scholarly journals Evaluation of quality of life after paediatric cochlear implantation

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 173-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jekaterina Byčkova ◽  
Justė Simonavičienė ◽  
Vaiva Mickevičienė ◽  
Eugenijus Lesinskas
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Cochlear Implantation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Treatment Method ◽  
Profound Hearing Loss ◽  
Self Reliance ◽  
Parental Perspectives ◽  
General Functioning

Background. Cochlear implantation (CI) is the main treatment method for deaf children. CI influences not only communication, but also psychosocial outcomes in children with severe to profound hearing loss. Focusing on issues specific to CI (e.g., self-reliance, social relations, education) may provide a more accurate and relative view of functional status of paediatric cochlear implant users. The objectives of this study were to translate into Lithuanian and adapt an international questionnaire of the quality of life after cochlear implantation and to evaluate parental perspectives regarding CI and the child’s progress after a minimum of two years after surgery. Materials and methods. The parental questionnaire The Children with Cochlear Implants: Parental Perspectives CCIPP was used to evaluate the quality of life following cochlear implantation. The questionnaire includes 74 items covering two main domains: decision-making (26 items) and the outcomes of implantation (48 items). Quality of life is estimated according to the scores of eight sub-domains: communication, general functioning, well-being, self-reliance, social relations, education, effects of implantation, and supporting the child. Results. The paediatric sample consisted of 11 (39%) girls and 17 (61%) boys, whose mean age at the time of cochlear implantation was 2.41 ± 2.25 years, mean duration of the implant use 3.7 ± 1.3 years. All the grand means in the outcomes of implantation domain exceeded 3 on the 5-point scale, meaning that parents viewed the quality of life of their children as either average or better. Parents rated the sub-domains of communication (3.90 ± 0.77 points), social relations (4.05 ± 0.41), and supporting the child (3.89 ± 0.49) most positively. Conclusions. According to parents, the quality of life improves after the cochlear implantation, especially in the fields of communication, social relations and supporting the child.

scholarly journals An Evolutionary Perspective on the Importance of Community Relations for Quality of Life

2009 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 588-605 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bjørn Grinde
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Community Relations ◽  
Western Society ◽  
Evolutionary Perspective ◽  
Human Interactions ◽  
Inherent Nature ◽  
The Brain

The evolutionary perspective is relevant for the study of quality of life in that the brain, including its capacity for positive and negative states of mind, has been shaped by the forces of evolution. The present text uses this perspective to discuss three questions related to the observation that human interactions are a particular important factor for well-being: (1) What is known about the inherent nature of our social propensities? (2) Is the present situation responsible for a suboptimal quality of life? (3) Are there alternatives to the organization of mainstream Western society? Based on this discussion, the question is raised as to whether it is possible to suggest improvements. Briefly, it seems possible to create conditions that enhance social relations and to the extent that happiness is considered an important objective, this is a relevant endeavor.

Quality of life of the mentally ill. Reliability of the Swedish version of the Lancashire Quality of Life profile

1998 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 231-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
L Hansson ◽  
B Svensson ◽  
T Björkman
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Swedish Version ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

SummaryThere has been a growing interest in the quality of life (QoL) of the mentally ill, subsequently a number of instruments to measure QoL have been developed. One of the measures of QoL which has received considerable attention is the Lancashire QoL Profile (LQOLP). The present study investigated test-retest reliability and internal consistency in the Swedish translation of the LQOLP using a cross-sectional sample of 29 inpatients. The results showed that test-retest reliability of subjective life satisfaction in the nine life domains covered by the LQOLP was satisfactory in seven of the domains, and acceptable in two (social relations and religion). Test-retest reliability for total subjective satisfaction score, global well-being, and an interviewer rated QoL were all on a satisfactory level (r > 0.80). The internal consistency and homogeneity of the total subjective QoL scale and the nine life domain subscales was satisfactory except for the social relations scale, where it was somewhat low.

scholarly journals Testing the Implementation of the Veder Contact Method: A Theatre-Based Communication Method in Dementia Care

2018 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 780-791 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petra Boersma ◽  
Julia C M van Weert ◽  
Birgit I Lissenberg-Witte ◽  
Berno van Meijel ◽  
Rose-Marie Dröes
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Nursing Home Care ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Positive Interactions ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Contact Method ◽  
Care Plans

