scholarly journals Effect of Resilience on Health-Related Quality of Life during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (21) ◽  
pp. 11394
Author(s):  
Monira I. Aldhahi ◽  
Shahnaz Akil ◽  
Uzma Zaidi ◽  
Eman Mortada ◽  
Salwa Awad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
Physical Health Domain

The unprecedented outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused a huge global health and economic crisis. The aim of the study was to examine the extent to which the resilience of a person is associated with the quality of life (QoL) of adults amongst Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional study was conducted among a sample of adults in Saudi Arabia. A total of 385 adults voluntarily participated in and completed the survey. The quality of life was measured using the “World Health Organization QoL”. The “Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale” instrument was also used to assess resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic. Amongst the 385 participants, 179 (46%) showed a good QoL, and 205 (54%) reported a relatively poor QoL. The resilience was found to be significantly associated with QoL. The study further revealed that gender-based differences were dominant in the QoL; the men respondents reported a significantly higher QoL in all the domains in comparison to the women respondents. The gender, income, and psychological health and interaction effect of resilience and age explained 40% of the variance in the total score of QoL. In reference to the predictors of the physical health domain of QoL, resilience, gender, and psychological health were significantly associated with the physical health domain of the QoL (R2 = 0.26, p = 0.001). It was also noted that gender was not associated with the social relationships and environmental domains of QoL (p > 0.05). Findings showed a statistically significant association between the score of QoL and resilience, age, gender, income, and psychological health. These findings highlight the significant contribution of gender-based differences, psychological health, and resilience on the domains of QoL.

scholarly journals Quality of Life Among Malaysian University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 11-18
Author(s):  
Patricia Pawa Pitil ◽  
Norshella Syakila Binti Kadir ◽  
Wan Juliana Emeih Wahed
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
University Students ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Domain

Quality of life reflects the health of individuals, physically and mentally. The aim of this study is to evaluate the quality of life among university students. A total sample of N=377 full-time students from various faculties of a single university were recruited following a cross-sectional study design. The World Health Organization QOL-BREF questionnaire was administered to measure the quality of life in four domains: physical quality, psychological quality, social relationship quality and environment quality. The total quality of life score obtained was 64.33 ± 8.02, which is in the fair category. For demographic comparisons, all domains were similar in distribution, except for age groups in the psychological health domain and sports involvement in the physical health domain. Older students reported a significantly higher mean scores for psychological health compared to the younger age group, while student-athletes scored higher in physical health than the non-athletes. Environment was scored lowest at (13.25 ± 1.78), while social relation was rated highest at (15.10 ± 3.07) among the participants. The overall quality of life and general health, and physical domains exhibited significant positive relationships, but some nonsignificant relationships were observed among student-athletes. Understanding the quality of life among university students would provide a beneficial information on their well-being. This study should become a benchmark to conduct other studies on similar topic especially among young adults. University counsellors and student’s affair departments should acknowledge this study as a reference for organizing students development programs and planning for intervention in improving students’ productivity if needed.

scholarly journals Quality of Life Prior and in the Course of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study with Brazilian Dietitians

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 2712
Author(s):  
Raquel Adjafre da Costa Matos ◽  
Rita de Cassia Coelho de Almeida Akutsu ◽  
Renata Puppin Zandonadi ◽  
Raquel Braz Assunção Botelho
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Social Relationship ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Chi Squared

Dietitians as healthcare professionals could decrease their quality of life during the SARS-COV-2 pandemic period; therefore, this study aimed to compare Brazilian dietitians’ perceptions of quality of life before and during the pandemic. This nationwide cross-sectional research aimed to evaluate Brazilian dietitians’ quality of life before and in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, using a previously validated self-administered instrument WHO-QOL-BREF in Brazilian-Portuguese. The questionnaire was composed of 26 items (four domains) to evaluate life quality (physical, psychological, social relationship, and environment). The questionnaire also presented some sociodemographic variables and three questions about the COVID-19 pandemic. It was applied using GoogleForms® platform (Google LLC, Mountain View, CA, USA). For the statistical analysis of data, Paired T-test, Chi-squared test, and Analysis of Variance were used. A total of 1290 Brazilian dietitians replied to the instrument. Comparing quality of life (QoL) before SARS-COV-2 (3.83 ± 0.59) and during the pandemic (3.36 ± 0.66), data was statistically different. Comparing prior and in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, all variables and domains presented statistical differences (better before the pandemic period). Among Brazilian dietitians, the psychological health domain was the most affected. The Sars-Cov-2 pandemic negatively impacted the QoL of Brazilian dietitians since health professionals face changes in their lives because of work.

