A total of 661 Syrians, 208 LSES Jordanians and 714 ASES Jordanians, aged between 18 and 75 years were included. The World Health Organization Quality of Life instrument (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire was used as the QOL assessment tool. Analysis of Variance “ANOVA” and post hoc Tukey-Honest tests were used to find the differences between the means of QOL questions in the three groups (Syrians, ASES, and LSES). Stepwise multivariate linear regression was performed for each domain to determine the most associated risk factors. Results No significant difference was found between Syrian refugees and LSES Jordanians in the physical health domain. Syrian refugees scored significantly lower than LSES Jordanians in the psychological health and social relationship domain. Syrian refugees scored significantly higher than LSES Jordanians in the environmental domain. ASES Jordanians scored significantly higher than the other two groups in all domains, with all its scores above the average. Discussion Despite the support Jordan provides to the Syrian refugees, they still seem to suffer from poor psychological health, social relationships and environmental domains, with scores below 50 on (0–100) scale. Nonetheless, no significant difference was found between Syrian refugees and LSES Jordanians in the physical health domain, furthermore they scored significantly higher than LSES Jordanians in the environmental domain despite both scoring below 50 on (0–100) scale in this domain. Physical, psychological, and social domains were mainly affected by having a job, having higher income, and being married and free from diseases.

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Quality of life of schizophrenic patients in a tertiary care hospital in Bangladesh

Bangladesh Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.3329/bjpsy.v29i1.32749 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 29 (1) ◽

pp. 30-34 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Mir Hasan Shakil Mahmud ◽

Bushra Yeasmin ◽

Shipra Mandal

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Physical Health ◽

Environmental Health ◽

Social Relationship ◽

World Health ◽

P Value ◽

Health Domain ◽

Schizophrenic Patients ◽

Physical Health Domain

Schizophrenia is one of the major mental disorders which affect individuals thinking ability, social interaction or attention. It affects persons entire quality of life. The purpose of the study was to find out the quality of life of schizophrenic patient in Bangladesh. Cross sectional study design was used to conduct this study. The convenient sampling procedure was used throughout the process of participants selection and the numbers of respondents were 83. The study was carried out at National Institute of Mental Health and Hospital (NIMH), Dhaka. Data was collected by using face to face interview with a structured questionnaire WHOQOL-BREF (The World Health Organization Quality of Life- BREF) scale. It was found that most of the participants lead poor to moderate quality of life in four domains of the WHOQOL-BREF scale. Results showed that mean scores were for physical health (mean 2.7, SD+0.106); psychological health (mean 2.108, SD +0.0787); social relationship (mean 2.226; SD+0.116) and environmental health (mean 2.47; SD+0.077).This study indicated that, quality of life poor on psychological domain. It was also found statistically significance with age and social relationship domain (p value 0.005< 0.05); marital status and physical health domain (p value 0.004<0.05); educational level and physical health domain (p value 0.005<0.05) and environmental health domain (p value 0.025<0.05). There were no statistically significant difference between gender and other variables. Schizophrenia affects all aspects of persons life such as physically, psychologically, socially and economically. Schizophrenic patients as well as their family members led very poor quality of life.Bang J Psychiatry June 2015; 29(1): 30-34

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The Quality of Life in Mothers of Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Comparative Study in Tehran, Iran

Current Psychiatry Research and Reviews ◽

10.2174/2666082216999200421185118 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. 132-137

Author(s):

