scholarly journals General Health Status, Quality Of Life and Social Support of Young Athletes and Young Non-Athletes in Yazd

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyed Saeed Mazloomy Mahmoodabad ◽  
Nahid Ardian ◽  
Hadi Eslami
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
General Health ◽  
P Value ◽  
Young Athletes ◽  
Health Quality ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Health Quality Of Life ◽  
The Mean

Background: One of the factors influencing the level of general health and quality of life of individuals, is the level of social support that people enjoy. Given the importance of general health, quality of life and the amount of social support and their relationship with the level of physical activity in young people in Yazd province counties were studied. Methods: The study population of this descriptive, cross-sectional study consisted of 15- to 29-year-old people. Given the study population, sample size was calculated for the counties Yazd, Mehriz, Ardakan and Meybod separately. Methods: A total of 1533 people were selected by cluster sampling, and a person aged 15-29 years from each family completed the questionnaire. The questionnaire used, in addition to demographic questions, included three sections general health questionnaire (GHQ-28), Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, and World Health Organization Quality Of Life Brief (WHOQOL-BREF). The data were analyzed by SPSS18, nonparametric statistical tests and Pearson's correlation. Results: The mean general health score of youth was 30.82 (9.56) and the mean scores of their quality of life and social support were 38.32 (8.67) and 42.64 (7.73), respectively. Mental health, quality of life and social support were significantly associated with education level (P-value ≤ 0.001). The quality of life of young athletes was higher than that of young non-athletes (P-value ≤ 0.001). General health and social support were higher in women than in men (P-value ≤ 0.001). Conclusion: The general health level of Yazd youth is higher than the cut-off point and not optimal, but based on social and cultural conditions in this province, the levels of social support and quality of life were found to be satisfactory. Planning to increase the level of vitality and exercise in different fields can be an opportunity to improve the general health of young people.

scholarly journals General Health Quality of Life Instruments Underestimate the Impact of Bilateral Cochlear Implantation

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (6) ◽  
pp. 745-753 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theodore R. McRackan ◽  
Joshua E. Fabie ◽  
Prashant N. Bhenswala ◽  
Shaun A. Nguyen ◽  
Judy R. Dubno
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cochlear Implantation ◽  
General Health ◽  
Health Quality ◽  
Health Quality Of Life ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Quality Of Life Instruments

scholarly journals ASSESSING THE ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN TYPES OF GREEN SPACE, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND HEALTH INDICATORS USING GIS AND PARTICIPATORY SURVEY

2017 ◽  
Vol IV-4/W4 ◽  
pp. 47-54
Author(s):  
A. Akpinar
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
General Health ◽  
Green Space ◽  
Disease Prevalence ◽  
Green Spaces ◽  
Health Quality ◽  
Health Quality Of Life

This study explores whether specific types of green spaces (i.e. urban green spaces, forests, agricultural lands, rangelands, and wetlands) are associated with physical activity, quality of life, and cardiovascular disease prevalence. A sample of 8,976 respondents from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, conducted in 2006 in Washington State across 291 zip-codes, was analyzed. Measures included physical activity status, quality of life, and cardiovascular disease prevalence (i.e. heart attack, angina, and stroke). Percentage of green spaces was derived from the National Land Cover Dataset and measured with Geographical Information System. Multilevel regression analyses were conducted to analyze the data while controlling for age, sex, race, weight, marital status, occupation, income, education level, and zip-code population and socio-economic situation. Regression results reveal that no green space types were associated with physical activity, quality of life, and cardiovascular disease prevalence. On the other hand, the analysis shows that physical activity was associated with general health, quality of life, and cardiovascular disease prevalence. The findings suggest that other factors such as size, structure and distribution (sprawled or concentrated, large or small), quality, and characteristics of green space might be important in general health, quality of life, and cardiovascular disease prevalence rather than green space types. Therefore, further investigations are needed.

scholarly journals Effects of Spiritual Counseling on Spiritual Health-Quality of Life in Patients with HIV/AIDS

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Ulung Hasanah ◽  
Kusman Ibrahim ◽  
Aat Sriati
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Spiritual Health ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Health Quality ◽  
Health Quality Of Life ◽  
Spiritual Counseling ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Hiv Aids

Background: HIV/AIDS is a chronic and progressive disease that has complex health problems which affect the quality of life. Patients with HIV/AIDS need spiritual support to increase their spiritual health. A more effective therapeutic approach using spiritual counseling is seen as effective for improving health in chronic conditions.Purpose: This study aimed to examine the effects of spiritual counseling on the quality of life-spiritual health in patients with HIV/AIDS.Methods: This study employed a pre-posttest quasi-experimental design with a control group. The samples were 30 patients each in the experimental group and the control group recruited using purposive sampling. The experimental group received three sessions of spiritual counseling intervention. Data of the quality of life-spiritual health were collected using the WHOQOL-SRPB BREF and analyzed using t-test with significance <0.05.  Results: Results indicated significant differences in the spiritual health-quality of life between the control and experimental groups. The result of paired t-test before and after the intervention in the experimental group showed a p-value of <0.05, whereas in the control group, the p-value was >0.05. After the intervention, the p-value in the experimental and control groups was <0.05, indicating significant differences between the two groups.Conclusion: This study concluded that spiritual counseling interventions had an effect on increasing the quality of life-spiritual health in patients with HIV/AIDS. Thus, it is necessary for the hospital to consider the results of this study as one of the interventions in providing nursing care to HIV/AIDS patients.

Social support is linked to mental health, quality of life, and motor function in multiple sclerosis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Kever ◽  
Korhan Buyukturkoglu ◽  
Claire S. Riley ◽  
Philip L. De Jager ◽  
Victoria M. Leavitt
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Health Quality ◽  
Health Quality Of Life
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