EFFICIENCY OF PUBLIC MANAGEMENT OF QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE REGIONAL SOCIETY: CERTAIN ASPECTS OF METHODOLOGY

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia Priamukhina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Living Conditions ◽  
Risk Society ◽  
Regional Society ◽  
The Individual

The article considers some aspects of the methodology for assessing the effectiveness of public management of the quality of life of the population of the region. It is substantiated: human life is connected with the concepts of "needs" and "interests", because only by satisfying the needs embodied in conscious interests, an individual can achieve a certain level and quality of life. It is determined that the management of quality of life is due to the peculiarities of modernization processes, where the basis of development is a person, his intellectual, creative and physical potential. Modern society, as a "risk society" narrows the living space of the individual, acts as a catalyst for growing dissatisfaction with living conditions and uncertainty in the future, so preventing possible risks and creating safe living conditions is an integral component of quality of life. It is proved that the study of the methodology for assessing the effectiveness of public management of the quality of life of the region should be based on the concept of "system", the relative independence of quality of life from the region, and the fact that as a system of indicators is something greater than the set of results of its constituent elements and subsystems. The peculiarities of self-organization of the quality of life of the population of the region are considered, it is substantiated that in assessing the effectiveness of public administration to ensure the quality of life of the population, economic and social efficiency are taken into account. The general conclusion of the study is the relevance of using an indicative model of public administration with the foundation of the quality of life system, in particular the set of parameters: welfare; The "quality" of the population represented by the health care and education system; living conditions; social and environmental security; conditions for the diverse development of personality.

Perceptions towards the quality of public services in Romania. Poor outcomes of public administration reforms?

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 263-285
Author(s):  
Claudia Petrescu ◽  
Flavis Mihalache
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Public Services ◽  
New Public Management ◽  
Local Level ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Administration Reform

Public services represent an important dimension of quality of society, as they create the contextual conditions for people to further their quality of life. Romanian public administration reform has brought about a constant institutional transformation, which has influenced both the specific features and the quality of the services. This article aims to analyse trends regarding the perceived quality of public services in Romania, in European comparative perspective, using the data of the European Quality of Life Survey (2003–2016). The article aims to understand the low satisfaction with public services in Romania against the background of the public service reform measures taken by government in this period. The article describes the context of Romanian public administration and public service reform, the most important public policy measures adopted and the most important challenges. The lack of vision in the public service reform, the partial introduction of reform elements, the permanent and, sometimes, conflicting changes are issues that may have influenced the way in which the population perceives the quality of public services. The decentralisation process of public services and the insufficient allocation of public funds for delivering such services at local level might have an impact on their quality and quantity perceived by the population. Keywords: public services; public administration reform; citizens’ satisfaction; New Public Management; New Weberianism.

scholarly journals Meaning-in-Life: A Vital Salutogenic Resource for Health

2021 ◽  
pp. 85-101
Author(s):  
Gørill Haugan ◽  
Jessie Dezutter
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Meaning In Life ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Search For Meaning ◽  
Health Science Research ◽  
The Individual

AbstractBased on evidence and theory, we state that facilitating and supporting people’s meaning-making processes are health promoting. Hence, meaning-in-life is a salutogenic concept.Authors from various disciplines such as nursing, medicine, psychology, philosophy, religion, and arts argue that the human search for meaning is a primary force in life and one of the most fundamental challenges an individual faces. Research demonstrates that meaning is of great importance for mental as well as physical well-being and crucial for health and quality of life. Studies have shown significant correlations between meaning-in-life and physical health measured by lower mortality for all causes of death; meaning is correlated with less cardiovascular disease, less hypertension, better immune function, less depression, and better coping and recovery from illness. Studies have shown that cancer patients who experience a high degree of meaning have a greater ability to tolerate bodily ailments than those who do not find meaning-in-life. Those who, despite pain and fatigue, experience meaning report better quality-of-life than those with low meaning. Hence, if the individual finds meaning despite illness, ailments, and imminent death, well-being, health, and quality-of-life will increase in the current situation. However, when affected by illness and reduced functionality, finding meaning-in-life might prove more difficult. A will to search for meaning is required, as well as health professionals who help patients and their families not only to cope with illness and suffering but also to find meaning amid these experiences. Accordingly, meaning-in-life is considered a vital salutogenic resource and concept.The psychiatrist Viktor Emil Frankl’s theory of “Will to Meaning” forms the basis for modern health science research on meaning; Frankl’s premise was that man has enough to live by, but too little to live for. According to Frankl, logotherapy ventures into the spiritual dimension of human life. The Greek word “logos” means not only meaning but also spirit. However, Frankl highlighted that in a logotherapeutic context, spirituality is not primarily about religiosity—although religiosity can be a part of it—but refers to a specific human dimension that makes us human. Frankl based his theory on three concepts: meaning, freedom to choose and suffering, stating that the latter has no point. People should not look for an inherent meaning in the negative events happening to them, or in their suffering, because the meaning is not there. The meaning is in the attitude people choose while suffering from illness, crises, etc.

