scholarly journals Current Status of Prosthetic and Orthotic Rehabilitation Services in India: Its Issues and Challenges

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Akshay Kumar ◽  
. Vinita
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Acceptance ◽  
World Health Organisation ◽  
World Health ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Rehabilitation Services ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Physically Challenged

Introduction: The study purpose is to identify the issues and challenges of the Prosthetic and Orthotic (P&O) rehabilitation services in IndiaMaterial and Methods: The online search strategy included electronic search engine databases: Google Scholar, PubMed, Google, and Medline along with websites search of world Health Organisation, Government of India relevant Ministries, and Rehabilitation Council of India. All relevant articles were included and included in the present study.Results: In the future, the population growth, older population, increased risk of accidents and other complications may result in more prosthetic and orthotic service demand. To improve their access to the environment and income prosthetic and orthotic rehabilitation needs to be endorsed at the grassroots level. Health care expenses can be reduced through better Prosthetic and Orthotic rehabilitation services. and the user's quality of life may enhance through improved movement.Conclusion: Policymakers and the leaders of health, rehabilitation, and social care providers should facilitate access to appropriate prosthetic and orthotic technology that provides functional and economic independence. As functioning prosthetic and orthotic device will promote social acceptance to the physically challenged and improve their quality of life, satisfaction, education, and job opportunities.

A Refresher on Herpes Zoster, Current Status on Vaccination, and the Role of the Dermatologist

2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 185-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lyn C. Guenther ◽  
Charles W. Lynde
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Herpes Zoster ◽  
Preventive Medicine ◽  
Primary Care Physicians ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Increased Risk

Background: Herpes zoster (HZ) and postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) have a significant impact on quality of life. PHN is often chronic and difficult to treat. Dermatologists have always been involved in making the diagnosis of these conditions and, most recently, teaching the need for early antiviral therapy. Objective: With the introduction of a new vaccine, HZ and its difficult-to-treat complication PHN can be prevented or minimized. Preventive medicine is important and has been supported by dermatologists with sun safety programs. Patients receiving biologics are at increased risk of developing zoster. Conclusion: Dermatologists should embrace zoster vaccination and recommend routine vaccination of immunocompetent individuals > age 60 years, as well as patients of any age who are starting immunosuppressants, including biologics. Given that individuals over age 50 years are at risk for PHN and studies have shown that the vaccine's immunogenicity and safety are maintained in individuals age 50 to 59 years, vaccination in this age group may be considered. Some dermatologists may consider vaccinating their own patients, but most will likely recommend that vaccination be performed by their patients' primary care physicians.

Decreased anxiety after Dawood fasting in the pre-elderly and elderly

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ika Fidianingsih ◽  
Nur Aisyah Jamil ◽  
Russy Novita Andriani ◽  
Wira Muhammad Rindra
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Ketone Bodies ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
World Health Organisation ◽  
World Health ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Significant Difference

Abstract Background A high prevalence of anxiety in the elderly often leads to decreased quality of life (QOL). A restrictive diet can increase the production of ketone bodies that encourage mood enhancement, neural protection and pain reduction. This study aimed to identify whether Dawood fasting could increase the QOL of the elderly by reducing anxiety. Methods This research was a quasi-experimental study involving a pretest–post-test control group design. The subjects were pre-elderly and elderly or healthy people aged more than 50, and a consecutive sampling method was employed. The fasting group observed the fast of Dawood, in which they abstained from eating, drinking, or having sexual intercourse from the break of dawn to dusk with the expressed intent to fast every other day. The fast was observed for 22 days (11 fasting days). Anxiety was examined using the Hamilton Rating Scale for Anxiety (HRS-A), while QOL was identified using the Indonesian version of the World Health Organisation Quality of Life (WHOQOL). Results A total of 48 respondents participated in this study with 24 respondents observing the fast of Dawood and 24 others not fasting. Results showed that the 22 days of Dawood fast reduced respondents’ complaints about anxiety by 4.37% and was significantly different from the non-fasting group (p=0.001). There was an increase in the QOL of the fasting group (p=0.019), although no significant difference was found when compared to the non-fasting group. Conclusions The fast of Dawood reduced anxiety in the pre-elderly and elderly.

