Assess the Correlation between the Level of Co-dependency and Quality of Marital Life among Wives of Clients with Alcohol Dependence in Selected De-Addiction Centre, Bengaluru

Aim: Present study attempts to assess the correlation between co-dependency and quality of marital life among wives of alcohol dependence clients. Materials and Methods: Descriptivecorrelational design with a non-probability purposive sampling method was used. The sample of this study comprised of 50 wives of clients with alcohol dependence admitted to the Deaddiction center. Data was collected using the Socio-demographic proforma, co-dependency scale, and marital quality scale to assess the correlation between the level of co-dependency and quality of marital life. Results: In this study, the result shows that the sample's co-dependency scale indicates that 8% of respondents were moderately co-dependent and 92% were highly co-dependent, and none of them were completely independent. The quality of marital life scale shows that 78% were moderately affected, 20% have severely affected, and the remaining 2% were mildly affected by marital quality. The computed value of Karl Pearson’s correlation coefficient was + 0.627. So this shows there exists a positive correlation between co-dependency and the Quality of Marital life. Analysis of socio-demographic variables with co-dependency level shows no significance, and quality of marital life showed a significant association between husbands' educations, duration of husband’s alcoholism, duration of stay in the de-addiction center, number of children. Thus the study result revealed a positive correlation between the level of Co-dependency and quality of marital life. Conclusion: The study's findings revealed a positive correlation between the level of co-dependency and quality of marital life among wives of clients with alcohol dependence. Key words: Co-dependency, Quality of marital life, Alcohol dependence.

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Development and Validation of Liver Depression Type Infertility Quality of Life Scale Based on Traditional Chinese Medicine

10.21203/rs.3.rs-17093/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Ying Wang ◽

Chang Liu ◽

Xuan Wang ◽

Mengpei Zhang ◽

Zhiheng Wang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Chinese Medicine ◽

Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽

Delphi Method ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Scale Evaluation ◽

Quality Scale ◽

Quality Of Life Scale ◽

Life Scale

Abstract Background Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) liver depression infertility quality of life scale is developed to provide a scientific and reliable tool for TCM treatment and intervention in the treatment of liver depression patients with infertility, as well as basis and assistance for clinical decision-making.Methods Literature research method: Through the retrieval of Chinese knowledge network (CNKI), Wanfang (WANFANG), Vip (VIP), Springer, PubMed database of existing Chinese life quality scale and infertility dedicated quality of life scale, an entry pool is built with symptoms, emotional state, social function state and satisfaction as dimensions. Using the Delphi method to screen the entries. Screening entries according to the results of expert review, and evaluating the positive degree coefficient, authority degree and coordination coefficient by the experts. Using the clinical questionnaire method to screen the entries further. To form the Chinese medicine liver depression infertility life of quality scale. Scale evaluation: the reliability and validity of the scale were evaluated based on the results of the clinical questionnaire. Results After two rounds of Delphi method, there are 33 entries remained. The clinical questionnaire rescreened entries, formed the traditional Chinese medicine liver depression infertility quality of life scale containing 4 dimensions of symptoms, emotional states, social function states and satisfaction, with total of 29 entries and VAS score scale. Evaluation results: the Kronbach alpha coefficients performed well in total and each aspect. The validity of the scale: the structural efficiency evaluation results are in good agreement with the scale structure envisioned at the time of design. The relationship between the quality of life scale and the standard scale (FertiQoL International2008) showed a high absolute value.Conclusion In this study, the quality of life scale of Chinese medicine liver depression type infertility was developed by literature research, Delphi method and clinical questionnaire, with good reliability and validity of the scale evaluated. It could be used as a tool for efficacy judgment tool or quality of life evaluation in Chinese medicine treatment or intervention for patients with liver depression infertility.

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MARITAL SATISFACTION AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH ALCOHOL AND OPIOID DEPENDENCE SYNDROME: A HOSPITAL BASED STUDY

10.36106/ijsr/8901009 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 28-29

Author(s):

Vinay Kumar ◽

Sunila Rathee ◽

Sidharth Arya ◽

Priti Singh ◽

Rajiv Gupta

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Marital Satisfaction ◽

Alcohol Dependence ◽

Marital Quality ◽

Opioid Dependence ◽

Marital Adjustment ◽

Satisfaction Scale ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Individual

