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Quality of life in the contemporary politics of healthcare: … but what is a life?
Journal of Aging Studies, 2018'Quality of life' (QoL) is a ubiquitous phrase in medicine. There is considerable literature on the meaning of 'quality' in 'quality of life', but little on the meaning of 'life'. And yet, rooted in measurements of QoL, is a conceptualization of 'a life' used to judge 'quality'. In this article I focus on 'life' within institutional healthcare, arguing
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Quality of life in healthcare higher education professionals
Sport Sciences for Health, 2016To investigate the perception of quality of life and level of physical activity in professionals involved in healthcare higher education. The sample comprised of 38 individuals aged between 20 and 55 years. The following evaluations were carried out: anthropometry, flexibility, abdominal strength endurance, ergometric test, level of physical activity ...
Solange Marta Franzói de Moraes +5 more
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Burnout and quality of life among Spanish healthcare personnel
Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 2012Accessible summary This study investigates the quality of life in healthcare personnel and the relationship to burnout syndrome. The health‐related quality of life reported by healthcare personnel from five Spanish hospitals was lower than the reference population.
Carme Bertran +5 more
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Healthcare apartheid and quality of life for people with disabilities
Quality of Life Research, 2010The sizzling debate on healthcare reform has very little to do with me as a person with a significant physical disability, yet it fuels the fire in my belly. I am well insured because I work and supposedly have access to some of the best healthcare in the world, yet I continue to receive, and suffer from, some services that are second-class for several
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Effects of Use of Alternative Therapies on Quality of Life and Healthcare Spending
The American Journal of Chinese Medicine, 2007Osteoarthritis (OA) is a costly disease that causes much morbidity and mortality in the world, and it was the sixth leading cause of disability in developed countries. We aim to study the utilization pattern of alternative therapies and their effects on quality of life and personal health spending in Chinese OA patients in Hong Kong.
Lau, WCS +5 more
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Quality of Life assessment: A paradigm shift in healthcare?
The Irish Journal of Psychology, 1997The assessment of patient quality of life is assuming increasing importance in medicine and healthcare. In addition to their biological effects, illnesses, diseases and their treatments can have significant impact on mobility, mood, life satisfaction, cognition and the ability to fulfil occupational, social and family roles.
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Work‐related quality of life of
AimsTo describe perceived work‐related quality of life of Ugandan healthcare workers. A secondary aim was to seek participant input on ways to improve work environments.BackgroundPoor patient outcomes, decreased employee motivation and decisions to leave the organization have been linked to poor work conditions.
Jackline G. Opollo +2 more
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Pediatric Research, 2020
Children with serious illness suffer from symptoms at the end of life that often fail to be relieved. An overview is required of healthcare interventions improving and decreasing quality of life (QOL) for children with serious illness at the end of life.A systematic review was performed in five databases, January 2000 to July 2018 without language ...
Kim Beernaert +9 more
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Children with serious illness suffer from symptoms at the end of life that often fail to be relieved. An overview is required of healthcare interventions improving and decreasing quality of life (QOL) for children with serious illness at the end of life.A systematic review was performed in five databases, January 2000 to July 2018 without language ...
Kim Beernaert +9 more
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Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2004
Objectives: To describe the health status of veterans receiving care in a veterans integrated service network (VISN).Design: Cross‐sectional survey with prospective follow‐up.Setting: Former Upper Midwest VISN 13 (now a part of VISN 23), a regional Veterans Affairs (VA) network comprising five inpatient facilities and associated outpatient clinics ...
Robert A. Petzel +7 more
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Objectives: To describe the health status of veterans receiving care in a veterans integrated service network (VISN).Design: Cross‐sectional survey with prospective follow‐up.Setting: Former Upper Midwest VISN 13 (now a part of VISN 23), a regional Veterans Affairs (VA) network comprising five inpatient facilities and associated outpatient clinics ...
Robert A. Petzel +7 more
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Healthcare law and ethics, 7: quality and quantity of life
British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 2016The assessment of quality versus quantity or length of life using assessment tools such as QALYs can have implications for often costly treatment, with many of these implications having an ethical component. This article will briefly explain what a QALY is, placing this within notes on the meaning of quality, quality of life versus length of life and ...
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