Mohammad Vafaee-Shahi ◽

Mehrnoosh Purfallah ◽

Elham Shirazi ◽

Samileh Noorbakhsh

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Mental Health ◽

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽

Physical Health ◽

Social Relationships ◽

Normal Children ◽

Hyperactivity Disorder ◽

Adhd Children ◽

The Mean

Background & Aim: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common mental health disorder among young children that affects the mothers’ lifestyles The aim of the present study was to consider the quality of life in Iranian mothers with ADHD children. Objective: In this comparative study, we compared the quality of life between mothers of ADHD children and mothers of normal children. Methods: In this descriptive study (2018-2019), a total of 75 mothers with ADHD children and 75 mothers with normal children, who were referred to referral educational hospital (Rasoul Hospital; Tehran, Iran) were evaluated. ADHD criteria were assessed by means of the SNAP-IV questionnaire, while the quality of life was evaluated by the SF-36 questionnaire. All data were analyzed by SPSS software. The environmental, mental, social physical, health and quality of life were compared between 2 groups. Results: The economic situation of mothers with normal children was average (73.3%) to good (16%), while in mothers with ADHD children the economic situation was average (45.3%) to poor (37.3%). Mothers’ employment in normal children group was 41.3%, but it was 14.6% in mothers with ADHD children. A significant difference was reported between two groups in the mean of environmental health score (p <0.05), social relationships (p <0.05), mental health (p <0.05), physical health (p <0.01) and quality of life (p <0.01). The mean score of environmental health, social relationships, mental health, physical health and quality of life in ADHD mothers was significantly lower than mothers with normal children. Conclusion: The difficulties in the management of ADHD children negatively affect the quality of mothers’ lifestyles. Therefore, preventive, educational and therapeutic interventions are recommended to improve the mental health and the quality of life of mothers.

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Correlation Between Stress and Quality of Life Experienced by Caregivers: Perception of a Group of Healthcare Professionals

The Open Nursing Journal ◽

10.2174/1874434601711010135 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 135-141 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Bhárbara Karolline Rodrigues Silva ◽

Fernando Rodrigues Peixoto Quaresma ◽

Erika da Silva Maciel ◽

Francisco Winter dos Santos Figueiredo ◽

Jonathan Souza Sarraf ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Physical Health ◽

Human Beings ◽

Total Quality ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Significance Level ◽

Life Score ◽

Health Domain ◽

Physical Health Domain

Aim:This study aims to evaluate the relationship between perceived level of stress and quality of life of professionals working in Prompt Service Units in the city of Palmas, Tocantins.Methods:A cross-sectional study was performed among 164 professionals from Prompt Service Units. Stress levels were evaluated using the Perceived Stress Scale. The WHOQOL-bref was used to evaluate the perception of quality of life. Quantitative variables distribution was evaluated using Shapiro-Wilk's test. For the analyses of correlations among perceived level of stress, total quality of life score, and the physical health domain of the WHOQOL-bref, Pearson's correlation test was applied. The significance level adopted for this trial was 95%. The study was approved by the Committee of Ethics in Research with Human Beings.Results:When assessing the perceived level of stress with the total quality of life score, there was no significant correlation between those variables. However, there was an association between the perceived level of stress and the physical health domain of quality of life.Conclusion:Perceived quality of life was correlated with the physical health domain, and this result reinforces the importance of the facets that make up this area.

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P1530QUALITY OF LIFE AND MORTALITY IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING HEMODIALYSIS

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation ◽

10.1093/ndt/gfaa142.p1530 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 35 (Supplement_3) ◽

Author(s):

Gun Woo Kang ◽

Seoung Gyu Kim ◽

In Hee Lee ◽

Ki Sung Ahn

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Risk Factors ◽

Coronary Heart Disease ◽

Multivariate Analysis ◽

Univariate Analysis ◽

Health Domain ◽

The Mean ◽

The Relationship ◽

Physical Health Domain

Abstract Background and Aims The mortality of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) undergoing hemodialysis (HD) is higher than the general population. And it is well known that quality of life (QOL) falls immediately after receiving HD. However, studies on the relationship between reduced QOL and mortality in HD patients were very rare. This study aims to observe the correlation between impaired QOL and mortality in HD patients and to identify risk factors that affect mortality. Method The study included 160 patients with ESRD undergoing HD during over 3 months. The QOL was evaluated using WHO Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF). The WHOQOL-BREF instrument comprises 26 items, which measure the following four domains: physical health (domain 1), psychological health (domain 2), social relationships (domain 3), and environment (domain 4). Univariate analysis was used to determine the relationship between comorbidities, sex, age, laboratory findings, and QOL and mortality in HD patients. Multivariate analysis was performed by cox proportional hazard regression. Expected survival at 5 and 10 years was determined by two-sample t-tests. Results The mean age was 58.1 years old. 95 patients (59.7%) received HD due to diabetes mellitus. 42 patients (26.4%) had been diagnosed with coronary heart disease. In univariate analysis, age, coronary heart disease, malignancy, comorbidities, and blood calcium level were positively correlated with mortality. In particular, the domain 1 and 2 of WHOQOL-BREF were negatively associated with mortality. The mean scores of domain 1 and 2 was 18.2±5.2 and 15.9±4.5 for survivors and 15.5±5.7 and 13.7±4.9 for deaths. Multivariate analysis identified the age, comorbidity, serum calcium, and domain 1 of WHOQOL-BREF were independent risk factors for mortality (Table 1). Additionally, predicting 5- and 10- year survival, mortality was correlation with older age, higher Charlson Comorbidity Index, lower serum calcium, and lower domain 1 of WHOQOL-BREF (Table 2). Conclusion The impaired QOL of patients with ESRD undergoing HD was closely related to mortality. In particular, low QOL in physical health domain significantly increased mortality. Therefore, in order to improve the survival of HD patients, we should be considered about QOL as well as medical problems

