Objective: Assess the changes in oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of adolescents and their parents after overjet reduction. Materials and Methods: 53 patients between the ages of 11-18 years with increased dental overjet (≥ 6mm) and their parents were selected, of which 28 were pre- and 25 were post-treatment with dental overjet reduced to within normal limits. The data collection instrument was the Child Oral Health Quality of Life (COHQoL) Questionnaire. Results: Adolescents and their parents reported poorer quality of life before orthodontic treatment than after. The improvement in oral health-related quality of life was statistically significant for all health domains except for the social well-being domain. Parental reports on (OHRQoL) were in agreement with their children’s. No statistically significant differences were evident in (OHRQoL) between pre- and post-treatment groups. Conclusions: Adolescents with increased dental overjet ≥6mm experienced substantial psycho-social impacts. Adolescents with increased overjet can accurately recall the initial negative effects of the original malocclusion on their lives, even after a time lapse of five years. Orthodontic treatment significantly improves the perceived quality of life of orthodontic patients and their parents

Objective: Assess the changes in oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of adolescents and their parents after overjet reduction. Materials and Methods: 53 patients between the ages of 11-18 years with increased dental overjet (≥ 6mm) and their parents were selected, of which 28 were pre- and 25 were post-treatment with dental overjet reduced to within normal limits. The data collection instrument was the Child Oral Health Quality of Life (COHQoL) Questionnaire. Results: Adolescents and their parents reported poorer quality of life before orthodontic treatment than after. The improvement in oral health-related quality of life was statistically significant for all health domains except for the social well-being domain. Parental reports on (OHRQoL) were in agreement with their children’s. No statistically significant differences were evident in (OHRQoL) between pre- and post-treatment groups. Conclusions: Adolescents with increased dental overjet ≥6mm experienced substantial psycho-social impacts. Adolescents with increased overjet can accurately recall the initial negative effects of the original malocclusion on their lives, even after a time lapse of five years. Orthodontic treatment significantly improves the perceived quality of life of orthodontic patients and their parents

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Urinary Incontinence is a common health problem that can cause both severe medical and social problems, resulting in negative impact on different aspects of Quality of Life. In 2000, the Swedish Council on Health Technology Assessment (SBU) published a systematic review, “Treatment of Urinary Incontinence” where multiple knowledge gaps in the field of UI, all of considerable clinical importance, were pointed out.Several of these knowledge gaps have been the starting points for the projects in this thesis. The overall aim has been to study the impact of different interventions for urinary incontinence in women on the population level but also on the patient group level, for assessessing the significance of UI on general living conditions and to validate instruments to measure quality of life to be used as part of the evaluation of treatment effectiveness. Paper I: A population-based study where UI amongst women was found to be commonly associated with different psychosocial problems and an expressed feeling of vulnerability. Paper II: A population-based study where informative material on UI to the general public in order to increase knowledge and encourage self management was found promising for meeting increasing demands and optimizing healthcare resources. Paper III: A randomized controlled trial where both electrical stimulation and drug therapy reduced the number of micturitions and improved QoL in women with urge or urge incontinence, but electrical stimulation was not found to be superior to drug therapy. Paper IV: A prospective cohort study where the international questionnaires UDI-6 and IIQ-7 after translation and validation, showed good responsiveness and were easy to administer and to fill out. The UDI-6 scale did not accomplish the same solid result in the psychometrical analysis as the IIQ-7 scale but both scales showed good responsiveness and can thereby be recommended for clinical use.

1 ABSTRACT PHARMACY STUDENTS' QUALITY OF LIFE Student: Karolína Horáková Tutor: PharmDr. Jitka Pokladníková, Ph.D. Dept. of Social and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University, Czech Republic Introduction: The quality of life of pharmacy students may change throughout their university life and differ from the quality of life of the general population. In the Czech Republic, quality of life of pharmacy students was not yet examined. Aim: The aim was to determine the quality of life of second year students at the Faculty of Pharmacy at Charles University in Hradec Králové. Secondary aim was to compare results of the Bern Subjective Well-Being Questionnaire with the short version of World Health Organization Quality of Life questionnaire and the Subjective quality of life analysis questionnaire. Methods: The data were collected during 2011. Questionnaires were filled in by second-year students of Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové. The Bern Subjective Well-Being Questionnaire, the short version of World Health Organization Quality of Life questionnaire and the Subjective quality of life analysis questionnaire were used. The data were analyzed using the MS Excel computer program. Results: The results of the questionnaires showed that most of the students rated their...

