scholarly journals Relationship of frequency and severity of perimenopausal symptoms on the quality of sexual life of postmenopausal women living in urban and rural areas

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (SUPPLEMENT 1) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Grażyna Stadnicka
Keyword(s):  
Rural Women ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Urban Women ◽  
Sexual Life ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Perimenopausal Symptoms

Background: The changes that occur in a woman’s body during the perimenopausal period may influence feelings of attractiveness and perception of status in an intimate relationship, which may play a role in overall sexual satisfaction. Aim of the study: The present study aimed to analyze the influence of selected perimenopausal symptoms on the perception of satisfaction with sexual life in urban and rural women. Material and methods: This study included 224 women from urban areas and 106 women from rural areas who were using general practice services. Inclusion criteria were women who had not menstruated for 2–5 years. The measures used were the Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) and the Sexual Quality of Life-Female questionnaire (SQoL-F). Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient was used to assess the relationship between the severity of perimenopausal symptoms and satisfaction with sexual life. Results: A greater proportion of urban women reported symptoms in the perimenopausal period than rural women. Statistically significant correlations were observed for irritability (P = 0.03) and sexual problems (P = 0.01). However, rural women reported a greater degree of symptom severity. There was a statistically significant difference in severity of somatic and psychological symptoms between urban and rural women. In urban women, the average score for general satisfaction with their sexual life was 62 ± 19.96, whereas the average score for rural women was slightly less, 59 ± 23.56. A statistically significant inverse relationship was observed between the severity of perimenopausal symptoms and quality of sexual life, with values of Spearman’s rank correlation coefficients ranging from −0.490 to −0.064. Conclusions: Urban or rural residence had a slight influence on the frequency and severity of perimenopausal symptoms, and severity of symptoms had a significant influence on women’s satisfaction with their sexual life.

scholarly journals Validation of the French version of the Wisconsin Quality of Life (WISQOL) questionnaire for patients with urolithiasis

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Naeem Bhojani ◽  
Ghizlane Moussaoui ◽  
David-Dan Nguyen ◽  
Mei Juan Trudel ◽  
Garo-Shant Topouzian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
French Version ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Back Translation ◽  
One Way Anova

Introduction: The Wisconsin Stone Quality of Life (WISQOL) questionnaire has been recently developed to objectively assess QOL in patients with urolithiasis. However, French version of the questionnaire was lacking. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to develop and validate the French version of this tool. Methods: The French version of the WISQOL (F-WISQOL) was developed in a multi-step process involving primary translation, back-translation and pilot testing amongst a group of patients (n=12). Urolithiasis patients from two tertiary care institutions were recruited into this study and completed 3 questionnaires: Perceived Stress Scale-10, medical history form and either the WISQOL or F-WISQOL. Internal consistency was assessed using Cronbach’s α and inter-domain associations were evaluated using Spearman’s rank correlation (r). One-way ANOVA was used to compare scores from the two groups (WISQOL and F-WISQOL). Results: A total of 210 patients were enrolled in this study; 68 in the WISQOL group and 148 in the F-WISQOL group. Internal consistency was high for all domains in both groups (F-WISQOL: 0.924-0.970; WISQOL: 0.888-0.965). No statistically significant difference was found between the two groups’ scores. Inter-domain association, measured by Spearman correlation, was moderate to very strong between all of the domains in the F-WISQOL. Values ranged from r=0.676-0.915, with acceptable correlation between D1, D2 and D3, but weaker correlation between D4 (vitality) and the 3 other domains r=0.676-0.729. Conclusions: In the present study, the French version of the WISQOL questionnaire (F-WISQOL) was validated at two academic institutions.

scholarly journals Motivation Mechanism for Stimulating the Labor Potential

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Iryna Koshkalda ◽  
Oleksandr Kniaz ◽  
Alona Ryasnyanska ◽  
Viktoriya Velieva
Keyword(s):  
Work Experience ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Employee Motivation ◽  
Pairwise Comparisons ◽  
Motivation Mechanism ◽  
Quality Of Work ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation ◽  
Determining Factor ◽  
Labor Potential

The issue of motivating the labor personnel to work effectively has been studied. The views of the world scientific community on employee motivation have been analyzed. Motivation has been proved as a determining factor in ensuring the efficient and coordinated work of employees. The hypothesis has been put forward concerning the influence of such aspects of the labor activity as advanced training, a level of responsibility, work experience, promptness, quality of work, and labor intensity on the labor potential motivation. The degree of influence of these aspects of work is determined based on the method of pairwise comparisons. The reliability of the calculations was proved by determining the consistency of experts’ opinions based on Spearman's rank correlation methodology.

