The Status of Occupational Stress and Its Influence the Quality of Life of Copper-Nickel Miners in Xinjiang, China

The purpose of this study was to investigate the status of occupational stress and its influence on the quality of life of copper-nickel miners, in order to provide a theoretical basis for alleviating occupational stress to improve their quality of life. Stratified cluster sampling and a self-administered questionnaire survey were used. The Effort–Reward Imbalance (ERI) questionnaire and the SF-36 (36-Item Short Form) health survey scale were administered to all 2000 miners registered with a copper-nickel mining human resources department and who had been on duty for more than one year. In total, 1857 valid questionnaires were collected, with a response rate of 92.85%. The percentage of the copper-nickel miners suffering from occupational stress was 42.65%. A statistically significant difference was observed in relation to the prevalence of occupational stress among miners of different genders, ages, education levels, and operating units. The occupational stress detection rate was higher for males than females. Miners aged between 30 and 34 years exhibited the highest level of occupational stress compared to other age groups. Those with a junior college education exhibited the highest rate of occupational stress compared to those with other levels of education. Those working in the smelting unit exhibited the highest rate of occupational stress compared to those working in other operational units. Those classified as experiencing stress (an ERI score >1) had lower quality of life scores than miners classified as not experiencing stress (an ERI score ≤1). The results show that level of education, monthly income, and degree of occupational stress affect quality of life among copper-nickel miners. It was found that older age, lower income, higher education level, and higher degree of occupational stress were factors related to poorer quality of life. Copper-nickel miners have high levels of occupational stress, and occupational stress is a risk factor that can diminish quality of life.

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The Relationship of Health Literacy and General Literacy with Quality of Life among Older Adults in Bojnurd, Iran

Elderly Health Journal ◽

10.18502/ehj.v6i2.5009 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Sahel Sangsefidi ◽

Akram Ghanbari Moghaddam ◽

Safooreh Esmaielzadeh iri sofla ◽

Saeedeh Avazzade ◽

Zeinab Karbalaee ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Older Adults ◽

Health Literacy ◽

Short Form ◽

Cluster Sampling ◽

Significant Difference ◽

The Mean ◽

The Relationship ◽

Score Range

Introduction: Quality of life of older adults is one of the most important issues in their health care. The aim of this study was to investigate the power of health literacy and general literacy in predicting quality of life among older adults in Bojnurd, Iran. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 180 older adults in Bojnurd city in 2016. The participants were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling method. The instruments used in this study included the demographic variables questionnaire, 12-Item Short Form Health Survey and Health Literacy for Iranian Adults. To describe and analyze the data, SPSS software was used. Descriptive statistics, Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Mann-Whitney U, ANOVA, Spearman correlation coefficient, and multifactorial regression analysis were run to analyze the data. Results: The mean health literacy score was 69.76 ± 15.05 (score range from 0 to 100) and the mean score of quality of life was 26.2 ± 6.12 (score range from 12 to 48). The level of health literacy was insufficient in 32.2% of the participants and about half of them lacked general literacy. The relationship between health literacy and quality of life was statistically significant (p < 0.001) (r = 0.54). A significant difference was observed between the illiterate and literate seniors with regard to their quality of life scores (p < 0.001). The predictive power of health literacy and general literacy was statistically significant in obtaining a higher score in quality of life with Beta coefficients of 0.65 and 0.25, respectively (p < 0.001). Conclusion: Although health literacy and general literacy affect the elderlies’ quality of life positively, health literacy is more effective. Therefore, authorities are suggested to increase their quality of health literacy to improve the seniors’ quality of life.

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Abstract TP295: Stroke Prevention Surgery > Quality of Life and Cognitive Ability to Drive Are Maintained After Surgical Repair of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysm

Stroke ◽

10.1161/str.51.suppl_1.tp295 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 51 (Suppl_1) ◽

Author(s):

Joan M ODonnell ◽

Maurizio Manuguerra ◽

Jemma L Hodge ◽

Greg Savage ◽

Michael K Morgan

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Intracranial Aneurysm ◽

Surgical Management ◽

Cognitive Abilities ◽

Short Form ◽

Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysm ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Ability To Drive

