scholarly journals The Prevalence of Depression and Its Association With Quality of Life Among Pregnant and Postnatal Women in China: A Multicenter Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hai-Xin Bo ◽  
Yuan Yang ◽  
Dong-Ying Zhang ◽  
Meng Zhang ◽  
Pei-Hong Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
World Health ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
Prevalence Of Depression ◽  
Postnatal Women

Background: This study examined the prevalence of depressive symptoms (depression hereafter) and its association with quality of life (QOL) among pregnant and postnatal women in China.Methods: In this multi-center, cross-sectional study, 1,060 pregnant and postnatal women from eight hospitals were assessed. Depression and QOL were measured using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire - brief version, respectively.Results: The prevalence of depression was 7.45% (95% CI: 5.87–9.04%) in the sample. Women with depression had lower QOL in physical, psychological, social and environmental domains compared to those without. Women with physical comorbidities were more likely to suffer from depression (OR = 2.391, 95% CI = 1.384–4.130, P = 0.002).Conclusion: Due to its negative association with QOL, increased attention should be paid to depression in pregnant and postnatal women. Regular screening assessment and preventive measures should be adopted to reduce risk of depression in this population.

scholarly journals Quality of Life and Treatment Outcome of Psychiatric Morbidities in Cancer Patients

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 12-18
Author(s):  
Prashwas Thapa ◽  
Namrata Rawal ◽  
Yadav Bista
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
World Health ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
World Health Organization Quality

Introduction: Cancer is associated with signiÞ cant psychosocial morbidity and has impact on quality of life.An appropriate psychiatric management of cancer patient may improve the ultimate quality of living.Methods: The objective of this study was to see the outcome of treatment of depression and anxiety and itseffect in quality of life in cancer patients. A cross sectional study was used. A total of eighteen (18) cancerpatients with depression, anxiety; and both depression and anxiety were assessed for quality of life and providedtreatment. The tools used were General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale(HADS) and World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL) scale.Results: The study concluded that 43.75% of depressed and 41.66% of anxiety cancer patients improved ontreatment and there also was a signiÞ cant improvement in quality of life, specially in psychological and physicaldomain.Conclusions: Oncology centres should work in close liaison with psychiatrists which can improve the qualityof life of cancer patients.doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/mjsbh.v12i2.12918  

scholarly journals The Dimensions of Auditory Hallucination in Schizophrenia: Association with Depressive Symptoms and Quality of Life

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Janaki V ◽  
Suzaily W ◽  
Abdul Hamid AR ◽  
Hazli Z ◽  
Azmawati MN
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Auditory Hallucination ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
World Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
World Health Organization Quality

Introduction: Auditory hallucination (AH) is often unexplored in depth in clinical practice. This study sought to ascertain the relationship between AH, depressive symptoms and quality of life (QOL) and its association with socio-demographic and clinical variables. Methods: This was a cross sectional study done in a psychiatry unit involving 60 schizophrenic patients between 18 to 60 years old. Psychotic Symptom Rating Scale – Auditory Hallucination subscale (PSYRATS-AH), Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia (CDSS) and World Health Organization Quality of Life-Brief scale (WHOQOL-BREF) were used as instruments. Results: Alcohol intake was found to be significantly associated with the severity of AH. A significant moderate positive correlation was found between AH total score and CDSS (r=0.53, p<0.001) and moderately high correlation between emotional characteristics subscale with CDSS (r=0.651, p<0.005). The PSYRATS-AH dimensions; amount of distress (r=0.721, p<0.001) and intensity of distress (r=0.757, p<0.001) showed significant high correlation with CDSS. As for QOL, frequency of AH (r=-0.419, p<0.01) and CDSS (r=0.435, p<0.01) showed significant moderate negative correlation, while duration, loudness, amount and intensity of distress, disruption to life and controllability of voices had significant fair correlation with QOL. Multiple regression analysis revealed that the frequency of AH (p=0.047), controllability of AH (p=0.027) and depressive symptoms (p=0.001) significantly predict QOL. Conclusion: Our results demonstrated that each dimension of AH had different contributions towards depressive symptoms and the QOL in patients with schizophrenia. Therefore, appropriate treatment focusing on the specific dimension of AH not only may reduce depressive symptoms, but may also improve QOL of these patients.

