Analyzing the Effect of Dancesport on Reducing Menopausal Symptoms and Increasing Quality of Life by Noortje Anita Kumaat, Soni Sulistyarto, Ratna Candra Dewi, Heri Wahyudi, Caturia Sasti Sulistyana, Nugroho Susanto, Ozgur Eken, Septyaningrum Putri Purwoto

“…The study included 30 women who had gone through menopause and were between the ages of 54 and 63. The WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire was used to evaluate the quality of life, and the Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) was employed to assess the severity of menopausal symptoms. …”
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A cross-sectional study exploring the positive aspects of caregiving in opioid dependence and its relation with quality of life, social support, and caregivers’ burden by Priyanka Saha, Sayan Saha, Gauri Shanker Kaloiya, Siddharth Sarkar

“…Participants were assessed using the Scale for Positive Aspects of Caregiving Experience (SPACE), World Health Organization Quality of Life–BREF version, Family Burden Interview Schedule (FBIS), and Social Support Questionnaire. …”
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Marital adjustment and quality of life among HIV discordant couples by Subhasis Bhadra, Nupur Tayal

“…Marital adjustment was measured through marital adjustment scale and WHOQOL-BREF scale used to measure quality of life (QOL). …”
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Perbedaan Tingkat Aktivitas Fisik Terhadap Keluhan Muskuloskeletal dan Kualitas Hidup Wanita Menopause by Ni Luh Nopi Andayani, Ari Wibawa, Indah Pramita, I Wayan Adi Wira Guna

“…Populasi pada penelitian ini adalah wanita berusia 45-55 tahun yang telah mengalami menopause dalam periode waktu 12 bulan.Instrumen penelitian ini menggunakan kusisioner Global Physical Activity Questionnaire untuk mengukur tingkat aktivitas fisik, Nordic Body Map untuk mengukur keluhan muskuloskeletal dan WHOQOL-BREF untuk mengukur tingkat kualitas hidup. Hasil penelitian ini didapatkan perbedaan signifikan pada tingkat aktivitas fisik dan kualitas hidup dengan nilai p = 0,002 (p<0,005), namun tidak ditemukan adanya perbedaan yang signifikan antara tingkat aktivitas fisik dengan keluhan muskuloskeletal. …”
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PARTICULARITIES OF THE FUNCTIONAL PROFILE AND URBAN RELATIONS IN POST-SOCIALIST LUGOJ MUNICIPALITY by IOAN SEBASTIAN JUCU

“…La dynamique fonctionnelle de la ville a étéinfluencée par la position de la municipalité en ce qui concerne le rôle politique et administratif dans cette partie du pays. Ainsi, à bref délai, ses fonctions de marché, celle commerciale, politique et administrative ont été complétées par d’autres fonctions, générées par l’évolution économique de la ville. …”
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Gambaran Kualitas Hidup Pasien Miastenia Gravis Di RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Fadel Muhammad, Yuliarni Syafrita, Lydia Susanti

“…Instrumen yang digunakan adalah kuesioner WHOQOL-BREF. Kualitas hidup baik jika didapatkan skor akhir 51-100 dan kualitas hidup kurang jika didapatkan skor akhir 0-50. …”
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Somatic symptoms in schizophrenia: Association with socio-demographic and clinical characteristics, disability and quality of life by Mamta Sood, Ragul Ganesh, Ananya Mahapatra, Rohit Verma, Rakesh K. Chadda

“…Scale for Assessment of Positive Symptoms and Scale for Assessment of Negative Symptoms, WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0, WHO Quality of Life (BREF) Hindi version and Liverpool University Neuroleptic Side-Effect Rating Scale were used to assess psychopathology, disability, quality of life and side effects. …”
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Quality of Life and Healthcare Seeking Behavior among Internal Migrant Laborers in Coimbatore, India: A Community-based Analytical Cross-sectional Study by P Aparnavi, M Malarkodi, Sivagami Ramanathan, Madhavi Sambandan, Jeevithan Shanmugam, Mohan Kumar, Shanmuga Priya, Seetharaman Narayanan, Ramesh Rathinamoorthy

“…A pre-tested questionnaire was used to collect data on socio-demography, QoL (using the WHO BREF scale), HCSB, and healthcare expenses. Ethical clearance was obtained from the institutional ethical committee. …”
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Quality of Life in Wilson’s Disease: A Systematic Literature Review by Chakrapani Balijepalli, Kevin Yan, Lakshmi Gullapalli, Stephane Barakat, Helene Chevrou-Severac, Eric Druyts

“…QOL questionnaires used across studies included the 12-Item Short Form Health Survey Questionnaire (version 1) (SF-12) (n=2), the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey Questionnaire (version 1) (SF-36) (n=3), Global Assessment Scale (GAS) (n=1), and World Health Organization QOL brief questionnaire (WHO-QOL-BREF) (n=1). Overall, the pattern in QOL from most studies demonstrated a worse QOL in WD patients compared with the general population, a deterioration in QOL for patients presenting with neurologic symptoms, and more frequent psychiatric symptoms compared with the ones with hepatic symptoms. …”
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Hubungan Kepatuhan Minum Obat dan Jumlah CD4 Terhadap Kualitas Hidup Orang dengan HIV AIDS di Poliklinik Voluntary Counseling and Testing RSUP Dr M Djamil Padang by Rihaliza Rihaliza, Arina Widya Murni, Alfitri Alfitri