Background: Studies have questioned the effectiveness of surgery for the management of unruptured intracranial aneurysm (uIA). Few studies have examined the ability to drive and quality of life (QOL) after surgery for uIA. Objective: This study examined the effectiveness of surgical management of uIA by measuring patients’ perceived quality of life and their cognitive abilities related to driving. Methods: Between January 2011 and January 2016 patients with a uIA were assessed using the Quality Metric Short Form 36 (SF36) and the off-road driver screening instrument DriveSafeDriveAware. Reassessments were conducted at the 6-week post-operative follow-up for surgical patients and at 12-month follow-up for surgical and conservatively managed patients. Results: 175 patients enrolled in the study, of which 112(66%) had surgical management of their aneurysm. For the surgical cases who completed all assessments (N=74), there was a trend for the DriveSafe pre-operative mean score of 108 (SD 10.7) to be lower than the 6-week and 12-month post-operative mean scores (111 SD 9.7 and 112 SD 10.2 respectively)(p=0.05). There were no significant changes in DriveAware scores at any epoch or between patient groups nor in the MCS in the surgical group.. There was a significant decline in PCS scores at 6 weeks post-operatively which recovered at 12 months (52 SD 8.1, 46 SD 6.8 and 52 SD 7.1 respectively)( p <0.01). There was no significant difference in 12-month mRS scores between the surgical cases who completed with cases who did not complete all assessments. Conclusion: Surgery for uIA did not affect cognitive abilities for driving at 6 weeks or 12 months after surgery. There was a decline in the QOL in the first months after surgery, however QOL returned to pre-surgical status 12 months after surgery. If the risk of seizures is low and there are no post-operative complications, returning to driving can be recommended.

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Occupational Stress and Quality of Life in Nursing

Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto) ◽

10.1590/1982-43272663201608 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 26 (63) ◽

pp. 63-70 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Aline Moraes da Silva ◽

Liliana Andolpho Magalhães Guimarães

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Occupational Stress ◽

Job Strain ◽

Short Form ◽

Work Related ◽

Demographic Questionnaire ◽

High Control ◽

Nursing Professionals ◽

Short Form Health

Abstract To reduce the work related to stress and the psychosocial risk is not only an imperative question, but also moral. This epistemological study aims to verify the presence of the occupational stress and quality of life related to health in nursing professionals. We used three questionnaires: (a) Socio Demographic Questionnaire, (b) Job Strain Scale, and (c) Item Short Form Health Survey. Statistical analysis was performed between the questionnaires, analysis of variance (ANOVA) and simple and multiple linear regression. It was found that 60.8% of the participants see the high demand of work, 71.8% high control on the developed activity and 85.5% low social support. Related to eight dominant of quality of life, the most damaged are: pain (µ = 61.87) and vitality (µ = 62.25). It was concluded that although in most sample experiences an intermediary risk situation to stress, the quality of life showed a damaged.

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Occupational Stress, Psychological Well being and Quality of Life among Indian Army Personnel

Defence Life Science Journal ◽

10.14429/dlsj.5.15427 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

pp. 211-216

Author(s):

Dolly Bansal ◽

Vijendra Nath Pathak ◽

J. Pradhan ◽

Anu Chaudhary

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Occupational Stress ◽

Negative Relationship ◽

Well Being ◽

Stress Index ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Army Personnel

The study aims to highlight the occupation level on occupational stress, psychological well-being, and quality of life of Indian Army Personnel. The study was conducted on one hundred fifty Indian male Army Personnel of different rank belonging to 25 years to 45 years of age group. The cross-sectional design was used. The sample was selected through the purposive sampling technique. The tools measures like the Occupational Stress Index, Psychological Well-Being Scale and WHO Quality of Life-BREF Hindi was individually administered. The data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. One way Analysis of Variance results revealed that there is a significant difference in occupational levels on occupational stress, psychological well-being, and quality of life among Indian Army personnel. Pearson product-moment correlations coefficient showed a significant negative relationship between occupational stress with psychological well-being and quality of life and showed a significant positive relationship between psychological well-being and quality of life among Indian Army Personnel.

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Quality of life in an adolescent orthodontic population: Invisalign versus fixed appliances

The Angle Orthodontist ◽

10.2319/062820-592.1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Richa Sharma ◽

Robert Drummond ◽

William Wiltshire ◽

Robert Schroth ◽

Milos Lekic ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Short Form ◽

Health Impact ◽

Fixed Appliance ◽

Treatment Groups ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Orthodontic Patients ◽

