scholarly journals Binge Eating and Quality of Life: Analysis of Gender and Ethnicity

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dyah Kusbiantari ◽  
Efi Fitriana ◽  
Zahrotur Rusyda Hinduan ◽  
Wilis Srisayekti
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Binge Eating ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Eating Binge ◽  
Life Analysis ◽  
Correlational Method ◽  
Desire To Eat ◽  
The Relationship

Changing in eating activities as social interaction and for expressing emotions may affect the desire to eat large amounts of food, and when it goes out of control, the eater then regrets it; this is called binge eating. Binge eating causes a decrease in the quality of life or well-being of a person. QOL is often considered a standard of living by most people and is considered a cross-cultural problem. This study aims to examine the relationship between binge eating and quality of life. This correlation is also compared across to distinguish gender and ethnicity. The participants were 553 undergraduate students in Semarang, Indonesia. The data were analyzed using the correlational method and t-tests. The findings showed that binge eating has a negative correlation with quality of life. This study also found that there was no gender difference in binge eating and quality of life. Although there was no difference in binge eating and quality of life among various ethnicities, the majority of them experienced severe binge eating

scholarly journals COVID-19 Pandemic and Quality of Life among Romanian Athletes

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 4065
Author(s):  
Germina-Alina Cosma ◽  
Alina Chiracu ◽  
Amalia Raluca Stepan ◽  
Marian Alexandru Cosma ◽  
Marian Costin Nanu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Quality Of Life Scale ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Personality Item ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of this study was to analyze athletes’ quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study involved 249 athletes between 15 and 35 of age, M = 21.22, SD = 5.12. The sample was composed of eight Olympic Games medalists, three European medalists, 67 international medalists, and 63 national medalists. The instruments used were: (1) COVID-19 Anxiety Scale, (2) Athlete Quality of Life Scale, (3) Impact of Pandemic on Athletes Questionnaire, and (4) International Personality Item Pool (IPIP Anxiety, Depression, and Vulnerability Scales). The results indicate significant differences in COVID-19 anxiety depending on the sport practiced, F (9239) = 3.81, p < 0.01, showing that there were significant differences between sports. The negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic mediates the relationship between trait anxiety and the athletes’ quality of life. The percentage of mediation was 33.9%, and the indirect effect was −0.11, CI 95% (−0.18, −0.03), Z = −2.82, p < 0.01. Trait anxiety has an increasing effect on the intensity of the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, 0.23, CI 95% (.10, 0.35), Z = 3.56, p < 0.01, and the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has a decreasing effect on quality of life, −0.47, CI 95% (−0.67, −0.27), Z = −4.62, p < 0.01. Gender and age did not moderate the relationship between the negative impact of COVID-19 and athletes’ quality of life. The results of the study highlighted the impact that social isolation and quarantine have on athletes’ affective well-being.

Therapeutic Affordances of Social Media and Associated Quality of Life Outcomes in Young Adults

2021 ◽  
pp. 089443932110329
Author(s):  
Paul Dodemaide ◽  
Mark Merolli ◽  
Nicole Hill ◽  
Lynette Joubert
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Perceived Quality Of Life ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
The Relationship

There is a growing body of literature exploring the general population’s use of social media for assistance in dealing with stigmatized health issues. This study presents novel research examining the relationship between social media use and young adults. It utilizes a therapeutic affordance (TA) framework. Quantitative results from this study are complemented by qualitative data. The relationships between distinct social media and their TA (a–b) are presented to highlight their potential to impact positively on social and emotional well-being outcomes. Evidence includes broad support for “connection,” “narration,” and “collaboration” TAs in this context and the relationship between the use of distinct social media and perceived quality of life (QOL) outcomes (a–c). TA provides an appropriate and valuable theoretical framework which is useful for the development of an evidence-base from the analysis of young adult’s social media usage. An analysis of the association between social media and their QOL outcomes is presented according to the TA relationship pathway (a–c–b). The adoption of a TA framework enables a nuanced analysis of significant associations between specific social media, TA, and improved QOL outcomes. This study demonstrates the significant association between social media and perceived QOL outcomes in young adults.

Impact of Design on Emotional, Psychological, or Social Well-Being for People With Cognitive Impairment

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 220-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Karol ◽  
Dianne Smith
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Thermal Comfort ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Design Expertise ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Aim:The objective of this article is to identify and analyze what is known about characteristics in and around the home that support well-being for those with cognitive impairment. This could provide direction for designers of homes in general, but specifically for designers trying to meet the needs of people with cognitive impairment.Background:It has been established that there is a relationship between psychological well-being and a person’s environment. Research also shows that particular design aspects can reduce the impact of cognitive impairment. However, there is limited design expertise in the Australian housing market to create supportive spaces which will help to reduce the impact of the disability for those with cognitive impairment.Method:A literature review was carried out to determine the extent and details of what is known about the relationship of home design and its impact on emotional, psychological, or social well-being for people with cognitive impairment.Conclusions:The study indicates that researchers in various disciplines understand that pragmatic design inputs such as thermal comfort and adequate lighting are important for people with cognitive impairment. In addition, some researchers have shown or surmise that there are other “intangible” designer-controlled elements that have beneficial impacts on people with cognitive impairment. Details of these intangible elements are sparse, and how much they might improve the quality of life for a person with cognitive impairment is not well understood. Further research is required to meet a growing need.

scholarly journals The Gendering of Cancer Survivorship

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
D Skinner
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Medical Research ◽  
Cancer Survivorship ◽  
Clinical Studies ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Awareness ◽  
Social Production ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Relationship

This article examines the relationship between gender and cancer survivorship. I argue that gender is as critical as a category of analysis for understanding cancer survivorship as it is missing from survivorship studies, particularly as concerns the identificatory basis of survivor culture and clinical studies regarding survivors’ quality of life (QOL). This under-studied question of the gendering of survivorship is critical because the consequences of the social production of disease is far-reaching, from the nature of medical research to social awareness, to funding to the well-being of cancer survivors themselves.

