scholarly journals Improving the quality of life through Balneotourism practices: the Bulgarian experience

Ekonomia ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-81
Author(s):  
Maria Zl. Stankova ◽  
Stefan Y. Kirilov
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health System ◽  
National Health System ◽  
Destination Image ◽  
Tourist Destination ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Theoretical Issues

Improving the Quality of Life through Balneotourism Practices:The Bulgarian ExperienceBalneotourism is a traditional element of Bulgaria’s tourist destination image. The use of the healing powers of water, climate and mud deposits can be traced back to the old Thracian tribes that inhabitedBulgarian lands thousands of years ago. Bulgaria can successfully develop balneotourism and boost foreign visitors not only with its available natural resources, but also with great affordability of the health services offered. This is an opportunity to overcome the problem of season dependent tourism, as well as to increase revenues in the sector and the economy. At the same time, balneotourismand the establishment of the national health system allow for a real improvement in the quality of life of all the insured but particularly of people with disabilities.In that regard, the present paper analyses the origins, development and the current state of balneotourism in Bulgaria. Special attention is paid to defining the terms “balneology” and “balneotourism”.There are theoretical issues observed as well as significant aspects of the Bulgarian health system related to the utilization of the balneotourism product. Based on conducted research and analysis, recommendations are made aiming at further development of balneotourism and improvementof the quality of life of people with medical conditions and the disabled.

scholarly journals Oral health conditions and quality of life of elderly users of the Unified National Health System

2014 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 389-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soraya Fernandes MESTRINER ◽  
Aline dos Santos Queiroz de ALMEIDA ◽  
Luana Pinho de MESQUITA ◽  
Alexandre Fávero BULGARELLI ◽  
Wilson MESTRINER JUNIOR
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health System ◽  
National Health System ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
Cross Sectional

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to analyze the oral health status and socio-economic conditions of the elderly, which are users of the Brazilian Unified Public Health System (SUS) and its relationship to a subjective indicator of impacts of oral conditions on quality of life (Oral Health Impact Profile OHIP-14). METHODS: It is a descriptive cross-sectional exploratory study developed in the second semester of 2011. The sample consisted of 76 elderly (65-74 years old) users of the public dental service at the Dental Specialties Center at the Faculty of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. The methodological strategy adopted for data collection was the structured interview and secondary data were obtained from medical records and reports. To perform the statistical analysis it was used an exploratory analysis of multivariate data by means of STATA Software. RESULTS: The frequencies of the dimensions of the OHIP-14 with the greatest impact were pain (13.16%) and psychological distress (14.47%). The low impact association was represented by social disability (71%) and social disadvantage (63%). The gender, type of housing, necessity and prosthesis wearing were not associated with measures of quality of life related to oral health. It was observed a good correlation between the perception (r = 0.542, p <0.001), a moderate association between higher income (r = 0.28, p <0.01) and the scores of the OHIP. CONCLUSION: It was concluded that the elderly which reported good self-perception of oral health and good income have expressed the perception that oral health reflects a good impact on quality of life.

scholarly journals Buprenorphine: Far Beyond the “Ceiling”

Biomolecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 816
Author(s):  
Rosmara Infantino ◽  
Consalvo Mattia ◽  
Pamela Locarini ◽  
Antonio Luigi Pastore ◽  
Sabatino Maione ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Neuropathic Pain ◽  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
National Health System ◽  
Analgesic Drugs ◽  
Third Line ◽  
Dynamic Profile

Chronic pain, including neuropathic pain, represents an untreated disease with important repercussions on the quality of life and huge costs on the national health system. It is well known that opioids are the most powerful analgesic drugs, but they represent the second or third line in neuropathic pain, that remain difficult to manage. Moreover, these drugs show several side effects that limit their use. In addition, opioids possess addictive properties that are associated with misuse and drug abuse. Among available opioids compounds, buprenorphine has been suggested advantageous for a series of clinical reasons, including the effectiveness in neuropathic pain. Some properties are partly explained by its unique pharmacological characteristics. However, questions on the dynamic profile remain to be answered. Pharmacokinetics optimization strategies, and additional potentialities, are still to be explored. In this paper, we attempt to conceptualize the potential undiscovered dynamic profile of buprenorphine.

scholarly journals Quantifying the Influence of Individual, Community, and Health System Factors on Quality of Life Among Inner-City African Americans With Type 2 Diabetes

