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Food quality effects on instar-specific life histories of a holometabolous insect
<ol> <li><span><span>It is a long-standing challenge to understand how changes in food resources impact consumer life history traits and, in turn, impact how organisms interact with their environment. To characterize food quality effects on life history, most studies follow organisms throughout their life cycle and quantify major life events, such as age at maturity or fecundity. From these studies, we know that food quality generally impacts body size, juvenile development, and life span. Importantly, throughout juvenile development, many organisms develop through several stages of growth that can have different interactions with their environment. For example, parasitoids typically attack larger instars, whereas larval insect predators typically attack smaller instars. Interestingly, most studies lump all juvenile stages together, which ignores these ecological changes over juvenile development. </span></span></li> <li><span><span>We combine a cross-sectional experimental approach with a stage-structured population model to estimate instar-specific vital rates in the bean weevil, <i>Callosobruchus maculatus</i> across a food quality gradient. We characterize food quality effects on the bean weevil's life history traits throughout its juvenile ontogeny to test how food quality impacts instar-specific vital rates. </span></span></li> <li><span><span>Vital rates differed across food quality treatments within each instar; however, their effect differed with instar. Weevils consuming low quality food spent 38%, 37% and 18% more time, and were 1%, 8% and 60% smaller than weevils consuming high quality food in the second, third and fourth instars, respectively. Overall, our results show that consuming poor food quality means slower growth, but that food quality effects on vital rates, growth and development are not equal across instars. Differences in life history traits over juvenile ontogeny in response to food quality may impact how organisms interact with their environment, including how susceptible they are to predation, parasitism, and their competitive ability.</span></span></li> </ol>
Rotavirus infection and health related quality of life of hospitalized children in Latvia
<p>Data on Rotavirus infection and health related quality of life of hospitalized children in Latvia, 527 respondents, anonymous data, data collected: April 2013 to December 2015.</p>
Quality of life among patients with atrial fibrillation
<p><strong><span>Background</span></strong></p> <p><span>Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) have significantly lower health-related quality of life (HRQoL) compared to the general population and patients with other heart diseases. The research emphasis on the influence of AF symptoms on HRQoL overshadows the role of individual characteristics. To address this gap, this study's purpose was to </span><span>test an incremental predictive model </span><span>for AF-related HRQoL following an adapted HRQoL conceptual model that incorporates both symptoms and individual characteristics.</span></p> <p><strong><span>Methods</span></strong></p> <p><span>Patients attending an AF specialty clinic were invited to complete an online survey. Hierarchical regression analyses were conducted to examine whether individual characteristics (overall mental health, perceived stress, sex, age, AF knowledge, household and recreational physical activity) incremented prediction of HRQoL and AF treatment satisfaction beyond AF symptom recency and overall health. </span></p> <p><strong><span>Results</span></strong></p> <p>Of 196 participants (mean age 65.3 years), 63% were male and 90% were Caucasian. Most reported 'excellent' or 'good' overall and mental health, had high overall AF knowledge scores, had <span>low </span>perceived stress scores, and had high household and recreation physical activity. The mean overall AF Effect On Quality-Of-Life Questionnaire (<span>AFEQT) and AF treatment satisfaction scores were 70.62 and 73.84, respectively. Recency of </span><span>AF symptoms and overall health accounted for 29.6% of the variance in overall HRQoL and 20.2% of the variance in AF treatment satisfaction. Individual characteristics explained an additional 13.6% of the variance in overall HRQoL and 7.6% of the variance in AF treatment satisfaction. Perceived stress and household physical activity were the largest contributors to overall HRQoL, whereas age and AF knowledge made significant contributions to AF treatment satisfaction.</span></p> <p><strong><span>Conclusions</span></strong></p> <p><span>Along with AF symptoms and overall health, individual characteristics are important predictors of HRQoL and AF treatment satisfaction in AF patients. In particular, perceived stress and household physical activity </span><span>could further be targeted as potential areas to improve HRQoL. </span></p>
Quality of life for patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis: a comparative analysis of the EQ-5D-3L and CLIQ questionnaires.
