A Comparative Analysis of the Quality of Life Among Local Governments in Busan through AHP

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to explore the availability of information on law enforcement websites in the state of Wisconsin.Design/methodology/approachThe study conducted a content analysis of all 179 county and municipal local law enforcement agency websites within Wisconsin. The authors then implemented a comparative analysis that explored whether the quantity and quality of information available on law enforcement websites are similar to those of local governments and school districts. The authors then estimated models to test whether there is a relationship between the population size served and gender distribution of law enforcement departments to the availability of information on law enforcement websites.FindingsLaw enforcement websites contain a noticeable lack of information. The finding is even more apparent when comparing law enforcement websites to the websites of local governments and school districts. Finally, the authors show a positive link between information sharing on law enforcement websites and the proportion of the civilian staff at an agency that are women.Originality/valuePast studies that reviewed the make-up of law enforcement websites analyzed large law enforcement departments rather than local law enforcement departments, which notably represent the majority of most law enforcement departments. The authors also explicitly demonstrate that the commitment to information sharing is lagging within law enforcement websites compared to local-level governments. Future scholarship and law enforcement departments may benefit from exploring the employment of female civilians.

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The Quality of Life of Suburbanities: A Case Study of the Gdańsk Agglomeration

Bulletin of Geography Socio-economic series ◽

10.2478/v10089-010-0017-y ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 14 (14) ◽

pp. 91-101

Author(s):

Grzegorz Masik

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Local Government ◽

Public Transport ◽

Local Governments ◽

Public Spaces ◽

Relative Importance ◽

Made In

The Quality of Life of Suburbanities: A Case Study of the Gdańsk Agglomeration The article explains the meaning of the concept of ‘quality of life’, placing emphasis on its subjective dimension. As the concept is more and more discussed in the literature, the author intends to examine the satisfaction within public spaces for which local government is responsible. According to research made in Canada it is worth measuring not only satisfaction as such but also the importance of its constituent dynamics. Therefore, a survey made in the suburbs of the Gdańsk agglomeration asked respondents about their satisfaction with public transport, roads, environment, etc., including questions about the relative importance of such issues. The combination of satisfaction and importance provide the overall quality of life. At the end of the paper the author considers if there is a chance to improve the quality of life through a brief analysis of local governments expenditure.

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Quality-of-life evaluation in chronic wounds: comparative analysis of three disease-specific questionnaires

International Wound Journal ◽

10.1111/iwj.12803 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 14 (6) ◽

pp. 1299-1304 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Matthias Augustin ◽

Katrin Baade ◽

Kristina Heyer ◽

Patricia E Price ◽

Katharina Herberger ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Comparative Analysis ◽

Chronic Wounds ◽

Life Evaluation ◽

Disease Specific

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Comparative Analysis of Knee Joint Fusion with Long Locking Nail and Ilizarov Apparatus in Patients with Deep Infection after Arthroplasty

Traumatology and Orthopedics of Russia ◽

10.21823/2311-2905-2020-26-3-109-118 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 26 (3) ◽

pp. 109-118

Author(s):

L. N. Solomin ◽

E. A. Shchepkina ◽

K. L. Korchagin ◽

F. K. Sabirov

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Comparative Analysis ◽

Blood Loss ◽

Knee Joint ◽

Internal Fixation ◽

Inpatient Treatment ◽

Deep Infection ◽

Knee Arthrodesis ◽

Locking Nail

Relevance. Deep infection after knee arthroplasty requires radical surgical treatment of the infection site, removal of endoprosthesis components, and an antimicrobial spacer placement. If revision knee arthroplasty is impossible, the «gold standard» for this kind of patients is knee joint arthrodesis. The purpose of the study was the comparative analysis of knee joint fusion by external and internal fixation. Materials and Methods. The analysis of 60 cases of knee arthrodesis was carried out. The patients were divided into two groups with 30 patients in each. In the first group, knee arthrodesis was performed with long locking nail, in the second group — with external ring fixation. We compared the groups by intraoperative and drainage blood loss, the inpatient treatment duration, the terms of fusion and complications registered. The patients quality of life was evaluated using the SF-36 questionnaire before surgery, for the periods of 3, 6, and 12 months after the surgery. Results. The comparison of two methods of knee arthrodesis showed that blood loss in the internal fixation compared with external one, was 2.03 times more, the duration of inpatient treatment was 1.4 times less, and the total number of complications was 4.4 times less. However, the complications that affected the treatment outcome in long nail group were 1.5 times more. The differences in the average time of ankylosis formation were not statistically significant (p<0.05). The functional results of the treatment in 3 months after surgery in the group with internal fixation were much better. In 6 months after surgery the quality of life had no significant differences. In 12 months follow-up the indices in both groups were the same. Conclusion. The results of our study suggests us to think, knee joint arthrodesis by long fusion nail should be prefereble. If the nail insertion is technically impossible, and there is the high risk of deep infection recurrence, the external osteosynthesis should be used.

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The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the quality of life

SHS Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/shsconf/202112901029 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 129 ◽

pp. 01029

Author(s):

Zuzana Stofkova ◽

Peter Seemann

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Local Governments ◽

National Level ◽

Value Added ◽

Subjective Quality ◽

Life Assessment ◽

Subjective Quality Of Life ◽

Current State ◽

The Impact

Research background: The paper deals with the quality of life and the impact of the pandemic COVID-19 on people’s lives in Slovakia and in selected region. The concept of quality of life and dimensions of quality of life, which are necessary for its evaluation are mentioned, too. It also describes the current state of the issue in Slovakia and abroad on the basis of the selected indicators, where individual countries of the world are compared. Purpose of the article: There are mentioned approaches to quality of life assessment and to conduct a survey of quality of life in a selected region which deals with the development of the quality of life. The paper deals with the analysis of the current state of the problem in Slovakia and abroad. Various definitions of the term quality of life through several authors and views. Methods: Indices in a global and national level for assessment of selected aspects of objective and subjective quality of life in terms of pandemics COVID-19 are mentioned. In order to assess the impact of a pandemic related to COVID-19 on satisfaction of citizens with several aspects of their lives in selected region is analyzed on the basis of an e-survey. Findings & Value added: The result of the article is a comparison of individual indicators of the subjective quality of life in selected EU member states and the Slovak Republic. A survey of the satisfaction of the inhabitants of selected region with selected areas of quality of their lives connected with the COVID-19 pandemic is carried out in order to monitor and evaluate the quality of life at the level of local governments.

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Study and methodology for research of the life quality in students

Hygiene and Sanitation ◽

10.18821/0016-9900-2016-95-9-879-884 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 95 (9) ◽

pp. 879-884

Author(s):

Valery I. Popov ◽

E. P. Melikhova

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Comparative Analysis ◽

Life Quality ◽

Evaluation Approach ◽

Methodological Approaches ◽

Young Students

In this article there is reported a comparative analysis of methodological approaches to the assessment of the quality of life. There are present results of studies of quality of life of young students, performed with the use of compared methodological approaches (questionnaires) and allowing to construct the evaluation approach to the study of the quality of life in students.

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