BACKGROUND Assessing quality of life among the elderly is a complex and multifaceted issue. Elderly people might find valuing and describing their personal experience of quality of life (QoL) demanding and cumbersome. This study therefore sought to determine the feasibility of administering two questionnaires in two samples of elderly people. METHODS A preference-based instrument (EQ-5D + C) ...

Background In India, roughly one-half of patients undergoing cancer treatment are unaware of their diagnosis or treatment. The intention of this study is to determine the prevalence of collusion and its influence on quality of life (QOL) among patients in palliative care settings. Methodology A cross-sectional study was conducted among 100 palliative care patients to assess the extent of know...

For the elderly, sensory impairments increase vulnerability and limit the quality of life. Dimming eyesight and failing hearing can reduce physical, functional, emotional, and social well-being. Visual and hearing impairments decrease independence in performing the activities of daily living, getting from place to place, or communicating with others. Isolation, depression, and poorer social rel...

Growing populations and rapid worldwide urbanization are recognized as constituting one of the most complex processes in the world and have raised concerns about the sustainability of cities. Sustainable development, a widely accepted strategic framework in city planning, singles out urban green spaces as a primary solution for addressing these issues. Growing empirical evidences indicate that ...

• Thus far, however, quality of life (QoL) and subjective patient well-being have frequently been neglected. Furthermore, several diabetes registries only include a limited timeframe or certain patient groups (e. g., DIVE, DiaRegis, DIALOGUE [4 – 6]). Moreover, registries based on data from routine clinical practices are frequently incomplete (e. g., data on body-mass-index [BMI] or HbA1c) and ...

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Health-related quality of life (QOL) is a complex subject that requires assessment of patients' perceptions about their lives after surgery or illness in addition to the perceptions of surgeons about outcomes and radiographic findings. Patients should be asked about the effect of the disease on their work life, relationships, emotional and physical well being, and level of independence. Even th...

OBJECTIVE Drawing from Heckhausen and Schulz's Motivational Theory of Life-span Development, this study examined perceived control as a moderator of the protective relationship between downward social comparison and subjective well-being among older adults. METHODS Community-dwelling older adults (N = 97, 63% female, ages 79-97) were interviewed in their own homes at three time-points over a ...

BACKGROUND Women with a history of sexual assault are at increased risk for sleep difficulties and depression in their first year of motherhood. Breastfeeding improves sleep parameters and lowers risk of depression for women in general. However, it is unknown whether breastfeeding is related to maternal depression, sleep quality, and maternal well-being in sexual assault survivors. We examined ...