scholarly journals Work addiction and quality of life: a study with physicians

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 130-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter Fernandes de Azevedo ◽  
Lígia Andrade da Silva Telles Mathias
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
World Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
Work Addiction ◽  
Organization Quality ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Improve Health

ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the quality of life of physicians and investigate to what extent it is affected by work addiction. Methods This is an exploratory, descriptive and cross-sectional study, conducted with 1,110 physicians. For data collection, we used a questionnaire with sociodemographic information, the World Health Organization Quality of Life BREF, and the Work Addiction Scale. Results Most physicians presented high quality of life. Female participants presented lower quality of life in the domains psychologic, environment and general (p<0.05). Quality of life was negatively correlated with the number of shifts (p<0.005). The higher the addiction to work, the lower the quality of life. Conclusion The research allowed understanding the implications of work addiction in the quality of life. Further studies are required to support the development of strategies that improve health conditions and quality of life of medical professionals.

scholarly journals Factors influencing quality of life and predictors of low quality of life scores in patients on treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis: a cross sectional study.

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Olufunke O. Adeyeye ◽  
Olayinka O. Ogunleye ◽  
Ayodele Coker ◽  
Yetunde Kuyinu ◽  
Raymond T. Bamisile ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Pulmonary Tuberculosis ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
World Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
Factors Influencing

There is paucity of information on the quality of life of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Nigeria. This study assessed the factors influencing their quality of life and the independent predictors of low quality of life scores. Two hundred and sixty consecutive patients with pulmonary tuberculosis seen at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital were evaluated for health related quality of life using the World Health Organization Quality of life instrument (WHOQoL-BREF). Sociodemographic characteristics of the patients were related to the various domains of quality of life and a multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the independent predictors of low quality of life scores in the patients. The mean age of the patients was 36.7±12 years. Sex, age and marital status of patients were found to influence quality of life scores. The independent predictors of low quality of life scores were low monthly income, duration of the illness, concomitant illnesses, unemployment, advancing age and male gender. Several socio demographic and economic factors influenced the quality of life of patients with tuberculosis and are predictive of poor scores. It is important to consider these factors when treating patients with tuberculosis to optimise outcome of care.

scholarly journals Quality of life of university students during the COVID-19 pandemic: Assessing the level of quality of life and the associated factors after the end of movement lockdown

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Farris Iman Leong Bin Abdullah ◽  
Nor Shuhada Murad ◽  
Soo Huat Teoh ◽  
Mohd Afifuddin Mohamad
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
University Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
World Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Health Organization

Abstract Purpose: Despite the significant impact of COVID-19 on mental health among university students, data on the related quality of life (QoL) are lacking in this group of the population. This study aimed to evaluate quality of life (QoL) and determine its association with various factors and social support among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic after the end of movement lockdown. Methods: This was an online, cross-sectional study recruited a total of 316 participants. Participants were administered a self-reported questionnaire to gather data on demographic, personal, clinical and psychological characteristics; the 21-item depression, anxiety and stress scale (DASS-21) to assess the severity of their depressive, anxiety and stress symptoms; the multidimensional scale of perceived social support (MSPSS) to assess the degree of social support; and the World Health Organization quality of life-BREF (WHOQoL-BREF) to assess QoL. Results: The psychological and social QoL scores were lower than the non-pandemic norms of the general population, while the physical health and environmental QoL scores were comparable. After adjusting for relevant demographic, personal, and clinical variables, religious coping; greater number of hours of online classes attended; and greater social support from family, friends and significant others were found to be significantly associated with higher QoL among the participants. Frustration because of study disruption, living in areas with a high prevalence of COVID-19 cases, and a higher severity of depressive and stress symptoms were significantly associated with lower QoL. Conclusion: COVID-19 impaired the QoL of university students even after the movement lockdown was lifted.