AbstractBackground and ObjectivesThere is a lack of research on implementation of person-centered care in nursing home care. The purpose of this study was to assess the implementation of the Veder contact method (VCM), a new person-centered method using theatrical, poetic and musical communication for application in 24-hr care.Research Design and MethodsCaregivers (n = 136) and residents (n = 141) participated in a 1-year quasi-experimental study. Foundation Theater Veder implemented VCM on six experimental wards and rated implementation quality. Six control wards delivered care-as-usual. Before and after implementation, caregiver behavior was assessed during observations using the Veder-observation list and Quality of Caregivers’ Behavior-list. Caregiver attitude was rated with the Approaches to Dementia Questionnaire. Quality of life, behavior, and mood of the residents were measured with QUALIDEM, INTERACT and FACE. Residents’ care plans were examined for person-centered background information.ResultsSignificant improvements in caregivers’ communicative behavior (i.e., the ability to apply VCM, establishing positive interactions) and some aspects of residents’ behavior and quality of life (i.e., positive affect, social relations) were found on the experimental wards with a high implementation score, as compared to the experimental wards with a low implementation score, and the control wards. No significant differences were found between the groups in caregivers’ attitudes, residents’ care plans, or mood.Discussion and ImplicationsThe positive changes in caregivers’ behavior and residents’ well-being on the high implementation score wards confirm the partly successful VCM implementation. Distinguishing between wards with a high and low implementation score provided insight into factors which are crucial for successful implementation.

Health-Related Quality of Life Among Jordanian Adolescents

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 337-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eman Mohammad Hourani ◽  
Sawsan Mohammad Hammad ◽  
Abeer Shaheen ◽  
Huda Musa Amre
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
School Environment ◽  
School Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Male Adolescents ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Adolescence is an unpredictable stage of life with varied and rapid changes. In Jordan, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has been examined among diabetic and obese children and adolescents. The purpose of this study was to assess the HRQoL of Jordanian healthy adolescents. Three hundred fifty-four male and female adolescents whose ages ranged from 12 to 19 participated in the study. A descriptive comparative design was employed to investigate adolescents’ HRQoL. The results revealed statistically significant differences in physical well-being, psychosocial well-being, and autonomy in favor of male adolescents. In addition, statistically significant differences were observed in favor of nonsmoker adolescents in psychosocial well-being, self-perception, parent relations and home life, financial resources, social relations and peers and school environment. In conclusion, the creation of a school health nurse role in Jordanian schools is crucial for helping adolescents improve their health.

Evaluation of quality of life in patients after cochlear implantation surgery in 2014-2017

2019 ◽  
Vol 73 (2) ◽  
pp. 11-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanna Czerniejewska-Wolska ◽  
Magdalena Kałos ◽  
Maria Gawłowska ◽  
Alicja Sekula ◽  
Patrycja Mickiewicz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cochlear Implantation ◽  
Spatial Hearing ◽  
Subjective Assessment ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Profound Hearing Loss ◽  
Speech Processor ◽  
Long Term Study ◽  
One Year

Introduction: Profound hearing loss significantly affects the quality of life of deaf people as well as their families. Observation of the benefit from the use of cochlear implants in deaf patients allows to assess the success of treatment with this method and its impact on the quality of life of these patients. The aim of this study was to determine the quality of life in patient after the cochlear implantation in the material of Department of Phoniatrics and Audiology of the Medical University in Poznań. Material and methods: The study involved implanted patients who voluntarily joined to the project entitled "Observational study of the implanted patient (Cochlear-IROS)". It has a prospective character, it is an international and long-term study, covering the observation of patients up to three years after implantation. Standardized HUI and SSQ questionnaires were used. 70 patients were included in the analysis, the mean age at the time of the cochlear implantation was 47.6 years. In the research group there were 33 men and 37 women. In the whole group, the patients' age at implantation was at least 18 years, max. 80 years. Results: The results of the SSQ questionnaire, which deals with the self-assessment of hearing ability in everyday situations, indicate that in the subjective assessment of patients one year after surgery the speech hearing improved by 77%, spatial hearing by 84%, and the quality of hearing by 49%. The general quality of life before the first connection of the sound processor according to the HUI questionnaire, the patients rated at 0.49 (0-1 scale, where 0 - corresponds to the death condition and 1 - full health). After one year from the implantation, this rating increased to 0.56. Conclusions: The implantation of the cochlear implant significantly increases the patient's quality of life, its physical and emotional functioning. Statistically significant better self-assessment of patients mainly concerned hearing speech and spatial hearing - especially after 1 year of connecting the speech processor.

scholarly journals FACTORS AFFECTING QUALITY OF LIFE AND LEVEL OF SOCIAL SUPPORT IN CANCER PATIENTS

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 54-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayse Berivan BAKAN ◽  
Asuman GURAKSIN
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Global Quality ◽  
Quality Of Life Scale ◽  
Global Quality Of Life

