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Applied research in quality of life
| Applied research in quality of life |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Dordrecht : , : International Society for Quality of Life Studies : , : Springer, , 2006- |
| Disciplina | 306 |
| Soggetto topico |
Quality of life - Research
Social indicators Happiness Applied sociology Qualité de la vie Quality of life Rehabilitation Therapeutics Quality of Life Sociology Qualitat de vida Terapèutica |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
Periodical
Periodicals. Revistes electròniques |
| ISSN | 1871-2576 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | ARQOL |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910144512203321 |
| Dordrecht : , : International Society for Quality of Life Studies : , : Springer, , 2006- | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Asian families in Canada and the United States : implications for mental health and well-being / / Editors, Susan S. Chuang [and three others]
| Asian families in Canada and the United States : implications for mental health and well-being / / Editors, Susan S. Chuang [and three others] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (293 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 305.895071 |
| Collana | Advances in Immigrant Family Research |
| Soggetto topico |
Families - Canada
Asians - United States Asians - Canada Asiàtics Família Migrants Salut mental Qualitat de vida Aspectes psicològics |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN | 3-030-56452-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Contents -- About the Editors -- About the Authors -- Chapter 1: The Complexities of Asian Families from Around the World: Creating New Lives in Canada and the United States -- Mental Health and Well-being of Asian Immigrants -- References -- Part I: History, Religion, and Culture -- Chapter 2: Comparing and Contrasting Asian Families in Canada and the United States -- Conceptualizing, Defining, and Operationalizing the Term "Asian" -- Immigration Patterns and the Asian Immigrant Populations: Past and Present -- Canada and the United States -- Canada -- United States -- Major Asian Immigrant Groups in Canada and the United States -- Chinese Immigrants -- Indian Immigrants -- Filipino/a Immigrants -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3: Religion, Spirituality, and Worldviews: Implications for Mental Health -- Hindu Spiritualities and Worldviews -- Jain Spiritualities and Worldviews -- Buddhist Spiritualities and Worldviews -- Sikh Spiritualities and Worldviews -- Zoroastrian Spiritualities and Worldviews -- Muslim Spiritualities and Worldviews -- Baha'i Spiritualities and Worldviews -- Chinese Spiritualities and Worldviews -- Shamanic and Shinto Spiritualities and Worldviews -- Christian Spiritualities and Worldviews -- Asian North American Religions: Implications for Mental Health -- Future Research -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Specific Countries and Regions of Origin: East Asia -- Chapter 4: Chinese Families from Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan -- Immigration History of Chinese Families in Canada and the United States -- The Chinese: Political, Ethnic, and Linguistic Variations and their Implications -- Political Factors -- Ethnic Variations -- Linguistic and Cultural Variations -- Traditional Values on Parent-Child Relations and Gender Roles -- Cultural Adaptation and Acculturation.
Acculturation Processes and Parent-Child Discrepancies -- Parenting in Contemporary Immigrant Chinese Families -- Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Research on Immigrant Chinese Families -- Implication for Mental Health and Well-being -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Growing Up Between Two Cultures: Young Chinese Americans in New York City -- The Rise of Chinatowns in New York City -- Migration Patterns and the Expansion and Composition of New York's Chinatowns -- Working Conditions and Illegal Activities in Chinatown -- Gang Memberships -- Growing Up in a Bicultural World -- Culture -- Societal Structure -- Cultural Values -- Religion -- Familial Structure -- Family Values -- Parenting -- Parent-Child Relationships -- Education -- Child Characteristics -- The Impact of Living in an Immigrant Family: Some Examples -- Being Not Fully Chinese but American, I Am Entitled to My Own Opinions: An Interview with Cornelia Yao (Pseudonym) -- Five Situations Shaping the Destinies and Identities of Chinese American Children and Youths -- Theme 1: The Impact of Immigration Status -- Theme 2: Satellite Children -- Theme 3: The Impact of Gender Roles and Identities -- Theme 4: The Impact of Racial Prejudice and Discrimination -- Theme 5: Striving for Academic Excellence -- Mental Health Services for Chinese New Yorkers -- Chinese Immigrant Families in New York City and Elsewhere: A Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Japanese Families in the United States -- Demographics of Japan and Japanese Migration to North America -- Japanese Families -- Economic Globalization and Japanese Migration to North America -- Transnational Generation of Families: Acculturation and Socialization -- Japanese American Families: Interracial Marriages and Children -- Child-Generations of Intermarriages -- Education and Career Pathways. Implications for Educators, Social Workers, and Psychologists -- References -- Chapter 7: Korean Families -- Brief Immigration History -- A Social, Cultural, and Economic Profile of Korean Families -- Supporting Korean Families: Ethnic Identity -- Supporting Korean Families: Balancing Roles -- Conclusion -- References -- Part III: Specific Countries and Regions of Origin: