Assessment of the perception of quality in mexican municipal sports services

The objective of the present investigation was to assess the perception quality of municipal sports services of the city of Allende, Nuevo León, Mexico. For the analysis of the data the statistical software SPSS v.24 was used. The instrument used was SERVQUAL, adapted to the Mexican sports context, which consists of 22 items grouped into 5 dimensions (tangible, empathy, reliability, responsiveness and safety). The sample of this study was 100 subjects, in a range of 16 to 60 years, of which 57 (51.6%) belong to the male gender and 43 (48.4%) to the female gender. The descriptive and correlation analyzes of the sample were carried out. Among the results obtained, the study presents acceptable quality values for said municipal complex. In conclusion, the evaluation, monitoring of the objectives and indicators of the municipal sports services are of vital importance to perform an adequate follow-up of the expectations, perception and satisfaction of its users, which will make municipal sports management more efficient.

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CPOD and mood limitation in school children aged 12, San Sebastian parish-Cuenca 2016

Revista de la Facultad de Odontología ◽

10.25014/revfacodont271.2021.31.2.14 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 31 (2) ◽

pp. 14-19

Author(s):

DF Zhunaula ◽

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J Santellan ◽

RM Ramos ◽

CJ López ◽

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Keyword(s):

School Children ◽

Public Health Problem ◽

Female Gender ◽

Descriptive Study ◽

Male Gender ◽

School Age ◽

Analysis Method ◽

Children And Young People ◽

San Sebastian

Dental caries is one of the most common oral health problems that mainly affects children and young people of school age, altering the general health and quality of life of people, thus becoming a public health problem. Objective: The aim of this study was to obtain the incidence of bad oral hygiene related to mood in 12-year-old school children in the parish of San Sebastián, Cuenca-Ecuador. Methods: For this study, a quantitative approach was used, from a descriptive study, where 281 twelve-year-old school children were analyzed. Results: By means of the Kendall analysis method applied to the CPOD and mood limitation variables, the results were 0.987 in the female gender and 0.304 in the male gender. Conclusion: No relation between CPOD level and mood was found

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Urban Change and Reform Agendas in Cleveland’s Black Middle-Class Neighborhoods, 1950–1980

Surrogate Suburbs ◽

10.5149/northcarolina/9781469631943.003.0007 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Todd M. Michney

Keyword(s):

Juvenile Delinquency ◽

Middle Class ◽

Traffic Safety ◽

Black Middle Class ◽

Reform Agenda ◽

Acceptable Quality ◽

The City ◽

Middle Class Blacks

This chapter looks at the ambitious reform agenda that black middle-class activist residents went on to mount in these outlying city neighbourhoods, encompassing housing upkeep, business revitalization, traffic safety, trash removal, and efforts to reduce liquor availability, juvenile delinquency, vice, and crime – all in an attempt to maintain what they considered an acceptable quality of life. Perhaps the most ambitious effort along these lines was a venture in which a group of African American investors purchased and renovated the Lee-Harvard Shopping Center, making it during its existence from 1972-1978 the “largest black-owned commercial complex in the nation.” Sometimes these reform efforts involved moralizing or exhibited an explicit class bias; upwardly mobile middle-class blacks did not always recognize that less well-off newcomers were motivated by similar concerns with liveability. In the end, however, their various attempts to take charge of their lives and communities contributed to the long-term vitality of these neighbourhoods and the city as a whole.

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In-hospital Mortality in SARS-CoV-2 stratified by Gender: A Retrospective Study

10.21203/rs.3.rs-727098/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Mohammed Al Jarallah ◽

Rajesh Rajan ◽

Raja Dashti ◽

Ahmad R Alsabar ◽

Jiazhu Pan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Hospital Mortality ◽

