scholarly journals MENOPAUSAL SYMPTOMS ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG YEMENI WOMEN IN SANA’A CITY

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dua'a Jamal Mutahar ◽  
Ali Mohamed Assabri ◽  
Hassan Abdulwahab Al-Shamahy ◽  
Ammar Jaber ◽  
Samar Al qadi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Peer Review ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Night Sweat ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Pharmaceutical Chemistry ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Unani Medicine

Background: Menopause is a physiological phenomenon that can strongly affect the quality of life (QOL) of women. Objectives: To analyzes the menopausal associated symptoms among contributors and their effect on quality of life. To also investigate sociodemographic factors affecting QOL. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 188 perimenopause and menopausal Yemeni women selected randomly from outpatient clinics of the main public hospitals in Sana'a, Yemen. Data was acquired using the Menopause-Specific Quality of Life (MENQOL) questionnaire. Results: The mean age at menopause was found to be 47±3.4. The majority of participants were postmenopausal (71.27 %), and (71.80 %) were married. The most prevalent symptoms were aching muscles and joints (55%), dissatisfaction with personal life (37.7%), night sweat (35%) and avoidance of intimacy (30%). The total scores of menopausal quality of life for each MENQOL domain revealed that the maximum mean score was recorded for physical domain (42.81± 17.87), followed by psychosocial (14.11±5.72), then sexual (6.93±2.46), and finally vasomotor domain (4.78±3.10). Conclusion: The physical and psychosocial domains had upper mean MENQOL scores than vasomotor and sexual domains. There is a need to educate women about menopause and its symptoms and the need to seek medical advice from specialists and find a center for that.                   Peer Review History: Received: 1 May 2021; Revised: 12 June; Accepted: 28 June, Available online: 15 July 2021 Academic Editor:  Ahmad Najib, Universitas Muslim Indonesia, Makassar, Indonesia, [email protected] UJPR follows the most transparent and toughest ‘Advanced OPEN peer review’ system. The identity of the authors and, reviewers will be known to each other. This transparent process will help to eradicate any possible malicious/purposeful interference by any person (publishing staff, reviewer, editor, author, etc) during peer review. As a result of this unique system, all reviewers will get their due recognition and respect, once their names are published in the papers. We expect that, by publishing peer review reports with published papers, will be helpful to many authors for drafting their article according to the specifications. Auhors will remove any error of their article and they will improve their article(s) according to the previous reports displayed with published article(s). The main purpose of it is ‘to improve the quality of a candidate manuscript’. Our reviewers check the ‘strength and weakness of a manuscript honestly’. There will increase in the perfection, and transparency.  Received file:                Reviewer's Comments: Average Peer review marks at initial stage: 6.0/10 Average Peer review marks at publication stage: 7.5/10 Reviewers: Dr. Gulam Mohammed Husain, National Research Institute of Unani Medicine for Skin Disorders, Hyderabad, India, [email protected] Dr. Salfarina Ramli, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 42300 Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. [email protected]     Dr. Vanina Doris Edo’o, University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroun, [email protected] Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Al-Haddad, Department of Medical Laboratories, College of Medicine and Health Sciences,  Hadhramout University, Al-Mukalla, Yemen, [email protected] [email protected] Similar Articles: PREVALENCE OF RUBELLA IGG ANTIBODIES AMONG PRODUCTIVE-AGE ‎WOMEN IN AL-MAHWEET GOVERNORATE, YEMEN THE ASSOCIATION OF ADULT MALE AND FEMALE INFERTILITY WITH CELIAC DISEASE PATIENTS IN YEMEN

scholarly journals Screening of Anxiety and Depression in Patients With Fibromyalgia From 18 to 65 Years Old and Its Relationship With the Severity of Fibromyalgia and Quality of Life

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Christian Paternina Gonzalez ◽  
Elias Forero Illera ◽  
Carmen Laborde Cárdenas ◽  
Eduardo Navarro Jimenez ◽  
Pedro Gomez Mendez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Categorical Variables ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional

