• Data from the 2010 Australian National Survey of Psychosis were then analysed, with the Assessment of Quality of Life (AQoL)-4D used to assess HRQoL. (edu.au)
  • Furthermore, seven variables were established as meaningful predictors of HRQoL, perceived loneliness, negative symptoms, use of psychotropic medication, course of disorder, current housing, lifetime history of cardiovascular disease and chronic pain, with all except loneliness and chronic pain mediated through global functioning. (edu.au)
  • Also mediated through loneliness were negative symptoms and use of psychotropic medication, previously known predictors of HRQoL. (edu.au)
  • The determination of several meaningful predictors of HRQoL, including loneliness, provides potential targets for interventions aimed at improving the HRQoL of this population. (edu.au)
  • Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is a crucial aspect in diabetes research. (umbalk.org)
  • In pediatric chronic health conditions, health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is a useful indicator of health, development, and well-being. (mdpi.com)
  • The questionnaires used in the study were the Spina Bifida Health-Related Quality of Life instrument (HRQOL-SB), and the Participation and Environment Measure for Children and Youth. (mdpi.com)
  • As treatment options for children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) continue to expand survival, evaluation of factors associated with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is becoming an important aspect for further improving clinical management. (bsl.nl)
  • Univariate and multivariate linear regression analyses were used to identify predictors of HRQoL. (bsl.nl)
  • The multiple regression analysis revealed that the only predictors of total HRQoL score were hemoglobin F ( B = 0.64, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.149-1.118, P = 0.009) and to a lesser degree white blood cell count ( B = − 0.99, 95% CI − 1.761 to − 0.198, P = 0.01), independently of other study parameters such as age, gender, spleen status, and hydroxyurea therapy. (bsl.nl)
  • Little is known about health-related naire interview during the febrile phase and were quality of life (HRQOL) for dengue ( 7 , 8 ). (cdc.gov)
  • The aim of this study was to examine health-related quality of life (HRQoL), individual QoL, anxiety and depression in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and their next of kin in relation to patients' physical function over time. (cambridge.org)
  • Diagnostic delay and lack of diagnostic acumen in medical care provision are strong predictors of poor QoL in patients with acromegaly. (medscape.com)
  • We sought to determine predictors of perceived QOL and to explore the changes that occur regarding QOL among individuals with schizophrenia as compared to patients with schizoaffective/mood disorders. (psychiatrist.com)
  • Multivariate logistic regression was used to determine predictors of an intention to quit. (who.int)
  • This study aimed to evaluate quality of life, psychological morbidity, nicotine dependence and family coping in smokers and abstinents. (bvsalud.org)
  • According to the results, in smokers who also have a partner who smokes, high nicotine dependence and psychological morbidity predict less physical quality of life. (bvsalud.org)
  • High psychological morbidity and passive assessment, predict less quality of life. (bvsalud.org)
  • As for abstinents, having chronic respiratory disease, high psychological morbidity and looking for spiritual support predicted poorer quality of physical life. (bvsalud.org)
  • Being female, having chronic respiratory disease and psychological morbidity predicted lower mental quality of life. (bvsalud.org)
  • Hereafter, intervention programs should include partners as well as psychological morbidity and coping strategies in order to increase quality of life. (bvsalud.org)
  • The impact of acromegaly and its chronic multisystem morbidity on a patient's life is becoming increasingly recognized. (medscape.com)
  • Predictors of asthma morbidity in World Trade Center (WTC) rescue and recovery workers. (cdc.gov)
  • We defined a 'modifiable predictor' of depression as one potentially changeable through lifestyle or existing medical treatment. (nature.com)
  • Aside from these unmodifiable predictors of fatigue, physical activity has been identified as a modifiable predictor of fatigue in several patient populations. (haematologica.org)
  • Subjects were assessed at 2 timepoints for psychopathology, stress process-related factors, and perceived QOL, as measured by the Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire. (psychiatrist.com)
  • A sample of 80 patients with myocardial infarction (MI) and 70 healthy people aged 45-60 years completed the WHO quality of life brief questionnaire and the 14-item type-D personality scale. (who.int)
