Quality of life measures for carers for people with. Quality of life, the degree to which an individual is healthy, comfortable, and able to participate in or enjoy life events. A fifth item related to the study of quality of life using sf12 questionnaire in its french version. The current article outlines the outcomes of this delphiprocedure. Pdf quality of life in individuals with anxiety disorders. To investigate the quality of life, life satisfaction, happiness and demands of work in workers with different work schedules. Ce article the effect of the of computerbased assistive. Alternatively, you can also download the pdf file directly to your computer, from where it can be opened using a pdf reader. Determinants of quality of life in alzheimers disease. Since health is a multidimensional concept, hrqol is also multidimensional and incorporates domains related to physical, mental and emotional, and social functioning. Rather it dates back to philosophers like aristotle 384322 bc who wrote about the good life and living well and how public policy can help to nurture it. Findings from other studies show religious involvement to be associated with longer life. The survey was carried out on professional workers in social care. The influence of physical activity, sedentary behavior on.
The percent of religious adherents in a state is correlated with the harmony domain of the qol and negatively with an indicator of stress. The factors that affect the overall quality of life vary by peoples. To download the pdf, click the download link below. Beach center family quality of life scale psychometric characteristics and scoring key the beach center family quality of life scale hereafter referred to as fqol scale assesses families perceptions of their satisfaction with different aspects of family quality of life.
Healthrelated quality of life hrqol measures are often used to track changes in population health, mostly among adults. Life quality of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Making note of references to quality of life in the occupational therapy literature, one could gather a list of hundreds of articles. The identification of the factor predicting qol in ad is essential to develop more effective interventions. Quality of life for people with dementia living in residential and nursing home care. From the relevant articles, we searched the pubmed related articles and manually examined the reference lists of the existing literature to retrieve other eligible studies.
Factors affecting students quality of academic performance. There is a need for specialists on quality of life. The focus was on both satisfaction with the place and urban quality of life, since both these measures have been established as positively associated with satisfaction and quality of life ge and hokao, 2006, marans, 2015 and found to attract people to live in certain places. Adults with arthritis should move more and sit less throughout the day.
Quality of life measurement for patients with diseases of. By referring to quality of life questionnarecore 30 qlqc30 15, the quality of life of patients in 3 months after the nursing care was assessed, including the following 4 items. Original article effects of comprehensive care on mood and. Other interesting articles on quality of life include a comparative study of quality of life, social support and dysfunction in alcohol dependent men attending a deaddiction clinic in india, and wellness as. Motivation and quality of work life among secondary school efl teachers sasan baleghizadeh yahya gordani shahid beheshti university, g.
An alternative measure of poverty and human capability introducing the quality of life index rene r. In recent decades, life style as an important factor of health is more interested by researchers. Quality of life is a concept which in recent years has generated a great deal of interest, but it is not only a notion of the twentieth century. While there seems to be no agreed upon definition of quality of work life, it has been used as a construct which relates to the wellbeing of. Methodsthrough a systematic search, we identified 67 articles that met our inclusion criteria. The term quality of life is inherently ambiguous, as it can refer both to the experience an individual has of his or her own life and to the living conditions in which individuals find themselves.
Physical activitysuch as walking, bicycling, and swimmingdecreases arthritis pain and improves function, mood, and quality of life. On a 100point scale of each item, the higher the score, the better the quality of life. Get a printable copy pdf file of the complete article. This study set out to investigate the relationship between quality of work life and teacher motivation among 160 secondary school english as a foreign language efl teachers in tehran, iran. Foundation health measure report, healthrelated quality.
Commonly used scales to assess healthrelated quality of life qol are generic utility measures, like the eq5d 3. A new category of technicians and scientists is required. Quality of life indices have been used in medical practice to estimate the impact of different diseases on functioning and wellbeing and to compare outcomes between different treatment modalities. We measured this variable according to the world health organization disability assessment schedule whodas 2. Raya this article is based on a series of studies done by action for economic reforms aer to develop an alternative. Trends in healthrelated quality of life among adolescents. But if quality of life is used in these serious contexts, then the dimension of quality of life must be able to be determined and even measured. Health and quality of life outcomes considers original manuscripts on the healthrelated quality of life hrqol assessment for evaluation of medical and psychosocial interventions. For online submission articles should be prepared in two files first page file and article file. The objective of the study was to evaluate the quality of life and the quality of working life value of the particular organizations employees. Maslow based his theory for development towards happiness and true being on the concept of human needs. To adequately manage pain, nurses caring for cancer patients need to fully understand each patients pain experience. Parkinsons disease is a complex disorder that strongly affects patients quality of life.
