scholarly journals Factors Associated With Health-Related Quality of Life among Hypertensive Patients in Kathmandu, Nepal

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saruna Ghimire ◽  
Praful Pradhananga ◽  
Binaya Kumar Baral ◽  
Naveen Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Hypertensive Patients ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Factors Associated with Health‐Related Quality of Life in Late‐Stage Parkinson's Disease

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristina Rosqvist ◽  
Per Odin ◽  
Stefan Lorenzl ◽  
Wassilios G. Meissner ◽  
Bastiaan R. Bloem ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Late Stage ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Health-Related Quality of Life in Asian Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Survivors

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 107327482110297
Author(s):  
Wing-Lok Chan ◽  
Horace Cheuk-Wai Choi ◽  
Brian Lang ◽  
Kai-Pun Wong ◽  
Kwok-Keung Yuen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Thyroid Cancer ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Differentiated Thyroid Cancer ◽  
Summary Score ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Background: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is important for differentiated thyroid cancer survivors, but data for Asian survivors is lacking. This study aimed to have an overview of, and identify any disease-or treatment-related factors associated with, HRQoL in Asian differentiated thyroid cancer survivors. Patients and Methods: Thyroid cancer survivors were recruited from the thyroid clinics at Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong from February 2016 to December 2016. All adult differentiated thyroid cancer patients with stable disease more than or equal to 1 year received a survey on HRQoL using the European Organization for the Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30) and Thyroid cancer specific quality of life (THYCA-QoL) questionnaire. Clinical information was collected retrospectively from the computerized clinical management system. To identify factors associated with poor HRQoL, univariable and stepwise multivariable regression analysis were performed. Results: A total of 613 survivors completed the questionnaires (response rate: 82.1%; female: 80.1%; median survivorship: 7.4 years (range: 1.0-48.2 years)). The QLQ-C30 summary score mean was 84.4 (standard deviation (SD): 12.7) while the THYCA-QoL summary score mean was 39.9 (SD: 9.7). The 2 highest symptom subscales were fatigue (mean: 26.4, SD: 20.6) and insomnia (mean: 26.2, SD: 27.6). Factors associated with worse HRQoL included serum thyrotropin (TSH) greater than 1.0 mIU/L, unemployment, and concomitant psychiatric disorders. Concomitant psychiatric illness (n = 40/613, 6.5%) also showed significant association with most of the symptom and functional subscales. Conclusions: Fatigue and insomnia were the 2 most common symptoms experienced by our differentiated thyroid cancer survivors. Long-term survivorship care with monitoring serum TSH level, supporting return-to-work and screening for concomitant psychiatric disorders should be offered.

Factors Associated With Health-Related Quality of Life Changes in Survivors to Pediatric Intensive Care

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. e8-e15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Cunha ◽  
Teresa Mota ◽  
Armando Teixeira-Pinto ◽  
Leonor Carvalho ◽  
João Estrada ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Pediatric Intensive Care ◽  
Life Changes ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals PIN159 Factors Associated with Health-Related Quality of Life and Medical Costs of People Living with HIV in Italy

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. S570
Author(s):  
E. Foglia ◽  
B. Menzaghi ◽  
G. Rizzardini ◽  
E. Garagiola ◽  
L.B. Ferrario ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Medical Costs ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Living With Hiv

scholarly journals Factors Associated with Health-Related Quality of Life in Psoriatic Arthritis Patients: A Longitudinal Analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dalifer Freites Nuñez ◽  
Alfredo Madrid-García ◽  
Leticia Leon ◽  
Gloria Candelas ◽  
Mercedes Núñez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Psoriatic Arthritis ◽  
Longitudinal Analysis ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals 357 Factors associated with changes in health-related quality of life in children with cystic fibrosis during one-year follow-up

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. S154
Author(s):  
M. Van Horck ◽  
B. Winkens ◽  
G. Wesseling ◽  
K. de Winter-de Groot ◽  
I. De Vreede ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cystic Fibrosis ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
One Year

scholarly journals Temperament and Health-Related Quality of Life in Newly Diagnosed Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon Shih ◽  
Grace Cushman ◽  
Bonney Reed
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Emotional Reactivity ◽  
Newly Diagnosed ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Disease Symptoms ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel

Abstract Objective Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is typically examined from a deficit standpoint, meaning that little is known about factors associated with higher HRQOL in pediatric illness samples. The aim of the current study was to investigate demographic, disease, and temperamental factors associated with child and parent-report of HRQOL in youth newly diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Methods Participants included 52 youth ages 8–17 diagnosed with IBD and their caregivers who each completed ratings of the child’s HRQOL. Parents rated their child’s emotional reactivity, conceptualized as a temperamental risk factor, and adaptability, conceptualized as a temperamental protective factor. Disease symptoms were rated by youth, and physician global assessment of disease activity was obtained. Results HRQOL was rated lower by children and their parents as self-reported disease symptoms and parent-rated emotional reactivity increased. Conversely, total HRQOL was higher for children with higher parent-ratings of adaptability. In multiple regression analyses, higher levels of adaptability along with male sex and lower child-reported disease symptoms were associated with higher child and parent-reported HRQOL. Conclusions Higher HRQOL at time of diagnosis in pediatric IBD is associated with greater adaptability when accounting for variability due to child sex and disease symptoms. Consideration of temperament, including emotional reactivity and adaptability, may offer insight into patients’ typical ways of responding when stressed and provide preliminary information about factors related to post-diagnosis HRQOL. Attention should be given to both protective and risk factors to inform future intervention development, including strengths-based approaches.

scholarly journals The effect of self-management on the health-related quality of life in hypertensive patients in Xiamen, China

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanbing Zeng ◽  
Chenxi Lin ◽  
Fan Chen ◽  
Ya Fang
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Medication Adherence ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Hypertensive Patients ◽  
Treatment Groups ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Abstract Background: A low HRQOL can be a risk factor for future cardiovascular events in patients with hypertension. Therefore, HRQOL should receive attention and be improved in the treatment of hypertension. The purpose of this study was to investigate if the association between treatment groups and Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) of hypertension mediated by self-management, and to determine which factors of hypertension self-management influenced HRQOL. Methods: Hypertensive patients were selected by multi-stage stratified samping from “1+1+N” Physicians intervention (PI) group and the conventional management (CM) group in 5 communities of Xiamen, China. Patients were cross-sectionally assessed by validated self-reports using self-management Behavior Rating Scale and Quality of Life Instruments for Hypertension. A structural equation modeling (SEM) and a path analytic model were used to assess if the association between treatment groups and HRQOL was mediated by self-management. Results: A total of 1207 patients were included, of whom 48.55% were in the PI group. The average score of the HRQOL scale was 86.68, and the average score of the PI group was higher than the CM group (87.35 vs 86.04, respectively). Similar findings were observed for the self-management scale, in which the average score of the PI group was higher than the CM group (76.32 vs 72.00, respectively). Patients in the PI group had higher levels of self-management compared to the CM group except for management of emotion. SEM showed that the association between treatment groups and HRQOL was significantly mediated by self-management (a*b, 95% confidence intervals CI: 0.02,0.07) and that the single mediator (self-management) model explained 76.67% of the intervention effect. In the multivariable mediation model, the association between treatment groups and HRQOL was significantly mediated by management of medication adherence, sport and diet.Conclusions: The findings presented good evidence supporting that treatment groups are linked to HRQOL of hypertension via self-management. Specifically, management of medication adherence, sport, diet, and emotion are important for improving HRQOL.

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