Health-related Quality of Life and Insulin Resistance: a Longitudinal Study

Mapping Intimacies ◽

10.21203/rs.3.rs-651299/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Kazukauskiene Nijole ◽

Podlipskyte Aurelija ◽

Varoneckas Giedrius ◽

Mickuviene Narseta

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Insulin Resistance ◽

Social Functioning ◽

Physical Functioning ◽

General Health ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Emotional Role ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related

Abstract The aim of the study was to investigate insulin resistance (IR) in association with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among citizens of Palanga in a ten years follow-up. A randomized epidemiological study was performed out for 835 subjects. All study participants were evaluated according to for socio-demographic characteristics, behavioral factors, HRQoL and self-perceived health using questionnaires. Fasting blood samples were draw from all participants and biochemical tests were performed for the glucose, insulin. IR was evaluated by the homeostasis model assessment of IR (HOMA-IR). In subjects with IR, after adjusting with various factors, logistic regression analysis showed, that within 10 years, a significantly higher chance of deteriorating HRQoL in the areas of: physical functioning (odss ratio [OR] = 1.15, p < 0.001), emotional role limitations (OR = 1.07, p = 0.034), social functioning (OR = 1.26, p = 0.004), pain (OR = 1.09, p = 0.005) and general health perception (OR = 1.07, p = 0.022). People with IR have a worse HRQoL and as they age, they are significantly more likely to have a deterioration in their HRQoL compared to people without IR in the areas of physical functioning, emotional role limitations, social functioning, pain and general health perception.

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Health-related quality of life and insulin resistance over a 10-year follow-up

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-021-03791-x ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Nijole Kazukauskiene ◽

Aurelija Podlipskyte ◽

Giedrius Varoneckas ◽

Narseta Mickuviene

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Insulin Resistance ◽

Social Functioning ◽

Physical Functioning ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Emotional Role ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related

AbstractThe aim of the study was to investigate the association between insulin resistance (IR) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among citizens of Palanga in a 10-year follow-up. A randomized epidemiological study was performed with 835 subjects. The following data were examined using questionnaires: sociodemographic characteristics, behavioural factors, HRQoL and self-perceived health. Fasting blood samples were drawn from all participants, and biochemical tests were performed for glucose and insulin. IR was evaluated by the homeostasis model assessment of IR (HOMA-IR). In subjects with IR, after adjusting for various factors, logistic regression analysis showed that within 10 years, there was a significantly higher chance of deteriorating HRQoL in the areas of physical functioning (odds ratio [OR] = 1.15, p < 0.001), emotional role limitations (OR = 1.07, p = 0.034), social functioning (OR = 1.26, p = 0.004), pain (OR = 1.09, p = 0.005) and general health perception (OR = 1.07, p = 0.022). People with IR have a worse HRQoL, and as they age, they are significantly more likely to have a deterioration in their HRQoL than people without IR in the areas of physical functioning, emotional role limitations, social functioning, pain and general health perception.

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Health-Related Quality of Life in Postpartum Recovery of Women who Practice Hypopressive Physical Activity. Randomized Clinical Trial.

10.21203/rs.3.rs-90346/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Juan Carlos Sánchez-García ◽

María josé Aguilar-Cordero ◽

Maria Montiel-Troya ◽

Ana Eugenia Marín-Jiménez ◽

Elena Mellado-García ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Physical Activity ◽

Clinical Trial ◽

General Health ◽

Low Pressure ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Emotional Role ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related

Abstract BackgroundPracticing physical exercise is a way of maintaining a healthy lifestyle and it has been demonstrated that it benefits and improves quality of life after labour. Aim To determine whether a workout programme using the Low-Pressure Fitness methodology has an impact on the Health-Related Quality of Life after labour.Material and MethodWe carried out a 12-weeks randomized clinical trial. It started at week 16 after labour and ended at postpartum week 28. Women followed a moderate intensity workout programme, using the Low-Pressure Fitness methodology in the treatment group, and we had a control group of sedentary women to perform a comparison. We used the SF-36v2 questionnaire at the postpartum weeks 16 and 28 to assess the Health-Related Quality of Life in women.ResultsWe found statistically significant differences (p<0.05) in general health components, vitality, emotional role, and mental health in the sample group of women under the Low-Pressure Fitness, who obtained a higher score. We found statistically significant differences in all aspects between the postpartum weeks 16 and 28. The interaction between time and group affect in general health components, vitality, emotional role and the score of mental component. In all of them the score is higher at week 28 and in the Low-Pressure Fitness group.ConclusionsPhysical exercise, following the Low-Pressure Fitness method, improves Health-Related Quality of Life after labour. We found that, when both the treatment and control groups are categorized by body-mass index, the Low-Pressure Fitness method was not determinant to improve the postpartum Health-Related Quality of Life. The trial is registered at the US National Institutes of Health (ClinicalTrials.gov), under the title “Physical Activity in Pregnancy and Postpartum Period, Effects on Women”. Number NCT02761967.

