scholarly journals Liver recipient quality of life analysis

2019 ◽  
pp. 141-147
Author(s):  
E. D. Kosmacheva ◽  
A. E. Babich ◽  
S. Y. Malysheva
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Liver Transplantation ◽  
Pain Intensity ◽  
Physical Condition ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Role Playing ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Role Functioning ◽  
Chi Square

The aim of the study– to evaluate the quality of life of patients after liver transplantation.Patients and methods. The quality of life of patients after liver transplantation was studied with the help of «SF-36 Health Status Survey» questionnaire and correlation analysis of all scales of the questionnaire with the MELD indices, Child-Pugh before transplantation, SCORE before and after transplantation, body mass index, immunosuppressants, presence of tumor, encephalopathy, hepatitis transplant was performed.The results. In the surveyed group, the average indicators on the scales «physical functioning» were reduced by 31.3%, «role functioning due to physical condition» - by 60.8%, «pain intensity» - by 13.2%, «general health condition» - by 33.4%, «Life activity» by 19.9%, «social functioning» by 19.8%, «emotional role functioning» by 52.9%, «mental health» by 11.7%, «physical component of health» by 24.5% and «psychological component of health» by 15.6%. Between hepatitis grafts and psychological health, as well as between the presence of tumors and pain intensity, the correlation coefficient is greater than 0.25, and the significance levels of both chi-square criteria are less than 0.05.Conclusions. Liver recipients have the lowest quality of life on the role-playing scale due to their physical condition compared to healthy liver recipients. A moderate statistically significant relationship between hepatitis grafts and psychological health, as well as the presence of tumors and pain intensity, has been revealed. There are no gender differences in all components of QL in the group of liver recipients. 

scholarly journals Quality of Life of Kurdish Women from Martyrs’ Families in Kurdistan Region of Iraq as a Middle East Conflict Area

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamdia Mirkhan Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Kurdistan Region ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Domain ◽  
Kurdish Women

Abstract Background Quality of life (QOL) research develops data and insight into issues that pertain not only to the individual but also can apply to the population as a whole. This study aimed to analyze the QOL of Kurdish women from martyr families of Kurdistan region of Iraq.Methods A cross sectional study was conducted on 380 women from martyrs’ families who were patients at the Medical Center of Martyr Families in Erbil City during the period of January 2018 to April 2019. Through direct interviews data were collected and the WHOQOL-BREF scale was used for measuring the QOL. The samples were divided into four categories (quartiles) according their QOL score: 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th quartile. Kruskal-Wallis and Chi-Square tests were used for data Analysis.Results The QOL domains of the study sample were set in following quartiles: Overall QOL and General Health Domain (66.6%) and Physical and Psychological Health Domain (56.9%) in 1st and 2nd quartiles, Social Relationships (47.9%) in 3rd quartile, Environment Domain (85.6%) in 2nd and 3rd quartile. The total QOL of more than half (52.1%) of the studied women were in 1st and 2nd quartiles.Conclusion Women of martyr families were not satisfied with their QOL especially in Physical and Psychological Domains. International political and humanitarian actions are needed to reduce the destructive consequences of war and conflicts on these suffering women.

scholarly journals Determinants of quality of life among COVID-19 patients in Southwestern region of Bangladesh

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Md. Injamul Haq Methun ◽  
M. Sheikh Giash Uddin ◽  
Iqramul Haq ◽  
Md. Asaduzzaman Noor ◽  
Md. Jakaria Habib ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Value Set ◽  
Chi Square Test

Objectives: The outbreak of COVID-19 has caused an unprecedented health crisis and dramatically changed human lives. This study aims to identify risk factors related to health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among COVID-19 patients who were discharged from the hospital. Material and Methods: A total of 557 COVID-19 patients of Jhenaidah district of Bangladesh who had tested positive before February 1 of 2021 were selected for this cross-sectional study. The EuroQol 5-dimensional-5 level questionnaire was used to measure the HRQoL. Thai value set was used to assess the full health status. Chi-square test was used to find out the association of HRQoL with sociodemographic and clinical factors. Finally, logistic regression was used to find out the predictors of the dimensions of HRQoL. Results: Using the Thai value set, it is observed that 57.27% of participants had reported that they had experienced moderate or severe health problems. About 40.57% of the respondent reported anxiety or depression, whereas 39.14% of the participants had experienced moderate or severe pain or discomfort. The result of the logistic regression showed that age, gender, occupation, place of care, heart problems, and diabetes significantly affect various dimensions of the HRQoL. Conclusion: The COVID-19 significantly depletes the health condition of the patients in both mental and physical aspects. Therefore, the policy-makers and government should need to come with comprehensive strategies to reduce the psychological and physical health woe of COVID-19 patients.