  • To determine whether a quality of life score evaluated with the Functional Evaluation of Cardiac Health questionnaire would predict mortality in dogs with degenerative mitral valve disease (DMVD). (bvsalud.org)
  • Health-related quality of life was assessed by an adapted EQ-5D-3L questionnaire (Appendix Table 3, https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/EID/article/26/4/19-0729-App1.pdf) for reporting of problems after 1 month since fever onset (i.e., days 31-60, 61-120, 121-180). (cdc.gov)
  • The postoperative quality of life was measured by QOLIE-31 questionnaire followed-up at least 12 months since the surgery. (ejournals.ca)
  • In this study, 220 CML patients receiving TKI therapy and 110 gender- and age-matched controls completed an online questionnaire to assess fatigue severity and fatigue predictors (Part 1). (haematologica.org)
  • Asthma-related quality of life was measured with the Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (AQLQ) and was classified as poor if AQLQ exceeded 4.7. (cdc.gov)
  • Of all the variables studied, the number of days of sick leave per year was the most powerful predictor of a disability pension. (biomedcentral.com)
  • There are many reasons why IQ is such a powerful predictor of success. (greenpois0n.com)
  • This makes IQ a powerful predictor of success because it reflects the level of cognitive ability that is common in the population. (greenpois0n.com)
  • The strongest predictor was perception of loneliness. (edu.au)
  • Is IQ the Strongest Predictor of Success? (greenpois0n.com)
  • Home Blog Is IQ the Strongest Predictor of Success? (greenpois0n.com)
  • There is a lot of debate surrounding the idea that IQ is the strongest predictor of success. (greenpois0n.com)
  • Candidate predictors for multivariate logistic regression were selected by expert opinion based on clinical significance. (bmj.com)
  • It is thus difficult to draw firm conclusions from this study, but initial findings indicate that interpersonal relationships, cognitive vulnerabilities and behavioral difficulties may be modifiable predictors of depression following maltreatment. (nature.com)
  • CONCLUSIONS: Rare childhood conditions are associated with substantial estimated losses in quality of life. (rti.org)
  • Similar conclusions regarding the influence of socioeconomic status of patient, education level, and status of physical complications on quality of life are reached among types 1 and 2 diabetic patients in Nigeria [ 7 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • CONCLUSIONS: Most WTC rescue and recovery workers have poorly controlled asthma and impaired quality of life. (cdc.gov)
  • Conclusions: Knowledge about survival, functional outcome, and life quality as well as their predictors in this specific patient group is previously primarily described in short-term follow-up. (lu.se)
  • Making use of pre-structured instruments in full text, the 31 selected articles brought the following complementary information: authors, local where the study was carried out, year of the publication, journal, period of the study, objective of the study, age or age range of the studied population, quality of life index used, main findings and/or conclusions. (bvsalud.org)
  • Blood and brain biomarkers are investigated as treatment predictors and to establish target engagement. (researchgate.net)
  • Regardless of its severity, anxiety can substantially interfere with the quality of life of cancer patients and their families, and should be evaluated and treated. (cancer.gov)
  • Self-efficacy is a known predictor of patient-reported outcomes in individuals with acquired diseases. (nih.gov)
  • With an overall objective of better understanding patient-reported outcomes in adults with congenital heart disease, this study aimed to: (i) assess self-efficacy in adults with congenital heart disease, (ii) explore potential demographic and medical correlates of self-efficacy and (iii) determine whether self-efficacy explains additional variance in patient-reported outcomes above and beyond known predictors. (nih.gov)
  • Variance in the following patient-reported outcomes was assessed: perceived health status, psychological functioning, health behaviours and quality of life. (nih.gov)
  • Change in anhedonia symptoms per the SHAPS is the primary outcome, and secondary outcomes include change in core depressive symptoms, apathy, sleep problems, life quality, anxiety and side effects. (researchgate.net)
  • This means that people with higher IQs are more likely to achieve successful outcomes in their lives. (greenpois0n.com)
  • [ 3 ] To scientifically address the problem of quality of life (QoL), and psychosocial impairment in general, self-reported questionnaires are frequently used. (medscape.com)
  • Accordingly, better understanding of QOL and its psychosocial predictors will assist health professionals, especially oncology nurses, to recognize the effects of CRC and its treatment modalities on patients and to plan appropriate interventions to ameliorate these effects. (edu.au)