2021 ◽  
pp. 014572172199628
Author(s):  
Jennifer A. Campbell ◽  
Alice Yan ◽  
Renee E. Walker ◽  
Lance Weinhardt ◽  
Yang Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Inner City ◽  
Health System ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
System Factors

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the association of individual, community, and health system factors on quality of life among inner-city African Americans with type 2 diabetes. Methods Primary data from a cross-sectional study with a community sample of 241 inner-city African Americans with type 2 diabetes were analyzed. Paper-based surveys were administered in which the SF-12 was used to capture the physical component (PCS) and mental component (MCS) of quality of life. Four regression approaches (sequential, stepwise with backward and forward selection, and all possible subsets regression) were used to examine the influence of individual, community, and health system factors on PCS and MCS after adjusting for relevant covariates using a conceptual framework. Results In fully adjusted models, having less than a high school education and having major depression were associated with lower quality-of-life scores for MCS across all 4 regression approaches. Being employed was positively associated with better quality-of-life scores for PCS across all 4 regression approaches. PCS was higher across all 4 regression approaches for those reporting a history of trauma. At the health systems level, usual source of care was associated with better PCS across 3 regression approaches. Conclusions These results highlight key factors that influence quality of life among inner-city African Americans with type 2 diabetes that could be targets for interventions in this population. However, additional research is needed to understand existing pathways that may be driving many of these relationships.

Further development of a quality of life measure for cancer patients: The rotterdam symptom checklist (revised)

1992 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Watson ◽  
M. Law ◽  
G. P. Maguire ◽  
B. Robertson ◽  
S. Greer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Symptom Checklist ◽  
Life Measure ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Rotterdam Symptom Checklist

“I Would Like to Have a Normal Brother but I’m Happy With the Brother That I Have”: A Pilot Study About Intellectual Disabilities and Family Quality of Life From the Perspective of Siblings

2021 ◽  
pp. 0192513X2110428
Author(s):  
Raquel A. Correia ◽  
Maria João Seabra-Santos
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Family Quality Of Life ◽  
Adult Sibling ◽  
The Disabled

The relationships between siblings are the most long-lasting in families. When one of the siblings is a person with intellectual disabilities (ID), this relationship assumes an even more important role since this brother/sister will most likely become the disabled individual’s main caregiver. This pilot study had two aims: to explore the experience as an adolescent or adult sibling of a person with ID and to understand the perceptions of these siblings about quality of life as a sibling and about family quality of life. In-depth interviews were conducted with six siblings. The results showed that the experience of a sibling is positive and the acceptance process is of extreme importance. The domains which, from the sibling perspective, contribute to family quality of life are as follows: Family relationships, Acceptance, Health, Influence of values, Financial well-being, Support from others, and Leisure activities. The implications of these findings for intervention are pointed out.

scholarly journals The Dynamics of the Quality of Life of Mothers Bringing up Children with Cerebral Palsy

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 58-73
Author(s):  
A. Pevneva
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Structural Components ◽  
Core Element ◽  
Dominant Position ◽  
Structural Hierarchy ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Core Elements ◽  
Theoretical Issues

In studies of psychological problems of mothers bringing up children with cerebral palsy, the least explored is the problem of the quality of life. The knowledge of the structural and dynamic characteristics of the quality of life may give an answer to a number of methodological and theoretical issues on the change in the quality of life over time, its structural hierarchy and organization, structure sustainability/unsustainability and core elements. The aim of present study was to identify the dynamics of the quality of life of the mother of a child with cerebral palsy. 66 mothers raising a child with cerebral palsy have been surveyed; 48 respondents participated in a repeated measurement. The outcome of the study is the proof that the quality of life is not stable, it depends on the situation and is reproduced in the context of the situation. The dynamics of the quality of life of the mother of a child with cerebral palsy is characterized by difference in indicators of all structural components with the tendency to change positively, constancy of dominant position of physical functioning, structural transformation of the organization, its flexibility, as well as change of the structural core element.

scholarly journals Tourism carrying capacity and Social Carrying capacity: A literature review

2021 ◽  
Vol 124 ◽  
pp. 02004
Author(s):  
Mohamad Pirdaus bin Yusoh ◽  
Jabil Mapjabil ◽  
Nurhazliyana Hanafi ◽  
Mohd Azmi bin Muhammed Idris
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Economic Aspects ◽  
Tourist Destination ◽  
Social Carrying Capacity ◽  
Difficult Part

