... view in determining qualityofcare has been criticized [12,38], however, its measurement fulfils important issues ofcare including: understanding users' experiences of health care, promoting cooperation, ... to buy only one of the medicines prescribed" Perceived qualityofcare received Women's testimonies depicted mixed reactions As some expressed satisfaction with the qualityofcare received others ... blood and actual transfusion were omnipresent concerns in the accounts of women who perceived the qualityofcare below expectation The higher than expected costs of treatment were sources of indignation,...
... Design and validation of indicators to measure the qualityofcare Page of 12 that climacteric stage women receive in family medicine clinics II Assessment of the qualityofcareandof its association ... association of interest (relationship between HR-QoL global score and each component ofqualityof care) The analysis tested the interactions between each component ofqualityofcareand menopause; ... as: Doubova Dubova et al.: Qualityofcareand healthrelated qualityof life of climacteric stage women cared for in family medicine clinics in Mexico Health andQualityof Life Outcomes 2010 8:20...
... number of OIs and incidence rates was similar and was within 5% of each other for most of the individual OIs, except tuberculosis and genital herpes, for which there were a higher number of events ... age (IQR) of 37 (31, 43) years and median CD4 (IQR) of 83 (39, 160) cells/mm3 Overall, the number (%) of missing and incorrect entries in the clinic database was 124 (55%) and 27 (12%) of 127 OIs ... 220 (49%) and 15 (3%) of 453 toxicities, and 18 (51%) and 11 (32%) of the 86 cited reasons for ART discontinuation and modification This gives a total error rate (comprising missing and incorrect...
... study of caregivers of frail older adults with illness or disability, Reid et al found that exchanges of respect, regard and commitment between caregiver andcare recipient, and balance in caregiving ... family caregivers of partners with stroke, (2) to examine predictors of positive and negative aspects of the caregiver role and HRQL, and (3) compare caregivers HRQL to a normative non-caregiving ... information and completed a measure ofqualityof life These data were included in this study to allow comparisons between the variables and caregiver HRQL and role Care recipients’ qualityof life...
... SH and MPE with data handling and analyses by SH, ES, JP, and NS, and ongoing advice on operationalisation of theoretical constructs by ME, MJ, and JJF Writing of the paper was led by MPE and ... of the study participating practices and their constituent healthcare professionals and administrative staff, and reports the descriptive analyses of the data collected Methods Study design and ... secretarial and reception staff) and seven healthcare professionals (primary care physicians, practice nurses, and one healthcare assistant) Piloting was by postal survey for all administrative staff and...
... process of transferring research knowledge into practice for the purpose of understanding, validating, enhancing or changing practice RU consists of both the use of products of research and use of ... recognized as pivotal both to the qualityofcare in general and to the implementation of interdisciplinarybased qualitycare [20] Importantly, the nursing profession also has a long history with ... recorded and transcribed Two types of interviews will be held, i.e., individual and group: The degree of EBP activity (at all levels) over time • Number of active EBP projects and number of units and...
... domains of caregiving and caregiver psychic distress on the one hand, and Page of 11 caregiver’s/patient’s socio-demographic characteristics, clinical features and indices ofqualityof care, on ... socio-demographic and clinical characteristics [6], there is a paucity of studies on the relationship with indices ofqualityofcare (such as patients’ met/unmet needs for care, service satisfaction andquality ... because of the caregiving role results in strain for the family caregiver The impact of caregiving on the caregiver depends on the characteristics of the patient, the caregiver, their relationship and...
... January 2003 and December 2003, a total of 164 patients were included in the study Sixty-six of the patients were admitted because of sepsis (severe sepsis and septic shock), and 98 of the patients ... for the assessment of survival, but 50% were lost to follow up for the assessment ofqualityof life at years Why did we lose so many patients? In our assessment ofqualityof life we used telephone ... Studying outcomes of intensive care unit survivors: measuring exposures and outcomes Intensive Care Med 2005, 31:1153-1160 American College of Chest Physicians/Society of Critical Care Medicine:...
... intensivist in charge without any explicit standard ofcare beyond the normal institutional standards and guidelines Neither careof the patients nor endof-life decision making was influenced by ... purpose of this study, CPR was defined as at least one cycle of chest compression and ventilation in patients with signs and/ or symptoms of cardiac arrest Patient care was at the discretion of the ... development of the design of the study, and analyzed the raw data CM helped to develop the design of the study K-CK helped to develop the design of the study and to analyze the raw data GSD, ER, and...
... Pavoni et al Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2010, 18:24 ter understand the impact of morbidity and consequences of thermal injury and to evaluate clinical ... review of the literature J Burn Care Rehabil 1998, 19:230-240 Munster AM: Measurement ofqualityof life: then and now Burns 1999, 25:25-28 Anzarut A, Chen M, Shankowsky H, Tredget EE: Qualityof ... of burn size and distress on recovery of physical and psychosocial function J Burn Care Rehabil 2005, 26(1):21-32 38 Dyster-Aas J, Kildal M, Willebrand M: Return to work: and health related quality...
