scholarly journals Body composition and the quality of life estimated by the General Health Questionnaire by David Goldberg (GHQ-12) in women aged 55-60 years

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 478-481
Author(s):  
Dorota Jakubiec ◽  
Weronika Jarnut ◽  
Wiesława Jonak ◽  
Krystyna Chromik ◽  
Krzysztof A. Sobiech
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Body Composition ◽  
General Health ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Health Questionnaire

scholarly journals Study of depressed mood and quality of life in asthma patients in Tehran using the 28-item general health questionnaire

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (11) ◽  
pp. 838-842
Author(s):  
S.F. Tafti ◽  
A. Cheraghvandi ◽  
M. Safa ◽  
D.F. Eragh ◽  
B. Mokri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Depressed Mood ◽  
General Health ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Asthma Patients

scholarly journals Effect of Abstinence on Psychological Distress Scores, Social Dysfunction Scores, Total General Health Questionnaire Scores-12, and Total Quality of Life Scores in Men with Methamphetamine Dependence in Therapeutic Community

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (T3) ◽  
pp. 116-119
Author(s):  
Thomas Hendriko ◽  
Elmeida Effendy ◽  
Vita Camellia
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
General Health ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Social Dysfunction ◽  
Methamphetamine Dependence ◽  
Significant Difference

AIM: We looked for differences in abstinence influence on Psychological Distress Scores, Social Dysfunction Scores, Total General Health Questionnaire – 12 (GHQ-12), and Total Quality of Life Scores on men with Methamphetamine dependence in the Therapeutic Community. METHODS: This study was conducted a numerical comparative analytical analysis paired with twice measurements with subject retrieval done using consecutive sampling. The participant of this study was 47 subjects who selected by inclusion and exclusion criteria. RESULTS: Found psychological distress score of the abuser was p ˂ 0.001, different with social dysfunction score there was no significant difference where the score was p = 0.062, the total GHQ-12 score was a significant difference where the score was p = 0.025 while in the total quality of life score (SF-36) there was a significant difference with the score of p ˂ 0.001. CONCLUSIONS: After abstinence, quarantine was found to improve attitude, behavior, cognitive, and social function such as appropriate communication and active social relationship with others compared with before abstinence quarantine.

scholarly journals Associação entre transtornos mentais comuns e qualidade de vida em adolescentes asmáticos

2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 476-486 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katia T. Nogueira ◽  
Claudia S. Lopes
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
General Health ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Paediatric Asthma ◽  
Quality Of Life Questionnaire

INTRODUÇÃO: A asma é a doença crônica mais prevalente no adolescente, traz limitações à sua qualidade de vida e preocupações quanto a sua saúde. Possuir uma doença crônica nessa faixa etária, além dos limites causados pela própria doença, aumenta a vulnerabilidade a danos emocionais, tais como transtornos mentais comuns (TMC). OBJETIVO: Avaliar a associação entre TMC e qualidade de vida em adolescentes asmáticos. MÉTODO: Estudo seccional de base ambulatorial, realizado com 210 adolescentes asmáticos de 12 a 21 anos, atendidos em um ambulatório especializado de um serviço universitário voltado à atenção ao adolescente, no Rio de Janeiro. A qualidade de vida (QV) foi avaliada através do Paediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire - PAQLQ, e a presença de TMC pelo General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12). A qualidade de vida total e suas diferentes dimensões foram tratadas como variáveis dicotômicas e utilizou-se o modelo log-binomial para o cálculo das razões de prevalência brutas e ajustadas. RESULTADOS: A prevalência total de asmáticos com TMC foi de 32,4%. A prevalência de QV ruim entre adolescentes com TMC foi de 36,6%. O modelo final ajustado mostrou uma associação entre TMC e QV total ruim (RP = 1,84 IC 95% 1,19 - 2,86), assim como para os domínios referentes à emoção (RP = 1,77 IC 95% 1,16 - 2,62) e sintomas (RP = 1,75 IC 95% 1,14 - 2,70). Para o domínio atividade física, a associação com TMC foi apenas borderline (RP = 1,43 IC 95% 0,97 - 2,72). CONCLUSÃO: Os resultados do estudo sugerem a necessidades de maior atenção aos aspectos emocionais dos adolescentes portadores de doenças crônicas, de forma a subsidiar ações mais efetivas na área de saúde mental, visando a melhor qualidade de vida e o tratamento global do paciente asmático.

