scholarly journals Quality of Life for Elderly Residents in Nursing Homes

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fereshteh Farzianpour ◽  
Abbas Rahimi Foroushani ◽  
Abbas Badakhshan ◽  
Mahin Gholipour ◽  
Esmaeil Hosseinzadeh Roknabadi
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Physical Functioning ◽  
General Health ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Consumer Product Safety Commission ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Golestan Province

<p><strong>BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:</strong> More than 8% of Iran’s populations are elderly. The greatest challenge in this generation is improvement of health and QoL.The main goal of this study was QoL for elderly residents in nursing homes over 65 years in Golestan Province - Iran.</p> <p><strong>METHODS:</strong> This research was an analytical cross study. The population society includes the elderly over 65 years in Golestan Province - Iran. The sample size was calculated based on the correlation of 193 elderly men and women. Therefore, if the correlation is 2.0 or greater is statistically significant at 80% and 0.95 confidence.</p> <p>The needed data collected from two questionnaires Consumer product Safety Commission (CPSC) to assess the QOL of nursing homes and the SF-36 for health QOL the elderly indicators through interviews and observation. The reliability of the CPSC questionnaire was estimated using Cronbach’s alpha with a coefficient of 0.838. The SF-36 questionnaire was validated with Cronbach’s alpha with a coefficient of 0.95. To analyze data, ANOVA one-way test was used that after investigating homogenization of variances with Levin statistic, if homogenization reported P is rejected, the independent T-test was used to interpret it.</p> <p><strong>RESULTS:</strong> Among QOL dimensions only General Health (GH) status showed a significant association with supporting organizations covering status (P = 0.01). The relationship between QOL with marital status in both genders was observed that the General Health (GH) (P = 0.001), Physical Functioning (PF) P = (0.007) Mobility Restricts (MR) P = (0.002), Emotional Problems (EP) (P = 0.001), vitality (V) (P = 0.001), Mental Health (MH) (P = 0.001) were significantly related.</p> <p><strong>CONCLUSIONS:</strong> There was a significant relationship between the Physical Functioning (PF) mean and the mean of other QOL indicators in two groups of male and female (P = 0.007), also the safety of nursing homes just related respectively with residence variable (P = 0.01) and their employment (P = 0.031).</p>

scholarly journals To assess the quality of life in patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis at a satellite clinic, comparing patients from a median low-income household with patients from median middle- and upper-income households: cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
UBIRACE FERNANDO ELIHIMAS JUNIOR ◽  
Marília Costa Aranha Forte ◽  
Alexandre Holanda Cavalcanti Pinto ◽  
Eduardo Eriko Tenório de França ◽  
Jamila Pinho Couto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Chronic Kidney Disease ◽  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Physical Functioning ◽  
General Health ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Hemodialysis Treatment ◽  
Sf 36

Abstract Background: Chronic kidney disease is a financial challenge for global public health due to rising costs, a poorer quality of life. Globally, there has been an increase in the number of diabetic, hypertensive and obese patients, with a tendency to rise as life expectancy increases. Objective: To assess the quality of life of patients with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis at a satellite clinic in Recife, Northeast Brazil, and comparing low-income patients funded by the national healthcare system with middle- and higher-income patients funded by private health insurance. Methods: The Medical Outcomes Study Questionnaire Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36) was applied, together with a complementary interview with socio-demographic data for all patients at a conventional hemodialysis clinic. All patients were submitted to the same hemodialysis protocol, 4 hours and 10 minutes, high flow biocompatible membranes with high mass transfer coefficient and an adequacy of Kt/V ≥1.2. Results: The poorest quality of life scores with the SF-36 were related to physical functioning and pain. The best scores were attributed to mental health, social functioning, general health and vitality with no differences between the household incomes. There was a positive association between education, role-emotional and physical functioning. Longer hemodialysis treatment times demonstrated a positive association with aspects of general health. Patients who had undergone hemodialysis between one and five years presented better quality of life scores with the SF-36. Conclusions: Hemodialysis treatment negatively influences the quality of life of patients with chronic kidney disease. Education seems to help patients to better understand and accept treatment, by raising the scores of the physical functioning and role-physical. The first year of hemodialysis seems to exert a more negative influence on the quality of life. Among all patients, pain and physical aspects seem to be the critical points, regardless of social class or income.

scholarly journals Changes in Health-Related Quality of Life in Greek Adult Patients Two Years after Successful Renal Transplantation

