scholarly journals Efecto de una intervención estructurada de enfermería en disminución del hábito tabáquico en mujeres fumadoras

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 281-303
Author(s):  
Patricia Cid Henriquez ◽  
Olivia Sanhueza Alvarado ◽  
José Manuel Merino ◽  
Katia Sáez Carrillo
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Calidad De Vida ◽  
Structured Intervention ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Las Mujeres ◽  
And Control ◽  
Los Grupos

Introducción: El consumo del tabaco está asociado al incremento de la morbilidad y la mortalidad femenina. Este hábito implica además un deterioro en la calidad de vida relacionada con salud. El propósito de esta investigación fue determinar el efecto de una intervención estructurada que motivara a las mujeres a disminuir el consumo diario de cigarrillos y mejorar su calidad de vida. Método: Diseño experimental con preprueba-postprueba y grupo de control con asignación de los grupos al azar. De 120 personas se homologaron los dos grupos con cinco caracteristicas, se homologó nuevamente la muestra porque respondieron la entrevista en domicilio sólo 64 personas. El grupo intervención estuvo constituido por 10 mujeres entre 18 y 65 años de la región del Bio- Bío, y el grupo control por 20 mujeres. Se aplicó un cuestionario semiestructurado de características sociodemográficas, de test, cuestionarios y escalas que midieron las variables asociadas al consumo, y las orientaciones subjetivas y conductuales, previo consentimiento informado. La intervención estructurada estuvo conformada por: métodos activos de aprendizaje, consejería con énfasis en el fortalecimiento de la percepción de autoeficacia. Resultados: La diferencia de medias en el tiempo y la diferencia de medias entre los grupos (grupo tratamiento y grupo control) es de casi 5 cigarrillos (4,8), esta interacción (tiempo-grupo) resulta a un nivel de significación menor al uno por diez mil.Conclusiones: Esta intervención requiere de reforzamiento periódico hasta lograr la deshabituación tabáquica e incidir en la calidad de vida relacionada con salud de las mujeres con hábito tabáquico. Introduction: Tobacco consumption is associated with an increase in female morbidity and mortality. This habit also implies deterioration in the quality of life related to health. The purpose of this research was to determine the effect of a structured intervention that motivated women to reduce their daily consumption of cigarettes and improve their quality of life.Method: Experimental design with pre-test-post-test and control group with allocation of the groups at random. Out of 120 people, the two groups were approved with five characteristics. The sample was homologated again because the home interview was answered by only 64 people. The intervention group consisted of 10 women between 18 and 65 years old from the Bio-Bio region, and the control group by 20 women. A semi-structured questionnaire with sociodemographic characteristics, test, questionnaires and scales that measured the variables associated with consumption, and subjective and behavioral guidelines, with prior informed consent, was applied. The structured intervention consisted of: active learning methods, counseling with emphasis on strengthening the perception of self-efficacy. Results: The difference of means in time and the difference of means between the groups (treatment group and control group) is of almost 5 cigarettes (4,8). This interaction (time-group) results has a level of significance less than one in ten thousand. Conclusions: This intervention requires periodic reinforcement to achieve smoking cessation and affect the quality of life related to health of women with smoking.

scholarly journals Effect of Kinesiotaping on Quality of Life of Knee Osteoarthritis Patients

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (02) ◽  
pp. 21-32
Author(s):  
Aditya Paramitha ◽  
Rahmi Isma
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Knee Osteoarthritis ◽  
Bodily Pain ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Pulley System ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Grade Ii ◽  
And Control

Introduction: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) causes pain which limits functional activity and quality of life. Quadriceps femoris muscle strengthening with weight-pulley system is effective in improving functional activity. Kinesiotaping is known in reducing pain thus improving activity and quality of life. This study was to determine the effect of kinesiotaping in addition to weight-pulley system exercise on quality oflife in grade II and III knee OA patients. Methods: Participants were randomly assigned to intervention group (n=13) and control group (n=14). All participants were treated with weight-pulley system exercise for nine sessions meanwhile participants in intervention group received additional kinesiotaping. Pre- and post-intervention quality of life were evaluated using Medical Outcome Study Short Form-36 (SF-36). Results: There were differences in total score of SF-36, bodily pain, general health, vitality, and role emotional between intervention and control group; (90.53±8.23, 76.98±11.88; p=0.002), (83.75±16.86,67.31±17.3; p=0.022), (88.57±10.27, 72.69±12.18; p=<0.001), (93.93±7.64, 80.77±10.18; p=0.002) and (92.86±14.18, 74.37±24.17; p=0.027), respectively. Conclusion: Application of kinesiotaping in addition to weight-pulley system exercise improved quality of, particularly in bodily pain, general health, vitality and role emotional in grade II and III knee OApatients.

