Quality of life among nurses working in different health care setting in the state of Karnataka, India

The impact of occupation on health and access to health care is a significant issue for the state, health sector and citizens of Palestine, who struggle with difficulties related to an enduring sociopolitical stalemate. The study presents narratives from the field, conceptually exploring if and how occupation affects health and access to health care and how the situation is tackled by Palestinians in general and by health system actors specifically. A grounded theory approach analyzing in-depth interviews with health staff and field memos was used, with semi-quantification of emerging concepts through surveys of Hebron students that assessed health-related quality of life and health literacy with psychometric instruments (SF36 and GSE) and assumed health determinants. One key theme in the data analysis was isolation as a result of multiple barriers, including the wall and checkpoints, imprisonment and violence, which have an impact on determinants of health and quality of life in Palestine. In the survey 54% (n=90) were affected by such factors of occupation. Barriers affect access to health care, especially in rural areas. Mentally and materially breaking free from barriers of occupation seems to be a common task in all levels of Palestinian society. Achieving this goal requires different counter strategies and tactics. Presently, Palestine depends on ad hoc coping strategies, including the use of mobile clinics. Other ways to cope emerged in the data as well. Results from this mixed-methods study suggest that isolation is a main concern for Palestinians, resulting from barriers in policies of occupation that affect health and access to health care. Another concept emerging from the analysis was tactics and strategies against occupation in society.

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PMS83 PILOT INVESTIGATION OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS OF PATIENTS UNDERWENT TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY IN THE STATE HEALTH CARE SECTOR IN HUNGARY

Value in Health ◽

10.1016/j.jval.2020.04.767 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 23 ◽

pp. S230

Author(s):

L. Kajos ◽

B. Szőts ◽

B. Király ◽

R. Pónusz ◽

M. Gyuró ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Health Care ◽

Total Hip Arthroplasty ◽

Hip Arthroplasty ◽

The State ◽

State Health ◽

Total Hip ◽

Pilot Investigation ◽

Socio Demographic Factors

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Chronic conditions, multimorbidity, and quality of life among patients attending monk healers and primary care clinics in Thailand

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes ◽

10.1186/s12955-021-01707-x ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Supa Pengpid ◽

Karl Peltzer

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Primary Care ◽

Health Care ◽

Chronic Conditions ◽

Care Setting ◽

Primary Care Setting ◽

Older Age ◽

Migraine Headaches ◽

Treatment Settings

Abstract Background The study aimed to assess chronic diseases, multimorbidity, and QoL among patients attending two different treatment settings in Thailand. Methods In all, 1409 attendees of three monk healer or three health centres were assessed with self-reported measures on chronic conditions and Quality of Life (QoL). Results Results indicate that the most common chronic conditions were common mental disorder (25.2%), followed by hypertension (22.8%), high blood cholesterol (18.0%), fatigue disorder (14.4%), diabetes (14.0%), migraine headaches (13.7%), sleeping problem (12.2%), and ulcer (11.0%). In all, 40.6% had multimorbidity (two or more chronic conditions) (42.4% in the monk healer and 38.9% in the primary care setting). In ANCOVA analysis, adjusted for sex, age, employment status, marital status, education, economic status, comorbidity, and health care setting, the poorest overall QoL was found among clients with common mental disorders (58.5 mean score), followed by emphysema or asthma (60.2), sleeping problem (61.5), migraine headaches (62.7), fatigue disorder (63.3), substance use disorder (63.6) and ulcer (64.3). The overall QoL was poorer among monk healer clients (66.5) than primary care patients (68.8). In adjusted logistical regression analysis, being a monk healer attendee, older age (55–93 years), and high debt were positively, and being employed and better overall quality of life were negatively associated with multimorbidity, overall, for the monk healer and primary care setting. In adjusted linear regression analyses, primary health care attenders, older age, were employed and post-secondary education increased the odds of better overall QoL. Conclusion Multimorbidity was higher among clients attending monk healers than those attending primary care facilities and QoL was poorer among clients seeking care from monk healers than those attending primary care. High multimorbidity was found and major chronic conditions were found to have poor QoL. Determinants of multimorbidity and QoL in two different treatment settings provide information to improve the management of chronic conditions.

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THE ROLE OF HEALTH FINANCING IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD

Russian science: actual researches and developments,Part 1 ◽

10.46554/russian.science-2020.03-1-903/907 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Natalia Vladimirovna Lazareva ◽

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Health Care ◽

Health Care System ◽

Health Financing ◽

The State ◽

Life Index ◽

The World ◽

Quality Of Life Index

In this article, the authors consider the state of the health care system of various countries that were included in the sample based on their place in the ranking on the quality of life index of the population.

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