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-33
Author(s):  
Aikaterini Balaska ◽  
Dimitris Pistolas ◽  
Maria Koukoulaki ◽  
Dimitris Alassas ◽  
Spiros Drakopoulos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renal Transplantation ◽  
Physical Functioning ◽  
General Health ◽  
Hemodialysis Patients ◽  
Transplant Recipients ◽  
Transplant Patients ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
Related Quality

AbstractIntroduction. This study was undertaken to compare and evaluate the heath-related quality of life (HRQOL) in Greek adult transplant recipients before and 2 years after successful renal transplantation (RT). The SF-36 survey score was used. Methods. Eighty-five Greek hemodialysis patients underwent RT at the Transplant Unit of Evangelismos General Hospital of Athens, including 44 men and 41 women (mean age 43.8 years; range 21-59 years). The scale scores of a Greek version of the SF-36 survey were compared between the transplant and the hemodialysis patients. We also examined the relationships of the scale scores with the patients′ age and the type of donor. Results. According to the SF-36 health survey, transplant recipients had better results for general health perception (p≤0.001), role-physical functioning (p≤0.01), role-emotional functioning (p≤0.01), and vitality (p≤ 0.01). In addition, the scale score of physical functioning, general health and vitality of the patients who were younger than 30 years at the time of transplantation were significantly higher than those of the patients who were older than 30 years, while the scores of bodily pain, general health, and physical functioning were significantly lower in cadaveric graft recipients compared with living-related recipients. Conclusions. The SF-36 health survey is a validated and comprehensive instrument for evaluating renal transplant patients′ HRQOL. Our data demonstrated an improvement in HRQOL in renal transplant patients 2 years after successful renal transplantation. The data also confirmed that the recipients′ age at transplantation and the type of donor were important factors affecting the HRQOL.

scholarly journals Convergent validity between SF-36 and WHOQOL-BREF in older adults

2014 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula Costa Castro ◽  
Patrícia Driusso ◽  
Jorge Oishi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Sf 36

OBJECTIVE : To compare the reliability and convergent validity of instruments assessing quality of life in Brazilian older adults. METHODS : Cross-sectional study of 278 literate, community-dwelling older adults attending a municipal university for the elderly in Sao Carlos, SP, Southeastern Brazil between 2006 and 2008. The Brazilian versions of the SF-36 and WHOQOL-BREF instruments to assess quality of life were compared. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was used to estimate reliability and Pearson’s correlation for comparison between the two scales. RESULTS : Most of participants were women (87.8%) with a mean age of 63.83±7.22 years. Both scales showed an acceptable internal consistency – WHOQOL-BREF Cronbach’s alpha was 0.832 and SF-36 was 0.868. There was a weak (r ≤ 0.6) correlation between the related fields in the two questionnaires. CONCLUSIONS : The SF-36 and WHOQOL-BREF are reliable instruments for clinical and research uses in Brazilian older women. To select one, researchers should consider which aspects of quality of life they aim to capture because of weak convergent validity signs. This study’s results indicate that WHOQOL-BREF may be more relevant to evaluate changes in the quality of life of older women because it prioritizes responses to the aging process and avoids focusing on impairment.

scholarly journals Validating the Persian version of the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-specific quality of life-revised instrument

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Motahareh Afrakhteh ◽  
Sara Esmaeili ◽  
Mohsen Shati ◽  
Seyedeh Fahimeh Shojaei ◽  
Maryam Bahadori ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Lateral Sclerosis

Background: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis-Specific Quality of Life-Revised (ALSSQOL-R) encompasses 50 items which assess quality of life (QOL) in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in six major domains. This study aims to translate the ALSSQOL-R into Persian and evaluate its reliability and validity among Iranian patients. Methods: ALSSQOL-R was translated by the standard multi-step forward-backward method. Content validity was calculated using item content validity index (I-CVI). Three items in the “intimacy” domain were deleted considering Iranian culture. Cronbach’s alpha was used for all 6 dimensions to calculate the internal consistency reliability. Test-retest reliability was evaluated using intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) with one-month interval. Concurrent validity was measured by the validated version of 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) questionnaire. Results: Sixty-three patients with ALS were enrolled in the study. I-CVI was 70%, promoted to 85% after modifications (acceptable). Regarding internal consistency reliability, Cronbach’s alpha in all six domains was  0.70 and total Cronbach’s alpha was 0.89 which is assumed as good. In terms of test-retest reliability, ICC [95% confidence interval (CI)] was 0.91 (91%) and Pearson correlation coefficient (r) was 0.90 (P < 0.001), all indicating an excellent reliability. The concurrent validity was established based on a strong correlation with SF-36 (r = 0.744, P < 0.001). Conclusion: The findings show that the modified

scholarly journals PO-215 The Association of Gait Speed and Quality of Life in Older Adults