scholarly journals Calidad de vida relacionada con la salud en personas con hipertensión y diabetes mellitus

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 316-344
Author(s):  
Dora Inés Parra ◽  
Luís Alberto López Romero ◽  
Lina María Vera Cala
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Visual Analog Scale ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Analog Scale ◽  
Calidad De Vida ◽  
Los Grupos

Objetivo: Determinar los factores sociodemográficos y clínicos asociados a la Calidad de Vida relacionada con la salud (CVRS) en personas con hipertensión arterial y diabetes mellitus tipo 2.Métodos: Estudio analítico de corte transversal en una muestra de 184 usuarios de un programa de control de riesgo cardiovascular en Bucaramanga (Colombia). Se utilizó el instrumento EQ-5D-3L para evaluar la calidad de vida. Un modelo de regresión lineal múltiple fue llevado a cabo usando como desenlace la Escala Visual Análoga y como posibles predictores las dimensiones del EQ-5D, ajustando por edad, sexo, grupo de intervención (variable instrumental) y variables clínicas como la patología de base y el control de la misma.Resultados: La mediana de edad fue 63 años, 73,3% mujeres, 88,0% nivel socioeconómico bajo; mediana de Presión Arterial Sistólica de 130 mmHg (116,0-145,0) y de HbA1c 5,7% (5,4-6,2) en la población general, hallándose diferencias estadísticamente significativas entre los grupos de patología. La mediana de la Escala Visual Análoga fue de 80(Q1:59-Q3:95) puntos, sin diferencias estadísticamente significativas entre los grupos de patología. Manifestar dolor/malestar, tener problemas en las actividades cotidianas y el no control de la hipertensión arterial disminuyó la percepción de la calidad de vida relacionada con la salud, en 7,5, 18,1 y 7,3 puntos, respectivamente.Conclusiones: La CVRS, en general, fue alta. Esta fue mayor en las personas con diabetes mellitus tipo 2. Factores relacionados con la funcionalidad y control de la enfermedad fueron asociados con una menor percepción de la CVRS. Objective: To determine the sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with health-related Quality of Life (HRQoL) among people with hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus.Methods: Analytical cross-sectional study in a sample of 184 users of a cardiovascular risk control program in Bucaramanga (Colombia). The EQ-5D-3L instrument was used to assess quality of life. A multiple linear regression model was carried out using the Visual Analog Scale as the outcome and the dimensions of the EQ-5D as possible predictors, adjusting for age, sex, intervention group (instrumental variable), and clinical variables such as the disease and its control.Results: The median of age was 63 years, 73.3% women, 88.0% low socioeconomic level; Median Systolic Blood Pressure of 130 mmHg (116.0-145.0) and HbA1c 5.7% (5.4-6.2) in the general population, showing statistically significant differences between the pathology groups. The median of Visual Analog Scale was 80(Q1: 59-Q3: 95) points, with no statistically significant differences between the pathology groups. Manifesting pain/discomfort, problems with usual activities and lack of hypertension control decreased the perception of HRQoL, by 7.5, 18.1 and 7.3 points, respectively.Conclusions: The HRQoL in general was high. It was higher among people with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Factors related to the functionality and control of the disease were associated with a lower perception HRQoL.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Health Promotional Strategies on Quality of Life among Spouse of Alcoholics in Selected Communities of Dakshina Kannada District, India

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
PJ Shiji ◽  
Neetha Kamath ◽  
Supriya Hegde
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Demographic Variable ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
The Family ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Promotional Strategies ◽  
And Control

