scholarly journals Quality of Life and Professional Activity of Working-Age Patients after Stroke

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 13-22
Author(s):  
B. Kowalczyk ◽  
B. Zawadzka ◽  
B. Lubinska-Zadlo
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
World Health ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
Working Age ◽  
Health Organization

Background &objectives:Stroke is one of the most common and severe diseases in terms of the economic burden on society. The aim of this study was to assess the quality of life of people after stroke in the context of professional activity, considering the time since stroke. Material & methods:To assess the quality of life, ashortened Polish version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQOL-Bref) was used. The study was conducted on agroup of 279 people with the first stroke diag- nosed. Results:The statistically significant relationship was observed, considering the period after stroke in groups: 6-12 months; 13 months-2 years; 2-5 years from the onset of stroke. The corre- lation between professional activity of people after stroke and their quality of life was statistically significant in: the somatic sphere; the social sphere; the environmental sphere. Conclusions:Undertaking professional activity by people who had astroke significantly affected the self-assessment of their quality of life and satisfaction with the quality of health, re- gardless of the period since the onset of the stroke.

Alexithyme Patientenmerkmale und Lebensqualität – Eine Querschnittsstudie an 79 ambulanten Patienten mit Angststörungen

2013 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrin Leenen ◽  
Michael Rufer ◽  
Hanspeter Moergeli ◽  
Hans-Jörgen Grabe ◽  
Josef Jenewein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
World Health ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
Fand Sich ◽  
Quality Of Life Questionnaire ◽  
Organization Quality ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Tas 20

Aus Untersuchungen in der Normalbevölkerung ist bekannt, dass Menschen mit erhöhten Alexithymiewerten eine verminderte Lebensqualität (LQ) aufweisen. Für Patienten mit psychischen Störungen wurde dieser Zusammenhang jedoch kaum untersucht. Ziel dieser Studie war es, den möglichen Zusammenhang zwischen alexithymen Patientenmerkmalen und der LQ bei Patienten mit Angststörungen zu überprüfen. Bei 79 ambulanten Patienten mit Angststörungen wurden alexithyme Charakteristika mit der Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), die LQ mit der Kurzversion des World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire 100 (WHOQOL-BREF) erfasst. Darüber hinaus fand eine Erhebung der psychischen Symptombelastung (SCL-90-R) und depressiven Symptomatik (MADRS) statt. Mittels hierarchischer Regressionsanalysen wurde der Zusammenhang zwischen der alexithymen Charakteristika und den unterschiedlichen LQ-Domänen berechnet. Die Patienten zeigten eine im Vergleich zur Normalbevölkerung deutlich verminderte LQ. Als Hauptergebnis fand sich, auch nach Kontrolle von Depression, Ängstlichkeit und Geschlecht, ein signifikanter Zusammenhang zwischen den beiden TAS-20 Subskalen Schwierigkeiten, Gefühle zu identifizieren und zu beschreiben und vor allem der psychischen LQ. Unsere Ergebnisse sprechen dafür, bei der Diagnostik und Therapieplanung von Patienten mit Angststörungen alexithyme Merkmale einzubeziehen. Im Falle von ausgeprägten alexithymen Merkmalen sollten psychotherapeutische Interventionen zur Verbesserung der Schwierigkeiten Gefühle wahrzunehmen und zu kommunizieren in Betracht gezogen werden.

scholarly journals Magnesium level correlation with clinical status and quality of life in women with hormone related conditions and pregnancy based on real world data

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Svetlana Orlova ◽  
Galina Dikke ◽  
Gisele Pickering ◽  
Eliso Djobava ◽  
Sofya Konchits ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Clinical Status ◽  
High Response Rate ◽  
World Health ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Real World Data ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
Health Organization

AbstractThis study was aimed to assess the effectiveness of magnesium (Mg)-vitamin B 6 replenishment and its correlation with clinical status in pregnant women (PW), and quality of life in women with hormone-related conditions (HRCW) and hypomagnesemia (HME). Data collected in four observational studies were pooled and analysed. All women received Mg supplementation for 4 weeks. The proportion of women with normalized Mg level, and the correlation between serum Mg dynamics and number of symptoms/complaints (PW) or changes in World Health Organization quality of life questionnaire scores (WHOQOL; HRCW) were evaluated. 869 PW and 957 HRCW were included in the study. Normalization of serum Mg level to ≥ 0.66 mmol/L occurred in 92.1% of PW and 78.4% of HRCW, and to ≥ 0.8 mmol/L in 73.8% and 58.9%, respectively. Mg normalization was accompanied by a median decrease of 1 symptom and 1 complaint in PW. Serum Mg level increase by 0.1 mmol/L was associated to significant changes in the WHOQOL scores in HRCW. Treatment of HME with the Mg for approximately 4 weeks provided a high response rate of Mg serum level, was associated with an improvement in symptom severity and complaints in PW, and WHOQOL score in HRCW. A 0.8 mmol/L cut-off appeared to be more relevant in terms of patient-reported outcomes.

