Evaluation of Quality of Life in Women
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
300 women will be evaluated in this study. Their quality of life, level of physical activity, Social Functioning, levels of depression and musculoskeletal status will be assessed.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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N/A |
Detailed Description
Many factors affects quality of life in women. In the literature, factors affecting the quality of life such as diseases, working conditions and psychological factors of women have been investigated in different diseases. However, there was no study investigating the factors affecting quality of life for a sample of adult female individuals. Therefore, the aim of our study is to investigate the effect of social, psychological and physical variables that we think may affect the quality of life in women.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: Experimental Group: quality of life assessment Women's quality of life will be evaluated. |
Other: Quality of life assessment
Quality of life will be assessed with Nottingham Health Profile
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Quality of life [5 minutes]
The Nottingham Health Profile is a general patient self-evaluation of subjective health status. The score of this questionnaire ranges between 0 and 600. The higher score indicates the worse quality of life.
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Social Functioning Scale [10 minutes]
Questionnaire is specifically designed to assess the most relevant areas of social functioning. The higher score indicates the better social function.
- Depression scale [5 minutes]
The Beck Depression Inventory is a 21-item self-administered scale measuring various symptoms of depression. It comprises 21 groups of statements describing the somatic and cognitive-emotional symptoms of depression. Each item consists of four alternative responses. graded from 0 to 3 according to the severity of the symptom. The patients choose the response closest to their state during the past week. A sum score is counted, a higher score indicating more severe depression
- physical activity level [5 minutes]
Physical activity was assessed using the self-administered short (7-item) forms of the international physical activity questionnaire. The higher score indicates the more physically active lifestyle.
- Musculoskeletal status [5 minutes]
The Nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire includes 27 items exploring the presence of musculoskeletal symptoms during a 12-month period covering the nine different parts of the body. The higher score indicates the worse musculoskeletal status.
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- To be a volunteer
Exclusion Criteria:
- having severe musculoskeletal system disorders
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Hacettepe University | Ankara | Turkey | 06100 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Hacettepe University
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- GO 19/1046