... the way of realizing qualityof life Success in improving physical and social functioning andqualityof life will be determined by measures taken to improve Access andqualityof medical care Assisted ... Increase burden ofcare for family and caregivers QUALITYOFCARE is now a critical factor that determines whether the current cohort of Singaporean seniors faces the prospect of better functional ... qualityof geriatric care, assisted living and long-term care, designs for housing, built environment and transportation, and promotion of ‘active ageing’ Population ageing in Singapore is rapid and...
... income, work status, place of residence and number of chronic conditions component ofqualityof life, and smokers showed poorer qualityof life than never-smokers The results of the present study ... risk and promotes the prevention and control of most chronic diseases.4,25 Excess consumption of alcohol increases the risk of several diseases and is associated with increased risk of injuries and ... of Sóo Paulo (ISA-SP), 20012002 in four areas of the state of Sóo Paulo, southeastern Brazil: the cities of Botucatu and Campinas; an area covering the cities of Itapecerica da Serra, Embu, and...
... Four cases of congestion 24.22 24-5 QUALITYOF SERVICE Qualityof service (QoS) is an internetworking issue that has been discussed more than defined We can informally define qualityof service ... 24-1 DATA TRAFFIC The main focus of congestion control andqualityof service is data traffic In congestion control we try to avoid traffic congestion In qualityof service, we try to create an ... profiles 24.4 24-2 CONGESTION Congestion in a network may occur if the load on the network—the number of packets sent to the network— is greater than the capacity of the network—the number of...
... concepts in quality, provides simple working definitions of what is meant by quality in the context of health and health care, and describes various roles and responsibilities which apply to quality ... Basic concepts ofquality ronment for quality, and with a proper understanding of the needs and expectations of those they serve, in order to deliver the best results ▪ Communities and service users ... capacity, and models of care? What impact are those current activities having on the qualityof health careand on outcomes? A process for building a strategy for quality The success of the situational...
... to Non-exercisers, p < 0.05 Page of 10 (page number not for citation purposes) Health andQualityof Life Outcomes 2009, 7:68 Fatigue, depression andqualityof life scores Exercisers had significantly ... between Exercisers and Non-exercisers on the cognitive component of the MFIS The impact of disease severity on fatigue, depression andqualityof life Univariate analysis of variance between ... Pain and Physical Component Summary Score of the SF36 (Figures 4, and 6) http://www.hqlo.com/content/7/1/68 The influence of the quantity of regular physical activity on fatigue, depression and quality...
... Vallerand AH, Payne JK: Theories and conceptual models to guide qualityof life research Qualityof Life From Nursing and Patient Perspectives: Theory, Sawatzky et al Health andQualityof Life ... Health and other aspects of the qualityof life of older people Soc Indic Res 2001, 54:239-274 Michalos AC, Thommasen HV, Read R, Anderson N, Zumbo BD: Determinants of health and the qualityof life ... Perceived qualityof life: a neglected component of adolescent health assessment and intervention J Adolesc Health 2004, 34:270-278 Koot HM, Wallander JL: Qualityof Life in Child and Adolescent...
... incontinence) and search (quality of life and bother and urinary Results of search (quality of life and distress and urinary incontinence) and search (quality of life and bother and urinary incontinence) ... the PubMed version of Medline The first search used the terms "quality of life and distress and urinary incontinence" and the second used the terms "quality of life and bother and urinary incontinence." ... bother and QoL, and greater standardization in the reporting of results of distress or bother and QoL measures will allow for comparison among studies Abbreviations HRQoL: Health related quality of...
... 0.9% of disability limitations data (n = 3), 0.3% of self-efficacy data (n = 1), 1.9% of GLTEQ physical activity data (n = 6), 1.9% of Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Health andQuality ... of the physical activity and QOL relationship Physical Activity, Qualityof Life, and Demographics As noted earlier, relationships among physical activity andqualityof life have been examined ... sample of older adults Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Health andQualityof Life Outcomes 2009, 7:10 Although our findings offer support for a social cognitive model of physical...
... responsiveness and sensitivity of WE -CARE to changes over time, and in the incorporation of WE -CARE into routine clinical assessments and trials to improve understanding and interpretation of individual ... among the three health groups (item 1.1 of the CHQ-PF50) for all scales and Total Score of WE -CARE WE -CARE, WEll-being and Satisfaction of CAREgivers of Children with Diabetes Questionnaire; ... changes over time within and between different insulin regimens in clinical practice or research Use of WE -CARE may enhance understanding of parental qualityof life and their children's treatment,...
... health related qualityof life of patients with fibromyalgia as related to the qualityof life of patients in other chronic conditions is presented in Table Results ofqualityof life of patients ... interpretation of these results on qualityof life, the risk of selection bias has to be considered Nevertheless, based on this overview, it can be concluded that the qualityof life of patients ... total score of the SF36 of patients with fibromyalgia in this study was studied in comparison with scores of patients with fibromyalgia from other studies, qualityof life scores of patients...