Quality of life, life satisfaction and happiness in shift. Quality of life outcome measures following partial glossectomy. The investments in education and quality of life 144 special issue december 20 more positively healthy lives schuller, 2007, p. Angioedema quality of life questionnaire aeqol interpretability and sensitivity to change the angioedema quality of life aeqol is the first patient reported outcome measure developed for the assessment of quality of life qol impairment in patients with recurrent angioedema rae. Recent research suggests that these factors could be different for the distinct informants. Articles will be published with their final citation after acceptance, in both fully browsable web form, and as a formatted pdf. He described his approach as an existentialistic psychology of selfactualization, based on personal. Background although the term quality of life is relatively recent, the concept of public happiness has been popular at various periods throughout history. Seeman on hierarchy and quality of life among psychiatric users. A case of secondary school level 2 students performance remains at top priority for educators. Better educated people record lower mortality rates mackenbach, 2006, less serious health problems. Quality of life and treatment satisfaction are highly.
Occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants often claim to improve the quality of their clients lives. A populationbased crosssectional survey was conducted from april to october 2016 in guangdong province, china. The investments in education and quality of life 143 special issue december 20 concerning the way investments in education may predict qol and ends with concluding remarks. The pdf file you selected should load here if your web browser has a pdf reader plugin installed for example, a recent version of adobe acrobat reader. Theorists of quality of life as well as technicians of quality of life can enter the arena. Quality of life as context for planning and evaluation of services for. During the past 50 years, quality of life is a construct that many researchers have studied. Qualityoflife differences and urban and regional outcomes. Mats cardell is the project manager for the companys activities in.
Alzheimers disease ad is a chronic medical condition with symptoms that compromise patients quality of life qol. Educators, trainers, and researchers have long been interested in. Relationship between psychological health and quality of. Hence, they encounter illness, disability and even death.
Prompted by the recent us recession, we assessed trends in adolescent hrqol by using crosssectional data from the 20012010 national health and nutrition examination survey. Healthrelated quality of life is an important patientreported outcome used in intervention trials and for monitoring the consequences of health status on physical, mental, and social domains. Cancer pain is an unrelenting symptom with the potential to alter the quality of life of patients. Original article effects of comprehensive care on mood and quality of life in infertile patients fengqing ma 1, huiyan cao, lijie song, xiuqiong liao1, xunfa liu2 departments of 1family planning, 2emergency, the second clinical medical college, shenzhen peoples hospital, jinan university, shenzhen 518020, guangdong province, china. The study was conducted between the years 20 and 2015. Quality of life in elderly patients with chronic nonspecific lung disease seen in family practice.
The quest for a measure of social welfare, journal of. Ostomycure as, a norwegian company, has developed this groundbreaking concept. Original article effects of highquality nursing on. Quality of life should not be confused with the concept of standard of living. Quality of life research is an international, multidisciplinary journal devoted to the rapid communication of original research, theoretical articles and methodological reports related to the field of quality of life, in all the health sciences. Hrqol goes beyond the direct measures of health and focuses on the qualityoflife consequences of health status. In 1962, abraham maslow published his book towards a psychology of being, and established a theory of quality of life, which still is considered a consistent theory of quality of life. Quality of life is then quite often described as the goal of the professional activities, a goal which is described as being equally as important as the more objectivesoundingwelfare and health. Mcsweeny aj, grant i, heaton rk, adams km, timms rm. It is meant for making a difference locally, regionally, nationally and globally.
The impact of performance on activities of daily living, behavioral and psychological symptoms, language skills, and psychotropic drugs volume issue 1 clive ballard, john obrien, ian james, pat mynt, marisa lana, dawn potkins, katharina reichelt, lesley lee, alan swann, jane fossey. The aim of this study was to verify the le vels of quality of life in elderly practitioners of physical activity comparing a active group with a control group the sample consisted of 159 phy sically independent and apparently healthy in dividuals of either sex, with mean age of 66. Look to digital progress as the key driver of improved quality of life. Subjective and objective indicators of the quality of life qol are used to test relationships with religious involvement, participation, and belief. Principles of urban quality of life for a neighborhood. According to who, 60% of related factors to individual health and quality of life are correlated to lifestyle. An alternative measure of poverty and human capability. The desire to improve the quality of life qol in a particular place or for a particular.
Disability, quality of life and allcause mortality in. Motivation and quality of work life among secondary school. Quality of life is a more subjective and intangible term than standard of living. The focus of our original development of the fqol scale was on families of. Some were shiftworkers whose schedule included night shifts n311, some were shiftworkers without night shifts n207 and some were nonshiftworkers n1,210.
Hospital night shift and its effects on the quality of. Patients with l v dysfunction participating in several studies 83. The 12item general health questionnaire ghq12 and world health organization quality of life. The term quality of life qol references the general wellbeing of individuals and societies.
The term is used in a wide range of contexts, including the fields of international development, healthcare, and politics. Quality of life for people with dementia living in. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of computer usage on the quality of life of computerbased assistive device users, and to evaluate their capacity to carry out computerbased tasks. This paper investigates the relationship between psychological health and quality of life qol of people affected by leprosy pal living in a community in guangdong province, china.
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