A Cross-Sectional Study to Evaluate the Quality of Life of Caregivers for Children with Cerebral Palsy in Saudi Arabia, Jeddah

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alanoud Akram Aman ◽  
Bashaer Baharoon ◽  
Haifa Jamal Idrees ◽  
Ahad Mohammedyusuf Taj ◽  
Bassmah Ali Alzahrani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy

scholarly journals Caregivers’ quality of life and psychological health in response to functional, cognitive, neuropsychiatric and social deficits of patients with brain tumour: protocol for a cross-sectional study

BMJ Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. e016308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carole Ramirez ◽  
Véronique Christophe ◽  
Charlotte Dassonneville ◽  
Delphine Grynberg
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Healthy Controls ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

IntroductionPatients with gliomas generally present cognitive, neuropsychiatric and functional deficits. Although previous research has shown that their caregivers present a poor quality of life and poor mental health, only a few studies have tested in a comprehensive way which deficits/preserved abilities of patients predominantly impact their caregivers. Furthermore, only a few studies have focused on the social impact of gliomas, which may also damage the caregivers’ quality of life. Therefore, this cross-sectional study aims to investigate which patients’ impairments are particularly deleterious for the caregivers and whether the histological characteristics of the gliomas also affect their quality of life.Methods and analysisIn order to examine these research questions, this study intends to include 180 patients (60 patients with grade II gliomas, 60 patients with grade III gliomas and 60 patients with grade IV gliomas), their caregivers and 60 healthy controls. While patients will complete a full battery of cognitive, neuropsychiatric, functional and social tests, caregivers will complete questionnaires about their quality of life, depression, anxiety and burden. Patients’ performances and caregivers’ reports of depression and anxiety will be compared with the scores of healthy controls. Eventually, our aim will be to provide specific care support both to reduce patients’ deficits and alleviate caregivers’ difficulties.Ethics and disseminationThe study has obtained the approval of the local faculty ethics committee (‘Comité d’éthique en sciences comportementales’; 2016–5 S41 and 2015–3 S37). On completion of the study, data will be kept by Lille University for 5 years before they are destroyed. Study findings will be disseminated through peer-reviewed journal publications and conference presentations with no reference to a specific individual.

Quality of Life in Patients with Alopecia Areata : A Cross-Sectional Study in Saudi Arabia

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 11-17
Author(s):  
Thamer Fahad Mubki ◽  
Saad Mohammed Altelhab ◽  
Abdullah Hamad AlHargan ◽  
Naief Suliman AlNomair ◽  
Abdullah Ibrahim AlKhalifah
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Alopecia Areata ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

A Cross-Sectional Study of Self-Reported Olfactory and Gustatory Changes in COVID-19 and its Impact on Quality of Life in Taif, Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Vol 01 (08) ◽  
pp. 200-208
Author(s):  
Wissam Almandili ◽  
Abdullah Alfaifi ◽  
Sultan Daghas ◽  
Rashed Althobaiti ◽  
Abdullah Almalki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals Quality of Life and HIV Adherence Self-efficacy of Adolescents and Young Adults Living With Perinatal HIV in Chiang Mai, Thailand: A Cross-sectional Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Aurpibul ◽  
Chanidapa Pradsarakee ◽  
Kamolrawee Sintupat ◽  
Nongyow Wongnum ◽  
Tawalchaya Chotecharoentanan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Chiang Mai ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Perinatal Hiv

Abstract Background:Currently there are many children with perinatal HIV infection (PHIV) in Thailand who have survived on effective treatment, and grown up into adolescents and young adults (AYA). We determined their quality of life and HIV adherence self-efficacy.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at Research Institute for Health Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Thailand in 2018. Inclusion criteria were: 1) aged between 15-25 years, 2) living with perinatal HIV infection, and 3) receiving ART. Those with mental, physical, or communication problems and could not provide responses independently were excluded. The WHO-quality of life-BREF questionnaire and the HIV Treatment Adherence Self-Efficacy Scale (HIV-ASES) were usedin collecting data by self-administered questionnaires on mobile device.Results: A hundred and eleven AYA-PHIV were included; 52 (47%) were female. Their median age, and duration on ART were 20.2 (IQR 18.2-22.6), and 14.1 (IQR 10.4-14.8) years, respectively. Approximately half (59.4%) of AYA-PHIV rated their overall QOL as favorable (41.4% good,and 18.0% very good), whereas 35.1%rated as neither poor nor good. The mean ± SD domain-wise scores were 54.71 ± 10.80, 59.79 ± 13.17, 63.19 ± 20.56, and 65.32 ± 16.74inthe physical health, psychological health,social relationship, and environmental health, respectively. The overall mean HIV–ASES score was 7.79 ±1.95, with a trend towards higher scores in female than male AYA-PHIV. A positive correlation between HIV-ASES and QOL was observed (r=0.268, p=0.005).Conclusion: Most of AYA-PHIVin Thailand had a favorable QOL and optimal HIV-adherence self-efficacy.Attention should be paid on strengthen their physical and psychological health, with continuous social support. Intervention to boost their HIV-adherence self-efficacy when entering adult life is warranted.

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