... results even though the duration of their therapy program was only weeks This raises the question whether the duration ofthe IOPP could be decreased Costs are an important factor of pain intervention ... consisted of a theoretical section, painting therapy, medical training therapy (MTT), group psychotherapy, relaxation therapy, medical motion therapy, and physiotherapeutic, psychotherapeutic and/ or ... shown in Figure The development of muscle strength during IOPP is shown in Table The force ofthe upper arms remained stable, those ofthe thigh muscles, as measured by flexion ofthe knee (M quadriceps),...
... to the participants at the time ofthe workshops The mini research projects were continuously monitored by Professor Gordon MacAulay andthequalityofthe research reports checked and edited The ... and demand for a range of hypothetical new products, such as packaged, high quality Vietnamese rice The evaluation ofthe Workshop showed that 100% ofthe participants assessed the contents of ... grading and quality, and product positioning, branding and packaging Policy Analysis and Marketing Workshop II The final ofthe CARD-sponsored workshops on "Policy Analysis and Marketing in the Post- Harvest...
... to intact skin [22] The dose of drug delivered depends on the surface area ofthe patch andthe length of time that the patch is worn, which allows for tailoring the duration of medication effect ... medication, and 91.9% were satisfied with the efficacy ofthe study medication on their child's attention The majority of caregivers (93.1%) indicated a high level of satisfaction with the duration of ... the importance of caregivers as change agents ofthe child, in turn, children are reciprocally change agents ofthe caregiver andof family life in general Caregivers of children in the Ritalin...
... Harvesting means the deliberate picking ofthe commodity To determine the exact moment when to pick a crop , we have to consider the idea of maturity The postharvest behavior of a commodity ... commodity depends on the stage of maturity when it was harvested Maturity Index- signs or indications ofthe readiness ofthe plant for harvestThe basis for determining harvest date Maturity ... after harvesting Time of harvesting is very critical Fruit harvested before optimum stage of maturity Poor quality Deteriorate faster Lower yield (commodity grows bigger considerably at the...
... in the editing The council andthe Methods Panel greatly appreciate the willingness ofthe authors to produce their chapters promptly and their help throughout the editing ofthe monograph The ... on the continuum, andthe more global the concepts (ultimately including qualityof life), the more to the right Concepts to the right encompass all the domains lying to the left Others see these ... of use of quality- of- life measures andthe rigor ofthe methods of study have changed substantially Najman and Levine (1981) conducted Acknowledgment: We appreciate the advice of J.M Najman and...
... especially in the areas of anxiety and depression [12] According to the analysis of data derived from the Health 2000 Study, the threshold value of was taken to indicate ill health (the scores of to ... description ofthe protocol before signing it The procedures were according to the ethical standards ofthe responsible committee on human experimentation and with the Declaration of Helsinki, ... significantly and equally (the adjusted R2 of 0.30 for both) Determinants ofthe health-related qualityof life First, we found that both the seasonal changes in mood and behavior andthe experienced illumination...
... status and age, sex ofthe patients, and educational level in these IRD and to estimate the burden ofthe disease by controlling for the normal variations in health status in the general population ... representative ofthe practices in Marche in terms of size of practice, geographical location, and socio-economic status of those attending The sample for the survey was selected randomly so that there ... the patients from the mean scores ofthe general population, followed by the division of these deviations by each scale's standard deviation in the general population The standardized s-score...
... Minimum and maximum values represent the lowest and highest scores for the individual components of each ofthe sub-scales Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Health andQualityof Life ... be able to provide accurate and reliable assessments of their HRQL [3] and that this may be due to problems understanding the questions, lack of understanding ofthe disease itself or time perception ... [20] The newly developed MMQL-UK (PF) was then compared with the shortened and anglicised version ofthe MMQLUK (CF) This paper concentrates specifically on the validation ofthe MMQL-UK (PF) and...
... contributions ES did the data analysis and drafted the manuscript MS and UW conceived ofthe study and designed the questionnaires Both conducted the realisation andthe analysis ofthe study and helped ... draft the manuscript JR participated in the design ofthe study and participated in the analysis ofthe questionnaires JR did the data collection ND, MG and JS participated in the design andthe ... and returned the standardized selfassessed questionnaire (response rate 64%) Time of questionnaire dispatch was July 2003 Qualityof life was enquired with the Profile ofQualityof Life in the...
... numbers of HIV-positive individuals being enrolled onto HAART and increasing survival among these patients, there is a growing need to understand the impact of HAART use on thequalityof lives of ... Africa, there is an ongoing debate about whether or not the side-effect profile of HAART may adversely affect the HRQoL of HIVpositive individuals More data about the impact of HAART and HAARTrelated ... interpretation ofthe data, and helped to draft the manuscript RW conceived ofthe study, participated in its design, and critically reviewed the manuscript All authors have read and approved the final...
... total number of months of depression or the age at onset of depression Measurements of stressors andqualityof life: daily hassles and uplift scale, SF-36 There were both quantitative and qualitative ... in the clinical trial arm received 500 mg daily of elemental calcium and 400 IU of vitamin D [13] The Scientific Review Board andthe Institutional Review Board ofthe National Institute of Mental ... indicated by HAMD and HAMA scores; however, they had a long standing history of depression of approximately cumulative years and an average of four episodes of depression Ofthe 69 patients with...
... focus on the burden of a specific disease The questionnaire together with the changes described above was then submitted to the authors ofthe original questionnaire, and they approved the Japanese ... clinical research and epidemiological surveys Total score for DLQI-J The eigenvalue ofthe first component was much higher than those ofthe other components, andthe percentage ofthe total variance ... components analysis, the eigenvalue ofthe first component was 4.26, andthe eigenvalue ofthe second component was 1.02 Loadings of each item on the first component are shown in Table Page of (page number...
... individual's perception of their position in life in the context ofthe culture and value system of which they live with the relation to their goals, expectations, standards and concerns." This concept ... the influence ofthe duration of pain was studied using results ofthe total sample in regression analysis During their first visit to the clinic, patients were informed about the study andthe ... from the department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ofthe University Medical Center Groningen The group consisted of 95 patients consecutively consulting the TMD/Orofacial Pain section for their...
... contributions JMV, LR, and JA participated in the conception and design ofthe study EVO, SRF, GV and JAPV analyzed the data EVO, JMV, MH, MF, LR and JA participated in the drafting ofthe article All ... life events on the health related qualityof life of adolescents and youths: the role of gender and life events typologies in a follow-up study Health andQualityof Life Outcomes 2010 8:71 Submit ... Health andQualityof Life Outcomes 2010, 8:71 http://www.hqlo.com/content/8/1/71 Page of Table Multivariate analysis ofthe association of LEs and HRQoL, by life event typologies Type of life...
... describe the study population The measures of PA and health-related Page ofqualityof life variables were not normally distributed therefore the median and interquartile range (IQR) were presented and ... living in the community and 2) to assess the relationship between the functional ability (motor impairments of lower extremity, balance and walking distance) of these individuals to the amount of daily ... entered in the amount of PA using the PASIPD, after controlling for motor impairment The dependent variable for the third and fourth regression models was the Mental Composite Score ofthe HRQL The...
... regularly clean the fruits, storage place, tools, and means of transportation 3.1.2 Postharvest losses The findings of postharvest loss evaluation are presented in the following tables Postharvest losses ... reached the 12 th days due to the evaporation of water and activities of available microorganisms present in thefruits These are the main reasons that reduced qualityand shortened the shelf life of ... HCN level of contents d Water-melon: analysis sugar, pH, Bx level of contents RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Postharvest losses affect quantity andqualityof products Thus, the condition ofthe product...