Correlates of quality of life in China rural–urban female migrate workers

Zhu, Chunyan; Wang, Jiaji; Fu, Xianhua; Zhang, Zhiheng; Zhao, Jing; Wang, Caixia

doi:10.1007/s11136-011-9950-3

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“…Furthermore, elderly people being able to live with their families are very important to health outcomes and have a positive effect on QoL [36]. Good social relationships (including relationships with relatives and friends) are the most commonly reported factor influencing QoL in the elderly [37, 38]. …”

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Health-Related Quality of Life and Preferred Health-Seeking Institutions among Rural Elderly Individuals with and without Chronic Conditions: A Population-Based Study in Guangdong Province, China

Zhang

Wang

Yang

et al. 2014

BioMed Research International

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The aim of this study was to examine health-related quality of life (HRQL) as measured by SF-36 and to identify these factors and the preferred health-seeking institutions of 12,800 persons aged 60 and older with and without chronic conditions in rural areas of Guangdong Province by multistage stratified cluster sampling method. HRQL among rural elderly subjects with chronic conditions was lower than that of elderly subjects with no chronic conditions. Multiple linear regression showed that marital status, living with children, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, cataract disease, and mental disease were the main affecting factors of HRQL. The main preferred health-seeking institutions selected by the rural elderly were community/town health service institutions, district hospitals, or secondary hospitals. Our findings indicate that the elderly in rural areas of Guangdong Province have a poor HRQL and incorrect health-seeking pathway. The healthcare policymakers should emphasize the need of developing effective and targeted community services strategies to improve the elderly individuals' HRQL in rural areas of China.

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Health-Related Quality of Life and Preferred Health-Seeking Institutions among Rural Elderly Individuals with and without Chronic Conditions: A Population-Based Study in Guangdong Province, China

Zhang

Wang

Yang

et al. 2014

BioMed Research International

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“…2 The area of the SF-36 which had the highest score was functional capacity, which corroborates the results of a study evaluating HRQL in migrant workers. 33 If the worker has any type of limitation to their physical capacity, it may make it impossible for them to perform the task.…”

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Avaliação da qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde de cortadores de cana-de-açúcar nos períodos de entressafra e safra

Carvalho¹,

Ramos

Toledo

et al. 2012

Rev. Saúde Pública

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OBJECTIVE:To assess health-related quality of life in sugarcane cutters. METHODS:Longitudinal study conducted in a sugar and ethanol plant located in the western region of the State of São Paulo (Southeastern Brazil) from April (pre-harvest) to October (harvest) 2010. A total of 44 sugarcane cutters, smokers and non-smokers, was evaluated in three periods: pre-harvest, at the end of the third month during harvest and at the end of harvest. Health-related quality of life was assessed by the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item ShortForm Health Survey (SF-36). Analysis of variance for repeated measures and the Friedman test were performed to compare quality of life among the periods. To identify the frequency of workers whose score increased in the harvest periods compared to pre-harvest (positive responders), the Goodman test was used, considering the qualitative variables of the SF-36 domains. RESULTS:At the end of pre-harvest, 23% workers drop out of work; 27% were smokers. There was a signifi cant decrease in the vitality domain at the end of harvest compared to pre-harvest. The dropouts presented higher score in the social aspect domain compared to the group that remained working. There was no difference in health-related quality of life between smokers and non-smokers. However, there was a higher percentage of positive responders among non-smokers in the physical, social and emotional domains in the third month of harvest and in the general health status and social domains at the end of harvest, compared to smokers. CONCLUSIONS:Health-related quality of life in sugarcane cutters was reduced after the harvest period in the vitality domain. The individuals who remained working during harvest are those with lower scores for social aspects, which demonstrates the need to promote health assistance policies for this specifi c population, particularly during sugar harvest.

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“…So, the current study agrees with the assumption that traditional factors such as working environment, welfare system, and social support network affect the mental health of migrants. Moreover, quality of life is influenced directly or indirectly by the different elements of leisure (Iwasaki, 2007 Existing studies conducted in China investigated and analyzed mental health on urban and rural samples in different perspectives, such as gender, district, and type of migrant (Nielsen, Smyth, & Zhai, 2010;Zhu et al, 2011). A study by Shenzhen Health Institutes shows that the migrants' main mental health problems are mainly reflected in the following in descending order: emotional instability, mental pressure, income, nostalgia, marriage, social status, and so on (Mou et al, 2013).…”

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A Improved Statistical Model Analysis the Mental Health of Rural-to-Urban Migrants in China

Yi¹

2016

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Correlates of quality of life in China rural–urban female migrate workers

Abstract: In general, QOL in rural-urban female migrant workers was lower than Chinese female norms. Improving their job satisfaction and controlling job-related disease appears to be critical to improving their QOL.

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Health-Related Quality of Life and Preferred Health-Seeking Institutions among Rural Elderly Individuals with and without Chronic Conditions: A Population-Based Study in Guangdong Province, China

Health-Related Quality of Life and Preferred Health-Seeking Institutions among Rural Elderly Individuals with and without Chronic Conditions: A Population-Based Study in Guangdong Province, China

Avaliação da qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde de cortadores de cana-de-açúcar nos períodos de entressafra e safra

A Improved Statistical Model Analysis the Mental Health of Rural-to-Urban Migrants in China

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