scholarly journals Komunitas Masyarakat Dan Perawatan Kesehatan Dalam Peningkatan Kualitas Hidup

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-24
Author(s):  
Agustinus Hermino
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Quality ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Individual Variability ◽  
Care Quality ◽  
Global Era ◽  
The Impact

Latar belakang: Seiring dengan perkembangan jaman, dalam beberapa tahun terakhir ini banyak perhatian yang difokuskan pada eksplorasi dampak penyakit fisik dan mental pada kualitas hidup seseorang baik secara individu maupun masyarakat secara keseluruhan. Sifat subyektif dari 'kualitas hidup' individu, merupakan konsep yang dinamis untuk diukur dan didefinisikan, tetapi bahwa secara umum dapat dipandang sebagai konsep multidimensi yang menekankan pada persepsi diri dari keadaan pikiran seseorang saat iniTujuan: penulisan ini bertujuan untuk memberikan pemahaman tentang peran masyarakat dalam memahani pentingnya kesehatan di era global ditinjau dari perspektif akademis. Pada sektor kesehatan pemahaman kesehatan menjadi sangat pentingnya karena akan menunjukkan pada kualitas hidup seseorang, tetapi hal ini tidak cukup secara individu karena diperlukan pemahaman secara menyeluruh terhadap masyarakat tentang makna kesehatan dan perawatan kesehatan.Metode: penulisan ilmiah ini adalah dengan melakukan analisa akademis dari dari berbagai sumber rujukan relevan sehingga menemukan makna teoritis baru dalam rangka menjawab tantangan yang terjadi di masyarakat.Hasil: Berdasarkan berbagai sumber rujukan yang ada, dapat disimpulkan bahwa kesehatan merupakan gaya hidup yang bertujuan untuk mencapai kesejahteraan fisik, emosional, intelektual, spiritual, dan lingkungan. Penggunaan langkah-langkah kesehatan dapat meningkatkan stamina, energi, dan harga diri, kemudian meningkatkan kualitas hidup. Dengan demikian maka konsep kesehatan memungkinkan adanya variabilitas individu. Kesehatan dapat dianggap sebagai keseimbangan aspek fisik, emosional, psikologis, sosial dan spiritual dari kehidupan seseorang. Kata kunci: masyarakat, perawatan kesehatan, kualitas hidup Society Community and Health Care in Improving Quality of LifeAbstract Background: Along with the development of the era, in recent years there has been a lot of attention focused on exploring the impact of physical and mental illness on the quality of life of a person both individually and as a whole. The subjective nature of an individual's 'quality of life' is a dynamic concept to measure and define, but that in general can be seen as a multidimensional concept that emphasizes self-perception of one's current state of mindAim: purpose of this study is to provide an understanding the role of community in understanding the importance of health in the global era from an academic perspective. In the health sector understanding of health is very important because it will show the quality of life of a person, but this is not enough individually because a comprehensive understanding of the meaning of health and health care is needed. Method: The method of scientific writing is to carry out academic analysis from various relevant reference sources, and find new theoretical meanings in order to answer the challenges that occur in society. Keyword: Community, Society,Health Care, Quality oflife Resullt : Based on various academic reference, it can be concluded that health is a lifestyle that aims to achieve physical, emotional, intellectual, spiritual, and environmental well-being. The use of health measures can increase stamina, energy, and self-esteem, then improve the quality of life. Thus the concept of health allows for individual variability. Health can be considered as a balance of physical, emotional, psychological, social and spiritual aspects of one's life. Keywords: community, health care, quality of life 

scholarly journals Elderly individuals in primary health care: Quality of life and associated characteristics

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kalina de Lima SANTOS ◽  
Maria do Carmo EULÁLIO ◽  
Edivan Gonçalves da SILVA JÚNIOR ◽  
Manuella Castelo Branco PESSOA ◽  
Rômulo Lustosa Pimenteira de MELO
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Health Care Quality ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Care Quality ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Elderly Individuals ◽  
Primary Health

Abstract The aim of the study is to assess the quality of life of elderly individuals with hypertension and diabetes Mellitus. A total of 371 elderly individuals with hypertension and/or diabetes who are being treated in the public primary health care network, with a mean age of 71 years, M = 71, 34 (SD = 6.848) participated in this study. It is a quantitative-qualitative study, carried out in two stages. In the first, the quantitative data were collected using the following instruments: WHOQOL-bref, Mini Mental State Exam, and a sociodemographic questionnaire, in order to screen the second stage participants (13 elderly individuals), who corresponded to the qualitative strategy, using the focal group technique. The results showed that the elderly individuals without hypertension/diabetes had higher quality of life mean values. Those affected by both diseases presented the worst ‘physical’ domain mean values. Qualitative data indicate the ‘social’ and the ‘psychological’ domains as the most important ones, also revealing the centrality of the disease in their reports.