scholarly journals Parenting Stress and Quality Of Life Of Special Need Chidren’s Parents: A School Health Survey Among Disabled Children in Badean Bondowoso

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 84
Author(s):  
Muhammad Cholilurrohman Hadi ◽  
Tantut Susanto ◽  
Kholid Rosyidi Muhammad Nur
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Parenting Stress ◽  
School Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
World Health ◽  
Disabled Children ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
Parental Quality

The family with special need children experience children’s dependency behavior. This situations related to parenting stress which affected parental quality of life. The objective of this study was to examine the correlation characteristic of parents and parenting stress and parental quality of life among special need children’s parents. A cross sectional study design conducted among 52 parents with special need children in School of Disabled Children in Badean Bondowoso. A self-administered questionnaire including the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire and the World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF Indonesian version were used to assess parenting stress; and parental quality of life, respectively. Pearson Product Moment and Spearman Rank was performed to answer the objective of this study. The results showed that, there were no correlation between parenting stress and parental quality of life of special need children’s parents (p >0.05). However, length of disability correlated with parenting stress (r = 0.339; p = 0.014). Meanwhile; parent’s gender (Z = -2.089; p = 0.037), special need children’s gender (Z = -2.102; p = 0.036), and number of childrens (r = -0.297; p = 0.033) were correlated with parental quality of life. This study concluded that characteristic of parents and children with special needs correlated with parental quality of life. Therefore, adaptive parenting environment should implement to reduce parenting stress.  

scholarly journals Relationship between Quality of Life of Women-Headed Households and Some Related Factors in Iran

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahnaz Solhi ◽  
Marziyeh Shabani Hamedan ◽  
Masood Salehi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
World Health ◽  
Physical Aspect ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Environmental Aspect ◽  
The Relationship

<p><strong>BACKGROUND &amp; AIM</strong><strong>:</strong> Women heading their households are the ones who lead their life alone. Burden of life probably decreases the quality of life of women-headed households. The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between quality of life of women-headed households and some related factors in Iran.</p><p><strong>METHODS</strong><strong>:</strong> The study was a cross-sectional study and 180 women-head households were selected from Welfare Organization, Tehran Province, using stratified random sampling method in 2015(January up to April). Social World Health Organization's quality of life questionnaire was used to gather information. The data were analyzed using SPSS statistical software (15) and suitable descriptive and analytical methods were applied.</p><p><strong>RESULTS: </strong>Quality of life was moderate in the studied women. The <em>highest mean score </em>(50.35) <em>was</em> related to the physical aspect and the lowest <em>mean </em>(37.82) was about the environmental aspect.</p><p><strong>CONCLUSION:</strong> Quality of life of the studied women is not desirable; so, it is necessary to design appropriate interventions to improve their quality of life.</p>

scholarly journals Factors Differentiating Rural and Urban Population in Determining Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Chronic Cardiovascular Disease: A Pilot Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 3231
Author(s):  
Elżbieta Szlenk-Czyczerska ◽  
Marika Guzek ◽  
Dorota Emilia Bielska ◽  
Anna Ławnik ◽  
Piotr Polański ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Depressive Disorders ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to analyze selected variables differentiating rural from urban populations, as well as identify potentially increased levels of depression and anxiety in patients with chronic cardiovascular disease. The study was carried out in 193 patients. The study used the Camberwell Assessment of Need Short Appraisal Schedule (CANSAS), the Health Behavior Inventory Questionnaire (HBI), the WHOQOL-BREF Quality of Life Questionnaire, and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale–Modified Version (HADS-M). Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient test and logistic regression were used for analyses. In rural patients, we observed a relationship between anxiety and age (1/OR = 1.04; 95% CI: 0.91–0.99), the assessment of satisfied needs (1/OR = 293.86; 95% CI: 0.00001–0.56), and quality of life (QoL) in physical (OR = 1.56; 95% CI: 1.11–2.33), social (1/OR = 1.53; 95% CI: 0.04–0.94), and environmental domains (OR = 1.67; 95% CI: 1.06–3.00), as well as between depression and QoL in physical (1/OR = 1.39; 95% CI: 0.50–0.97) and psychological (OR = 1.37; 95% CI: 1.01–1.93) domains. In city patients, we observed a relationship between the drug and Qol in the physical (1/OR = 1.25; 95% CI: 0.62–0.98) and psychological (OR = 1.49; 95% CI: 1.13) domains. Younger patients living in a rural area with a lower assessment of met needs, a higher level of QoL in physical and environmental domains, and a lower social domain, as well as patients living in a city with a lower QoL in the physical domain and a higher psychological domain, have a greater chance of developing anxiety and depressive disorders.