scholarly journals Comparative Evaluation of the Quality Of Life Of Patients after the Pressible-Transparent Cholecismostomy аnd "Traditional" Cholecismostomy with Thermal Mucoclasion of the Gold Bubble

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 236-240
Author(s):  
Maxim Borisovich Polyansky ◽  
Dmitry Petrovich Nazarenko ◽  
Tatjana Aleksandrovna Ishunina ◽  
Dmitrii Igorevich Kolmykov
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Acute Cholecystitis ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Statistical Processing ◽  
Role Functioning ◽  
Group I ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Group Ii ◽  
Microsoft Office

Relevance. The number of elderly patients with acute cholecystitis is constantly increasing, in spite of the success achieved in the diagnosis and treatment of this pathology. The possibilities for radical treatment of patients with high operational anesthesia risk are substantially limited. The aim of the study was to conduct comparative analysis of the quality of life of patients after transcutaneous-transhepaticmicrocholecystostomy and traditional cholecystostomy with thermal mucoclasia of the gallbladder. Materials and methods. The quality of life of 31 patients with high operational anesthesia risk following transcutaneous-transhepaticmicrocholecystostomy (TTMC) and traditional cholecystostomy with thermal mucoclasia of the gallbladder (TCTMG), was studied. All patients were divided into two groups: the first group consisted of 20 (64.5%) patients who underwent TTMC, the second one included 11 (35.5%) patients who underwent TCTMG. Quality of life of patients was studied with the help of the questionnaire using the SF-36 Health Status Survey 4 months after TTMC or TCTMG. Statistical processing of the results was carried out using the program Microsoft Office Excel -2013. Results and its discussion. The physical component of health (physical functioning, role functioning due to physical condition, pain intensity, general health) was 64.25% higher in patients of Group II than in patients of Group I (p = 0.001), and the psychological Health component (mental health, role functioning due to emotional state, social functioning, vital activity) was also (68.05%) higher in Group II (p = 0.004).   Conclusions. The use of the method of thermal mucoclasia of the gallbladder in patients with high operational anesthesia risk allows to achieve higher quality indices compared to patients who underwent TTMC, since after demucotization of the gallbladder cavity it is obliterated due to hyperplasia of the connective tissue of the lamina propria or submucosa, thereby finally solving the problem of acute cholecystitis in this category of patients.

scholarly journals Quality of life in substance dependence syndrome

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-46
Author(s):  
Lamichhane N ◽  
Thapa D.K ◽  
Tamrakar B.K
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Substance Dependence ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Continuous Variable ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional

Euphoriant or consciousness altering substance is detrimental to the quality of life of the users. However, due to paucity of studies it is difficult to draw an overall picture of the connection between substance use and quality of life. Fishtail Hospital and Research Centre Pvt. Ltd is located at Pokhara. It is a well-known region in Nepal which has high prevalence of the substance dependence and thus warrants certain effective strategies to address this public health problem. This is a cross- sectional, descriptive hospital based study. After informed consent by administering a semi-structured clinico-socio- demographic performa 60 subjects were included. ICD-10 criteria were used for the diagnosis. The Nepali version of WHOQOL-BREF was administered to assess the quality of life10. Data were analysed by using appropriate tools like Chi-square and Fisher exact tests for association between the continuous variable. The relevant socio-demographic and clinical profiles were also incorporated. The subjects made two groups 30 with alcohol dependence (ADS) and 30 with injecting drug use (IDU). QOL in all spheres was low in all the subjects but with IDU it was even poorer. Among the domain score of both the group of subjects the most affected areas were the psychological health followed by physical health while social and environmental health were relatively less affected.QOL in all spheres was low in all the subjects but with IDU it was even poorer. The most affected areas were the psychological health and physical health.

scholarly journals Quality of life in patients, suffering localized reno-cellular cancer after operative treatment

2019 ◽  
Vol 86 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 56-62
Author(s):  
O. A. Voylenko ◽  
O. A. Kononenko ◽  
S. L. Semko ◽  
M. V. Pikul ◽  
O. E. Stakhovskyi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Operative Treatment ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
State Of Health ◽  
Role Functioning ◽  
Vital Activity ◽  
Physical Role ◽  
Sf 36