scholarly journals A qualitative study of old patients’ experiences of the quality of the health services in hospital and 30 days after hospitalization

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingvild Lilleheie ◽  
Jonas Debesay ◽  
Asta Bye ◽  
Astrid Bergland
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Older People ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Health Care Quality ◽  
Care Quality ◽  
World Health ◽  
Old Patients ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background The number of people aged 80 years and above is projected to triple over the next 30 years. People in this age group normally have at least two chronic conditions (multimorbidity). The impact of multimorbidity is often significantly greater than expected from the sum of the effects of each condition. The World Health Organization has indicated that health care systems must prepare for a change in the focus of clinical care for older people. The WHO defines health care quality as care that is effective, efficient, integrated, patient centered, equitable and safe. The degree to which health care quality can be defined as acceptable is determined by services’ ability to meet the needs of users and adapt to patients’ expectations and perceptions. This study explores experiences of the quality of the health services in hospital and the first 30 days at home after discharge by patients over 80 years of age. Method We took a phenomenological perspective to explore older patients’ subjective experiences and conducted semistructured individual interviews. Eighteen patients (aged from 82 to 100 years) were interviewed twice after discharge from hospital. The interview transcriptions were analyzed thematically. Results The patients found their meetings with the health service to be complex and demanding. They reported attempting to restore a sense of security and meaning in everyday life, balancing their own needs against external requirements. Five overarching themes emerged from the interviews: hospital stay and the person behind the diagnosis, poor communication and coordination, life after discharge, relationship with their next of kin, and organizational and systemic determinants. Conclusion According to the WHO, to deliver quality health care, services must include all six of the dimensions listed above. Our findings show that they do not. Health care focused on measurable values and biomedical inquiries. Few opportunities for participation, scant information and suboptimal care coordination left the patients with a feeling of being in limbo, where they struggled to find balance in their everyday life. Further work must be done to ensure that integrated services are provided without a financial burden, centered on the needs and rights of older people.

scholarly journals Caregiving at the End of Life: Perceptions of Health Care Quality and Quality of Life Among Patients and Caregivers

2006 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 407-420 ◽  
Author(s):  
David A. Fleming ◽  
Vanessa B. Sheppard ◽  
Patricia A. Mangan ◽  
Kathryn L. Taylor ◽  
Michelle Tallarico ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Care ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Health Care Quality ◽  
Care Quality

scholarly journals Quality of Care and Quality of Life: Convergence or Divergence?

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. HSI.S13283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wadi B. Alonazi ◽  
Shane A. Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Policy ◽  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Effective Treatment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
World Health ◽  
The World ◽  
The Impact

The aim of this study was to explore the impact of quality of care (QoC) on patients’ quality of life (QoL). In a cross-sectional study, two domains of QoC and the World Health Organization Quality of Life-Bref questionnaire were combined to collect data from 1,059 pre-discharge patients in four accredited hospitals (ACCHs) and four non-accredited hospitals (NACCHs) in Saudi Arabia. Health and well-being are often restricted to the characterization of sensory qualities in certain settings such as unrestricted access to healthcare, effective treatment, and social welfare. The patients admitted to tertiary health care facilities are generally able to present themselves with a holistic approach as to how they experience the impact of health policy. The statistical results indicated that patients reported a very limited correlation between QoC and QoL in both settings. The model established a positive, but ultimately weak and insignificant, association between QoC (access and effective treatment) and QoL ( r = 0.349, P = 0.000; r = 0.161, P = 0.000, respectively). Even though the two settings are theoretically different in terms of being able to conceptualize, adopt, and implement QoC, the outcomes from both settings demonstrated insignificant relationships with QoL as the results were quite similar. Though modern medicine has substantially improved QoL around the world, this paper proposes that health accreditation has a very limited impact on improving QoL. This paper raises awareness of this topic with multiple healthcare professionals who are interested in correlating QoC and QoL. Hopefully, it will stimulate further research from other professional groups that have new and different perspectives. Addressing a transitional health care system that is in the process of endorsing accreditation, investigating the experience of tertiary cases, and analyzing deviated data may limit the generalization of this study. Global interest in applying public health policy underlines the impact of such process on patients’ outcomes. As QoC accreditation does not automatically produce improved QoL outcomes, the proposed study encourages further investigation of the value of health accreditation on personal and social well-being.

scholarly journals Geographical Residency and Quality of Life in Adults with and without Hearing Loss

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 854-854
Author(s):  
Marcia Hay-McCutcheon ◽  
Xin Yang
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Normal Limits ◽  
Quality Of Life Inventory ◽  
Physical Disorders ◽  
Hearing Health ◽  
The Impact