scholarly journals THE USE OF INDICES OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE POPULATION AS INTEGRAL CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING OF EFFICIENCY OF MEDICAL PREVENTIVE PROGRAMS

2019 ◽  
Vol 96 (4) ◽  
pp. 319-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. S. Luchkevich ◽  
G. N. Marinicheva ◽  
I. L. Samodova ◽  
A. M. Shakirov ◽  
A. V. Zelionko
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Absolute Risk ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Living Conditions ◽  
Social Adaptation ◽  
Urban Residents ◽  
Prevention Activities

Modern socially-oriented policy in Russia prioritizes the complex of prevention activities with the use of modern health-saving technologies. At that it is necessary to substantiate methodologically and methodically integrated quantitative and qualitative characteristics, based on which evaluation of the types of functioning and conditions of life affecting health and quality of human life is possible. On the basis of specially developed complex program (15 scales) the study of the quality of life and health of the urban working population of St. Petersburg (n=2276) was executed. The method of the determination of the risk groups according to types of functioning and health groups was developed. Performed medico-social and clinical-statistical study allowed to identify changes of the quality of life indices according to the type of functioning at various conditions and characteristics of life and health. According to indices of the quality of life there was revealed the high proportion of urban residents in groups of relative and absolute risk. Especially significant decrease in the quality of life indices in these groups was noted on indices of socio-hygienic functioning, socio-economic well-being, socio-psychological comfort, social adaptation, recreational activities, medico-social activity and prevention activities. There was established a higher probability of the formation of chronic disease and the decrease in the satisfaction with the quality of life in urban residents in groups of the absolute risk with dissatisfaction with the living conditions and livelihoods. The proposed scales and types of functioning in the structure of health-related quality of life can be used in a comprehensive hygienic studies implemented on the basis of a risk assessment methodology, under comparison of indices of livelihoods and satisfaction with living conditions, in complex evaluation of the efficiency of medical preventive, social and environmental programs

Trends in the Quality of Life of the V4 Countries in the Field of Material Living Conditions

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-61
Author(s):  
Elena Hošková ◽  
Iveta Zentková ◽  
Tatiana Svetlanská
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Development Trend ◽  
Living Conditions ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Significant Positive Change ◽  
Data Source ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Level Of Living

Abstract Consumption and increasing level of living conditions are the main characteristics of society nowadays. Quality of life is necessarily related to living conditions of population, therefore form a basis of sustainable development. The aim of the article is to determine the economic conditions of the population in Visegrad countries (V4) based on the economic indicators of quality of life. The main data source is Eurostat for the period 2005–2017. In the paper is stated and analyzed development of eight indicators of quality of life in the field of material living conditions. They are divided into three groups: indicators on income, consumption and indicators related to the living conditions of the V4 population. The results of the analysis showed that residents of the Czech Republic have the highest quality of life, followed by Slovakia, Poland and Hungary. Position of the Czech Republic and Slovakia among the V4 countries is relatively stable over the reported period. The most significant positive change in several indicators of quality of life was recorded in case of Poland. As for the individual indicators, it was proved in case of Hungary, they had dramatic development without the statistical attributability of their development trend.

