Unhealthy family functioning is associated with health-related quality of life among military spouse caregivers.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracey A. Brickell ◽  
Louis M. French ◽  
Jamie K. Sullivan ◽  
Nicole V. Varbedian ◽  
Megan M. Wright ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Family Functioning ◽  
Military Spouse ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Spouse Caregivers

scholarly journals Religiousness and health-related quality of life of older adults

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gina Andrade Abdala ◽  
Miako Kimura ◽  
Yeda Aparecida de Oliveira Duarte ◽  
Maria Lúcia Lebrão ◽  
Bernardo dos Santos
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Family Functioning ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Intrinsic Religiousness ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
The Relationship

OBJECTIVE To examine whether religiousness mediates the relationship between sociodemographic factors, multimorbidity and health-related quality of life of older adults. METHODS This population-based cross-sectional study is part of the Survey on Health, Well-Being, and Aging (SABE). The sample was composed by 911 older adults from Sao Paulo, SP, Southeastern Brazil. Structural equation modeling was performed to assess the mediator effect of religiousness on the relationship between selected variables and health-related quality of life of older adults, with models for men and women. The independent variables were: age, education, family functioning and multimorbidity. The outcome variable was health-related quality of life of older adults, measured by SF-12 (physical and mental components). The mediator variables were organizational, non-organizational and intrinsic religiousness. Cronbach’s alpha values were: physical component = 0.85; mental component = 0.80; intrinsic religiousness = 0.89 and family APGAR (Adaptability, Partnership, Growth, Affection, and Resolve) = 0.91. RESULTS Higher levels of organizational and intrinsic religiousness were associated with better physical and mental components. Higher education, better family functioning and fewer diseases contributed directly to improved performance in physical and mental components, regardless of religiousness. For women, organizational religiousness mediated the relationship between age and physical (β = 2.401, p < 0.01) and mental (β = 1.663, p < 0.01) components. For men, intrinsic religiousness mediated the relationship between education and mental component (β = 7.158, p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Organizational and intrinsic religiousness had a beneficial effect on the relationship between age, education and health-related quality of life of these older adults.

scholarly journals Influencing of Family Management in Families with Thalassemic Children on Health Related Quality of Life and Family Functioning: SEM approach

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Orranuch CHUSRI ◽  
Wannee DEOISRES ◽  
Marcia van RIPER
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Family Functioning ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Management Ability ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Purpose: To predicate the way in which families incorporate the work of managing a child with thalassemia within family life and its outcomes. Methods: A correlational design with a structural equation modeling (SEM) approach was used. A total of 309 parents of children with thalassemia from 4 tertiary care hospitals in Thailand completed our questionnaires. Results: Family life difficulties had a negative influence on the child’s health-related quality of life (HRQOL) (b = -2.23, p < 0.05) and family functioning (b = -0.27, p < 0.05), whereas the child’s daily life (b = 5.06, p < 0.05) and condition management ability (b = -1.86, p < 0.05) had a negative influence on the child’s HRQOL. In the final model, 3 variables including the child’s daily life, condition management ability, and family life difficulty could explain 33 % of variance in the child’s HRQOL (R2 = 0.33). This model showed that only family life difficulty could explain 2 % of variance of family functioning (R2 = 0.02). Conclusions: The study suggests that nurses should design interventions to support families in managing their child’s conditions in order to achieve a good child and family outcomes.

Relationship between family functioning and health-related quality of life among methadone maintenance patients: a Bayesian approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (12) ◽  
pp. 3333-3342
Author(s):  
Khuong Quynh Long ◽  
Ong Phuc Thinh ◽  
Trinh Thi Kim Thao ◽  
Nguyen Van Huy ◽  
Vu Thi Hoang Lan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Family Functioning ◽  
Bayesian Approach ◽  
Methadone Maintenance ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals The association between family impact and health-related quality of life of children with idiopathic central precocious puberty in Chongqing, China

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Yang ◽  
Shunqing Luo ◽  
Xiaohua Liang ◽  
Qin Lin ◽  
Ting Cheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Family Functioning ◽  
Precocious Puberty ◽  
Central Precocious Puberty ◽  
Family Impact ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Idiopathic Central Precocious Puberty ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Abstract Background Idiopathic central precocious puberty (ICPP) reduces patient health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The impacts of disease and treatment on families are also an important concern. This study aimed to assess the association between family impact and HRQoL of children with ICPP. Methods We conducted a case–control study in Chongqing, China. A case group of 134 children with ICPP aged 5–12 years and their caregivers was recruited from a children’s hospital in Chongqing. A total of 210 gender- and age-matched subjects from two primary schools were selected as controls. PedsQLTM4.0 Generic Core Scales (GCS) and PedsQL™ Family Impact Module (FIM) were used in this study. Results Children with ICPP scored lower than controls in all HRQoL domains except physical functioning. In particular, the two groups were significantly different in emotional functioning scores (d = 0.414, P < 0.001). Compared with controls, ICPP families had lower scores in all dimensions of the FIM scale (d = 0.288–1.030, all P < 0.05). Factors associated with HRQoL of ICPP patients included: age of patients, type of medical treatment, employment status of caregivers, educational level of caregivers, parent HRQoL and family functioning (all P < 0.05). Conclusions Children with ICPP demonstrated lower quality of life and greater family impact compared to healthy controls. In addition, less impact of disease on parent HRQoL and family functioning was associated with better HRQoL of ICPP patients, patients aged older, treated with drug combination, cared by employed or well-educated caregivers reported better HRQoL. Health care professionals should pay more attention to younger patients treated with GnRHa alone, and provide targeted interventions for caregivers depending on their demographic background to reduce family impact and thereby improve patient HRQoL.

Pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis is associated with reduced parental health–related quality of life and family functioning

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (12) ◽  
pp. 1661-1672 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia O’Mahony ◽  
Ruth Ann Marrie ◽  
Audrey Laporte ◽  
Amit Bar-Or ◽  
E Ann Yeh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Family Functioning ◽  
Disease Onset ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
The Impact

Background: Diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) during childhood has the potential to impact the affected child’s self-perception and the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of the family. Objective: To evaluate the impact of chronic disease, in children ascertained as having MS and their families, when compared to those with monophasic acquired demyelinating syndrome (monoADS). Methods: In a national prospective cohort study of pediatric acquired demyelinating syndromes (ADS), the HRQoL of children and their families was captured using the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL™) Modules. Results: Participants (58 MS; 178 monoADS) provided cross-sectional HRQoL data a median (interquartile range (IQR)) of 4.1 (2.0–6.0) years after disease onset. The HRQoL of parents of children with MS and their family functioning was lower when compared to that of parents and families of children with monoADS (both p < 0.001); parents of children with MS reported greater emotional dysfunction, worry, worse communication, and lower family functioning irrespective of clinical disease activity. Self-reports of the MS and monoADS participants did not suggest a difference in overall HRQoL or fatigue after adjusting for age of the child at the time of assessment. Conclusion: While children with MS did not self-report lower HRQoL compared to children who experienced monoADS, the diagnosis of MS during childhood was negatively associated with parental HRQoL and family functioning.

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