South Asia -- Chapter 8: Bangladeshi Families -- Brief Immigration History -- Ethnic and Linguistic Differences Among Bangladeshi Immigrants -- Demographic Information -- The United States -- Canada -- Educational Achievement, Employment, and Career Development -- Value Systems -- Religion -- Cultural Traditions and Social Services -- Collectivistic Versus Individualistic Values -- Marriage Systems -- Ethnic and Racial Intermarriages -- Acculturation and Identity Issues -- Forms of Family Life -- Socialization Practices -- Health and Well-Being of Bangladeshi Immigrants -- Health Behaviors of Bangladeshi Immigrants -- Implications for Mental Health and Well-Being -- Future Research -- References -- Chapter 9: Indian Families: The Diaspora in the United States and Canada -- Introduction -- Brief Immigration History -- Ethnic and Linguistic Diversity -- Demographic Information of Indians in the United States and Canada -- Acculturation -- Traditional Values and Family Life -- Immigrant Identity and America-Born Offspring -- Implications for Mental Health -- Future Directions -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10: Pakistani Families -- Immigration History and Demographics -- Immigration During the Late-Nineteenth and the Early Twentieth Century -- Business Networks and Domestic Life in North America -- Post-1965 Immigration from Pakistan to the U.S. -- Pakistani Immigration to Canada -- Settlement Patterns -- Acculturation: Transnational Community Formations and Assimilation. Transnational Pakistani Community Formations -- Cultural Organizations -- Radio -- Movies, Television and Sports -- Religion and Transnational Community Formation -- Islamophobia and Racism -- Veiling Practices -- Assimilation and Contested Belonging to Mainstream North American Societies -- Forms of Family Life -- Value Systems -- Community Formation in Historical Contexts -- Consumption Patterns as Indexes of Religious Value Systems -- Socialization Practices and Intergenerational Relations and Conflict -- Intergenerational Relations and Conflict -- Gender Roles and the Family System -- Gendered Experiences: Women's Rights and Labor in the Workforce -- South Asian Women's Organizations -- South Asian LGBTQIA Organizations -- Ethnic and Racial Intermarriages -- Educational Expectations and Achievements and Career Patterns -- Implications for Counselors and Social Workers -- Conclusions -- Future Research -- References -- Part IV: Specific Countries and Regions of Origin: West Asia -- Chapter 11: Arab Families From the Levant (Lebanese, Syrian, Palestinian, Jordanian): Adaptation and Mental Health -- Bioecological Theory and Levant Families -- Microsystem and Macrosystem Racism -- Pre-Migration Influences and Immigration Patterns -- Immigration of Syrian Refugees -- Current Demographic Trends -- Arab Ethnic Identity: Acculturation and Acculturative Stress -- Socialization of Beliefs and Values Within the Family: The Enculturation Process -- Gender Roles and the Family System -- Marriage Customs and Intermarriages -- Educational Expectations, Achievement, and Career Patterns -- Implications for Mental Health -- Future Research Directions -- Conclusion -- References -- Part V: Counseling and Therapy for Mental Health and Wellbeing -- Chapter 12: Asian-Origin Families in Canada and the United States: Challenges and Resilience. Acculturation and Intergenerational Relationship -- Aging in Asian-Origin Families -- Racism, Discrimination, and Stereotype -- Domestic Violence -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 13: Providing Therapy with Asian Immigrant Families: A Review of Prominent Issues and Treatment Considerations -- Fatimah's Story -- Acculturative Stress -- Implications for Clinicians -- Application to Fatimah's Story -- Stereotypes and Discrimination -- Implications for Clinicians -- Application to Fatimah's Story -- Resettlement Stress -- Implications for Clinicians -- Application to Fatimah's Story -- Traumatic Stress -- Implications for Clinicians -- Application to Fatimah's Story -- Family and Relational Issues -- Intimate Partner Violence -- Marriage Related Practices -- Implications for Clinicians -- Application to Fatimah's Story -- Child Related Issues -- Child Abuse, Neglect, and Maltreatment -- Implications for Clinicians -- Application to Fatimah's Story -- Resilience -- Implications for Clinicians -- Application to Fatimah's Story -- Treatment Considerations -- Trauma-Based Interventions -- Couples Therapy -- Family Therapy -- Application to Fatimah's Story -- Conclusions -- References -- Part VI: Methodology Considerations -- Chapter 14: Critically Assessing the Methodological Challenges of Exploring Chinese Immigrant Fathers -- The Under-Researched Immigrant Chinese Fathers -- Themes of Existing Studies -- Fathering and Father Involvement -- Parenting Practices and Beliefs -- Acculturation and Immigration-Related Issues -- Academic and School-Related Issues -- Demographics of the Samples -- Age of the Targeted Children -- Informants' Host Countries -- Informants' Country of Origin -- Methodological Approaches -- Methods of Data Collection -- Fathers as Informants or Targeted Parent -- Immigrant Chinese Fathers are Under-Researched. Conceptual Exclusions. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910483959203321 |
| Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Digital health technology for better aging : a multidisciplinary approach [[electronic resource] /] / Giuseppe Andreoni and Cinzia Mambretti, editors
| Digital health technology for better aging : a multidisciplinary approach [[electronic resource] /] / Giuseppe Andreoni and Cinzia Mambretti, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (364 pages) |
| Disciplina | 618.9700285 |
