scholarly journals Cercetarea calității vieții în România. O analiză a studiilor publicate în Revista „Calitatea vieții” în intervalul 1990−2020

2021 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-25
Author(s):  
Sebastian Țoc
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Research Quality ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
Quality Of Life Research ◽  
Quality Of Life Indicators

This article proposes a systematic analysis of the main articles relevant to the topic of quality of life published in the Journal Quality of Life, in the period 1990−2020. The aim is to provide a better understanding of the development of this field of research after 1990, in the context of the post-socialist transition, and subsequent integration in the European Union and alignment with European standards. The Quality of Life Journal was one of the most important ways to disseminate the results of the research conducted in Romania; therefore, it can provide a general overview of the social issues addressed in the context of social and economic changes that Romania has gone through in the last 30 years. The conclusions suggest that the period 1990−2000 is one in which the quality of life research is institutionalized, and consolidated after 2000. Since Romania was included in the quality of life European surveys, it was constantly at the end of the EU rankings on most of the quality of life indicators. Keywords: Quality of life research; quality of life indicators; Romania; Research Institute for Quality of Life; Quality of life Journal. ●●●●● Acest articol realizează o analiză sistematică a principalelor articole relevante pentru temati calității vieții publicate în revista Calitatea vieții, în intervalul 1990−2020. Scopul este de a înțelege modalitatea în care domeniul de cercetare s-a dezvoltat în România după 1990, în contextul tranziției post-socialiste și ulterior integrării în Uniunea Europeană și alinierii la standardele europene. Publicarea în revista Calitatea vieții a reprezentat una dintre cele mai importante modalități de diseminare a rezultatelor cercetărilor desfășurate în domeniu în România, astfel că poate oferi o imagine de ansamblu cu privire la tematicile abordate în contextul transformărilor sociale și economice prin care a trecut România în ultimii 30 de ani. Concluziile sugerează faptul că perioada 1990−2000 este una în care se instituționalizează domeniul de cercetare a calității vieții, după 2000 urmând o perioadă de consolidare. Din momentul includerii în anchetele europene privind calitatea vieții, România s-a aflat pe ultimele locuri în Uniunea Europeană la majoritatea indicatorilor privind calitatea vieții. Cuvinte-cheie: Cercetarea calității vieții; indicatori ai calității vieții; România; Institutul de Cercetare a Calității Vieții; Revista Calitatea vieții.

scholarly journals Abordări conceptuale și metodologii de măsurare a calității vieții. O analiză descriptivă

2021 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Bianca Buligescu
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Social Indicators ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Research Quality ◽  
Quality Of Life Research ◽  
Life Measurement ◽  
Quality Dimensions

The main objective of this paper is to describe the logic of the conceptual approaches regarding the quality of life, and to identify the main dimensions and measurable indicators of quality of life. The identification of the main conceptualizations of quality of life is an essential step, in the context in which quality of life is often ambiguous or has multiple meanings. Although often used as an umbrella term which encompasses many aspects of human life, we aim to describe the logic of the integrative approaches regarding well-being/ quality of life. The identification of the main dimensions and measurable indicators of quality of life with a brief description of those, will serve to operationalize a list of life quality dimensions. Keywords: quality of life research; quality of life measurement; quality of life theory; social indicators; economic indicators. ●●●●● Principalele obiective ale acestei lucrări sunt de a descrie logica abordărilor conceptuale privind calitatea vieții și de a identifica principalele dimensiuni, respectiv indicatori măsurabili ai calității vieții. Analiza principalelor conceptualizări ale calității vieții reprezintă un pas esențial, în contextul în care utilizarea conceptului de calitatea vieții este adesea ambiguă sau cel puțin cu sensuri multiple. Deși utilizat adesea ca un termen-umbrelă care înglobează mai multe aspecte ale vieții umane, ne propunem să descriem logica abordărilor integrative privind calitatea vieții. Identificarea principalelor dimensiuni și indicatorii măsurabili ai calității vieții, cu o descriere pe scurt a acestora, va servi la operaționalizarea unei liste de dimensiuni a calității vieții. Cuvinte-cheie: cercetarea calității vieții; măsurarea calității vieții; teoria calității vieții; indicatori sociali; indicatori economici.

