Adverse lifestyle and health-related quality of life: gender differences in patients with and without chronic conditions

Põlluste, Kaja; Aart, Annika; Kallikorm, Riina; Kull, Mart; Kärberg, Kati; Müller, Raili; Ots-Rosenberg, Mai; Tolk, Anni; Uhlinova, Jana; Lember, Margus

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“…In a study conducted in Sweden [16] to examine gender diff erences in the interpreta on of self-rated health, chronic disease explained twice as much of the variance of regression analyses in self-rated health for women versus men. Furthermore, they found that overall general physical ac vity was more important for men, while for women, having a chronic disease was associated with lower self-reported health [15]. S ll, unlike the previous study, our results demonstrated that the gender diff erence in values of HRQoL cannot be explained by systemic infl amma on, as there was no signifi cant diff erence in hsCRP for both genders [17].…”

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“…The reasons for such a diff erence between genders might be the age gap and the considerably low number of men with self-reported chronic diseases compared with women. An increase in the number of chronic diseases has been reported to have a nega ve impact on HRQoL [15]. In a study conducted in Sweden [16] to examine gender diff erences in the interpreta on of self-rated health, chronic disease explained twice as much of the variance of regression analyses in self-rated health for women versus men.…”

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Physical function measures and health-related quality of life in primary care medicine: cross-sectional study

Starkopf¹,

Müller²,

Starkopf³

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A -Study Design, B -Data Collec on, C -Sta s cal Analysis, D -Data Interpreta on, E -Manuscript Prepara on, F -Literature Search, G -Funds Collec on Background. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is an important component of comprehensive management in primary care. Objec ves. The purpose of this study was to inves gate the rela onships between physical performance measures and self-reported HRQoL and to fi nd op mal values of muscle func on tests associated with lower HRQoL. Material and methods. From a single primary health care center pa ent list, 330 subjects were randomly selected. Informa on about the pa ent's age, gender, body mass index and presence of self-reported chronic diseases was collected, as well as analyses for systemic infl amma on and vitamin D. Physical performance was measured by dominant hand grip strength (GS) and a 30-second chair stand test (30-CST). The physical (PCS) and mental (MCS) component scores of the Short-Form-36 Ques onnaire (SF-36) were used to evaluate HRQoL. The predic ve power of physical func on measures were tested with mul variate linear regression analyses. Threshold values for physical func on tests were calculated by receiver opera ng characteris c curves.

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Physical function measures and health-related quality of life in primary care medicine: cross-sectional study

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“…However, this association presented only among the younger patients. The results of a previous study suggested that older age combined with hazardous or harmful drinking had a negative association with PCS [14]. Thus, it is possible that among the middle-aged and older patients, the lower PCS is a reflection of the consequences of prolonged hazardous or harmful drinking, and for that reason, the positive effect of decreased AC on the PCS is less expressed line and follow-up AUDIT scores and HRQoL PCS or MCS based on gender.…”

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“…Harmful AC significantly contributes to the burden of chronic diseases and conditions [10] and is implicated in reduced health-related quality of life (HRQoL) [11][12][13], irrespective of a person's gender or health status [14]. Thus, reduced AC is expected to lead to improved health; however, the evidence for health-related outcomes with reference to behavioral counselling interventions remains insufficient [15].…”

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Brief alcohol intervention and health-related quality of life among primary health care patients in Estonia

Põlluste¹,

Lember²

2018

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Background. The effectiveness of brief interventions (BI) in reducing hazardous or harmful drinking among primary health care (PHC) patients has been confirmed by a number of studies; however, there is a lack of evidence regarding the effect of BI on health-related quality of life (HRQoL).Objectives. This study aimed to find out whether the changes in alcohol consumption (AC) are associated with changes in HRQoL scores among PHC patients with hazardous and harmful drinking habits. Material and methods. 93 adult PHC patients with an alcohol disorder underwent BI, with the outcomes assessed after a follow-up period of 12 months. The main outcomes measures were the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) score and physical (PCS) and mental (MCS) component scores of HRQoL (using SF-36). Linear regression analysis was used to explain the follow-up value of PCS and MCS in association with the change of the AUDIT score during the follow-up period. Results. 12 months post-BI, 82% of the study participants had a significantly lower average AUDIT score (from 12.3 ± 0.5 to 7.5 ± 0.5, p < 0.001) and higher HRQoL PCS (68.3 ± 2.5 to 76.1 ± 2.0, p < 0.05). The regression analysis showed that the decrease of AUDIT scores during the follow-up period was positively associated with PCS in patients aged 18-44 but did not have a significant effect in patients aged 45 and older. The MCS was not associated with a decrease in the AUDIT score. Conclusions. A reduced AUDIT score post-BI leads to improved physical HRQoL for younger PHC patients with formerly hazardous and harmful drinking habits. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/). Põlluste K, Lember M. Brief alcohol intervention and health-related quality of life among primary health care patients in Estonia. Fam Med Prim Care Rev 2018; 20(2): 154-158, doi: https://doi.

