scholarly journals Az idősek foglalkoztatottsága és az élettel való elégedettsége. Az Európai Életminőség-felmérések adatainak elemzése

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Éva Berde ◽  
László Tőkés
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Least Squares ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Logit Models ◽  
Ordered Logit ◽  
Ceteris Paribus ◽  
Positive Effect

Az Európai Életminőség-felmérés eddig publikált négy hulláma közül az utolsó három együttes adatait vizsgáltuk az idősebb munkavállalók élettel való elégedettségének feltárására. A legkisebb négyzetek elvét, valamint az ún. ordinális eredményváltozójú logisztikus modellt alkalmazva rámutattunk, hogy a foglalkoztatottak élettel való elégedettsége, számos más karakterisztikára kontrollálva, magasabb, mint a munkanélkülieké. A pozitív hatás azonban az idős foglalkoztatottak esetében alacsonyabb. We used the last three waves of the European Quality of Life Surveys to analyze grey-haired employed persons’ satisfaction with their life. Applying ordinary least squares and ordered logit models we showed that employed persons have greater life satisfaction on average than unemployed ones, ceteris paribus. Although this positive effect is smaller in the case of older employed persons.

scholarly journals Employment and Happiness of the Older People in Romania and the Visegrád Countries: Analysis of the European Quality of Life Surveys

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 80-97
Author(s):  
Éva Berde ◽  
László Tőkés
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older People ◽  
Older Workers ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Logit Models ◽  
Ceteris Paribus ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Visegrád Countries

Abstract We used the last three waves of the European Quality of Life Surveys to analyze the happiness of older workers in Romania and the Visegrád countries. Applying ordinary least squares and ordered logit models we showed that being employed makes people happier ceteris paribus than being unemployed. This effect is the same for younger and older persons in the V4 countries, but there is an extra positive effect for older workers in Romania.

The Effect of Pre–Post Differences in Walking, Health, and Weight on Retirees’ Long-Term Quality of Life

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 510-520
Author(s):  
Devajyoti Deka
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
New Jersey ◽  
Least Squares ◽  
Mail Survey ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Active Lifestyle ◽  
Weight Variation ◽  
Three Stage Least Squares

This research examined the effect of pre–post differences in walking duration, health, and weight on retirees’ long-term quality of life (QoL). It used data from a 2018 randomized mail survey of 483 suburban New Jersey retirees. Ordinary least squares and three-stage least squares models were used. The analysis showed that changes in walking duration during the first 2 years of retirement are directly associated with health change, health change has an effect on long-term QoL, and weight variation of 10 lb or more has an effect on health change and long-term QoL. Although QoL peaks for the sample of retirees at around age 75, people whose average walking duration increased, health improved, and weight did not increase substantially after retirement continued to experience high QoL for a longer time. The results show that people can achieve high long-term QoL by choosing an active lifestyle when transitioning to retirement.

scholarly journals Healthy Water-Based Tourism Experiences: Their Contribution to Quality of Life, Satisfaction and Loyalty

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 1961
Author(s):  
Ana María Campón-Cerro ◽  
Elide Di-Clemente ◽  
José Manuel Hernández-Mogollón ◽  
José Antonio Folgado-Fernández
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Least Squares ◽  
Environmental Effects ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Water Based ◽  
Experiential Value

The scientific literature on tourism identifies two driving trends: the quest for experientiality and the growing connection between holidays and quality of life. The present research focuses on water-based activities practiced with a healthy purpose, capable of driving positive economic, social and environmental effects on the territory where this type of tourism is developed. Considering the growing demand of experiential tourism, it is important to assess the experiential value of these practices and their impact on the quality of life, satisfaction and loyalty. A sample of 184 customers of thermal spas and similar establishments was used to test the structural model proposed, employing the partial least squares technique. The results show the experiential value of healthy water-based activities and confirm their positive impact on the individuals’ quality of life, satisfaction and loyalty towards both the experience and the destination.

scholarly journals Adjusting the Oral Health Related Quality of Life Measure (Using Ohip-14) for Floor and Ceiling Effects

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 99-104
Author(s):  
M Andiappan ◽  
FJ Hughes ◽  
S Dunne ◽  
W Gao ◽  
ANA Donaldson
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Least Squares ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Tobit Model ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Tobit Regression ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

ABSTRACT Introduction The influence of floor (lowest) and ceiling (highest) effects on the outcome measure is of serious concern particularly when the outcome is measured using Likert scales. Conventional regression methods yield biased results and hence tobit regression is to be used to adjust for these effects. This paper is an attempt to use tobit regression in finding the predictors of oral health related quality of life after adjusting for floor and ceiling effects. Methods A sample of 360 participants were asked to self asses their oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) using Oral Health impact profile with 14 items which forms the data for this study. Apart from descriptive statistics, Ordinary Least squares regression and tobit regression were used to find the significant predictors of OHRQoL and the results of both methods were compared. Results The sample comprised of 41.1% men and 58.9% women. Majority of the participants (68.3%) were whites. The average item difficulty was 0.4 and the average item easiness was 0.03. The floor and ceiling values for the composite scores were 14 and 56 respectively. Age and gender were not statistically significant both in Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression and Tobit regression. Full time employment, student and retired have significantly lower scores in OLS but only retired had significantly lower scores in the tobit model. Conclusion Tobit model, after adjusting for floor and ceiling effect, gives higher values for the predictors and the OLS model underestimates the effects of predictors on OHIP scores.