Quality of Life in Glasgow: An Applied Geographical Analysis

1986 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 1499-1520 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Pacione
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Life Experience ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Life Forms ◽  
Quality Of Life Indicators ◽  
The City ◽  
Detailed Work

The structure and distribution of quality of life forms a key area of research in human geography, with particular attention given to conditions at the disadvantaged end of the quality-of-life spectrum. To date, most work has focused on the national, regional, or interurban scale. However, whereas descriptive pattern identification and mapping is of value at the macroscale as a pointer to detailed work, policy-relevant quality-of-life indicators are more likely to be derived at the local scale and to be related to specific life concerns. In the present research, a multiscale multiindicator methodology is used to examine the structure and distribution of life quality in Glasgow. In a series of analyses in which objective and subjective indicators are employed at different geographic scales, the city-wide pattern of life quality is identified and a number of severely disadvantaged subareas isolated. Within one such subarea the quality-of-life experience of a particular social group, the elderly, is examined in detail. Application of the methodology in other cities could facilitate intercity and cross-cultural comparisons of quality-of-life variations within contemporary urban areas. Such investigations can also be of practical utility for decisionmakers seeking to define priorities for social policy.

scholarly journals Dynamics of quality of life indicators at a multiple sclerosis

2010 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 63-69
Author(s):  
V. N. Karnaukh ◽  
Yu. A. Lugovtsova ◽  
I. A. Barabash
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Clinical Course ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Immunomodulatory Therapy ◽  
Quality Factors ◽  
Quality Of Life Indicators ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Multiple Sclerosis Patients

The study explored the life quality of 94 multiple sclerosis patients in comparison to healthy respondents and in dependence to different parameters of the disease with the use of SF-36 questionnaire. The study has discovered a decline of all the factors of life quality and their dependence on disablement intensity, clinical course and duration of the disease. Immunomodulatory therapy contributed to the improvement of life quality factors.

scholarly journals 21ST CENTURY SKILLS IN THE CONTEXT OF LIFE QUALITY

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 322
Author(s):  
Inga Zeide ◽  
Indra Odiņa
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
European Union ◽  
21St Century ◽  
21St Century Skills ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Policy Documents ◽  
The Relationship

The article addresses comparative qualitative content analysis as a part of the grounded theory research to explore the relationship between English language proficiency of economically active adults and their quality of life. Using comparative qualitative content analysis of the policy documents in respect of lifelong learning as main data collection method, the authors of the article aim to identify the relationship between the 21st century skills and indicators of life quality by comparing the sources that define the 21st century skills and analysing them in the context of the “8+1” dimensions of life quality offered by the European Union. The following research questions have been proposed: how 21st century skills are defined in the policy documents and how they relate to the quality of human life. The analysis of European Parliament, Council of the European Union, Word Economic Forum and Eurostat policies, models, strategies and their implementation in respect of lifelong learning reveals existing gaps and points at the urgent need in profiling the development of human skills to enhance human well-being and life quality in Europe. Besides, developing new skills and improving existing ones can be a tool for improving the quality of life in the future, whereas the dimensions of life quality can serve as a prerequisite for skills development.  

scholarly journals Conceptual Framework for the Research on Quality of Life

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 4911
Author(s):  
José Rodrigues ◽  
Carla Chicau Borrego ◽  
Paula Ruivo ◽  
Pedro Sobreiro ◽  
David Catela ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Complex Analysis ◽  
Motor Behavior ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Organizational Dynamics ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Quality Of Life Research ◽  
Food Behaviors

The article presents the reference framework for multidisciplinary research at the Life Quality Research Centre (LQRC). The research paradigm about the citizens’ quality of life in society imposes a multifaceted and complex analysis. At the LQRC we address this as thematically divided into six scientific areas: education and training; physical activity and healthy lifestyles; food production and technology on food behaviors; organizational dynamics; motor behavior; and individual and community health. These areas are clearly related to the concept of quality of life. They fit the goals and dynamics of the research center. In each section, the authors develop the themes of research projects and the challenges that characterize research in the area of quality of life. It is clear that there is an agreement and understanding that ensures that quality of life research is on the agenda of the world organizations related to scientific research and human development. This is a real challenge for scientific research centers, since multidisciplinary paradigms are the foundation of our collective organization, and the evolution of research on quality of life could fulfil current needs and lead to the improvement of citizen lives.