  • In this context, the functional and psychosocial impacts of perceived dental problems, generated by a composite score, may suggest the perceived changes in the life of the individual. (bvsalud.org)
  • An issue that is still approached ref lects the concern of the studies to show how these measurements were developed 20,30,35,37 , however the frequency of the functional and psychosocial impacts of the oral diseases may still establish equivocally the meaning and the importance of this impact on the quality of life 24 . (bvsalud.org)
  • The total regression model (Developmental Assets and demographic variables) explained 54% of the variance in Life Satisfaction results. (frontiersin.org)
  • Descriptive, univariate, and multivariate analyses were used to characterize relationships between child and caretaker characteristics and caretaker quality of life. (escholarship.org)
  • Meta-analyses of cross-sectional and longitudinal studies have consistently found that childhood maltreatment is strongly associated with clinical depression across the life course. (nature.com)
  • In analyses adjusted for gender, parent's education, physical activity and T.V. viewing, child obesity but not overweight was significantly associated with poor diet quality: OR of 1.56 (95 % CI 1.02 2.38) in the 5th compared to the 1st DQS quintile. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We performed multiple regression analyses to identify predictors of poor asthma control or quality of life. (cdc.gov)
  • 8 In a cohort of patients with diabetes, SRH was a strong predictor of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular-related mortality. (bmj.com)
  • Previous studies explored baseline predictors for lung progression and mortality in SSc-ILD. (bmj.com)
  • Predictors of mortality, unfavorable outcome, and life quality were analyzed. (lu.se)
  • Predictors of long-term mortality were higher age and mechanical ventilation. (lu.se)
  • The stability of quality-of-life scores between baseline and five years adds important value. (escholarship.org)
  • Importantly, although relationship-related variables were strongly associated with relationship quality at the time of the baseline measurements for couples, these variables were not useful in predicting whether couples' relationship quality would change in a positive or negative direction over time. (psychologytoday.com)
  • Higher values of the following variables were obtained at baseline in the nonsurviving group (12 dogs ) amino-terminal pro- B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) levels, plasma norepinephrine , heart rate , quality of life score, diastolic left ventricular internal dimension to aortic root ratio, systolic left ventricular internal dimension to aortic root ratio, and left atrium to aortic root ratio. (bvsalud.org)
  • We sought to evaluate temporal trends and predictors of achieving glycemic control among adults with type 2 diabetes covered by Alabama Medicaid from 2011 through 2019. (cdc.gov)
  • Particularly, the study noted that old age, higher income, higher score on activity (personality) trait, not using insulin, having fewer comorbidities, lower body mass index (BMI), being a nonsmoker, and a higher physical activity level were significantly associated with better health related quality of life in adults with type 2 diabetes. (hindawi.com)
  • Lower SpO 2 after 6 min walk test (6MWT) and arthritis ever were identified as independent predictors for ILD progression in both cohorts. (bmj.com)
  • [ 8 ] The psychological concept of posttraumatic embitterment disorder (PTED), introduced by Linden in 2003, is defined as a pathologic reaction to an adverse life event, and is characterized by experiences of injustice, humiliation, and violation of basic beliefs, leading to a specific psychopathologic profile of embitterment and intrusions. (medscape.com)
  • To evaluate the predictors of quality of life (QoL) of children and adolescents with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI). (clinmedjournals.org)
  • Results indicate that 74% of the adolescents report their Life Satisfaction to be in the positive range. (frontiersin.org)
  • Background - Symptom burden in adolescents and young adults (AYA) with cancer is poorly characterized but impacts quality of life. (ices.on.ca)
  • Improved quality of life (QOL) of patients suffering from major psychoses has become an important treatment goal. (psychiatrist.com)
  • Predictors of changes in satisfaction with life quality over time among schizophrenia patients are distinct from those associated with schizoaffective/mood disorders. (psychiatrist.com)
  • The present study examined the association of type-D personality (and its components) with quality of life in cardiac patients compared with healthy people. (who.int)
  • Regression analysis showed that higher scores on type-D personality had a negative impact on quality of life in MI patients and that the social inhibition component had a greater impact than negative affectivity. (who.int)