scholarly journals Quality of life in the big city (the case Dnipro city)

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (8) ◽  
pp. 64-73
Author(s):  
В. А. Бойко
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
Big City ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The City

The article discusses the heuristic possibilities of objective and subjective approaches to determiningthe quality of life of individuals in modern society. In order to construct a measurement of the quality oflife of the population, objective and subjective indicators were defined in this perspective: quantitativeones that record the presence or absence of a certain property and qualitative ones that record the extentof its manifestation and development. For the empirical representation of the quality of life of residentsof the city of Dnipro, data from sociological studies, the «Dnipro – my hometown» and the fourth all-Ukrainian municipal IRI survey were used.Possibilities and conditions for self-realization of the person are characterized, subjective level ofevaluation of strategies of success, professional prospects, achievement of material well-being in theurban space is determined through the prism of age differentiation. Positive shifts in the perception of thecity as an inclusive space (the spread of inclusive education, the opening of children’s and playgrounds,which take into account the needs of children with disabilities , etc.) have been noticed.Characteristics of urban social life were determined through fragmentation, disunity, decentralization,dehumanization. They are becoming the markers of modern society. These processes affect the emotionalinternal state of the individual and determine the sphere of his social fears. The main factors that causeanxiety and fear in the mass consciousness of the residents of the city are related to economic issues –rising prices, loss of work, closure of enterprises. The structure of expenditures and the assessment ofwell-being, as well as the level of satisfaction with material goods, have been determined. The subjectivecharacteristic of the labor market and opportunities to engage in entrepreneurial activity are provided. Thegeneral summary of the quality of life in Dnipro is presented in the Summary of Capability AssessmentIndex.

scholarly journals ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE POPULATION AS A CRITERION OF THE EFFICIENCY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN RUSSIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 797-806
Author(s):  
T.S. Sobol
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Comprehensive Analysis ◽  
Economic Management ◽  
National Characteristics ◽  
Comprehensive Development ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Individual ◽  
High Level

The article analyzes the quality of life of the population as one of the criteria (indicators) for assessing the effectiveness of public administration in Russia. The relevance of the research is determined by the need for a comprehensive analysis of the system of indicators characterizing the quality of life of the population of the Russian Federation. The article presents the results of the analysis, assesses the implementation of the target indicators of the National Projects aimed at improving the quality of life of the Russian population and identifies a number of problems that require urgent solutions. One of the main problems of modern Russia is to ensure a high level and quality of life. Its solution involves the need to improve the efficiency of public administration bodies and the use of reasonable, clear criteria for their evaluation, based on the indicators of the quality of life of the country's population. The article develops measures to improve the effectiveness of public administration, taking into account the national characteristics of the country, aimed at improving the quality of life of the population of Russia. In order to relatively reliably determine the effectiveness of economic management by state structures, it is necessary to measure the satisfaction of the population with the quality of life and the presence of conditions for the comprehensive development of the individual, to investigate the tools used to assess the quality of life in order to identify the criteria that most fully reflect all aspects of life of citizens of the country.

scholarly journals Rights and duties of the individual as factors of the quality of life

KANT ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 134-141
Author(s):  
Aleksandr Gribakin
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Human Life ◽  
The State ◽  
Personal Life ◽  
Individual Rights ◽  
Mutual Transition ◽  
Life Path ◽  
The Individual

The genesis of rights and duties of the individual as fundamental characteristics and the quality of a human life is presented in the dialectics of objectification as disobjectification of individuals' substance, their synthesis and individualization. It is stressed that the quantitative increase of officially recognized individual rights protected by the state strengthens the individualist tendencies in social relations. Mutual transition of rights and duties is confirmed by the dynamics of a personal life path.