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“…Todavia, o impacto dessas doenças na qualidade de vida diferencia-se de acordo com aspectos socioeconômicos e culturais (1,8) . Vários estudos atribuem uma menor qualidade de vida na população feminina, à alta proporção de angústia, depressão, estresse, ansiedade, distúrbios no sono e diferenças biológicas que são encontrados em mulheres, principalmente, em idade reprodutiva (1,(9)(10) . Com relação ao estado civil, não foi verificado se há interferência na QV das mulheres, ao contrário de outros estudos (11)(12) , em que pacientes que viviam com parceiro tinham uma QV melhor, quando comparadas às que viviam sozinhas.…”

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Relação Entre Doenças Crônicas Não Transmissíveis E Qualidade De Vida Em Mulheres

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ResumoIntrodução: Atualmente, pesquisas são realizadas demonstrando piora da qualidade de vida associada a doenças crônicas, especialmente diabetes mellitus, hipertensão arterial e doenças osteomioarticulares. Objetivo: Avaliar a qualidade de vida de mulheres e relacioná-la com doenças crônicas não transmissíveis. AbstractIntroduction: Currently, researchers have conducted surveys indicating a worsening in the patient's quality of life associated with chronic diseases such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and musculoskeletal diseases. Objective: Evaluate the women's quality of life and compare it with chronic diseases. Patients and Methods: We conducted a population-based cross-sectional study involving women registered in the Family Health Program, residents in the urban area of Alfenas, Minas Gerais State, aged 18 and over. During data collection, the women answered questions about socio-demographic, and health aspects. They also answered the Quality of Life Questionnaire SF-36. Results: We interviewed 195 women with a mean age of 39.08 ±17.25 years. We observed that the presences of chronic diseases (osteomioarticular diseases, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension) were significantly associated with lower scores on the Quality of Life in all analyzed domains. Conclusions: Women who had some kind of chronic disease had their quality of life reduced.Descriptors: Chronic Disease; Quality of Life; Women's Health. IntroduçãoO desenvolvimento científico proporcionou uma melhora nas condições de saúde e qualidade de vida da população em geral, alterando o padrão de doenças infecto-parasitárias para as crônicas (1) . Doenças crônicas, tais como diabetes, hipertensão arterial e doenças osteomioarticulares estão relacionadas com as condições de vida, consumo e trabalho da população, que geram desgastes orgânico-funcionais. Além disso, são caracterizadas como assintomáticas, permanecem por tempo ilimitado, interferem nos hábitos diários do paciente e evoluem para mudança patológica não reversível no sistema corporal, recorrendo a longo período de supervisão, observação e cuidados (2) . A literatura apresenta trabalhos que demonstram piora da qualidade de vida associada a doenças crônicas e aspectos negativos de saúde (3)(4)

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Adverse lifestyle and health-related quality of life: gender differences in patients with and without chronic conditions

Abstract: Adverse lifestyle had the most expressed association with HRQoL in women with CCs. Light alcohol consumption had a positive association, but harmful use of alcohol had an inverse association with HRQoL irrespective of patients' gender or health status.

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Physical function measures and health-related quality of life in primary care medicine: cross-sectional study

Physical function measures and health-related quality of life in primary care medicine: cross-sectional study

Brief alcohol intervention and health-related quality of life among primary health care patients in Estonia

Relação Entre Doenças Crônicas Não Transmissíveis E Qualidade De Vida Em Mulheres

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