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Health-Related Quality of Life in Postpartum Recovery of Women who Practice Hypopressive Physical Activity. Randomized Clinical Trial

10.21203/rs.3.rs-68849/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Juan Carlos Sánchez-García ◽

María José Aguilar-Cordero ◽

Maria Montiel-Troya ◽

Ana Eugenia Marín-Jiménez ◽

Elena Mellado-García ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Clinical Trial ◽

Randomized Clinical Trial ◽

General Health ◽

Low Pressure ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Emotional Role ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related

Abstract BackgroundPracticing physical exercise is a way of maintaining a healthy lifestyle and it has been demonstrated that it benefits and improves quality of life after labour.AimTo determine whether a workout programme using the Low-Pressure Fitness methodology has an impact on the Health-Related Quality of Life after labour.Material and MethodWe carried out a 12-weeks randomized clinical trial. It started at week 16 after labour and ended at postpartum week 28. Women followed a moderate intensity workout programme, using the Low-Pressure Fitness methodology in the treatment group, and we had a control group of sedentary women to perform a comparison. We used the SF-36v2 questionnaire at the postpartum weeks 16 and 28 to assess the Health-Related Quality of Life in women.ResultsWe found statistically significant differences (p<0.05) in general health components, vitality, emotional role, and mental health in the sample group of women under the Low-Pressure Fitness, who obtained a higher score.We found statistically significant differences in all aspects between the postpartum weeks 16 and 28.The interaction between time and group affect in general health components, vitality, emotional role and the score of mental component. In all of them the score is higher at week 28 and in the Low-Pressure Fitness group.ConclusionsPhysical exercise, following the Low-Pressure Fitness method, improves Health-Related Quality of Life after labour. We found that, when both the treatment and control groups are categorized by body-mass index, the Low-Pressure Fitness method was not determinant to improve the postpartum Health-Related Quality of Life.

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Recent Injury and Health-Related Quality of Life in Adolescent Athletes

Journal of Athletic Training ◽

10.4085/1062-6050-44.6.603 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 44 (6) ◽

pp. 603-610 ◽

Cited By ~ 52

Author(s):

Tamara C. Valovich McLeod ◽

R. Curtis Bay ◽

John T. Parsons ◽

Eric L. Sauers ◽

Alison R. Snyder

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Social Functioning ◽

Physical Functioning ◽

Global Score ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Adolescent Athletes ◽

Sf 36 ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related

Abstract Context: Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is a global concept that takes into account the physical, psychological, and social domains of health. Determining the extent to which injury affects HRQOL is an important aspect of rehabilitation practice, enabling comparisons of clinical outcomes across different conditions in diverse patient groups. Objective: To examine the extent to which a self-reported recent injury affected HRQOL in adolescent athletes using 2 generic patient self-report scales. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: High school classrooms and athletic training facilities. Patients or Other Participants: A convenience sample of uninjured (n = 160) and injured (n = 45) adolescent athletes. Intervention(s): The independent variable was injury status: uninjured versus injured. All participants completed a self-administered brief health status questionnaire and the Short Form–36 Health Survey Questionnaire (SF-36) and Pediatric Outcomes Data Collection Instrument (PODCI) in a counterbalanced manner. Main Outcome Measure(s): Dependent variables included 8 subscale and 2 composite scores of the SF-36 and 5 subscale scores and 1 global score of the PODCI. Group differences were assessed with the Mann-Whitney U test (P ≤ .05) and reported as median and interquartile range. Results: On the SF-36, the injured group demonstrated lower scores (P < .008) for physical functioning, limitations due to physical health problems, bodily pain, social functioning, and the physical composite. On the PODCI, the injured group reported lower scores (P < .01) on the pain and comfort subscale and the global score. Conclusions: Adolescent athletes with self-reported injuries demonstrated lower HRQOL than their uninjured peers. As expected, recent injury affected physical functioning and pain. Social functioning (on the SF-36) and global HRQOL (on the PODCI) also decreased, suggesting that injuries affected areas beyond the expected physical component of health. Clinicians need to recognize the full spectrum of negative influences that injuries may have on HRQOL in adolescent athletes.