“…Instrumen penelitian menggunakan 2 kuesioner, yaitu WHOQOL-HIV BREF, Simplified Self- Report Measure of Adherence dan studi dokumentasi pada rekam medis pasien. …”
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Sistema vestibulococlear e qualidade de vida de musicistas: um estudo acerca dos efeitos da exposição sonora by Magali Scheuer, Bianca Nunes Pimentel, Priscilla dos Santos Martins, Hélinton Goulart Moreira, Valdete Alves Valentins dos Santos Filha

“…Os participantes foram submetidos à anamnese, avaliação audiológica básica, potencial evocado miogênico vestibular (VEMP) e, exclusivamente, os musicistas ao questionário WHOQOL-Bref. Resultados Participaram musicistas profissionais e entusiastas que apresentaram limiares auditivos aumentados nas frequências de 3 e 4KHz e qualidade de vida consideravelmente satisfatória. …”
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Health-Related Quality of Life and Associated Factors among Women on Antiretroviral Therapy in Health Facilities of Jimma Town, Southwest Ethiopia by Yetnayet Abebe Weldsilase, Melaku Haile Likka, Tolossa Wakayo, Mulusew Gerbaba

“…Quality of life was measured using WHOQOL-BREF tool. Descriptive statistics, bivariate, and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed. …”
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La bibliothèque dans Le Silence de la mer, un espace symbolique by Nathalie Gibert-Joly

“…Nous nous risquons néanmoins à proposer une nouvelle entrée : dans ce bref essai, nous nous permettrons de pénétrer dans ce récit par le biais de la bibliothèque qui trône majestueusement dans la salle de l’oncle et de sa nièce et nous essaierons de montrer que cet espace symbolique offre une circulation riche d’interprétations nombreuses de l’imaginaire du texte au réel le plus immédiat.…”
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Hubungan Kemungkinan Depresi dengan Kualitas Hidup pada Lanjut Usia di Kelurahan Surau Gadang Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Nanggalo Padang by Ayu Wulandari Utami, Rini Gusyaliza, Taufik Ashal

“…Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan mewawancarai subjek menggunakan instrumen Geriatric Depression Scale dan WHOQOL- BREF. Penentuan sampel menggunakan teknik stratified proportionate random sampling dan pengambilan sampel menggunakan consecutive sampling. …”
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Social anxiety disorder and its impact in undergraduate students at Jazan University, Saudi Arabia by Ramzi M. Hakami, Mohamed S. Mahfouz, Abdulrahman M. Adawi, Adeebah J. Mahha, Alaa J. Athathi, Hadi H. Daghreeri, Hatim H. Najmi, Nuha A. Arishi

“…All participants completed the Social Phobia Inventory, Leibowitz Social Anxiety Scale, Sheehan Disability Scale, and the WHO Quality of Life – BREF questionnaire. Of 476 students, 25.8% were screened positive for SAD. …”
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Severe Injuries of Former Portuguese Football Players: A Post-Career Burden? by Eduardo Teixeira, Carlos Silva, Félix Romero, Mauro Miguel, António Vicente

“…Quantitative and qualitative interview data are used by a validated interview guide and from results of the physical domain obtained by the application of the World Health Organization Quality of Life questionnaire (WHOQOL-Bref). Results: Former players had 2.1 ± 1.5 severe injuries throughout their careers. …”
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Assessment of Patients’ Future Outlook after Bowel Resection in Crohn’s Disease by Shasha Tang, Xiaolong Ge, Weilin Qi, Wei Liu, Qian Cao, Wei Zhou

“…We used an ad hoc questionnaire (modified WHOQOL-BREF) to assess patients’ outlook for the future after bowel resection in CD. …”
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Prevalence of adherence and its impact on quality of life in oral anticoagulant users in Egypt: A cross-sectional study from two Egyptian university hospitals by Mohamed Terra, Amro Badr, Mohamed Baklola, Ibrahim Hegazy, Muhammed Elmanzlawey, Islam Elrakhawy, Ahmed Muhammed

“…Data were collected using a survey that included socio-demographic details, the Arabic Version of the Adherence to Refills and Medications Scale (ARMS), and the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire. Statistical analyses included descriptive statistics, chi-square tests, Student’s t-tests, and multivariate logistic regression. …”
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Access to healthcare: waiting time until the surgical procedure by Cassiane de Santana Lemos, Ana Maria Muller Magalhães, Danielle Saraiva Tuma dos Reis, Alessandra Yuri Takehana de Andrade, Karla Cristina de Almeida, Fabiana Zerbieri Martins, Nancy Reynolds, Vanessa de Brito Poveda

“…Data collection included socio-demographic data and assessment of quality of life using the WHOQOL-Bref instrument in the immediate postoperative period and one month after surgery.Results A total of 250 patients participated in the study, 55.6% patients from the Southeast, 20.4% patients from the North and 24% patients from the South, with a mean age of 51.86 (SD = 14.27) years and clinical history such as arterial hypertension (p < 0.001). …”
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Impact of behavior change theory-based nursing interventions on cardiac function recovery and quality of life among cardiac surgery patients with cardiopulmonary bypass by Youwei Zhao, Wei Wei, Zhiyuan Wang, Yanbo Dong, Zhenyu Su, Shichao Guo

“…Quality of life was assessed using the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire, while anxiety and depression levels were evaluated using the HAM-A and HAM-D scales, respectively. …”
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