Background: Opioid and alcohol consumption is considered as an on-going stressor, not only for the individual, but for family members as well. Spouses are particularly affected given the intimate nature of their relationship and constant exposure to the behaviour of the dependent persons. Quality of life has emerged as an important treatment outcome measure for alcohol and opioid dependence whose natural course comprises of remission and relapse. Objective: To assess the quality of life, marital adjustment and among the patients of alcohol and opioid dependence syndrome. Materials and Methods: This was a cross sectional hospital based study and included 100 treatment seeking population 50 each with alcohol dependence and opioid dependence as per ICD-10 criteria. The participants were purposively selected and informed consent were taken. Research tools were Hindi version of Kansas Marital Satisfaction scale and WHOQOL-BREF. Results: The mean age of the participants were 34.87 +12.48 years. The study did not observe a signicant difference in the overall domains of quality of life. Except the overall health domain, quality of life was more in alcohol subjects as compared to opioid subjects (p < 0.05). There was a signicant difference in the marital quality of life which was lower in opioid dependence than alcohol dependence subjects. Conclusion: Improved marital adjustment are most important part of improved quality of life and its sustainability plays key role in preventing relapse and reaching to the recuperation. Effective management for the alcohol and opioid patients must include the marital intervention to improve the recovery and rehabilitation of the patients.

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Women and Their Mothers-in-Law: Triangles, Ambiguity, and Relationship Quality

Social Work Research ◽

10.1093/swr/svz016 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 43 (4) ◽

pp. 259-268

Author(s):

Geoffrey L Greif ◽

Michael E Woolley

Keyword(s):

Regression Analysis ◽

Relationship Quality ◽

Demographic Variables ◽

Boundary Ambiguity ◽

The Third ◽

Quality Scale ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship

Abstract Each marriage is the beginning of multiple intergenerational in-law relationships. Drawing on a survey of 351 women about their relationships with their mothers-in-law (MILs), this article reports on the impact of family triangles and boundary ambiguity on the quality of the relationship. In a three-block regression analysis, predicting a seven-item relationship quality scale, the first block included six demographic variables. The second and third blocks included three survey items each of reported relationship triangles and boundary ambiguity in a woman’s interactions with her MIL. Results revealed that although the couple having children predicted worse relationship quality in the demographic block, that result was no longer significant once family triangle measures were entered. All three measures of boundary ambiguity were also significant. The three measures of boundary ambiguity eclipsed two of the three family triangles when entered in the third block, leaving only the daughter-in-law feeling comfortable going directly to the MIL about important issues still significant.

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GENDER DIFFERENCES IN RECOVERY AND QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG SCHIZOPHRENIC PATIENTS IN KARACHI

Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities ◽

10.46568/jssh.v57i1.100 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 57 (1) ◽

pp. 87-100

Author(s):

Zill-e Huma ◽

Fakharul Huda Siddiqui

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Gender Differences ◽

Social Relations ◽

Psychological Health ◽

Sampling Method ◽

Quality Of Life Scale ◽

Life Scale ◽

Schizophrenic Patients ◽

Recovery Assessment

The present study is aim to discuss the gender differences in recovery and Quality of life among schizophrenic patients of Asghar Psychiatric hospital Karachi. A sample of 70 patients including male (n=39) and female (n=31) was selected. Only patients with schizophrenia in recovery were selected in study purpose. Purposive sampling method was used to select the sample. All patients were screened using Demographic sheets, RAS-DS (Recovery Assessment scale- Domains and stages)and WHOQOL-BRIEF (WHO Quality of life Scale) to be administered to the sample. The result of the study indicated that significant differences of recovery score among male and female respondents were found. Female patients were higher scores of recovery with regards to all domains of RAS-DS and the males showed significantly better quality of life with regards to all domains: Physical health (88%), Psychological health (82%), Environment (89%) and Social relations (69%) than females.

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Validity and Reliability of the Persian Version of the Utian Quality of Life Scale (UQOL)

Journal of Biostatistics and Epidemiology ◽

10.18502/jbe.v5i4.3872 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Sahar Balanian ◽

Hossein Fallahzadeh ◽

Mohammad Ali Morowati Sharifabad

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Factor Analysis ◽

Postmenopausal Women ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Life Score ◽

Number Of Children ◽

Persian Version ◽

Quality Of Life Scale ◽

Life Scale

Background:Menopause can have adverse effects on the quality of life of postmenopausal women. The main purpose of this study was to determine the Validity and Reliability of the Persian version of the Utian Quality of Life Scale (UQOL) in iranian postmenopausal women in 2019 Methods: The questionnaire was first translated into Persian. After its adaptation with the original version and backward translating it into English, the face and content validity were assessed by a group of experienced experts. To this end, exploratory factor analysis was performed by Principal Factor Analysis method with varimax rotation. Convergent validity was assessed by correlating the Persian version of UQOL and the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36). Finally, the mean quality of life score of postmenopausal women in different domains as well as its mean in different domains based on age, education level, menopausal age, and number of children were calculated. Results: Regarding reliability, the alpha coefficient was obtained 0.66 for occupation domain, 0.52 for health domain, 0.50 for emotional domain, and 0.90 for sex domain. There was a significant relationship between quality of life and age, menopausal age, occupation and number of children in all domains in menopausal women. There was a significant relationship between BMI and quality of life score in postmenopausal women only in physical health domain. Conclusion:it seems this questionnaire can’t be used in research on the quality of life of postmenopausal women.