| Collana | Research for Development |
| Soggetto topico |
Medical technology - Social aspects
Aging Management science Persones grans Assistència sanitària Envelliment de la població Tecnologia mèdica Condicions socials Qualitat de vida |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN | 3-030-72663-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Older Persons in Europe 2020: Needs and Challenges for an Interdisciplinary Polytechnic Approach -- 1 Ageing in Europe 2020 -- 2 Status, Needs and Challenges for the Design and Implementation of Effective Active Healthy Ageing Solutions -- 3 A Polytechnic Approach to Design of Intuitive and Integrated AHA Services: The NESTORE Case Study -- References -- Designing mHealth Solutions for Better Ageing: Clinical and Methodological Perspective -- The Multi-domain Coaching Approach to Counteract Ageing Decline -- 1 Introduction -- 2 General Framework for the Design of the NESTORE Coaching Plans -- 3 Physical Activity -- 4 Nutrition -- 5 Cognitive Status and Social Behaviour -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Found in Translation: Innovative Methods of Co-design in the Development of Digital Systems for Promoting Healthy Aging -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Aims of the Research -- 1.2 Methods of Engagement -- 2 Design of the Research -- 3 Methods -- 4 The Study -- 4.1 Phase One -- 4.2 User Workshop Findings -- 4.3 Phase Two -- 4.4 Analysis of Phase One and Two -- 5 Transferability of User Requirements to Technologists -- 5.1 Digital Probes -- 5.2 Personas -- 5.3 Pathways -- 5.4 Co-designing the Tangible Coach -- 6 Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Technology Applied to Solutions for Healthy Ageing -- Monitoring in the Physical Domain to Support Active Ageing -- 1 Design Requirements and Guidelines -- 2 Wearable Wristband Architecture Overview -- 2.1 Industrial Design and User Interface Solution -- 2.2 Technology Selection -- 2.3 Wristband Mechanical Description -- 2.4 Mechanical Drawing for Charging Station -- 2.5 Hardware Solution -- 2.6 Charging Station -- 3 Environmental Sensors for Physical Activity -- 3.1 BLE Beacons -- 3.2 Ballistocardiography -- 3.3 Smart Scale -- 4 Firmware Solution -- 4.1 For the Beacons.
4.2 For the Smartphone -- 4.3 Data Management -- References -- Nutritional Monitoring in Older People Prevention Services -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Related Works -- 2.1 Nutrition Monitoring Systems -- 2.2 Food Recognition -- 3 LogMeal-A Food Intake Monitoring Tool Integrated in the NESTORE Platform -- 3.1 Production Environment -- 3.2 Development Environment -- 3.3 LogMeal Integration into NESTORE -- 4 Constructing LogMeal Food Dataset -- 4.1 Public Food Datasets -- 4.2 Food Hierarchy -- 4.3 The Dataset Construction -- 4.4 Nutritional Food Composition of Recipes -- 4.5 Nationality -- 4.6 API Images -- 5 System Validation -- 5.1 Performance Insights During Development -- 5.2 Performance Insights During Production -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Social Behaviour and Cognitive Monitoring in Healthy Ageing -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Monitoring of Social Behaviour in NESTORE -- 2.1 Self-reported Social Integration and Behaviour -- 2.2 Sensor-Based Social Behaviour Assessments -- 3 Monitoring of Cognitive Functioning in NESTORE -- 3.1 Assessing Cognitive Status at Baseline and Posttest -- 3.2 Assessing Cognitive Performance Throughout the Coaching Phase -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Perspective and Experiences of Decision Support Systems (DSS) and AI in Prevention and Care for Older Adults -- 1 Introduction -- 2 DSS Design in Healthcare: The Importance of Experts' Involvement -- 3 Methods to Build a Robust DSS -- 3.1 Preventing the Cold-Start Problem -- 3.2 Harmonisation and Integration -- 3.3 AI Technologies Present in DSSs Approaches -- 4 NESTORE DSS as a Whole -- 4.1 Target Variables and Data Sources -- 4.2 Architecture and Derived Workflows -- 4.3 Data Analysis Pipelines -- 4.4 Validation -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- System Interoperability for Next Gen Services at Home. A Challenge/Opportunity for Integration -- 1 Introduction. 2 Requirements of Interoperable Environments -- 3 Interoperable Technologies -- 4 Challenges and Opportunities for a Seamless Integration -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Lifestyle Improvement and Virtual Coaching and ICT Services in the Human Domains Through Friendly Technology -- Physical Activity Promotion and Coaching to Support Healthy Ageing -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Overview of NESTORE Coaching System in Physical Activity Domain -- 3 Coaching Personalisation and Implementation Strategies -- 4 NESTORE Technological Solutions for the Physical Activity Domain -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Coaching Older Adults Towards a Healthier Lifestyle: Psychological and Technological Methods -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical Behaviour Change Models in Health Psychology -- 3 Behaviour Change Techniques and General Coaching Strategies for Health and Well-Being -- 4 Health-Related e-Coaching and Digital Intervention Strategies -- 5 e-Coaching in NESTORE -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Understanding Older Adults' Affect States in Daily Life for Promoting Self-reflection About Mental Wellbeing -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Affective Dimension -- 2.1 Beyond Basic Emotions: Love, Grief and Positive Affect -- 2.2 Sentiment Analysis for Emotion Recognition -- 3 Emotions and the NESTORE e-Coach -- 4 Emotional Wellbeing Recognition in the NESTORE System -- 4.1 Implementation of the Emotion Engine -- 5 Discussion and Future Work -- References -- Building Trust and Companionship in e-Coaching Through Embodiment -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background on Tangible Conversational Agents in Increasing Trust and Companionship -- 3 Design Process Method -- 4 NESTORE Tangible Coach Co-design -- 4.1 Preliminary Designs -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Challenges, Limitations and Methodologies to Be Applied in the Development of an ICT-Based Intervention for Older People. 