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanxiao Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Physical Functioning ◽  
Gait Speed ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Objective With aging, the health and self-care ability of the elderly generally decrease, falling into frailty ultimately. In this process, the loss of muscle mass is very obvious, which will result sluggishness, especially in walking speed. This study aimed to assess whether gait speed could be used as a predictor for health-related quality of life in older adults. Methods 368 subjects were recruited from community-dwelling older adults. Gait speed measurements included usual gait speed (UGS) and fast gait speed (FGS), at a distance of 50 meters. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) was assessed through SF-36 questionnaire. The correlation of gait speed and quality of life was analyzed. Results Gait speed (both UGS and FGS) possessed a closed correlation with the total score of SF-36 questionnaire (r >0.6, P <0.05). Most subcomponent of HRQoL (Physical functioning, role limitations because of physical health problems, social functioning, vitality, and general health perceptions) are related to UGS and FGS, where the correlation coefficient is higher on FGS in Physical functioning, vitality, and general health perception than UGS. Conclusions Gait speed is correlate to health-related quality of life in elderly people. Therefore, in health services for the elderly, we should strengthen the monitoring of gait speed, and take brisk walking as an effective way of exercise.  

scholarly journals The Effect of Hallux Valgus Surgery on Quality of Life

2020 ◽  
Vol 110 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Murat Koken ◽  
Berk Guclu
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Hallux Valgus ◽  
Physical Functioning ◽  
General Health ◽  
Bodily Pain ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Duration Of Symptoms ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
The Mean

Background Health-related quality of life (QOL) is defined as a patient's subjective perception of his or her own health. Insufficient data exist on QOL of patients who undergo a hallux valgus (HV) operation. We used a 36-item short form survey (SF-36) to measure QOL of such patients. Our aim was to evaluate the effect of HV on QOL and to identify QOL determinants. Methods Fifty patients who underwent surgery for HV between 2015 and 2017 were included in the study. The SF-36 questionnaire was applied to the patients before and after surgery. Patients' medical records were examined to identify possible factors affecting QOL such as age, gender, body mass index, duration of symptoms, or smoking. Results The mean age of the patients was 55.6 ± 3.8 years, and 42 of the 50 patients were women. The mean duration of disease was 12 ± 3.7 years. The surgery improved QOL scores for general health, emotional well-being, role limitations due to personal or emotional problems, physical functioning and bodily pain. However, the changes in scores for vitality and social functioning were not statistically significant. Lower postoperative QOL scores for emotional well-being and bodily pain were significantly associated with age and duration of the symptoms. Compared to the mean QOL of healthy adult Turkish population, all scores in subdimensions were lower. Conclusions This study shows that HV in adults has a negative impact on general health, bodily pain, physical functioning, physical and emotional well-being rather than social well-being and vitality.

scholarly journals Clinical Trial Evaluating Quality of Life in Patients with Intra-Oral Halitosis

2022 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 326
Author(s):  
Iwona Olszewska-Czyz ◽  
Sarkis Sozkes ◽  
Agata Dudzik
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Functioning ◽  
General Health ◽  
Health Perception ◽  
General Health Perception ◽  
Activity Limitations ◽  
Emotional Wellbeing ◽  
Physical Problems ◽  
Sf 36

Halitosis is considered to be extremely unattractive in the context of social interactions. The main research objective of this study was to evaluate whether intra-oral halitosis may impact patients’ quality of life (QOL). One hundred generally healthy adult participants complaining about oral malodor and diagnosed with intra-oral halitosis were enrolled in this study. For halitosis diagnosis, a gas chromatography (GC) analysis by the Oral Chroma portable device was used. QOL assessment was based on the Short Form 36-item Health Survey (SF-36). The respondents had the highest scores in the physical functioning (PF), activity limitations caused by emotional problems (RE) and activity limitations caused by physical problems (RP) domains, and the weakest in the general health perception (GH), vitality (VT) and emotional wellbeing (MH) ones. The total volatile sulfur compounds (VSCs) level was negatively correlated with SF-36 domains. The SF-36 domains’ scores decreased the higher the level of VSC was. The respondents assessed their QOL to be at its best in physical functioning and activity limitations caused by emotional and physical problems and the worst in general health perception, vitality and emotional wellbeing. The strongest correlation between halitosis and decreased QOL was found in the social functioning (SF), vitality, emotional wellbeing and general health perception domains.

