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Senior quality of life issues
As the number of senior citizens entering retirement facilities increases, new and innovative approaches must be developed to address issues, past and present, affecting senior's quality of life. Findings of a prior study by Stock and Kanter (1980) indicate that responses on the Senior Apperception …
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Spinal cord injury and quality of life: what determines quality of life and what is the relationship between physical activity, fitness and quality of life
This thesis is comprised of two investigations. The first investigation, using naturalistic inquiry, determined the domains that represented quality of life for persons with a spinal cord injury. Seven persons with complete quadriplegic injuries (one female, six males) and eight persons with …
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Quality of life in hemodialysis patients
The increasing number of patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) has caused a substantial rise in the number of individuals receiving hemodialysis. One of the persistent questions with this group has been the influence of the procedure on quality of life. The present study explored the …
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Underemployment and Health-related Quality of Life
Considering the increasing levels of unemployment and underemployment, and the limited evidence concerning the impact of underemployment on health, my study examines the relations between subjective, objective, and time-related underemployment and employees’ health-related quality of life, as …
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Family quality of life: measurement and validity
… a developmental disability presents a unique set of challenges for families and these are assumed to affect the family's quality of life (FQOL). The purpose of the current study is to examine convergent and divergent validity of the Family Quality of Life Survey-2006 by comparing it to other …
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Health-Related Quality of Life in Morphea
OBJECTIVE: Little is known about health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of patients with morphea (localized scleroderma). We determined the impact of morphea on HRQOL and clinical and demographic correlates of HRQOL. METHODS: Cross sectional survey of Morphea in Adults and Children (MAC) cohort. …
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QUALITY-OF-LIFE INDICATORS IMPACTING OLDER ADULTS
… population have been triggered by the addition of the baby-boomer generation, which drastically increased the growth of this cohort group. A determination of needs for this diverse group of people is necessary for clinical professionals to employ evidence-based practices in the daily provision …
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Subjective Quality of Life in Dialysis Patients
With the ever increasing ability of medical technology to prolong life, quality of life is an increasingly legitimate medical outcome. This is an ethnographic study on the perceived quality of life of hemodialysis dependent end stage renal disease patients. The study used participant observations …
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Subjective Quality of Life in Dialysis Patients
With the ever increasing ability of medical technology to prolong life, quality of life is an increasingly legitimate medical outcome. This is an ethnographic study on the perceived quality of life of hemodialysis dependent end stage renal disease patients. The study used participant observations …
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Quality of Life and Health Related Quality of Life in Patients with End Stage Renal Disease: an Omani Context
… irreversible condition. Understanding the impact of ESRD and its treatment on an individual's QoL is important. There are limited studies found that assess QoL and Health-related QoL in Arab Muslim patients, and Oman in particular.<br/><b><br/>Method</b>: A cross-sectional, correlational study was …
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Quality of life of adult persons with epilepsy /
Due to the lack of complex research on people with epilepsy and emphasis on physical (body) functioning, the QOL in people with epilepsy is perceived unambiguously and poor knowledge of their QOL factors is noticed. Based on Amartya Sen’s capability approach, the dissertation carry out a complex …
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Quality of life in individuals with eating disorders
Quality of life is an important aspect of the assessment of medical and psychiatric disorders, such as eating disorders. Eating disorders affect both the emotional and physical wellbeing of individuals who suffer from them and presumably impact quality of life. The purpose of this study was to …
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Body Invasion: Cancer Survivorship and Quality of Life
<p>There is a lack of awareness about the experience effacing illness as a young adult. Disconnection exists between treating the body and attending to the emotional state of dealing with a health problem. The experience of a cancer diagnosis a. a young age is life changing. Physical and …
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Quality of life in adults with cystic fibrosis
The combination of physical and psychosocial factors observed in cystic fibrosis (CF), has the potential to severely impact on the health related quality of life (HRQoL) experienced by adults with CF. To date, FIRQoL has not been systematically assessed in adults with the disease. This is primarily …
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Predicting Quality of Life Based on Humor Style
… a multifaceted construct commonly used in daily life. For centuries philosophers, healers, and religious figures have extolled humor as the “best medicine” for both the body and the mind. Recent research has shown humor can be adaptive or maladaptive (i.e., contribute to or subtract from …
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Physical Activity and Quality of Life During Menopause
The majority of American women will experience bothersome menopausal symptoms at some point during their menopausal transition, which may impact negatively on their perceived quality of life (QOL). The evidence suggests that physical activity (PA) may attenuate these adverse outcomes and enhance …
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Transit security : quality of life issues and strategies
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1997.
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