The purpose of this study was to identify and describe the experiences of quality of life/life situation among those who were next of kin to persons with inoperable lung cancer. Data were collected in qualitative interviews, where 11 next of kin articulated their lived experiences, and were interpreted through interpretive phenomenology. Four themes were identified: changed life situation, expe...

OBJECTIVE The study examined the relationship of self-rated health and self-rated economic situation with depressed mood, and life satisfaction as mediator of this relationship among older adults in Costa Rica. METHOD A longitudinal study was conducted with a subsample (N = 1,618) from the Costa Rican Longevity and Healthy Aging Study (CRELES). Self-rated health, self-rated economic situation...

conclusions the mean quality of life among the individuals studied was in the middle level, however, it is important to consider the different dimensions of their living situations, such as economic protections, social cooperation, ability to present suitable behaviors to solve problems, and living situation, especially among deprived people. materials and methods in this cross-sectional resear...

BACKGROUND: The situational approach is a promising direction in the study of determinants mental development and behaviors modern psychological research. This considered possibility using problems children adolescents with orthopedic diseases discussed objective subjective characteristics life situation associated surgical treatment.
 AIM: aimed to examine peculiarities situations various...