Measuring Quality of Life in Border Cities: The Border Observatory Project in the US-Mexico Border Region

McAslan, Devon; Prakash, Mihir; Pijawka, David; Guhathakurta, Subhrajit; Sadalla, Edward K.

doi:10.1007/978-94-007-6501-6_7

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“…Based on a case study in Argentina, it combined the use of urban indicators and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) as a valid diagnostic to generate policy-relevant information on multidimensional aspects of spatial inequalities. McAslan et al [23] proposed a QoL index based on economic, social, environmental, and emotional well-being indicators. Their research collected objective and subjective QoL indicators (through household surveys) in eight cities on the US-Mexico border region.…”

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Urban Quality of Life: A Systematic Literature Review

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The built environment has great influence over the sustainability of societies as well as over people’s quality of life. Quality of life (QoL) is a broad concept that has different definitions across diverse bodies of knowledge. The social–cultural environment and the characteristics of the built environment influence people’s perception of QoL. This study aims to identify and analyse the factors that impact QoL and sustainable development in the urban context. A systematic literature review was developed to understand QoL concepts and to identify urban indicators that contribute to the multidimensional evaluation of urban QoL. The results include (1) a holistic overview of QoL concepts and indicators; (2) the proposal of a holistic urban QoL concept; (3) the identification of urban QoL dimensions and indicators that contribute to urban QoL evaluation. The main contribution of this study is its discussion of the multidimensional nature of QoL, including objective and subjective dimensions.

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“…Given the difficulties in assessing SES through traditional objective markers (e.g. large missing data for household income, difficulty classifying occupational class), we assessed SES through patient self‐reports by asking them if they perceived their household to be poor (low SES), middle class (middle SES) or upper middle class or wealthy (grouped as high SES) 13 . Literature suggests that people use several objective markers of SES, both economic (e.g.…”

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End of life experiences of patients with advanced cancer in Myanmar: Results from the APPROACH study

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Özdemir

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Asia-Pac J Clncl Oncology

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Background: Access to palliative care services is essential for attaining universal health coverage for patients with a terminal cancer. Despite this, many patients with advanced cancer in lowincome countries, such as Myanmar, suffer at the end of life (EOL) due to little or no access to palliative care. However, actual evidence on EOL experiences of cancer patients in Myanmar is lacking. This paper aims to describe various dimensions of EOL experiences among patients with an advanced cancer from the largest public hospital in Myanmar. Methods: We surveyed 195 patients with stage IV cancer seeking care from outpatient oncology clinics to assess their quality of life, pain severity, pain medications taken, quality of communication with doctors, nursing care and health care coordination, and desire to end life sooner. We assessed socioeconomic status (SES) differences in each patient outcome using separate multivariate linear/logistic regressions. Results: Forty-one percent of the patients in our sample reported that they wish their life would end sooner. Low SES cancer patients had significantly worse quality of life, reported poor health care coordination and were more likely to report severe pain compared to high SES cancer patients visiting the same hospital. Conclusion: To improve quality of life and pain management and to reduce EOL distress among patients with advanced cancer, there is a pressing need to develop and invest in hospital and community-level palliative care services in Myanmar.

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“…The indicators used in this system include environmental conditions, collective material conditions, economic conditions and society, each of which includes a set of sub-indicators. Further, McAslan et al (2013) evaluated quality of life in the border cities between the USA and Mexico and investigated the satisfaction rate with indicators such as personal quality of life, education, local economy, public safety, housing, environmental quality, transportation, public services, health care and happiness to assess the subjective quality of urban life.…”

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“…The present study focuses on the subjective QoUL. According to the literature, the indicators of QoUL can be divided into four major groups: economic QoUL (Lee and Guhathakurta, 2013; McAslan et al , 2013); social QoUL (Jany-Catrice and Marlier, 2013; Low et al , 2017); physical QoUL (McAslan et al , 2013; Joaquim Araújo de Azevedo et al , 2013); and combined satisfaction (Barati and Yazdanpanah, 2011) …”

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Social aspect of quality of urban life: how does social capital affect desire of residents to continue living in historical neighborhoods? Evidence from Tehran, Iran

Shahabadi

Sajadzadeh

2020

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Purpose The purpose of this study is on the social aspects of regeneration of historical neighborhoods in Iranian cities. For this purpose, the authors investigated the effect of the social capital of the residents of historical neighborhoods in Tehran on their subjective quality of life and on their willingness to continue living in these historical districts. This study was motivated by the fact that the primary issue in regeneration of Tehran’s historical districts is to stimulate the residents’ desire to continue living in their neighborhoods, thereby preventing the population from decreasing. Design/methodology/approach A review of the theoretical literature revealed that the subjective quality of urban life could act as an intermediary construct that explains the link between social capital and willingness to continue living in a district. With this assumption, the authors administered a questionnaire to 389 residents of different historical neighborhoods who had been randomly selected by cluster sampling. The analysis of the data and the relationships among the constructs was conducted using structural equation modeling. Findings The results suggest that increase in the participants’ social capital, including neighborhood bonds, civic participation, social networks and trust, could increase both their life satisfaction (i.e. subjective quality of urban life) and their willingness to live in the historical district. As indicated by the structural model of this study, the social capital both directly influences willingness to continue living and has an indirect effect on it through the intermediary construct of subjective quality of urban life. Practical implications The findings of this study can help the policymakers of historical districts in Tehran to determine high-priority strategies for regenerating these districts. Some of the most practical policies that can be applied to the context of Tehran include provision of facilities for enhancement of social networks and bonds, formation of non-governmental organizations and using neighborhood bonds to improve the environmental conditions of neighborhood units. Originality/value This study has several advantages. First, the measures used that were taken from the literature have been adjusted to the context of the study with the help of a group of experts. In other words, although the constructs have their roots in theory, their measures are of a local and context-based nature. Second, the obtained results would direct the current approaches to regeneration of historical districts in Iran, which primarily have a physical, economic and elitist basis, towards additional social and participatory approaches.

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Measuring Quality of Life in Border Cities: The Border Observatory Project in the US-Mexico Border Region

Cited by 7 publications

References 1 publication

Urban Quality of Life: A Systematic Literature Review

Urban Quality of Life: A Systematic Literature Review

End of life experiences of patients with advanced cancer in Myanmar: Results from the APPROACH study

Social aspect of quality of urban life: how does social capital affect desire of residents to continue living in historical neighborhoods? Evidence from Tehran, Iran

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