In driving sustainable tourism, the concept of carrying capacity in tourism needs to be applied. This concept of carrying capacity gives a comprehensive emphasis in the development of tourism whether in physical, social or economic aspects. If this concept is applied, it is in determining the situation in a tourist destination whether it is still in a state that can be accepted by the stakeholders in tourism, namely tourists, locals and tour operators. In this paper, emphasis is given to social carrying capacity in tourism which is one of the parts in tourism carrying capacity. This social capacity is the most difficult part to examine because it involves unequal perceptions and views from various parties. It involves interactions between tourists and tourists that cover issues of congestion and the quality of their tourism and interactions between tourists and locals or hosts that involve issues of their quality of life. Due to that, this social capacity is quite difficult to implement in some tourist areas.

scholarly journals The Current Status of Integrative Oncology in Korea

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 153473542110638
Author(s):  
Eun-Bin Kwag ◽  
Soo-Dam Kim ◽  
Ji Hye Park ◽  
So-Jung Park ◽  
Mi-Kyung Jeong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Causes Of Death ◽  
Survival Rates ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Integrative Oncology ◽  
Recurrence Rates ◽  
Current State ◽  
Look Ahead

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, and Korea is no exception. Humanity has been fighting cancer for many years, and as a result, we now have effective treatments such as chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery. However, there are other issues that we are only now beginning to address, such as cancer patients’ quality of life. Moreover, numerous studies show that addressing these issues holistically is critical for overall cancer treatment and survival rates. This paper describes how Korea is attempting to reduce cancer incidence and recurrence rates while also managing the quality of life of cancer patients. Integrative Oncology is the field that addresses these broad issues, and understanding the current state of integrative oncology in Korea is critical. The goal of this paper is to provide an overview of the current state of integrative oncology in Korea as well as to look ahead to future developments.

scholarly journals Quality of life of blind people’s carers

2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Łukasz Lewandowski ◽  
Iwona Smotryś ◽  
Angelika Puls ◽  
Anita Radziejewska ◽  
Magda Płocharczyk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Married Couples ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
Mental Condition ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Sight Loss

Introduction: Quality of life is a multidimensional concept and a subjective value that depends on many factors. Disability caused by sight loss induces changes for both patients and their carers. The function of a blind person’s carer is usually performed by family members, whose limited knowledge limits their ability to help effectively and satisfactorily. This, in turn, may lead to their reduced sense of the quality of life.The aim of this study was to assess the quality of life of blind people’s carers.Materials and methods: The study was conducted September–October 2016 and involved 130 blind peoples’ carers using a diagnostic poll. Short Form Survey SF-36 and a specially designed questionnaire were used. The majority of participants were women (69.23%), married couples (63.1%), with high school education (40.77%).Results: Wellbeing self-assessment indicated that 36.15% of carers considered their mental condition to have worsened, while 43.08% remained at the same level when compared to 1 year earlier. Analysis of quality of life showed that carers very highly rated their physical functioning 59.46 ±26.35; social functioning 57.4 ±26.12; vitality 55.48 ±23.27; and emotional functioning 54.81 ±29.24.Conclusions: Quality of life tends to gradually deteriorate as the carers grow older. The carer’s educational background and the professional activity of the disabled person influence the assessment of the carer’s quality of life.

scholarly journals EVALUATION OF THE CLINICAL AND ECONOMIC EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERFERON-GAMMA IN THE TREATMENT OF TUBERCULOSIS

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 276-280
Author(s):  
S. L Plavinskiy ◽  
Pavel I. Shabalkin
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Drug Resistance ◽  
Economic Evaluation ◽  
Health System ◽  
Interferon Gamma ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Pharmacoeconomic Analysis ◽  
Treatment Regimens ◽  
The Russian Federation

Tuberculosis worldwide is a serious problem for the health system and for society. Despite the fact that in recent years there has been a tendency to the decline in the incidence of tuberculosis, it remains to be one of the socially significant infections in the Russian Federation. Significant difficulties in the treatment of tuberculosis include the overcoming of the drug resistance of mycobacteria to the existing therapy, as well as the available limitations of the resources of the healthcare system in the Russian Federation. In this regard, there is a need to find additional opportunities to improve the effectiveness of the treatment and clinical and economic evaluation of existing treatment regimens. Interferon-gamma is an effective preparation for the management of tuberculosis. As a result of the pharmacoeconomic analysis, the administration of interferon-gamma (Ingaron) contributed to an increase in the quality of life by 2.1 QALY, and in terms of an addition to the therapy will be accompanied by savings of the budget of the Russian Federation up to 284 million rubles, or up to 27.3% of funds for the treatment of patients from this group.

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