scholarly journals Psychological aspects of patients with encopresis associated with chronic constipation

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 333-337
Author(s):  
Claudia OLARU ◽  
◽  
Magdalena IORGA ◽  
Radian Alexandru OLARU ◽  
Nicoleta GIMIGA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Chronic Constipation ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Social Burden ◽  
The Social ◽  
Emotional Impairment ◽  
Specific Management ◽  
Bowel Evacuation

Chronic constipation is an extremely common and costly condition that can negatively impact the patient’s quality of life, resulting in a major economic and social burden. Most patients do not understand their situation and suffer from social isolation. The developmental particularities of the child cause the etiology and symptomatology of constipation to differ from those described by adults, which requires a specific management in terms of diagnosis and treatment. The specialty literature to date relies on fragmented studies focused on these particularities, as well as on the multitude of aspects of diagnostic and treatment related to chronic stool retention and bowel evacuation in children. The problem that is being studied is important not only from a medical and socioeconomic point of view, but also because some complications caused by chronic constipation (such as encopresis and enuresis) lead to the social isolation and physical and psycho-emotional impairment of these children.

A Futures Study on the Quality Of Life from the Point Of View of Iranian Youth

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Sina Saeedy ◽  
Mojtaba Amiri ◽  
Mohammad Mahdi Zolfagharzadeh ◽  
Mohammad Rahim Eyvazi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Mixed Model ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Human Society ◽  
Futures Studies ◽  
The Social ◽  
The University

Quality of life and satisfaction with life as tightly interconnected concepts have become of much importance in the urbanism era. No doubt, it is one of the most important goals of every human society to enhance a citizen’s quality of life and to increase their satisfaction with life. However, there are many signs which demonstrate the low level of life satisfaction of Iranian citizens especially among the youth. Thus, considering the temporal concept of life satisfaction, this research aims to make a futures study in this field. Therefore, using a mixed model and employing research methods from futures studies, life satisfaction among the students of the University of Tehran were measured and their views on this subject investigated. Both quantitative and qualitative data were analysed together in order to test the hypotheses and to address the research questions on the youth discontentment with quality of life. Findings showed that the level of life satisfaction among students is relatively low and their image of the future is not positive and not optimistic. These views were elicited and discussed in the social, economic, political, environmental and technological perspectives. Keywords:  futures studies, quality of life, satisfaction with life, youth

scholarly journals Human-dog relationships during COVID-19 pandemic; booming dog adoption during social isolation

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liat Morgan ◽  
Alexandra Protopopova ◽  
Rune Isak Dupont Birkler ◽  
Beata Itin-Shwartz ◽  
Gila Abells Sutton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Social ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
The One ◽  
Impaired Quality

The recent COVID-19 pandemic led to uncertainty and severe health and economic concerns, which may have impacted human-dog relationships. Our objectives were to investigate how people perceived and acted during the COVID-19 pandemic social isolation, in regards to dog adoption and abandonment; and to examine the bidirectional relationships between dog owners’ well-being to that of their dogs. Overall, according to our analysis, the stricter the social isolation became during the pandemic, the interest in dog adoption as well as adoption rate increased significantly, while abandonment did not change. Moreover, there was a clear association between individuals’ impaired quality of life and their perceptions of poorer life quality of their dogs as well as the development of new behavioral problems. These findings suggest potential benefits for human-dog relationship during the COVID-19 pandemic, in compliance with the One Welfare approach.

scholarly journals Verso un modello glottogeragogico Lo scaffolding cognitivo-emozionale

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Cecilia Luise ◽  
Mario Cardona
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Cognitive Resources ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
The Social ◽  
Emotional Scaffolding

Language learning experiences seem to lead to advantages for the elderly in the social, psychological and cognitive spheres. Learning languages is not only useful for the quality of life of the elderly and for their active participation in society, but it also has an important role in stimulating and maintaining cognitive resources, increasing cognitive reserves and countering their decline favouring the development of compensation processes. From this point of view, learning languages for the elderly is not only possible but it is also desirable. This justifies a FL geragogic model, called cognitive-emotional scaffolding, which can become the basis of a project to teach foreign languages to elderly learners.

Non-psychotic depression and the social burden of illness

2021 ◽  
Vol LIII (2) ◽  
pp. 26-33
Author(s):  
Natalia N. Petrova ◽  
Mikhail M. Shatil
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Burden Of Illness ◽  
Coping Behavior ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Psychosocial Adaptation ◽  
Psychotic Depression ◽  
Subjective Distress ◽  
Social Burden ◽  
The Social