Background: When people face health problems, their life satisfaction levels and social relations could be ruined. When it comes to an eerie, deadly and chronic disease like cancer, the individual is much more likely to be affected by it.Objective: This descriptive study aims to identify quality of life and level of social support and the affecting factors in cancer patients.Methods: The sample included 170 patients who applied to Internal Diseases, Radiation Oncology, Thorax diseases clinics and Chemotherapy polyclinic in a university hospital in Turkey between March and August, 2005, who met the research criteria, and who volunteered to participate in the study. The sample represented 20 % of the target population. Data were collected through SF-36 Quality of Life Scale and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support.Results: The patients’ Global Quality of Life mean score was found 38.67 ± 13.64, and mean score for the Perceived Social Support was found 59.19 ± 17.5. Global Quality of Life score was higher in those who underwent an operation and who received ambulatory health care. Although Global Quality of Life was not influenced by the gender variable, male patients’ level of well-being was found to be higher. Perceived Social Support total score was found to be higher in those who knew about their disease. Family support was found to be higher in those who were married and who lived in town; it was found to be low in those who had low socio-economic level and who received inpatient treatment. Friend support was found to be high in those who knew about their disease.Conclusion: There was a linear relationship between Perceived Social Support and Quality of Life. It is recommended that more studies with wider groups of participants would shed more light to the issue of identifying quality of life, social support level and the relationships between them in cancer patients.

scholarly journals Hemorrhoids and quality of life: “… two things incompatible”?

2021 ◽  
pp. 74-79
Author(s):  
M. V. Abritsova ◽  
A. M. Bogomazov ◽  
E. B. Golovko ◽  
E. A. Zagriadskii
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Surgical Treatment ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Treatment Method ◽  
Social Adaptation ◽  
Treatment Modalities ◽  
Surgical Approaches ◽  
Surgical Methods

Hemorrhoids is one of the most common diseases in human. According to the latest data for 2017, the prevalence rates of hemorrhoids per 100 000 population in Russia are 410,3 in adults, 26.7 in children aged 15 to 17 years and 4,0 in children under 14 years old. Quality of life (QoL) is an important non-specific subjective parameter of well-being, representing an integrative characteristic of the physical, psychological, social and emotional status of the patient. Despite the high prevalence of hemorrhoids and the variety of modern methods of surgical treatment, there are very few studies addressing the QoL in this category of patients. There are significant differences between the patient and the Coloproctologist in the perception of HD, which, possibly, can lead to the hypertrophy of indications for surgical treatment. Understanding the effect of HD on social life and the concept of the well-being of a particular patient can help the doctor choose between conservative and surgical approaches in the treatment of hemorrhoids. On the other hand, due to the excessive shyness and mentality in our country, patients with HD tend to adapt to their disease, which leads to later seeking medical help and suboptimal efficacy of conservative therapy and minimally invasive surgical methods.This review presents the first Russian multicenter observational program EQUALISER (impact of different trEatment modalities on QUAlity of life of the patientS with acute and chronic hEmorRhoid disease) aimed at assessing the QoL of patients with HD, as well as the effect of the treatment method and types of surgical treatment on the social adaptation of the population.

scholarly journals Influencing Factors and Effects of Treatment on Quality of Life in Patients With Gastric Cancer—A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophia Kristina Rupp ◽  
Andreas Stengel
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Gastric Cancer ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Treatment Method ◽  
Impact Factors ◽  
Social Burden ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Wide Range

Background: Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. It is associated with several disease-related impairments contributing to the psycho-social burden of those patients, such as deterioration of well-being and overall quality of life (QOL). The aim of this study is to present the wide range of factors potentially impacting patients' overall well-being and possible preventive interventions.Methods: This systematic review was conducted in October 2020 with a search in the PubMed, MedLine, PsycInfo, and Google Scholar databases. We used the keywords “gastric cancer,” “gastric neoplasm,” and each of them combined with “quality of life,” “depression,” and “anxiety” to identify all relevant articles reporting about potential impact factors influencing the overall well-being of patients suffering from gastric cancer.Results: Finally, 125,490 articles were found, of which 125,431 were excluded in several steps of screening. Inclusion criteria were studies carried out on human ≥18 years of age, studies in English or German language, clinical trials, registry-based studies, cohort studies, population-based studies, and certain titles and abstracts. After screening for eligibility 35 potential factors influencing overall well-being in patients with GC were identified and classified into 9 important categories: genetic condition, treatment method, blood markers, nutritional status, daily living, state of health, mental state, supportive care, and alternative treatment.Conclusion: Since various factors are involved in the development of patients' overall well-being, timely treatment of psycho-social impairments by physicians and psychologists is of enormous importance. Preventing psycho-social burden by improving patients' QOL should be of high importance in the treatment regimen of patients with GC.

scholarly journals Review of foreign studies on the impact of cochlear implantation on the quality of life of persons with hearing impairment

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-85
Author(s):  
A.A. Izvolskaya
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Hearing Impairment ◽  
Cochlear Implantation ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Cochlear Implant Surgery ◽  
The Impact

The article is devoted to the review of foreign studies on the impact of cochlear implantation on the quality of life of persons with hearing impairment. The results of the work of American, Australian, Italian, Romanian, Israeli scientists indicate a significant improvement in auditory perception after cochlear implant surgery, which has the most positive impact on the quality of life of patients of different ages (children, adolescents, adults, the elderly). The article also considers additional parameters that affect the quality of life, such as the possibility of participation in social life, financial well-being, psychological characteristics (attitude to oneself and one’s impairment, anxiety, ability to protect one’s interests), etc.

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