... 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 wasteprocessed 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 healthwas 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 isnot 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 adecrease...
... to collect data. The WHO-QOL BREF was used to assess the qualityof life. The study showedthat 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 andTreatment 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-offscore of 8 was recommended for HADS-D for both theWestern and Chinese population [19,20]. Quality of lifeRespondents also answered the Medical OutcomesStudy 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 Outcomes2010 8:1.Publish...
... study time frame of one year a number of 67patients met inclusion criteria and were therefore eligible for participation in the study. All of them (100%) signedinformed consent. Of these 33 patients ... I-QOL, HADS BioMed CentralPage 1 of 11(page number not for citation purposes)Health and Qualityof Life OutcomesOpen AccessResearchImprovement ofqualityof life, anxiety and depression after ... impact of urinary incontinence on self-efficacyand qualityof life. Health and Qualityof Life Outcomes 2003, 1:35.22. Parkkinen A, Karjalainen E, Vartiainen M, Penttinen J: Physiotherapyfor...
... relate to qualityof life: A studyamong patients waiting for PTCA. Qualityof life research 2001,10:487-501.10. Echteld MA, Elderen TMT, van der Kamp LJT: Modelling predictors of qualityof life ... CentralPage 1 of 9(page number not for citation purposes)Health and Qualityof Life OutcomesOpen AccessResearchPredictors ofqualityof life: A quantitative investigation of the stress-coping ... validity and responsiveness of a modular HRQOLinstrument for children and adolescents. 8. Jahrestagung derInternational 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 theChronically Ill (PLC) revealed mean values for capacity of performance in the patient group in ... questionnaire on qualityof life and social status. Data wascompared to the German census on an age matched control collective.Results: Qualityof life measured with the Profile ofQualityof Life in...
... Using the method of univariateanalyses of variance we identified several sources of varia-bility (Table 3):• SpR attitude is an important covariate for four of thedistinct forms of practice (CRP, ... ANOVA).Deviations of >15% from the mean were highlighted.BioMed CentralPage 1 of 11(page number not for citation purposes)Health and Qualityof Life OutcomesOpen AccessResearchEngagement of patients ... here:http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/publishing_adv.aspBioMedcentralHealth and Qualityof Life Outcomes 2005, 3:53 http://www.hqlo.com/content/3/1/53Page 11 of 11(page number not for citation purposes)9. Luskin F: Review of the effect of spiritual and...
... the health-related qualityof life (HRQOL) of patients who hadundergone lithotripsy for treatment of urinary stones and to identify factors that significantly affect the HRQOL of these patients.Methods: ... symptomsand qualityof life? A prospective randomized study. Eur Urol 2005,48(4):673-678.22. Kristina lP, Stephen YK: Health related qualityof life differs between maleand female stone formers. ... Y:Determinants ofqualityof life for patients with kidney stones. J. Urology2008, 179(6):2238-2243.24. Al Numair AR, AlRubeaan K, AlMazrou Y, Al-Attas O, AlDaghari N, Khoja T:High prevalence of obesity...
... psychometricevaluation of the Qualityof Life Appraisal Profile. Our evaluation of this measure is a prelude to a prospectivecomparison 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 QOLAppraisal ProfileA key concept we used to examine the p sychometricproperties of the Appraisal Profile is construct...