Domain Satisfaction Predictors of Psychological Empowerment and Determinants

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mandeep Singh ◽  
Naveen Gupta ◽  
Pankaj Handa
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Psychological Empowerment ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Subjective Evaluations ◽  
Education Industry ◽  
Social Belonging ◽  
Community Belonging ◽  
Special Person ◽  
Domains Of Life

Subjective evaluations of levels of importance and satisfaction of areas (domains) of life constitute multi-dimensional overall quality of life of individuals. Faculty members seeking satisfaction in their domains of life are likely to feel more psychologically empowered. The education industry tends to report positive and significant relationship between overall quality of life and overall psychological empowerment. Only age is correlated to psychological empowerment. Satisfaction with domains of community belonging, physical being, and satisfaction with: my nutrition and the food I eat significantly predict overall psychological empowerment of faculty members. Satisfaction with domain of physical being, and satisfaction with: my nutrition and the food I eat significantly predict goal internalization determinant of psychological empowerment. Satisfaction with domains of leisure becoming, social belonging, physical being, and satisfactions with each of visiting and socializing with others I do, how I fit in larger social group, and having a spouse or a special person significantly predict perceived competence determinant of psychological empowerment of faculty members in the education industry. Suggestions for further research are proposed.

scholarly journals Personal Strivings as Markers of Adolescents’ Quality of Life: a Gender Based Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Shilpi Aggarwal ◽  
Prof. Punam Midha
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Gender Stereotypes ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Gender Comparison ◽  
Community Belonging ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Personal Strivings ◽  
Purposive Sample

Adolescence is a very complex and crucial phase of life, where teenagers are caught up in their own web of personal strivings, such as the issues of being, belonging and becoming. Such strivings play a pivotal role in determining their quality of life. Further whether these intrinsic motives (i.e. 3Bs being, belonging and becoming) are being influenced by gender stereotypes is a big issue for the psychologists to explore. Thus the current study is an attempt to explore and compare the levels of being, belonging and becoming (comprising of overall QOL) among male and female adolescents. A purposive sample of 98 adolescents aged 16-18 years, both male (n=44) and female (n=54) was drawn from the colleges of Rewari and Gurgaon districts of Haryana. For measuring personal strivings, Quality Of Life Profile for Adolescent Version Questionnaire (Raphael, Rukholm, Brown, Hill-Bailey & Donato, 1996) was used. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to assess the levels of being, belonging and becoming and overall quality of life and gender comparison was done on these variables. Results indicated adequate level of personal strivings leading to overall good quality of life among adolescents (total as well as in both male and female separately). Both males and females have similar levels of quality of life. However, females superseded males in spiritual being and community belonging.

Quality of Life in Childhood Cancer: Meaning, Methods, and Missing Pieces

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel B. Levi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Pediatric Oncology ◽  
Survival Rates ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Domains Of Life ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Health Organization

It is only in the last three decades that the quality of the lives of children and adolescents treated for cancer and their families has become a major focus in the field of pediatric oncology. This shift from helping families to tolerate arduous treatments and prepare for early death is a result of advances in treatment and survival rates for most pediatric disease categories. One result of this paradigm shift is that quality of life (QOL) has become a critical construct within the field of pediatric oncology. The construct of QOL was initially developed for use with adult populations and was based on the definition of health generated in 1948 by the World Health Organization (WHO): “a state of complete physical, mental, and social well being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” Although there remains no universally adopted definition of QOL, the WHO’s definition of QOL as an “individual’s perceptions of their position in life in the context of the culture and value system in which they live and in relation to their goals, standards, and concerns” is frequently employed (WHO, 1993). This definition includes several domains that are considered central to the QOL construct: physical, mental/emotional, and social. This initial construct has been expanded with adult populations to include physical symptoms and functioning, functional status (i.e., ability to participate in daily and life activities), psychological functioning, and social functioning (e.g., Ware, 1984). This more expansive definition is referred to as health-related quality of life (HRQOL). HRQOL emphasizes the impact of health on one’s QOL but looks further to include other domains of life functioning that are also potentially affected by health/illness states (Jenney, 1998). The HRQOL construct was initially developed for populations of adults living with chronic illness to assess the impacts of illness/injury/disability, medical treatment, or health care policy on an individual’s life quality (for reviews, see Aaronson et al., 1991; Patrick&Erikson, 1993; Speith&Harris, 1996). Over time, there have been modifications and developments in the construct, approaches to measurement, and the measures themselves (Wilson & Cleary, 1994).