scholarly journals Instrumentos de avaliação de qualidade de vida de pessoas com estomias intestinais: Revisão Integrativa

2019 ◽  
Vol 90 (28) ◽  
Author(s):  
Prisciane Cardoso Silva ◽  
Marina Soares Mota ◽  
Stella Minasi Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
World Health ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
European Organization ◽  
Quality Of Life Questionnaire ◽  
Organization Quality ◽  
Health Organization

Objetivo: Buscar na literatura instrumentos utilizados para avaliar a qualidade de vida de pessoas com estomias intestinais. Metodologia: Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa realizada no ano de 2019, em bases de dados nacionais e internacionais. Resultados: Foram encontrados 17 artigos, com sete instrumentos utilizados para avaliar a qualidade de vida de pessoas com estomias intestinais: City of Hope Quality of Life-Ostomy Questionnaire, Stoma Self-Efficacy Scale, World Health Organization Quality of Life abreviado, European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire, Ostomy-specific (Stoma-QoL) e Escala de Qualidade de Vida de Flanagan. Conclusão: Esta revisão permitiu identificar os instrumentos que estão sendo utilizados para avaliar a QV de pessoas com estomias intestinais. Após a análise dos instrumentos, salienta-se que o City of Hope – Quality of Life – Ostomy Questionnaire é o mais abrangente dentre os instrumentos específicos às pessoas com estomias intestinais.

Quality of Life: Policy Concept and Reality

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-182
Author(s):  
TAKU YAMAMOTO
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Current Trend ◽  
Subjective Quality ◽  
World Health ◽  
Subjective Quality Of Life ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Health Organization

AbstractThis study examines the process by which the concept of quality of life has been increasing in importance as the key to ASEAN's socio-cultural integration. This study also focuses on the current trend that emphasizes subjective quality of life and clarifies that ASEAN has been moving toward including this perspective. Then, it analyzes the subjective quality of life of people in ASEAN in terms of self-assessment and the multidimensional World Health Organization Quality of Life metric by using data from the ASEAN Barometer 2009.

scholarly journals Optimism and Quality of Life among Cardiovascular Disorder Patients

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabiha Yasmeen ◽  
Mohd. Ilyas Khan
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cardiovascular Disorder ◽  
World Health ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
Artery Disease ◽  
Health Organization

The role of psychological factors in the occurrence of Cardiovascular Disorder has been, widely excepted. CVD is a family of diseases that includes hypertension, coronary artery disease (CAD) and stroke. The present study is an attempt to investigate the role of optimism on quality of life among Cardiovascular Disorder patients. 100 patients were comprised as the sample for this investigation. The sample further categorized in terms of gender i.e. male and female. LOT – Revised version of the original LOT (Scheier & Carver 1992) and World Health Organization quality of life questionnaire-short version (WHOQOL-BREF) of the WHOQOL-100 SCALE (The WHOQOL Group, 1993a; 1993b) were used. The data will be analyzed by using appropriate statistical techniques. It is expected that optimism will improve the quality of life among cardiovascular disorder patients.

scholarly journals Relationship Between Quality of Life and Fear of COVID-19 in Patients With Myocardial Infarction (Case Study: Shahid Madani Cardiac Hospital, Tabriz, Iran)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Golabi ◽  
Mohammad Bagher Alizadeh Aghdam ◽  
Mir Mojtaba Hosseini Mazraehshadi ◽  
Hamed Akbarian
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
World Health ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
Effective Role ◽  
Health Organization

Abstract Background: Quality of life is one of the most important concepts in the fields of health and development, and the study of its related factors can play an effective role in strengthening the quality of life. COVID-19 is one of the emerging crises in the world, and fear of it can affect the quality of life of people.Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between quality of life and fear of COVID-19 in patients with myocardial infarction.Methods: In this study, we administered WHOQOL-BREF (World Health Organization quality of life questionnaire) and the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) to 200 patients with myocardial infarction admitted to the hospital from February to April 2021. Then, we calculated the correlation between the quality of life and fear of COVID-19.Results: The results of this study showed a moderate to high score in all domains of QoL and overall QoL among patients. The mean score of fear of COVID-19 was lower than average level. The research revealed that there was a negative correlation between fear of COVID-19 and physical health, environmental health, and overall quality of life (p < 0.05), but there was not a significant relationship between fear of coronavirus and psychological health and social relationships (p > 0.05). Furthermore, there were significant correlations between quality of life and sociodemographic variables including gender, age, marital status, and level of education. So that, female, widow(er), uneducated, and older patients had a lower quality of life.Conclusions: Since the quality of life is one of the main indicators of health, managers must take strategies to improve the quality of life of people, especially patients. One of the measures that they can take is to reduce the fear of COVID-19 among patients by taking wise strategies.

