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A Framework for Measuring Accessibility as a Metric of Quality of Life in Polycentric Cities
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The concept of quality of life has been an ongoing subject of discussion—both theoretical and empirical—in the field of urban development. There is strong subjective (opinion-based) evidence suggesting the existence of a link between an individual’s perception of their living environment and...
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Spring 2020
The population of older adults in Ghana is growing rapidly, and is projected to increase two-fold over the period 2015 to 2050. Despite the unprecedented growth, not much is known about the living conditions and wellbeing of older Ghanaians, in part due to a paucity of research in this area. This...
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Exploring Relationships Between Communication Features, Gender Attribution Ratings, and Quality of Life for Transgender and Cisgender Communicators
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Background: Voice and communication modification training is a critical aspect of the gender affirmation process for many transgender people. Incongruence between communication characteristics and gender positioning can be a cause of gender dysphoria and lead to misattribution or being outed as a...
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Spring 2015
Background: The prevalence of dementia, a progressive and incurable condition that affects memory and daily function, is increasing worldwide. The perspective of people with dementia can be captured to better understand which factors impact quality of life for this particular population. Such...
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Fall 2019
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of sport related concussion (SRC) on quality of life and psychological distress ratings in collegiate athletes. Participants included 230 male and female athletes participating in hockey, football, rugby, soccer, volleyball, and basketball,...
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Taste and smell alterations, quality of life and food characterization among patients treated for head and neck cancer
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Taste and smell alterations (TSAs) are among the most frequent and troublesome side effects reported by head and neck cancer (HNC) patients after treatment. The purpose of this research was to investigate TSAs among HNC patients, study the association of TSAs on patient quality of life (QoL) and...
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The Development, Feasibility, Acceptability, and Efficacy of a 12-Week Online Mind-Body Intervention for People with Primary Biliary Cholangitis
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Introduction: Persons with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) experience significantly higher rates of mental distress, impaired health related quality of life (HrQoL), and fatigue than the general population. While mind-body interventions have been shown to improve mental health and HrQoL, and...
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Fall 2022
The phenomena of quality of life and camouflaging of autistic individuals have garnered significant attention from academic researchers over the past decade; however, the impact of camouflaging on the quality of life of Canadian autistic women has seldom been assessed. Camouflaging, also...
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Understanding the Impact of Speech-Language Therapy on the Quality of Life of People with Aphasia: A Collective Case Study
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Aphasia is a communication disorder caused by damage to areas in the brain responsible for language, resulting in speaking, understanding, reading, and writing difficulties. Speech- Language Pathologists (SLPs) provide various modalities of therapy for people with aphasia (PWA) through various...
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Fall 2009
Purpose: The relationship between severity of voiding dysfunction and quality of life in children with daytime wetting was analyzed. Materials and Methods: The relationship between age, gender, severity of voiding dysfunction (measured by DVSS) and quality of life (measured by PinQ) in the...