Creates an overview of the field of Quality of Life studies Reviews the historical development of the field Discusses several of Quality-of-Life main concepts: happiness, positive psychology, and subjective well-being Shows the research on elements of Quality of Life in a broad range of countries...
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Long life expectancy is one of the clear factors for its health care system’s good performance. The Australians live approximately 2 years longer (82) than an average national of United Nations (80). Taking into account that Australia’s health expenditure is one of the lowest among top-tier...
In the UK, for example, it is estimated that 19% of all deaths in 2002 were due to smoking (27% in men and 11% in women) but it was also found to be directly responsible for 12% of disability adjusted life years lost in that year [2]. There are only a few studies that explore...
This paper reanalyses data from two prospective multicentre clinical studies assessing patients’ quality of life before and after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) using the EQ-5D-3L. Patients who completed EQ-5D-3L questionnaires at 3 time periods were included from 4 countries (USA, UK, Australia...
Population aging leads to increased burden of chronic diseases and demand in public health. This study aimed to assess whether the score of Primary Health Care (PHC) is associated with a) the model of care - Family Health Strategy (FHS) vs. traditional c
Asthma is a common non-communicable disease, often characterized by activity limitation, negative effects on social life and relationships, problems with finding and keeping employment, and poor quality of life. The objective of the present study was to
This article aims at defining a methodology for measuring urban accessibility to healthcare services as indicative of quality of life for the elderly within the city of Milan — affected by Covid — both in ordinary working scenarios and during the pandemic. The outputs show that entire ...
This study examined the prevalence of smoking in patients with bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder (MDD) and schizophrenia, and explored the relationships between smoking and demographic and clinical characteristics, and quality of life (QOL) in a large representative sample. Based on previous ...
Information on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of patients with genital warts (GW) in populations in mainland China is still limited. The aim of the study was to use a generic instrument to measure the impact of genital warts on HRQoL in men and women in this setting. Methods...