TheQuality of Life Index(higher is better) is an estimation of the overall quality of life by using an empirical formula that takes into account the following factors: For detailed information on the calculation of each of these indices used in the Quality of Life Index, please refer to their...
Ditlevsen, O. and P. Friis-Hansen (2007) `Life Quality Index: An Empirical or a Normative Concept?' International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management. 7(6-7). pp. 895-921.Ditlevsen, O. & P. Friis-Hansen (2007). Life quality index - an empirical or a normative concept?
The weight combining isdone by deploying map algebra formula derived from the expert system algorithmEMYCIN. The computation was done iteratively until all factors were exhausted. Thefinal results were coded as a gradient map of an integrated and locale-specific QOLindex in the range of (-1, 1)...
To evaluate and analyse the factors associated with health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) in the Korean population aged 50 years and older. We used data obtained from the fourth and fifth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) refers to a general term for the medicines of various Chinese ethnic groups, which reflects the understanding of life, health and disease of the Chinese. It has been used to maintain health, prevent, diagnose and treat diseases, and boost health. It is widely...
Therefore, air pollution forecasting plays a vital role in people's daily life, as well as in warning and controlling air pollution. The air quality index (AQI) and PM2.5 are two important indicators among pollution indexes, where PM2.5 is particulate matter with a diameter of less than or ...
The purpose of the present study is to develop and validate the hypertension scale of the Quality of Life Instruments (QoL) for Chronic Diseases system, QLICD-HY (V2.0). The QLICD-HY (V2.0) was developed via a programmed decision method with several focus groups, nominal discussions and pilo...
Measurement of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in dementia is difficult. At some point people with dementia become unable to meaningfully assess their own HRQoL. At such a point in time researchers need to rely on other types of information such a
Evaluation of the surface water quality using global water quality index (WQI) models: perspective of river water pollution Md. Habibur Rahman Bejoy Khan, Amimul Ahsan, M. Imteaz, Md. Shafiquzzaman & Nadhir Al-Ansari Scientific Reports volume 13, Article number: 20454 (2023) Cite th...
We aimed to investigate whether health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is associated with retinal vascular caliber, an indicator of subclinical cardiovascular disease risk. 1600 students aged between 11–19 years (821 girls and 779 boys) were examined during 2009–2011. Retinal vessel caliber was ...