1 Introduction -- 2 Data and Methods -- 2.1 Integration of the Recruitment Strategies -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Building Trust -- 3.2 Identify Individual Barriers -- 3.3 Offer Incentives -- 3.4 Be Responsive -- 3.5 Identified Barriers -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Innovation Impact Measured in Subjective (Usability and Experience), Social (Community Level) and Business (Companies and Institutions) Opportunities -- Practicing the Test of New System-Services for Elderly Care: How to Introduce and Measure User Experience and Related Outcomes -- 1 Introduction -- 2 HCD Approach in Designing Interactive System-Services for Elderly -- 3 Nestore Experience of Use -- 4 Integrated Framework for the Evaluating Nestore Experience of Use -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- SROI Methods for Impact Assessment in Economy of Wellbeing -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology for the Calculation of SROI of Virtual Coaches Fostering Healthy Ageing -- 3 Results -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Theoretical and Managerial Contribution -- 6 Limitations and Further Development -- References -- Building a Network Around Wellbeing Services that Empower Older Adults -- 1 Every Pathway to Ageing Counts -- 2 The NESTORE Community -- 3 Empowering Means also Avoiding Self-inducted Ageism -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Exploitation, Dissemination, and Communication: An Integrated Framework in EU Research -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Empirical Context and Research Design -- 3 An Integrated Conceptual Framework for Setting an Effective Exploitation and Dissemination Strategy -- 4 Discussion and Conclusions -- References -- Aspects of Ethics and Data Management in Healthy Ageing Digital Services -- Data Treatment in Complex Research Studies in Light of the GDPR Rules. A Critical Analysis -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) -- 3 The Data Sharing Agreement (DSA). 4 The Informed Consent -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Ethical, Legal and Societal Issues of Research and Innovation in NESTORE -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Autonomy, Information and Informed Consent -- 3 Personal Data Protection in Digital Environments -- 4 Ethics and Research Integrity -- 5 Responsible Research and Innovation -- References -- From Research to Action: What's Next? -- Other Advanced Research Initiatives in Elderly Care and Fragility Prevention -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Technology for Aging in Place: The CAPTAIN Solution as an Answer to Existing Challenges -- 2.1 Challenges on Technology Supported Active and Healthy Ageing in Place -- 2.2 The CAPTAIN Vision and Solution -- 2.3 Design and Development Methodology -- 2.4 Envisaged Impact -- 2.5 Towards Business Exploitation of CAPTAIN -- 3 Council of Coaches promotes elderly health -- 3.1 Engagement with Supporting Technologies Is the Challenge for Healthy Ageing e-Coaches -- 3.2 A Vision of Collaborative Coaches -- 3.3 The COUCH Web Application Design -- 3.4 The Envisaged Impact of COUCH Solution -- 3.5 Exploitation Strategies for COUCH -- 4 The Empathic Promotion of a Satisfying and Independent Lifestyle -- 4.1 Social Challenges and Innovation Opportunities to Support Elderly Independency and Wellbeing -- 4.2 Vision of the EMPATHIC Project -- 4.3 Main Concepts and Outcomes of EMPATHIC Project -- 4.4 Expected Impact of EMPATHIC Project -- 4.5 Exploitation of the Results and Concluding Remarks -- 5 The Solutions of HOLOBALANCE to Manage Equilibrium Disorders -- 5.1 Challenges in Active and Healthy Ageing -- 5.2 The HOLOBALANCE Vision in Ageing and Healthcare -- 5.3 The Proposed Solution for AHA by HOLOBALANCE -- 5.4 The Expected Impact for HOLOBALANCE Project -- 5.5 The Proposed Exploitation Model for HOLOBALANCE Solutions -- 6 The Multimodal Coaching of SAAM Project. 6.1 What Are the Challenges on Aging and Healthcare for Europe in 2030?. |
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| Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] | ||
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Handbook of quality of life for individuals with autism spectrum disorder / / edited by Justin B. Leaf [and three others]
| Handbook of quality of life for individuals with autism spectrum disorder / / edited by Justin B. Leaf [and three others] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (475 pages) |
| Disciplina | 616.85882 |
| Collana | Autism and Child Psychopathology |
| Soggetto topico |
Autistic people
Quality of life Autisme Trastorns de l'espectre autista Qualitat de vida |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN | 3-030-98507-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910574043203321 |
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Journal of happiness studies
| Journal of happiness studies |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Netherlands, : Kluwer Academic Publishers |
| Disciplina | 152.42 |
| Soggetto topico |
Quality of life
Happiness Qualité de la vie Bonheur Felicitat Qualitat de vida |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
Periodicals.