The Influence of Attending Festivals with Children on Family Quality of Life, Subjective Well-Being, and Event Experience

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Liu ◽  
Jason Draper
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Family Quality Of Life ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Family Activity ◽  
The Relationship

Participants attending a festival(s) with children is a family activity that influences family relationships. This study examines the relationship between attending status (e.g., with or without children), event experience, subjective well-being, and family quality of life (FQOL). A total of 585 festival participants’ data analyzed by structural equation modeling (SEM) revealed that participants attending with children have a higher level of subjective well-being and FQOL compared to those without children. Participants attending with children have a higher level of cognitive engagement and experience novelty in festivals compared to those without children. Event experience results in a significant positive relationship with subjective well-being. This study expands current event literature in terms of FQOL and provides a practical guideline to event organizers to better understand the significance of festivals.

Subjective and Objective Prospective, Long-Term Analysis of Quality of Life During Inhaled Interleukin-2 Immunotherapy

1999 ◽  
Vol 17 (11) ◽  
pp. 3612-3620 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans Heinzer ◽  
Thomas S. Mir ◽  
Edith Huland ◽  
Hartwig Huland
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Interleukin 2 ◽  
Well Being ◽  
High Dose ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
European Organization ◽  
Life Score ◽  
Life Years ◽  
Life Analysis

PURPOSE: We conducted both a subjective and objective, prospective quality-of-life analysis during high-dose (36 × 106 immunizing units/d) inhalational interleukin (IL)-2 treatment (mean treatment time, 13.4 months) of 15 patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). Additionally, quality of life for 10 patients with mRCC receiving low-dose (9 × 106 IU/m2/d for 5 days) intravenous IL-2 treatment also was evaluated. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients responded to the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer quality-of-life questionnaire QLQ-C30 before and during inhalational IL-2 treatment at 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12 months and before and once during intravenous IL-2 treatment. A clinician assessed patient well-being using the Quality of Well-Being scale to calculate once weekly quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) during inhalational IL-2 treatment. RESULTS: Patients completed 103 questionnaires and clinicians performed 892 QALY calculations. For patients treated with inhalational IL-2, the mean quality-of-life score deteriorated modestly but significantly 1 month after treatment initiation (15.1%, P = .01) but did not differ significantly from pretreatment scores after 3, 6, 9, and 12 months of treatment. Inhalational IL-2 therapy stabilized patient quality of life for a mean of 13.4 months. The resulting QALY calculation for patients on inhalation IL-2 was 70.1% of 13.4 months, representing 9.4 months of QALY. In comparison, patients who received intravenous IL-2 showed a more marked, statistically significant deterioration in mean quality-of-life score during treatment (27%, P = .006); moreover, three of these 10 patients experienced treatment-related toxicity that prevented questionnaire completion. CONCLUSION: Quality-of-life analysis during immunotherapy provides valuable information regarding cancer treatment outcomes.

scholarly journals Trust-Driven Entrepreneurship for Community Well-Being of Refugees and Their Local Hosts

2020 ◽  
pp. 027614672093515
Author(s):  
Zeynep Baktir ◽  
Forrest Watson
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Social Trust ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Institutional Trust ◽  
Local Interactions ◽  
The Relationship

This article explores community well-being (CWB) outcomes of institutional trust (and distrust) through entrepreneurship in the context of a refugee-hosting society in Turkey. Existing studies show the positive relationship between institutional trust and quality of life (QOL) as well as entrepreneurship and QOL in subsistence contexts. This research, however, explores the relationship between institutional (dis)trust and entrepreneurship on a path to CWB with a special emphasis on refugee and local interactions in the marketplace. Three different paths to the QOL of refugees and/or locals are presented, but only two lead to CWB outcomes encompassing both refugees and locals. Consideration of refugees and locals as both consumers and business owners provides perspective on the interplay between social trust and institutional trust in a socio-culturally heterogeneous subsistence context. The article also discusses implications for theory and practice.

scholarly journals The relationship between spiritual well-being, mental health, and quality of life in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 1701 ◽  
Author(s):  
Forouhari Sedighe ◽  
Atefeh Zare ◽  
NamavarJahromi Bahia ◽  
Fereshteh Eidy ◽  
Neda Adib
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Spiritual Well Being ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Associativism and quality of life among undergraduate students in dentistry

Revista CEFAC ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 493-502
Author(s):  
Douglas Francisco Kovaleski ◽  
Onésio Grimm Neto ◽  
Vinícius Spieger ◽  
Fernando Mendes Massignam
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Public Health Approach ◽  
The Public ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Concept Of Health ◽  
Negative Feelings ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the relationship between student participation in associations and the way they perceive their quality of life. Methods: a study of one hundred and sixty students of Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) Dentistry course belonging to the first, fifth, eighth and tenth semesters in Florianopolis, SC, Brazil. The theoretical basis is the Public Health approach, that, under the wider concept of health, considers associations as health promoters. A sociodemographic questionnaire, a questionnaire on associativism and the WHOQOL-Bref were used for data collection. Results: the results indicate that the participation of Dentistry students in associations improves self-evaluation of quality of life, satisfaction in personal relationships and reduces the frequency of negative feelings. Conclusion: students who participate in voluntary associations are associated with a better quality of life, promoting a more adequate professional formation. In this way, the participation of students in associations should be stimulated by the University. This perspective of analysis values social aspects in the perspective of health and can be a pioneering study in a field where there is still much to be studied, and can bring substantial contributions to the field of collective health and health as a whole.

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