The Relationship Between Memory Complaints, Perceived Quality of Life and Mental Health in Apolipoprotein Eε4 Carriers and Non-Carriers

2009 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamid R. Sohrabi ◽  
Kristyn A. Bates ◽  
Mark Rodrigues ◽  
Kevin Taddei ◽  
Georgia Martins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Perceived Quality ◽  
Memory Complaints ◽  
Perceived Quality Of Life ◽  
The Relationship

The Relationship between Loneliness and Perceived Quality of Life among Older Persons with Visual Impairments

2015 ◽  
Vol 109 (6) ◽  
pp. 487-499 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven J. La Grow ◽  
Andy Towers ◽  
Polly Yeung ◽  
Fiona Alpass ◽  
Christine Stephens
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Perceived Quality ◽  
Perceived Quality Of Life ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Mental Health in New Mothers: A Randomised Controlled Study into the Effects of Dietary Flavonoids on Mood and Perceived Quality of Life

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 2383
Author(s):  
Katie Louise Barfoot ◽  
Rachel Forster ◽  
Daniel Joseph Lamport
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Perceived Quality ◽  
Postnatal Period ◽  
Lower State ◽  
New Mothers ◽  
Perceived Quality Of Life ◽  
Mood Effects ◽  
Dietary Flavonoids

The postnatal period is a significant period of physical, physiological and psychological change for mothers, rendering them particularly vulnerable to changes in mood or disorders such as postnatal depression (PND). Previous interventions with foods high in flavonoids have demonstrated beneficial acute and chronic mood effects in healthy child, adolescent and adult populations. It is unclear whether mood effects persist in populations who are potentially at-risk of developing mood disorders, such as postnatal mothers. This exploratory study investigated the effects of a 2-week daily dietary flavonoid intervention on mood (PANAS-NOW), anxiety (STAI), depressive symptoms (PHQ-8) and perceived quality of life (WHOQOL-BREF) in forty-one new mothers in the 0–12-month postnatal period, before and after flavonoid intervention. Mothers either added high flavonoid foods to their daily diet, or did not include additions following a randomised, between-groups, controlled design. Significant effects were observed in the flavonoid group with mothers reporting lower state anxiety and higher perceived quality of physical health at the 2-week timepoint. These findings suggest that regular dietary consumption of flavonoids may benefit mothers’ anxiety and perceived quality of life in the postnatal period. Replication of these results may indicate the potential for dietary flavonoids to promote healthy mood regulation in mothers or prevent the onset or severity of symptoms in postnatal psychological disorders, both of which would be beneficial for women’s health services and public mental health.

scholarly journals THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DECISION-MAKING HEURISTICS AND PERCEIVED QUALITY OF LIFE

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-99
Author(s):  
Nahid Unkic ◽  
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Jasmina Okicic ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Perceived Quality ◽  
Probit Regression ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Perceived Quality Of Life ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this research is to provide some insights into relationship between decisionmaking heuristics and perceived quality of life. Using the purposive sampling technique, data collection was carried out, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, from June to October 2020, yielding a sample of 319 valid responses. To gain a better understanding of the relationship between decision-making heuristics and the perceived quality of life, we, primarily, use descriptive statistical analysis, chi-square test and probit regression model. The research findings have revealed positive association between all three decision-making heuristics, i.e. representativeness, anchoring, availability, and perceived quality of life. Furthermore, the group with above-average perceived quality of life have higher representativeness, anchoring, and availability scores comparing to the group with below-average perceived quality of life. These differences are statistically significant. Furthermore, out of three decision-making heuristics components, availability, or a heuristic whereby people make judgments about the likelihood of an event based on how easily a similar example comes to mind, seems to be the strongest predictor of the perceived quality of life. Memories that are easily recalled are often insufficient for estimating likelihood of occurring similar events again in the future. In that respect, availability may produce low-quality information in the decision making process. Ultimately, this may lead to bad decisions.

scholarly journals Sense of Coherence, Quality of Life and Mental Health among Adults Identified with Different Levels of Depression

2021 ◽  
Vol VI (I) ◽  
pp. 188-193
Author(s):  
Masud Akhtar ◽  
Muhammad Naveed Riaz ◽  
Humaira Shaheen
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Sense Of Coherence ◽  
Perceived Quality ◽  
Perceived Quality Of Life ◽  
Mass Level ◽  
Different Levels

This research has focused on the role of sense of coherence in perceived quality of life and mental health among adults identified with different levels of depression. The research is grounded in a mental health model stemmed from medical sociology, which focuses on the mass level health and coping mechanisms in diverse populations. In a mass-level study, a survey research design was selected for approaching participants and collecting information from 300 adults having depressive symptoms. More specifically, a cross-sectional design was employed for data collection. About seven months were consumed in compiling this research, out of which major time was spent in data collection. Findings of the study confirmed the anticipated outcomes as a sense of coherence positively predicted perceived quality of life and mental health among adults having depressive symptoms.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Health Perception and Health Predictors among the Elderly across European Countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 4053
Author(s):  
Ana F. Silva ◽  
Jose Mª Cancela ◽  
Irimia Mollinedo ◽  
Miguel Camões ◽  
Pedro Bezerra
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Perceived Quality ◽  
Health Perception ◽  
Perceived Quality Of Life ◽  
Bonferroni Test ◽  
Left And Right ◽  
Health Predictors ◽  
The Relationship

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between health perception and health predictors among the elderly. In this study, 376 older adults from four different countries (Hungary, n = 86; Italy, n = 133; Portugal, n = 95; and Spain, n = 62) were analyzed. All subjects completed the EQ-5D-5L to assess their quality-adjusted life years and were assessed in handgrip (HG) and in Timed Up and Go (TUG) tests. A three-way MANOVA was conducted to analyze the groups based on their age, sex, and country. The interaction effects in all included variables were also considered. The Bonferroni test was also executed as a post hoc test. Any interaction results were noticed. Regarding age, lower perceived quality of life scores and higher TUG results were registered in the oldest group, and greater values of left and right HG results were registered in the second-oldest group. Males showed greater left and right HG values than women. Spain showed lower perceived quality of life scores. Portugal and Italy showed greater HG left values, while Portugal had better HG right values. Hungary produced the greatest TUG scores. Quality of life is dependent on the subject’s age and physical fitness, as increasing age was associated with decreased values of HG and TUG. Only strength was different between sexes.

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