Independent Predictor ◽

Average Length ◽

Female Gender ◽

Mortality Rates ◽

Male Gender ◽

Hospital Death ◽

Male Patients ◽

Length Of Hospitalization

Abstract Background: The aim of this study was to determine in-hospital mortality in patients presenting with acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and to evaluate for any differences in outcome according to gender. Methods: Patients with SRS-CoV-2 infection were recruited into this retrospective cohort study between February 26 and September 8, 2020 and strаtified ассоrding tо the gender. Results: In tоtаl оf 3360 раtients (meаn аge 44 ± 17 years) were included, of whom 2221 (66%) were mаle. The average length of hospitalization was 13 days (range: 2–31 days). During hospitalization and follow-up 176 patients (5.24%) died. Mortality rates were significantly different according to gender (p=<0.001). Specifically, male gender was associated with significantly greater mortality when compared to female gender with results significant at an alpha of 0.05, LL = 28.67, df = 1, p = 0.001, suggesting that gender could reliably determine mortality rates. The coefficient for the males was significant, B = 1.02, SE = 0.21, HR = 2.78, p< .001, indicating that an observation in the male category will have a hazard 2.78 times greater than that in the female category. Multivariate logistic regression confirmed male patients admitted with SARS-CoV-2had higher сumulаtive аll-саuse in-hоsрitаl mоrtаlity (6.8% vs. 2.3%; аdjusted оdds rаtiо (аОR), 2.80; 95% (СI): [1.61 - 5.03]; р < 0.001). Conclusions: Male gender was an independent predictor of in-hospital death in this study. The mortality rate among male SARS-CoV-2 patients was 2.8 times higher when compared with females.

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APLICACIÓN DEL MODELO SERVPERF EN LOS SERVICIOS DE TELEFONÍA MÓVIL EN LA CIUDAD DE SUCRE (2019-2020)

Investigación & Negocios ◽

10.38147/invneg.v14i23.130 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (23) ◽

pp. 88

Author(s):

Miguel Ángel Amonzabel Gonzales

Keyword(s):

Mobile Phone ◽

Perceived Quality ◽

Mobile Telephony ◽

Quality Model ◽

Internet Service ◽

Perception Of Quality ◽

Para Determinar ◽

Changes Over Time ◽

The City

El presente artículo pretende determinar la calidad percibida por los clientes de servicios de telefonía e internet móvil en la ciudad de Sucre en el periodo 2019-2020, considerando los cambios en el tiempo sobre la percepción de calidad y aún más en coyunturas como la actual, ante un contexto externo sui géneresis por la aparición del COVID-19 y los efectos de la pandemia que han transformado drásticamente la valoración de los clientes hacia las empresas de telefonía móvil. Para determinar la calidad percibida se usó el modelo de calidad SERVPERF, y el análisis estadístico correspondiente. Se pudo evidenciar que los clientes distinguen a la calidad de la industria de telefonía móvil como buena a regular, en los periodos 2019 y 2020, igualmente hay diferencias en la calidad percibida intra-grupo entre las empresas de este sector. En el estudio se pudo identificar, las características de los segmentos y el posicionamiento de las tres empresas que prestan servicios de telefonía e internet móvil en Sucre.PALABRAS CLAVEDefinición de calidad, calidad de servicios, modelo servperf y análisis de bondad estadístico. ABSTRACTThis article aims to determine the perceived quality of mobile phone and internet service customers in the city of Sucre in the 2019-2020 period, considering that there are changes over time on the perception of quality and even more so in the current situation. the discrepancies of the external contexts due to the appearance of COVID-19 and the quarantine have drastically transformed the assessment of their customers on mobile phone companies. To determine the perceived quality, the SERVPERF quality model was used, accompanied by statistical tools. It can be seen that customers distinguish the mobile phone industry quality as good to fair in the periods 2019 and 2020, also that there are differences in perceived quality between companies of mobile telephony There is a certain degree of positioning and segmentation of companies in the provision of mobile telephony and internet serviceKEYWORDSDefinition of quality, quality of services, servperf model and statistical goodness analysis

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Sarcoma patients’ quality of life from diagnosis to yearly follow-up: experience from an Italian tertiary care center

Future Oncology ◽

10.2217/fon-2019-0237 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 15 (27) ◽

pp. 3125-3134 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Gabriella Maggi ◽

Irene Terrenato ◽

Luca Giacomelli ◽

Carmine Zoccali ◽

Maria Franca Condoleo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Psychological Distress ◽

Care Center ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Psychosocial Care ◽

Perception Of Quality ◽

Life Pattern ◽

Over Time

Aim: To investigate sarcoma patients’ perception of quality of life and psychosocial distress across the different disease’s stages. Patients & methods: Total 329 sarcoma patients were monitored from diagnosis up to a maximum of six consecutive follow-up visits. Results: Functional status worsened over time with the lowest value after surgery and a full recovery not earlier than the second follow-up visit. Married and single patients exhibited similar quality of life pattern. High levels of psychological distress were observed from diagnosis to active treatment periods with a progressive improvement during follow-up. Psychological distress pattern over time varied by marital status and age. Conclusion: Our study suggests the importance of integrating psychosocial care to medical therapy across the entire sarcoma journey.

