Relation of Urinary Incontinence, Menopausal Symptoms, and Life Satisfaction in Middle-Age Korean Women

2005 ◽  
Vol 97 (1) ◽  
pp. 203-204
Author(s):  
Hyun-Ja Lim ◽  
Myung-Suk Lee ◽  
Myeong Soo Lee
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Urinary Incontinence ◽  
Effective Treatment ◽  
Middle Age ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Menopausal Symptoms ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Korean Women ◽  
Healthy Behavior

Associations of urinary incontinence, menopausal symptoms and life satisfaction of 235 middle-age Korean women (40 to 59 years) were investigated, based on responses to a self-report questionnaire. Urinary incontinence was positively correlated with menopausal symptoms ( r = .24) and negatively correlated with life satisfaction ( r = –.11). Life satisfaction was negatively correlated with menopausal symptoms ( r = –.28). All rs indicate weak associations and account for small common variables. Even so, results suggest effective treatment of urinary incontinence and menopausal symptoms could enhance life satisfaction through promoting healthy behavior and emotional health in such middle-age women.

scholarly journals ROLE OF URINARY INCONTINENCE IN DEPRESSION AND LIFE SATISFACTION IN GERIATRIC PATIENTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 185-189
Author(s):  
Naeem Aslam ◽  
Kashfa Mahreen
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Urinary Incontinence ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Depressive Symptomatology ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Geriatric Depression ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Negatively Associated

Background: Urinary incontinence (UI) is a highly prevalent in elderly people. The aim of the study was to see the relationship between urinary incontinence, depression, and life satisfaction in elderly patients. Moreover, it aimed to investigate the predictive role of UI in geriatric depression and life satisfaction in elderly patients. Methods: This was the cross-sectional study. 83 patients (45% male and 55% female) with a mean age of 69 years (51-102 years) were included in this study. Self-report measures were used. Geriatric Depression Scale, Questionnaire for Urinary Incontinence Diagnosis, and life Satisfaction Scale were used for data collection. Results: Results showed that geriatric depression is significantly positively associated with the UI and negatively associated with the Life satisfaction. UI is also negatively associated with Life satisfaction. In addition, age is significantly positively associated with geriatric depression and UI. Duration of illness is significantly positively associated with depression, whereas, education is negatively associated with depression and UI. Regression analysis showed that UI positively predicted the geriatric depression and negatively predicted the life satisfaction. Conclusion: UI positively predicts Geriatric depression and lowers the life satisfaction. Timely assessment and effective management of UI may reduce the depressive symptomatology and enhance life satisfaction. Understanding the associations between these variables can have substantial implications for both clinical work and research in this area.

Use of a Mild-Gain Hearing Aid by Middle-Age Normal-Hearing Adults Who Do and Do Not Self-Report Trouble Hearing in Background Noise

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 419-428
Author(s):  
Jasleen Singh ◽  
Karen A. Doherty
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Aids ◽  
Background Noise ◽  
Middle Age ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Normal Hearing ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Hearing Aid Use ◽  
Hearing Handicap ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Hearing Problems

Purpose The aim of the study was to assess how the use of a mild-gain hearing aid can affect hearing handicap, motivation, and attitudes toward hearing aids for middle-age, normal-hearing adults who do and do not self-report trouble hearing in background noise. Method A total of 20 participants (45–60 years of age) with clinically normal-hearing thresholds (< 25 dB HL) were enrolled in this study. Ten self-reported difficulty hearing in background noise, and 10 did not self-report difficulty hearing in background noise. All participants were fit with mild-gain hearing aids, bilaterally, and were asked to wear them for 2 weeks. Hearing handicap, attitudes toward hearing aids and hearing loss, and motivation to address hearing problems were evaluated before and after participants wore the hearing aids. Participants were also asked if they would consider purchasing a hearing aid before and after 2 weeks of hearing aid use. Results After wearing the hearing aids for 2 weeks, hearing handicap scores decreased for the participants who self-reported difficulty hearing in background noise. No changes in hearing handicap scores were observed for the participants who did not self-report trouble hearing in background noise. The participants who self-reported difficulty hearing in background noise also reported greater personal distress from their hearing problems, were more motivated to address their hearing problems, and had higher levels of hearing handicap compared to the participants who did not self-report trouble hearing in background noise. Only 20% (2/10) of the participants who self-reported trouble hearing in background noise reported that they would consider purchasing a hearing aid after 2 weeks of hearing aid use. Conclusions The use of mild-gain hearing aids has the potential to reduce hearing handicap for normal-hearing, middle-age adults who self-report difficulty hearing in background noise. However, this may not be the most appropriate treatment option for their current hearing problems given that only 20% of these participants would consider purchasing a hearing aid after wearing hearing aids for 2 weeks.

Resilient Coping Types in People With Spinal Cord Injury: Latent Class Analysis

2021 ◽  
pp. 003435522199073
Author(s):  
Chungyi Chiu ◽  
Jessica Brooks ◽  
Alicia Jones ◽  
Kortney Wilcher ◽  
Sa Shen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Latent Class Analysis ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Psychosocial Interventions ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Class Analysis ◽  
Multivariate Tests ◽  
Cord Injury