scholarly journals Changes in quality of life in adolescents as an indicator of treatment efficiency

2014 ◽  
Vol 95 (6) ◽  
pp. 866-869
Author(s):  
D N Adzhablaeva
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Specific Treatment ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Patient Treatment ◽  
School Life ◽  
Quality Of Life Inventory ◽  
Quality Of Life Indicators ◽  
Life Inventory

Aim. The research is targeted for estimating quality of life in adolescents with different types of tuberculosis. Methods. Quality of life in 30 adolescents aged 13-17 years was evaluated using Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory - PedsQL questionnaire. Parents were evaluated separately. An initial level of a quality of life before the treatment initiation and quality of life right after in-patient treatment completion (56 days) were compared. Results. Adolescents had pessimistic and emotionally limited subjective estimations of their clinical condition and its influences on all types of activities. The change in Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory scores (49.4±2.1 before treatment, compared to 51.9±2.0 after treatment) confirmed that recreation and treatment of tuberculosis significantly raised the subjective scores for all aspects of patient’s quality of life. Quality of life indicators by different functional scales were higher if assessed by parents compared to patients themselves (p 0.001). Parents were sure in positive influence of the prolonged course of the specific treatment on «school life» scale parameters. Comparative assessment of quality of life trend showed that improvement after treatment was observed according to assessment both by parents and patients themselves. All quality of life indicators were higher in female patients (score of all types of activities - 55.7±2.7 points) compared to males (48.3±2.8 points). Conclusion. Revealed trends confirm the need for performing recreational, medical, social, rehabilitative actions and psychosocial correction considering the age features of adolescents, their subjective estimations and functioning in a hospital.

scholarly journals EXPERT ASSESSMENT OF AGGLOMERATIVE COMMUNICATIONS IN THE SOLUTION FOR MODERNIZATION PROBLEMS IN SOUTHERN KUZBASS MONOTOWNS

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-57
Author(s):  
О. Урбан ◽  
O. Urban ◽  
Н. Демчук ◽  
N. Demchuk
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Practical Interest ◽  
Living Conditions ◽  
Expert Assessment ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Sociological Approach

<p>The Novokuznetsk agglomeration is peculiar in that the towns (settlements) within the agglomeration are all monotowns, and the main development problem of monotowns is economy modernization according to the innovative development model. In this regard, it is important to research the benefits of agglomeration for the solution of modernization problems of the constituent monotowns. The current research features the problem from the position of the economy-sociological approach. The subject of the study is the combination of living conditions and quality of life of the population in the metropolitan area as a necessary prerequisite to ensure the modernization of qualified personnel. Assessment of social welfare was provided by a questionnaire survey among the residents of the Novokuznetsk agglomeration (N=1023), who acted as experts. A systematic analysis of the survey results shows that the conditions and life quality among the population of the metropolitan area can be characterized as contradictory. On the one hand, agglomeration system provides for the most important needs of the population; a large part of the population displays a positive attitude for the future, local identity and involvement in various forms of socially useful activities. On the other hand, the quality characteristics and living conditions are mainly applied to an average value. This means that these factors do not attract qualified specialists, capable to solve innovative challenges of modernization. The results of the study can be of practical interest for local authorities and heads of the enterprises in monotowns. The problems of modernization cannot be solved unless the quality of life is improved, the needs of the population are provided for and the residential attractiveness of the territory is increased.</p>

scholarly journals Structura distribuției indicatorilor de calitate a vieții

2021 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Cătălin Zamfir
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Subjective Data ◽  
Subjective Indicators ◽  
Quality Of Life Research ◽  
Perceived Quality Of Life ◽  
Data Assessment ◽  
The Absolute