Revistes electròniques. |
| ISSN | 1573-7780 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910140520003321 |
| Netherlands, : Kluwer Academic Publishers | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Quality of life research
| Quality of life research |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, UK, : Rapid Communications of Oxford Ltd |
| Descrizione fisica | online resource |
| Disciplina | 362.1 |
| Soggetto topico |
Quality of life
Rehabilitation Therapeutics Quality of Life Indicateurs de santé Qualité de la vie Réhabilitation Thérapeutique Indicadors de salut Qualitat de vida Rehabilitació mèdica Terapèutica Health care industry |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
Periodical
Czasopismo socjologiczne Periodicals. Revistes electròniques. |
| ISSN | 1573-2649 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910143005503321 |
| Oxford, UK, : Rapid Communications of Oxford Ltd | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Quality of Life, Environmental Changes and Subjectivity : A Contribution to a New Line of Research on Climate Change / / by Sônia Regina da Cal Seixas, João Luiz de Moraes Hoefel
| Quality of Life, Environmental Changes and Subjectivity : A Contribution to a New Line of Research on Climate Change / / by Sônia Regina da Cal Seixas, João Luiz de Moraes Hoefel |
| Autore | Seixas Sonia Regina da Cal <1956-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2022.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (104 pages) |
| Disciplina |
616.98
362.1 |
| Soggetto topico |
Psychology
Physical geography Public health Social psychology Clinical health psychology Behavioral Sciences and Psychology Earth System Sciences Public Health Social Psychology Health Psychology Higiene ambiental Qualitat de vida Canvi climàtic |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN |
9783030392222
3030392228 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction -- 2. The Importance of the Concept of Subjectivity: New Lines of Research -- 3. Building New Perspectives and Approaches to Our Common Future on Climate Change and Subjectivity: Agenda 2030 and Human Rights -- 4. Conclusion. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910522934303321 |
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2022 | ||
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Quantifying Quality of Life : Incorporating Daily Life into Medicine
| Quantifying Quality of Life : Incorporating Daily Life into Medicine |
| Autore | Wac Katarzyna |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, : Springer International Publishing AG, 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (595 p.) |
| Altri autori (Persone) | WulfovichSharon |
| Collana | Health Informatics |
| Soggetto topico |
Medical equipment & techniques
Personal & public health Molecular biology Life sciences: general issues Informàtica mèdica Qualitat de vida |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Quality of life
Behaviour Informatics Self-esteem Mobility Physical environment |
| ISBN | 3-030-94212-0 |
| Classificazione | COM014000MED000000MED078000SCI056000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1: Unfolding the Quantification of Quality of Life -- Introduction -- The WHOQOL Instrument -- Learning from the 'Quantified-Self' Community -- The Quantified-Self Movement -- The Quantified-Self Community -- Methods -- Results -- One-Dimensional Presentation of Data and Findings -- Two-Dimensional Presentation of Data and Findings -- Discussion -- Limitations -- Concluding Remarks on Self-Tracking and Quality of Life -- Future Outlook: Importance of Improving Quality of Life Quantification -- Appendices -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- References -- Part II: Physical Health -- Chapter 2: Assessing Activity of Daily Living through Technology-Enabled Tools: Mobility and Nutrition Assessment: MiranaBot: A Nutrition Assessment Use Case -- Introduction -- State of the Art -- Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) -- Validated Scales for ADLs -- Technology-Enabled Tools to Assess Indoor-Outdoor Mobility -- Activity Recognition -- Wireless Indoor-Outdoor Positioning Systems -- Technology-Enabled Tools to Assess Nutrition -- Use Case: Nutrition Assessment -- Methodology -- Factors Influencing Nutrition Self-Management -- Barriers to Healthy Nutrition -- Needs and Requirements -- Summary -- MiranaBot: Behavior Change Theory and Techniques in Action -- Self-Monitoring -- Personalized Visual Feedback -- Goal Setting -- Self-Awareness -- Personalized Education -- MiranaBot: Components and Functionalities -- Speech to Text Module -- Text Analysis Module -- Natural Conversation Module -- Graphical User Interface -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3: Monitoring Technologies for Quantifying Medication Adherence -- Introduction -- Background -- Medication Adherence -- Medication Adherence Monitoring -- Why Technology-Based Solutions? -- Related Work.