Resilience is central to living well with a spinal cord injury (SCI). To provide a timely, targeted, and individualized intervention supporting resilience, it is necessary to assess an individual’s resilience level and characteristics of resilience on an ongoing basis. We aimed to validate the different types of resilient coping among people with SCI (PwSCI), using the Connor–Davidson resilience scale, and to identify the relationships between resilience and other psychosocial factors among the types of resilient coping. We recruited 93 PwSCI, who took the self-report measures of resilience, depression, life satisfaction, and spirituality. Using latent class analysis, we found three types: (a) goal-pursuing, bouncing-back, and persevering, named GP; (b) uncertainty about coping with setbacks, named UC; and (c) loss of resilient coping, named LOSS. The multivariate tests indicated that the three types differed on a linear combination of resilience, depression, and life satisfaction, with a large effect size. We discussed the three types of resilient coping and the implications for psychosocial interventions. We also recommended that rehabilitation clinicians examine PwSCI’s resilience levels and types of resilience during initial and follow-up visits. In doing so, PwSCI will have timely, targeted supports for developing and/or re-building their resilience.

scholarly journals Are perceptions of grandparenthood related to family and life satisfaction? A study with emerging adults

2021 ◽  
pp. 026540752098115
Author(s):  
Isabel Miguel ◽  
Alexandra M. Araújo ◽  
Sandra Fernandes ◽  
Luísa Carneiro ◽  
Paula Fernandes
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Emerging Adult ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Family Satisfaction ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Adult Grandchildren

Given the crucial role that grandparents play in the upbringing and well-being of their grandchildren, research regarding the perceived importance of grandparents for their emerging adult grandchildren is of particular relevance. This study examined the relations between perceived grandparents’ roles and family and life satisfaction in Portuguese emerging adults. Participants (N = 387), aged 18–25, completed a structured self-report questionnaire. Findings of structural equation modeling showed that emerging adults’ perceptions of grandparental roles of counselor, enjoying the relationship, and indulgence are positively related to their family and life satisfaction. The mediation analysis showed that family satisfaction mediated the relation between perceptions of grandparents acting as counselors and the life satisfaction of emerging adult grandchildren. Implications of family relationships and grandparenting in the context of emerging adulthood are discussed.

A Study on the Relationship of Back Pain Prevalence, Physical Activity Type and Exercise Type in Middle-Age Korean Women

2011 ◽  
Vol 43 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 575
Author(s):  
Soung-Yob Rhi ◽  
Hak-Mo Ku ◽  
Hyun-Jin Kwon ◽  
Yeon-Soo Kim ◽  
Jae-Soon Chung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Middle Age ◽  
Korean Women ◽  
Activity Type ◽  
Pain Prevalence ◽  
Exercise Type ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Types of Marital Intimacy and Prevalence of Emotional Illness

1986 ◽  
Vol 31 (8) ◽  
pp. 720-726 ◽  
Author(s):  
E.M. Waring ◽  
David Patton ◽  
Carol Ann Neson ◽  
Winnie Linker
Keyword(s):  
Marital Quality ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Marital Relationships ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Marital Intimacy ◽  
Emotional Illness ◽  
Married Individuals ◽  
Score Pattern ◽  
Positive Effect

Epidemiological research has demonstrated that married individuals generally experience better emotional health than the single, divorced and widowed. The married populations in these studies were not evaluated on the basis of the quality of their marital relationships. Research on the interpersonal quality of marital relationships in the general married population has rarely been reported in the psychiatric literature. A sample of the general married population (n = 250 couples) completed a self-report questionnaire which measures the quality and the quantity of intimacy in marriage. Four types of marital patterns were operationally defined by total intimacy score, pattern of scale profile, and social desirability scores. The relative frequencies of these types of marriages are reported. The prevalence of symptoms of non-psychotic, emotional illness in one or both spouses in the four categories of marriage is reported. Thirty-one percent (31%) of the couples report marriages with absent and/or deficient intimacy. Couples with “absent and/or deficient” marital intimacy had a significantly higher proportion of spouses with symptoms of non-psychotic emotional illness. This study suggests that previous research may have confounded the variables of marital status and marital quality in the study of psychiatric disorder. These studies may have under-estimated the positive effect of an “optimally” intimate relationship.

scholarly journals HISTORY OF VARICOCELE SURGERY

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 88-96
Author(s):  
E. V. Petrochenkov ◽  
V. V. Rostovskaya
Keyword(s):  
Effective Treatment ◽  
Middle Age ◽  
Minimum Risk ◽  
Treatment Development ◽  
History Of ◽  
Ancient Times

The review describes the history of varicocele treatment development from ancient times to the present day; from the frst mentioning of the disease by early Greeks (works by Celsus and Galen), surgeries of middle-age surgeons until the prime of modern varicocele surgery. In the middle and at the end of the XX century the understanding of this disease and methods of its therapy underwent significant changes. Many methods of varicocele surgery failed to stand the test of time and are of historical interest only. Other methods formed the basis for modern varicocele surgery and promote effective treatment with minimum risk for complications and recurrence.

scholarly journals Contribution of Spirituality and Attachment in Life Satisfaction

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Urvashi Sharma ◽  
Dr. Archana Satsangi
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Life Style ◽  
Middle Age ◽  
Teaching Profession ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Material Life ◽  
Present Generation ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Correlation Design

In the present era, frequently changing life style gives cutthroat competition and desire to be success in this competition makes unhealthy environment for present generation. People are stuck on materialistic thing which gives short-term satisfaction only. It is not permanent although people blindly follows this life style making themselves sick. But some people are aware that material life is temporary therefore they move their attitude towards the path of spirituality that illuminate his or her life and ultimately leads to life satisfaction. Therefore researchers is curious to explore the relationship among spirituality, attachment and life satisfaction. Present paper is an attempt to examine the contribution of spirituality and attachment in life satisfaction among middle age people. The sample comprises 100 subjects (50 males & 50 females), working in bank, and teaching profession. The sample has taken from Mathura city only. Sample is equal in terms of education, individual income, age, and marital status. In order to find out the contribution of spirituality and attachment on life satisfaction, correlation design is used. The result reveals that spirituality is positive contributor for life satisfaction.

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