Submitted by Nadir Basilio (nadirsb@uninove.br) on 2018-06-21T18:14:35Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Anderson Alves de Camargo .pdf: 1030153 bytes, checksum: 6ca31fab8598bd8ac6319e473c1dac59 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-06-21T18:14:35Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Anderson Alves de Camargo .pdf: 1030153 bytes, checksum: 6ca31fab8598bd8ac6319e473c1dac59 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-12-16 / Introduction: There is a shortage of studies evaluating the effects of respiratory physiotherapy isolated and linked to pulmonary rehabilitation in adults with bronchiectasis (BCT), and inflammatory level comparison of these patients with a control group. Aim: Study 1: To correlate the inflammatory and oxidative stress state with lung function and physical capacity, and with basal physical capacity after a pulmonary rehabilitation program associated with the respiratory physiotherapy; and Study 2: To compare the effects of a pulmonary rehabilitation program associated to respiratory physiotherapy with respiratory physiotherapy singly in physical capacity, peripheral muscle function and quality of life in patients with bronchiectasis. Methods: In the first study, 74 patients and 29 controls performed cardiopulmonary exercise test on cycle ergometer (CPET) and incremental shuttle walking test (ISWT), in addition to the assessment of the total number of steps/day (NSD) and the Pro and anti-inflammatory mediators and Pro and anti-oxidants in plasma. In the second study, 82 patients were randomized into two groups: respiratory physiotherapy (RP) and RP associated to pulmonary rehabilitation (RP+PR). Patients performed the ISWT and SWT endurance (ESWT), the maximum and submaximal CPET (sub), test of strength for the biceps brachii (BB), medium deltoids (MD) and quadriceps femoris (QF) and responded to the St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) for assessment of health-related quality of life (HRQOL). NSD was obtained by pedometer and dyspnoea was measured by the Medical Research Council (MRC). Results: Study 1 – The level of cytokines IL1-β and IL-6 was significantly higher compared to the control group, but for Pro markers and antioxidants no differences were found. There was significant negative correlation of VO2 with IL1-β (r: -0.42), IL-6 (r: -0.31), thiobarbituric acid (T-BARS, r: 0.30), Carbonyl (r: -0.39) and nitrite (r: 0.32). The ISWT correlated with Catalase (r: 0.25) and total antioxidant capacity (TRAP, r: 0.23). Study 2 – Comparing the pre-and post-intervention intra-group effects, there was significant increase in ISWT, ESWT, CPET load, and muscle strength of DM and BB for the RP+PR group, while the endurance time in CPETsub increased both in RP+PR and RP groups; there was improvement for the RP group in all domains of SGRQ, while the RP+PR group only improved in symptoms. When comparing the effects of treatment in both groups (RP vs RP+PR), there was no statistically significant difference for any of the outcomes studied. Conclusion: Study 1 – Patients with BCT presented high systemic inflammation even in the stable phase of the disease, with equivalent Pro markers and antioxidants compared to the control group. Oxidative and inflammatory markers correlate with the aerobic and functional capacity. Study 2 – Although there was increasing exercise tolerance only at the RP+PR group, both groups showed improvement in HRQOL. Even though there wasn’t difference between interventions, it is preferable to associate RP to PR, because the latter promoted significant benefits in peripheral muscle strength and physical ability. / Introdução: Há escassez de estudos avaliando os efeitos da fisioterapia respiratória (FR) isolada e associada à reabilitação pulmonar (RP) em adultos com bronquiectasia (BCQ) e a comparação do nível inflamatório destes doentes com a de um grupo controle. Objetivos: Estudo 1: Correlacionar o estado inflamatório e estresse oxidativo com a função pulmonar e capacidade física e com