Abstract There is an increased interest in the impact that hearing loss has on general well-being, including overall quality of life (QOL). The Quality of Life Inventory (QOLI), the Charlson Comorbidity Index and an Accessibility to Health Care questionnaire were administered to 108 participants. For adults with hearing loss who did not have access to hearing health care, lower QOL scores were reported compared to those with access to hearing health care, but this finding was not significant. Effect size calculations indicated that adults with hearing loss who lived in the most rural regions of Alabama, had lower reported QOL scores than their counterparts who had hearing within normal limits. Finally, those with higher incomes, who were older, and who had fewer physical disorders reported higher QOL compared to those with lower incomes, were younger, and who had more physical ailments. Part of a symposium sponsored by the Mental Health Practice and Aging Interest Group.

scholarly journals QUALITY OF LIFE OF RURAL POPULATION: PROBLEMS, PROSPECTS OF IMPROVEMENT

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oksana Poplavska ◽  
◽  
Olena Shevchuk ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Social Security ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rural Population ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Life Expectancy At Birth ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact

Among the problems that the world is trying to solve today, those related to quality of life are the undisputed ones, as the negative manifestations of quality are reflected in the spread of poverty, limited access to quality education, health, lack of decent conditions, etc. Therefore, the search for the root causes and their elimination to ensure the quality of life is extremely important, especially for the rural population, which contributes to the food security of the country. The purpose of the article is to study the quality of life of the rural population in Ukraine and develop proposals to eliminate the negative trends that have developed in modern conditions. Given the limited methodology for assessing the quality of life, the authors proposed their own approach, which involves the analysis of indicators that assess material well-being, demographic aspects of rural development, as well as development indicators. In particular, the authors propose to include in the demographic indicators the data of the current population, indicators of population formation (average life expectancy at birth, natural increase and migratory population growth). The authors do not single out the indicators that shape the quality of life of the population in the field of health care, because the purpose of the study analyzes the level of quality, rather than factors of quality of life. Among the indicators that reflect the development of rural areas, the authors included indicators of school equipment and technology, the prevalence of extracurricular education, as these indirect indicators allow us to understand whether there is a real improvement in quality of life. Regarding material well-being, the basic indicators include data on monetary income and total resources of the population, as well as its expenditures, as these data maximally reflect the sources of income and opportunities to improve the material condition of the population, development. The article also uses the author's approach to assessing the social security of the population living in rural areas. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of the material well-being of the rural population and its employment as the basis for the formation of quality of life. An analysis of the accessibility of education and health care for the rural population and the impact of these factors on the social security of rural areas. The publication proposes areas for improving the quality of life of the rural population in Ukraine, including improving social infrastructure, providing support to the self-employed, promoting small and medium-sized businesses, outlining the participation of NGOs and the role of community in socio-economic development of rural areas.

Access to Hearing Health Care, Geographical Residency, and Quality of Life in Adults With and Without Hearing Loss

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcia J. Hay-McCutcheon ◽  
Mildred Threadgill ◽  
Xin Yang ◽  
Frank Phillips
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Normal Limits ◽  
Geographical Regions ◽  
Hearing Health ◽  
The Impact

Background: There is an increased interest in the impact that hearing loss has on general well-being,including overall quality of life (QOL), to improve and expand care that is provided to individuals withhearing loss.<br />Purpose: To evaluate QOL in adults with and without access to hearing health care (HHC).<br />Research Design: A cross-sectional study examined QOL across groups of individuals with and withouthearing loss.<br />Study Sample: One hundred eight participants from West Central and South Alabama received puretonehearing evaluations. Thirty-two adults had hearing within normal limits and 76 had at least a mildhearing loss in one ear.<br />Data Collection and Analysis: The Quality of Life Inventory (QOLI), the Charlson Comorbidity Index,and an Accessibility to Health Care questionnaire were administered to all participants. The QOLI outcomeswere used as the dependent variable for the analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) statistical procedures.<br />Results: For adults with hearing loss who did not have access to HHC, lower QOL scores were reportedcompared with those with access to HHC, but this finding was not significant. Although ANCOVA resultsdid not suggest QOL differences across geographical regions, effect size calculations indicated thatadults with hearing loss who lived in the most rural regions of Alabama had lower reported QOL scoresthan their counterparts who had hearing within normal limits. Finally, those with higher incomes, whowere older, and who had fewer physical disorders reported higher QOL than those with lower incomes,who were younger, and who had more physical ailments.<br />Conclusions: Adults with hearing loss who live in regions without access to HHC might be at risk fordecreased QOL. A number of models for improving access to HHC will be necessary to decrease thispotential risk.<br />

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