scholarly journals Comparing the Quality of Life of Patients Requesting Dental Implants Before and After Implant

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 485-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naser Sargolzaie ◽  
Amir Moeintaghavi ◽  
Hamid Shojaie
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Dental Implants ◽  
Daily Practice ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Working At Home ◽  
Before And After ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Individual

Background and Objectives: Tooth loss is a serious life event that impairs two important functions, namely, eating and speaking, and has significant side effects on different aspects of quality of life. These effects are internalized by the individual. The present study aimed to compare the quality of life (QOL) of patients requesting dental implants before and after implant. Materials and Methods: This analytical cross-sectional study was conducted on patients referred to the Mashhad faculty of Dentistry and private clinics with dental implants in 2015. Patient Quality Of Life (QOL) was assessed using the Oral Impact on Daily Practice (OIDP) questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS software. Results: In this study, the most common problems reported by patients were eating (78%), smiling, laughing, and embarrassment (53%) before surgery. The quality of life associated with eating; speaking clearly; clean teeth or dentures; light physical activities, such as working at home, going out to work or meeting others; smiling; laughing; showing teeth without discomfort and embarrassment; emotional conditions, such as becoming upset quicker than usual, enjoying communication with others (i.e., friends, relatives and neighbors); and job-related activities significantly increased after surgery, but QOL associated with the amount of sleep and resting did not improve. No significant association was noted between quality of life after implantation and place of residence, education and gender. Conclusion: In this study, implants had a favorable impact on a patient’s quality of life.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Gluten-Free Diet Efficacy for Improving Quality of Life of Patients with Celiac Disease

2021 ◽  
Vol In Press (In Press) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pezhman Alavinejad ◽  
Yosra Shafiolleh Talokdar ◽  
Zahra Shokati Ashkiki
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Celiac Disease ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Gluten Free Diet ◽  
Gluten Free ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Khuzestan Province ◽  
Before And After ◽  
One Year

Background: As the only effective treatment of celiac disease (CD) is a lifelong commitment to a gluten-free diet (GFD), this study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of GFD in the quality of life (QOL) of patients with CD to persuade them for strict commitment. Methods: In a cross-sectional study, the QOL of CD patients registered in the celiac society of Khuzestan province was evaluated and compared before and at least one year after commencing GFD using the QOL SF-36 questionnaire. Results: Overall, 200 CD patients (66 males and 134 females) were evaluated. The average age of male and female participants was 26.3 and 30.34 years, respectively (61% between 20 and 60-years-old). After GFD, complaints such as bloating (P = 0.001), abdominal pain (P = 0.001), diarrhea (P = 0.001), nausea (P = 0.001), vomiting (P = 0.03), reflux and regurgitation (P = 0.025), anorexia (P = 0.001), fatigue (P = 0.001), headache (P = 0.008), oral aphthous lesions (P = 0.014), weight loss (P = 0.001), and bone pain (P = 0.005) significantly improved while other symptoms such as muscular pain (P = 0.157), dermatitis (P = 0.083), and numbness (P = 0.317) did not show any major improvement. The average scores of QOL before and after GFD were 0.74 and 3.41, respectively, which demonstrated significant improvement (P = 0.001). This improvement was even seen among cases with sub-optimal compliance (average QOL score 3.28, P = 0.001). Conclusion: A gluten-free diet could significantly improve the quality of life of patients with celiac disease, and they should be encouraged as much as possible to be committed to this regimen.

scholarly journals The Effects of Dysphagia on Quality of Life in Stroke Survivors

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jalal Bakhtiyari ◽  
Hooshang Dadgar ◽  
Marziyeh Maddah ◽  
Raheb Ghorbani ◽  
Faezeh Charkhi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Stroke Survivors ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Swallowing Function ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
And Gender

Background: Oropharyngeal dysphagia is a common problem in stroke survivors. Dysphagia and its complications have negative effects on quality of life in stroke survivors. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the impacts of dysphagia on quality of life in Iranian stroke survivors and to determine potential relationships between demographic variables and the domains of quality of life. Methods: Sixty stroke survivors (aged 60 - 75 years old) with a diagnosis of dysphagia participated in this cross-sectional study. The swallowing function of patients was evaluated by Mann Assessment Swallowing Ability (MASA). The Persian version of the Dysphagia Handicap Index (DHI) was used to determine the impacts of swallowing disorder on the quality of life. Results: The mean total and SD of DHI was 73.03 ± 10.16. There was no statistically significant relationship between sex; age, time post-onset of stroke, and DHI total score as well as its subscales (P > 0.05), whereas there was a relationship between the functional subscale of the DHI and the level of education (r = 0.27, P = 0.037) and also with severity of dysphagia on the base of MASA scores (r = 0.267, P = 0.039). Besides, the severity of dysphagia was positively correlated with DHI’s total scores (r = 0.312, P = 0.017); this means that the higher the severity of dysphagia, resulting in even greater the DHI total scores, which indicates a further reduction in the patient’s quality of life. Conclusions: Based on the findings of this study, it can be concluded that dysphagia in stroke survivors has negative impacts on the quality of life. The relationship between clinical measures of dysphagia severity and quality of life also indicates that the higher the dysphagia severity the lower the quality of life. Dysphagia’s negative impact on the quality of life does not depend on age and gender.