scholarly journals The Link between Food Security and Life Satisfaction: Panel Data Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 2918
Author(s):  
Raufhon Salahodjaev ◽  
Ziroat Mirziyoyeva
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Least Squares ◽  
Panel Data Analysis ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Standard Deviation Increase ◽  
Negative Effect

The goal of this study is to explore the causal relationship between food (in)security and life satisfaction in a global setting. We explore this relationship using conventional ordinary least squares (OLS) regression and instrumental variable two-stage least squares (IV 2SLS) method. Using data from 105 countries over the period 2012–2019, we found that food insecurity is significantly and negatively related to life satisfaction. The results are robust even after controlling for GDP growth, government size, quality of political and legal institutions. In addition, by adopting natural disaster data, we show that food insecurity has causal negative effect on life satisfaction. In particular, a one standard deviation increase in instrumented food insecurity decreases life satisfaction by 0.8 points (slightly less than one standard deviation). The results remain robust for a series of tests. Future studies should extend our findings by exploring the role of food security in other measures of quality of life.

A Futures Study on the Quality Of Life from the Point Of View of Iranian Youth

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Sina Saeedy ◽  
Mojtaba Amiri ◽  
Mohammad Mahdi Zolfagharzadeh ◽  
Mohammad Rahim Eyvazi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Mixed Model ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Human Society ◽  
Futures Studies ◽  
The Social ◽  
The University

Quality of life and satisfaction with life as tightly interconnected concepts have become of much importance in the urbanism era. No doubt, it is one of the most important goals of every human society to enhance a citizen’s quality of life and to increase their satisfaction with life. However, there are many signs which demonstrate the low level of life satisfaction of Iranian citizens especially among the youth. Thus, considering the temporal concept of life satisfaction, this research aims to make a futures study in this field. Therefore, using a mixed model and employing research methods from futures studies, life satisfaction among the students of the University of Tehran were measured and their views on this subject investigated. Both quantitative and qualitative data were analysed together in order to test the hypotheses and to address the research questions on the youth discontentment with quality of life. Findings showed that the level of life satisfaction among students is relatively low and their image of the future is not positive and not optimistic. These views were elicited and discussed in the social, economic, political, environmental and technological perspectives. Keywords:  futures studies, quality of life, satisfaction with life, youth

Possibilities and prospects of conservative therapy for endometriosis, as a chronical progressing disease (review of literature)

GYNECOLOGY ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatyana Yu. Pestrikova ◽  
Elena A. Yurasova ◽  
Igor V. Yurasov
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding ◽  
Modern Medicine ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Aim Analysis ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Terra Incognita ◽  
Positive Effect

Relevance. Endometriosis is a common gynecological disease that affects up to 10% of women of reproductive age worldwide and is the main cause of pain and infertility. Endometriosis is a disease, although it has been known for a long time, nevertheless, in many ways it represents terra incognita for modern medicine. Aim. Analysis of literature on the feasibility of long-term and the use of the drug dienogest 2 mg (Vizanne), which has a positive effect on the quality of life of patients with endometriosis. Materials and methods. To write this review, a search was made for domestic and foreign publications in Russian and international search engines (PubMed, eLibrary, etc.) over the past 13 years. The review included articles from peer-reviewed literature. Results. The review presents data on the difficulties of verifying the diagnosis of endometriosis due to a combination of this pathology with pain, infertility, abnormal uterine bleeding. The pathogenesis of the origin of endometriosis-associated pain is presented. The efficacy of the use of the drug dienogest (Vizanne), which has a powerful antiproliferative effect that reduces the main symptoms of endometriosis (pain, bleeding), is substantiated. The expediency of long-term and safe use of the drug dienogest (Vizanne), which has a positive effect on the quality of life of patients with endometriosis, has been proved. Conclusions. Numerous scientific publications confirm the feasibility of prolonged use of the drug dienogest (Vizanne), to achieve remission during endometriosis.

scholarly journals Study for the Design of a Protocol to Assess the Impact of Stress in the Quality of Life of Workers

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 1413
Author(s):  
Patricia Concheiro-Moscoso ◽  
Betania Groba ◽  
Francisco José Martínez-Martínez ◽  
María del Carmen Miranda-Duro ◽  
Laura Nieto-Riveiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Categorical Variables ◽  
Complete Study ◽  
Stress Coping Strategies ◽  
Personal Level ◽  
Stress Influences ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Effect

(1) Background: Work stress is one of the most relevant issues in public health. It has a significant impact on health, especially the development of mental disorders, causing occupational imbalance. There is a growing interest in the development of tools with a positive effect on workers. To this end, wearable technology is becoming increasingly popular, as it measures biometric variables like heartbeat, activity, and sleep. This information may be used to assess the stress a person is suffering, which could allow the development of stress coping strategies, both at a professional and personal level. (2) Methods: This paper describes an observational, analytical, and longitudinal study which will be set at a research center in A Coruña, Spain. Various scales and questionnaires will be filled in by the participants throughout the study. For the statistical analysis, specific methods will be used to evaluate the association between numerical and categorical variables. (3) Discussion: This study will lay the foundation for a bigger, more complete study to assess occupational stress in different work environments. This will allow us to begin to understand how occupational stress influences daily life activity and occupational balance, which could directly enhance the quality of life of workers if the necessary measures are taken.

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