<p>This dataset contains quality of life surveillance results for patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis, Brazil, focusing in a comparative analysis of the EQ-5D-3L and CLIQ questionnaires.</p>
Quality of life in chronic pain treated through pulsed radiofrequency therapy: A retrospective study
<p>Anxiety and depression are often symptoms present in people who suffer from chronic pain, compromising the quality of life of these individuals. The objective of this study was to assess whether a pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) treatment, in addition to psychological support intervention, can decrease chronic pain, thereby improving quality of life and restoring psychological well-being.Fifty outpatients with a diagnosis of chronic pain, without any benefit from traditional drug therapies, were selected to perform a PRF treatment in combination with a psychological intervention. They were evaluated before and after the intervention through the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale and the Beck Depression Inventory-II for anxiety and depression symptomatology, respectively, the Short Form Health Survey 36 (SF-36) was used to assess the subject's quality of life, and the Numerical Rating Scale was used for pain assessment.The Wilcoxon signed-rank test showed a significant difference in Beck Depression Inventory-II (P < .001), Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (P < .01), and Numerical Rating Scale (P = .004). In the SF-36 scores, we observed a significant difference between T0 and T1 in both mental (P < .001) and physical (P < .001) dimensions.This study shows that a chronic pain reduction leads to a decrease of anxiety-depressive symptoms and an improvement in quality of life. PRF seems to be an appropriate method to reduce the chronic pain that influences psychological well-being and quality of life.</p>
Cluj Airport - Data related to interdependencies and to Quality of Life
<p><strong>Data on interdependencies</strong></p> <p>The case study about interdependencies between noise, emissions (CO2, CO, NOx) was performed within the local context of Cluj-Napoca (Avram Iancu) International Airport (Romania) by COMOTI (Romania).</p> <p><br> Airline data and support was provided by Blue Air Aviation and Getsafe Aviation Solutions and Cluj-Napoca Airport.<br> The sample provided here shows an example of data used to perform analyses in order to outline their effect in terms of noise and emissions. Further, the aim was to inform relevant stakeholders (e.g. airport, airlines, ANSP) about these outcomes and to provide insights about possible methods to protect the population within the area during planning of operations phases.</p> <p><br> This data set contains two examples of some flight data, one related to departure and another to arrival operations.<br> More information about the case study can be read in the publication "D2.11 Recommendations from exemplification case studies summary and implications for BP dissemination" (<a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5604651">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5604651</a>)</p> <p><strong>Data on Quality of Life</strong></p> <p>The case study about the quality of life around Cluj-Napoca (Avram Iancu) International Airport (Romania) was developed by COMOTI (Romania), in partnership with Cluj-Napoca Airport (Romania), NLR (The Netherlands), ZEUS (Germany) and MMU (United Kingdom). Its aim was to identify possible opportunities of an airport to increase the quality-of-life of residents living near the airport.</p> <p><br> This is a sample of data collected from the population feedback to questions formulated around quality of life dimensions and indicators.</p> <p><br> More information about the case study can be read in the publication "D2.11 Recommendations from exemplification case studies summary and implications for BP dissemination" (<a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5604651">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5604651</a>).</p>
Quality of Life at Work During Home Office: How has the COVID Pandemic Caused Disruptive Changes in the Contem-porary Organizational Structures?
<p>Supplementary Material 1 with the calculation of research degree agreement from the managers</p> <p>Supplementary Data 2 – managers answers details</p>
The validity and reliability test of the leprosy life quality questionnaire in leprosy patients
<p>This is underlying data for study titled<strong> The validity and reliability test of the leprosy life quality questionnaire in leprosy patients</strong></p> <p> </p>
Workplace humor, compassion and professional quality of life among medical staff
<p>The aim of this study is to identify the relation between workplace humor and professional quality of life among medical staff, as well as the moderating role of compassion in this relation. The sample consisted of 189 medical staff (<em>M</em>age = 41.01; <em>SD</em> = 9.58). The results showed that self-enhancing and affiliative humor are positively related, while self-defeating humor is negatively related to compassion satisfaction. Burnout and secondary traumatic stress are negatively related to self-enhancing humor and positively related to self-defeating humor. Compassion moderates the relationship between affiliate humor and secondary traumatic stress. The practical implications of these results are discussed. </p>
EFFECTIVENESS OF PELVIC FLOOR EXERCISE TO PREVENT LARS (LOW ANTERIOR RESECTION SYNDROME) AFTER MINI-INVASIVE LOW ANTERIOR RESECTION IN PATIENTS WITH RECTAL CANCER. Adherence to prescribed home exercise. Quality of life after low anterior resection.
