scholarly journals Physical Activity and Quality of Life in Hemodialysis Patients and Healthy Controls: A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 1978
Author(s):  
Tjaša Filipčič ◽  
Špela Bogataj ◽  
Jernej Pajek ◽  
Maja Pajek
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Habitual Physical Activity ◽  
Healthy Controls ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Comorbidity Score ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
And Gender

Hemodialysis (HD) patients have lower functional abilities compared to healthy people, and this is associated with lower physical activity in everyday life. This may affect their quality of life, but research on this topic is limited. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the relationship between habitual physical activity and quality of life in HD patients and healthy controls. Ninety-three HD patients and 140 controls participated in the study. Quality of life was assessed using a 36-item medical outcomes study short-form health survey (SF-36). Human Activity Profile (HAP) was used to assess habitual physical activity. The adjusted activity score (AAS) from HAP, age, gender, fat tissue index (FTI), lean tissue index (LTI), and Davies comorbidity score were analyzed as possible predictors of the Physical Component Summary (PCS) of the SF-36. Three sequential linear models were used to model PCS. In Model 1, PCS was regressed by gender and age; in Model 2 the LTI, FTI, and Davies comorbidity scores were added. Model 3 also included AAS. After controlling for age and gender (ModelHD 1: p = 0.056), LTI, FTI, and Davies comorbidity score effects (ModelHD 2: p = 0.181), the AAS accounted for 32% of the variation in PCS of HD patients (ModelHD 3: p < 0.001). Consequently, the PCS of HD patients would increase by 0.431 points if the AAS increased by one point. However, in healthy controls, AAS had a lower impact than in the HD sample (B = 0.359 vs. 0.431), while the corresponding effects of age and gender (ModelH 1: p < 0.001), LTI, FTI, and Davies comorbidity score (ModelH 2: p < 0.001) were adjusted for. The proportion of variation in PCS attributed to AAS was 14.9% (ModelH 3: p < 0.001). The current study results showed that physical activity in everyday life as measured by the HAP questionnaire is associated to a higher degree with the quality of life of HD patients than in healthy subjects. Routine physical activity programs are therefore highly justified, and the nephrology community should play a leading role in this effort.

Effect of Age and Gender on Quality of Life in patients of Obstructive Jaundice

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (12) ◽  
pp. 3150-3151
Author(s):  
Farhana Memon ◽  
Ashfaque Ahmed ◽  
Saima Sagheer ◽  
Fariya Usmani ◽  
Muhammad Naveed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Obstructive Jaundice ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Effect Of Age ◽  
Control Study

Aim: Effect of age and gender on quality of life in patients of obstructive jaundice. Methodology: This was a case control study conducted in OPD of General Surgery, Unit-1, Civil Hospital, Karachi. It is non-probability, consecutive sampling technique. The sample size was 195 subjects. 87 patients had an age between 18-60 years whereas 108 patients had >60 years of age. Either gender was included. QoL was measured by using SF-36 based on 8 domains. Data were analyzed through SPSS version-21 Results: Significant effect of age in obstructive jaundice patients on their QOL (p<0.01) where patients aged from 18 to 60 years had significantly higher SF-36 quality of life scores, both overall and in all eight individual domains than patients aged >60 years. Gender of the obstructive jaundice patients did not have a significant effect on their QOL, though the female patients had higher SF-36 quality of life scores, both overall and in all eight individual domains. Conclusion: Quality of life of obstructive jaundice patients were more improved with the age between 20-60 years than age >60 years, whereas gender had no significant impact on the quality of life. Keywords: Obstructive jaundice, age, gender, quality of life

scholarly journals Psychological Health, Quality of Life, and Physical Activity Levels of Caregivers of People with Dementia

Proceedings ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Anna Chatzaki ◽  
Costas Chryssanthopoulos ◽  
Maria Maridaki ◽  
Michael Koutsilieris ◽  
Anastassios Philippou
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Sedentary Lifestyle ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Quality Of Life Scale ◽  
And Gender

