Quality of Life of Pregnant Women in the Dimensions of Physical Health Aspects, Psychological well-being, Social Relations and Environment in Medan, North Sumatera Province

The purpose of this study was to determine the quality of life (QOL) of students and to determine the relationship between state-trait anxiety levels and QOL. This research was done with ½ sampling method of 276 students at Erciyes University. The data were gathered via the WHOQOL-100 Quality of Life Scale (WHOQOL Group, 1998) and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (Spielberger, Gorsuch, & Lushelle, 1970). The lowest scoring area in our study was the social impression facet. The area scoring highest was the personal belief area. Negative correlations were found between level of state anxiety and physical health, psychological well-being, and level of independence. Positive correlations were found between level of trait anxiety and physical health, psychological well-being, social relationships, environment, overall QOL and general health perceptions.

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Quality of Life, Family Climate, and Sense of Family Coherence During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Modeling of Triple-Serial Mediators

Journal of Family Issues ◽

10.1177/0192513x211030041 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 0192513X2110300

Author(s):

Nilay Neyişci ◽

Şefika Ş. Erçetin ◽

Şuay N. Açıkalın ◽

Nilüfer Koçtürk ◽

Nihan Potas

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Physical Health ◽

Social Relations ◽

Well Being ◽

Family Climate ◽

Prevention And Intervention ◽

Mediation Analyses ◽

The Family ◽

Mental Well Being

This study explored the association of quality of life (QOL) during the pandemic with family climate and family integrity. Participants were 1085 parents from Turkey. According to the findings, the participants’ QOL, which demonstrated their judgments regarding their physical health, mental well-being, social relations, and general happiness, was greatly influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic. Women were seen to have lower perceptions in relatedness in the family and cognitive cohesion than male participants. While there was a positive, but low, association between the variables, there were positive and high correlations between cognitive cohesion and relatedness in the family. When the mediation analyses were evaluated, it was concluded that QOL predicted the sense of family coherence alone, while intergenerational authority influenced other variables. The results highlighted the importance of family climate–based prevention and intervention targeting the promotion of family coherence.

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The Quality of Life in Pregnant Women Conceiving Through In Vitro Fertilization

Slovenian Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1515/sjph-2016-0001 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 55 (1) ◽

pp. 1-10

Author(s):

Vislava Globevnik Velikonja ◽

Tina Lozej ◽

Gaja Leban ◽

Ivan Verdenik ◽

Eda Vrtačnik Bokal

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

In Vitro Fertilization ◽

Pregnant Women ◽

Purpose In Life ◽

Well Being ◽

Control Group ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Vitro Fertilization

Abstract Objective The aim was to determine whether pregnant women conceiving through in vitro fertilization (IVF) differ from those conceiving spontaneously in terms of psychological well-being and the quality of life. Methods In a prospective study we included 75 women conceived after IVF and 78 who conceived spontaneously in the same time period (control group). All the women were sent a self-report questionnaire about demographic and reproductive history, health, pregnancy concerns, containing Subjective Quality of Life Scale (QLS), Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), the Psychological Well-Being Scale (PWB), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and Zung Self-Assessment Anxiety Scale (SAS); obstetric and newborn’s data were obtained from medical records. Response rate was 66.6% in the IVF and 83.3% in control group. Results The mean women’s age was 33.8 years in the IVF, and 32.5 years in the control group (NS). There were no significant differences between groups on the most of the outcome measures assessing psychological status. IVF mothers were just less satisfied in “friend/acquaintances” (P=0.03), a higher percentage had sexual problems prior to conception (P=0.03); the length of hospitalization during pregnancy was longer (P=0.02), and the preterm delivery rate was higher (P=0.01). Withingroup changes over gestation time indicated that IVF women, not controls, showed an increase in positive affect (P=0.04) and purpose in life (P=0.05). Conclusions IVF women are inclined to social isolation. Despite more medical problems during pregnancy, they reported improved positive emotions and purpose in life as the pregnancy progressed.

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THE CORRELATION BETWEEN HS-CRP LEVEL AND NUTRITION STATUS TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE WHO UNDERWENT HEMODIALYSIS IN HAJI ADAM MALIK CENTRAL GENERAL HOSPITAL MEDAN

International journal of Research science and Management - September-2020 ◽

10.29121/ijrsm.v7.i11.2020.6 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (11) ◽

pp. 49-55

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Chronic Kidney Disease ◽

Kidney Disease ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Physical Health ◽

General Hospital ◽

Well Being ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Hs Crp

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global health problem with global prevalence ranging from 11-13%. The process of chronic inflammation and malnutrition in CKD patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) is a medical condition that affects the quality of life. This study aims to determine the correlation of hs-CRP levels and nutritional status with quality life of CKD patients undergoing HD. This research is an analytical study, cross sectional design, conducted in December 2019 - March 2020 at Haji Adam Malik General Hospital Medan. Based on the fisher's exact test of 37 samples, a significant correlation was found between hs-CRP and physical health (p = 0. 037, PR 1.6) and with psychological well- being (p = 0.045; PR 1.78). There was no correlation found between hs-CRP with social relations (p = 0.091; PR 1.7) and the environment (p = 0.078; PR 1.54). A significant correlation was found between nutritional status and several domains including physical health (p = 0.038; PR 1.6), psychological well-being (p = 0.005; PR 2.09), social correlations (p = 0.011; PR 2.48), and the environment (p = 0.012; PR 2.02). The study determinded that there was correlation found between hs-CRP levels with physical health and psychological well-being and between nutritional status with all domains of quality of life.

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