a capacidade física após o programa de RP associado à FR e Estudo 2 – Comparar os efeitos de um programa de RP associado à FR com a FR isoladamente na capacidade física, função muscular periférica e qualidade de vida em pacientes com bronquiectasia. Método: No primeiro estudo, 74 pacientes e 29 controles realizaram o teste de exercício cardiopulmonar máximo em cicloergômetro (TECP) e o shuttle walking teste incremental (SWTI), além da avaliação do número total de passos/dia (NTP) e dos mediadores pró e anti-inflamatórios e pró e anti-oxidantes no plasma. No segundo estudo, 82 pacientes foram randomizados em dois grupos (Grupo 1 – FR e Grupo 2 – FR associada à RP). Os pacientes realizaram o SWTI e o SWT endurance (SWTE), o TECP máximo e submáximo (sub), teste de força para o bíceps braquial (BB), deltóide médio (DM) e quadríceps femoral (QF) e responderam ao Saint George’s Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) para avaliação da qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde (QVRS). O NTP foi obtido por pedômetro e a dispneia foi mensurada pela escala Medical Research Council (MRC). Resultados: Estudo 1 - O nível de citocinas IL-1β e IL-6 foi significantemente maior em comparação ao grupo controle, mas para os marcadores pró e anti-oxidantes não foram encontradas diferenças. Houve correlação negativa significante do VO2 com IL-1β (r = -0,42), IL-6 (r = -0,31), ácido tiobarbitúrico (T-BARS, r = 0,30), Carbonila (r = -0,39) e Nitrito (r = 0,32). O SWTI correlacionou-se com a Catalase (r = 0,25) e a capacidade anti-oxidante total (TRAP, r = 0,23). Estudo 2 – Ao compararmos os efeitos pré e pós-intervenção intragrupo: houve aumento significante no SWTI, SWTE, carga no TECP, força muscular do BB e DM para o grupo FR+RP, enquanto o tempo de endurance no TECPsub aumentou tanto neste grupo quanto no grupo FR; no grupo FR houve melhora em todos os domínios do SGRQ, enquanto para o grupo FR+RP apenas no domínio sintomas. Ao comparar os efeitos do tratamento em ambos os grupos (FR vs FR+RP) não houve diferença estatisticamente significante para quaisquer dos desfechos estudados. Conclusão: Estudo 1 - Os pacientes com BCQ apresentaram elevada inflamação sistêmica, mesmo na fase estável da doença, com equivalentes marcadores pró e anti-oxidantes em relação ao grupo controle. Marcadores inflamatórios e oxidativos se correlacionam com a capacidade aeróbia e funcional. Estudo 2 – Embora ocorreu aumento da tolerância ao exercício apenas no grupo FR+RP, ambos os grupos demonstraram melhora da QVRS. Embora não tenha ocorrido diferença entre ambas as intervenções, é preferível associar à FR a RP, pois esta última promoveu benefícios significativos na capacidade física e força muscular periférica.

Title: Quality of life of women with urinary stress incontinence Objectives: The aim of this thesis was to assess quality of life of women after conservative therapy and chirurgic therapy of urinary stress incontinence in Brno-město and Brno- venkov district. Methods: We did a questionnaire survey on quality of life by using a standardized questionnaire I-QoL (Urinary Incontinence Quality-of-life questionnaire). The questionnaire survey was conducted in patients after conservative or surgical therapy by TVT or TOT tape. Subjectively perceived quality of life of these patients after completion of the therapy was observed. The results were compared between the groups undergoing conservative and surgical therapy by TVT or TOT tape. Results: After the output assessment of quality of life of patients after the treatment, we found that there is a difference in the quality of life of patients treated conservatively and surgically by TVT or TOT tape. Patients treated surgically had higher quality of life than patients treated conservatively by 9%. We also found that there is a difference in the physical, mental and social scores of the groups. The respondents who were treated conservatively had lower score in all evaluated areas with the greatest difference in the physical area and the smallest difference...

