An Investigation of University Students’ Quality of Life and Exercise Awareness

The aim of this study is to examine university students’ quality of life and perceptions of exercise benefits and barriers according to the variables of department, class, family income, mother’s education and father’s education status. The research was designed in relational screening model. In this context, a total of 162 female university students studying at Gazi University Faculty of Sports Sciences, Department of Coaching, Sports Management and Recreation voluntarily participated in the study. As data collection tools in the research; Personal Information Form, Exercise Benefit/ Barriers Scale and Quality of Life Scale prepared by the researchers were used.In the analysis of the data, descriptive statistics, independent sample t-test, One-Way ANOVA, Pearson Product-Moment Correlation test were used. When the findings obtained within the scope of the research were examined, it was determined that there was a significant difference between the participants’ quality of life and exercise awareness levels and demographic variables within the groups. However, when the relationship between the participants’ quality of life and exercise awareness levels was examined, it was determined that there was a positive and significant relationship between quality of life and exercise benefit.

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Effects of epilepsy education on the academic achievement and quality of life of children with epilepsy

British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing ◽

10.12968/bjnn.2021.17.6.231 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 17 (6) ◽

pp. 231-238

Author(s):

Hatice Yildirim Sari ◽

Özge Uzun ◽

Nihal Olgaç Dündar

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Academic Achievement ◽

Special Education ◽

Academic Success ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Quality Of Life Scale ◽

Life Scale ◽

Post Test ◽

Epilepsy Education

Background: Epilepsy can have a huge impact on children's quality of life and participation and attainment at school, particularly if the condition is poorly managed. Aims: The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of education about disease and drug management given to children, their family and teachers on the academic success and quality of life of the child. Design: The study was a single group, pre-test, post-test, semi-experimental research study. Methods: The study was carried out in the paediatric neurology outpatient clinic of the Tepecik Education and Research Hospital in Turkey. The study sample comprised 65 people (25 patients, 25 parents and 15 teachers) who completed the pre-test and post-test assessments. The Sociodemographic Characteristics Questionnaire, the Quality of Life Scale in Children with Epilepsy and an academic achievement form were completed before the epilepsy education was given. Parents and children had training at the hospital. The teachers had telephone training. Some 3 months after the training, the scores for the Quality of Life Scale in Children with Epilepsy and the academic achievement form were reassessed. Findings: The comparison of the pre- and post-training Quality of Life scale scores of the children (p=0.000) and academic achievement scores of the children (p=0.017; n=15) demonstrated a significant increase. There was a significant difference between the quality of life scores of the participating children who received special education and those of the children who did not receive special education (p=0.007 and p=0.004, respectively). Conclusions: The results of the present study suggest that providing training on epilepsy, not only for children but also for their families and teachers, would be beneficial.

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The Level of Optimism and Pessimism and its Relationship to the Quality of Life in Patients with Renal Failure in the Government and Private Hospitals in Irbid

International Journal of Psychological Studies ◽

10.5539/ijps.v11n2p9 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 9 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Fatima N. Al Jarrah ◽

Falastine R. Hamdan ◽

Munther R. Hamdan ◽

Alaa Fraihat ◽

Abed Alnaser A. Alazzam

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Renal Failure ◽

Family Income ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Private Hospitals ◽

Quality Of Life Scale ◽

Life Scale ◽

The Government ◽

Level Of Significance

The aim of this study was to detect the level of optimism and pessimism and its relation to the quality of life in patients with renal failure in the government and private hospitals in Irbid in light of the variables: gender, age, duration of disease and educational level of patients, the sample of the study consisted of (93) patients with kidney failure, who were randomly selected from the study population. The researchers used optimism and pessimism scale and the quality of life scales, their validity and reliability were verified. Results of the study showed that the means for optimism scale ranged between (3.602-3.075) with a medium degree, and the means for pessimism scale ranged between (4.086-3.118) with a high and medium degree, while the means for quality of life scale ranged between (4.054-2.957) with a high and medium degree. Results also showed the existence of a correlation between the level of optimism and the level of quality of life and this relationship is a moderate relationship, and a lack of correlation between level of optimism and level of pessimism and level of pessimism and quality of life. There are no statistically significant differences at the level of significance (0.05) in the patients' responses on the optimism, pessimism scales according to (gender, family income, medical insurance and origin).

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Personality pattern and quality of life among neurotic patients: A comparative study

Indian Journal of Positive Psychology ◽

10.15614/ijpp.v9i01.11759 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (01) ◽

Author(s):

Anjana Bhattacharjee ◽

Nabarupa Bhattacharya ◽

Rebeka Debbarma

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Medical College ◽

Normal Individuals ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Quality Of Life Scale ◽

Life Scale ◽

Personality Pattern ◽

Insignificant Difference ◽

Psychiatric Department

The present study attempted to compare neurotic patients and normal (non-neurotic) individuals with respect to their personality pattern and quality of life. For the said purpose a group of 50 neurotic patients were purposively selected from the OPD of Psychiatric department of Tripura Medical College, Hapania. Another matched group of normal persons was also purposively selected from West District. Data were collected by using NEO-Five Factor Personality Inventory developed Paul and McCrae (2008) and Quality of Life Scale-WHOQOL-BREF (1991). Data analysis revealed significant difference between neurotic and normal individuals with respect to their personality pattern and quality of life. However, insignificant difference was observed between them with respect to openness to experience dimension of their personality.

