scholarly journals LIFE MANAGEMENT OF CONTRACTOR’S SITE QUANTITY SURVEYOR

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHARIKA DARSHANI ◽  
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K.I. RIDMIKA ◽  
B.A.K.S. PERERA ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Time Constraints ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Life Management ◽  
Satisfactory Life ◽  
Management Controls

Life management controls the quality of one’s work while ensuring one’s quality of life with minimum conflicts. The contractor’s site quantity surveyor (QS), who has to shoulder many responsibilities on-site amongst time constraints, can most probably experience a life imbalance. Because the personal responsibilities of female and male site QSs differ, the aim of this study was to identify the strategies that will enhance the life management of contractor’s site quantity surveyors. The qualitative approach was adopted in the study, and the required empirical data were collected by interviewing 20 females and 20 males contractor’s site QSs. The interview findings were analysed using manual content analysis. Thirty-one and twenty-eight causes of life imbalance in male and female QSs respectively were identified. In addition, 50 and 48 strategies that will facilitate satisfactory life management in male and female QSs, respectively were identified. Some of the identified causes and strategies were common to both male and females QSs.

scholarly journals The importance of using quality indicators in nursing care

2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thaizy Valânia Lopes Silveira ◽  
Pedro Paulo do Prado Júnior ◽  
Andréia Guerra Siman ◽  
Marilane de Oliveira Fani Amaro
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Quality Indicators ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Hospital Nurses ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Constituent Elements

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the opinion of hospital nurses on the use of quality indicators for nursing care. METHOD: Research based on the qualitative approach, conducted with 41 nurses from two charity hospitals in Minas Gerais, from September to October 2013. Interviews with a semi-structured script were used to collect data. The empirical data were organized by means of content analysis. RESULTS: Indicators are important for assessing the provided care, for improving the quality of care, and for defining strategies to achieve goals. CONCLUSIONS: The difficulties encountered when using these indicators revealed the following constituent elements: lack of time, inadequate number of professionals and lack of knowledge on the subject. It was concluded that nurses understand that indicators are instruments that enable evaluations and improvements, but their understanding of how to use these instruments is incomplete and fragmented.

scholarly journals Percepção de idosos sobre o envelhecimento em um projeto extensionista

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (8) ◽  
pp. 29-39
Author(s):  
Thiago José Nascimento de Souza ◽  
José Júnior Bezerra da Silva ◽  
Ana Elizabeth Santos Lins
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Young People ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Calidad De Vida ◽  
Gains And Losses

Este estudo teve como objetivo conhecer a percepção dos idosos participantes de uma Universidade Aberta à Terceira Idade sobre o envelhecimento. Trata-se de um estudo exploratório, de campo, com abordagem qualitativa, em que os resultados foram categorizados à luz da análise de conteúdo na modalidade temática, emergiram quatro grandes categorias. Os resultados apresentaram que a percepção do idoso sobre o envelhecimento está relacionada com um momento de ganhos e perdas. Observou-se por meio do discurso dos idosos a necessidade de estarem realizando suas atividades cotidianas de maneira independente, e que a oportunidade de escolha influencia diretamente na qualidade de vida. Os pesquisados percebem que são excluídos pelos jovens e essa atitude repercute de forma negativa em suas vidas. E ainda não se sentem contemplados com as políticas públicas.Descritores: Envelhecimento, Idoso, Enfermagem. Perception of elderly people about aging in an extensionist projectAbstract: This study aimed to know the perception of aging participants in an Open University for the Elderly about aging. It is an exploratory, field study, with a qualitative approach, in which the results were categorized in the light of content analysis in the thematic modality, four major categories emerged. The results showed that the elderly's perception of aging is related to a moment of gains and losses. It was observed through the speech of the elderly the need to be carrying out their daily activities independently, and that the opportunity to choose directly influences the quality of life. Respondents perceive that they are excluded by young people and this attitude has a negative impact on their lives. And they still do not feel contemplated with public policies.Descriptors: Aging, Elderly, Nursing. Percepción de personas mayores sobre el envejecimiento en un proyecto extensionistaResumen: Este estudio tuvo como objetivo conocer la percepción de los participantes mayores en una Universidad Abierta para Personas Mayores sobre el envejecimiento. Es un estudio exploratorio de campo, con un enfoque cualitativo, en el que los resultados se clasificaron a la luz del análisis de contenido en la modalidad temática, surgieron cuatro categorías principales. Los resultados mostraron que la percepción del envejecimiento de los ancianos está relacionada con un momento de ganancias y pérdidas. A través del discurso de los ancianos se observó la necesidad de llevar a cabo sus actividades diarias de forma independiente, y que la oportunidad de elegir influye directamente en la calidad de vida. Los encuestados perciben que los jóvenes los excluyen y esta actitud tiene un impacto negativo en sus vidas. Y todavía no se sienten contemplados con las políticas públicas.Descriptores: Envejecimiento, Ancianos, Enfermería.