  • La présente étude a examiné l'association de la personnalité de type D (et ses composantes) à la qualité de vie des patients atteints de troubles cardiaques comparativement à la qualité de vie des personnes en bonne santé. (who.int)
  • The clinical features of Rett syndrome are known to impact both patients' and caretakers' quality of life in Rett syndrome. (escholarship.org)
  • Quality of life of craniopharyngioma patients can be severely impaired by derangement of hypothalamic function. (nih.gov)
  • Regarding the quality of life (QoL) of OI patients, we know that this condition can cause great physical limitation to patients, but there are few studies exploring this issue in children with OI [ 12 , 13 ]. (clinmedjournals.org)
  • These can help identify patients who may benefit from interventions to improve life quality. (medicalalgorithms.com)
  • It appears that CRC diagnosis and treatment modalities have a negative impact on patients' physical, social, and emotional well-being and their quality of life (QOL). (edu.au)
  • Quality of life (QoL) of HD patients is influence by these three domains. (mdsabstracts.org)
  • The district health center in Can Tho should provide education and guidance for patients with low quality of life scores. (umbalk.org)
  • Kasper Fjellhaugen Hjuler Background: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic inflammatory arthritis that occurs in a large proportion of patients with psoriasis causing pain and impaired quality of life. (karger.com)
  • Health-related quality of life in patients with hemoglobinopathies. (bsl.nl)
  • Quality of life in patients with sickle cell disease. (bsl.nl)
  • In this study, we evaluated the quality of life among TLE patients who underwent amygdalohippocampectomy between those who were free from seizure and those who were not. (ejournals.ca)
  • Â TLE patients who were seizure-free had better quality of life compared to those who were not after amygdalohippocampectomy. (ejournals.ca)
  • 1 Nevertheless, health-related quality of life (QoL) of CML patients is inferior to that of the general population, which is mainly the result of TKI-induced fatigue. (haematologica.org)
  • Furthermore, clinicians are unable to identify patients at risk of fatigue since predictors have never been assessed in this specific population of patients. (haematologica.org)
  • Although a variety of predictors of fatigue, such as gender, age and socioeconomic status have been described in literature, 7-9 it is unknown whether these predictors, even when obtained in cancer populations, can be extrapolated to this unique group of CML patients on TKI therapy. (haematologica.org)
  • Early identification of patients with the potential to recover independent walking can allow for tailored interventions to assist recovery and positively effect quality of life. (uvm.edu)
  • The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. (ama-assn.org)
  • 35 patients and their next of kin were studied using the Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36), Schedule for Evaluation of Individual Quality of Life-Direct Weighting (SEIQoL-DW), and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and patients also by the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale-Revised and the Norris scale every fourth to sixth month, one to four times. (cambridge.org)
  • Quality of life of diabetic patients is not a new concept in literature. (hindawi.com)
  • The contentious issue however is whether factors associated in literature with quality of life apply to diabetic patients in Uganda. (hindawi.com)
  • Thus, the factors associated with quality of life are not entirely unique to diabetic patients in the country. (hindawi.com)
  • The fact that these changes make the patients vulnerable to stress, their quality of life is highly bound to be affected. (hindawi.com)
  • The predictors of quality of life of diabetic patients are identified by Imayama et al. (hindawi.com)
  • Although there may be variations with regards to the influence of these factors, the consensus is that quality of life varies by characteristics of patients, type of medication, and variations in medical conditions across patients. (hindawi.com)
  • 9 ] report a better quality of life among younger patients (below 40 years) while Trief et al. (hindawi.com)
  • s [ 8 ] study associates a better quality of life to older patients (above 65 years). (hindawi.com)
  • Objective: To investigate long-term survival, neurologic outcome, and quality of life in patients with spontaneous supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) treated with craniotomy and hematoma evacuation. (lu.se)
  • According to The Atlantic, George Vaillant's main conclusion is that the warmth of relationships throughout life has the greatest positive impact on life satisfaction. (wikipedia.org)