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Frailty decreases physical health domain of quality of life in nursing home elderly

Zinc supplementation improves heme biosynthesis in rats exposed to lead ◽

10.18051/univmed.2015.v34.213-219 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 34 (3) ◽

pp. 213 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Yvonne Suzy Handajani ◽

Nelly Tina Widjaja ◽

Yuda Turana

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Nursing Home ◽

Physical Health ◽

Psychological Health ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Frailty Syndrome ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Health Domain ◽

Physical Health Domain

BACKGROUND Approximately 10-27% of the population aged >65 years suffers from frailty. The percentage increases with age so that the prevalence of frailty in the population aged >85 years reaches 45%. The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between frailty and quality of life (QOL) in nursing home elderly. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study of 138 subjects aged >60 years who were recruited from 4 nursing homes in West Jakarta. Participants with frailty status were evaluated by the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) instrument and QOL was evaluated by the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire. One-way ANOVA and chi-square tests were used to find relations between the frailty syndrome and QOL. RESULTS The percentages of respondents with pre-frail, frail, and non-frail status were 30.4%, 52.2%, and 17.4%, respectively. A decline in QOL scores of pre-frail and frail respondents was found for almost all QOL domains (physical, psychological and environment domains), except social relationships. The subdomains most influenced were “energy and fatigue” in the physical health domain, “thinking, learning, memory and concentration” in psychological health, and “opportunities for acquiring new information and skills” in the environment domain. CONCLUSIONS More than half of the nursing home elderly were frail and one-third were pre-frail. The main factor of frailty was weakness. The frailty syndrome in the elderly has a negative impact on QOL, especially in the physical health, psychological and environment domains in nursing home elderly.

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Potential Effects of Lung Function Reduction on Health-Related Quality of Life

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph16020260 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. 260 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Yuhan Wen ◽

Dongming Wang ◽

Min Zhou ◽

Yun Zhou ◽

Yanjun Guo ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Lung Function ◽

Physical Health ◽

Social Relationships ◽

General Linear Model ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related ◽

Physical Health Domain

Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) was reported to reflect overall quality of life and individual perceptions related to health. Decreased lung function is associated with reduced ventilation and oxygen intake and reported to affect body functions. However, the effect of lung function reduction on HRQOL is still unclear. A total of 8398 retired workers from Dongfeng-Tongji Cohort Study were included in this cross section study. Lung function was measured using an electronic spirometer. HRQOL was evaluated through a questionnaire designed according to the WHOQOL-BREF. The mean of the HRQOL scores of its four domains (physical health, psychological state, social relationships and environment) is the total HRQOL score. A general linear model was used to analyse the association between lung function and HRQOL. In the continuous analysis by the general linear model, FVC was associated with the total HRQOL, physical health domain and social relationships domain scores. In the categorical analysis, there was a linear trend between FVC and the total HRQOL and physical health scores. We also found a similar relationship between FEV1 and HRQOL scores. Further analysis suggested that elevated lung function could improve the scores of pain and discomfort facet and independence facet of physical health domain. The lung function was significantly positively associated with HRQOL in middle-aged and older Chinese.