scholarly journals Changes in mental health and quality of life with dental implants as evaluated by General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) and Health Utilities Index (HUI)

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 463-473 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rieko Takemae ◽  
Takamoto Uemura ◽  
Hiroteru Okamoto ◽  
Tomoko Matsui ◽  
Masao Yoshida ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Dental Implants ◽  
General Health ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Health Utilities Index ◽  
Health Utilities

scholarly journals The Relationship between General Health of Citizens in Pardisa District of Qom and their Satisfaction with Ecological Components of Urban Quality of Life

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyed Saeed Mazloomi Mahmoodabad ◽  
Mohammad Mahdi Shahwaroughi ◽  
Mohammad Hassan Ehrampoush ◽  
Mahdieh Namayandeh
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
General Health ◽  
Social Systems ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Social Function ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Urban Quality Of Life ◽  
Urban Quality ◽  
The Relationship

Introduction: Human ecology examines the interactions between humans and the environment. Investigation of the human happiness and health requires a systematic study of the human life and ecosystem, which includes the physical and social environment of the human species.  Ecosystem is the basis of changes that occur in the biological, psychological, and social systems, because they happen in the context of environment. The urban areas can also be considered as an ecosystem that can affect biological, psychological, and social aspects of the inhabitants. As a result, ecosystem is associated with the inhabitants' happiness and the health. Method: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted over 145 individuals with 15 years of age living in Pardisan district of Qom. To collect data randomly, two questionnaires were administered: a questionnaire to assess the residents' ecological satisfaction (environmental, economic, and social) from urban quality of life and a general health questionnaire. In order to investigate the differences between quantitative variables, two groups of ecological components of urban quality of life and general health as a whole and their subsets were considered. T-test and ANOVA  were aplied to analyze the collected data.   Pearson correlation test was used to determine the relationship between quantitative variables (satisfaction with ecological components of the urban quality of life and general health and related subsets). Results: The results of this study indicated a significant correlation between all environmental, social, and economic components, physical scales, anxiety, social function, and depression, except for the ecological component and social function. In other words, decreased satisfaction from the ecological urban quality of life increased the scores of general health, which indicated an increase in the disease symptoms in the general health questionnaire. Conclusion: Considering the relationship between the ecological components of urban quality of life and health, the residents' views and their basic problems should be investigated in order to create the appropriate conditions for improving their quality of urban life.

scholarly journals THE QUALITY OF LIFE AFTER RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY MEASURED BY GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE AND VISUAL ANALOGUE SCALES

2000 ◽  
Vol 91 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-28
Author(s):  
Ryusei Sasaki ◽  
Tomonori Habuchi ◽  
Osamu Ogawa ◽  
Tetsuro Kato ◽  
Shigeki Matsuo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Radical Prostatectomy ◽  
General Health ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Visual Analogue Scales ◽  
Analogue Scales

scholarly journals Relationships between Pathological Patterns and Quality of Life: Pathway Analysis

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shin-Woong Cho ◽  
Young-Jae Park ◽  
Sang-Chul Lee ◽  
Jaemin Ryu ◽  
Young-Bae Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Pathway Analysis ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Blood Stasis ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Pathway Model ◽  
Middle Stage ◽  
Yin Deficiency