scholarly journals Quality of Life in Patients with Intermittent Claudication Using The World Health Organisation (WHO) Questionnaire

2001 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 118-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.C Breek ◽  
J.F Hamming ◽  
J De Vries ◽  
A.E.A.M Aquarius ◽  
D.P van Berge Henegouwen
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Intermittent Claudication ◽  
World Health Organisation ◽  
World Health ◽  
The World

scholarly journals Problems of quality of life of the population of coal-mining regions

2021 ◽  
Vol 278 ◽  
pp. 02003
Author(s):  
Elena Kazantseva ◽  
Galina Chistyakova ◽  
Yury Kleshchevskiy
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Coal Mining ◽  
World Health Organisation ◽  
The United States ◽  
World Health ◽  
International Organisations ◽  
The World ◽  
Active Research ◽  
Mining Regions

Active research on the quality of life of the population began in the second half of the XX century in the United States. Such international organisations as the United Nations (UN), the World Health Organisation (WHO), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and others have been studying the problems of quality of life. The paper deals with the problems of the quality of life of the population of coal-mining regions. The main challenges include income inequality, low life expectancy, low employment, staff outflow, environmental problems, etc. The analysis of ways to solve the problems of improving the quality of life of the population of coal-mining regions is carried out.

scholarly journals Perception of service satisfaction and quality of life of patients living with schizophrenia in Lagos, Nigeria

2016 ◽  
Vol 07 (02) ◽  
pp. 216-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taiwo Opekitan Afe ◽  
Mashudat Bello-Mojeed ◽  
Olawale Ogunsemi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
World Health Organisation ◽  
Subjective Quality ◽  
World Health ◽  
Service Satisfaction ◽  
Subjective Quality Of Life ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Equal Distribution

ABSTRACT Objective: To assess service-satisfaction and quality of life among patients with schizophrenia in a tertiary psychiatric healthcare facility in Lagos, Nigeria. Methods: Cross-sectional survey of 101 (out of 120) patients diagnosed with schizophrenia attending the outpatient clinic of the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria. The Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV diagnosis (SCID), Charleston Psychiatric Out-patient Scale (CPOSS), and the World-Health Organisation Quality of Life –Bref scale (WHOQOL-BREF) was used in assessing diagnosis, patient satisfaction and subjective quality of life respectively. Results: The ages of the patient ranged from 19-81. Males (49.5%) and females (50.5%) had almost equal distribution. Mean duration of attendance was 8.7years ± 8.50. Service satisfaction ranged between 25-60 on the CPOSS. Areas that had higher mean scores on CPOSS were with items (1) Helpfulness of the records clerk (3.70±1.1), (7) Helpfulness of services received (3.69±1.0). Subjective quality of life was high (3.65±1.8), satisfaction with health was also high (3.40±1.1). Service satisfaction correlated with Quality of life at P < 0.00.

scholarly journals Psychological Implications in Parents of Cleft Lip and Palate Children

2016 ◽  
Vol 04 (01) ◽  
pp. 015-017
Author(s):  
Roobal Behal ◽  
Asif Khan ◽  
Ashok Utreja
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Field Trial ◽  
Cleft Lip ◽  
Cleft Lip And Palate ◽  
World Health Organisation ◽  
The Other ◽  
World Health ◽  
Life Score ◽  
World Health Organisation Quality