Variation terminologique en francophonie. Élaboration d’un modèle d’analyse des facteurs d’implantation terminologique

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Minchai Kim
Keyword(s):  
Correlation Analysis ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Decisive Role ◽  
European Countries ◽  
French Language ◽  
Hypothetical Model ◽  
Moderator Variables ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation ◽  
Significant Difference

Our research aims to elucidate the factors that influence the terminological implantation of a term by proposing a new typology of those factors with a method revealing how their mechanism causes terminological variation in French-language ICT. We accomplish this through an analysis of four Francophone communities: France, Quebec, Belgium, and Switzerland. After establishing a new typology, which encompasses the terminological, socio-terminological, psycho-terminological, and extra-terminological factors, we propose a hypothetical model of their mechanism by introducing three statistical concepts—dependent, independent, and moderator variables—to elucidate these factors’ relationships. We verify our model in two steps. First, for the analysis of terminological and socio- terminological factors, we examine the relations between each factor and terminological implantation of 256 French ICT terms. For this, we begin by coding the terms according to a criterion established for each factor. We then carry out a correlation analysis with Spearman’s rank correlation. Second, we analyse the psycho-terminological and extra-terminological factors with statistical tests on the answers to our questionnaire, which show significant differences between these four linguistic communities. Our analysis confirms a significant difference between the three European countries and Quebec in the mechanism of the terminological implantation factors and we conclude that the psycho-terminological and extra-terminological factors play a decisive role in this difference, which we identify as diatopic.

Impact of adenotonsillectomy on the quality of life of patients operated on at the Hospital de Clínicas, Paraguay

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Carlos Mena Canata ◽  
Rebeca Noemí Ruiz Vallejos
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Obstructive Sleep Apnea ◽  
Sleep Apnea ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Obstructive Sleep ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Impact

The objective of this study is to determine the impact of adenotonsillectomy on the quality of life of postoperative patients.The study is observational, cross-sectional, and retrospective. The files of all postoperative adenotonsillectomy patients in Otorhinolaryngology Service, Hospital de Clínicas, San Lorenzo Paraguay. The Obstructive sleep apnea – 18 questionnaire (OSA 18) was applied, asking patients about symptoms before and after surgery. An effective sample of 143 postoperative patients was obtained. The average age was 6.05 ± 2.08 years, 55.10% (81) were male and 44.89% (66) were female, 65.30% (96) were from urban areas and 34.69% (51) from the rural areas. The t test was performed for means of two paired samples, comparing the results of the Obstructive sleep apnea – 18 questionnaire surveys before and after surgery which presented a significant difference (p <0.05) with a tendency to improve the quality of life after surgery. It has been shown that there is a significant difference, a considerable improvement in the quality of life of patients after adenotonsillectomy.

scholarly journals SUATU PENDEKATAN ANALISIS MULTIVARIAT TENTANG TINGKAT KELAHIRAN PADA BEBERAPA KELOMPOK DAN ETNIS WANITA PERNAH KAWIN DI IRIAN JAYA

Populasi ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pieter J. Soumokil
Keyword(s):  
Rural Women ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Women ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Low Fertility ◽  
Dominant Factor ◽  
High Fertility ◽  
Irian Jaya ◽  
Lower Fertility

It has been argued by many demographers that socio economic development with its associated fundamental changes in the role of women and the value of children is the dominant factor in the transition from high to low fertility. Research in less developed countries has found lower fertility levels in urban population compared to rural population. It was therefore assumed that the modernizing role of urbanlife helped bring about a decline infertility levels.This study in Irian Jaya, however, convincingly shows that fertility of urban women in Irian Jaya is higher than that of rural women. This differential infertility in favour of urban women in Irian Jaya appears to be real and not a result of underreporting of total live births in rural areas.The reasons for lower fertility in the rural areas in IrianJaya remain unknown, and more research is therefore needed. However, this study strongly suggests that the traditional system of swidden agricultyure in Irian Jaya, which places a highvalue on the labour input of women, may play a major role in constraining fertility in rural area of this province. On the other hand, high fertility in urban areas takes place because urbanwomen have their first birth earlier thanwomen inthe rural areas.

