Evaluation of Quality of Life in Women

Study Overview
=================
Brief Summary
-----------------
300 women will be evaluated in this study. Their quality of life, level of physical activity, Social Functioning, levels of depression and musculoskeletal status will be assessed.

Detailed Description
-----------------
Many factors affects quality of life in women. In the literature, factors affecting the quality of life such as diseases, working conditions and psychological factors of women have been investigated in different diseases. However, there was no study investigating the factors affecting quality of life for a sample of adult female individuals. Therefore, the aim of our study is to investigate the effect of social, psychological and physical variables that we think may affect the quality of life in women.

Official Title
-----------------
Investigation of Affecting Factors Quality of Life in Women

Conditions
-----------------
Quality of Life, Women Health, Social Interaction

Intervention / Treatment
-----------------
* Other: Quality of life assessment


Participation Criteria
=================
Eligibility Criteria
-----------------
Inclusion Criteria: To be a volunteer Exclusion Criteria: having severe musculoskeletal system disorders

Ages Eligible for Study
-----------------
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 60 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
-----------------
Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
-----------------
Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
=================
How is the study designed?
-----------------

Design Details

Primary Purpose: Other
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Experimental Group: quality of life assessment<br>Women's quality of life will be evaluated. | Other: Quality of life assessment<br>* Quality of life will be assessed with Nottingham Health Profile<br>|

What is the study measuring?
-----------------
Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Quality of life | The Nottingham Health Profile is a general patient self-evaluation of subjective health status. The score of this questionnaire ranges between 0 and 600. The higher score indicates the worse quality of life. | 5 minutes | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Social Functioning Scale | Questionnaire is specifically designed to assess the most relevant areas of social functioning. The higher score indicates the better social function. | 10 minutes | 
| Depression scale | The Beck Depression Inventory is a 21-item self-administered scale measuring various symptoms of depression. It comprises 21 groups of statements describing the somatic and cognitive-emotional symptoms of depression. Each item consists of four alternative responses. graded from 0 to 3 according to the severity of the symptom. The patients choose the response closest to their state during the past week. A sum score is counted, a higher score indicating more severe depression | 5 minutes | 
| physical activity level | Physical activity was assessed using the self-administered short (7-item) forms of the international physical activity questionnaire. The higher score indicates the more physically active lifestyle. | 5 minutes | 
| Musculoskeletal status | The Nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire includes 27 items exploring the presence of musculoskeletal symptoms during a 12-month period covering the nine different parts of the body. The higher score indicates the worse musculoskeletal status. | 5 minutes | 

 Terms related to the study
=================
Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
-----------------
quality of life, depression, anxiety, social function