Search results for "Life quality"

Prevalence of oral mucosal lesions in psoriatic patients: A controlled study

2012

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate and compare the prevalence of oral mucosal lesions in a group of psoriatic patients and healthy subjects, and its correlation to multiple clinical parameters. Study design: 100 psoriatic patients and 100 closely matched controls underwent clinical oral examination. Oral lesions were diagnosed according to the criteria proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO). The patients filled the Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HAD) questionnaire and the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI). The severity of psoriasis was assessed by the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI). Categorical variables were evaluated using Chi-square test or Fisher’s exac…

The global burden of chronic urticaria for the patient and society*

2020

Chronic urticaria (CU) affects about 1% of the world population of all ages, mostly young and middle-aged women. It usually lasts for several years (> 1 year in 25-75% of patients) and often takes > 1 year before effective management is implemented. It presents as chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU), chronic inducible urticaria (CIndU) or both in the same person. More than 25% of cases are resistant to H1 -antihistamines, even at higher doses, and third- and fourth-line therapies (omalizumab and ciclosporin) control the disease only in two-thirds of H1 -antihistamine-resistant patients. Here we review the impact of CU on different aspects of patients' quality of life and the burden of this …

Quality of life and fear of COVID-19 in 2600 baccalaureate nursing students at five universities : a cross-sectional study

2021

Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruptions in the implementation of programs across educational institutions. Nursing students, being both young adults and by practical training, part of the health care system, may be particularly vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study was to explore the associations between self-reported fear of COVID-19, general health, psychological distress and overall quality of life (QoL) in a sample of Norwegian baccalaureate nursing students compared to reference data. Methods The survey targeted baccalaureate nursing students from five universities in February 2021. An electronic questionnaire consisted …

New Challenges in Economic and Business Development – 2019: Incentives for Sustainable Economic Growth: Abstracts of Reports (11th international scie…

2019

THE THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF WELL-BEING IN THE CONTEXT OF LIFELONG LEARNING

2017

In 2006 the European Parliament and European Union Council has defined eight key competences for lifelong learning, necessary for personal fulfillment and development, active citizenship, social inclusion and employment. Since the economic crisis of 2008, the world is looking for new ways and methods to ensure the well-fare and reformulate the value of human life. Currently at EU level, one of the most important debates closely connected with the basic context of lifelong learning is on the dimensions of life quality.
 
 The desk study deals with the qualitative content analysis of the documents of EU, OECD, data of the projects of Office of National Statistics in Latvia, the U.K.…

Differential Effects of Biologics on Psoriasis-Related Vascular Inflammation and Risk of Thrombosis

2020

Programa Estatal de I+D+i Orientada a los Retos de la Sociedad from Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades and European Regional Development Fund (Spain) [RTI2018-094436-B-I00]; Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo CIBERehd (Spain) [CB06/04/0071]; Generalitat Valenciana (Spain) [PROMETEO/2018/141]; Proyectos Grupos Emergentes [GV/2019/043]; and Universidad Europea (Spain) (2018/UEM32 and 2019/UEM29]. 8.551 JCR (2020) Q1, 4/69 Dermatology 1.951 SJR (2020) Q1, 54/438 Biochemistry No data IDR 2020 UEV

Effects of exercise on life quality in a rheumatoid arthritis patient

2020

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic-degenerative disease characterized by symptoms that significantly impact on the functional capacity and thus, the ability to carry out daily functional activities reducing the quality of life (QoL). The aim was to evaluate the effects of a strength and conditioning (S&C) program on the quality of life (QoL), the self-perception disease impact, the self-fatigue perception and cardiovascular risk factors in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). 34-year-old woman (height: 1.40m; weight: 36.1kg) diagnosed with RA and CVD underwent a six-month S&C program with aerobic training 2-3 times a week in 1-3 sets of 5-15 minutes…

Striae Distensae effect on life quality and treatment approaches

2021

Ievads: Striae distensae (SD) ir ādas bojājumi, kurus novēro liela daļa cilvēku. To cēloņi var būt fizioloģiski un patoloģiski. Ir apspriests, ka tie izraisa pašapziņas samazināšanos, tomēr standartizēta novērtēšanas metode medicīnā nav izmantota. Mērķis: Šī pētījuma mērķis ir noskaidrot, cik daudz SD ietekmē dzīves kvalitāti (QoL); vai SD raksturlielumi korelē ar QoL un citiem respondenta faktoriem. Papildus tiks analizēta SD profilakse un ārstēšana respondentu vidū. Materiāli un metodes: Laikā no 2021. gada janvāra līdz februārim, izmantojot Google veidlapas, tika izveidota anonīma aptauja, kas tika kopīgota ar repondentu sociālo mediju kanāliem. Demogrāfiskie dati, SD raksturlielumi, to …

Longitudinal research into purpose in life in outstanding Polish actors

2017

Badania podłużne w obszarze osobowości i aksjologii mają za zadanie stwierdzać jakie różnice, podobieństwa i zmiany zaszły w tych obszarach. Artykuł podejmuje temat charakteru zmian w poczuciu sensu życia w oparciu o prezentację autorskiego Modelu Osobowościowo-Aksjologicznego (MOA) w grupie dwóch pokoleń aktorów polskich. Na podstawie przeprowadzonych badań podłużnych i zastosowanych analiz stwierdzono istnienie wpływu zmiennych pochodzących z obszaru kompetencji, relacji i autonomii (składowe MOA), na sfery poczucia sensu życia (afirmacja życia, akceptacja siebie, świadomość celu, poczucie wolności, ocena przyszłości, stosunek wobec śmierci). Ciekawym zagadnieniem okazała się sama zawarto…

Professional competences: Personality and Axiological Model (MOA) in verifying the sense of life quality

2016

Testowane w prezentowanym badaniu hipotezy zostały sformułowane w oparciu Model Osobowościowo-Aksjologiczny MOA B. Mróz, który zakłada, że poczucie jakości życia u pracowników wyższego szczebla jest uwarunkowane takimi wymiarami osobowościowo-aksjologicznymi, jak: struktura potrzeb, przystosowanie, osiągnięcia i wartości. W badaniach zastosowano: Test ACL, Wskaźnik Osiągnięć Zawodowych WOZ, Test Niedokończonych Zdań (RISB), Skalę Wartości Rokeacha oraz Kwestionariusz Poczucia Jakości Życia (KPJŻ). Za pomocą analizy regresji oraz równań strukturalnych oceniono wpływ badanych zmiennych. Okazało się, że model MOA różnicuje pracowników wyższego szczebla. Współczynnik determinacji uzyskał 47% wa…