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Showing 1 to 20 of 314 for “"Qol"”.
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Improving dementia patient quality of life (QoL) by utilizing augmented reality mobile application
… to enhance dementia patient's quality of life (QoL). The AR system generates a vitiual object in the real world using marked AR system to project three-dimensional images in the patient sight or display panel. The task for each scenario classified based on home treatment activities that focus on …
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Health-Related QOL, Physical Activity, and Social Support in Saudi Patients with Cardiac Disease
… outcomes like health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with IHD. Despite the established knowledge of HRQoL, PA, and PSS levels and associations globally, they have yet to be studied in Saudi patients with IHD. Purpose: The purpose of this dissertation is to explore the current levels …
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The Effect of Mantram Repetition on QOL in Low-income, Urban Dwelling Older Adults
… number of ways that may negatively impact their QOL. This unique group is prone to report lower QOL, therefore, interventions targeted to improve QOL are timely. The purpose of this study was to describe the effect of mantram repetition (MR) on QOL in a sample of low-income, urban dwelling older …
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The effects of managers' cultural distance, ethnocentrism, and quality-of-life (QOL) orientation on program standardization
… distance, ethnocentrism, and quality-of-life (QOL) orientation. This dissertation empirically examines the effects of these managerial attitude variables on program standardization. It is hypothesized that managers’ ethnocentrism is directly related to program standardization, whereas cultural …
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An Examination of Salient Dimensions of Senior Tourist Behavior: Relationships among Personal Values, Travel Constraints, Travel Motivation, and Quality of Life (QoL)
… satisfaction with salient life domains of QoL, and overall QoL. The sample population of seniors residing in Jeju, South Korea was surveyed. A final sample of 328 were subjected to data analysis. Structural equation modeling (SEM), Chi-square difference test, independent t-tests, and …
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The Impacts of Tourism Development on Stakeholders' Quality of Life (QOL): A comparison between community residents and employed residents in the hospitality and tourism industry
… satisfaction with life domains affect overall QOL? (3) Does the perspective of different stakeholders have a moderating effect on the relationship between the perception of tourism impacts in life domains and satisfaction with life domains? The sample population of stakeholders residing in …
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Modeling the impacts of hospitality and tourism enterprises on community quality of life
… have been proposed. Among them, Quality of Life (QOL) has become a good alternative for measuring tourism impacts. Accordingly, the present researcher introduced QOL as a research tool for analyzing tourism impacts at the community level.^ Based on tourism impact theories and quality of life …
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Quality of Life: Socio-Demographic and Genetic Determinants As Well As Links With Cancer Outcomes
<p>Quality of life (QOL) is an independent prognostic factor for cancer. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death. Breast cancer is the most diagnosed. Bladder cancer is the most expensive cancer to treat because of its high recurrence rate. We set to perform comprehensive analyses of …
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A STUDY OF OPTIMISM, COPING STRATEGY, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG WHITE, KOREAN, AND AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE OLDER ADULTS
… strategies and psychological quality of life (QOL), considering optimism among three ethnic female older adult groups. A total of 373 community-dwelling female older adults over age 65, including 124 White Americans, 124 Korean Americans and 125 African Americans residing in Columbia, South …
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Evaluation of the Effect of Adherence to a Tai Chi exercise intervention on the Quality of Life of older People with Dementia
… exercise intervention on the Quality of Life (QoL) of community-dwelling older People with Dementia (PWD) and their carers. It was part of an assessor blind, parallel group, randomized controlled trial conducted in the south of England with 83 dyads (person with dementia and informal carer). …
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Exploring and Changing Cognitive Representations, Coping and Quality Of Life Outcomes in Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria
… through medicines to improve quality of life (QoL). Demographic and clinical factors have been inconsistent and poorly predict QoL but one modifiable factor that has gained credence is ones illness representations. The Common-Sense Model (Leventhal, Meyer and Nerenz, 1980) postulates that these …
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An Interpretive Phenomenological Exploration of Quality of Life Issues in Autologous Blood Cell Transplant Recipients
… transplant has affected their quality of life (QOL) is essential. In the last two decades numerous studies have focused on QOL issues in this patient group. However, the majority of these studies tend to approach QOL from a bio-physiological perspective, generating knowledge about the treatment …
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Predictors of Quality of Life for African American Women Who Assist Persons Who Receive Dialysis
… was to describe predictors of quality of life (QoL) for African American women who were caregivers of persons with end stage renal disease (ESRD). Five purposes, derived from a review of literature and conceptual model, guided this study. First, the study described the association between …
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Time-Related Centile Ranges for Quality of Life Outcomes in Renal Transplantation
… for evaluating and monitoring quality of life (QoL) following kidney transplantation. QoL is commonly viewed as an important indicator of successful outcomes in chronic disease including kidney transplantation. Despite extensive research documenting the value of QoL, routine measurement of QoL …
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Factors Associated with Quality of Life Among Mothers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
… associated effects upon the quality of life (QOL) of mothers of children with ASD. These mothers are subjected to various influences upon their lives as a result of their role as caregivers to children with ASD. The purpose of this study was to assess the International Classification of …
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Assessing the effect of Addison's disease on patient quality of life within the South African context
… finds that our patients do indeed have the same QOL, and that we should therefore be able to apply the European findings here. Measuring QOL alone, however, gives us very general information which is not sufficient for our study. The second aim of this research is to compare different aspects of …
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Assessing localized prostate cancer post-treatment quality of life outcomes among gay men
… and post-treatment quality of life (QoL). Sexual orientation and other social factors may play an important role in men's QoL. Research suggests that functional impairments following treatment diminish QoL more for younger (i.e., age 50-64 years) than older men, while supportive …
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Impact of quality of life on the reenlistment intentions of junior enlisted United States marines
… to investigate the impact of Quality of Life (QOL) programs and QOL domains on the reenlistment intentions of junior enlisted United States Marines. Data were extracted from the FY 2001 USMC Retention Survey. The data set was restricted to junior enlisted Marines in paygrades E2 through E4 with …
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