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Perceived quality of sports services in private universities in México

Journal of Human Resources Training ◽

10.35429/jhrt.2019.15.5.1.8 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

Raquel Morquecho-Sánchez

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Private Universities ◽

Female Gender ◽

Perceived Quality ◽

Internal Communication ◽

Sports Management ◽

Sports Organizations ◽

The University ◽

Age Range

The quality of sports services has become a trend to ensure the continuity and progress of sports organizations. The objective of this study is to analyze the perceived quality of sports services offered by universities in the private sector of Mexico, by applying the QUNISPORT v.mx instrument to 162 users, of which 65.4% were male and 34.5% were male. % of female gender, the age range between 15 to 26 years. Among the most significant descriptive results, it was found that group sports (80.4%) are more practiced than individual sports (19.6%), in private universities. Regarding perceived quality, it was found that most users consider it necessary to have a medical service (99.4%) during the physical activity; on the other hand, in the functionality and comfort factor of the university sports areas, the item that obtained the lowest values refers to the internal communication means for the suggestions or complaints (A = 3.78, SD = 1.109), that is to say that the Users feel little heard in the follow-up of suggestions or complaints by sports organizations. In conclusion, the importance of carrying out periodic evaluations in sports organizations on the offered sports services is determined, in order to establish a philosophy of continuous improvement. As well as the formal incorporation in organization charts and manuals, a profile of a specific position and / or department of sports management within private universities, where the practice of sport and physical activity is encouraged, which will contribute to the comprehensive training of the college students.

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Qualidade de vida de homens idosos praticantes de pilates na cidade de Pirapora –MG

Bionorte ◽

10.47822/2526-6349.2021v10n1p127 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 127-133

Author(s):

Rafael Santos de Campos ◽

Ubiratany Cardozo Nascimento ◽

Mateus Vinícius Veloso ◽

Lorena Pacheco de Oliveira Martins

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Quantitative Data ◽

Medical Intervention ◽

Physical Activities ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Mobility Performance ◽

Perception Of Quality ◽

Pilates Method ◽

The City

Objective:to analyze the perception of quality of life of elderly Pilates practitioners inclinics in the city of Pirapora -MG. Materials and Methods:the study was observational and descriptive, with quantitative data and qualitative, cross-sectional approach, in whichelderly men practicing the Pilates method were evaluated by means ofa questionnaire (QVS-80). Results: the responses to the questionnaire show that all individuals assiduouslyparticipatedin physical activities for more than two years, all of them reporteddiscomfort due toinjuries;however,there are no recent reports of need for medical intervention. Interviewees demonstrate positivesocial interaction with friends, family,and society. Conclusion: the perception of the quality of life of elderly Pilates practitioners in clinics in Pirapora -MG is considered "Good" and factors whichare part of the quality of life, such as relationships with peers and with themselves, mobility, performance in daily tasks, frequency,and practice of physical activity, also found positive responses.

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Actividad física y calidad de vida por parte de los pacientes de la atención primaria de la ciudad de Terrassa (Physical activity and quality of life by patients of primare care of the city of Terrassa)

Retos ◽

10.47197/retos.v44i0.90526 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 44 ◽

pp. 659-666

Author(s):

María Paola Mastrantonio Ramos ◽

Oscar Coduras

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Primary Care ◽

Sports Activity ◽

Calidad De Vida ◽

Perception Of Quality ◽

Las Mujeres ◽

Intense Activity ◽

The Relationship ◽

The City

En el artículo se describen y analizan los resultados de un estudio realizado para investigar la relación entre la práctica físico-deportiva y la calidad de vida percibida (CVP). La muestra del estudio estuvo integrada por un colectivo de ciudadanos (968), pacientes de Atención Primaria, entrevistados mientras se encontraban en las salas de espera, de cuatro Centros de Atención Primaria (CAP) de la ciudad de Terrassa. Los objetivos del estudio fueron: 1) Evaluar la relación entre la percepción de calidad de vida y la actividad físico-deportiva; 2) Verificar si, en tal percepción, hay diferencias significativas entre hombres y mujeres. Las conclusiones fueron las siguientes: Existe una percepción mejor de la calidad de vida entre los usuarios que realizan actividad físico-deportiva que entre los pacientes sedentarios, sea la actividad moderada o intensa. Las mujeres que realizan actividad físico-deportiva mejoran su percepción de Calidad de Vida en mayor grado que los hombres. Las mujeres mejoran su CVP en el ámbito social y los hombres en el ámbito físico, por lo que la práctica deportiva es una fuente de la socialización de las mujeres. Abstract. The article describes and analyzes the results of a study carried out to investigate the relationship between physical-sports practice and perceived quality of life (QOL). The study sample was made up of a group of citizens (968), Primary Care patients, interviewed while they were in the waiting rooms of four Primary Care Centers (CAP) in the city of Terrassa. The objectives of the study were: 1) To evaluate the relationship between the perception of quality of life and physical-sports activity; 2) Verify if, in such perception, there are significant differences between men and women. The conclusions were as follows: There is a better perception of the quality of life among users who perform physical-sports activity than among sedentary patients, be it moderate or intense activity. Women who perform physical-sports activity improve their perception of Quality of Life to a greater degree than men. Women improve their CVP in the social sphere and men in the physical sphere, so sports practice is a source of women's socialization.