Objective. To rise the efficacy of treatment in patients, suffering localized reno-cellular cancer (LRCC), studying quality of life in patients and determination of optimal procedure of operative treatment. Materials and methods. Of 511 patients, suffering LRCC (T1-T2 N0M0), in whom quality of life was estimated in accordance to the SF-36 questionnaire, renal resection  was performed in 422 (82.6%), nephrectomy - 89 (17.4%). The observation duration median have constituted 28.9 mo (from 3 to 131 mo). Results. A patient’s cognition of the oncological disease missing have raised the quality of life self-estimation, predominantly in accordance to indices of psychological component of health after nephrectomy and after renal resection. Comparing the quality of life between the patients’ groups, there was obtained a statistically significant advantage of renal resection over nephrectomy in accordance to five indices of quality of life, including: physical functioning - 75 [65; 85] points after nephrectomy and 80 [70; 90] points after renal resection (p < 0.005); general state of health - 65 [57; 72] and 70 [65; 80] (p < 0.001); vital activity - 65 [55; 70] and 70 [60; 75] (p < 0.005); psychological health - 76 [60; 80] and 80 [68; 88] (p < 0.005); the emotionally-role functioning - 66.7 [66.7; 100] and 100 [66,7; 100] (p < 0.05) points, accordingly. Conclusion. Renal resection has a statistically proven advantage over nephrectomy in accordance to patients’ quality of life, determined, basing on data from the SF-36 questionnaire, predominantly due to better psychological self estimation of the patient’s state of health (p < 0.01). Difference between the investigated groups in accordance to indices of pain intensity, social and physical-role functioning was not established.

scholarly journals A STUDY ON WORK LIFE BALANCE OF WOMEN EMPLOYEES IN IT SECTOR

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-73
Author(s):  
G. Balamurugan ◽  
M. Sreeleka
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Women Employees

Work life balance of women employees plays the major role because they have to manage their personal life for their good quality of life. The employee’s satisfaction is based on the employee to be happy and deliver the level best. Even in the Worst scenario the employee is very loyal to their organization because of the employee Satisfaction. The quality of life is based on the professional life of each and every women employee who are coming forward to support to their family. The problem of the women employee’s face is health condition, Pregnancy discrimination, Sexual harassment, no equal pay, etc. This paper says that how the women employees are balanced and Satisfied  in IT sector and the factors that affect the work life balance of women employees are working hours, Job satisfaction, working condition, etc. and find out the women employee job satisfaction were analyzed by using statistical method that is Chi-square and Correlation test.

scholarly journals Quality of life of women from families of martyred individuals in the Kurdistan region of Iraq as a conflict area in the Middle East

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamdia Mirkhan Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Kurdistan Region ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Kurdish Women ◽  
The Individual

Abstract Background Quality of life (QOL) research develops data and insight into issues that pertain not only to the individual, but that can also apply to the population as a whole. This study aimed to analyze the QOL of Kurdish women from families of martyred individuals in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Methods A cross-sectional study of 380 women from families of martyred individuals was conducted. All women were patients at the Medical Center of Martyr Families in Erbil City from January 2018 to April 2019. Data were collected through interviews and the WHOQOL-BREF scale was used to measure QOL. The women’s QOL scores were divided into four categories (i.e., quartiles): 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th quartile. Kruskal-Wallis and Chi-Square tests were used for data Analysis. Results The women’s QOL scores fell into the following quartiles: Overall QOL and General Health (n = 66.6%) in the 1st quartile, Physical and Psychological Health (n = 56.9%) in the 2nd quartile, Social Relationships (n = 47.9%) in the 3rd quartile, Environmental health (n = 85.6%) in the 2nd and 3rd quartile. The total QOL of more than half (n = 52.1%) of the women studied were in 1st and 2nd quartiles. Conclusion Women from families of martyred individuals were not satisfied with their QOL, especially in terms of Physical and Psychological Domains. International political and humanitarian actions are needed to reduce the destructive consequences of war and conflict on these suffering women.

scholarly journals Quality of Life of Women from Families of Martyred Individuals in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq as a Conflict Area in the Middle East 

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamdia Mirkhan Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Kurdistan Region ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Kurdish Women ◽  
The Individual