Introduction: Medical advances have resulted in reduced mortality of pediatric patients with Intestinal Failure. Consequently, more patients go home on parenteral nutrition (PN) for extended durations. This time-consuming and complicated therapy necessitates persistent vigilance in monitoring and response to potential life-threatening side effects. These issues may impact quality of life (QOL) for patients, caregivers and families. Methods: This observational, cross-sectional, mixed-methods analysis of multidimensional QOL used a quantitative battery assessment and a qualitative focus group. Questionnaire results were compared to published norms, published small bowel transplant (SBTx), and institutional SBTx patients. Results: Home PN proxy assessments scored children lower than published norms but similar to SBTx. The child self-reports were similar to both normative and SBTx populations, except lower general and overall health. Generic questionnaires did not capture disease-specific issues. Conclusion: QOL is compromised in children on home PN and caregivers compared to norms but is similar to SBTx.

Introduction: Medical advances have resulted in reduced mortality of pediatric patients with Intestinal Failure. Consequently, more patients go home on parenteral nutrition (PN) for extended durations. This time-consuming and complicated therapy necessitates persistent vigilance in monitoring and response to potential life-threatening side effects. These issues may impact quality of life (QOL) for patients, caregivers and families. Methods: This observational, cross-sectional, mixed-methods analysis of multidimensional QOL used a quantitative battery assessment and a qualitative focus group. Questionnaire results were compared to published norms, published small bowel transplant (SBTx), and institutional SBTx patients. Results: Home PN proxy assessments scored children lower than published norms but similar to SBTx. The child self-reports were similar to both normative and SBTx populations, except lower general and overall health. Generic questionnaires did not capture disease-specific issues. Conclusion: QOL is compromised in children on home PN and caregivers compared to norms but is similar to SBTx.

La scoliose idiopathique de l’adolescent (SIA) est le type de déformation musculosquelettique le plus fréquent dans la population pédiatrique, pour une prévalence d’environ 2,0%. Depuis l’arrêt des programmes scolaires de dépistage de la SIA dans les années 1980 au Canada, nous ne disposions d’aucune donnée sur l’utilisation des services de santé par les patients présentant une SIA suspectée. En l’absence de tels programmes, des changements dans les patrons d’utilisation des services spécialisés d’orthopédie pédiatrique sont anticipés. La thèse a donc pour but d’étudier la pertinence de la référence dans ces services des jeunes avec SIA suspectée. Elle est structurée autour de trois principaux objectifs. 1) Valider un instrument de mesure de la morbidité perçue (perception des symptômes) dans la clientèle d’orthopédie pédiatrique; 2) Étudier la relation entre la morbidité perçue par les profanes (le jeune et le parent) et la morbidité objectivée par les experts; 3) Caractériser les itinéraires de soins des patients avec SIA suspectée, de façon à en élaborer une taxonomie et à analyser les relations entre ceux-ci et la pertinence de la référence. En 2006-2007, une vaste enquête a été réalisée dans les cinq cliniques d’orthopédie pédiatrique du Sud-Ouest du Québec : 831 patients référés ont été recrutés. Ils furent classés selon des critères de pertinence de la référence (inappropriée, appropriée ou tardive) définis en fonction de l’amplitude de la courbe rachidienne et de la maturité squelettique à cette première visite. La morbidité perçue par les profanes a été opérationnalisée par la gravité, l’urgence, les douleurs, l’impact sur l’image de soi et la santé générale. L’ensemble des consultations médicales et paramédicales effectuées en amont de la consultation en orthopédie pédiatrique a été documenté par questionnaire auprès des familles. En s’appuyant sur le Modèle comportemental de l’utilisation des services d’Andersen, les facteurs (dits de facilitation et de capacité) individuels, relatifs aux professionnels et au système ont été considérés comme variables d’ajustement dans l’étude des relations entre la morbidité perçue ou les itinéraires de soins et la pertinence de la référence. Les principales conclusions de cette étude sont : i) Nous disposons d’instruments fidèles (alpha de Cronbach entre 0,79 et 0,86) et valides (validité de construit, concomitante et capacité discriminante) pour mesurer la perception de la morbidité dans la population adolescente francophone qui consulte en orthopédie pédiatrique; ii) Les profanes jouent un rôle important dans la suspicion de la