CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR QUALITY OF LIFE MANAGEMENT: SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP PERSPECTIVE

Drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) occurs in 20%–30% of children with epilepsy with significant impact on their quality of life. Management of this group of children has greatly improved in the recent years with streamlining of epilepsy surgery services and associated quaternary multimodal evaluation. This article provides a review of DRE in children and management based on recent evidence and published opinion. We have also presented an algorithmic approach to the child with possible DRE.

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Aging, Health, and Quality of Life for Older People Living With HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review and Proposed Conceptual Framework

Journal of Aging and Health ◽

10.1177/0898264317724549 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 31 (1) ◽

pp. 109-138 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Mark J. Siedner

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Conceptual Framework ◽

Care Delivery ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

People Living With Hiv ◽

Sub Saharan ◽

Living With Hiv ◽

The Impact

Objective: The number of people living with HIV (PLWH) over 50 years old in sub-Saharan Africa is predicted to triple in the coming decades, to 6-10 million. Yet, there is a paucity of data on the determinants of health and quality of life for older PLWH in the region. Methods: A review was undertaken to describe the impact of HIV infection on aging for PLWH in sub-Saharan Africa. Results: We (a) summarize the pathophysiology and epidemiology of aging with HIV in resource-rich settings, and (b) describe how these relationships might differ in sub-Saharan Africa, (c) propose a conceptual framework to describe determinants of quality of life for older PLWH, and (d) suggest priority research areas needed to ensure long-term gains in quality of life for PLWH in the region. Conclusions: Differences in traditional, lifestyle, and envirnomental risk factors, as well as unique features of HIV epidemiology and care delivery appear to substantially alter the contribution of HIV to aging in sub-Saharan Africa. Meanwhile, unique preferences and conceptualizations of quality of life will require novel measurement and intervention tools. An expanded research and public health infrastructure is needed to ensure that gains made in HIV prevention and treamtent are translated into long-term benefits in this region.

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Short-Term Health-Related Quality of Life After Abdominal Surgery: A Conceptual Framework

Surgical Innovation ◽

10.1177/155335060501200310 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 243-247 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

David R. Urbach ◽

Julie L. Harnish ◽

Gina Long

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Abdominal Surgery ◽

Conceptual Framework ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Short Term ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related

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LIFE MANAGEMENT OF CONTRACTOR’S SITE QUANTITY SURVEYOR

10.31705/faru.2020.11 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

CHARIKA DARSHANI ◽

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K.I. RIDMIKA ◽

B.A.K.S. PERERA ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Content Analysis ◽

Empirical Data ◽

Qualitative Approach ◽

Time Constraints ◽

Male And Female ◽

Life Management ◽

Satisfactory Life ◽

Management Controls

Life management controls the quality of one’s work while ensuring one’s quality of life with minimum conflicts. The contractor’s site quantity surveyor (QS), who has to shoulder many responsibilities on-site amongst time constraints, can most probably experience a life imbalance. Because the personal responsibilities of female and male site QSs differ, the aim of this study was to identify the strategies that will enhance the life management of contractor’s site quantity surveyors. The qualitative approach was adopted in the study, and the required empirical data were collected by interviewing 20 females and 20 males contractor’s site QSs. The interview findings were analysed using manual content analysis. Thirty-one and twenty-eight causes of life imbalance in male and female QSs respectively were identified. In addition, 50 and 48 strategies that will facilitate satisfactory life management in male and female QSs, respectively were identified. Some of the identified causes and strategies were common to both male and females QSs.

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