scholarly journals Study of association models for determining the growth of the fleet of motor vehicles in the Metropolitan Region of Cariri, Ceará

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 64-77
Author(s):  
Cícero Allan Barbosa Soares ◽  
Ian Henrique Teles Braga ◽  
Rômulo Pereira de Almeida ◽  
Marcus Vinicius De Oliveira Brasil ◽  
Paulo Renato Alves Firmino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Prediction Models ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Metropolitan Region ◽  
Motor Vehicles ◽  
Public Managers ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The Impact

The quality of life underlying the modern society can be attributed to several factors, among them, the technological and economic development experienced in recent years. Durable consumer goods are part of this modern society, such as automobiles. However, because most automobiles are powered by the combustion of fossil fuels, the emission of greenhouse gases is a worrisome environmental problem. The objective of this article is to analyze Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data, population and SELIC rate (SELIC stands for Special System of Settlement and Custody) in the period from 2001 to 2020 to evaluate the impact on the number of vehicles in the Cariri Metropolitan Region (RMC), using multivariate models. It was verified that the fleet of the RMC experienced an increase of 561.45% in the last 20 years. Three prediction models were tested and the conclusion was reached that for the next 20 years it is not sustainable to maintain the same growth already experienced, in a linear manner. Instead, the ideal is to adopt a model with growth forecast with a logarithmic function, i. e. with a stationary tendency in the long time. In a society where over 50% of vehicles are more than 10 years old, it is essential that public managers, the private initiative, the academic-scientific environment and society adopt sustainable practices and consider future scenarios to make decisions in order to preserve the environment and to ensure everyone's quality of life.

scholarly journals Pulmonary rehabilitation and tuberculosis: a new approach for an old disease

Pneumologia ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 68 (3) ◽  
pp. 107-113
Author(s):  
Beatrice Mahler ◽  
Alina Croitoru
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Muscle Weakness ◽  
Pulmonary Rehabilitation ◽  
Functional Independence ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Antituberculous Treatment ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Tuberculosis (TB) is still a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The impact on patient’s life is significant, leading to physical, mental and social deconditioning, not only in active TB but also in post TB sequela. Although with specific antituberculous treatment sputum negativity can be achieved, TB extrapulmonary symptoms such as cachexia, muscle weakness and depression may persist for a long time. The pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) may be a useful tool in this patient’s therapy in active and also in sequela phase. The benefits of PR are: reducing symptomatology, improving the degree of functional independence and quality of life, and increasing the ability to perform daily activities. This article discusses the components of a PR programme in active TB and TB sequela, and the results obtained by studies so far.

scholarly journals Who cares? The impact on caregivers of suspected mining-related lung cancer

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Lightfoot ◽  
L. MacEwan ◽  
L. Tufford ◽  
D. L. Holness ◽  
C. Mayer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Cost Control ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Rand Corporation ◽  
Workplace Monitoring ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The Impact

Background In the present study, we investigated the emotional, physical, financial, occupational, practical, and quality-of-life impacts on caregivers of patients with mining-related lung cancer.Methods This concurrent, embedded, mixed-methods study used individual in-depth qualitative interviews and the 36-item Short Form Health Survey (version 2: RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.) quality-of-life measure with 8 caregivers of patients with suspected mining-related lung cancer who had worked in Sudbury or Elliot Lake (or both), and sometimes elsewhere. Individuals who assist workers in filing compensation claims were also interviewed in Sudbury and Elliot Lake. Interviews (n = 11) were transcribed and analyzed thematically.Results Caregiver themes focused on the long time to, and the shock of, diagnosis and dealing with lung cancer; not much of a life for caregivers; strong views about potential cancer causes; concerns about financial impacts; compensation experiences and long time to compensation; and suggestions for additional support. Quality-of-life scores were below the norm for most measures. Individuals who assist workers in preparing claims were passionate about challenges in the compensation journey; the requirement for more and better family support; the need to focus on compensation compared with cost control; the need for better exposure monitoring, controls, resources, and research; and job challenges, barriers, and satisfaction.Conclusions Caregivers expressed a need for more education about the compensation process and for greater support. Worker representatives required persistence, additional workplace monitoring and controls, additional research, and a focus on compensation compared with cost control. They also emphasized the need for more family support.

scholarly journals Proposta de autocorrelação espacial da relação entre as condições socioeconômicas na Região Metropolitana de Sorocaba, SP, Brasil