The burden of depression is increasing worldwide, caregivers are seen as a psychologically vulnerable group, and the social burden of non-psychotic depression remains unexplored. The aim of the study was to examine the clinical and functional characteristics of non-psychotic depression and the burden of family members of patients most involved in the interaction with patients. The study objectives included analysis of quality of life and co-occurring behavior of patients relatives as characteristics of their psychosocial adaptation. Methods. We used clinical and scales assessment of depression level, quality of life, subjective distress level, and coping behavior features. Results. Nonpsychotic depression was detected approximately half a year after the onset of symptoms, and in more than 40% of cases not by psychiatrists, self-treatment was typical. Impairments in social functioning in non-psychotic depression patients affected more in the areas of socially useful activities and social relationships, predominantly in non-working patients. 62.96% of patients rated relationships with loved ones as good, and 82.6% rated support from relatives in connection with the illness as adequate. In 60.87% of cases, there were psycho-traumatic microsocial factors. Spouses (45.5%) prevailed among supportive relatives, of whom 60% were employed, and limitation of labor activity due to the relatives illness was not characteristic, and material losses were insignificant. Supportive relatives more often than their sick relatives assessed the relationship with the sick as good (81.8%). In about 91% of cases, the attitude toward the mental illness of the relative was adequate, which exceeds the subjective assessment of patients with non-psychotic depression. The close relatives of the patients had decreased quality of life, which was mediated by severity of depression, higher than average level of distress related to mental disorder of the loved one (64,59,34 VAS scores). The structure of coping in supportive relatives is characterized on the whole by prevalence of constructive and relatively constructive coping-strategies, the most problematic being the emotional sphere of coping behavior. Conclusion. Even mild to moderate non-psychotic depression is associated with the presence of social burden of illness, covering not only the patients themselves, but also their family members, which necessitates psychologically corrective work with supportive relatives.

scholarly journals Social Wellbeing and Quality of Life of People Living with Disorders of Sex Development and Sex Re-Assignment in Nigeria: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdurrahman Sani ◽  
Ismaila Mungadi ◽  
Ismi Ismail ◽  
Mohd Arshad ◽  
Kim Soh
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Multidisciplinary Team ◽  
Disorders Of Sex Development ◽  
Sexual Pleasure ◽  
Sex Development ◽  
Social Wellbeing ◽  
The Social ◽  
Qualitative Phenomenological

Disorders of sex development is a complex interaction between biological, psychological, social, and cultural factors, making it necessary for the multidisciplinary team to decide on the individualized patient basis. The characteristics of the individual patient, family and the social background are taken into consideration in order to derive maximum benefit. In developing countries, many people living with disorders of sex development faced serious psychological and social traumas such as marginalization, rejection, isolation, feeling of sadness, feeling of uncertainty, and feeling of shame. Therefore, this study explores the social wellbeing and quality of life of people with disorders of sex development in Nigeria. We used qualitative phenomenological approach to explore the social wellbeing and quality of people with disorders of sex development in Nigeria. We recruited thirteen participants using purposive sampling technique from Usmanu Danfodiyo Teaching Hospital Sokoto, Nigeria. We conducted data collection exercise using face to face interviews, transcribed, and analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis technique with the aid of NVivo software. Four themes emerged from the data that describe the social wellbeing and quality of life of people with disorders of sex development in Nigeria. These themes are socialization and social isolation, intimate relationships, sexuality, and relationships with people. Participants experienced social isolation, marital problems, poor sexual experience, absence of sexual pleasure and stigmatization. People with disorders of sex development had poor social wellbeing which negatively affects their quality of life. Findings would inform the multidisciplinary team the need to incorporate social wellbeing of people with disorders of sex development in their treatment and the need to explore public perception on people living with disorders of sex development in Nigeria.

scholarly journals Effects of the social isolation generated by Covid-19 on the quality of life of the population in two Brazilian cities

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 405-413
Author(s):  
Francisco Naildo Cardoso Leitão ◽  
Carlos Roberto Teixeira Ferreira ◽  
Katiuscia Larsen de Abreu ◽  
Maura Bianca Barbary de Deus ◽  
Hugo Macedo Junior ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Social ◽  
The City

Introduction: COVID-19 is a highly transmissible virus that is causing very serious problems in the health of the world, generating major political and financial problems. There are numerous risk factors related to this disease, ranging from morbidities to social and family issues. Objective: to evaluate the effects of the social isolation generated by Covid-19 on the quality of life in the population of two Brazilian cities. Methods: cross-sectional study. The research was carried out in two different cities of the Brazilian confederation. One in Santo André, São Paulo and the other in Rio Branco, Acre, both in Brazil. This is a survey with an online platform, using the drive’s Google Forms tool to assess the population’s quality of life through the SF-36 protocol. The selection was carried out randomly in both groups (Acre and São Paulo), having respectively 109 and 62 participants in this first moment. Results: regarding gender, women are in greater numbers participating in the city of Santo André, São Paulo than in Rio Branco, Acre, both in Brazil, with (80.6% and 48.6%), respectively. Likewise, in relation to the age group Santo André has an average age younger than in Rio Branco. When we compared the dimensions between the two states, performing a Mann-Whitney statistical analysis, statistical differences appeared in three dimensions, which were functional capacity, pain, and vitality, with better quality of life in these three domains for the city of Rio Branco. Conclusion: the city of Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil, has a positive score when compared to the city of Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil, in most of the domains analyzed.