scoliose (53% des cas) et leur perception de la morbidité est directement associée à la morbidité objectivée par les professionnels; iii) Le case-mix actuel en orthopédie est jugé non optimal en regard de la pertinence de la référence, les mécanismes actuels entraînant un nombre considérable de références inappropriées (38%) et tardives (18%) en soins spécialisés d’orthopédie pédiatrique; iv) Il existe une grande diversité de professionnels par qui sont vus les jeunes avec SIA suspectée ainsi qu’une variabilité des parcours de soins en amont de la consultation en orthopédie, et v) La continuité des soins manifestée dans les itinéraires, notamment via la source régulière de soins de l’enfant, est favorable à la diminution des références tardives (OR=0,32 [0,17-0,59]). Les retombées de cette thèse se veulent des contributions à l’avancement des connaissances et ouvrent sur des propositions d’initiatives de transfert des connaissances auprès des professionnels de la première ligne. De telles initiatives visent la sensibilisation à cette condition de santé et le soutien à la prise de décision de même qu’une meilleure coordination des demandes de consultation pour une référence appropriée et en temps opportun. / Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) is the type of musculoskeletal deformity most frequently encountered in the pediatric population with a prevalence of approximately 2.0%. Since the Canadian school screening programs were discontinued in the 1980s, data detailing health service utilization or typical reference patterns for patients with suspected AIS are no longer available. Without such programs, changes in the utilization patterns of pediatric orthopedic specialized services are anticipated. The thesis therefore aims to study the appropriateness of referral of youths with suspected AIS. It comprises three main objectives: 1) To validate a measurement tool based on perceived morbidity (perception of the symptoms) in the orthopedic pediatric patient population, 2) To study the relationships between morbidity perceived by lay persons (the young patient and his parent), and the objective morbidity determined by medical professionals, 3) To characterize the healthcare service pathways of suspected AIS cases upstream of their first orthopedic consultation in order to define a taxonomy of the pathways and analyse their relationships with the appropriateness of referral. In 2006-2007, an extensive survey conducted in the five clinics serving southwest Quebec recruited 831 patients. They were categorized using criteria for the appropriateness of referral (inappropriate, appropriate or late) based on the amplitude of the main spinal curve and skeletal maturity at the first visit. Lay perceived morbidity was operationalized according to the seriousness, urgency, pain, self-image and general perceived health. Medical and paramedical visits upstream of the pediatric orthopedic consultation were documented with questionnaires to the families. Based on Andersen’s Health Behavior Model, the individual (facilitating and enabling), professional and systemic factors were considered as control variables in the study of associations between perceived morbidity or healthcare trajectories, and appropriateness of referral. The main conclusions of the thesis are: i) Reliable (Cronbach alpha between 0.79 and 0.86) and valid (construct, concurrent and discriminant validity) measurement tools are available to evaluate the perceived morbidity in the French-speaking adolescent population that consults in pediatric orthopedics, ii) Lay stakeholders play an important role in the suspicion of scoliosis (53% of cases) with their perceived morbidity directly related to the objective morbidity, and therefore associated to the appropriateness of referral, iii) The current orthopedic casemix is considered suboptimal with regards to the appropriateness of referral, and the actual mechanisms for reference are in fact responsible for a large number of inappropriate (38%) and late (18%) referrals to specialized pediatric orthopedic services, iv) Adolescents with suspected AIS consult with a wide range of health specialists resulting in a large variety of healthcare pathways upstream of the orthopedic consultation, and v) Continuity of healthcare services, mainly through a regular source of care for the child, is favourable to a reduction in late referrals (OR=0.32 [0.17-0.59]). This thesis is intended to contribute to the advancement of conceptual, empirical and applied knowledge leading to a series of knowledge translation initiatives targeting primary health care providers. Such initiatives have the potential to increase awareness of the condition, to support decision-making as well as to improve the coordination of consultation requests, thus promoting appropriateness and timeliness of referrals.