Abstract Background: Quality of life (QOL) research develops data and insight into issues that pertain not only to the individual, but that can also apply to the population as a whole. This study aimed to analyze the QOL of Kurdish women from families of martyred individuals in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Methods: A cross-sectional study of 380 women from families of martyred individuals was conducted. All women were patients at the Medical Center of Martyr Families in Erbil City from January 2018 to April 2019. Data were collected through interviews and the WHOQOL-BREF scale was used to measure QOL. The women’s QOL scores were divided into four categories (i.e., quartiles): 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th quartile. Kruskal-Wallis and Chi-Square tests were used for data Analysis. Results: The women’s QOL scores fell into the following quartiles: Overall QOL and General Health (n=66.6%) in the 1st quartile, Physical and Psychological Health (n=56.9%) in the 2nd quartile, Social Relationships (n=47.9%) in the 3rd quartile, Environmental health (n=85.6%) in the 2nd and 3rd quartile. The total QOL of more than half (n=52.1%) of the women studied were in 1st and 2nd quartiles. Conclusion: Women from families of martyred individuals were not satisfied with their QOL, especially in terms of Physical and Psychological Domains. International political and humanitarian actions are needed to reduce the destructive consequences of war and conflict on these suffering women.

scholarly journals Quality of Life of Long-Term Hemodialysis Patients

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 4-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. E. Khrulev ◽  
E. S. Kudryavtseva ◽  
P. A. Egorova ◽  
A. D. Rodionova ◽  
S. N. Sorokoumova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Role Functioning ◽  
Dialysis Duration ◽  
General Health Condition ◽  
End Stage

The outcome of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is frequently development of end-stage kidney failure that requires program hemodialysis (PHD). Increase of the longevity of long-term PHD patients is associated with continuous somatic and psychic stress for the patient, which might adversely affect the quality of life (QoL) of an end-stage CKD patient.Purpose: to determine the influence of age and dialysis duration on the QoL of end-stage CKD patients receiving PHD.Materials and methods. 50 patients receiving PHD (23 men and 27 women), aged 31 to 79 years, were examined. The mean age was 56.72±11.26 years. The PHD duration ranged between 1 month to 20 years, the average figure being 5.26±4.82 years. The control group included 50 healthy subjects of comparable gender and age. The QoL evaluation data were gathered through survey using the Russian version of SF-36 Questionnaire (Short Form Medical Outcomes Study), validated by the Institute of Clinical and Pharmacological Studies (Saint Petersburg) and analysis of case records.Results. As regards the scales of physical health, a decrease of the QoL of PHD patients was found as follows: РF-physical functioning (54.1±25.6 vs. 85.0±21.4), RP-role functioning related to physical condition (38.5±35.4 vs. 74.5±29.7), Pbodily pain (64.7±32.1 vs. 70.5±24.8), GH-general health condition (51.3±15.9 vs. 65.1±21.7). A trend towards inter-group difference was also discovered as regards the scales of vitality (VT) (53.7±19.5 vs. 61.0±19.4), social functioning (SF) (72.5±18.0 vs. 79.5±23.5). Multiple regression analysis established inverse relationship between the patient’s physical health component (PH) and age (rs=-0.317, P<0.05).Conclusion. In PHD patients, the physical health component is the one that suffers most of all, namely: physical functioning, role functioning related to physical condition, pain intensity, and general health condition. The tendency to statistic differences is observed for the scales of vitality and social functioning of the mental health component. Increase of the age and dialysis duration affect adversely the physical health whereas render no influence on the mental health.

scholarly journals Quality of Life of Women from Families of Martyred Individuals in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq as a Conflict Area in the Middle East 

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamdia Mirkhan Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Kurdistan Region ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Kurdish Women ◽  
The Individual

Abstract Background: Quality of life (QOL) research develops data and insight into issues that pertain not only to the individual, but that can also apply to the population as a whole. This study aimed to analyze the QOL of Kurdish women from families of martyred individuals in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Methods: A cross-sectional study of 380 women from families of martyred individuals was conducted. All women were patients at the Medical Center of Martyr Families in Erbil City from January 2018 to April 2019. Data were collected through interviews and the WHOQOL-BREF scale was used to measure QOL. The women’s QOL scores were divided into four categories (i.e., quartiles): 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th quartile. Kruskal-Wallis and Chi-Square tests were used for data Analysis. Results: The women’s QOL scores fell into the following quartiles: Overall QOL and General Health (n=66.6%) in the 1st quartile, Physical and Psychological Health (n=56.9%) in the 2nd quartile, Social Relationships (n=47.9%) in the 3rd quartile, Environmental health (n=85.6%) in the 2nd and 3rd quartile. The total QOL of more than half (n=52.1%) of the women studied were in 1st and 2nd quartiles. Conclusion: Women from families of martyred individuals were not satisfied with their QOL, especially in terms of Physical and Psychological Domains. International political and humanitarian actions are needed to reduce the destructive consequences of war and conflict on these suffering women.

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