scholarly journals EHS: Web System for Management of Processes Related to Improvement of Work Quality of Life

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreia Vieira ◽  
Rafael Siza ◽  
Adriano Simões ◽  
Luis Braga ◽  
Bruna Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Work Quality ◽  
Health Safety ◽  
Amount Of Information ◽  
Environmental Processes ◽  
Web System

Organizations are giving greater attention to workers' quality of life, seeking to implement measures related to health, safety and the environment. However, to implement these measures, it is necessary to follow standards defined by the Ministry of Labor. Due to the rigidity of standards and the amount of information needed to file in audits, companies spend a lot of time and effort. In this context, EHS was proposed, a web system that integrates information on health, occupational safety and environmental processes. The system aims to manage the information in a way that facilitates audits and helps management to take decisions and implement preventive measures in the company.

scholarly journals Fear of COVID-19 and work-quality of life among nurses: The mediating role of psychological well-being

2021 ◽  
pp. 1985-1990
Author(s):  
Ahmet Maslakçı ◽  
Lütfi Sürücü ◽  
Harun Sesen
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Work Quality ◽  
Quality Of Work ◽  
Quality Of Life Scale

This study was conducted in order to analyze the effect of the nurses’ quality of work life based on fear about COVID-19 and examine the psychological well-being as a moderating variable in this relationship. The survey questionnaire was administered among nurses between 1 November 2020 and 14 November 2020. The self-report survey comprised the nurse information survey, Fear of COVID-19 Scale, work quality of life scale, and psychological well-being scale as data collection tools. Data were obtained from 339 nurses. The findings show that fear of COVID-19 negatively affects nurses’ quality of work life. It has been determined that PWB plays a moderating role in this relationship. While the fear of COVID-19 negatively affects the quality of work life in nurses with low psychological well-being, there is not any kind of significant effect on the quality of work life in nurses with high psychological well-being. This result shows that as the psychological well-being of nurses’ increases, fear of COVID-19 effect on quality of work life decreases. The results of the study show that responses designed to enhance psychological well-being can enhance nurses' working conditions that could reduce the negative effects of the fear of COVID-19. There is an urgent need for clinical and policy strategies to help increase nurses’ PWB in order to increase the quality of work life by reducing fear and also anxiety among nurses fighting on the front line during COVID-19.

scholarly journals Bacterial Pneumonia in Elderly Japanese Populations

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 117967071775143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naoya Miyashita ◽  
Yasuhiro Yamauchi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Young People ◽  
Bacterial Pneumonia ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Japanese People ◽  
The Third ◽  
Swallowing Dysfunction ◽  
Elderly Japanese

Bacterial pneumonia is one of the most important infectious diseases in terms of incidence, effect on quality of life, mortality, and impact on society. Pneumonia was the third leading cause of death in Japan in 2011. In 2016, 119 650 Japanese people died of pneumonia, 96% of whom were aged 65 years and above. The symptoms of pneumonia in elderly people are often atypical. Aspiration pneumonia is seen more frequently than in young people because of swallowing dysfunction in the elderly. The mortality rate is also higher in the elderly than in young people. In Japan, the population is aging at an unprecedented rate, and pneumonia in the elderly will be increasingly important in medicine and medical economics in the future. To manage pneumonia in the elderly, it is important to accurately evaluate its severity, administer appropriate antibiotic treatment, and implement effective preventive measures.

scholarly journals Designed for diabetic health!: Exploratory sneaker changing the direction in footwear for the Black community

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
LaPorchia Davis
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Black Community ◽  
Diabetic Foot ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Design Concept ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Footwear Industry ◽  
Health Related ◽  
The Creation

The purpose of this design concept was to create a stylish diabetic sneaker for individuals with diabetes. The creation of a sneaker design to accommodate diabetic foot conditions is a distinct need in the special footwear industry. Health-related preventive measures that would make a sneaker more comfortable yet fashionable for communities of people of colour who have diabetes were explored. By promoting awareness of preventions that can be undertaken to improve the quality of life for individuals with diabetes, this sneaker design concept, which incorporates health-related features, will help change the direction of sneaker design for individuals with diabetes in the Black community and will enhance their efforts to be more physically active.

scholarly journals Quality of life, perception and knowledge of dentists on noise

Revista CEFAC ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 782-791
Author(s):  
Sonia Regina Lazarotto Schettini ◽  
Cláudia Giglio de Oliveira Gonçalves
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Pain Symptoms ◽  
Prevention Methods ◽  
Workplace Noise

ABSTRACT Purpose: to analyze the perception and knowledge of dentists on occupational noise, its prevention, and effects on their health and quality of life. Methods: a cross-sectional study carried out with 54 dentists of both genders. Two questionnaires were applied: one addressing issues of perception and knowledge on noise and its effects, and another on Quality of Life (SF 36). Results: the workplace noise was considered within medium intensity, and a health risk. Some professionals (59.2%) reported knowing noise prevention methods, although they do not use them. Complaints and the most frequently reported symptoms were irritability, difficulty in understanding speech and tinnitus. The perception of the Quality of Life was worse among men. There was association between pain and perception of noise intensity. Conclusion: noise was considered, regardless of gender, harmful to health and associated with perception of musculoskeletal pain. Symptoms and complaints caused by noise have been reported to negatively impact the professional activity of dentists, however, most of them do not adopt preventive measures.