A Review of Medication Adherence Monitoring Systems -- Sensor-Based Systems -- Smart Pill Containers -- Wearable Sensors -- Ingestible Biosensors -- Proximity Sensing -- Vision-Based Systems -- Fusion-Based Systems -- Proximity-Sensor Systems -- Proximity-Visual Systems -- Visual-Sensor Systems -- Sensor-App Systems -- Challenges and Future Trends -- Challenges -- System Accuracy and Data Fidelity -- Energy Consumption and Lifetime -- Acceptability and User's Comfort -- Tampering, Authentication, and Active Non-Compliance -- Future Trends -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4: Quantifying Energy and Fatigue: Classification and Assessment of Energy and Fatigue Using Subjective, Objective, and Mixed Methods towards Health and Quality of Life -- Introduction -- Methods -- Results -- Energy and Fatigue Classification -- Pathological Fatigue -- Physical Fatigue -- Neurological Fatigue -- Non-Neurological Fatigue -- Mental Fatigue -- Non-pathological Fatigue -- Physical Fatigue -- Mental Fatigue -- Factors Influencing Fatigue -- Energy and Fatigue Measures -- Subjective Measures -- Scale Instruments -- Momentary Assessments -- Objective Fatigue and Energy Measures -- Physical Assessment -- Cognitive Assessment -- Cardiac Physiology -- Ocular Physiology -- Neural Physiology -- Biologic Markers -- Behavioural Markers -- Mixed Methods -- Property Spectrums of Energy and Fatigue Measures -- Discussion -- Key Findings -- Limitations -- Opportunities -- Conclusive Remarks -- References -- Chapter 5: Quantifying Mobility in Quality of Life -- What Is Mobility? -- What Is QOL? -- Is Mobility Important for QoL? -- What Do People Say? -- What Do the Data Say about the QoL of the Body -- Using Mobility to Quantify QoL -- What Mobility Parameters Can Be Monitored Via Technologies? -- Mapping the Future -- References. Chapter 6: iSenseYourPain: Ubiquitous Chronic Pain Evaluation through Behavior-Change Analysis -- Introduction -- Self-Reported Pain and Chronic Pain Assessment -- Pain Detection Using Smart Devices -- iSenseYourPain: System Criteria and Design Choices -- Data Sources and Collection -- Data Analysis and Modeling -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 7: Technologies for Quantifying Sleep: Improved Quality of Life or Overwhelming Gadgets? -- The Importance of Sleep -- Why Are Existing Methods Not Adequate? -- Methods and Tools for Objective and Quantitative Assessment of Daily Sleep -- Benefits, Limitations, and Potential Pitfalls -- References -- Chapter 8: Improving Work Capacity and HRQoL: The Role of QoL Technologies -- Introduction -- Definition and Measurement of Work Capacity -- Research Studies on Variations in Work Capacity and QoL -- The State-of-Art of Personalized Computing QoL Technologies for Measuring Physical Activity -- Types of Wearable Activity Trackers and Other Devices -- Evidence for the Use and Effectiveness of Activity Trackers -- Validity and Reliability of Fitness Trackers for Measuring Physical Activity -- From Activity Trackers to Quantified Work Capacity -- Strategies to Improve Work Capacity Using Behavioral Change Techniques and QoLT Interventions -- Use of Digital Fitness Devices and Behavioral Change Management Techniques -- Challenges Using Quality of Life Technologies in the Improvement of Work Capacity -- Discussion and Recommendations -- References -- Part III: Psychological Health -- Chapter 9: Quantifying the Body: Body Image, Body Awareness and Self-Tracking Technologies -- Introduction -- The Self and the Body -- Body Constructs -- Body Schema, Body Image, and Self-Tracking -- Body Schema -- Body Image -- Self-Tracking -- Body Awareness and Self-Tracking -- Body Awareness -- Self-Tracking. Self-Tracking and Sport -- Method -- Findings -- Discussion -- Beyond the Athletes -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10: Your Smartphone Knows you Better than you May Think: Emotional Assessment 'on the Go' Via TapSense -- Introduction -- Background and Related Work -- Definition of Relevant Domain Concepts -- Importance of Feelings Moods, Psychological States -- Assessment of Emotions -- Self-Report-Based Methods for Emotion Assessment -- Physiology-Based Emotion Assessment -- Emotional Assessment from Blood -- Emotional Assessment from Brain -- Emotional Assessment from Physiological Signal Collection -- Expression-Based Emotion Assessment -- Facial Emotion Recognition (FER) -- Speech Based Emotion Recognition (SER) -- Emotional Assessment from Posture -- Internet-Use Based Emotion Assessment -- Social Network Analysis -- Smartphone-Based Emotion Assessment -- Smartphone-Based Experience Sampling Method Design -- Pros and Cons in Different Emotion Assessment Approaches -- Tapsense: Smartphone Typing Based Emotion Assessment -- Background -- Requirements -- Design and Implementation of TapSense -- Emotion Assessment Model Construction -- Experience Sampling Method Design -- TapSense: Field Study and Data Analysis -- Study Participants -- Instruction and Study Procedure -- Collected Dataset -- EMA Self-Report Analysis -- TapSense Evaluation -- Experimental Setup -- Baseline ESM Schedules -- Overall Performance Metrics -- ESM Performance Metrics -- Emotion Assessment: Classification Performance -- ESM Performance -- TapSense Study Discussion and Lessons Learnt -- Conclusive Remarks -- Appendices -- Appendix 1: Parameter Threshold Value -- Appendix 2: The ESM Trace Generation -- References -- Chapter 11: The Elusive Quantification of Self-Esteem: Current Challenges and Future Directions -- Introduction -- Definition of Self-Esteem. Assessing Self-Esteem -- Trait, Global, and State Self-Esteem Measures -- Trait and Global Self-Esteem Measures -- State Self-Esteem Measures -- Contingency of Self-Esteem -- The Motivational Force of Self-Esteem -- Future Directions in Assessing Self-Esteem -- New Technologies and Social-Psychological Processes and Constructs -- Toward New Methods of Quantifying and Conceptualizing Self-Esteem -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12: Yoga and Meditation for Self-Empowered Behavior and Quality of Life -- Introduction -- Stress and Emotions' Influence on Psychophysiological Factors -- Thoughts, Beliefs, Emotions, and Behaviors -- The Influence of the Mind on Human Behavior -- Influence of Personal Beliefs on Human Behavior -- The Influence of Emotions on Human Behavior -- Behavior: Yoga and Meditation as Interventions for Stress Management -- Quantifying Thoughts, Beliefs, Feelings and Behaviors -- Yoga and Meditation as Techniques for Achieving Self-Empowered Behavior -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 13: Technology-Enabled Assessment and Improvement of Inclusive Learning and Quality of Life in Higher Education -- Introduction -- Current Assessment Methods for Cognition/Executive Function, Attention, Memory and Learning in Healthy Populations -- Visual Tools -- Common Challenges to Inclusive Learning in Higher Education -- Physical Health and Illnesses -- Mental Health and Illnesses -- Learning Differences, Neurodiversity -- Students Juggling Higher Education with Work or Caring/Family Commitments -- Method -- Digital Learning and Teaching Platforms (DLTP) Description and Analysis -- Learning Management Systems -- Social and Collaborative Tools -- In-Class Engagement -- Out-of-Class Interactions -- Assessment and Improvement of Inclusive Learning with Digital Learning Platforms (DLTP) -- Physical Impairments -- Cognitive Impairments. 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Value sets for EQ-5D-5L : a compendium, comparative review & user guide / / N. J. Devlin, Bram Roudijk, Kristina Ludwig, editors
| Value sets for EQ-5D-5L : a compendium, comparative review & user guide / / N. J. Devlin, Bram Roudijk, Kristina Ludwig, editors |
| Autore | Devlin Nancy |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, : Springer Nature, 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (290 pages) |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
RoudijkBram
LudwigKristina |
| Soggetto topico |
Data sets
Medical economics Quality of life - Research Questionnaires - Data processing Social issues & processes Health economics Qualitat de vida Enquestes Conjunts de dades |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN | 3-030-89289-1 |
| Classificazione | BUS069000SOC026000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Foreword by Michael Drummond -- Foreword by Kim Rand -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Contributors -- Chapter 1: The Development of the EQ-5D-5L and its Value Sets -- 1.1 The EQ-5D as an Instrument for Measuring and Valuing Health -- 1.2 The Development of the EQ-5D-5L -- 1.3 The need for EQ-5D-5L Values -- 1.4 The Aims of this Book -- References -- Chapter 2: The Development and Strengthening of Methods for Valuing EQ-5D-5L - An Overview -- 2.1 Development of the EQ-VT Protocol -- 2.2 Description of the EQ-VT Protocol -- 2.2.1 Contents of the Protocol -- 2.2.2 Why the cTTO Task was Adopted -- 2.2.3 Why the DCE Task was Adopted -- 2.2.4 Value Set Generation -- 2.3 How the EQ-VT Protocol Updates Evolved -- 2.4 Lessons Learned -- 2.5 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 3: Experimental Design for the Valuation of the EQ-5D-5L -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 EQ-VT Designs -- 3.2.1 cTTO Design -- 3.2.2 DCE Design -- 3.2.3 Other Considerations -- 3.3 Alternative cTTO Designs -- 3.4 Future Research -- Appendices -- Appendix A: Construction for Level Balance Optimisation Criterion -- Appendix B: The cTTO design of the EQ-VT -- Appendix C: The DCE design of the EQ-VT -- Appendix D: The Design Used in the Peruvian EQ-5D-5L Valuation Study -- References -- Chapter 4: EQ-5D-5L Value Set Summaries -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Methods -- 4.3 Country-by-Country Overview of Value Sets -- 4.3.1 Wave 1 -- 4.3.1.1 Country/Region: Canada (Table 4.1) -- 4.3.1.2 Country/Region: China (Table 4.5) -- 4.3.1.3 Country/Region: England (Table 4.9) -- 4.3.1.4 Country/Region: Netherlands (Table 4.13) -- 4.3.1.5 Country/Region: Spain (Table 4.17) -- 4.3.2 Wave 2 -- 4.3.2.1 Country/Region: Japan (Table 4.21) -- 4.3.2.2 Country/Region: Korea (Table 4.25) -- 4.3.2.3 Country/Region: Thailand (Table 4.29).