Fixed Appliances ◽

Domain Scores

ABSTRACT Objectives To investigate adolescent orthodontic patient experiences and quality of life with fixed appliances compared to Invisalign. Materials and Methods Adolescent patients in active treatment with Invisalign or fixed appliances for a minimum of 6 months were provided with the Child Oral Health Impact Profile-Short Form 19 questionnaire, along with additional items of interest that were assessed separately. Pearson's χ2 test was used to compare responses (P < .05), and unpaired t-tests (P < .05) were used to test for differences in mean satisfaction, quality of life, and domain scores. Results In total, 74 patients (37 in each treatment group) participated. Overall, no significant differences were noted in the mean quality of life, satisfaction, or domain scores between the two groups. A significant difference was noted in the time taken to adjust to appliances, with the Invisalign group demonstrating faster adaptation. Additionally, the fixed appliance group was 3.8 times more likely to report missing school because of their appliance (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.2, 12.5) and 2.7 times more likely to report having difficulty eating certain foods (95% CI: 1.1, 7.1). When the sample of females between the ages of 14 and 18 was analyzed, the Invisalign group reported feeling attractive more often than the fixed appliance group. Conclusions Both treatment groups were generally very satisfied with their treatment modality. The overall quality of life of adolescent orthodontic patients undergoing treatment with fixed appliances and Invisalign for a minimum of 6 months was similar.

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Quality of Life in Type 2 Diabetic Patients

Acta Facultatis Medicae Naissensis ◽

10.2478/afmnai-2014-0024 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 31 (3) ◽

pp. 193-200 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Ana Spasić ◽

Radmila Veličković Radovanović ◽

Aleksandra Catić Đorđević ◽

Nikola Stefanović ◽

Tatjana Cvetković

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Diabetes Mellitus ◽

Short Form ◽

Diabetic Patients ◽

Type 2 Diabetic Patients ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Type 2 Diabetic

Summary The presence of diabetes mellitus leads to a decrease in life quality in all domains. The aim of our study was to evaluate the quality of life (QOL) in diabetic patients and the factors affecting it in type 2 diabetic mellitus patients. We conducted a cross-sectional study that included 86 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, in the territory of the City of Niš. Health-related QOL of patients was measured using the short form survey (SF-36) that produces an 8-scale health profile. The average duration of diabetes was 12.76±8.08 years. The best QOL in all areas was observed in patients diagnosed with diabetes less than 10 years ago p<0.05) and younger than 65 years. Male respondents perceived a better QOL compared to women, especially in the vitality and pain domains. The patients with comorbidity (93.64%) had lower QOL score in all domains. There was no significant difference in the QOL of patients with diabetes compared to the level of education. High QOL represents an ultimate goal and an important outcome of all medical interventions in diabetic patients. Factors related to lower QOL included: older age, female gender, and existence of comorbidities. Uncontrolled diabetic patients had a lower QOL than controlled diabetics.

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The Effect of a 12-Week Intradialytic Exercise on Patients’ Blood Indices, Physical Performance, and Quality of Life

Journal of Medical Imaging and Health Informatics ◽

10.1166/jmihi.2020.3066 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (6) ◽

pp. 1429-1435

Author(s):

Ji-Yeon Lee ◽

Seung-Hui Baek ◽

Yoon-Mi Lee ◽

Ji-Hyung Cho ◽

Jun-Chul Kim ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Physical Performance ◽

Short Form ◽

Exercise Program ◽

Physical Component Score ◽

Blood Indices ◽

Sf 36 ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Intradialytic Exercise

This study aims to examine the effect of a 12-week intradialytic exercise program on patients’ blood indices, physical performance, and quality of life. Forty-six outpatients who were diagnosed with end-stage renal failure by a nephrologist and received hemodialysis therapy for six months or longer were recruited. The data were analyzed using SPSS and Kruskal-Wallis test was employed to analyze the continuous variables. Among blood indices, Hematocrit decreased significantly after aerobic and complex exercise; hemoglobin dropped only after complex exercise; P and Ca×P increased for a considerable amount only after complex exercise, but the postexamination results show no significant difference. As for physical performance, sit-to-stand (STS)-5 decreased with resistance and complex exercise (p < .01), while there was a significant increase in STS-30 after aerobic, resistance, and complex exercise (p < .01). 6-minute walk test (MWT) grew significantly in all groups (p < .01), but alongside gait speed, and grip strength, it diminished significantly in the non-exercise group (p< .05). When it comes to SF-36, there was a significant rise in the physical component score (PCS) (p< .01) with resistance and complex exercise. In the meantime, mental component summary (MCS) went up significantly after all types of exercises (p < .01). In contrast, Beck depression inventory (BDI) showed a significant decline only with complex exercise (p < .01). To sum up, this study suggests intradialytic complex exercise appears to be effective in enhancing Short Form (SF)-36 and BDI as well as physical performance, which is why we recommend this type of complex exercise program for hemodialysis patients.