In this article, I propose a methodology for interpreting subjective indicators on the topic of quality of life, using several data sets: International Indicators Database (1970), Perceived Quality of Life in Romania (1979), Quality of Life Diagnosis in Romania (1990−2010); Eurobarometer in the EU (2015). The Absolute Data Assessment Scheme (SEDA) is used to interpret subjective data regarding the quality of life. In the first part, I present a short history of the concept of happiness and scientific research regarding quality of life scholarship. In the second part, I present the sociological perspective on the quality of life, focusing on analyzing subjective indicators of quality of life, and explaining the structure of the Absolute data assessment scheme − SEDA. Keywords: quality of life; quality of life research program in sociology; subjective wellbeing; absolute data evaluation scheme. ●●●●● În acest articol propun o metodologie de interpretare a indicatorilor subiectivi privind calitatea vieții, utilizând mai multe seturi de date: Baza indicatori la nivel internațional (1970), Calitatea Percepută a Vieții în România (1979), Diagnoza Calității Vieții în România (1990−2010); Eurobarometrul în UE (2015). Schema de evaluare a datelor absolute (SEDA) este utilizată pentru a interpreta date subiective privind calitatea vieții. În prima parte, realizez un scurt istoric al preocupărilor pentru înțelegerea conceptului de fericire și, ulterior, cercetării științifice a calității vieții și fericirii. În a doua parte, analizez perspectiva sociologică asupra calității vieții, concentrându-mă pe analiza indicatorilor subiectivi ai calității vieții și pe prezentarea structurii schemei de evaluare a datelor absolute – SEDA. Cuvinte-cheie: calitatea vieții; programul calității vieții în sociologie; indicatori subiectivi ai calității vieții; schema de evaluare a datelor absolute (SEDA).

scholarly journals Dimensionality reduction of quality of life indicators

2012 ◽  
Vol 60 (7) ◽  
pp. 147-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Jindrová ◽  
Julie Poláčková
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Multivariate Statistical ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Comprehensive Information ◽  
Quality Of Life Indicators ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Selection Of

Selecting indicators for assessing the quality of life at the regional level is not unambigous. Currently, there are no precisely defined indicators that would give comprehensive information about the quality of life on a local level. In this paper we focus on the determination (selection) of groups of indicators that can be interpreted, on the basis of studied literature, as factors characterizing the quality of life. Furthermore, on the application of methods to reduce the dimensionality of these indicators, from the source of the database CULS KROK, which provides statistics on the regional and districts level. To reduce the number of indicators and the subsequent creation of derived variables that capture the relationships between selected indicators multivariate statistical analysis methods, especially method of principal components and factor analysis were used. This paper also indicates the methodology grant project “Methodological Approaches to assess Subjective Aspects of the life quality in regions of the Czech Republic”.

scholarly journals ESTIMATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SURGICAL TREATMENT OF CHILDREN WITH THRYOID NEOPLASMS

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 33-47
Author(s):  
N. S. Grachev ◽  
I. N. Vorozhtsov ◽  
N. V. Babaskina ◽  
Е. Iu. Iaremenko
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Surgical Treatment ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Malignant Neoplasm ◽  
Thyroid Neoplasms ◽  
Quality Of Life Indicators ◽  
Ultrasound Findings ◽  
Before And After

Aim. To estimate the effectiveness of the developed design of perioperative examination of patients and surgery of children and adolescents with thyroid neoplasms.Materials and methods. The data of surgical treatment and perioperative control of 70 patients’ condition from 2012 to July 2017 were presented. The features of perioperative control included prevention of postoperative hypoparathrosis, use of ACR TI-RADS system to interpret the thyroid ultrasound findings as the first line diagnosis of a malignant neoplasm and intraoperative electrophysiological neuromonitoring of the laryngeal nerves. The follow-up was 1 to 56 months. The quality of life was estimated using a questionnaire.Results. The basic risk factors of an intraoperative injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve, postoperative hypocalcemia and hypoparathyrosis were found during the study. The disease duration and aggressive course and a number of surgeries in a patient significantly decrease their life quality (p<0.05).Conclusions. Comparison of quality of life indicators before and after a surgery and popula tion indicators of healthy adolescents revealed the advantage of using the developed scheme of perioperative control of surgical treatment of thyroid neoplasms in children and adolescents.

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