Management of Economics and State "Bottom"

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 76-91
Author(s):  
E. D. Solozhentsev
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Probabilistic Models ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Special Software ◽  
Human Quality ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The scientific problem of economics “Managing the quality of human life” is formulated on the basis of artificial intelligence, algebra of logic and logical-probabilistic calculus. Managing the quality of human life is represented by managing the processes of his treatment, training and decision making. Events in these processes and the corresponding logical variables relate to the behavior of a person, other persons and infrastructure. The processes of the quality of human life are modeled, analyzed and managed with the participation of the person himself. Scenarios and structural, logical and probabilistic models of managing the quality of human life are given. Special software for quality management is described. The relationship of human quality of life and the digital economy is examined. We consider the role of public opinion in the management of the “bottom” based on the synthesis of many studies on the management of the economics and the state. The bottom management is also feedback from the top management.

Quality-of-Life Measurement in Advanced Cancer: Assessing the Individual

1999 ◽  
Vol 17 (11) ◽  
pp. 3603-3611 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dympna Waldron ◽  
Ciaran A. O'Boyle ◽  
Michael Kearney ◽  
Michael Moriarty ◽  
Desmond Carney
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Advanced Cancer ◽  
Internal Validity ◽  
Semistructured Interview ◽  
Incurable Cancer ◽  
Life Measurement ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Very High

PURPOSE: Despite the increasing importance of assessing quality of life (QoL) in patients with advanced cancer, relatively little is known about individual patient's perceptions of the issues contributing to their QoL. The Schedule for the Evaluation of Individual Quality of Life (SEIQoL) and the shorter SEIQoL–Direct Weighting (SEIQoL-DW) assess individualized QoL using a semistructured interview technique. Here we report findings from the first administration of the SEIQoL and SEIQoL-DW to patients with advanced incurable cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS: QoL was assessed on a single occasion using the SEIQoL and SEIQoL-DW in 80 patients with advanced incurable cancer. RESULTS: All patients were able to complete the SEIQoL-DW, and 78% completed the SEIQoL. Of a possible score of 100, the median QoL global score was as follows: SEIQoL, 61 (range, 24 to 94); SEIQoL-DW, 60.5 (range, 6 to 95). Psychometric data for SEIQoL indicated very high levels of internal consistency (median r = .90) and internal validity (median R2 = 0.88). Patients' judgments of their QoL were unique to the individual. Family concerns were almost universally rated as more important than health, the difference being significant when measured using the SEIQoL-DW (P = .002). CONCLUSION: Patients with advanced incurable cancer were very good judges of their QoL, and many patients rated their QoL as good. Judgments were highly individual, with very high levels of consistency and validity. The primacy given to health in many QoL questionnaires may be questioned in this population. The implications of these findings are discussed with regard to clinical assessment and advance directives.

Quality of Life for Children with Persistent Sinonasal Symptoms

2003 ◽  
Vol 128 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Kay ◽  
Richard M. Rosenfeld
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Longitudinal Change ◽  
Good Test ◽  
Routine Clinical Care ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Sinonasal Symptoms

OBJECTIVE: The goal was to validate the SN-5 survey as a measure of longitudinal change in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) for children with persistent sinonasal symptoms. DESIGN AND SETTING: We conducted a before and after study of 85 children aged 2 to 12 years in a metropolitan pediatric otolaryngology practice. Caregivers completed the SN-5 survey at entry and at least 4 weeks later. The survey included 5 symptom-cluster items covering the domains of sinus infection, nasal obstruction, allergy symptoms, emotional distress, and activity limitations. RESULTS: Good test-retest reliability ( R = 0.70) was obtained for the overall SN-5 score and the individual survey items ( R ≥ 0.58). The mean baseline SN-5 score was 3.8 (SD, 1.0) of a maximum of 7.0, with higher scores indicating poorer HRQoL. All SN-5 items had adequate correlation ( R ≥ 0.36) with external constructs. The mean change in SN-5 score after routine clinical care was 0.88 (SD, 1.19) with an effect size of 0.74 indicating good responsiveness to longitudinal change. The change scores correlated appropriately with changes in related external constructs ( R ≥ 0.42). CONCLUSIONS: The SN-5 is a valid, reliable, and responsive measure of HRQoL for children with persistent sinonasal symptoms, suitable for use in outcomes studies and routine clinical care.

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