AIM: Sedentary lifestyle is related to many non-communicable diseases and psychological disorders. Family caregivers often have physical and psychological health problems, similar to those characterizing a sedentary lifestyle. The aim of this study was to determine the levels of physical activity, depression, anxiety, burden, and quality of life in Greek family caregivers of people with dementia and in non-caregiving controls, and to explore whether physical activity can affect their psychological health and quality of life. MATERIAL & METHOD: A cross-sectional survey was conducted including 159 volunteers, 100 family caregivers of people suffering from dementia, and 59 age- and gender-matched non-caregivers. Six questionnaires were provided to the caregivers and five to the non-caregivers, including a demographic questionnaire, a stress Scale-BAI, a depression scale-BDI, a quality of life scale (WHOQOL-BREF), a physical activity Questionnaire-RPAQ, and the scale of burden-ZBI, which was given only to caregivers. The two groups were compared in order to be revealed whether psychological and quality of life variables are related to or are independent of care. RESULTS: Caregivers appear to have a worse quality of life (p < 0.001) and lower levels of physical activity (p < 0.05) compared to age- and gender-matched non-caregivers. No significant differences were found between groups regarding anxiety and depression (p > 0.05). Interestingly, the less active caregivers and non-caregivers have a worse quality of life than the more active individuals (p < 0.05), while, particularly, the less active caregivers exhibited higher levels of depression compared with the more active caregivers (p < 0.05). On the other hand, it was found that higher levels of PA associate with lower levels of depression (rP = −0.2, p < 0.05) and quality of life becomes better (rP = 0.303, p < 0.001). Moreover, it was revealed that stress and depression levels, quality of life, and burden (caregivers) are correlated with each other in both groups (p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Greek caregivers of people with dementia exhibited lower levels of physical activity and a worse quality of life than non-caregivers, while physical activity appeared to improve quality of life and depression in both groups.

scholarly journals Padrões de aptidão física e qualidade de vida de bombeiros militares

2018 ◽  
Vol 87 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adilson Clerio Martins de Oliveira Júnior ◽  
Francisco Zacaron Werneck ◽  
Renato Melo Ferreira ◽  
Everton Rocha Soares ◽  
Emerson Filipino Coelho
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Physical Activity Level ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Habitual Physical Activity ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
The Military

Introdução: As atividades operacionais desempenhadas pelo bombeiro militar são de alta intensidade, exigindo adequada aptidão física. Nesse contexto, investigar a prática de atividade física em relação ao desempenho físico é importante. Além disso, poucos estudos focalizaram a qualidade de vida desses militares.Objetivo: Investigar a relação entre o nível de atividade física habitual, a aptidão física e a qualidade de vida de bombeiros militares.Métodos: Estudo de corte transversal, descritivo e correlacional. A amostra foi composta por 30 bombeiros militares de uma corporação de Minas Gerais. A aptidão física foi avaliada por meio do Teste de Avaliação Física (TAF), aplicado pelo Corpo de Bombeiros Militar de Minas Gerais (CBMMG), no ano de 2016. A avaliação do nível de atividade física habitual foi realizada utilizando-se o questionário de Baecke. A qualidade de vida foi avaliada pelo SF-36. A normalidade da distribuição dos dados foi testada pelo teste de Shapiro Wilk. A relação entre as variáveis foi testada pelo coeficiente de correlação de Pearson. Todas as análises foram realizadas com nível de confiança de 95%.Resultados: Houve correlação significativa (p≤0,05) do nível de atividade física com aptidão física (r=0,41) e com os seguintes aspectos da qualidade de vida: capacidade funcional (r=0,35), vitalidade (r=0,35), aspectos sociais (r=0,37) e saúde mental (r=0,63). Aptidão física mostrou-se associada com o escore psicológico da qualidade de vida (r=0,37).Conclusão: Maiores níveis de atividade física habitual estavam associados a maior aptidão física em bombeiros militares. Além disso, nível de atividade física habitual apresentou correlação mais forte com qualidade de vida do que aptidão física. Patterns of Physical Fitness and Quality of Life in Military FirefightersIntroduction: The operational activities performed by the military firefighter are of high intensity requiring adequate physical fitness. In this context, to investigate physical activity practice regarding physical performance is important. In addition, few studies have explored the quality of life of these military personnel.Objective: To examine the association of habitual physical activity level, physical fitness and quality of life in a military fire company.Methods: Cross-sectional, descriptive and correlational study. The sample consisted of 30 military firefighters from a Minas Gerais corporation. Physical fitness was assessed with the Physical Fitness Test (PFT), applied by the Military Fire Brigade of Minas Gerais (MFBMG) in 2016. The assessment of the habitual level of physical activity was performed using the Baecke questionnaire. Quality of life was assessed by SF-36. The normality of the data distribution was tested by the Shapiro Wilk test. Correlation was tested by the Pearson correlation coefficient. All analyzes with a 95% confidence level.Results: There was a significant correlation (P<0.05) of habitual physical activity level with physical fitness (r=0.41) and with the following domains of quality of life: functional capacity (r=0.35), vitality (r=0.35), social aspects (r=0.37) and mental health (r=0.63). Performance in PFT was associated with a psychological quality of life score (r=0.37).Conclusion: Higher levels of habitual physical activity were associated with greater physical fitness in military firefighters. Furthermore, level of habitual physical activity showed stronger correlation with quality of life than physical fitness.