Quality of life measures in schizophrenia

2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (S3) ◽  
pp. S313-S317 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Bobes ◽  
P. García-Portilla ◽  
P.A. Sáiz ◽  
T. Bascarán ◽  
M. Bousoño
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Life Assessment ◽  
World Health ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
Quality Of Life Questionnaire ◽  
Quality Of Life Scale ◽  
Health Organization

AbstractThe recognition of the importance of evaluating the quality of life of patients with schizophrenia highlighted the importance ofdeveloping appropriate instruments. In this paper we review the available quality of life instruments focusing on their conceptual framework, structure, administration and psychometric properties. First, we address the generic instruments that have been validated for schizophrenic populations, namely the World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment (WHOQOL), the Medical Outcome Study (MOS) 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) and the EuroQoL-5 Dimensions (EQ-5D). Then, we focus on instruments that have been specifically developed for patients with schizophrenia and other or severe mentally illness such as the Quality of Life Scale (QLS), the Quality of Life Interview (QoLI), the Lancashire Quality of Life Profile (LQoLP), the Sevilla Quality of Life Questionnaire (SQLQ), the Personal Evaluation of Transitions in Treatment (PETIT), and the Quality of Life Questionnaire in Schizophrenia (S-QoL).

scholarly journals The Relationship between the Quality of Life and Hope with Depression among Divorced Women and Divorce Applicant

2015 ◽  
Vol 55 ◽  
pp. 95-100
Author(s):  
Mostafa Tavakol ◽  
Alireza Heidarei
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
World Health ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
Correlation And Regression Analysis ◽  
The Family ◽  
Organization Quality ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of this current study is to identify the relation of hope and the quality of life with depression in divorced women and those who want to get divorce in Ahvaz City. The population of this study include all of the women who referred to the Family Divorce court Ahvaz City in 2014. The population of the number of divorce cases was 125 people and 191 available widow were selected in available sampling method and the total number of them were 316 person.The tools which were applied in this study consist of miller hope scale (1988), the world health organization quality of life questionnaire summary (1998) and beck depression questionnaire (1978). The study design was correlation that the obtained results based on correlation and regression analysis shows the a=0.001 and there is a relationship.Between Hope life and qualify of life with depression among divorced women and divorce applicant in Ahvaz City.

scholarly journals ESTUDO EPIDEMIOLÓGICO E AVALIAÇÃO DA QUALIDADE DE VIDA DOS PORTADORES DE CÂNCER DE BOCA E OROFARINGE ATENDIDOS NA UNIDADE DE ALTA COMPLEXIDADE EM ONCOLOGIA (UNACON) DE FEIRA DE SANTANA – BA

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francine Lima Gonçalves
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
American Cancer Society ◽  
World Health ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Cancer Society ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
Quality Of Life Questionnaire ◽  
Organization Quality ◽  
Health Organization

Na região de cabeça e pescoço (CCP), o câncer de boca é o de maior incidência, com 170.900 novos casos no mundo, segundo dados de 2008 (American Cancer Society, 2011). Nos Estados Unidos, em 2013, foram registrados 41.380 novos casos de câncer de boca e faringe, os sítios primários em câncer de cabeça e pescoço (CCP) mais frequentemente acometidos no país (American Cancer Society, 2013).No Brasil, segundo as estimativas do INCA (Instituto Nacional do Câncer) para o ano de 2014, são esperados 576.000 novos casos de câncer. Seguindo-se o panorama mundial, na região de CP destacam-se os de cavidade oral, com 11.280 casos novos, ocupando o quinto lugar geral na população masculina. Em mulheres, são estimados 4.010 novos casos de cavidade oral, ocupando o 12º lugar (Brasil, 2013).Nas regiões Nordeste e Sudeste do Brasil, o câncer de boca apresenta uma incidência ainda maior na população masculina, ocupando o quarto lugar geral, com 7,16 casos novos por 100.000 habitantes (BRASIL, 2013). Durante os últimos anos, a avaliação da qualidade de vida foi reconhecida como um importante medidor de sobrevida em medicina, sobretudo em oncologia. Tais avaliações tem sido feitas com certa regularidade nos tumores malignos da região de cabeça e pescoço, uma vez que nessa localização a ocorrência de neoplasias malignas pode levar ao comprometimento de funções vitais (Abendstein et al, 2005; Vartanian et al, 2006). Nesse sentido, em 1993, o World Health Organization – Quality of Life Group (WHOQOL), definiu qualidade de vida como: percepção individual da posição do indivíduo na vida, no contexto de sua cultura e sistema de valores nos quais ele está inserido e em relação aos seus objetivos, expectativas, padrões e preocupações. O componente emocional tem um papel preponderante na percepção da dor. A avaliação da qualidade de vida pode ser feita por meio de questionários, havendo diversos deles validados na literatura. Dentre eles, um dos mais utilizados é o questionário da University of Washington – Quality of Life Questionnaire (UW-QOL), traduzido como Questionário de Avaliação de Qualidade de Vida da Universidade de Washington (UW-QOL), versão atual (versão 4), por Vartanian et al, 2007.

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