Ergonomi Partisipasi dalam Memprediksi Tingkat Kesediaan untuk Perubahan Kualitas Hidup Keluarga Tukang Sampah/Pemulung

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Helena Juliana Kristina ◽  
Agustina Christiani ◽  
Ishak Ishak ◽  
Meli Puspitasari
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Family Background ◽  
Farm Workers ◽  
Plastic Container ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Material Recovery ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Education Process

<p><em>Bintara – Bekasi is one area where garbage becomes a source of living for people staying in that area. There are approximately 200 families living in Bintara traditional material recovery site.  This facility is managed by 10 bosses, who rent  land to collect trash. Each boss manages 17 -20 families. Their main jobs are scavengers and trash collectors in the neighbourhood area. The type of this research is experimental research, because there are no available data yet so that data have to be created first. The result of this research can be used to develop innovation  in order to increase the quality of life of the trash collectors community.</em><em>Total participants are 14 families who have been working as scavengers for more than 5 years  in Bintara</em><em>. The first questionnaires were developed to measure attitude, intention and behavior to have a changing quality of life, based on the theory of reasoned action. The second questionnaires were developed to predict the level of knowledge, orientation and motivation of participants. The first part of education theme consisted of four modules: </em><em>biopore absorption hole, making compost and local microorganism , handicraft from recycled materials and planting vegetable seed in  used plastic container. The second education materials are delivered into several scenarios, including:  together nurturing the material recovery site as the economic source of families, together nurturing the surrounding environment for the health of community</em><em>, together maintaining good attitude (greet and respect each other, willingness to listen, eagerness to learn, willingness to cooperate, and openess),  occupational safety and health as well as the concept of separating organic and inorganic waste at the source. The implementation of these modules was quite successful because the participants were willing to follow the education process and participate actively.   Overall,  the </em><em>attitude, intention and behavior</em><em>  of the participants on education process were strongly positive, although there were decreasing score on the final measurement.  The decreasing score was influenced by the education process that has been conducted before, because some participants were facing difficulties in implementing the education  materials in their daily lives, they were reluctant due to extra energy needed to implement it, and the hot environment  that makes them feel tired rapidly. The family  background of the  participants were farm workers in Karawang and Indramayu, where they thought  farm workers were more difiicult to make a living.  They considered that being scavengers and trash collectors gave them more economic benefit , so that they do not want to do any more work related to cultivate soils and planting crops.</em></p>

Worry about quality of life for younger versus older adult thyroid cancer survivors.

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (27_suppl) ◽  
pp. 157-157
Author(s):  
Stefanie Marie Thomas ◽  
David Reyes-Gastelum ◽  
Joel Milam ◽  
Kimberly Ann Miller ◽  
Anamara Ritt-Olson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Thyroid Cancer ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Age Differences ◽  
Amount Of Information ◽  
Treatment Side Effects ◽  
Younger Age ◽  
Multivariable Analyses

157 Background: Thyroid cancer is one of the most common cancers in young adults, age 18-39 years. Since this population has distinct medical and developmental needs, it is important to understand age differences in worry about quality of life. Methods: Thyroid cancer patients diagnosed between 2014-15 were accrued from the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results Program (SEER) registries of Georgia and Los Angeles County and surveyed between 2017-18. The primary outcome was patient reported worry about quality of life. Covariates for this analysis included age (categorized 18-25, 26-39, 40-64, and 65-79), involvement in surgical decision making (low, just right, high) and amount of information received on treatment side effects (low, just right, high). Race/ethnicity, sex, and tumor characteristics were also evaluated. Multivariable analyses were used to assess associations between worry about quality of life and independent variables. Results: In the cohort of 2,632 patients, 39.8% were somewhat to very much worried about quality of life not being the same as before thyroid cancer diagnosis, 15.1% reported low involvement in surgical decision making, and 32.6% reported low amount of information regarding side effects. Younger age was associated with high worry about quality of life (p < 0.001), low involvement in decision making (p < 0.001) and low amount of information on treatment side effects (p < 0.001). In multivariable analyses, high worry was significantly associated with female sex (Odds ratio [OR]: 1.29 95% confidence Interval [CI]:1.04-1.59), non-white, non-Hispanic race/ethnicity (OR: 1.64 CI: 1.38-1.95), positive lymph nodes (OR: 1.41 CI: 1.14-1.75) and younger age (ages 18-25 years OR: 2.34 CI: 1.45-3.76; ages 26-39 years OR: 2.26 CI: 1.68-3.05; and ages 40-64 years OR:1.94 CI 1.50-2.51). Age differences remained significant after adding either involvement in decision-making or information received. Conclusions: Young adults report higher worry about quality of life. Controlling for decision-making involvement or information received about side effects did not eliminate age differences in worry. Ongoing psychosocial support addressing quality of life worries among younger survivors is needed.

scholarly journals Possibilities for preventing seroma formation after axillary lymphatic dissection (literature review)

2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (6) ◽  
pp. 625-629
Author(s):  
Ilnur Kamaletdinov ◽  
Artur Ismagilov ◽  
Gulnaz Mizipova
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Axillary Dissection ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Review Article ◽  
Seroma Formation ◽  
Serous Fluid ◽  
Effective Use

Axillary dissection leads to the formation of a cavity in which serous fluid accumulates after surgery and causes seroma formation. The high frequency of this complication causes the need for preventive measures. Effective use of this preventive measures will reduce the economic burden on the medical institution, accelerate the rehabilitation of patients and improve their quality of life. This review article presents an analysis of the causes of formation and possible methods for preventing the development of seroma, with an assessment of their effectiveness.

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