Case Study From Nova Scotia, Canada

2020 ◽  
pp. 181-187
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Economic Growth ◽  
Nova Scotia ◽  
Natural Beauty ◽  
Community Belonging ◽  
Education Levels ◽  
What Matters

For decades, the narrative in Canada’s Nova Scotia province has centered on concepts of economic sluggishness and a dwindling population base. This pervasive and unmotivating “we’re falling behind” story is built squarely on measures of economic growth, and on the assumption that growing the economy is what matters most. Lost in that formula, however, are qualities that make Nova Scotia a place its residents deeply value. Education levels are high in the province, as are measures for quality of life and community belonging. The region boasts abundant natural beauty. By many counts, Nova Scotia has already achieved the kind ...

scholarly journals QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT IN THE HEART FAILURE PATIENTS TAKING STANDARD MEDICAL CARE IN TEACHING HOSPITAL

2019 ◽  
pp. 166-169
Author(s):  
PRIYANKA SHARMa ◽  
MD SAYEED AKHTAR ◽  
FAUZIA TABASSUM ◽  
NIMISHA TANDON ◽  
ANSHU NANDA
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Heart Failure ◽  
Standard Care ◽  
Life Assessment ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Quality Of Life Assessment ◽  
Psychological Disturbances ◽  
Domains Of Life ◽  
Health Questionnaires

Objective: This study was aimed to assess the quality of life (QoL) of the subjects having congestive heart failure (HF) under different domains of life, such as physical, psychological, and social domains, and they started taking the standard care treatment. Methods: The questionnaire-based prospective study was designed to assess the effects of the HF in different domains of life such as social, psychological, physical, or mental. After getting consent from the subjects, health questionnaire was provided to a total of 60 subjects. Results: We found drastic improvements in 24% of total HF cases in terms of physical debility, whereas only 15% patients reported none of the complications during taking standard care therapy. Total 32.5% patients aware of the treatment took and to whom contact in an emergency. Psychological disturbances and life satisfaction were observed in 16.66% and 33.33% cases suffering from HF. Patient compliance means personal life, as well as medication adherence, was observed in only 53.33%. Conclusions: The results obtained from the responses given by the patients in the health questionnaires demonstrated that the HF patients’ needs awareness regarding the therapy precautions that improving the QoL of patients.

scholarly journals A Comparative Study of Male and Female Hostlers on Spirituality and Quality of Life

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Deoshree Akhouri ◽  
Kehksha ◽  
S. A. Azmi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Subjective Feeling ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Domains Of Life ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Religious Systems ◽  
Daily Spiritual Experience Scale

Spirituality may refer as a subjective feeling and experiences that occur both within and outside of traditional religious systems that influence various domains of life e.g. physical health, mental health, optimism, resilience and quality of life. The aim of the present study is to explore the relation between spirituality and quality of life in male and female hostlers. To accomplish the goal of study, we selected 100 girls and 100 boys post graduate students from Aligarh Muslim University through random sampling method. The entire participants were hostlers whom age ranges from 18-24 years. We applied Daily spiritual experience scale (DSES) and WHOQOL-BREF on the participants to collect data. We analyzed data with the help of t-test and Pearson product moment co-efficient of correlation. The results indicate positive relationship between spirituality and quality of life. Result also shows the difference between male and female hostlers on spirituality and quality of life.

scholarly journals Quality of Life Among HIV Positive Individuals in Kathmandu Valley and Eastern Region of Nepal

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 3-7
Author(s):  
H Agrawal ◽  
R Mourya ◽  
RK Shrestha ◽  
S Agrawal
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Life Assessment ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Kathmandu Valley ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Highly Active ◽  
Domains Of Life ◽  
Hiv Aids

Background The alarming increase of HIV/AIDS, inability to afford highly active anti-retroviral therapy, disability and stigma associated with the disease, loss of productivity due to illness, and chronic nature of the disease has made HIV/AIDS one of the most important public health problems in developing countries. The Quality of life assessment is focused on humanistic element and intervention resulting from this result may lead to better overall patient well being. Objective The aim of our study was to assess and compare the quality of life among HIV positive individuals in Kathmandu Valley & Eastern region. Methods The study was conducted among 228 HIV positive individuals from Eastern Nepal and 213 from Kathmandu valley and they were compared with an equal number of age-sex matched controls from the community. The instrument used was the WHO QOL-BREF Nepali questionnaire. Results The HIV positive individuals had significantly lower (P<0.001) QOL scores than the controls in the overall QOL and all the domains of life: Physical, Psychological, Social and Environmental. HIV positive individuals from Kathmandu valley scored significantly better (P<0.001) scores in the Physical and Environmental domains when compared to HIV positive individuals from Eastern region. HIV positive females had a significantly higher (P<0.02) QOL scores for overall QOL and overall perception of health than the males. Conclusion These findings suggest that HIV positive individuals have a poorer quality of life than the general population in Kathmandu valley & Eastern region of Nepal and interventions could be targeted to improve this aspect of their health. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/kumj.v10i4.10985 Kathmandu Univ Med J 2012;10(4):3-7.

Patients' Subjective Evaluations of Quality of Life Related to Disease-specific Symptoms, Sense of Coherence, and Treatment in M??ni??re's Disease

2001 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 526-533 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne-Charlotte Hess??n S??derman ◽  
Johan Bergenius ◽  
Dan Bagger-Sj??b??ck ◽  
Carsten Tjell ◽  
Ann Langius
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sense Of Coherence ◽  
Subjective Evaluations ◽  
Specific Symptoms ◽  
Disease Specific
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