4.3.2.4 Country/Region: Uruguay (Table 4.33) -- 4.3.2.5 Country/Region: Hong Kong (Table 4.37) -- 4.3.3 Wave 3 -- 4.3.3.1 Country/Region: France (Table 4.41) -- 4.3.3.2 Country/Region: Germany (Table 4.45) -- 4.3.3.3 Country/Region: Indonesia (Table 4.49) -- 4.3.3.4 Country/Region: Ireland (Table 4.53) -- 4.3.3.5 Country/Region: Malaysia (Table 4.57) -- 4.3.3.6 Country/Region: Poland (Table 4.61) -- 4.3.3.7 Country/Region: Portugal (Table 4.65) -- 4.3.3.8 Country/Region: Taiwan (Table 4.69) -- 4.3.3.9 Country/Region: Denmark (Table 4.73) -- 4.3.3.10 Country/Region: Ethiopia (Table 4.77) -- 4.3.3.11 Country/Region: Hungary (Table 4.81) -- 4.3.3.12 Country/Region: Mexico (Table 4.85) -- 4.3.3.13 Country/Region: Peru (Table 4.89) -- 4.3.3.14 Country/Region: United States (Table 4.93) -- 4.3.3.15 Country/Region: Vietnam (Table 4.97) -- Chapter 5: Guidance to Users of EQ-5D-5L Value Sets -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Which Value Set Should Be Used to Estimate QALYs? - An Overview -- 5.2.1 End Users' Requirements and Recommendations -- 5.2.2 Relevance to the Population to Whom the Analysis Refers -- 5.2.3 Empirical Characteristics of the Value Sets -- 5.2.4 Transparency and Uncertainty -- 5.3 Which Value Set to Use in 'Non-QALY' Applications - An Overview -- 5.4 Choosing Value Sets - Some Further Considerations -- 5.4.1 Relevance to the Decision-Making Context -- 5.4.2 The Theoretical Properties of Values and Value Sets -- 5.5 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 6: How Do EQ-5D-5L Value Sets Differ? -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Methods -- 6.2.1 Analysing Differences Between Value Sets -- 6.2.2 Defining Preference Patterns and the Performance of These Patterns -- 6.3 Differences Between Value Sets -- 6.3.1 Relative Importance of the Dimensions -- 6.3.2 Marginal Value Decrements of Moving from One Level to Another. 6.3.3 Scale Length and Location of the Descriptive Midpoint on the Health Utility Scale -- 6.4 Identifying Preference Patterns -- 6.5 How Do These Preference Patterns Perform? -- 6.6 Discussion -- 6.6.1 Main Findings -- 6.6.2 Preference Patterns -- 6.6.3 Data Quality and Modelling Strategies -- 6.6.4 Differences Between Value Sets Between and Within Preference Patterns -- 6.6.5 Limitations -- 6.7 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 7: Where Next for EQ-5D-5L National Value Sets and the EQ-VT Protocol? -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Future Directions for Improvements in the EQ-VT - An Overview -- 7.2.1 What Methods to Use? -- 7.2.2 Procedural Aspects -- 7.2.3 Analysis and Modelling -- 7.3 Developing Alternative Approaches and Answering Different Questions -- 7.4 Making Scientific and Social Value Judgements About Value Sets -- 7.5 Adapting to Change -- 7.6 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Glossary of EQ-5D Terms -- References. |
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Well-being in Belgium : beyond happiness and income / / Bart Capéau [and eleven others]
| Well-being in Belgium : beyond happiness and income / / Bart Capéau [and eleven others] |
| Autore | Capéau Bart |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2020] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XV, 188 p. 57 illus., 38 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 305.20973 |
| Collana | Economic studies in inequality, social exclusion and well-being |
| Soggetto topico |
Well-being - Age factors
Well-being - Belgium Benestar Qualitat de vida |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN | 3-030-58509-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Part I: Well-Being Involves Many Different Aspects -- Part II: An Insight into Families -- Part III: Who Deserves Special Attention? -- Part IV: Towards a Measure of Individual Well-Being. |
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