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Predictors of elderly persons’ quality of life and health practices in Nigeria ppt

Predictors of elderly persons’ quality of life and health practices in Nigeria ppt

Ngày tải lên : 28/03/2014, 20:20
... status traditional life style practices were strong determinant of health behaviours and quality of life. The findings in a vastly changing society cannot be analyzed in isolation of the family ... the findings of Smith et al., (2004), Netuveli and Blane (2008) that marital status was indeed, associated with health and survival outcome in old age. The finding that marital status was an ... the advent of maize, the fowls have been feeding on a thing and that thing was the use of herbs and other traditional medication (ki agbado to daye se be nkan ladiye nje, pataki nkan naa ni...
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Báo cáo hóa học: " Voice restoration following total laryngectomy by tracheoesophageal prosthesis: Effect on patients'''' quality of life and voice handicap in Jordan" potx

Báo cáo hóa học: " Voice restoration following total laryngectomy by tracheoesophageal prosthesis: Effect on patients'''' quality of life and voice handicap in Jordan" potx

Ngày tải lên : 18/06/2014, 22:20
... Saud Al-Abdulmohsin, ARAMCO, Suadi Arabia, for provid- ing the Arabic version of the SF36 instrument. Thanks also are due to Mr. Muhannad Ma'ayah and Miss Ghadeer Hyasat for their handling ... help of a clinician or a family member, com- pleted an Arabic translation of the University of Michigan Head and Neck Quality of Life instrument (HNQOL) and the Voice Handicap Index (VHI). Each ... North America have rated their quality of life as being lower than non-laryngectomized individuals. The purpose of this study was to evaluate changes in quality of life and degree of voice handicap...
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báo cáo hóa học:" Quality of life and the impact of drug toxicities in a South African community-based antiretroviral programme" docx

báo cáo hóa học:" Quality of life and the impact of drug toxicities in a South African community-based antiretroviral programme" docx

Ngày tải lên : 20/06/2014, 08:20
... a decrease in physical quality of life [13,14]. Table 1: Demographic, baseline and on-treatment characteristics of female and male patients with any health-related quality of life data Variable ... (standard deviation: 5.92). Factors associated with negative change in quality of life Baseline log viral load, pre-HAART PHS score, change in CD4 count and change in log viral load were all ... negative HRQoL and various socio-demo- graphic, baseline and on-treatment explanatory variables as appropriate. Multivariate analysis started with a full model (Model 1) and explanatory variables were...
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Báo cáo y học: "Does switching from oral extended-release methylphenidate to the methylphenidate transdermal system affect health-related quality-of-life and medication satisfaction for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder&

Báo cáo y học: "Does switching from oral extended-release methylphenidate to the methylphenidate transdermal system affect health-related quality-of-life and medication satisfaction for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder&

Ngày tải lên : 25/10/2012, 10:06
... methylphenidate transdermal system (MTS; Daytrana ® [Shire Pharmaceuti- cals Ireland Ltd., Dublin, Ireland]), an alternative to oral MPH formulation, is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration ... atomoxetine and stimulants improve quality of life in an ADHD population treated in a community clinic. Psychiatr Q 2008, 79:133-137. 40. Wehmeier PM, Dittmann RW, Schacht A, Minarzyk A, Lehmann ... long-term impact of MTS on HRQL as well as analysis of probable predictors of HRQL change and/ or satisfaction will be important in understanding what ele- ments of stimulant treatment contribute...
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Tài liệu Chronic Disease, Functional Status and Quality Of Life Among The Elderly In Singapore pdf

Tài liệu Chronic Disease, Functional Status and Quality Of Life Among The Elderly In Singapore pdf