scholarly journals Procena kvaliteta zivota pacijenata operativno lecenih zbog preloma kuka, preliminarni izvestaj

2009 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-72
Author(s):  
A.R.A. Lesic ◽  
N. Kocev ◽  
I. Milosevic ◽  
M.Z. Bumbasirevic
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Physical Functioning ◽  
General Health ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Healthy Population ◽  
General Health Status ◽  
Sf 36

Introduction: Fractures of the proximal segment of the femur occurring most commonly in elderly patients are a serious, both medical (orthopaedic) and socioeconomic, problem. Material and Methods: 46 patients (14 male and 32 female) operated for hip fracture in the January-June 2008 period, who were available for analysis (as 24 patients were not) were investigated. In addition to descriptive analysis, general health status-quality of life was assessed by means of SF-36 questionnaire comprising eight groups of questions determining the physical, psychological and social status of the patients within the 0 to 100 (problem) points range.. Results: The findings were that the average patient age was 74 years (76.9 for male patients and 74.06 fro female ones). The values of all eight parameters were lower by up to 89% in comparison to the pre-injury values, but improved by as much as 50% after six months (for physical functioning and the role of physical functioning) or by 30% for the role of emotions. The values never return to their pre-injury levels. In foreign studies, the parameters are higher, especially post-treatment values for vitality and role of emotions. Conclusion: In patients treated for hip fractures, it is necessary to carry out an assessment of general, physical, mental and social functioning of the patient in addition to the assessment of their clinical and radiological findings, so as to get a more realistic insight in the status of the treated and operated patients. The SF-36 questionnaire is widely used in such investigations along with other questionnaires. It is also necessary to investigate the general health status-quality of life of the entire healthy population in our country.

Smoking and quality of life among elderly survivors of non-smoking related cancers in a prospective cohort study

2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 9600-9600
Author(s):  
S. Jang ◽  
A. Prizment ◽  
D. Lazovich
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Social Functioning ◽  
Physical Functioning ◽  
Prospective Cohort ◽  
General Health ◽  
Sf 36

9600 Background: Although the effect of smoking on quality of life (QOL) has been examined among survivors of lung or head and neck cancers, little is known about how smoking affects QOL among elderly survivors of non-smoking related cancers. Methods: The Iowa Women's Health Study (IWHS), a prospective cohort study initiated in 1986, collected self-reported QOL using the SF-36 in 2004. Cancer diagnosis and treatment among cohort participants were obtained from Iowa's cancer registry. Behavioral and health characteristics, including smoking status, were collected from periodic follow-up questionnaires between 1986 and 2004. We included 1,920 women, aged 55 to 69 years at baseline, who developed breast, colorectal, or endometrial cancers and responded to the 2004 questionnaire. We compared age-adjusted and multivariate-adjusted mean scores for eight SF-36 scales between nonsmokers (no reported smoking in 1986 or 2004), quitters (reported smoking in 1986 but not 2004), and persistent smokers (reported smoking in 1986 and 2004). Results: Among 1,920 cancer survivors, 1,720 (89.6%) were nonsmokers, 141 (7.3%) were quitters, and 59 (3.1%) were persistent smokers. After age adjustment, quitters had lower scores for vitality, physical functioning, mental health, social functioning, and general health scales compared to nonsmokers. Persistent smokers scored worse on the physical functioning, mental health, role emotional, and social functioning scales compared to nonsmokers. Except for mental health, these differences in QOL scores were attenuated after further adjustment for physical activity. Accounting for other factors, including baseline general health perception and education, cancer type, surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and length of survival, or occurrence of hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, stroke or fracture by 2004 did not change the differences observed between survivors who had ever reported smoking versus nonsmokers. Conclusions: Quitters and persistent smokers tended to fare worse than nonsmokers on many QOL scales. In most instances, these differences were explained by lower levels of physical activity which may have been a consequence of smoking. No significant financial relationships to disclose.

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