Purpose.The purpose of our study was to examine the relationships between pathological patterns and self-rated quality of life (QoL).Methods.A total of 426 Korean subjects participated in this study (male : female = 154 : 272). The subjects were asked to complete Yin Deficiency (YD), Qi Deficiency (QD), Food Stagnation (FS), Blood Stasis (BS), Phlegm, and Seven Emotions Impairment (SEI) pattern Questionnaires and the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ). We formed a pathway model consisting of pathological patterns and QoL questionnaire scores and examined which pathological patterns resulted in decreased QoL using path analysis.Results.Our pathway model had satisfactory fitness levels (GFI = 0.975, NFI = 0.984, and CFI = 0.984) and showed that Phlegm and SEI patterns directly resulted in decreased QoL, whereas QD, YD, FD, and BS indirectly resulted in decreased QoL. The pathway model suggested that the severity or stage of decreased QoL may be estimated by pathological patterns: QD and YD patterns are associated with the early stage; FS and BS patterns are associated with the middle stage; Phlegm and SEI are associated with the later stage of decreased QoL.Conclusion.Our results suggest that pathological patterns directly or indirectly affect decreases in QoL.

Quality of Life and Mental Health in Brazilian Women Treated for Invasive Carcinoma of the Cervix

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 794-799
Author(s):  
Gabriela A. Caixeta ◽  
Emma E. C. Castro ◽  
Agnaldo L. Silva-Filho ◽  
Fernando M. Reis ◽  
José R. Cunha-Melo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Life Events ◽  
General Health ◽  
Invasive Carcinoma ◽  
Short Form ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Control Group ◽  
History Of

ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to compare the quality of life (QOL) and mental health (MH) of women surviving at least 2 years after treatment for invasive carcinoma of the cervix by radical hysterectomy (RH), chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy, or by surgery followed by adjuvant therapy (RH + chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy). The QOL/MH of a control group of women with no history of malignancy was also assessed for comparison with the treated groups.MethodsThe levels of QOL and MH were assessed in 114 Brazilian women (57 patients with an average of 4 years since treatment completion and 57 control subjects). The 36-item Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form Health Survey, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, the 12-item General Health Questionnaire, the Life Events Inventory, and a general survey for the assessment of sociodemographic data were applied to each participant of the study.ResultsNo differences were noted among the 3 treatment groups or between these and the control group concerning the levels of QOL (either physical or MH aspects), anxiety, general health, or life events. However, lower levels of anxiety were detected in cancer survivors when compared with the control group (P = 0.035).ConclusionsAfter at least 2 years, the QOL and the MH of Brazilian women treated for invasive carcinoma of the cervix were similar to those of women without malignancy and were not affected by the modality of treatment.

Effectiveness of a lifestyle weight-loss intervention targeting inactive former elite athletes: the Champ4Life randomised controlled trial

2021 ◽  
pp. bjsports-2021-104212
Author(s):  
Analiza M Silva ◽  
Catarina L Nunes ◽  
Filipe Jesus ◽  
Ruben Francisco ◽  
Catarina N Matias ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Body Composition ◽  
General Health ◽  
Elite Athletes ◽  
Cardiometabolic Health ◽  
Model Assessment ◽  
Former Athletes ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Former Elite Athletes

ObjectivesMany athletes struggle in managing the end of their career, often gaining weight and adopting unhealthy lifestyles. Lifestyle programmes targeting former athletes who have gained substantial fat mass (FM) postsports career are lacking. We studied the effects of the Champ4Life programme on body composition and other health-related outcomes in former elite athletes with overweight or obesity.MethodsNinety-four former athletes(42.4±7.3 y, 34.0% female) were recruited and randomly assigned to either an intervention group (IG; n=49) or a control group (CG; n=45). The IG attended 12 educational sessions addressing physical activity, weight management and nutrition. They also had a nutrition appointment aimed to prescribe a moderate caloric deficit(~300–500 kcal/day). Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry was used to assess body composition. The Short-Form Health Survey-36 questionnaire was used to measure general health-related quality of life. Blood samples were collected to assess cardiometabolic health parameters.ResultsAt 12 months, the IG lost more weight (estimated difference (ED)=−5.3 kg; −6.9 to −3.8), total FM (ED=−4.1 kg; −5.4 to −2.8) and abdominal FM (ED=−0.49 kg; −0.64 to −0.33) than did the CG (p’s<0.001). Cardiometabolic health markers also improved significantly (p<0.05) more in the IG at 12 months (insulin (ED=−4.9 μU/mL;−8.0 to −1.8); homoeostatic model assessment (ED=−1.2; −2.1 to −0.4); total cholesterol (ED=−21.8 mg/dL; -35.4 to −8.2); low-density lipoprotein (ED=18.2 mg/dL;−29.2 to −7.1)), as did quality-of-life dimensions (physical functioning (ED=11.7; 6.5 to 16.9); physical role (ED=17.6; 2.1 to 33.0); general health (ED=19.4; 11.4 to 27.4); vitality (ED=13.3; 5.3 to 21.3) and mental health (ED=12.3; 4.1 to 20.6)).ConclusionsThe Champ4Life programme was effective in substantially reducing total and abdominal FM while preserving fat-free mass and improving health-related markers. These findings will enable evidence-based decisions when implementing lifestyle interventions targeting retired elite athletes.Trial registeration numberNCT03031951.