scholarly journals AB0912-HPR AMIGOS DE FIBRO (FIBRO FRIENDS): EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE WITH FIBROMYALGIA IN BRAZIL

2021 ◽  
Vol 80 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 1478.1-1478
Author(s):  
M. Antunes ◽  
A. Schmitt ◽  
A. Pasqual Marques
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Educational Program ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Primary Health

Background:Health education is pointed out as the front line in non-pharmacological approaches in fibromyalgia.Objectives:To develop an interdisciplinary educational program to promote the health of individuals with fibromyalgia in Brazil.Methods:This is a qualitative study, through a focus group, carried out in a Basic Health Unit in the city of São Paulo, SP. The guiding questions were about the needs and demands exposed by patients with fibromyalgia and health professionals who work in primary health care. 12 individuals with fibromyalgia and 10 health professionals participated. The data were analyzed using the content analysis method proposed by Bardin, specifically the thematic content analysis.Results:Amigos de Fibro (Fibro Friends) should be conducted through lectures, dynamics and conversation circles. The educational program must include 15 meetings with weekly frequency. The meetings are: 1st to present the program and socialization activities. 2nd: Doctor presents the concepts of fibromyalgia. 3rd: Nurse informs about practices and environments that favor self-care. 4th: Social Worker shows the importance of support. 5th: Physiotherapist shows the main body practices and physical activity. 6th: Nutritionist presents an adequate and healthy diet. 7: Psychologist shows mental health practices. 8th: Pharmacist informs about medicines. 9, 11 and 13: participants perform activities at home. 10: Naturologist presents integrative and complementary practices. 12th: Occupational Therapist encourages methods to save energy. Day 14: Speech therapist helps in the quality of sleep. 15: closing activity.Conclusion:Amigos de Fibro is a program that presents interdisciplinary educational information for individuals with fibromyalgia, being considered a trend of care for the future. The next step is to conduct a clinical trial to verify the effect of this intervention and then implement it in the health service in Brazil. Fibro Friends was created from the conjunct action of patients and healthcare professionals, it can be an effective educational tool to be implemented at primary health attention centers, promoting the self-care, life quality and the promotion of health in individuals with Fibromyalgia. Fibro Friends is an excellent tool for patient education and counseling in Brazil.References:[1]Antunes M, Ferreira A, Oliveira D, Júnior JN, Bertolini S, Marques AP. There is association between the level of physical activity and quality of life of women with fibromyalgia?. Annals of rheumatic diseases. 2019;78(2)650-1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2019-eular.2835.[2]García-Ríos MC, Navarro-Ledesma S, Tapia-Haro RM, Toledano-Moreno S, Casas-Barragán A, Correa-Rodríguez M et al. Effectiveness of health education in patients with fibromyalgia: a systematic review. European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. 2019;55(2):301-13. https://doi.org/10.23736/S1973-9087.19.05524-2.[3]Oliveira DV, Ferreira AAM, Oliveira DCD, Leme DEDC, Antunes MD, Nascimento Júnior JRAD. Association of the practice of physical activity and of health status on the quality of life of women with fibromyalgia. Journal of Physical Education. 2019;30(1): e3027. https://doi.org/10.4025/jphyseduc.v30i1.3027.[4]Stuifbergen AK, Blozis SA, Becker H, Phillips L, Timmerman G, Kullberg V, et al. A randomized controlled trial of a wellness intervention for women with fibromyalgia syndrome. Clinical Rehabilitation. 2010;24(4):305-18. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215509343247.Acknowledgements:This study was financed in part by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - Brasil (CAPES) - Finance Code 001.Disclosure of Interests:None declared

scholarly journals Faces of Marginal Housing in Romania

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 3983
Author(s):  
Gheorghe-Gavrilă Hognogi ◽  
Ana-Maria Pop ◽  
Alexandra-Camelia Marian-Potra
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Electronic Media ◽  
Living Conditions ◽  
Social Discrimination ◽  
Environmental Conflicts ◽  
Baia Mare ◽  
Basic Services ◽  
Housing Facilities

Marginal settlements may be defined as inhabited areas characterized by a series of negative features, typicallyethnic segregation, social discrimination, poor living conditions and conflicts, with impact on their dwellers and neighboring communities. In Romania, informal settlements were legislated in 2019; it subsequently became mandatory for the local authorities to spatially delimit them and formulate measures to improve living conditions. However, there are still numerous issues to be solved, from the lack of basic services (health, education) to the persistent poor living conditions or serious environmental problems. The Roma communities selected for our study are no exception. They are located on the outskirts of some cities or in their historical centers (Cluj-Napoca, Sibiu, Timișoara, Baia Mare). Through content analysis, based on print and electronic media from the last 10 years (n = 150 news items), different aspects of marginal housing were illustrated. The results of the study revealed some particular aspects, namely: some of the Roma communities are relocated whilst some others are subject to environmental conflicts; funding addressing the quality of life of Roma ethnics seems to deepen the phenomenon of segregation among communities, most of the measures being limited to the creation of housing facilities.

