... status traditional life style practices were strong determinant of health behaviours andqualityof life. The findings ina vastly changing society cannot be analyzed in isolation of the family ... the findings of Smith et al., (2004), Netuveli and Blane (2008) that marital status was indeed, associated with health and survival outcome in old age. The finding that marital status was an ... the advent of maize, the fowls have been feeding on a thing and that thing was the use of herbs and other traditional medication (ki agbado to daye se be nkan ladiye nje, pataki nkan naa ni...
... Saud Al-Abdulmohsin, ARAMCO, Suadi Arabia, for provid-ing the Arabic version of the SF36 instrument. Thanks also are due to Mr. Muhannad Ma'ayah and Miss Ghadeer Hyasat for their handling ... help ofa clinician or a family member, com-pleted an Arabic translation of the University of MichiganHead and Neck QualityofLife instrument (HNQOL) and the Voice Handicap Index (VHI). Each ... North America have rated their qualityoflife as beinglower than non-laryngectomized individuals. The purpose of this study was to evaluate changes in quality oflifeand degree of voice handicap...
... a decrease in physical qualityof life [13,14].Table 1: Demographic, baseline and on-treatment characteristics of female and male patients with any health-related qualityoflife dataVariable ... (standard deviation: 5.92).Factors associated with negative change inqualityof life Baseline log viral load, pre-HAART PHS score, change in CD4 count and change in log viral load were all ... negative HRQoL and various socio-demo-graphic, baseline and on-treatment explanatory variablesas appropriate.Multivariate analysis started with a full model (Model 1) and explanatory variables were...
... methylphenidatetransdermal system (MTS; Daytrana® [Shire Pharmaceuti-cals Ireland Ltd., Dublin, Ireland]), an alternative to oralMPH formulation, is approved by the US Food and DrugAdministration ... atomoxetine and stimulants improve quality oflifeinan ADHD population treated ina community clinic.Psychiatr Q 2008, 79:133-137.40. Wehmeier PM, Dittmann RW, Schacht A, Minarzyk A, Lehmann ... long-term impact of MTS on HRQL as well asanalysis of probable predictors of HRQL change and/ orsatisfaction will be important in understanding what ele-ments of stimulant treatment contribute...
... 400JapanUnited KingdomNew ZealandUnited StatesAustraliaCanadaChinaIndiaThailandSouth KoreaIndonesiaPhilippinesMalaysiaSingaporeSymposium on Health Care Challenges for an Ageing ... impact on functional wellbeing or qualityof life Escalate use andcostsof medical and social services Increase burden of care for family and caregiversAvoidable Hospitalization Rates in SingaporeNg ... What are the present deficiencies and barriers that can be identified and corrected? Essential for optimal policy and programme planning and provisions Data are available from official...
... in the ISA-SP: the cities of Botucatu and Campinas; an area encompassing thecities of Itapecerica da Serra, Embu, and Taboão da Serra; and the District of Bu-tantã, in the city of São Paulo (13). ... school in the District of Butantã and city of Campinas. Despite the differences, allthese areas have a standard of living thatis higher than the national average (13). Sampling for ISA-SP was carried ... myocardial infarction in mainlandChina. Qual Life Res 2006;15:1525–31.29. Alves L, Leimann BCQ, Vasconcelos MEL,Carvalho MS, Vasconcelos AGG ET al. A in- fluência das doenças crônicas na capacidadefuncional...
... provokes a decrease in the ATP and anincreasein the inosine levels in Saccharomyces cerevisiae An experimental and theoretical approachHugo Osorio1,2, Elisabete Carvalho1, Mercedes del Valle1, ... experimental approach, Fig. 5A) producedTable 3. Vmax, Km and Kivalues of enzymes involved in the adenine and hypoxanthine metabolism in yeast cytosol. Vmaxvalues represent the average of a minimum ... and, above all, no appreciable differences in the rates of disappearance of ATP or appearance of Inowere observed.Theoretical approach – mathematical simulation of somemetabolic pathways related...
... Cardiac Transplant and Coronary Artery BypassGraft SurgeryWallwork, J., and Caine, N. A comparison of the qualityoflifeof cardiactransplant patients and coronary artery bypass graft patients ... response.Purpose of the StudyWallwork and Caine compared the qualityoflifeof cardiac transplantpatients with those of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) patients.MethodsWallwork and Caine compared ... importance of experimental design in any clinical trial. Such design issues as randomization,double-blinding, standardized implementation, and consideration of patients whowithdraw are important...
... importance of psychosocial vari-ables and share this understanding with their patients.Future research, amenable to statistical analyses such as path analysis and structuralequations modeling, ... of coherence, vigor, and overall qualityoflife as wellas lower depression, anger and anxiety. Positive yielding (acceptance) was related togreater sense of coherence, vigor, and overall quality ... perceptions of control stem from current quality of lifeand adjustment. And yet, it is indisputable that a relationship exists between psychosocial variables and qualityoflifein women with breast cancer....
... the manu-script. JEH manages the RI BRFSS, collaborated on ana-lytic decisions and data interpretation, and revised and edited the manuscript. Both authors have read and approved the final version ... Research Organizations(CASRO), was 51%. Rhode Island's 2004 BRFSS data and technical details are available upon request from theCenter for Health Data and Analysis, Rhode IslandDepartment ... and degenerative illness as leading causes of death, quality of life has become an important aspect in assessing the bur-den of disease.Health-related qualityoflife (HRQOL) refers to an indi-vidual's...
... fibromyalgia – statistical analyses. Scand J CaringSci 2005, 19:64-70.40. Grov EK, Dahl AA, Fossa SD, Wahl AK, Moum T: Global quality of lifein primary caregivers of patients with cancer in palliativephase ... mean and standard deviation (SD), and group variables as numbers and per cent (%).* Chi-square used to compare categorical data, and ANOVA with Bonferroni post hoc test used for continuous variables. ... several points in the model and are particularlyimportant in understanding general health perceptions and GQOL. In addition, perceptions of health appear toTable 3: Regression analysis of demographics,...
... weekwere analyzed using a rank analysis of covariance(ANCOVA) with baseline value as a covariate; meanchanges in UUI episodes per week were analyzed usingANCOVA with baseline value as a covariate. ... PvK was involved in collectingthe data. JTW conducted the data analysis. All authorshave read and approved the final manuscript.Mean change in KHQ domain scores by categorical improvement in ... bladder-related problems and health-related qualityof life. Correlations were moderate in magnitude but statistically significant, suggesting thatPROs are important and relevant measures for evaluating...
... early-diagnosed and treated PKU patients. Aim of the study was to analyse qualityoflifeand social status, whichare important parameters for an overall estimation of success of treatment apart ... symptoms.Table 3: Comparison of mean QoL in patients under and above 25 years; Mean and Standard DeviationPatient collective 17–25 years Mean (SD) Patient collective 25–37 years Mean (SD) SignificancePhysical ... socioeconomic dataThe data on marital status, children and habitation areshown in table 5. Data on school and professional educa-tion are summarised in table 6. A great percentage of patients still...
... foranxiety. Performance status was related to depression and anxiety. The authors conclude that the prevalence of depression and anxiety may be higher than expected in an ovarian cancer population, ... well-being, social well-being, and functional well-being. As recently as 1993, Andersen pub-lished an article acknowledging a grave lack of research on quality oflifeand challenging "institutions ... but also medical mortality and morbidity, and attempt to modify psychosocial variables to improve sur-vival time andqualityof life. References1. Pignata S, Ballatori E, Favalli G and Scambia...