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Quality of life and neurotic disorders in general healthcare

Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 2009
To review recent findings on the relationship between neurotic disorders (specifically depression, anxiety and somatization) and function and quality of life (QoL) in patients with complex clinical presentations, and to consider the clinical and public health implications.The high prevalence of comorbid depression and anxiety among patients with ...
Helen, Herrman, Prem, Chopra
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Transgender healthcare and quality of life is under attack in the US

The Physician and Sportsmedicine, 2021
Transgender healthcare and quality of life are under attack in the US. With as many as 30 states considering bans to participating in interscholastic athletics, and several other states proposing a...
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Burnout and quality of life among Spanish healthcare personnel

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 2012
Accessible 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.
R, Suñer-Soler, A, Grau-Martín, S, Font-Mayolas, M E, Gras, C, Bertran, M J M, Sullman   +5 more
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Effects of Use of Alternative Therapies on Quality of Life and Healthcare Spending

The American Journal of Chinese Medicine, 2007
Osteoarthritis (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, Lam, D, Chiu, P, Woo, J, Zhang, JX, Lee, P   +5 more
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Healthcare apartheid and quality of life for people with disabilities

Quality of Life Research, 2010
The 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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HAPPINESS AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN MEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE

Materials of the 5th International Academic Conference “Happiness and Contemporary Society”
Happiness and quality of life in medicine and healthcare are inextricably linked to the experience of patients and the way the healthcare system responds to their needs. Modern medicine increasingly recognizes that treatment is not only about eliminating the symptoms of diseases, but also about improving the quality of life of patients.
Paulina WOJTYLA-BUCHORA, Lucyna KAPKA- SKRZYPCZAK, Andrzej WOJTYLA, Oksana HDYRYA, Andriy BAZYLEVYCH   +4 more
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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, 2016
To 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 ...
Juliana Jacques Pastório, Leonardo Vidal Andreato, João Victor Del Conti Esteves, Bruno Cezar de Oliveira Alcantara, Eloa Jacques Pastório, Solange Marta Franzói De Moraes   +5 more
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Health‐Related Quality of Life, Functional Impairment, and Healthcare Utilization by Veterans: Veterans' Quality of Life Study

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 ...
Jasvinder A, Singh, Steven J, Borowsky, Sean, Nugent, Maureen, Murdoch, Yanli, Zhao, David B, Nelson, Robert, Petzel, Kristin L, Nichol   +7 more
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Quality of Life assessment: A paradigm shift in healthcare?

The Irish Journal of Psychology, 1997
The 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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