Introduction: Alcoholism is a major problem in developing countries like India. Alcoholism affects not only the individual but also his family and the society. Spouses of alcoholics are among those who suffer the maximum consequences of alcoholism and its effects. Aim: To find the effect of health promotional strategies (Yoga and Health education) on Quality of Life (QOL) of the spouse of alcoholics. Materials and Methods: Quasi experimental pre-test post-test control design was adopted. A total of 330 men were administered the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) tool to screen for alcoholics through house to house survey, of which 279 men who scored in the range of 8-15 AUDIT score were considered as alcoholics. Their spouses were selected as study participants (who met the sampling criteria) and subjects were randomly allocated to intervention group (132) and control group (147) through simple randomised sampling. The data was gathered by using WHOQOL-BREF tool to assess the QOL; initially pre-test QOL was assessed, followed by individual health education (45 minutes) and yoga (15 minutes) once a week for 3 consecutive weeks and post-test was done during fourth week for intervention (127) and control groups (142). There were five dropouts in post-test from each group due to health problems, migration and no cooperation from the family for the intervention. Independent t-test was performed by using SPSS version 18.0 to determine effectiveness of health promotion strategies on QOL scores between the intervention and control group and chi-square test was used to find the association between post-intervention QOL scores and selected demographic variable at p<0.05 level of significance. Results: QOL scores in all four domains in the intervention group showed that there was an increase before and after the interventions. On comparing the mean differences between QOL scores post-test in intervention and control group, calculated t-value was (34.04) and the difference was highly statistically significant at p<0.001** showing that health promotional strategies were effective in improving QOL among spouse of alcoholics. There was a significant association between post-test intervention QOL scores of subjects and selected variables such as primary decision maker (p=0.002*) of the family and history of domestic violence (p=0.030*). Conclusion: The study findings suggest that adopting health promotional strategies such as yoga can help the spouses of alcoholics to improve their QOL.

scholarly journals Calidad De Vida Y El Equilibrio Dinámico En El Adulto Mayor

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (14) ◽  
pp. 110
Author(s):  
Orlando David Mazón Moreno ◽  
Pablo Luis Lomas Badillo ◽  
Danilo Ortiz Fernández ◽  
Santillan Obregon Rodrigo Roberto ◽  
Dennys Germán Palacios Valdiviezo
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Dynamic Balance ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Exercise Program ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Calidad De Vida ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Tinetti Test

The objective of the present investigation was to relate quality of life and dynamic balance in older adults. To this end, an intentional sample of older adults was taken from the gerontological centers of Chambo and Guano cantons, for which 35 people make up the control group (Chambo); while 71 people make up the intervention group (Guano). In order to reach the goal of the research, the quality of life was evaluated, through a pre-test called WHOQOL - BREF, followed by the Tinetti test that refers to the march - balance, ending with the Timed get up and go test, which determines the mobility measures of people who can walk on their own. To the intervention group, an exercise program was applied to improve the dynamic balance that lasted ten weeks. Finally, by means of a post test, the entire sample was evaluated, which allowed us to analyze whether there was an incidence. In other words, a slight improvement in both dynamic balance and gait after ten weeks of intervention was evidenced.

scholarly journals PENGARUH SELF HELP GROUP TERHADAP KUALITAS HIDUP PASIEN HEMODIALISA DI RUMAH SAKIT PUSAT KESEHATAN UMUM MUHAMMADIYAH YOGYAKARTA

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ambar Relawati ◽  
Mohammad Hakimi ◽  
Titih Huriah
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Mean Difference ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
And Control ◽  
Self Help Group

Chronicrenalfailure patientsare requiredtoperformhemodialysis (HD)to replace ofkidney functionhas beendamaged. Hemodialysishas side effectsthatwillaffect the qualityof life of patients. Independentnursingactionsto support improvedquality of life forhemodialysispatientscouldbegroups therapy, one of which is aSelf HelpGroup (SHG). This studyaimed to examinethe influence ofself-help group actionagainst thequality of life ofhemodialysispatientsinPKU MuhammadiyahYogyakarta  hospital. Thisresearchdesignusingquasy experiment withpretest-posttest control group design.The sample selection in this study using total sampling technique. Respondentscontrol groupof 16 peopleandthe intervention groupare 15 people. The respondents in the control group received the standard treatment of the hospital, and the intervention group receive self-help group meeting 8 times Analysis ofthe data usedindependentt-test. Results from the analysis data obtained significant value mean difference test between control group and intervention group before being implemented SHG p value is 0.404, it is means that there is no significant difference quality of life HD patients before implementation SHG.The significant value of the mean difference testbetweenintervention group and control group is p value <0.001, it is means that there are significantly differences quality of life between intervention group and control group. Combination ofHDandselfhelp groupinrenal failurepatients with undergoingHDcan improve thequality of life ofpatients. Selfhelp groupcouldbe appliedtopatients suffering fromchronicdiseasessuch as kidney failureas asupportive therapy. Keywords: Quality of Life, hemodialisys, self help group

scholarly journals The Effect of Lymphoedema Exercises and Foot Elevation on the Quality of Life of Patients with Elephantiasis