  • Conclusion Exiting working life early and continuing to be occupationally active until age 70 years and older were both associated with increased risk of frailty among the men. (bmj.com)
  • Far from being a purely cosmetic problem, acromegaly affects multiple organ systems and leads to a reduction of life expectancy if untreated. (medscape.com)
  • A RAND Health team used the 1992-1999 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey to investigate whether age directly affects health care costs, or whether life expectancy would produce more accurate estimates of future expenditures. (rand.org)
  • The analysts also examined whether including information about health status affected the predictive power of age or life expectancy. (rand.org)
  • Expenditure estimates based on life expectancy match actual expenditures more closely than age-based estimates (see the top figure). (rand.org)
  • Neither age nor life expectancy has strong predictive power if health status is included in the model. (rand.org)
  • Expenditure projections based on life expectancy are lower than age-based projections (see the bottom figure). (rand.org)
  • The gap between estimates increases as life expectancy increases (life expectancy at birth is projected to increase from 77.5 in 2008 to 79.7 in 2040 and to 82.0 in 2080). (rand.org)
  • If technology is keeping people alive longer, but in poor health, then projections based on life expectancy will underestimate future health care expenditures. (rand.org)
  • Does Age or Life Expectancy Better Predict Health Care Expenditures? (rand.org)
  • This has translated into a life expectancy that is almost the same as that of the general population. (haematologica.org)
  • We hypothesized that more severe clinical features would negatively impact caretaker physical quality of life but would positively impact caretaker mental quality of life. (escholarship.org)
  • Demographic data, clinical disease features, caretaker quality of life, and measures of family function were assessed during clinic visits. (escholarship.org)
  • Disease characteristics significantly impact quality of life, and feeding difficulties may represent an important clinical target for improving both child and caretaker quality of life. (escholarship.org)
  • Surveys consisting of demographic questions and four established scales measuring professional quality of life, mindfulness, empathy, and emotional separation were mailed to a random sample of 400 licensed clinical social workers in Kentucky. (uky.edu)
  • 8 The patient's SRH was a strong predictor of future physician's ratings. (bmj.com)
  • The sick-leave track record was the most important predictor of the probability of being granted a disability pension in this study, even when the influences of other variables affecting the outcome were taken into account. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Predictors of an unfavorable functional outcome were higher age and ICH volume ≥50 mL. (lu.se)
  • Boys report significantly higher levels of Life Satisfaction than girls. (frontiersin.org)
  • In multiple regression, only a higher mRS score was significantly associated with worse life quality. (lu.se)
  • Caretaker quality of life in Rett syndrome is similar to that for caretakers in other chronic diseases. (escholarship.org)
  • While the stress-coping model has often been used as a frame of reference in studying health related quality of life in chronic illness, few have actually tested the model in children with asthma. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is the most common form of intractable epilepsy with a risk of low quality of life due to uncontrolled seizures. (ejournals.ca)
  • Results show significant negative correlations between Life Satisfaction and age. (frontiersin.org)
  • Also, results suggest that the greater the experience of Developmental Assets, the greater the Life Satisfaction. (frontiersin.org)
  • The results of both regression analysis and path analysis reveal tentative support for the proposed relationships between predictors and health related quality of life in the stress-coping model. (biomedcentral.com)
  • If results suggest that SAID are increased in relation to WTC exposure, FDNY and other centers of excellence could then incorporate active case finding into routine monitoring visits, facilitating early detection and treatment, which has been shown to reduce end-organ damage and improve quality of life. (cdc.gov)
  • Clinicians and policy makers should make improvement in the social aspects of the lives of people with psychotic disorders a priority alongside symptom remission and improvement of functioning. (edu.au)
  • Anhedonia is a common residual symptom associated with treatment resistance as well as low function and quality of life. (researchgate.net)
  • Analysis of prognostic predictors consistently demonstrates the negative impact of higher age, preceding diarrhoea, greater disability/weaker muscles at admission, short interval between symptom-onset and admission, mechanical ventilation and absent/low amplitude compound muscle action potentials. (bmj.com)
