scholarly journals HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE (HRQoL) OF ACADEMICIANS IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, MALAYSIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (42) ◽  
pp. 215-222
Author(s):  
Nur Zainie Abd Hamid ◽  
Shamsinar Ibrahim ◽  
Hasyimah Razali ◽  
Kamarul Ariffin Mansor
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
General Population ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Malaysian Population ◽  
Health Domains ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
E Mail

This empirical paper presents findings from a study concerning the Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) of academicians in Malaysian publicly-funded universities. The main objective of the study was to compare the Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) of the academicians in the selected public universities with the key indicators of the overall and the eight health domains of general Malaysian population norms. A structured e-mail survey was created that includes a link to the validated Short Form 36 (SF-36) items. An e-mail was sent to all respondents of nine randomly selected public universities using registered organisational e-mail to collect the data. Descriptive analysis was used to analyse the data. The percentage of responses was 34.55% and 1235 data were deemed to be usable. The ratio of men to women was 1:1.42. The overall mean score of the Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in the study was juxtaposed with the overall mean score of the recommended Malaysian general population norms of 65.0. The accumulated score was 50.60, which is lower than the recommended value. All mean scores of the eight-health domain were also lower than recommended mean scores of the general Malaysian population for each health domain. Moreover, gender analysis indicated that male academicians had higher Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) for all the health domains except for Role-Physical (RP) and Social Functioning (SF). Given the lower Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) among academicians than the general population, fair attention should be given by the government and policy-makers to the state of their health, physically and mentally, to ensure continuous improvements in education.

scholarly journals Health-Related Quality of Life in Adrenocortical Carcinoma

Cancers ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 1500 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca V. Steenaard ◽  
Laura A. Michon ◽  
Harm R. Haak
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
General Population ◽  
Adrenocortical Carcinoma ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Clinical Aspects ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
The Impact

Insight into the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) impact of adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is important. The disease and its treatment options potentially have an impact on HRQoL. For patients with limited survival, HRQoL research is of utmost importance. We will therefore provide an overview of HRQoL studies in patients with ACC. We found six studies that measured HRQoL in 323 patients with ACC (3 cross-sectional, 1 cohort, 2 trials), all indicating a reduced HRQoL compared to the general population. The FIRMACT trial found that HRQoL of patients with ACC was reduced compared to the general population, and that chemotherapy-mitotane further reduced HRQoL even though survival improved. Clinical aspects of the disease, including cortisol and aldosterone production and adrenal insufficiency have shown great impact on HRQoL in benign disease, even after the recovery of hormonal status. However, the impact of malignant adrenal disease and treatment options on HRQoL including adrenalectomy, radiotherapy, mitotane therapy, and chemotherapy have not been sufficiently studied in patients with ACC. Although the number of HRQoL studies in patients with ACC is limited, the existing literature does indicate that ACC has a large impact on patients’ HRQoL, with disease specific aspects. Further HRQoL research in patients with ACC is essential to improve patient-centered care, preferably by using an ACC-specific HRQoL questionnaire.

scholarly journals Depression, anxiety and their comorbidity in the Swedish general population: point prevalence and the effect on health-related quality of life

PeerJ ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. e98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Johansson ◽  
Per Carlbring ◽  
Åsa Heedman ◽  
Björn Paxling ◽  
Gerhard Andersson
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
General Population ◽  
Point Prevalence ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Health related quality of life in recurrent depression: A comparison with a general population sample

2010 ◽  
Vol 120 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 126-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mascha C. ten Doesschate ◽  
Maarten W.J. Koeter ◽  
Claudi L.H. Bockting ◽  
Aart H. Schene
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
General Population ◽  
Population Sample ◽  
General Population Sample ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Recurrent Depression ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Abstract P353: Health-Related Quality of Life and Risk of All-cause and Cardiovascular Hospitalization in a Healthy General Population: Prospective Findings From the Moli-Sani Study

Circulation ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 139 (Suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marialaura Bonaccio ◽  
Augusto Di Castelnuovo ◽  
Simona Costanzo ◽  
Amalia De Curtis ◽  
Mariarosaria Persichillo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
General Population ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Reference health related quality of life data from the Italian general population in 2015

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (suppl_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
L Scalone ◽  
PA Cortesi ◽  
LG Mantovani ◽  
R Ciampichini ◽  
G Cesana
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
General Population ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Life Data ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related
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