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Emirensiana Watu ◽  
Supargiyono ◽  
Haryani
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Before And After ◽  
And Control ◽  
Pitting Edema

Filariasis is a chronic infectious disease caused by filarial worms. Swelling in the legs in patients with filariasis can result in a significantly lower quality of life. The recommended treatments for patients who experience swelling or lymphoedema are lymphoedema exercises and foot elevation. This research is a quantitative study with a quasi-experimental design including pre- and posttreatment tests with a control group. This study used a cluster sampling method, which is a nonprobability sampling technique. The samples in this study were 48 respondents divided into two groups: 24 respondents from the Nebe Village comprising the intervention group and 24 respondents from the Bangkoor Village comprising the control group. The intervention group conducted lymphoedema exercises and foot elevation three times a week for 15–20 min for 1 month and measured their quality of life using the LFSQQ questionnaire. Measurements of pitting edema and ankle diameter were also carried out. Paired t-test revealed an improvement in the quality of life between pretest and posttest in the intervention and control groups (p=0.001). The quality of life in the pre-post intervention group improved from 67.42 to 81.58. In addition, the quality of life in the pre-post control group only improved from 62.50 to 72.58. The level of pitting edema decreased from severe (+++) to moderate (++) and from mild (+) to normal (0), and there was no difference in ankle diameter in each group (p=1.000). The quality of life improved before and after the administration of lymphoedema exercises and foot elevation for each group. Pitting edema decreased before and after lymphoedema exercises and foot elevation for each group. There was no decrease in ankle diameter after lymphoedema exercises and foot elevation in the intervention and control groups.

scholarly journals The effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on perceived stress, resilience, and the quality of life in thalassemia major patients

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-97
Author(s):  
Fariborz Jabbarifard ◽  
Tayebeh Sharifi ◽  
Kamal Solati ◽  
Ahmad Ghazanfari
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Thalassemia Major ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Stress Resilience ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Difference ◽  
And Control

Background and aims: The present study aimed to determine the effect of acceptance and commitment therapy on perceived stress, resilience, and the quality of life in thalassemia major patients in Lordegan during 2015-2016. Methods: This semi-experimental study used the pre-test and post-test designs with a control group and period. The samples included 40 patients with thalassemia major who referred to Lordegan Shohada hospital, were selected by the purposeful sampling technique based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria, and were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The experimental group received eight-week sessions of the acceptance and commitment-based therapy, while the control group received no intervention until the end of the study. The data were collected by the perceived stress questionnaire (Cohen et al), Researcher Conner and Davison Resilience Scale, and the World Health Organization Quality of Life (SF-26). Finally, the obtained data were analyzed using the SPSS software, repeated measure, and covariance tests Results: The results showed that there was a significant difference between the experimental and control groups in terms of the perceived stress, resilience, and the quality of life (P<0.001). In addition, based on the results, 66% of the changes in the perceived stress scores, 81% of the difference in the resiliency scores, and 75% of the difference in the quality of life scores were related to the impact of therapy based on the acceptance and group commitment. Further, the results of the analysis variance of the internal group revealed that the effect of therapy based on the acceptance and commitment on the perceived stress, resilience, and the quality of life had a significant difference in pretest, posttest, and follow-up stages. Conclusion: In general, the therapy based on the acceptance and commitment is found to be a useful practice in reducing the perceived stress while increasing the resilience and improving the quality of life in patients with thalassemia major.

scholarly journals Effect of Health-Promoting Lifestyle Modification Education on Knowledge, Attitude, and Quality of Life of Postmenopausal Women

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Nirmala Rathnayake ◽  
Gayani Alwis ◽  
Janaka Lenora ◽  
Iresha Mampitiya ◽  
Sarath Lekamwasam
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Lifestyle Modifications ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Health Promoting Lifestyle ◽  
And Control