scholarly journals Qualidade de vida de agentes penitenciários /Quality of life of penitentiary agents

2019 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 226
Author(s):  
Kamila Motta Stradiotti ◽  
Jane Maria Motta Stradiotti ◽  
José Carlos Rosa Pires Souza ◽  
Matheus Gonçalves Chaves Mello ◽  
Vítor Cruz Rosa Pires Souza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
General Health ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Work Conditions ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health State ◽  
Absolute Deviation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mato Grosso

Objetivo: Avaliar a qualidade de vida (QV) dos Servidores Penitenciários do Estado de MS em relação às condições de trabalho e a saúde geral. Método: Trata-se de uma pesquisa descritiva, quantitativa de corte transversal. Foram avaliados 120 servidores da AGEPEN, sendo 10 para o estudo piloto. Para a coleta de dados foram aplicados o questionário sócio-demográfico, questionário de SG de Goldberg e o questionário de QV geral WHOQOL-abreviado. Para a análise descritiva estatística foram utilizados o Teste de diferenças de médias, o Teste de análise de variância (ANOVA), o Teste de correlação Linear de Pearson e o Teste Qui Quadrado. Resultados: Os resultados do instrumento WHOQOL-abreviado demonstraram que quanto maior grau de instrução menor a qualidade de vida no domínio psicológico; os casados, oficiais, maior renda e os que dormem mais apresentam melhor QV; os que utilizam remédios para dormir ou já tiveram afastamento do serviço apresentam menor QV. No QSG-60 os resultados foram de encontro aos encontrados no instrumento WHOQOL-abreviado. Conclusão: Os participantes possuem uma percepção significativa da capacidade laboral. A presente pesquisa poderá contribuir como suporte na elaboração do plano de ações visando à promoção da saúde e à prevenção de doenças e, consequentemente, melhor QV e SM dos servidores.Descritores: Saúde mental, Saúde do trabalhador, Qualidade de Vida, Prisões                      Abstract Objective: Evaluate the quality of life among penitentiary servers in Mato Grosso do Sul – AGEPEN, related with work conditions and general health state. Method. This is a descriptive, quantitative cross-sectional study. 120 AGEPEN servers were evaluated, of which 10 were pilots. To collect the data three instruments were used: a socio-demographic questionnaire, Goldberg General Health questionnaire and WHOQOL- short questionnaire.  3 tests were applied for statistical analyzes: Average absolute deviation, Pearson’s correlation and Chi-square distribution. Results. The results of the WHOQOL-abbreviated instrument demonstrated the higher the level of education the lower the quality of life in the psychological area; married, official, higher income and who sleep more have better QoL; sleeping pills users or who have had their services removed have a lower QOL. In the QSG-60 the results were against those found in WHOQOL-abbreviated.  Conclusion. The participants have significant perception of their quality of life and general health state relationship with working capacity. This survey will contribute supporting the creation of a plan to implement a policy of actions in favor of the servants aiming to improve their health, prevent diseases and consequently improve their quality of life.Key words: Mental health, Occupational health, Quality of life, Prisons 

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