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Quality of life evaluation in patients with mucopolysaccharidosis using PedsQL

Journal of Child Health Care ◽

10.1177/1367493518787319 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 23 (2) ◽

pp. 278-285 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Marcos Almeida Matos ◽

Fábio Ferri-de-Barros ◽

Roberto Guarniero

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Physical Health ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Psychosocial Health ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Health Domain ◽

Pedsql 4.0 ◽

Physical Health Domain

Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) is a rare and neglected disorder. Only a few studies to date have focused on humanistic impacts of the disease, particularly health-related quality of life (HRQOL). The objective of our research is to (1) evaluate HRQOL in Brazilian patients with MPS and (2) assess the validity of the PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scales (PedsQL) in this specific disease. We performed an analytical cross-sectional study using the Brazilian Portuguese version of the PedsQL in 22 patients with MPS between the ages of 8 and 21. With regard to assessing the validity of the PedsQL for MPS, we evaluated internal consistency using Cronbach’s α coefficient and reliability using the Spearman–Brown estimate of agreement. The mean HRQOL score in our sample was 63.6 points. The worst score was obtained in the Psychosocial domain (61.9) on account of interference with school (56.1), while the Physical Health domain had the highest score (67.6). The total PedsQL internal consistency was .764 points. The Physical Health domain obtained the highest internal consistency (.914), whereas the Psychosocial Health domain obtained the lowest one (.754). MPS was demonstrated to decrease HRQOL, and PedsQL seems to be a valid instrument to perform this kind of analysis.

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The effect of vestibular, lingual, and aligner appliances on the quality of life of adult patients during the initial stages of orthodontic treatment

Progress in Orthodontics ◽

10.1186/s40510-020-00346-0 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 22 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Maryam AlSeraidi ◽

Ismaeel Hansa ◽

Fadia Dhaval ◽

Donald J. Ferguson ◽

Nikhilesh R. Vaid

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Physical Health ◽

Social Relationships ◽

Psychological Health ◽

Orthodontic Treatment ◽

Social Relationship ◽

Orthodontic Appliance ◽

The Mean ◽

Domain 3

Abstract Background Patient quality of life (QoL) during orthodontic treatment is an important consideration that requires greater academic investigation as greater focus is placed on enhancing patient experience. Quality of life (QoL) was assessed in three orthodontic appliance groups, i.e., vestibular, lingual, and aligners during the initial stages of treatment. The sample was comprised of 117 adult patient-subjects distributed into 3 groups: vestibular (n = 41), lingual (n = 37), and aligner (n = 39). A WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire surveyed four domains (physical health, psychological health, social relationships, and environment). Results Mean scores for domain 1, physical health, showed that the aligner group (28.1) had significantly greater scores than that of the vestibular (22.7) or lingual (22) groups. Domain 2, psychological health, demonstrated significant differences (P < 0.001) between all groups, with the aligner group scoring the highest (23.2), followed by the lingual (18.4) and vestibular (15.2) groups. Domain 3, social relationship, showed that aligner (10.9) and lingual (10.2) scores were significantly greater (P < 0.001) than those of the vestibular group (7.8). Domain 4, environment, displayed significant differences between all groups, with the aligner group scoring highest (32.1), followed by the lingual group (29.3), and lastly the vestibular group (26.4). Overall, the highest mean score was obtained by the aligner group (23.1) and the lowest mean score was by the vestibular group (18). The mean domain scores for all three groups were significantly different (P ≤ 0.005) from each other (Table 2). Conclusions Overall, patients undergoing Aligner therapy reported the overall highest QoL scores, followed by lingual and vestibular groups.

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Benefits of Equine-Based Therapy for Individuals with Dementia

10.46409/sr.gkds8152 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

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Lauren Fearn

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Energy Level ◽

Physical Health ◽

Social Relationships ◽

Functional Capacity ◽

Functional Decline ◽

Well Being ◽

Equine Assisted

Individuals living with dementia typically experience progressive, cognitive, and functional decline which limits their ability to communicate and fully perform activities (Pimouguet el al., 2019). Horses have been shown to benefit individuals with dementia by improving well-being, physical health, functional capacity, and social relationships (Fields et. al., 2019). A 6-week OT-based virtual equine-assisted activities program was conducted to determine if participation in equine-assisted activities could improve the quality of life of individuals with dementia. Outcomes of the program resulted in improvements in mood, energy level, engagement, communication, memory, socialization, and overall quality of life.

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