the population prevalence of older people has been growing worldwide. quality of life (qol) among older people is a significant public health concern. hence, this study aimed to assess level of qol and factors influencing qol among rural thai older people.the study was undertaken in phayao province where is one of the top ten provinces with the highest index of thai aging. a district in this pr...

OBJECTIVES Diagnosis and treatment for a life threatening illness such as cancer are known to be psychologically impactful. However, little is known about the influence that non-cancer life stressors have on the quality of life (QOL) of ovarian cancer patients. The goal of the present study was to examine associations between non-cancer life stressors and QOL in 123 women with invasive epitheli...

the quality of life (qol) has been de.ned as ‘‘a person’s sense of well-being that stems from satisfaction or dissatisfaction with the areas of life that are important to him/her’’.  age was also signi.cantly associated with several functional limitations such as illness, and physical restrictions. the concept of ‘‘resilience’’ refers to successful adaptation that unfolds within a context of si...

the quality of life (qol) has been defined as ‘‘a person’s sense of well-being that stems from satisfaction or dissatisfaction with the areas of life that are important to him/her’’. it is generally accepted that pain intensity and duration have a negative impact on the qol. one specific type of control is “self-efficacy”, or the belief that one has the ability to successfully engage in specifi...

The interest of clinicians and researchers concerning the quality of life (QoL) assessment in chronic diseases increases constantly. Many definitions have been proposed for the term quality of life, but it is commonly accepted that a universal definition of QoL is rather infeasible to be given. Furthermore, Aaronson has noted the multidimensionality of QoL in terms of physical (symptoms of a di...

Abstract: Introduction: Menopause is an essential part of human life that affects women's quality of life (QOL). Objective: This study investigated the quality of life and some relevant factors in menopausal women. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 45-60 years old menopausal women in 3 areas of Kashan city, Iran in 2018. By cluster sampling method, 236 partic...

irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) is one of the most common gastrointestinal disorders particularly affecting the quality of life (qol). evaluating qol in ibs patients is a valuable method of defining a psychobiological pattern of disease. various disease specific and general instruments are now available to measure health-related qol (hrqol) in ibs patients. though, no comparison has been made be...

background: although hemodialysis has a therapeutic effect on esrd, but these patients encounter many physical, psychological, and social stress full factors that lead to a decrease in their quality of life (qol). one of the factors that are effective on increasing of qol is self care ability. review of literature demonstrates that there have been done a few studies on different aspects of qol ...

background quality of life (qol) stands for to the general well-being of the populations in the societies. quality of life should not be confused with the concept of standard of living, which is based primarily on income. instead, standard indicators of the qol include not only wealth and employment, but also built environment, physical and mental health, education, recreation and leisure time ...