Schizophrenia is the most severe and most debilitating mental illness, which is one of the first ten causes of disability in youth and elderly people. Regarding many consequences that schizophrenia brings for individual and social functioning of ill people, their assessment of the quality of their lives seems to be interesting. The aim of this study is to evaluate the incidence and severity of ...

Objective: To assess the quality of life (QOL) and mental health of hemodialysis (HD) patients with infectious diseases, to analyze the related factors, and to provide evidence for improving the QOL of these patients and guiding the direction of clinical intervention. Methods: This case-control study investigated 107 HD patients (57 with and 50 without infectious diseases) using questionnaires,...

Objetivo: Analisar a qualidade de vida no trabalho na percepção profissionais enfermagem que atuam Estratégia Saúde da Família. Métodos: Trata-se um estudo exploratório e descritivo, realizado agosto setembro 2021, cuja amostra foi constituída por 24 atuantes Família em uma cidade interior do estado São Paulo, Brasil. Para coleta dos dados utilizou-se ficha para caracterização participantes o Q...

AIM Over the last years, health-related quality of life (HRQOL) has emerged as an important measure not only in somatic medicine but also in psychiatry. To date, there are only few reports on HRQOL in patients with autism-spectrum disorder (ASD). This study aimed at studying HRQOL in ASD patients with an IQ >70, using a self-report HRQOL questionnaire with cross-cultural validity. METHODS In ...

OBJECTIVE to evaluate the relationship between levels of physical activity, fatigue and quality of life (QOL) in women diagnosed with breast cancer. METHODS 215 women between the ages of 40 and 65 years were recruited at a cancer clinic. Physical activity levels were assessed by using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), fatigue levels by using the revised Piper scale, an...

The present study examined the reliability and validity of a Chinese translation of the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS). Three questionnaires, the MAAS, the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), and the brief version of the World Health Organization's Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF), were completed by 263 Chinese undergraduates (207 males, 56 females). Seventy of these students ...

The article “The burden and quality of life of caregivers of sickle cell anemia patients taking hydroxyurea versus those not taking hydroxyurea”(1) presents the results of a crosssectional study using two assessment instruments: the World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment Bref (WHOQOL-Bref) used to evaluate the general quality of life – and the Caregiver Burden Scale (CB Scale) – u...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess the quality of life (QOL) of medical students during their medical education and explore the influencing factors of the QOL of students. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted in June 2011. The study population was composed of 1686 medical students in years 1 to 5 at China Medical University. The Chinese version of WHOQOL-BREF instrument wa...

Background Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a complex, multisystem genetic disorder characterized by a variety of physical, cognitive, and behavioral impairments. PWS is a unique sarcopenia model characterized by an abnormal increase in body fat mass and a decrease in muscle mass that predisposes patients to reduced physical activity, functional limitations, and disability. These manifestations m...