<p><span>Advances in the surgical treatment of rectal diseases lead to better oncological results, a higher chance of preserving the sphincters, and thus a lower number of permanent stomas. However, the preserved anus does not always have to perform its original function fully. All patients after a low anterior resection are at risk of developing functional disorders - low anterior resection syndrome (LARS). The prevalence of LARS ranges from 41-80% and is a significant factor in reducing the quality of life. </span><span>According to the available data, it is possible to prevent LARS through postoperative pelvic floor exercises, however, relevant studies are missing. </span><span>The pelvic floor is a ligament-muscle system that provides dynamic support for the organ systems located in the small pelvis. </span><span>Strengthening the muscles can serve as a follow-up treatment after surgical procedures including prevention of LARS.</span></p> <p><span>The main goal of this randomized study will be to determine the effectiveness of pelvic floor exercises on the incidence or severity of LARS in patients after mini-invasive rectal resection. Secondary goal is to identify the adherence of patients to prescribed home exercise and quality of life. </span></p> <p><span>Researchers will compare the group of patients with pelvic floor exercises to those without. Under the professional guidance of a physiotherapist, participants will be educated the day before surgery and in the first 4 postoperative days to exercise the pelvic floor exercise and continue at home for a month. </span><span>The resulting knowledge will have a fundamental impact on clinical practice and patient management.</span></p>
Utility index and vision related quality of life in patients awaiting specialist eye care
<p>Objectives:</p> <p>This study aimed to ascertain utility and vision-related quality of life in patients awaiting access to specialist eye care. A secondary aim was to evaluate the association of utility indices with demographic profile and waiting time.</p> <p>Methods:</p> <p>Consecutive patients that had been waiting for ophthalmology care answered the 25-item National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI VFQ-25). The questionnaire was administered when patients arrived at the clinics for their first visit. We derived a utility index (VFQ-UI) from the patients' responses, then calculated the correlation between this index and waiting time and compared utility across demographic subgroups stratified by age, sex, and care setting.</p> <p>Results:</p> <p>536 individuals participated in the study (mean age 52.9±16.6 years; 370 women, 69% women). The median utility index was 0.85 (interquartile range [IQR] 0.70–0.92; minimum 0.40, maximum 0.97). The mean VFQ-25 score was 70.88±14.59. Utility correlated weakly and nonsignificantly with waiting time (-0.05, <em>P </em>= 0.24). It did not vary across age groups (<em>P </em>= 0.85) or care settings (<em>P </em>= 0.77). Utility was significantly lower for women (0.84, IQR 0.70–0.92) than men (0.87, IQR 0.73–0.93, <em>P </em>= 0.03), but the magnitude of this difference was small (Cohen's d = 0.13).</p> <p>Conclusion:</p> <p>Patients awaiting access to ophthalmology care had a utility index of 0.85 on a scale of 0 to 1. This measurement was not previously reported in the literature. Utility measures can provide insight into patients' perspectives and support economic health analyses and inform health policies.</p>
Dataset: Quality of Life of Patients with Dementia in Acute Hospitals
<p>Dataset for a publication (working title "Quality of Life of Patients with Dementia in Acute Hospitals: Comparing a regular ward to a special care ward with dementia care concept. A Bayesian Multilevel Model Analysis.").</p>
Improving quality of life among healthy individuals through theatre activities: a theatre-in-health pilot project
<p><strong>Background</strong></p> <p>Review of previous studies regarding arts and health reveals knowledge gaps regarding the use of theatre activities outside a clinical setting with healthy participants. The purpose of this study was to evaluate quality of life benefits of structured theatre training improvisations among generally healthy individuals.</p> <p><strong>Methods</strong></p> <p>A mixed methods approach was used at three theatre activities workshops. Pre- and post-quality of life surveys were completed at administered at each workshop. workshop. Participants also free wrote after the workshops, reflecting on their experiences.</p> <p><strong>Results</strong></p> <p>The surveys showed that there was a statistically significant shift in a positive direction in each domain studied. Themes that emerged from the free-writing responses were those of play, social acceptance, gratitude, and community.</p> <p><strong>Conclusions</strong></p> <p>Findings demonstrate that structured theatre activities produce quality of life benefits across all domains. This pilot study indicates the potential for such theatre-in-health projects as a tool for quality of life improvement.</p>