Ngày tải lên : 14/02/2014, 06:20
... 400 Japan United Kingdom New Zealand United States Australia Canada China India Thailand South Korea Indonesia Philippines Malaysia Singapore Symposium on Health Care Challenges for an Ageing ... impact on functional wellbeing or quality of life Escalate use and costs of medical and social services Increase burden of care for family and caregivers Avoidable Hospitalization Rates in Singapore Ng ... What are the present deficiencies and barriers that can be identified and corrected?  Essential for optimal policy and programme planning and provisions  Data are available from official...
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Impact of chronic disease on quality of life among the elderly in the state of São Paulo, Brazil: a population-based study pptx

Impact of chronic disease on quality of life among the elderly in the state of São Paulo, Brazil: a population-based study pptx

Ngày tải lên : 05/03/2014, 21:20
... in the ISA-SP: the cities of Botucatu and Campinas; an area encompassing the cities of Itapecerica da Serra, Embu, and Taboão da Serra; and the District of Bu- tantã, in the city of São Paulo (13). ... school in the District of Butantã and city of Campinas. Despite the differences, all these areas have a standard of living that is higher than the national average (13). Sampling for ISA-SP was carried ... myocardial infarction in mainland China. Qual Life Res 2006;15:1525–31. 29. Alves L, Leimann BCQ, Vasconcelos MEL, Carvalho MS, Vasconcelos AGG ET al. A in- fluência das doenças crônicas na capacidade funcional...
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Báo cáo khoa học: H2O2, but not menadione, provokes a decrease in the ATP and an increase in the inosine levels in Saccharomyces cerevisiae An experimental and theoretical approach pot

Báo cáo khoa học: H2O2, but not menadione, provokes a decrease in the ATP and an increase in the inosine levels in Saccharomyces cerevisiae An experimental and theoretical approach pot

Ngày tải lên : 17/03/2014, 10:20
... provokes a decrease in the ATP and an increase in the inosine levels in Saccharomyces cerevisiae An experimental and theoretical approach Hugo Osorio 1,2 , Elisabete Carvalho 1 , Mercedes del Valle 1 , ... experimental approach, Fig. 5A) produced Table 3. V max , K m and K i values of enzymes involved in the adenine and hypoxanthine metabolism in yeast cytosol. V max values represent the average of a minimum ... and, above all, no appreciable differences in the rates of disappearance of ATP or appearance of Ino were observed. Theoretical approach – mathematical simulation of some metabolic pathways related...
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Quality of Life and Technology Assessment: Monograph of the Council on Health Care Technology potx

Quality of Life and Technology Assessment: Monograph of the Council on Health Care Technology potx

Ngày tải lên : 22/03/2014, 10:20
... Cardiac Transplant and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Wallwork, J., and Caine, N. A comparison of the quality of life of cardiac transplant patients and coronary artery bypass graft patients ... response. Purpose of the Study Wallwork and Caine compared the quality of life of cardiac transplant patients with those of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) patients. Methods Wallwork and Caine compared ... importance of experimental design in any clinical trial. Such design issues as randomization, double-blinding, standardized implementation, and consideration of patients who withdraw are important...
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Quality of Life and Breast Cancer: Relationship to Psychosocial Variables potx

Quality of Life and Breast Cancer: Relationship to Psychosocial Variables potx

Ngày tải lên : 22/03/2014, 17:20
... importance of psychosocial vari- ables and share this understanding with their patients. Future research, amenable to statistical analyses such as path analysis and structural equations modeling, ... of coherence, vigor, and overall quality of life as well as lower depression, anger and anxiety. Positive yielding (acceptance) was related to greater sense of coherence, vigor, and overall quality ... perceptions of control stem from current quality of life and adjustment. And yet, it is indisputable that a relationship exists between psychosocial variables and quality of life in women with breast cancer....
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báo cáo hóa học: " Patterns of health-related quality of life and patterns associated with health risks among Rhode Island adults" doc

báo cáo hóa học: " Patterns of health-related quality of life and patterns associated with health risks among Rhode Island adults" doc