The Evaluation of the Awareness, Attitude and Practice of the Elderly Toward Self-Medication: A Cross-Sectional Study

Drug Research ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 68 (08) ◽  
pp. 475-480
Author(s):  
Mohammad Heidari ◽  
Mansureh Borujeni ◽  
Mansour Ghafourifard ◽  
Rahim Sheikhi
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Urban And Rural Areas

Abstract Introduction The prevalence of various diseases in the elderly has increased the use of drugs, which is coupled with age-related physiological changes and places the elderly at risk for multiple side effects. The present study aimed to determine awareness, attitudes and practices of elderly towards self-medication. Materials and Methods The sample included 300 participants over 60 years under any of the health centers in urban and rural areas of Abadeh city, who were selected based on stratified random sampling method. In order to collect data, the questionnaire including demographic information, awareness, attitude and performance of the elderly and the checklist of drug intractable consumption. Results Based on the results, 76% of the elderly reported drug consumption. Regarding lifestyle, the average score of the elderly’s awareness for the elderly who lived with and without families were 78.6±14.2 and 69.2±13.6, respectively. In other words, a significant difference was observed between these two groups. In addition, there was a significant between the elderly’s performance score with and without family members about the self-medication (p=0.001). Conclusion Considering the increase in self-medication among the elderly, adherence to prescription criteria for drug among this age group is recommended. Finally, designing and implementing various educational programs in health education center is necessary for the elderly and their families for the purpose of improving awareness and practice.

scholarly journals Indirect and direct standardization for evaluating transplant centers

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Kevin He
Keyword(s):  
Patient Outcomes ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Care Patient ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression Model ◽  
Medical Providers ◽  
Ongoing Debate ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Direct Standardization

To assess the quality of health care, patient outcomes associated with medical providers are routinely monitored in order to identify poor (or excellent) provider performance. To avoid confounding by risk factors, both indirect and direct standardization have been used for comparing outcome rates or prevalence for different providers. There has been an ongoing debate as to which standardization method is more appropriate. To compare the performance of indirect and direct standardization for the purpose of ranking transplant centers, we analyzed post-transplant mortality using the national kidney transplant data. Included in our analysis were 116,601 patients (from 230 transplant centers) who underwent kidney transplantation between January 2006 and December 2012. Multivariate logistic regression model was used to model the 30-day mortality, which were estimates of failures (grant failure or death) in the 30 days after the transplant surgery. Concordance indexes, kappa coefficients and Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient were computed. The estimated values from these statistics for the indirect standardized method were similar to the direct standardization. The results suggest that both indirect and direct standardized methods provide similar ability to distinguish center effects.

Selected determinants of fertility in vietnam: age at marriage, marriage to first birth interval and age at first birth

1993 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 303-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nguyen Luc ◽  
Nguyen Minh Thang ◽  
Ingrid Swenson ◽  
Pham Bich San
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Women ◽  
Age At First Birth ◽  
The South ◽  
First Birth ◽  
Birth Intervals ◽  
Age At Marriage ◽  
The North

SummaryData from the 4172 women aged 15–49 interviewed in the 1988 Vietnamese Demographic and Health Survey were used to examine age at marriage, marriage to first birth intervals and age at first birth. Differences between urban and rural areas, northern and southern provinces and by education of the women were analysed.The majority of the women had their first birth before age 20, but women with secondary education had a significantly higher age at first birth than those with little or no education, and women from the north had a significantly higher age at first birth than women from the south. Rural women and those with little or no education married at significantly younger ages than urban women and those with secondary education; these education effects were confirmed in a rural subsample of women. Women from rural areas and from the north had significantly shorter marriage to first birth intervals than urban women and those from the south, but there were no significant effects related to education.

TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECT OF THE PASTEURISATION PROCESS ON TRACE ELEMENTS IN DONOR BREAST MILK

2016 ◽  
Vol 101 (9) ◽  
pp. e2.20-e2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nor Mohd Taufek ◽  
David Cartwright ◽  
Amitha Hewavitharana ◽  
Pieter Koorts ◽  
Helen McConachy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Breast Milk ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Formula Milk ◽  
Donor Milk ◽  
Inductively Coupled ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation ◽  
Milk Bank ◽  
Significant Difference

AimTo investigate the effect of the pasteurisation process on trace elements in donor breast milk.MethodPremature infants often receive donor breast milk when the mother is unable to produce sufficient breast milk. It is widely accepted that donor milk has considerable advantages over formula milk.1 The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital (RBWH) has a milk bank that receives milk donated by women which undergoes a pasteurisation process.2 This study investigated the effect of pasteurisation on a range of trace elements in donor milk.A total of 14 participants who donated to the milk bank were recruited in this study. A 2 ml sample was collected pre- and post- pasteurisation, and frozen at −80 °C. Post-natal age of the milk was documented. Inductively-coupled plasma mass-spectrometry was used to analyse the following trace elements – zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), selenium (Se), manganese (Mn), iodine (I), iron (Fe), molybdenum (Mo) and bromine (Br). The study received ethical approval from RBWH and The University of Queensland Ethics Committee.ResultsNo significant difference was found between the levels of any of the trace elements tested pre- and post-pasteurisation. The following p-values were calculated – Zn (0.82), Cu (0.80), Se (0.97), Mn (0.63), I (0.99), Fe (0.05), Mo (0.41), Br (0.59). The following ranges in mcg/L of trace elements were calculated – Zn (365.4–5460.0), Cu (157.6–820.5), Se (10.6–23.7), Mn (0.55–3.24), I (66.4–215.3), Fe (101.5–473.1), Mo (0.20–5.45), Br (704.9–3379.0). Spearman's rank correlation analysis showed significant correlations between post-natal age of milk and trace elements – Zn (ρ=−0.578), Se (ρ=−0.627). Fe (ρ=−0.704), and Mo (ρ=−0.534). No significant correlation was found for Cu, Mn, I, and Br.ConclusionThis study found that the pasteurisation process had minimal effect on trace element levels in donor breast milk. However, it was noted that there was a correlation between post-natal age of donor milk and Zn, Se, Fe and Mo. Further work is needed to establish factors that may influence levels of trace elements in donor milk such as post-natal age.

Development and Validation of the Quality Of Life Outcome Measure (Questionnaire) for Chronic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Deficiency

1998 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 350-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nick Mohtadi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Anterior Cruciate Ligament ◽  
Outcome Measure ◽  
Cruciate Ligament ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Deficiency ◽  
Validity Assessment ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Anterior Cruciate

A patient-based, subjective outcome measure for chronic anterior cruciate ligament deficiency was developed, pretested, and validated. The development of the outcome measure was completed in four stages: 1) item generation (167 items), 2) item reduction (by surveying 79 patients), 3) questionnaire formation and pretesting (20 patients), and 4) reliability, responsiveness, and validity assessment (100 patients). This disease-specific quality of life measure is a 32-item questionnaire using a 100-mm visual analog scale response format. Face validity was derived from extensive direct patient input. Content validity was determined by consensus among 20 knee surgeons. There was no significant difference on test-retest reliability, with an overall average error of 6%. The outcome measure demonstrated responsiveness to clinical change correctly in 21 of 25 patients (84%). Construct validity was shown by the ability of the questionnaire to measure the full spectrum of disease; scores ranged from 8 to 99 out of a maximum score of 100. The questionnaire was able to distinguish patients who went on to have surgery (average score, 31) from those who would be treated nonoperatively (average score, 79). The quality of life outcome measure for chronic anterior cruciate ligament deficiency is the first subjective knee scale of its kind to be validated to measure quality of life in patients with chronic anterior cruciate ligament deficiency.

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