Evaluating the Impact of Triple Compound Therapy on Relapse Frequency and Quality of Life in Children with Severe Atopic Dermatitis: A Phase II Randomised Clinical Trial
<p>Datasets and analysis from A multi-centre, randomized controlled trial, on pediatric Atopic Dermatitis, conducted at Red Cross and Walter Sisulu Hospitals. The study is entitled Evaluating the Impact of Triple Compound Therapy on Relapse Frequency and Quality of Life in Children with Severe Atopic Dermatitis: A Phase II Randomised Clinical Trial.</p>
Linking 23 physical activity intensity levels to health-related quality of life in 10-year-old children
<p>This anonymized data is a subset of the ASK study: <br>Resaland, G.K., Moe, V.F., Aadland, E., et al. Active Smarter Kids (ASK): Rationale and design of a cluster-randomized controlled trial investigating the effects of daily physical activity on children’s academic performance and risk factors for non-communicable diseases.BMC Public Health 15, 709 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-2049-y</p> <p>The ASK study was approved by the Regional Committees for Medical and Health Research Ethics in Norway (reference number: 2013/1893) and registered at www.Clinicaltrials.gov with ID NCT02132494. </p> <p>The selected cross-sectional baseline data in this file are used in the following unpublished paper: <br>Stai, M., Aadland, E., Andersen, J.R. (Year). *Linking 23 physical activity intensity levels to health-related quality of life in 10-year-old children.</p> <p>The data is stored in Excel. <br><br>Explanations: <br>- #NULL! = missing data<br>- Sex (0 = Girl, 1= Boy) <br>- Overweight or obesity (0 = No, 1 = Yes)<br>- All other data has labeling that is self-explanatory. </p> <p>Corresponding Author: <br>John Roger Andersen, johnra@hvl.no </p> <p> </p>
Pain coping strategies and their association with quality of life in people with Parkinson's Disease: a Cross-Sectional study
<p><b>Design</b> Cross-sectional, cohort study.</p> <p><b>Setting</b> Monocentric, inpatient, university hospital.</p> <p><b>Participants</b> 52 patients with Parkinson's disease (without dementia) analysed.</p> <p><b>Primary and secondary outcome measures</b> Motor function, nonmotor symptoms, health-related quality of life (QoL), and the Coping Strategies Questionnaire were assessed.</p>
HINC dataset from: Homeopathic treatment as an add-on therapy may improve quality of life and prolong survival in patients with non-small cell lung cancer: A prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, three-arm, multicenter study
<p class="CxSpFirst"><b>Background:</b> Patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) have limited treatment options. Alongside conventional anticancer treatment, additive homeopathy might help to alleviate side effects of conventional therapy. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether additive homeopathy might influence quality of life (QoL) and survival in NSCLC patients.</p> <p class="CxSpMiddle"><b>Methods:</b> In this prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, three-arm, multicenter, phase III study, we evaluated the possible effects of additive homeopathic treatment compared with placebo in NSCLC stage IV patients with respect to QoL in the two randomized groups and survival time in all three groups. Treated patients visited the outpatients' centers every 9 weeks. 150 Patients with stage IV NSCLC were included in the study. 98 received either individualized homeopathic remedies (n=51) or placebo (n=47) in a double-blinded fashion. 52 control patients without any homeopathic treatment were observed for survival only. The constituents of the different homeopathic remedies were mainly of plant, mineral or animal origin. The remedies were manufactured by stepwise dilution and succussion, thereby preparing stable Good Manufacturing Practice grade formulations.</p> <p class="CxSpMiddle"><b>Results:</b> QoL as well as functional and symptom scales showed significant improvement in the homeopathy group when compared with placebo after 9 and 18 weeks of homeopathic treatment (p<0.001). Median survival time was significantly longer in the homeopathy group (435 days) vs placebo (257 days; p=0.010) as well as vs control (228 days; p<0.001). Survival rate in the homeopathy group differed significantly from placebo (p=0.020) and from control (p<0.001).</p> <p class="CxSpMiddle"><b>Conclusion:</b> QoL improved significantly in the homeopathy group compared with placebo. In addition, survival was significantly longer in the homeopathy group versus placebo and control. A higher QoL might have contributed to the prolonged survival. The study suggests that homeopathy positively influences not only QoL but also survival. Further studies including other tumor entities are warranted.</p>