Fifteen-minute consultation: When medicines don’t work—the child with poorly controlled seizures

2018 ◽  
Vol 104 (3) ◽  
pp. 135-140
Author(s):  
Pooja Harijan ◽  
Arnab Kumar Seal ◽  
Manish Prasad ◽  
William P Whitehouse
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Epilepsy Surgery ◽  
Drug Resistant ◽  
Algorithmic Approach ◽  
Life Management ◽  
Drug Resistant Epilepsy

Drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) occurs in 20%–30% of children with epilepsy with significant impact on their quality of life. Management of this group of children has greatly improved in the recent years with streamlining of epilepsy surgery services and associated quaternary multimodal evaluation. This article provides a review of DRE in children and management based on recent evidence and published opinion. We have also presented an algorithmic approach to the child with possible DRE.

scholarly journals The sexuality of a colostomized person as a major component of quality of life and nursing care

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. 104
Author(s):  
Cristilene Akiko Kimura ◽  
Ivone Kamada ◽  
Dirce Bellezi Guilhem ◽  
Breno Silva de Abreu De Abreu ◽  
Renata Costa Fortes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Sexual Activity ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Regional Hospital ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Care Process

The colostomized person's perceptions regarding sexuality and sexual activity is a major component of quality of life and nursing care, however due to several limitations, the questionnaire only approach, although validated for such applications, has not enough resolution, due to its qualitative approach, to capture more delicate aspects of the impact of an ostomy onto a otherwise healthy patient. In order to correct such bias, a exploratory-descriptive study of a qualitative approach based on Bardain’s content analysis was conducted.  80 colostomized participants were recruited from Stomatology Outpatient Clinics in the Hospital de Base, Regional Hospital of Asa Norte and the Regional Hospital of Gama, Distrito Federal, Brazil. Data was collected through a clinical and sociodemographic questionnaire, as well as an individual interview. The results are presented in five categories: self-concept, leakage issues, odor and gases, stigma, sexual activity and companionship. The analysis suggests that the fulfillment of nursing care ideals, through clear and objective communication, results in the colostomized person's care and can favor in the acceptance of their new way of living. The exchange of knowledge and practices between the colostomized patient and the medical care support crew, in special the nursing care, allows the establishment of strategies that contribute gradually to the full health care, promoting the improvement of the QoL of both the colostomized person as well his/her partner. It is concluded that health services should provide care process in health and nursing, with the purpose of guaranteeing means for the planning of a holistic implementation of health care. This planning should include the psychological support and the educational process that develops one's ability for self-care, which may interfere in the role of sexuality and sexual activity, in addition to the physiological, psychological and social issues.

scholarly journals Impact of plantar fasciitis on the quality of life of male and female patients according to the Foot Health Status Questionnaire

2018 ◽  
Vol Volume 11 ◽  
pp. 875-880 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Palomo López ◽  
Ricardo Becerro de Bengoa Vallejo ◽  
Marta Elena Losa-Iglesias ◽  
David Rodríguez-Sanz ◽  
Cesar Calvo Lobo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Plantar Fasciitis ◽  
Foot Health ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Health Status Questionnaire ◽  
Female Patients ◽  
Foot Health Status Questionnaire

scholarly journals Personal Strivings as Markers of Adolescents’ Quality of Life: a Gender Based Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Shilpi Aggarwal ◽  
Prof. Punam Midha
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Gender Stereotypes ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Gender Comparison ◽  
Community Belonging ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Personal Strivings ◽  
Purposive Sample

Adolescence is a very complex and crucial phase of life, where teenagers are caught up in their own web of personal strivings, such as the issues of being, belonging and becoming. Such strivings play a pivotal role in determining their quality of life. Further whether these intrinsic motives (i.e. 3Bs being, belonging and becoming) are being influenced by gender stereotypes is a big issue for the psychologists to explore. Thus the current study is an attempt to explore and compare the levels of being, belonging and becoming (comprising of overall QOL) among male and female adolescents. A purposive sample of 98 adolescents aged 16-18 years, both male (n=44) and female (n=54) was drawn from the colleges of Rewari and Gurgaon districts of Haryana. For measuring personal strivings, Quality Of Life Profile for Adolescent Version Questionnaire (Raphael, Rukholm, Brown, Hill-Bailey & Donato, 1996) was used. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to assess the levels of being, belonging and becoming and overall quality of life and gender comparison was done on these variables. Results indicated adequate level of personal strivings leading to overall good quality of life among adolescents (total as well as in both male and female separately). Both males and females have similar levels of quality of life. However, females superseded males in spiritual being and community belonging.

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