... of processing does not, however, necessarily have implications for the quality
of life. For example, an incineration system with poor safety and environmental standards may be worse for the
quality ... management of solid waste contributes to the qualityof life in urban areas through the immediate impact of
systems of collection and disposal and the longer term implications for the efficient use of ... proportion of waste
processed by recycling was 12.5%. For 70% of cities
for which trend information was available, the amount
of waste incinerated and/or recycled had increased.
The data illustrate...
... determinant for their qualityof life. Ac-
cording to the interviewed, the determinants of a bad quality of
life were those presented in Table 3 and Figure 3. Bad health
was the determinant for a bad quality ... half did. Therefore,
the concept of loss of health for some subjects is the presence
of pain, for others is to depend on others, and still for others is
not being able to walk. Therefore, we may ... health
– or the loss of it – is not the same thing for each subject, mean-
ing for some of them the loss of encouragement (6 subjects),
and for others the presence of pain (7subjects), for others a
decrease...
... to collect data. The WHO-QOL BREF was used to assess the qualityof life. The study showed
that the elders living in the urban community reported significant lower level ofqualityof life in ... and Quality of
Life of people.
All the aspects of “Health status”, “Life-
style”, “Life satisfaction”, “Mental health” and
“Well-being” together reflects the multidimen-
sional nature ofQuality ... organized for better care and sup-
port.
3. Integration through medicine and commu-
nity (family, care taker, voluntary organiza-
tions) for improving Qualityof Life of el-
derly.
To improve the quality...
... depth budget for
visual comfort, appropriate frame compatible format for line
interleaved display, bitrate to broadcast S-3DTV, threshold
for view asymmetries to avoid visual discomfort.
Key ... depth budget for visual comfort, appropriate frame
compatible format for line interleaved display, bitrate to broadcast S-3DTV, threshold
for view asymmetries to avoid visual discomfort.
Keywords: ... fusional disparities are about 27
min of arc for crossed disparity and 24 min of arc for uncrossed disparity.
When relative screen disparities are out of the range of the fusional area, human eyes...
... unsatisfied or not at all satisfied with each of the following services in [city name]:
c. Health care services offered by hospitals d. Health care services offered by doctors
City
Very
satisfied ... pollution, (7) integration of immigrants and (8) overall
satisfaction with the qualityof life of their city. The annex presents all the results in a table format
for all 22 questions in the ... was created to complement the data from the main Urban
Audit exercise, which collected over 250 indicators on the qualityof life in 258 European Cities.
For more information on the Urban Audit...
... Organization for Research and
Treatment of Cancer Core Qualityof Life Questionnaire. Journal of
psychosomatic research 2000, 49(1):27-34.
15. Wong WS, Fielding R: Eating ability predicts subsequent quality ... cut-off
score of 8 was recommended for HADS-D for both the
Western and Chinese population [19,20].
Quality of life
Respondents also answered the Medical Outcomes
Study 12-item Short-Form Health ... The differential mediating effects of
pain and depression on the physical and mental dimension ofquality
of life in Hong Kong Chinese adults. Health and Qualityof Life Outcomes
2010 8:1.
Publish...
... study time frame of one year a number of 67
patients met inclusion criteria and were therefore eligible
for participation in the study. All of them (100%) signed
informed consent.
Of these 33 patients ... I-QOL, HADS
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Improvement ofqualityof life, anxiety and depression after ... impact of urinary incontinence on self-efficacy
and qualityof life.
Health and Qualityof Life Outcomes 2003, 1:35.
22. Parkkinen A, Karjalainen E, Vartiainen M, Penttinen J: Physiotherapy
for...
... relate to qualityof life: A study
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10. Echteld MA, Elderen TMT, van der Kamp LJT: Modelling predictors
of qualityof life ... Central
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Predictors ofqualityof life: A quantitative investigation of the
stress-coping ... validity and responsiveness of a modular HRQOL
instrument for children and adolescents. 8. Jahrestagung der
International Society forQualityof Life Research (ISO-
QOL). Qualityof Life Research 2001,...
... self-assessed health-related
quality of life was comparable to qualityof life of controls
[22].
In the present study QoL was measured with the Profile of
Qualityof Life in the Chronically Ill ... approximately to the control collective. Quality
of life measured with the Profile ofQualityof Life in the
Chronically Ill (PLC) revealed mean values for capacity of
performance in the patient group in ... questionnaire on qualityof life and social status. Data was
compared to the German census on an age matched control collective.
Results: Qualityof life measured with the Profile ofQualityof Life in...
... Using the method of univariate
analyses of variance we identified several sources of varia-
bility (Table 3):
• SpR attitude is an important covariate for four of the
distinct forms of practice (CRP, ... ANOVA).
Deviations of >15% from the mean were highlighted.
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... the health-related qualityof life (HRQOL) of patients who had
undergone lithotripsy for treatment of urinary stones and to identify factors that significantly affect the HRQOL of
these patients.
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and female stone formers. ... Y:
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High prevalence of obesity...
... psychometric
evaluation of the Qualityof Life Appraisal Profile. Our evaluation of this measure is a prelude to a prospective
comparison ofqualityof life outcomes of reconstructive procedures ... examination of patien t character-
istics and qualityof life, thematic content coding of
responses to the Brief Qualityof Life Appraisal Profile,
examination of the relationship of goal attainment ... idiographic measure ofqualityof life.
Analysis of the Construct Validity of the Brief QOL
Appraisal Profile
A key concept we used to examine the p sychometric
properties of the Appraisal Profile is construct...