scholarly journals A PERCEPÇÃO DAS MULHERES IDOSAS OBESAS EM RELAÇÃO AO VESTUÁRIO SOB A PERSPECTIVA DO CONFORTO

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 88
Author(s):  
Camila Dalsin ◽  
Claudia Schemes ◽  
Carla Pantoja Giuliano
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Aesthetic Quality ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Aesthetic

Em consequência da melhora na qualidade de vida, o crescimento da população idosa tornou-se um fenômeno universal, instigando o mercado da moda a abranger também a terceira idade. Sob o ponto de vista de um grupo de mulheres idosas obesas residentes no estado do Rio Grande do Sul (Brasil), este artigo tem como objetivo geral verificar a percepção das mesmas em relação ao vestuário, levando-se em consideração elementos como o conforto, a ergonomia e a qualidade estética do produto. Ao final deste estudo, entendeu-se que seria válido avançar em pesquisas minuciosas que venham a contemplar esta usuária e o vestuário, visto que o mesmo é a extensão do seu corpo. Para tal, deve-se considerar os parâmetros ergonômicos, dado que o conforto é essencial para a promoção da saúde e manutenção da qualidade de vida, e qualidades estéticas, favorecendo o contato destas mulheres com o corpo social e o sentimento de condição de pertencimento nela.Palavras-chave: Idosa. Obesidade. Moda. Conforto.ABSTRACTAs a consequence of the improvement in the quality of life, the growth of the elderly population has become a universal phenomenon, instigating the fashion market also to cover the elderly. From the point of view of a group of obese elderly women living in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil), this article has as general objective to verify the perception of the same in relation to clothing, taking into consideration elements such as comfort, the ergonomics and the aesthetic quality of the product. At the end of this study, it was understood that it would be valid to advance in detailed research that will contemplate this user and the clothing, since the same is the extension of her body. Therefore, ergonomic parameters should be considered, since comfort is essential for the promotion of health and maintenance of quality of life, and aesthetic qualities, favoring the contact of these women with the social body and the feeling of belonging condition .Keywords: Elderly. Obesity. Fashion. Comfort.

scholarly journals The Impact of Nutrition on the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Nutrition

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 1752
Author(s):  
Delfin Rodriguez-Leyva ◽  
Grant N. Pierce
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Significant Morbidity ◽  
Nutritional Interventions ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Global Population

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had significant morbidity, mortality, social and financial implications for the global population. Despite this knowledge, we still know very little about how COVID-19 infection affects quality of life resulting from changes in nutritional behaviour and, conversely, how nutrition could modulate the epidemiology of COVID-19. In addition, the social isolation most have experienced due to the regulations imposed by governments during the COVID-19 pandemic may have also had effects on our nutritional behaviour. It is possible that nutritional interventions may have effects on the incidence of COVID-19 infection and mortality rates. The purpose of this review is to evaluate the current status of research on the topic of nutrition as it relates to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Correction of functional constipation in patients with limited mobility after stroke

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
pp. 53-55
Author(s):  
M. S. Turchina ◽  
M. V. Bukreeva ◽  
L. Yu. Korolyova ◽  
Zh. E. Annenkova ◽  
L. G. Polyakov
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Chronic Constipation ◽  
Functional Constipation ◽  
Cerebrovascular Diseases ◽  
Medical Rehabilitation ◽  
Stroke Patients ◽  
Limited Mobility ◽  
Complete Restoration ◽  
The World

Currently, the problem of early rehabilitation of stroke patients is important, since in terms of the prevalence of cerebrovascular diseases and disability after suffering a stroke, Russia is one of the first places in the world. The complex of medical rehabilitation of such patients should provide for the early and most complete restoration of all body functions, patient education for lost skills, re-socialization of the patient and improvement of the quality of life. One of the factors contributing to a significant reduction in the quality of life after a stroke is the development of chronic constipation. The article reflects the modern methods of correction of chronic constipation in patients with limited mobility.

About Using the Complex Method in Studies of the Quality of Life of the Population of the North Ossetia

2020 ◽  
pp. 36-48
Author(s):  
I. M. Loskutova ◽  
N. G. Romanova
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
Complex Method ◽  
The North ◽  
Social Wellbeing ◽  
The Social ◽  
Sociological Studies ◽  
North Ossetia

This article is devoted to the application of an integrated approach in the study of the quality of life of the population of the North Ossetia. Aspects of the specifity of objective and subjective approaches are substantiated. The increasing importance of the concept of “quality of life” in the XXI century is indicated. A review of sociological studies of the level and quality of life in Russia, as well as a range of monographic works on the analyzed issues. The results of empirical sociological studies in 2014 and 2018 (a study of the quality and standard of living of the population of North Ossetia and a study of the social wellbeing of the population of North Ossetia using the methodology developed by Lapin N. I. and Belyaeva L. A.) are presented.

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