The term
"poor quality of life" refers to a situation where an individual or group is unable to enjoy a satisfactory level of well-being due to various factors such as inadequate access to basic necessities, lack of opportunities for personal growth and development, exposure to stressors and hardships, and limited ability to participate in activities that bring joy and fulfillment.
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Quite like the controversial issues faced with puppy mills, hybrid cats used for breeding can face the
same poor quality of life.
Most of the people I know who own (and operate out of necessity) a business have a
pretty poor quality of life, and pretty poor income to boot.
I understand that not all problems are related and some are more psychological than physical but they all play a part in a
very poor quality of life.
«Malnutrition is associated
with poor quality of life so understanding how to help people eat and drink well is very important in supporting health and quality of life for people with dementia.
This research could have important implications for cancer survivors, given that hypopituitarism is one of the main causes
of poor quality of life after brain radiation therapy.
Depression is almost twice as common, and
poor quality of life almost five times as common, in people with bipolar disorder who have elevated or low levels of the stress hormone cortisol in the blood.
Over time, the heart continues to deteriorate in a vicious cycle that culminates in
extremely poor quality of life, frequent hospitalization, and early death.
Communities that have enacted these practices are seeing up to a 90 percent no - kill rate — save for the 10 percent, in most cases, where an animal was humanely euthanized due to terminal illnesses, severe behavior issues, or overall
poor quality of life from health issues, Castle said.
If a dog is a hazard to the people around it or to other dogs in its environment we will do the responsible thing, as we would if the dog was suffering, in pain or had a
seriously poor quality of life.
Since smoking results
into poor quality of life and untimely death, life insurers are cautious before issuing policy to a smoker.
Normally, the dog is so debilitated by this point that most patients are euthanized because
of poor quality of life.
«A lack of social connections with friends and relatives is associated
with poor quality of life, risky health behaviors, chronic health conditions and premature death,» Huang said.
If extra weight is robbing you of energy and
causing poor quality of life, then the Progressive Medical Center approach to weight loss can help you, where other methods have failed.
This surgeon was one of the best in this field and had even successfully tried a treatment on this exact cancer for other patients that tripled the five - year - survival odds — from 5 percent to 15 percent — albeit with
a poor quality of life.
At the same time, it would be in direct competition to the increasingly influential view that the dignity of any individual life is dependent upon the competency of the individual, as though a self with
a poor quality of life has a life not worth living.
However, while highlighting
the poor quality of life of children in stories such as Oliver Twist and Little Dorrit, authors at that time did not follow today's pro-abortion attitude — namely that it is cruel to let children be born into squalor.
You understand slavery as horrible, oprresion of a different race, pulled from a different country with
a poor quality of life.
Some babies will have a nearly unnoticeable disability that barely interferes with a normal fulfilling life, others will be disabled to the point that they will be incapable of being independent and face the prospect of a very
poor quality of life.
We have now been able to show that both over - and underactivity in the stress system, with corresponding elevated or reduced cortisol levels, can impair mental health in terms of depression and
poor quality of life in these patients,» says Martin Maripuu, a PhD student at the Department of Clinical Sciences, Psychiatry Unit Umeå University and physician at the psychiatric clinic, Östersund Hospital.
Ascites is the most common complication of cirrhosis and is associated with
a poor quality of life, increased risk of infections, and a poor long term outcome.
They have a very
poor quality of life.»
These individuals experience significant challenges throughout adulthood, including unemployment, social impairment and
poor quality of life.
The other important finding from the study is that patients» level of acuity in the hospital is not a significant predictor of
a poor quality of life after they're discharged from the hospital.
«Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome patients who smoke, are obese have
poorer quality of life.»
The next step of this research is to begin study specific interventions that benefit vulnerable patients at - risk for
a poor quality of life after hospital discharge, he added.
Farming could support many more people than hunting, albeit with
a poorer quality of life.
About two - thirds of the participants with Klinefelter syndrome indicated they had
a poor quality of life, while 38 % had low self - esteem, 26 % had a poor self - concept, and 16 % were at risk for depression.
The multiple adverse health outcomes include physical disability,
poor quality of life and premature death.
Visual impairment — sight loss often caused by eye disease, trauma, or a congenital or degenerative condition that can not be corrected with glasses or contact lenses — is associated with
a poorer quality of life and, when severe, loss of independence.
Iron deficiency is present in approximately 50 percent of patients with heart failure with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (HFrEF; ejection fraction: a measure of how well the left ventricle of the heart pumps with each contraction) and is associated with reduced functional capacity,
poorer quality of life, and increased mortality.
«Iron deficiency has recently been reported as a frequent co-morbidity in heart failure and has been associated with impaired functional capacity,
poor quality of life, and increased mortality, irrespective of the presence of anaemia.
Patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (sinus infection) and obstructive sleep apnea report
a poor quality of life, which is substantially improved following endoscopic sinus surgery, according to a study published online by JAMA Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery.
If so, then rehabilitation approaches including underwater treadmill exercise may help to overcome the low aerobic capacity seen in stroke survivors — which can contribute to decreased social activity and
poor quality of life.
A study in military veterans finds that explosive blast - related concussions frequently result in hormone changes leading to problems such as sleep disturbances, fatigue, depression and
poor quality of life.
Since women with hot flashes are at greater risk for
poor quality of life, sleep problems and a depressed mood, interest in identifying methods for managing hot flashes is growing.