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Health-Related Quality of Life in Pediatric Patients with Leukemia in Singapore: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph16122069 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (12) ◽

pp. 2069 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Carol C. Choo ◽

Peter K.H. Chew ◽

Pinhong Tan ◽

Jessica Q. Choo ◽

Amanda M.H. Choo ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Social Functioning ◽

Physical Functioning ◽

Treatment Duration ◽

Positive Relationship ◽

Pediatric Patients ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related

There has been a paradigm shift in health service delivery to a more holistic approach, which considers Quality of Life (QoL) and overall functioning. Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) is a multidimensional construct that encompasses physical functioning as well as psychosocial aspects of emotional and social functioning. This study explored factors related to HRQoL in Asian pediatric patients with leukemia in Singapore. The available variables included: age, treatment duration, household income, gender, ethnicity, religion, diagnosis, and phase of treatment. It is hypothesized that the relationships will be significant. In the current study, there were 60 patients (60% males) with leukemia; their ages ranged from 1 to 21 years (Mean = 8.03, Standard Deviation = 4.55). The hypothesis was partially supported. Age had a significant positive relationship with physical functioning, r(60) = 0.28, p < 0.05, physical health, r(60) = 0.28, p < 0.05, and the total HRQoL score, r(60) = 0.29, p < 0.05. Treatment duration had a positive relationship with school functioning, r(60) = 0.28, p < 0.05. All other correlations were statistically non-significant. The effects of the available psychosocial variables of gender, ethnicity, and religion were examined on scores from the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL). Ethnicity had a significant effect on social functioning, U = 292.00, p < 0.05, r = 0.3 (medium effect size). Specifically, Chinese (Median = 85.00, n = 33) had significantly higher scores on social functioning than others (Median = 70.00, n = 27). The remaining comparisons were statistically non-significant. The current findings added to QoL research, and provided an impetus for more research in the area of HRQoL for children with leukemia in Singapore.

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Pregnancy and health-related quality of life: A cross sectional study

Colombia Medica ◽

10.25100/cm.v42i4.948 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 476-481 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Robinson Ramírez Vélez

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Mental Health ◽

General Health ◽

Care Providers ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Physical Role ◽

Emotional Role ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related

Objective: To evaluate and identify determinants of health related quality of life (HRQoL) during pregnancy. Methods: In this descriptive exploratory study in sixty-four nulliparous pregnant women, completed the questionnaire: HRQoL (Colombian standard version of the Medical Outcome Study Short-Form Health Survey -SF12v2-), and sociodemographic determinants (i.e., age, place of origin, education, marital status, and occupation) during the second trimester. Results: Mean age of patients included was 19.1±2.7 years old and gestational age was 17.6 ± 3.4 weeks. The participants reported higher HRQoL scores in the vitality domain (56±11), followed by mental health (5110), and general health (50±11). Moreover, the lowest score was demonstrated in the domains of emotional role (18±5) and physical role (25±4). Having a higher household socioeconomic level was significantly correlated with higher scores in the physical role, general health, social functioning, emotional role, and mental health. Being married or cohabiting was significantly correlated with all the SF-12v2 domains, with the exception of the Bodily pain domain. Conclusions: While we have included a comprehensive assessment of socioeconomic variables needed to assess and identify the factors determining the HRQoL during pregnancy, further studies are needed that can guide the expectations of women, their health care providers, and public policy.

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Health-Related Quality of Life Among Vietnamese Breast Cancer Women

Cancer Control ◽

10.1177/1073274819862787 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 26 (1) ◽

pp. 107327481986278 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Thanh Huong Tran ◽

Ngoc Linh Trinh ◽

Yen Hoang ◽

Thuy Linh Nguyen ◽

Thu Thao Vu

Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Quality Of Life ◽

Mental Health ◽

Social Functioning ◽

Physical Functioning ◽

Bodily Pain ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related

The aim of the study was to investigate health-related quality of life among Vietnamese breast cancer women who were treated at National Cancer Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam, in 2018. Information about physical functioning, Role Physical, Bodily Pain, General Health, vitality, Social Functioning, Role Emotional, and Mental Health of 200 patients with breast cancer was collected through face-to-face interview, using short form-36 questionnaire. We found that the older patients (older than 50 years) had higher score of Mental Health than patients at age 50 and lower ( P < .05). The patients who had better economic status had significantly higher score of Vitality ( P < .05). Patients who were married and living with their partners/husband had better quality of life in General Health ( P<0.05). The patients who had less than 6 months of treatment had better physical functioning score ( P < .05) than the patients who had treatment longer than 6 months. Patients with caring supports from family members had higher scores of Bodily Pain, Social Functioning, Role Emotional, and Mental Health. Patients who have stressed feelings had significantly lower scores of all domains, except for Physical Functioning. The participants who usually stay up late reported lower scores of all components except for Physical Functioning and Role Physical. In conclusion, it is needed to develop psychosocial services, enhance early screening, and diagnose for the women in Vietnam.

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