The presence of Waddell signs depends on age and gender, not diagnosis

2018 ◽  
Vol 100-B (2) ◽  
pp. 219-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. U. Yoo ◽  
T. C. McIver ◽  
J. Hiratzka ◽  
H. Carlson ◽  
N. Carlson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Functional Limitations ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Severe Disability ◽  
Positive Sign ◽  
Physical Component Score ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Component Score ◽  
And Gender

Aims The aim of this study was to determine if positive Waddell signs were related to patients’ demographics or to perception of their quality of life. Patients and Methods This prospective cross-sectional study included 479 adult patients with back pain from a university spine centre. Each completed SF-12 and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) questionnaires and underwent standard spinal examinations to elicit Waddell signs. The relationship between Waddell signs and age, gender, ODI, Mental Component Score (MCS), and Physical Component Score (PCS) scores was determined. Results Of the 479 patients, 128 (27%) had at least one positive Waddell sign. There were significantly more women with two or more Waddell signs than men. The proportion of patients with at least one positive Waddell sign increased with age until 55 years, and then declined rapidly; none had a positive sign over the age of 75 years. Functional outcome scores were significantly worse in those with a single Waddell sign (p < 0.01). With one or more Waddell signs, patients’ PCS and ODI scores indicated a perception of severe disability; with three or more Waddell signs, patients’ MCS scores indicated severe disability. With five Waddell signs, ODI scores indicated that patients perceived themselves as crippled. Conclusion Positive Waddell signs, a potential indicator of central sensitization, indicated a likelihood of having functional limitations and an impaired quality of life, particularly in young women. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2018;100-B:219–25.

scholarly journals Does Scoliosis-Specific Exercise Treatment in Adolescence Alter Adult Quality of Life?

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maciej Płaszewski ◽  
Igor Cieśliński ◽  
Paweł Kowalski ◽  
Aleksandra Truszczyńska ◽  
Roman Nowobilski
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Exercise Program ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Pain Scale ◽  
Specific Exercise ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Exercise Treatment ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
And Gender

Objective. Health-related quality of life in adults, who in adolescence participated in a scoliosis-specific exercise program, was not previously studied.Design. Cross-sectional study, with retrospective data collection.Material and Methods. Homogenous groups of 68 persons (43 women) aged 30.10 (25–39) years, with mild or moderate scoliosis, and 76 (38 women) able-bodied persons, aged 30.11 (24–38) years, who 16.5 (12–26) years earlier had completed scoliosis-specific exercise or observation regimes, participated. Their respiratory characteristics did not differ from predicted values. The WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire, Oswestry Disability Questionnaire, and pain scale (VAS) were applied.Results. The transformed WHOQOL-BREF scores ranged from 54.6 ± 11.19 in the physical domain in the mild scoliotic subgroup to 77.1 ± 16.05 in the social domain in the able-bodied subgroup. The ODQ values did not generally exceed 5.3 ± 7.53. Inter- and intragroup differences were nonsignificant. Age, marital status, education, and gender were significantly associated with the ODQ scores. Significant association between the ODQ and WHOQOL-BREF social relationships domain scores with the participation in exercise treatment was found.Conclusions. Participants with the history of exercise treatment generally did not differ significantly from their peers who were only under observation. This study cannot conclude that scoliosis-specific exercise treatment in adolescence alters quality of life in adulthood.

Quality of Life Before and After Transplantation in Solid Organ Recipients Referred to the North Italy Transplant program (NITp): A Cross-sectional Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 51 (6) ◽  
pp. 1692-1698 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonino Cannavò ◽  
Serena Maria Passamonti ◽  
Daniele Vincenti ◽  
Maria Teresa Aurelio ◽  
Rosanna Torelli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Solid Organ ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The North ◽  
Transplant Program ◽  
Before And After

scholarly journals Depressão e qualidade de vida em pacientes no pré e pós-transplante renal

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 203
Author(s):  
Patrícia Madruga Rêgo Barros ◽  
Ednaldo Cavalcante de Araújo ◽  
Luciane Soares de Lima
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Transplant Patients ◽  
Calidad De Vida ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive

