MONETARY INCOMES OF THE POPULATION AS AN INDICATOR OF QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE REGION (ON THE EXAMPLE OF ASTRAKHAN REGION)

VESTNIK OF ASTRAKHAN STATE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY SERIES ECONOMICS ◽

10.24143/2073-5537-2017-2-37-49 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 37-49

Author(s):

Svetlana Nikolaevna Konnova ◽

Ekaterina Olegovna Cheremnyh ◽

Ekaterina Vladimirovna Kargapolova ◽

Irina Ivanovna Potapova

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Income Growth ◽

Living Standard ◽

The People ◽

Additional Income ◽

Actual Size

The article touches upon the income of the population as an indicator of welfare and living standard of the people in the Astrakhan region. According to such indicators as real cash incomes, real accrued wages and the actual size of pensions, there has been drawn a conclusion about welfare of residents of Astrakhan. The article has identified a trend towards decreasing income growth of the population. It has been stated in the article that about one third of the population of the Astrakhan region need additional income to satisfy long-term requirements, and only five percent of the population don't restrain their spending capacity.

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Recovery Capital and Quality of Life in Stable Recovery From Addiction

Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin ◽

10.1177/0034355217730395 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 62 (4) ◽

pp. 209-221 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Deirdre O’Sullivan ◽

Yi Xiao ◽

Justin R. Watts

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Relapse Prevention ◽

Outcome Measure ◽

Rehabilitation Counseling ◽

National Sample ◽

Addiction Recovery ◽

The People ◽

Recovery Capital

Quality of life is becoming an increasingly important outcome measure in both relapse prevention research and rehabilitation counseling research. Recovery capital is a collection of the people and resources believed to contribute to long-term recovery from addiction. Recovery capital indicators were assessed along with quality of life in a national sample of peer support participants in stable recovery ( n = 76) to determine which recovery capital indicators relate to quality of life at this stage. Results reveal that relapse history, refusal self-efficacy, and self-stigma significantly explained about 23% of quality of life in our sample. A discussion of recovery stages and recovery capital is included, as well as implications for rehabilitation counseling practice and research.

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PERCEPTION OF QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG COMMUNITY IN SELANGOR

PLANNING MALAYSIA JOURNAL ◽

10.21837/pm.v16i6.456 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 16 ◽

Author(s):

Nur Farhanah Rosli ◽

Noor Suzilawati Rabe ◽

Mariana Mohamed Osman ◽

Muhammad Faris Abdullah

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Quantitative Research ◽

Living Condition ◽

Living Standard ◽

Physical Conditions ◽

The People ◽

Level Of Satisfaction ◽

Perception Of Quality ◽

Definition Of

The quality of life (QOL) is a subjective matter that diversely defined by scholars. Since 1930s researchers from various fields have expressed their interest in the definition of QOL especially on the methods of investigation and measurement of QOL. Over more than four decades, Malaysia has made remarkable achievements regarding its economic growth as well as its socio-economic development. Numerous factors have been identified that may influence the quality of life of the people according to their personal preferences. For example, the perception or the satisfaction on the quality of an engineer may differ from an individual working as a teacher. Hence, how an individual measures their own quality of life can be different between another. The definitions and the method of assessing quality of life among communities are numerous and varied. This article assessed the perception of respondents on the quality of life among communities living in Selangor. The research objectives are to identify the current living condition in Selangor and to assess the level of satisfaction towards the living condition by the respondents living in Selangor. The study used quantitative research method where 500 respondents living in Selangor were surveyed and the questionnaire for the study comprises of questions on the satisfaction of living condition within the respondent areas. The preliminary analysis identified that the perception on the quality of life are significantly influenced by the respondent’s socio-economic background. Recommendation such as improvement in the physical conditions and continuous maintenance of the surrounding area within the neighbourhood were highlighted by the community as methods to improve the current living standard towards a better quality of life of the communities.

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Thinking Beyond Language: Intervention for Severe Aphasia

Perspectives on Neurophysiology and Neurogenic Speech and Language Disorders ◽

10.1044/nnsld19.1.15 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

pp. 15-22 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Nina Simmons-Mackie

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Communication Training ◽

Language Intervention ◽

Specific Training ◽

Environmental Support ◽

Total Communication ◽

Communication Partners

Abstract Purpose: This article addresses several intervention approaches that aim to improve life for individuals with severe aphasia. Because severe aphasia significantly compromises language, often for the long term, recommended approaches focus on additional domains that affect quality of life. Treatments are discussed that involve increasing participation in personally relevant life situations, enhancing environmental support for communication and participation, and improving communicative confidence. Methods: Interventions that have been suggested in the aphasia literature as particularly appropriate for people with severe aphasia include training in total communication, training of communication partners, and activity specific training. Conclusion: Several intervention approaches can be implemented to enhance life with severe aphasia.

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