Data from: Validation of Quality-of-Life assessment tool for Ethiopian old age people
<p><strong>Background</strong>: Reliable quality of life assessment is critical for identifying health issues, evaluating health interventions, and establishing the best health policies and care packages. The World Health Organization Quality of Life-Old Module is a tool for assessing the subjective quality of life in old age people. It's validated and available in more than 20 languages, except Amharic. Hence, this study was intended to translate it into Amharic language and validate it among old age people in Ethiopia.</p> <p><strong>Methods</strong>: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 180 community-dwelling old age people in Ethiopia, from January 16 to March 13, 2021. Psychometric validation was achieved through Cronbach's alpha of the internal consistency reliability test, and construct validity from confirmatory factor analysis.</p> <p><strong>Results</strong>: The study participants aged from 60 to 90 years old with a mean age of 69.44. Females made up 61.7% of the population, and 40% of them could not read and write. The results showed a relatively low level of quality of life, with the total transformed score of 58.58 ± 23.15. The Amharic version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life-Old Module showed a Cronbach's Alpha value of 0.96 and corrected item-total correlations of more than 0.74. Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the six-factor model with a chi-square (X2) of 341.98 with a p-value less than 0.001. The comparative fit index (CFI) was 0.98, Tucker-Lewis's index (TCL) was 0.97, and the root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) was 0.046.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion</strong>: The Amharic version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life-Old Module indicated good internal consistency reliability and construct validity. The tool can be utilized to provide care to Ethiopian community-dwelling old age people.</p>
Quality of life after decompressive craniectomy
<p><strong>Background: </strong>Decompressive craniectomy (DC) is used to relieve refractory intracranial hypertension. It increases survival but associates high disability. This study aims to assess QoL in patients undergoing DC due to life-threatening intracranial hypertension.</p> <p><strong>Methods: </strong>All patients over 18 years old who underwent a supratentorial DC at our department due to intracranial hypertension of any etiology, from January 2015 to December 2021, were retrospectively selected. Patients with incomplete follow-up (under one year from the event or those who died) or who declined to participate in the study were excluded. QoL was assessed with SF-36 and CAVIDACE scales. Correlation between clinical and therapeutic variables and SF-36 subscales was studied with Spearman’s correlation and the Mann-Whitney U tests.</p>
Scores on independence, quality of life, and satisfaction on visual mapping software intervention in children with Down syndrome
<p>Enhancing independence and quality of life are key modifiable outcomes that are short- and long-term goals for children with Down syndrome and for their parents. Here we report the outcome of a 4-week feasibility study in a cohort of 26 children with Down Syndrome, 7–17 years old, who used an assistive technology approach that incorporated smart device software and <span>step-by-step</span> pictures (the MapHabit System). Parents reported improvements in children's activities of daily living, quality of life, and independence. They recommended this technology to other families. This report and its findings underscore the feasibility of using assistive technology in children with Down syndrome within home and family settings.</p> <p>The current findings that assistive technology can be used successfully and effectively in family and home settings set the stage for more informative systematic studies using assistive technology for this population.</p>
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