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A rectus diastasis prevalenciája, lehetséges rizikófaktorai és szövődményei

Orvosi Hetilap ◽

10.1556/650.2017.30703 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 158 (12) ◽

pp. 454-460 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Stefánia Gitta ◽

Zoltán Magyar ◽

Péter Tardi ◽

Istvánné Füge ◽

Melinda Járomi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Risk Factors ◽

Urinary Incontinence ◽

Low Back Pain ◽

Back Pain ◽

Short Form ◽

Low Back ◽

Diastasis Recti ◽

Significant Difference

Abstract: Introduction: There is scant knowledge on diastasis recti which occurs mostly in 3rd trimester of pregnancy. Aim: Our aim was to assign the prevalence of diastasis recti and the possible risk factors and to investigate its association with some chronical diseases, like low back pain and urinary incontinence. Method: 200 women’s interrectus distance was measured who filled out a self-made diastasis recti questionnaire, the SF-36, Oswestry Disability Index and the International Consultation on Incontinence Modular Questionnaire – Urinary Incontinence Short Form questionnaires. Results: Prevalence of the condition was 46.5%. In case of risk factors, relationship between number of deliveries and interrectus distance was significant. We found a significant difference in quality of life, in presence of low back pain and urinary incontinence between the normal and the abnormal group. Conclusions: In line with the literature we found, that diastasis recti can predispose on serious sequelae, hence on decreased quality of life. Orv. Hetil., 2017, 158(12), 454–460.

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Mixed anxiety and depressive disorder outcomes: prospective cohort study in primary care

The British Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1192/bjp.bp.110.085092 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 198 (6) ◽

pp. 472-478 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Kate Walters ◽

Marta Buszewicz ◽

Scott Weich ◽

Michael King

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Primary Care ◽

Depressive Disorder ◽

Psychiatric Diagnosis ◽

Short Form ◽

General Health Questionnaire ◽

Consultation Rate ◽

Increased Risk ◽

Significant Difference

BackgroundMixed anxiety and depressive disorder (MADD) is common yet ill-defined, with little known about outcomes.AimsTo determine MADD outcomes over 1 year.MethodWe recruited 250 adults attending seven London general practices with mild–moderate distress. Three groups were defined using a diagnostic interview: MADD, other ICD–10 psychiatric diagnosis, no psychiatric diagnosis. We assessed symptoms of distress (General Health Questionnaire–28), quality of life (12-item Short Form Health Survey), general practitioner (GP) diagnosis and consultation rate at baseline, 3 months and 1 year.ResultsTwo-thirds of participants with MADD had no significant psychological distress at 3 months (61%) or 1 year (69%). However, compared with those with no diagnosis, individuals had twice the risk of significant distress (incidence rate ratio 2.39, 95% CI 1.29–4.42) at 3 months but not 1 year, and persistently lower quality of life (mental health functioning). There was no significant difference in GP consultation rate/diagnosis.ConclusionsThe majority with MADD improved, but individuals had an increased risk of significant distress at 3 months and a lower quality of life. As we cannot currently predict those with a poorer prognosis these patients should be actively monitored in primary care.

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Psychiatric morbidity, quality of life and marital satisfaction among spouse of men with opioid dependence syndrome: a study from North India

International Journal of Advances in Medicine ◽

10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20171060 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 556

Author(s):

Ruchi Soni ◽

Ritesh Upadhyay ◽

Parth Singh Meena ◽

Mahendra Jain

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Marital Satisfaction ◽

Psychiatric Disorder ◽

Opioid Dependence ◽

Short Form ◽

Psychiatric Morbidity ◽

Poor Quality ◽

North India ◽

Significant Difference

Background: Opioid dependence syndrome has deleterious consequences not only on addict but also on the members of family especially his spouse who is most vulnerable to develop significant psychiatric disorder given the intimate nature of their relationship. Addressing these issues will be beneficial as spouses are important source of moral support and assistance to the substance user’s quest toward abstinence.Methods: For psychiatric morbidity, 100 spouses of men with opioid dependence syndrome were evaluated. Severity of opioid dependence in the husbands was assessed using severity of opioid dependence questioner (SODQ). Quality of life and marital satisfaction was assessed using short form health survey 36 (SF 36) and marital satisfaction scale (MSS) respectively.Results: Data analysis reveals that 33% of spouses had a psychiatric disorder. Primarily mood and anxiety disorder was present in 22% and 9% of subjects respectively. Highly significant difference existed between cases and controls in terms of marital satisfaction (p = 0.0001) and quality of life (p≤0.05) indicating low marital satisfaction and poor quality of life in spouses of opioid dependent individuals.Conclusions: Psychological distress and psychiatric morbidity in spouses of opioid dependent men is high, with poor quality of marital life and marital satisfaction being low. Hence, interventions that aim at allaying their distress and improving their mental health can improve the condition of the substance user and contribute to a better outcome of substance abuse treatment.

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