scholarly journals Comparative analysis of quantitative dermatoglyphic markers in schizophrenia patients and controls attending a superspeciality hospital in West Bengal

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amit Kumar Pal ◽  
Sagarika Ray ◽  
Jishnu Bhattacharya
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Healthy Controls ◽  
Ridge Count ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Primordial Prevention ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Individual

Background: Schizophrenia is a psychiatric disorder encompassing multiple etiological variables. Association of dermatoglyphic traits with schizophrenia has been observed and reported. This study was undertaken to evaluate epidermal ridge patterns in patients of schizophrenia as compared to healthy controls attending a superspeciality hospital in West Bengal. Establishing dermatoglyphic parameters as biomarkers for early diagnosis will ensure prompt intervention and a greater scope of recovery in schizophrenia and thus promote a better quality of life for the individual as well as lower the burden of disease for the society.Methods: Quantitative dermatoglyphic parameters namely, total finger ridge count (TFRC), total A-B ridge count (TABRC) and ATD angle of 50 schizophrenia patients were compared to 50 age and gender matched healthy controls.Results: TFRC and TABRC were found to be decreased in schizophrenia, while ATD angle was increased in schizophrenia as compared to the control group.Conclusions: This study found a significant association between dermatoglyphic pattern anomalies and the development of schizophrenia. This may offer a scope of primordial prevention of schizophrenia in future, utilising dermatoglyphics as an investigative tool.

Abstract P322: Health Status of Stable Patients With Obstructive or Non-Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease Compared With Healthy Controls

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosanna Tavella ◽  
Natalie Cutri ◽  
John F Beltrame
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Chest Pain ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Summary Score ◽  
Healthy Controls ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Artery Disease

BACKGROUND. Patients with chest pain and no evidence of obstructive coronary artery disease on angiography (NoCAD) are frequently considered not to have significant pathology and their symptoms trivialized. This study compared the health status of patients with NoCAD, obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) and healthy subjects. METHOD. Patients undergoing angiography within the preceding 12 months for the investigation of chest pain were categorized as NoCAD or CAD on the basis of the angiographic findings and completed a health-related quality of life instrument, the Short Form-36 (SF-36). These were compared with a ‘healthy control’ group that were randomly selected from the electronic white pages and recruited if they had no self-reported history of cardiovascular disease. Cross sectional comparisons between the three groups were age adjusted and performed using liner regression. RESULTS. As shown in the table below, the healthy controls were significantly younger and therefore comparison of SF36 scores were age adjusted. All SF-36 sub-scales (except for bodily pain) and summary scores (see table ), were significantly lower in the CAD and NoCAD groups compared to the healthy controls. There were no differences in SF-36 scores between NoCAD and CAD. CONCLUSION. Compared with a healthy population, patients with stable CAD and NoCAD have significantly poorer quality of life asF-36. Future management strategies need to address the health outcomes in these patients. Healthy Controls (n = 3168) NoCAD (n = 320) CAD (n = 828) Age 52 ± 15 57 ± 12 * 62 ± 11 # SF-36: Physical Summary Score 49 ± 10 41 ± 11 * 41 ± 11 # SF-36: Mental Summary Score 51 ± 10 46 ± 11 * 46 ± 11 # * p <0.01 for healthy controls vs NoCAD, # p <0.01 for healthy controls vs CAD

scholarly journals Quality of life in patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A

2013 ◽  
Vol 71 (6) ◽  
pp. 392-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliana B. Taniguchi ◽  
Valeria M.C. Elui ◽  
Flavia L. Osorio ◽  
Jaime E.C. Hallak ◽  
Jose A.S. Crippa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Charcot Marie Tooth ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Charcot Marie Tooth Disease ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
And Gender