  • The SEIQoL-DW might give signposts in the care through the course of the disease about what should be focused on to increase satisfaction of the important areas of life and might help the person to find coping strategies to handle his or her life situation. (cambridge.org)
  • The findings suggest that diet quality may be an important factor in childhood obesity. (biomedcentral.com)
  • So while IQ is a strong predictor of success, it is not the only factor that is important. (greenpois0n.com)
  • We found prolonged work at the WTC site, independent of acute exposure, was an important predictor of post-9/11 systemic autoimmune diseases. (cdc.gov)
  • Information was gathered about their mental and physical health, career enjoyment, retirement experience and marital quality. (wikipedia.org)
  • The warmth of childhood relationships with mothers had no significant bearing on "life satisfaction" at 75. (wikipedia.org)
  • To describe this diet-disease association diet quality has gained increasing attention in the literature as a predictor of childhood obesity. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Stepwise regression was used to identify predictors of QoL. (medscape.com)
  • The goal of the study was to identify predictors of healthy aging. (wikipedia.org)
  • As a result, IQ can identify children who are likely to achieve high levels of success in life. (greenpois0n.com)
  • In a study to examine the impact of desired body weight on the number of unhealthy days subjects report over one month, researchers found that the desire to weigh less was a more accurate predictor of physically and mentally unhealthy days, than body mass index. (sciencedaily.com)
  • therefore, it was not possible to examine combined effects of modifiable predictors with meta-regression. (nature.com)
  • The purpose of this research was to explore the relationship between the experience of Developmental Assets and adolescent's perception of Life Satisfaction. (frontiersin.org)
  • Meta-regressions were used to explore effects of study size and quality. (nature.com)
  • Stepwise regression was conducted to determine which Developmental Assets and demographic factors predict Life Satisfaction. (frontiersin.org)
  • That is, what happens with the quality of life indexes of these individuals after the treatment or re-treatment and after some years of the oral interventions. (bvsalud.org)
  • This exploratory study asked whether levels of mindfulness, empathy, and emotional separation would influence professional quality of life, including compassion fatigue, burnout, and compassion satisfaction. (uky.edu)
  • The following were predictors of the BEI score: number of doctors visited, and age at study entry. (medscape.com)
  • The aim of this study was to test the efficacy of sick-leave track record as a predictor of being granted a disability pension in a large dataset based on subjects sampled from the general population and followed for a long time. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The study quality was assessed using an adapted Newcastle-Ottawa Scale checklist. (nature.com)
  • The first book, Adaptation to Life, describes the study up to a time when the men were 47 years of age. (wikipedia.org)
  • According to a study by the London School of Economics and Political Science, IQ is one of the strongest predictors of success in life. (greenpois0n.com)
  • Our finding that the desire to lose weight was a much stronger predictor of unhealthy days than was BMI further suggests that perceived difference plays a greater role in generating disease," said Dr. Muennig. (sciencedaily.com)
  • NT-proBNP levels and quality life score were independently associated with death in the multivariable analysis . (bvsalud.org)
  • Adjusted odds ratios for overweight and obesity were examined by DQS quintile, using the first quintile (highest diet quality) as the reference category. (biomedcentral.com)
  • As part of the paradigm shift towards patient-centered medicine, it is more often perceived as a complex illness that extends well beyond the physical characteristics and affects most aspects of everyday life and its overall quality. (medscape.com)
  • The authors conclude that "a relationship characterized by appreciation, sexual satisfaction, and a lack of conflict" matters more than individual characteristics of either member of the couple when predicting perceived relationship quality. (psychologytoday.com)
  • Based on the model, other life events, disease characteristics, disease-related events, and demographic characteristics are linked to the appraisal of demands and goals. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The quality of life of the individuals is little influenced by dental treatments over the years, with the exception of the cases of prosthesis and severe orthodontic treatments. (bvsalud.org)