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Current structure, organization and evaluation of effectiveness of the specialized outpatient medical care for patients with blood diseases in a metropolis

Kazan medical journal ◽

10.17816/kmj2077 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 95 (2) ◽

pp. 261-267

Author(s):

L Yu Zhiguleva

Keyword(s):

Medical Care ◽

Statistical Tests ◽

Care Quality ◽

Attendance Rate ◽

Blood Diseases ◽

Medical Examinations ◽

The City ◽

Analytical Center

Aim. To analyze the structure, organization and effectiveness of outpatient medical care for patients with blood diseases in St. Petersburg, Russia. Methods. 83 reports submitted by the heads of hematological offices at 2000-2012 were analyzed. The effectiveness was evaluated using routine statistical tests. The prevalence of the diseases was assessed by registration forms №7, 35, the data provided by information and analytical center of the Healthcare Committee and the City cancer registry. Medical aid provided to patients at 2010-2012 was studied, for this purpose 250 outpatient files (025/y form) were randomly picked out, the data were collected using specially designed registration cards (254 parameters). Results. Municipal, federal and departmental institutions provide hematologic outpatient medical care in St. Petersburg. The major burden of providing medical care to hematologic patients lays on interdistrict hematological offices, which actively follow-up and treat patients with hematologic cancers. Every sixth patient has complications, and 75% - comorbidities. During the period of study, the attendance rate increased by 33.4% (from 64 766 in 2000 to 86 405 in 2012), the number of the newly-diagnosed patients with hematologic cancers increased by 13.9% (p 0.05), the share of patients with hematologic cancers increased from 28.0 to 50.4%. Cumulative incidence of lymphomas increased from 69.9 to 96.0 per 100 thousand of population; leukemia - from 49.7 to 79.3. Mortality due to lymphomas decreased from 8.1% in 2001 to 5.3% in 2012, and due to leukemia - from 9.2% to 3.6%. Five-year survival rate of patients with leukemia increased from 56.6% to 63.2 % over the period of 2010-2012. Conclusion. The study shows the effectiveness of outpatient hematologic care in St. Petersburg. To further improve the efficiency of outpatient hematologic care in metropolis, it is important to improve the knowledge of hematologic diseases by doctors and pediatricians of general healthcare network, to review the workload of hematological office staff, to focus on preventive component of hematologic care (quality of occupational medical examinations), to develop and implement the new organizational techniques providing costs reduction and improving quality of life.

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Towards a simple dynamical model of citizens’ perception

Kybernetes ◽

10.1108/k-12-2014-0281 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 44 (6/7) ◽

pp. 1134-1145 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Jorge Villalobos ◽

Mauricio Vargas

Keyword(s):

Design Methodology ◽

Correlation Coefficients ◽

Two Dimensional ◽

Statistical Regression ◽

Content Type ◽

Simple Hypothesis ◽

Perception Of Quality ◽

The City ◽

Simple Dynamical Model

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a minimal dynamic two-dimensional map for the relation between citizens’ perception of quality of life (y) and their perception of the city Mayor management abilities (F). Design/methodology/approach – The authors use data from the Ciudades cómo vamos? project and test a simple hypothesis: there is a linear positive correlation between y and F. Following the authors propose a two-dimensional map based on ideas from a statistical regression model and a non-linear dynamical map on the [0; 1] interval. Findings – The authors give evidence that suggests that y and F are not linearly correlated. The authors show that the two-dimensional map, mentioned above, is able to reproduce non-trivial and unsynchronized relations between the variables, as well as the whole range of correlation coefficients. Research limitations/implications – There is a very limited amount of data to work with, therefore it was not possible to explore other possible relations thoroughly. Regarding the dynamical map, the authors are aware that there are still many venues for its study. Originality/value – To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first reported attempt at modeling the dynamics between two variables obtained via survey on which perception is a key component of the questions.

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