scholarly journals How gender-specific are predictors of post-MI HRQoL? A longitudinal study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorota Wlodarczyk ◽  
Urszula Ziętalewicz
Keyword(s):  
First Year ◽  
Coping With Stress ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Male Survivors ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Mental Hrqol ◽  
Negative Role ◽  
One Year ◽  
And Coping

Abstract Purpose: Extant research shows that health-related quality of life (HRQoL) differs between female and male survivors of myocardial infarction (MI), but the reasons for this are not fully understood. We aimed to examine the differences in predictors of HRQoL in female and male survivors during the first year after MI. Methods: At timepoints 1 and 2, the sample comprised 222 MI survivors (59 women and 163 men; mean age 53.84 years, range 24–65) referred for in-patient cardiac rehabilitation. This number dropped to 140 participants (42 women and 98 men) at the third timepoint, approximately one year after the MI. We examined the gender differences in various predictors of physical and mental HRQoL: demographic factors (e.g., age, gender, marital status), disease-related factors (pre- and post-MI), personality and coping with stress. Results: Initially, both physical and mental HRQoL were lower in women than men, but the differences disappeared at timepoint 3. Stepwise regressions were performed to investigate how the HRQoL predictors varied in females and males. The factors shaping HRQoL differed between genders and they also changed over time. Substantially fewer factors predicted physical HRQoL in women than in men. Trait anxiety seems to play a similarly negative role in both genders. Conclusions: The psychosocial resources that influence HRQoL differ between women and men. There were also differences concerning predictors of HRQoL dimensions. Further studies with a different or broader range of predictors are needed, especially among women.

scholarly journals How gender-specific are predictors of post-MI HRQoL? A longitudinal study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorota Wlodarczyk ◽  
Urszula Ziętalewicz
Keyword(s):  
First Year ◽  
Coping With Stress ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Male Survivors ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Mental Hrqol ◽  
Negative Role ◽  
One Year ◽  
And Coping

Abstract Purpose: Extant research shows that health-related quality of life (HRQoL) differs between female and male survivors of myocardial infarction (MI), but the reasons for this are not fully understood. We aimed to examine the predictors of HRQoL in female and male survivors during the first year after MI. Methods: At timepoints 1 and 2, the sample comprised 222 MI survivors (59 women and 163 men; mean age 53.84 years, range 24–65) referred for in-patient cardiac rehabilitation. This number dropped to 140 participants (42 women and 98 men) at the third timepoint, approximately one year after the MI. We examined the gender differences in various predictors of physical and mental HRQoL: demographic factors (e.g., age, education, marital status), disease-related factors (pre- and post-MI), personality and coping with stress. Results: Initially, both physical and mental HRQoL were lower in women than men, but the differences disappeared at timepoint 3. Stepwise regressions performed separately for men and women revealed that the factors shaping HRQoL were different in both genders; they also changed over time. Substantially fewer factors predicted physical HRQoL in women than in men. Trait anxiety seems to play a similarly negative role in both genders. Conclusions: The psychosocial resources that influence HRQoL were different for women and men. There were also differences concerning predictors of HRQoL dimensions. Further studies with a different or broader range of predictors are needed, especially among women.

scholarly journals How gender-specific are predictors of post-MI HRQoL? A longitudinal study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorota Wlodarczyk ◽  
Urszula Ziętalewicz
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
First Year ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Male Survivors ◽  
Myocardial Infraction ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Mental Hrqol ◽  
One Year ◽  
And Coping

Abstract Purpose Extant research shows that health-related quality of life (HRQoL) differs between female and male survivors of myocardial infraction (MI), but the reasons for this are not fully understood. We aimed to examine gender differences in predictors of HRQoL in survivors during the first year after MI.Methods At timepoints 1 and 2 the sample comprised 222 MI survivors (59 women and 163 men; M age 53.84 years, SD = 6.71; range 24-65) referred for in-patient cardiac rehabilitation. This number dropped to 140 participants (42 women and 98 men) at the third timepoint, approx. one year after MI. We examined gender differences in various predictors of physical and mental HRQoL: demographic factors (age; gender identity; marital status; education), disease-related factors (pre- and post-MI), personality and coping with stress.Results Stepwise regressions were performed to investigate how the relationships between the four groups of predictors and HRQoL varied with gender. Initially both physical and mental HRQoL were lower in women than men, but the differences disappeared at timepoint 3. We captured gender differences in factors shaping HRQoL at all timepoints. Substantially fewer factors predicted physical HRQoL in women than in men. The role of predictors also changed over time.Conclusions The psychosocial resources that influence HRQoL differ substantially between women and men; however trait anxiety predicted HRQoL in both genders. Further studies with a different or broader range of predictors are needed.

The relationship between health-related quality of life, pain, and coping strategies in juvenile arthritis – A one year prospective study

2005 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 1585-1598 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael G. Sawyer ◽  
Josephine A. Carbone ◽  
Justine N. Whitham ◽  
Don M. Roberton ◽  
John E. Taplin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
One Year ◽  
And Coping ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Health-Related Quality of Life and Related Factors among Primary Caregivers of Children with Disabilities in Shanghai, China: A Cross-Sectional Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (24) ◽  
pp. 9299
Author(s):  
Cong Xia ◽  
Mei Sun ◽  
Xinying Li ◽  
Chenhao Lu ◽  
Xiu Gao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Children With Disabilities ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Mental Hrqol ◽  
Physical Hrqol

Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of caregivers of children with disabilities (CWD) is important for both children’s rehabilitation and caregivers’ life, but the corresponding attention is far from enough in mainland China. Thus, we investigated the HRQOL of 170 caregivers and related factors in Shanghai. The 12-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12) was used to measure HRQOL. The potential factors were collected, including child characteristics, caregiver characteristics, and environmental factors. Univariate analysis and multiple linear regression were performed to identify the key factors that could be intervened. Compared with the general population, caregivers of CWD had a slightly higher score on the physical component summary (PCS, 52.57 ± 8.41), but the score of mental component summary (MCS, 31.58 ± 7.72) was extremely low. Caregiver’s illness condition, family size, and household income were significant factors of physical HRQOL. Caregivers with illness and caregivers living in an extended family were associated with higher mental HRQOL. Whereas these two factors had opposite effects on physical HRQOL. This finding indicated poor mental HRQOL among caregivers of CWD in Shanghai and thus requiring urgent attention and intervention. Improving physical fitness, maintaining family integration, and providing financial support should be considered when developing intervention for this population.

Health-related quality of life one year after surgical treatment of the type I chronic aortic dissection

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Oksana Kamenskaya ◽  
Asya Klinkova ◽  
Irina Loginova ◽  
Alexander Chernyavskiy ◽  
Dmitry Sirota ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Surgical Treatment ◽  
Aortic Dissection ◽  
Type I ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Chronic Aortic Dissection ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
One Year

scholarly journals Health-Related Quality of Life and Related Factors in Persons with Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry: Data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surve

Medicina ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 4
Author(s):  
I Re Heo ◽  
Ho Cheol Kim ◽  
Tae Hoon Kim
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Poor Hrqol ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
Prism Group ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Background and Objectives: preserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISm) is a common spirometric pattern that causes respiratory symptoms, systemic inflammation, and mortality. However, its impact on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and its associated factors remain unclear. We aimed to identify these HRQOL-related factors and investigate the differences in HROOL between persons with PRISm and those with normal lung function. Materials and Methods: we reviewed the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data from 2008 to 2013 to evaluate the HRQOL of persons with PRISm, as measured while using the Euro Quality of Life-5D (EQ-5D) and identify any influencing factors. PRISm was defined as pre-bronchodilator forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) <80% predicted and FEV1 to forced vital capacity (FVC) ratio (FEV1/FVC) ≥0.7. Individuals with FEV1 ≥80% predicted and FEV1/FVC ≥0.7 were considered as Controls. Results: of the 27,824 participants over the age of 40 years, 1875 had PRISm. The age- and sex-adjusted EQ-5D index was lower in the PRISm group than in the control group (PRISm, 0.930; control, 0.941; p = 0.005). The participants with PRISm showed a significantly higher prevalence of hypertension (p < 0.001), diabetes (p < 0.001), obesity (p < 0.001), low physical activity (p = 0.001), ever-smoker (p < 0.001), and low income (p = 0.034) than those in the control group. In participants with PRISm, lower EQ-5D index scores were independently associated with old age (p = 0.002), low income (p < 0.001), low education level (p < 0.001), and no economic activity (p < 0.001). Three out of five EQ-5D dimensions (mobility, self-care, and usual activity) indicated a higher proportion of dissatisfied participants in the PRISm group than the control group. Conclusions: the participants with PRISm were identified to have poor HRQOL when compared to those without PRISm. Old age and low socioeconomic status play important roles in HRQOL deterioration in patients with PRISm. By analyzing risk factors that are associated with poor HRQOL, early detection and intervention of PRISm can be done in order to preserve patients’ quality of life.

Frailty and Autonomy among the Oldest Old: Evidence from the Multicenter Prospective AgeCoDe-AgeQualiDe Study

Gerontology ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
André Hajek ◽  
Christian Brettschneider ◽  
Tina Mallon ◽  
Hanna Kaduszkiewicz ◽  
Birgitt Wiese ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Service Use ◽  
Oldest Old ◽  
Strong Association ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Clinical Frailty Scale ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Introduction: There is a lack of studies examining the link between perceived autonomy and frailty among the oldest old. Therefore, our objective was to fill this gap. Methods: Data were used from the multicenter prospective cohort study “Needs, health service use, costs and health-related quality of life in a large sample of oldest-old primary care patients (85+)” (AgeQualiDe; follow-up [FU] wave 9; n = 510 observations in the analytical sample). The average age was 90.3 years (SD: 2.7 years). The Canadian Study of Health and Aging (CSHA) Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) was used to assess frailty. Socioeconomic and health-related covariates were included in our regression model. The autonomy scale developed by Schwarzer was used to assess perceived autonomy in old age. Results: Adjusting for various confounders, multiple linear regressions showed that lower perceived autonomy was associated with increased levels of frailty (total sample: β = −0.13, p < 0.001; women: β = −0.14, p < 0.001; and men: β = −0.12, p < 0.001). Furthermore, lower perceived autonomy was associated with more depressive symptoms, higher cognitive impairment, and being institutionalized (except for men) in the total sample and in both sexes, but it was not significantly associated with age, sex, marital status, educational level, and social support. Conclusion: Findings indicate that frailty is associated with lower autonomy among the oldest old. More generally, while health-related factors were consistently associated with autonomy, sociodemographic factors (except for being institutionalized) were not associated with autonomy among the oldest old. We should be aware of the strong association between autonomy and physical as well as mental health in very old age.

Changes in health-related quality of life in patients of self-care vs. in-center dialysis during the first year

2007 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carole Loos-Ayav ◽  
Luc Frimat ◽  
Michèle Kessler ◽  
Jacques Chanliau ◽  
Pierre-Yves Durand ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Self Care ◽  
First Year ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related
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