OBJECTIVE: To identify the relationship between anxiety and depression with the severity of fibromyalgia and quality of life in patients aged 18 to 65 years, clinic of rheumatology of Barranquilla. METHODS: Observational, descriptive, comparative cross-sectional study. Patients with fibromyalgia who attend the external consultation of rheumatology will be surveyed. The questionnaires to be applied are the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire Revised (Spanish version), Health Questionnaire SF-36, Patient Health Questionnaire and a Scale of 7 questions for generalized anxiety disorder. The data collected in this descriptive study will be analyzed by means of frequency and association measures. The analysis of association between sociodemographic factors and clinical characteristics will be carried out with bivariate analysis and the comparison of qualitative or categorical variables will be done through the analysis of variance, to compare variables of ordinal type and variables of type ratio. RESULTS: 34.2% of the patients did not present anxiety whereas 83.6% of the patients had some degree of depression. 50% of the patients had moderate, severe and extreme degrees of depression. An association was found between severity of fibromyalgia with anxiety, depression and quality of life (p <0.05). CONCLUSION: A directly proportional relationship was found between the severity of depression and anxiety and the severity of FM. An elevated score in the FIQR, lower weighted scores for quality of life in the participants, in addition to greater severity in the scales GAD - 7 and PHQ - 9, all score to lower quality of life.

Assessment of Quality of Life in Chronic Renal Disease Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis at Public Hospital, Lahore

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahrukh Ali ◽  
Maryam Naveed ◽  
Mehmoona Khan ◽  
Muhammad Arif Khan
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Renal Disease ◽  
Chronic Renal Disease ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Aged Patients ◽  
Cross Sectional

Quality of life of chronic renal disease patients is affected by several factors, depending on stage of disease, type of treatment and sociodemographic factors Objective: To assess the quality of life undergoing hemodialysis patients Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore during February to May-2019. Patients suffering from chronic renal disease were included in the study and uncooperative patients were excluded in the study. Total 100 samples of chronic renal disease patients were selected through non-probability convenient sampling technique. Patients were assessed through pre-tested questionnaire. SPSS version 21.0 was used for data analysis Results: According to results 39% patients reported that they were suffering from depression, 47% patients of chronic renal disease were unemployed, 28% patients were malnourished and 98% patients were having 3 or more dialysis sessions per week. Also only 26% patients thought that quality of life of older patients is better while 74% considered it poor. Only 77% patients thought that quality of life of middle aged patients is better while 23% patients considered that quality of life of middle aged patients was poor. 42% patients thought that quality of life of young aged patients is better while 58%considered it poor. Conclusions: Malnutrition, unemployment and hypertension are the factors affecting the quality of life in patients undergoing hemodialysis in this study. The quality of life of middle aged patients was comparatively better. 

scholarly journals Quality of life in liver transplant recipients and the influence of sociodemographic factors

2016 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 411-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Isis Freire de Aguiar ◽  
Violante Augusta Batista Braga ◽  
José Huygens Parente Garcia ◽  
Clébia Azevedo de Lima ◽  
Paulo César de Almeida ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Liver Disease ◽  
Liver Transplant ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Liver Transplant Recipients

Abstract OBJECTIVE To verify the influence of sociodemographic factors on the quality of life of patients after liver transplant. METHOD Cross-sectional study with 150 patients who underwent liver transplant at a referral center. A sociodemographic instrument and the Liver Disease Quality of Life questionnaire were applied. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) was performed, as well as multiple comparisons by the Tukey test and Games-Howell tests when p <0.05. RESULTS Old age had influence on domains of symptoms of liver disease (p = 0.049), sleep (p = 0.023) and sexual function (p = 0.03). Men showed better significant mean values than women for the loneliness dimension (p = 0.037). Patients with higher educational level had higher values for the domain of stigma of liver disease (p = 0.014). There was interference of income in the domains of quality of social interaction (p = 0.033) and stigma of the disease (p = 0.046). CONCLUSION In half of the quality of life domains, there was influence of some sociodemographic variable.

scholarly journals Quality of life of postgraduate students stricto sensu in dentistry and sociodemographic factors

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 278-283
Author(s):  
Cinthia Nara Gadelha TEIXEIRA ◽  
Maria Imaculada de Queiroz RODRIGUES ◽  
Paulo Goberlanio de Barros SILVA ◽  
Myrna Maria Arcanjo FROTA ◽  
Maria Eneide Leitão de ALMEIDA
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
World Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Health Organization