Ngày tải lên : 18/06/2014, 19:20
... the manu- script. JEH manages the RI BRFSS, collaborated on ana- lytic decisions and data interpretation, and revised and edited the manuscript. Both authors have read and approved the final version ... Research Organizations (CASRO), was 51%. Rhode Island's 2004 BRFSS data and technical details are available upon request from the Center for Health Data and Analysis, Rhode Island Department ... and degenerative illness as leading causes of death, quality of life has become an important aspect in assessing the bur- den of disease. Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) refers to an indi- vidual's...
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báo cáo hóa học: " Is global quality of life reduced before fracture in patients with low-energy wrist or hip fracture? A comparison with matched controls" docx

báo cáo hóa học: " Is global quality of life reduced before fracture in patients with low-energy wrist or hip fracture? A comparison with matched controls" docx

Ngày tải lên : 18/06/2014, 19:20
... fibromyalgia – statistical analyses. Scand J Caring Sci 2005, 19:64-70. 40. Grov EK, Dahl AA, Fossa SD, Wahl AK, Moum T: Global quality of life in primary caregivers of patients with cancer in palliative phase ... mean and standard deviation (SD), and group variables as numbers and per cent (%). * Chi-square used to compare categorical data, and ANOVA with Bonferroni post hoc test used for continuous variables. ... several points in the model and are particularly important in understanding general health perceptions and GQOL. In addition, perceptions of health appear to Table 3: Regression analysis of demographics,...
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báo cáo hóa học: " Correlations among improvements in urgency urinary incontinence, health-related quality of life, and perception of bladder-related problems in incontinent subjects with overactive bladder treated with tolterodine or placebo" docx

báo cáo hóa học: " Correlations among improvements in urgency urinary incontinence, health-related quality of life, and perception of bladder-related problems in incontinent subjects with overactive bladder treated with tolterodine or placebo" docx

Ngày tải lên : 18/06/2014, 19:20
... week were analyzed using a rank analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) with baseline value as a covariate; mean changes in UUI episodes per week were analyzed using ANCOVA with baseline value as a covariate. ... PvK was involved in collecting the data. JTW conducted the data analysis. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript. Mean change in KHQ domain scores by categorical improvement in ... bladder-related problems and health- related quality of life. Correlations were moderate in magnitude but statistically significant, suggesting that PROs are important and relevant measures for evaluating...
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Báo cáo hóa học: " Evaluation of quality of life and description of the sociodemographic state in adolescent and young adult patients with phenylketonuria (PKU)" docx

Báo cáo hóa học: " Evaluation of quality of life and description of the sociodemographic state in adolescent and young adult patients with phenylketonuria (PKU)" docx

Ngày tải lên : 18/06/2014, 22:20
... early-diagnosed and treated PKU patients. Aim of the study was to analyse quality of life and social status, which are important parameters for an overall estimation of success of treatment apart ... symptoms. Table 3: Comparison of mean QoL in patients under and above 25 years; Mean and Standard Deviation Patient collective 17–25 years Mean (SD) Patient collective 25–37 years Mean (SD) Significance Physical ... socioeconomic data The data on marital status, children and habitation are shown in table 5. Data on school and professional educa- tion are summarised in table 6. A great percentage of patients still...
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Health and Quality of Life Outcomes BioMed Central Review Open Access Quality of life and potx

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes BioMed Central Review Open Access Quality of life and potx

Ngày tải lên : 20/06/2014, 15:20
... for anxiety. Performance status was related to depression and anxiety. The authors conclude that the prevalence of depression and anxiety may be higher than expected in an ovarian cancer population, ... well-being, social well-being, and functional well-being. As recently as 1993, Andersen pub- lished an article acknowledging a grave lack of research on quality of life and challenging "institutions ... but also medical mortality and morbidity, and attempt to modify psychosocial variables to improve sur- vival time and quality of life. References 1. Pignata S, Ballatori E, Favalli G and Scambia...
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