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Evaluation of the Effect of Conventional Rhinoplasty with Autospreader Flap and Let-Down Technique on Nasal Functions

Facial Plastic Surgery ◽

10.1055/s-0041-1722955 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Burak Mustafa Taş ◽

Burak Erden

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Quality Of Life Scale ◽

Life Scale ◽

Sinonasal Outcome Test ◽

Group 2 ◽

And Gender ◽

Snot 22 ◽

Group 1

AbstractLet-down technique, in which high septal strip resection is performed, and conventional rhinoplasty using autospreader flaps were compared regarding nasal functions with Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation (NOSE) and Sinonasal Outcome Test-22 (SNOT-22) quality-of-life scale questionnaires. A total of 54 patients who were included in the study were divided into two groups: group 1 (autospreader group; n = 27) and group 2 (let-down group; n = 27). Open technical septorhinoplasty operation using an autospreader flap was performed in group 1. Let-down rhinoplasty was applied in group 2. NOSE and SNOT-22 scales were filled for the groups in the preoperative and postoperative periods and were compared. Postoperative values were found to be significantly lower than preoperative values in both groups (p < 0.001). When the groups were compared in between, no significant difference was seen according to the scales (p > 0.05). There was also no significant difference between the groups regarding age and gender. Although there was no significant difference between the two techniques, both NOSE and SNOT-22 quality-of-life scales have shown improvement both in conventional rhinoplasty with autospreader flap and let-down technique.

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The quality of sleep and the quality of life among the elderly people

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/s0924-9338(11)72113-7 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 26 (S2) ◽

pp. 405-405 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

H. Tel

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Elderly People ◽

Sleep Problems ◽

Personal Information ◽

The Elderly ◽

Significant Negative Correlation ◽

Quality Of Sleep ◽

Quality Of Life Scale ◽

Life Scale

IntroductionSleep problems are commonly seen among the elderly people and these problems affect the quality of sleep and the quality of life.ObjectivesThe current research was conducted in order to determine the quality of sleep and the quality of life of the elderly people.MethodsThe research was conducted with 187 elderly people. Personal information form, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Turkish Version of WHOQOL-Bref-Quality of Life Scale were used for the data collection.ResultsThe ages of the participant individuals ranged from 65 to 83 and mean age was 72.5 ± 5.24. It was determined that all of the elderly people had a bad quality of sleep. There was a significant negative correlation between areas of the quality of life and the quality of sleep. It was found out that scores of all of the areas of the quality of life were low among the elderly who were illiterate and had a chronic physical disease and that their quality of sleep was worse. The widowed and women had lower scores in physical, psychological and social areas of the quality of life scale and their quality of sleep was worse.ConclusionsThe quality of sleep and the quality of life are closely interrelated among the elderly people. A decrease in the quality of sleep causes a decrease in the quality of life. The quality of sleep should be continued by ensuring sleep hygiene among the elderly people and thus the quality of life should be increased.

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Quality of life of schizophrenic patients treated with haloperidol depot and injection preparation of long-lasting risperidone

Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo ◽

10.2298/sarh11s1036m ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 139 (suppl. 1) ◽

pp. 36-40 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Goran Mihajlovic ◽

Natalija Jovanovic-Mihajlovic ◽

Branimir Radmanovic ◽

Katarina Radonjic ◽

Slavica Djukic-Dejanovic ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Satisfaction With Life ◽

Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽

Typical Antipsychotic ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Quality Of Life Scale ◽

Life Scale ◽

Schizophrenic Patients ◽

Long Acting

Introduction. In the last decades psychiatric patients? quality of life attracts great attention of researchers. Improving the quality of life of schizophrenic patients is increasingly becoming an imperative in pharmacological therapy. Objective. Analysis of certain aspects of quality of life in patients with schizophrenia treated with depot formulations of a typical antipsychotic (haloperidol) and injection preparation of a long-acting atypical antipsychotic (risperidone). Methods. Research was conducted as a cross-sectional study that included 60 patients of both genders. Examinees diagnosed with schizophrenia (ICD-10, F20.0-F20.9) were divided into two groups: the group of patients that received haloperidol depot (n=30) and the group of patients that received injection preparation of long-acting risperidone (n=30). In order to assess the quality of life, social functioning scale (SFS), satisfaction with life scale (SWLS), and short version of World Health Organization quality of life scale (WHO-QoL-Brief) were applied. Results. Results showed statistically significant differences when it comes to social activity and satisfaction with life in favour of patients treated with injection preparation of long-acting risperidone. Examinees from this group were much more satisfied with themselves, their health and sleep compared to those on haloperidol depot. There was no statistically significant difference found on the quality of life scale. Conclusions. Applying the scales for the assessment of the quality of life of schizophrenic patients in terms of psychosocial functioning, statistically significant difference between groups was found. Results showed higher scores in the group of patients treated with injection preparation of long-acting risperidone concerning social activities and life satisfaction.

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