2021 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. e42
Author(s):  
Darllan Collins da Cunha e Silva ◽  
Vanessa Cezar Simonetti ◽  
Renan Angrizani de Oliveira ◽  
Jomil Costa Abreu Sales ◽  
Roberto Wagner Lourenço
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Spatial Dependence ◽  
Total Population ◽  
Metropolitan Region ◽  
Census Tracts ◽  
Public Managers ◽  
Regression Test ◽  
Local Moran ◽  
Global And Local

The spatialization of social data allows to analyze some social and territorial characteristics of census tracts up to the totality of a city or metropolitan region. The objective of this study was to verify the spatial autocorrelation of data that reflect the health and income conditions of households in the Metropolitan Region of Sorocaba (MRS) and verify if there is a correlation of these indicators by a multiple linear regression test. For this, the Global and Local Moran Index was calculated, which were used to measure autocorrelation and spatial dependence among the census tracts. It was identified that there are 177 census tracts distributed by MRS that showed autocorrelations for all variables and correspond to 31.1% of the territory and 5.4% of the total population of MRS. This study can be used by public managers to develop public policies aimed at improving the quality of life of the population because allows the identification of the regions that go beyond the administrative limits of the municipalities that lack collective investment and cooperation of municipalities.

scholarly journals The Impact of a Social Assistance Program on the Quality of Life of Older People in Uganda

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 215824402198931
Author(s):  
Ivan Byaruhanga ◽  
Jonas Debesay
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Social Assistance ◽  
Assistance Program ◽  
Standards Of Living ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Key Participants ◽  
Credit Worthiness ◽  
The Impact

This study explores the impact of social assistance on older persons’ quality of life in a Ugandan district. The purpose of the study is to establish how older persons aged above 65 years provide their livelihood in the wake of declining and waning informal family/clan/society support systems. These systems have been the source of their care for a long time. The study therefore examines how the recipients of the grant manage their everyday life amid changing norms in reciprocal care. The study is based on two focus group discussions with 13 older grant beneficiaries and four in-depth interviews with key participants affiliated with the social assistance scheme. The study’s main results include themes such as fulfilling basic needs, start-up capital and credit worthiness, supplementary income, and respite from isolation and loneliness. The study shows positive changes in the lives of older persons and a notable relative improvement in the standards of living of older persons in beneficiary districts.

scholarly journals The quality of life perception by gender and place of residence during assessment of thrombocytopenia impact on patients’ daily activities using TSIDAV vignette

2017 ◽  
Vol 127 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-27
Author(s):  
Monika Szkultecka-Dębek ◽  
Mariola Drozd ◽  
Marta Bem
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Place Of Residence ◽  
Disease Symptoms ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Very High

Abstract Introduction. The term “quality of life” has been present in the literature for a long time now. It was created in the middle of the last century in Western Europe and from the societal perspective the term initially defined the level of material life, gradually being expanded to other aspects of human life, like happiness, education, broadly defined individual freedom and health. Aim. To analyze differences by gender and place of residence in perception of quality of life based on data from the assessment of thrombocytopenia impact on daily activities using TSIDAV vignette among Polish patients. Material and methods. We assessed the impact of thrombocytopenia symptoms on patients’ daily activities using TSIDAV vignette. We wanted to understand the reason for different perception of symptoms and why visible symptoms are perceived as worse by women in comparison to men. We analyzed the groups by age and place of residence. Results. Within 48 collected questionnaires, 31 were provided by women and 17 by men. As many as 29% of men declared the biggest impact on daily activities due to petechiae and easy bruising. The same symptoms were assessed as having significant impact on daily activities by 68% and 65% of women respectively. The results in relation to the two symptoms were similar in terms of impact: both men and women assessed it as high impact, however in general, a lower proportion of men identified this as an issue. As many as 53% of the pre-menopausal women declared the thrombocytopenia impact on daily activities as very high. Similar results were observed in the male group. Those before retirement age assessed disease symptoms as very high in comparison to the group of older patients. No significant differences in relation to place of residence were observed. During literature research we found that depending on patients’ gender, the perception of the impact of disease on patients quality of life may often differ. Conclusions. We found out that the perception of disease symptoms impact on quality of life is different by women and men. That may be the result of different factors such as the influence of social roles determined for each sex. At the same time, the perception of the impact of thrombocytopenia symptoms on daily activity almost does not depend on age or place of residence of neither women nor men.