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Quality of Life in Light of Some Demographic Variables Among a Sample of Renal Failure Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis

Journal of Medical and Health Studies ◽

10.32996/jmhs.2021.2.2.2 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 10-30

Author(s):

Mansour Mohammed Ali Bopaeda ◽

Ahmed Hassanein Ahmed

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Renal Failure ◽

Educational Level ◽

Demographic Variables ◽

Dialysis Unit ◽

Study Results ◽

Quality Of Life Scale ◽

Life Scale ◽

Starting Date

The study aims to try to identify the nature of the quality of life of kidney failure patients undergoing dialysis in the light of some demographic variables (gender, age, educational level, marital status, and starting date of hemodialysis). The research sample consisted of 70 dialysis patients (32 males - 38 females) who frequently go to the dialysis unit department (attia al-Kaseh Hospital in Kufra city). The WHO quality of life scale was used (the short picture). The study results revealled that the quality of life for patients with renal failure who are subject to dialysis is low. The results also showed that the physical field is considered one of the lowest fields, and a statistically significant effect was found for each age, gender, and educational level on patients' quality of physical life.

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THE EFFECT OF EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING ON BABY GROWTH AT KAKAIT VILLAGE, GUNUNG SARI SUB-DISTRICT

Jurnal Kesehatan Prima ◽

10.32807/jkp.v11i1.82 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 50

Author(s):

Yunita Marliana

Keyword(s):

Significant Influence ◽

Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽

Sampling Method ◽

Research Result ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Early Age ◽

Chi Square ◽

Number Of Children ◽

Chi Square Test

Abstract : UNICEF and WHO recommend that children should be breastfed for at least 6 months. (IDAI, 2008). Children are the next generation of Nation. Superior children support the future of Nation to better conditions. One of the factors that affects the quality of children is their optimally growth. The best infants’ nutrition in their early age is breastfeeding (Soetjiningsih and Ranuh, 2013). The research design was observational analytic. The population was 62 infants whose age 6-12 months and there were 54 respondents as the sample in the study. The sample used non probability sampling technique with purposive sampling method. This research was conducted at Kekait village, Gunung Sari sub-district. Based on the research result was obtained most of the characteristics based on age around 20-35 years was 90.7%, Elementary School was 53.7%, a number of children 2-4 was 64.8% and the job as a housewife was 64.8%. Chi-Square test indicated 0.000 thus it can be concluded there was a significant influence between exclusive breastfeeding on baby growth.

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Assess the Quality of Life amongst Antenatal Mothers with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in a Selected Districts, Tamil Nadu, India

Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International ◽

10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i55b33854 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 116-121

Author(s):

D. Joanie Priya ◽

A. Agusta ◽

M. Jasmine ◽

M. Rakesh ◽

Praveen Nirmala

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Diabetes Mellitus ◽

Gestational Diabetes ◽

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus ◽

Tamil Nadu ◽

Well Being ◽

Demographic Variables ◽

Quality Of Life Scale ◽

Life Scale

Background: Gestational diabetes Mellitus is defined as the diabetes diagnosed within the second or third trimester of pregnancy. Gestational Diabete Mellitus is one of the most frequent metabolic diseases during pregnancy. It approximately affects 7% (range:2-18%) of all pregnancies. This clinical condition potentially affects not only negative medical outcomes but also the mental state status with additional adverse consequences on psychological well-being and Quality of Life. Objectives: Were to assess the quality of life amongest antenatal mothers with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and to associate the quality of life amongest antenatal mothers with the selected demographic variable. Methods: The descriptive research design was used in this study. The convenient Sample (N=30) was used to assess the Quality of Life Scale among antenatal mothers with the Gestational Mothers. The data regarding demographic variables like Age, Income, Occupation, Education and Obstetric Variables like past obstetrical complications, Gravid, Week of Gestation. The result showed that 30 Antenatal Mothers with Gestational Diabetes was participated in this study and they were assessed by Modified Quality of Life Scale (WHOQOL – BREF) which includes physical, psychological and social relationships domains are rated on 5points Likert Scale to determine Score. Conclusion: The result shows that the level of Quality of Life Scale of Antenatal Mothers with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (N=30) 12 of them have Moderate Quality of Life, 11 of them have Adequate Quality of Life and 07 of them have Inadequate Quality of Life. And there is Significant Association of demographic variables of age, except age other demographic and Obstetrical variables are Not Significant and (X2 – 56.16, P = >0.05).

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