We assessed the functional impairment in Charcot-Marie-Tooth resulting from 17p11.2-p12 duplication (CMT1A) patients using the Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36), which is a quality of life questionnaire. Twenty-five patients of both genders aged ≥10 years with a positive molecular diagnosis of CMT1A were selected. Age- and gender-matched Control Group (without family history of neuropathy), and the sociodemographic and professional conditions similar to the patients' group were selected to compare the SF-36 results between them. The results showed that the majority quality of life impairments in CMT1A patients occurred in the social and emotional domains. Functional capacity also tended to be significantly affected; other indicators of physical impairment were preserved. In conclusion, social and emotional aspects are mostly neglected in the assistance provided to CMT1A Brazilian patients, and they should be better understood in order to offer global health assistance with adequate quality of life as a result.

scholarly journals Comparison of Quality of Life between Active and Inactive Workers

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Hassan Dashty Khavidaki ◽  
Mahmood Kamali Zarch ◽  
Naser Mohammadi Ahmadabadi ◽  
Haider Hosseini
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Mental Condition ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Cement Manufacturing

Introduction: Numerous important factors such as physical and mental condition affect the quality of life Job stress is one of the key factors in decreasing productivity in organizations. Given the positive effects of physical activity on quality of life, this study aimed to compare the quality of life between active and inactive workers (case study). Methods: This study was a cross-sectional comparative study.190 tile and cement-manufacturing workers who were eligible for the study were selected completely voluntarily, based on a convenience sampling. Of these, according to Beck questionnaire, 88 were selected in inactive and 64 in active groups; Weir and Sherborn questionnaire was used for assessing the quality of life (SF-36). For analysis the data, independent T-test and SPSS 23 software were used for analysis (P≤0.05). Results: The results showed that physical, psychological and quality of life components in the active group of cement factory workers were (p = 0.012) (p = 0.001) (p = 0.005) and tile workers (p = 0.012) (P = 0.005) (p = 0.014) was a significant and more compare to the inactive group, but there was no significant difference between active and inactive workers of the two tile and cement factories. Conclusion: The results of this study showed the positive role of exercise and physical activity on the quality of life of people working in cement and tile factories. It seems easier physical activity and sports are related to the quality of life of workers and have nothing to do with the workplace.  

scholarly journals Ross procedure and aortic valve repair: long-term echocardiographic outcomes, quality of life and physical activity of different aortic valve surgery procedures

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
F Bianco ◽  
M Colaneri ◽  
V Bucciarelli ◽  
FC Surace ◽  
FC Iezzi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Aortic Valve ◽  
Aortic Surgery ◽  
Ross Procedure ◽  
Valve Repair ◽  
Sf 36

Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Background  To compare long-term outcomes of aortic valve repair (AVr) and pulmonary autograft replacement (Ross procedure) in terms of echocardiographic parameters, quality of life (QoL), physical activity (PA). Methods  In 2005-19, 129 patients (median age 22 [13, 33 IQR], 75% males) underwent aortic surgery in our Department: 40 were Ross (22 years [19, 51 IQR]), 67 AVr (17 years [1, 50 IQR]) and 22 aortic valve replacements (52 years [30, 80 IQR]). We focused on Ross and AVr. Retrospectively, relevant data were collected from medical records and phone re-calls. Physical activity (spontaneous and active) and QoL were assessed utilizing the IPAQ and SF-36 questionnaires. All patients underwent echocardiography pre/post-surgery and the follow-up lasted 12 ± 4 years. Results  At the baseline, Ross patients had more aortic stenosis than insufficiency (P = 0.045). At the follow-up, Ross procedures presented more right-ventricle and aortic annulus dilatation (P = 0.002 and P = 0.030, respectively), but higher left-ventricular global longitudinal strain (LV GLS: 18 ± 3.2 % vs. 16 ± 3.3, P = 0.0027). Conversely, AVr experienced more re-do operations (Log-rank P = 0.005). Ross reported better QoL (SF-36: 0.8 ± 0.07 vs. 19 ± 0.4, P-0.045) and were also more active in daily PA (IPAQ ≥ 2500 Mets: 63.8% vs. 6%; P = 0.006). Ross patients practiced more sports activities than AVr (P = 0.011). Conclusions  In a relatively small cohort of young and adults post aortic surgery patients, Ross procedures had better prognosis in terms of re-do operations; presented better ventricular function, as assessed by LV GLS. Ross patients had better long-term QoL and showed more spontaneous PA and involvement in sports activity.

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