scholarly journals The Incidence of Depression and the Decrease of Quality of Life in Patients with Moderate-Severe Inflammatory Acne

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 143-149
Author(s):  
C.A. Verdeja-Robles ◽  
C.E. Velazquez-De la Rosa ◽  
A. Gutiérrez-Morgas
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Acne Vulgaris ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Severe Acne ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Objective: to know the prevalence of depression in patients with moderate-severe acne vulgaris. Hypothesis: the incidence of depression increases in patients with moderate-severe acne vulgaris and will therefore decrease the quality of life. Background: acne is a very frequent dermatosis in the outpatient clinic, it is not considered a life-threatening disease. It has been associated with negative emotional status. Also, suffering from it for a long time has been associated with depression, anxiety and frustration. The complications of acne in the psychosocial aspect are related to academic or vocational performance, self-esteem and adolescents’ quality of life. Materials and Methods: the type of study was retrospective cross-sectional descriptive observational study. The sampling was carried out at the facilities of the Popular Autonomous University of the State of Puebla, taking into account any person within the institutional organisation within the range of 12-20 years of age, with a total of 50 participants. The Hamilton assessment scale of depression and the Cardiff Acne disability index were applied to all patients with dermatological diagnosis of moderate-severe vulgar acne in a period between February-October 2019. Results: a total of 50patients were analysed, of which 28 were women aged 12 to 20 years and 22 men (28 women and 13 men) and severe acne in 9 patients, all over 17 years of age and male. According to the degree of depression, 28% (n = 14) of the patients were obtained without some degree of depression; 60% (n = 30) with minor depression; 12% (n = 6) with moderate depression. Regarding the quality of life: 40% (n = 20) of the patients showed good quality of life, 46% (n = 23) regular quality of life and 14% (n = 7) showed poor quality of life. Conclusion: orderly study of the psychic impact of acne and other skin diseases on people suffering them is recent and is carried out through questionnaires that try to measure the impact the diseases have on the patients’ quality of life.

scholarly journals ENVIRONMENTAL RISK MANAGEMENT IN MUNICIPALITIES OF THE METROPOLITAN AREA OF CARIRI, CEARÁ, BRAZIL

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 81-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANA PATRÍCIA NUNES BANDEIRA ◽  
◽  
PAULA HEMÍLIA DE SOUZA NUNES ◽  
MARIA GORETHE DE SOUSA LIMA ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Civil Defense ◽  
Metropolitan Region ◽  
Public Managers ◽  
The World

Abstract The landslides areas and flooding risks are present in several cities in the world, annually causing several casualties and health problems to communities. The main objective of this paper is to present the situation of disorderly occupation in the Metropolitan Region of Cariri, the state of Ceara, located in the Northeast of Brazil and propose actions of the risk management in order to contribute to the minimization of natural disasters. Through activities in the occupied slopes and contact with civil defense the main problems existing in some municipalities of the region were identified. Through this study it was concluded that the disaster management is incipient in Cariri. In this sense the work also presented contributions to public managers as to problems related to natural disasters, generating subsidy for the preservation of the environment and to improve the population's quality of life.

Self-Compassion and Quality of Life in Adults Who Stutter

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 2097-2108
Author(s):  
Robyn L. Croft ◽  
Courtney T. Byrd
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Connectedness ◽  
The Self ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Adults Who Stutter ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this study was to identify levels of self-compassion in adults who do and do not stutter and to determine whether self-compassion predicts the impact of stuttering on quality of life in adults who stutter. Method Participants included 140 adults who do and do not stutter matched for age and gender. All participants completed the Self-Compassion Scale. Adults who stutter also completed the Overall Assessment of the Speaker's Experience of Stuttering. Data were analyzed for self-compassion differences between and within adults who do and do not stutter and to predict self-compassion on quality of life in adults who stutter. Results Adults who do and do not stutter exhibited no significant differences in total self-compassion, regardless of participant gender. A simple linear regression of the total self-compassion score and total Overall Assessment of the Speaker's Experience of Stuttering score showed a significant, negative linear relationship of self-compassion predicting the impact of stuttering on quality of life. Conclusions Data suggest that higher levels of self-kindness, mindfulness, and social connectedness (i.e., self-compassion) are related to reduced negative reactions to stuttering, an increased participation in daily communication situations, and an improved overall quality of life. Future research should replicate current findings and identify moderators of the self-compassion–quality of life relationship.

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