Abstract Objective: To determine quality of life of parents of children with cleft lip and palate and to compare it with parents of non cleft lip and palate children. Method: World Health Organisation Quality of Life (Bref, Field Trial version,1996) for parents of children with cleft lip and palate. Total of 40 parents were questioned, 20 were parents of CLP chidren and the other 20 were parents of non cleft children. Results: The scores of quality of life for parents of the cleft children were significantly lower than the parents of non-cleft children. Conclusion: The parents of children with clefts had a lower Quality of Life score as compared to the parents of children with no clefts.

scholarly journals Smart and Age-Friendly Cities in Russia: An Exploratory Study of Attitudes, Perceptions, Quality of Life and Health Information Needs

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (24) ◽  
pp. 9212
Author(s):  
Liliya Eugenevna Ziganshina ◽  
Ekaterina V. Yudina ◽  
Liliya I. Talipova ◽  
Guzel N. Sharafutdinova ◽  
Rustem N. Khairullin
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
World Health Organisation ◽  
Healthy Ageing ◽  
World Health ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Ageing Population

In Russia, initiatives for healthy ageing have been growing over the last two decades; however, none use an evidence-based (EB) approach. It is proposed that Kazan, a city with a population of over a million in the European part of Russia, has good chances of moving towards age-friendliness and contributing to raising awareness about healthy ageing through Cochrane evidence. One of the eight essential features of age-friendly cities by the World Health Organisation (WHO) directly points to health services. This exploratory study assesses the health information needs of the ageing population of Kazan and the challenges people face in improving their health and longevity. Survey data were used from 134 participants, patients, caregivers and healthcare providers of the Interregional Clinical Diagnostic Centre (ICDC), aged from 30 to over 80 years, and potential associations of the studied parameters with age, gender, quality of life and other characteristics were analysed. Older people (60+) were less positive about their quality of life, took medicines more often on a daily basis (10/16 compared to 29/117 of people under 60), encountered problems with ageing (9/16 compared to 21/117 of people under 60) and rated their quality of life as unsatisfactory (4/14 compared to 9/107 of people under 60). Awareness of EB approaches and Cochrane was higher within health professions (evidence-based medicine: 42/86 vs. 13/48; Cochrane: 32/86 vs. 2/48), and health information needs did not differ between age or gender groups or people with a satisfactory and unsatisfactory quality of life. The minority (10%—13/134) were aware of ageism without age or gender differences. The low awareness calls for the need of Cochrane intervention both for consumers and those in the health profession to raise awareness to contribute to Kazan moving towards an age-friendly city.

scholarly journals Quality of Life of Primary Healthcare Centres Physicians in BURAIDAH City 2020, a Study Using WHOQOL-BREF Questionnaire

2021 ◽  
pp. 10-18
Author(s):  
Mohamad Fahad Alreshoudi ◽  
Chandra Sekhar Kalevaru
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
World Health ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Life Score ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Psychological Domain

Background: Life of doctors puts them at a high level of challenges and stress which can affect their quality of life. Therefore, the objective of the study was to evaluate the Quality Of Life of Primary health care providers by applying a brief version of the World Health Organization questionnaire for assessing Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF). To find the factors which affect the QOL of PHC physicians and know the aspects where it was affecting the health and performance of the Doctors. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 186 physicians working in primary health care centers in BURAIDAH city under Ministry Of Health. WHOQOL BREF validated questionnaire was used in both English and Arabic versions. Data was entered and cleaned in SPSS 21.0 version and necessary statistical tests were applied. Results: In the present study, about 29.6% were females and 70.4% were males. About 66.6% of the study population were in 30-49 years age group and half (48.4%) of them were general practitioners. Mean QOL score in psychological domain (domain 2) was 63.66. In the other three domains of physical health, social relationships and environmental domain (domain 1, 3 & 4) was scoring more than 65. There was a statistically significant association observed between age and physical ,psychological health domains. This association was also seen between marital status and psychological, social domains. Conclusions: Based on the results, on the whole, the majority of primary health care doctors had a moderate quality of life score to a high quality of life score ranging from 63.66-68.06. Still, there is a scope of improvement in domain 2 (psychological domain). 

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