Abstract Introduction Quality of life (QL) is subjective and must be based on a multidimensional construct and on positive and negative factors in the individual’s life. Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate the QL of the students of the Postgraduate Program in Dentistry (PPGO) of the Federal University of Ceará. Material and method Cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach, conducted with 88 students regularly enrolled in PPGO. The QL was measured by the World Health Organization Questionnaire for Quality of Life-bref (WHOQOL-bref). For a better analysis of the QL scores, they were categorized into three levels: dissatisfaction, uncertainty and satisfaction. A multinomial logistic regression model was used. Result The majority of the respondents (55.7%) was classified in the area of satisfaction with QL, with 14,05 total average scores, corresponding to 62.8% of the total. By associating the socio-demographic data with the categories of analysis of QL, it was observed relevant in single students (p=0.005), those who considered themselves religious (p=0.041) and those who did not have a postgraduate scholarship (p=0.025), being evaluated in the area of dissatisfaction/uncertainty about the QL. Conclusion It was concluded that marital status, religion and scholarship in postgraduate school were relevant in the QL of stricto sensu postgraduate students in Dentistry.

scholarly journals Quality of life of cerebral palsy patients and their caregivers: A cross sectional study in a rehabilitation center Khartoum-Sudan (2014 – 2015)

2016 ◽  
Vol 07 (03) ◽  
pp. 355-361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fadwa M. S. Mohammed ◽  
Suad M. Ali ◽  
Mutaz A. A. Mustafa
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Degree Of Disability

ABSTRACT Background: Cerebral palsy (CP) is group of disorders characterized by long-term disabilities that affect the quality of life (QoL) of both patients and those caring for them. Objective: The objective of this study was to measure the QoL of CP patients and their caregivers and determine the factors affecting both of them. Methods: This was a cross-sectional facility-based study. 65 caregivers of children with CP aged 4–18 years completed a self-structured questionnaire. Descriptives of the samples were displayed, and logistic regression was used in the analysis. Results: The scores of overall QoL of both children and caregivers were low, however, variations were observed among different domains. Both health-related and sociodemographic factors were found to affect the QoL of children and caregivers. The increase in the degree of disability and presence of complications decreased the children QoL while the availability of health insurance improved it. Whereas the QoL of the caregiver was affected by his/her occupation, the degree of child disability did not affect it. Conclusions: This study showed that many feasible changes can be adopted to improve the QoL of CP patients and their caregivers.

scholarly journals Impact of Oral Health and Sociodemographic Factors on Quality of Life: A Cross-sectional Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 438-442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafaella de S Leão ◽  
Juliana RS Maior ◽  
Fábio C Pereira ◽  
Gabriela QM Monteiro ◽  
Sandra LD de Moraes
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals Health Related Quality of Life and its Associated Factors Among Adults Living with Asthma Attending at Selected Public Hospitals in North-Western, Ethiopia: A Multi-Centered Cross- Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eyayaw Ashete Belachew ◽  
Sumeya Tadess ◽  
Mekuriaw Alemayehu
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Asthma Control ◽  
Asthmatic Patient ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Abstract Background: Asthma is a major public health challenge with most of the patients are not diagnosed and treated appropriately. Health related quality of life is an important measure of health outcomes of asthmatic patient that reflects the impact of an illness and its treatment from the patient’s perspective. Hence, the aim of this study was to assess the health-related quality of life and its determinants among asthmatic patient at selected public hospitals in northwestern, EthiopiaMethod: A multicenter facility based cross-sectional study was conducted in North-Western Ethiopia, from May to July, 2021. A systematic random sampling technique was employed to include 409 study participants. Simple and multivariable linear regressions were conducted to determine variables that are the independent predictors of health-related quality of life. A p-value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant.Result: A total of 409 patients were included in the final analysis and more than half (59.2%) of subjects had good quality of life. Concerning to determinants of health-related quality life, asthma control score (β=0.14, P<0.001), insurance user (β=0.15, P=0.04), high role of patient enablement (β= 0.39, P<0.001), belief to asthma medication (β= (-0.23), P=0.001), health care provides non-adherence to guideline (β= (-0.30), P<0.001) and being house wife (β= (-0.21) P=0.04) were some of significant predictor of health-related quality of life of asthmatic patient.Conclusion: The health-related quality of life among adults with asthma was largely dependent to the level of asthma control. Socio- demographic, clinical, health care related and medication related, variables were significantly health related quality of life. Therefore, our study highlights multifaced interventions including comprehensive asthma education along with an integrated treatment plan to improve asthma control and quality of life.

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