scholarly journals Quality of life on caregiver of schizophrenia client in outpatient installation of Tampan psychiatric hospital

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
pp. 3723
Author(s):  
Helena Patricia ◽  
Khatijah Lim Abdullah ◽  
Ira Erwina
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Psychiatric Hospital ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
World Health ◽  
Stressful Situation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
World Health Organization Quality

Background: The process of caring for a schizophrenic client creates a stressful situation; caregiver's unpreparedness in dealing with this problem has an impact on the deterioration of the quality of life. The decline in quality of life of caregiver is influenced by several factors such as caregiver’s burden and characteristic of caregiver include age, gender, sex, marital status, education, income, and relationship with client. This study aimed to determine the relationship of burden and characteristic with the quality of life on the caregiver.Methods: The design of this study was descriptive analytic with cross sectional study approach on 186 caregiver with convenient technique sampling. Data were collected by the Zarit Burden Interview questionnaire and the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF).Results: The results showed 99 (53.2%) caregivers had a low quality of life, 92 (49.5%) caregivers felt heavy burden. Chi-square statistical test proved a significant relationship between burden (0.001) and all characteristics caregiver include age (0.033), gender (0.033), sex (0.000) marital status (0.001), education (0.001), income (0.002), and relationship with client (0.000) with quality of life.Conclusions: The result showed that test proved a significant relationship between burden and characteristics caregiver with quality of life of multivariate analysis showed that marital status was the most correlated with quality of life of caregiver. Suggestions for Tampan Psychiatric Hospital Pekanbaru are to improve mental nursing service comprehensively to client and family like health education program about how to improve quality of life.

scholarly journals Comparison of the Quality of Life in Fertile and Infertile Women Admitted to Shiraz’s Healthcare Centers During 2017-2018

2021 ◽  
Vol In Press (In Press) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Bagheri ◽  
Azar Nematollahi ◽  
Mehrab Sayadi ◽  
Marzieh Akbarzadeh
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Therapeutic Interventions ◽  
World Health ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
Infertile Women ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Infertile Group

Background: Infertility, as an individual and social problem, affects couples’ quality of life and family functioning, job relationships, sexual skills, and marital satisfaction. Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between infertility and the quality of life in fertile and infertile women. Methods: In this cross-sectional study with a convenience purposive sampling method, 220 eligible women (110 fertile and 110 infertile) admitted to Shiraz’s healthcare centers were selected. Data collection was conducted using a demographic information questionnaire and the World Health Organization Quality of Life questionnaire. Results: In this study, a total of 220 fertile and infertile women were studied. Our findings showed that the quality of life WHOQOL-BREF score was higher in the fertile group (72.21 ± 12.74) than in the infertile group (69.86 ± 12.58), although not significant. However, the physical area of the quality of life was significantly higher in the fertile group (17.55 ± 3.62) than in the infertile group (16.57 ± 3.55) (P = 0.04). There was no statistically significant difference between the groups concerning other quality of life areas (P > 0.05). Conclusions: The results showed that infertility could reduce the quality of life of infertile women in all areas, and this reduction was significant in the physical area. It appears that infertility diagnostic and therapeutic interventions can affect the quality of life of women in the physical area. Further research is recommended in this field.

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