RESUMOObjetivo: analisar a ocorrência de depressão e a qualidade de vida em pacientes renais no pré e pós-transplante. Método: estudo quantitativo, descritivo, exploratório, de coorte transversal. Foram aplicados três instrumentos para a coleta de dados: um questionário para caracterização da amostra, o inventário Beck de depressão (BDI) e o questionário SF-36, para avaliação da qualidade de vida. A amostra foi composta por dois grupos, um de pacientes no pré-transplante renal (59 pacientes) e o outro de transplantados renais (63 pacientes), totalizando 122 pacientes. Resultados: a maioria dos pacientes, em ambos os grupos, não apresentava depressão, correspondendo a 88,9% dos transplantados e 79.6% de pacientes no pré-transplante. A qualidade de vida mostrou-se superior nos pacientes transplantados em relação aos que aguardavam o procedimento. Os domínios do questionário SF-36 que determinaram a melhor qualidade de vida nos pacientes transplantados foram capacidade funcional (p = 0,001), dor (p = 0,027), estado geral de saúde (p = 0,049) e vitalidade (p = 0,000). Conclusão: esse estudo mostrou uma baixa ocorrência de depressão nos pacientes tanto no pré, como no pós-transplante renal. A qualidade de vida mostrou-se superior no grupo de transplantados. Descritores: Depressão, Qualidade De Vida; Transplante de Órgãos; Doença Crônica.ABSTRACTObjective: to analyze the occurrence of depression and quality of life in renal patients before and after transplantation. Method: quantitative, descriptive, exploratory, cross-sectional study. Three instruments were used to collect data: a questionnaire for characterization of the sample, the Beck depression inventory  (BDI) and the SF-36 questionnaire, to evaluate the quality of life. The sample consisted of two groups: one in pre-transplant patients (59 patients) and the other in renal transplant patients (63 patients), totaling 122 patients. Results: the majority of patients, in both groups, did not present depression, corresponding to 88.9% of the transplanted patients and 79.6% of the pre-transplant patients. Quality of life was higher in transplant patients than in those awaiting the procedure. The SF-36 domains that determined the best quality of life in the transplanted patients were functional capacity (p = 0.001), pain (p = 0.027), general health status (p = 0.049) and vitality (p = 0.000). Conclusion: this study showed a low occurrence of depression in patients both in the pre- and post-renal transplantation. Quality of life was higher in the transplant group. Descriptors: Depression, Quality of Life; Organ Transplantation; Chronic Disease.RESUMENObjetivo: analizar la ocurrencia de depresión y la calidad de vida en pacientes renales en el pre y post-trasplante. Método: estudio cuantitativo, descriptivo, exploratorio, de cohorte transversal. Se aplicaron tres instrumentos para la recolección de datos: un cuestionario para la caracterización de la muestra, el inventario Beck de depresión (BDI) y el cuestionario SF-36, para la evaluación de la calidad de vida. La muestra fue compuesta por dos grupos, uno de pacientes en el pre-trasplante renal (59 pacientes) y el otro de trasplantados renales (63 pacientes), totalizando 122 pacientes. Resultados: la mayoría de los pacientes, en ambos grupos, no presentaba depresión, correspondiendo al 88,9% de los trasplantados y el 79.6% de pacientes en el pre-trasplante. La calidad de vida se mostró superior en los pacientes trasplantados en relación a los que esperaban el procedimiento. Los dominios del cuestionario SF-36 que determinaron la mejor calidad de vida en los pacientes trasplantados fueron capacidad funcional (p = 0,001), dolor (p = 0,027), estado general de salud (p = 0,049) y vitalidad (p = 0,000). Conclusión: este estudio mostró una baja ocurrencia de depresión en los pacientes tanto en el pre, como en el post-trasplante renal. La calidad de vida se mostró superior en el grupo de trasplantados. Descriptores: Depresión, Calidad de Vida; Trasplante de órganos; Enfermedad Crónica.

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 Characterization of pain in patients with Parkinson’s disease: a descriptive cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. e6069109057
Author(s):  
Midia Wolff Marques ◽  
Andréia Fuentes dos Santos ◽  
Eduarda Carolina Amaral ◽  
Vivian Francielle França ◽  
Durcelina Schiavoni Bortoloti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Joint Stiffness ◽  
Brief Pain Inventory ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Functional Changes ◽  
The Individual

Parkinson's disease affects the central nervous system, causing dysfunctional dopamine production. This directly affects the motor system, leading to the loss of voluntary movements, joint stiffness, limb tremors, and imbalance. Palliative treatments are applied to alleviate symptoms of the disease and improve quality of life. Considering functional changes and symptoms that are generated by Parkinson's disease, pain is also a debilitating factor that can severely affect the individual. The present study investigated the mean age, duration of involvement, body locus incidence, and interference with quality of life by pain in patients with Parkinson's disease. We applied a one-dimensional, subjective, and qualitative Visual Analog Scale and the multidimensional and interpretative Wisconsin Brief Pain Inventory. The study was conducted with 36 participants of both genders (mean age: 65.5 years for men and 72.0 years for women). The incidence of pain was detected in 87.5% of the participants. We found that pain occurred more frequently in the upper limbs and interfered with the performance of general activities. Treatment by a multidisciplinary team in all dimensions of the disease is needed to alleviate patients’ pain and consequently improve their quality of life.

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