Quality of Life - Psychology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Posttraumatic stress disorder and health-related quality of life in patients with coronary heart disease: findings from the Heart and Soul Study.

30 Oct 2009 CONTEXT: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is increasingly recognized as a cause of substantial disability. In addition to its tremendous mental health burden, PTSD has been associated with worse physical health status and an increased risk of ... Read more...

Felt obligation to help others as a protective factor against losses in psychological well-being following functional decline in middle and later life.

11 Oct 2009 This study examined felt obligation to help others in two domains (close others and society) as protective factors against losses in psychological well-being following functional decline. Lagged-dependent regression models were estimated using data ... Read more...

Social network types and subjective well-being in Chinese older adults.

7 Oct 2009 The study examined social network types in a sample of 1,005 older Chinese adults in Hong Kong and the networks' relations to subjective well-being. Given the nature of kinship in Chinese society, we broke down social support provision by closeness ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Quality of Life - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Posttraumatic stress disorder and health-related quality of life in patients with coronary heart disease: findings from the Heart and Soul Study. 30 Oct 2009
• Felt obligation to help others as a protective factor against losses in psychological well-being following functional decline in middle and later life. 11 Oct 2009
• Social network types and subjective well-being in Chinese older adults. 7 Oct 2009
• Comparison of patient and caregiver reports of patient activity participation and its relationship to mental health in patients with Alzheimer's disease. 3 Oct 2009
• Real-life impact of early interferon beta therapy in relapsing multiple sclerosis. 29 Sep 2009
• Quality of life in children with CMT type 1A. 29 Sep 2009
• Surviving critical illness: acute respiratory distress syndrome as experienced by patients and their caregivers. 29 Sep 2009
• Trends and determinants of end-of-life practices in ALS in the Netherlands. 20 Sep 2009
• The challenges of colorectal cancer survivorship. 30 Aug 2009
• Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: Disease and comorbidity--effects on quality of life. 30 Aug 2009
• Struck from behind: maintaining quality of life with chronic low back pain. 30 Aug 2009
• Life impact of urologic pain syndromes. 30 Aug 2009
• Chronic opioid therapy for nonmalignant pain: the patient's perspective. Part I--life before and after opioid therapy. 30 Aug 2009
• Family functioning and maternal distress in adolescent girls with anorexia nervosa. 30 Aug 2009
• Unveiling the mystery about adult ADHD: one woman's journey. 30 Aug 2009
• Longitudinal association between frequency of substance use and quality of life among adolescents receiving a brief outpatient intervention. 30 Aug 2009
• Bringing arts-based therapies in from the scientific cold. 30 Aug 2009
• [Interdisciplinary counseling of women with intestinal cancer: counseling brings courage] 30 Aug 2009
• Thinking about my generation: adaptive effects of a dual age identity in later adulthood. 30 Aug 2009
• Barriers to asthma management among urban families: caregiver and child perspectives. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Quality of Life'

Definition: A generic concept reflecting concern with the modification and enhancement of life attributes, e.g., physical, political, moral and social environment; the overall condition of a human life.

Descriptor UI: D011788

Alternative terms: Quality of Life; Life Qualities; Life Quality;

Related Mesh Headings: Life Style; Karnofsky Performance Status; Sickness Impact Profile; Value of Life;

Allowable Qualifiers: legislation & jurisprudence; psychology;

Tree Number: I01.800; K01.752.400.750;

History Note: 77(75)