Limited knowledge and negative attitudes about menopause among postmenopausal women (PMW) create a multitude of health-related issues leading to impaired quality of life (QOL) among them. This study evaluated the impact of a health-promoting lifestyle education intervention (HPLEI) on knowledge, attitude, and QOL in a group of PMW in Sri Lanka. A quasi-experimental study was conducted with 72 PMW, matched for sociodemographic status of the community from two geographically separated areas in Galle, and they were allocated to intervention (n=37) and control (n=35) groups. HPLEI is comprised of health education sessions focused on postmenopausal health management with lifestyle modifications provided only for the intervention group for 8 weeks and follow-up for 6 months. The control group was not given any planned education programme and was allowed to proceed with the usual lifestyle during this period. Knowledge, attitude, menopause-specific QOL (MENQOL), and overall QOL were evaluated in both groups with self-administered questionnaires at the baseline, after 8 weeks of education sessions and at the end of 6 months of follow-up. The mean (SD) ages of the intervention and control groups were 54.6 (4.5) and 56.5 (3.4) (p=0.06) years, respectively. All evaluated variable scores were not different between the intervention and control groups (p>0.05) at the baseline. In the intervention group, knowledge (mean±SD; 21.70±1.05) and attitude (mean±SD; 44.02±5.33) scores increased at the end (p<0.001). In the control group, a marginal increase in all dimensions of knowledge scores (mean±SD; 9.71±2.21) and unchanged attitude scores (mean±SD; 23.91±7.56) were seen. All MENQOL scores decreased during the follow-up in the intervention group (mean±SD; 138.51±18.47) (p<0.001) except the sexual domain (p=0.32). MENQOL scores were increased in the control group (mean±SD; 92.05±28.87) (p<0.001) with time. Overall QOL scores increased (mean±SD; 74.85±9.71) (p<0.001) in the intervention group during the study period and in the control group overall QOL (mean±SD; 51.03±13.61) showed a reduction (p<0.001) at the end. Health education focused on health-promoting lifestyle modifications was effective in improving knowledge, attitude, MENQOL, and overall QOL of PMW.

scholarly journals Exercise and Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 49-53
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Bahramnezhad ◽  
Ahmad Ali Asadi Noughabi ◽  
Pouya Farokhnezhad Afshar ◽  
Simin Marandi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Heart Failure ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
And Control ◽  
Positive Effect

Background: Guidelines recommend that exercise training can beconsidered for medically stable outpatients with heart failure; thus, this study sought to determine the effect of exercise on quality of life in patients with heart failure.Patients and Methods: In this cross sectional study 160 patients were included and divided into 2 groups (n=80). Intervention group performed the exercise (poly striding), 30 minutes three times a week, for 8 weeks. After 8 weeks, the exercises have not been followed for six months; SF36 Questionnaire was filled to assess the quality of life for the individuals in both groups in three steps: before the intervention, and 3 and 6 months after. After completion of questionnaires, quality of life was compared between the two groups and all the data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics.Results: The mean ages of the intervention and control groups were 61.65±17.5 and 64.116±17.4 years, respectively. Control group had significant decrease in quality of life at different stages of the study. Quality of life was significantly better in the intervention group comparing to the control group three months after the intervention despite the lack of significant difference before the intervention and after 6 months.Conclusion: Results showed a positive effect of exercise on quality of life in patients but the failures and lack of continuity did not improve the overall quality of life of patients as compared with their condition before the exercise. Overall, regular exercise is recommended for these patients.

scholarly journals The effect of solution-focused counseling on violence rate and quality of life of pregnant women at risk of domestic violence: A randomized controlled trial

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sepideh Din Mohammadi ◽  
Mohsen Dadashi ◽  
Elahe Ahmadnia ◽  
leila Janani ◽  
Roghieh Kharaghani
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Solution Focused ◽  
And Control

Abstract Background: Domestic violence during pregnancy as one of the most common social problems and major challenges of health systems can affect the health of the mother and fetus. The study aimed to compare the two groups of intervention based on solution-focused counseling and control in terms of violence and quality of life amounts in women who had experienced domestic violence.Methods: This study was a randomized controlled trial on 90 pregnant women who were selected from one maternity ward in Zanjan city. A convenience sampling of 90 women was blocked randomized into two groups of intervention (n=45) and control (n=45). Study tool included conflict tactics scale (CTS- 2) and short form health survey (SF-36). The intervention group received six counseling sessions with a solution-focused approach. The tools were completed once before the intervention and again six weeks after the end of the counseling sessions by the participants of both groups. The P-value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.Results: A total of 82/90 pregnant women were analyzed. The results showed that median and interquartile range (IQR) of physical, psychological and sexual violence significantly decreased in the intervention group than the control group (Ps=0.001). Moreover, quality of life scores significantly improved in the intervention group compared to the control group (P=0.001).Conclusion: solution-focused counseling could be an effective approach to reduce the amount of violence and increase the quality of life in women exposed to domestic violence.

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