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Access to micro- and informal loans : evaluating the impact on the quality of life of poor females in South Africa

- Greyling, Talita, Rossouw, Stephanié

Assessing NGO’s contribution to the overall quality of life and sustainability of the community, a case study

- Van der Westhuizen, P. H., Kesa, H.

  • Authors: Van der Westhuizen, P. H. , Kesa, H.
  • Date: 2017
  • Subjects: Quality of life , Community , sustainability
  • Language: English
  • Type: Article
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/248480 , uj:25827 , Citation: Van der Westhuizen, P.H. & Kesa, H. 2017. Assessing NGO’s contribution to the overall quality of life and sustainability of the community, a case study.
  • Description: Abstract: The study first aims to determine the contribution of none governmental organizations, (NGO’s) to the overall quality of life of the community and its members. Quality of life is a vague and difficult concept and students have not yet agreed on the definition of quality of life (Kruger, Rootenberg, & Ellis, 2013; Massam, 2002; Dissart and Deller; 2000). The question that needs to be answered is how many of these statements have been translated into sustainable actions? In its simplest form it describes a person’s satisfaction or dissatisfaction with their life. Well-being and quality of life usually means the same (Kim, Uysal & Sirgy, 2013) and can be measured from a multi-material dimension and non-material dimension (Easterlin and Angelescu, 2012; Stiglitz, Sen & Fitoussi, 2010). Secondly it identifies the socio-demographic variables relative to quality of life perceptions. Embracing the framework of appreciative inquiry the researchers looks at how community engagement has continued to strive towards sustainability to be sustained in communities and then add to the quality of life in a community. There is a focus on the levels of interest in community engagement, with the intervention of students in a structured academic programme and what is being done by higher education institutions to sustain that interest. Theoretically this study contributes to the body of knowledge on the contribution of the School of Tourism and Hospitality, (STH), working with students over the last years (2014, 2015 and 2016). It is important that the STH develop long-term strategies for the NGO’s that will benefit the community and its members and so ensure the sustainability of the relationship with the NGO’s and improve the overall quality of life.
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Die ontwikkeling en evaluering van 'n lewensverrykingsopvolgprogram

- Taute, Florinda

Engagement and meaningfulness at work : the moderating roles of life satisfaction and gender

- Williamson, Jillian Carolyn

  • Authors: Williamson, Jillian Carolyn
  • Date: 2012-10-30
  • Subjects: Work engagement , Meaningfulness , Well-being , Quality of life , Quality of work life , Satisfaction , Meaning (Psychology) , Sex differences (Psychology)
  • Type: Mini-Dissertation
  • Identifier: uj:10490 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/7987
  • Description: M.Comm. , Orientation: Scientific knowledge relating to the field of positive psychology within the South African workplace is required. Purpose: The objectives of this study were (1) to investigate the relationships between work engagement, psychological meaningfulness, life satisfaction and gender and (2) to test whether life satisfaction and gender had a moderating effect on the amount of psychological meaningfulness and engagement put forth by employees at work. Motivation: Although research on life satisfaction is abundant within the field of psychology, research within the work environment is limited. Furthermore, research is needed within South Africa to promote well-being of employees. Method: Survey designs were used to capture a sample from various South African organisations (n = 800). The Satisfaction with Life Scale, the Work Engagement Scale and the Psychological Meaningfulness Scale were administered. Results: Firstly, life satisfaction, work engagement and psychological meaningfulness were significantly correlated. Secondly, psychological meaningfulness was a significant predictor of work engagement. Thirdly, life satisfaction significantly moderated psychological meaningfulness on work engagement. Fourthly, gender significantly moderated psychological meaningfulness on work engagement. Lastly, psychological meaningfulness and work engagement were significant predictors of life satisfaction. Contribution: This research created an understanding of employee wellness at work through the combination of employee’s personal and work lives. Future research could focus on identifying what behaviours promote such constructs to enhance individual and organisational success.
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Lewenskwaliteit na aftrede: 'n persoonlike en professionele leierskap perspektief

- Bekker, Vernon Ludwigh

  • Authors: Bekker, Vernon Ludwigh
  • Date: 2011-02-28T06:10:29Z
  • Subjects: Retirement , Quality of life
  • Type: Thesis
  • Identifier: uj:7035 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/3557
  • Description: M.Phil. , This is a descriptive, literature based study that examines retirement from a Personal and Professional Leadership(PPL) perspective. The aim of this study is to determine whether a PPL perspective can contribute towards better quality of life with retirement. Retirement should be a golden period. This is, however, often not the case and quality of life often deteriorates with retirement. Retirement is described and the various phases of retiryment are discussed; planning, opportunity, the honeymoon phase, the disillusionment phase, reorientation and finally stability. This study identifies the potential problematic life domains that can affect quality of life during retirement. Each life dimension is discussed comprehensively and the conclusion is reached that all life dimensions remain vitally important during retirement: -Physical needs: This includes the health of the person including the need for food; clothing and a place to stay. -Intellectual needs: Here the need for stimulation and the ability of the person to respond intellectually new situations is examined. -Social needs: The need to love and be loved is explored as well as the importance of relationships. -Emotional needs: The influence of emotions is noted and emotional management is discussed. -Spiritual needs: Spiritual intelligence is discussed and this domain is identified as one of the most important. -Financial needs: Sufficient planning and management of finances is essential. The relationships between attitude, meaning of life and quality of life are explored. A positive attitude is found to positively influence a person's quality of life, Similarly, a person who experiences life as valuable and meaningful will experience better quality of life as opposed to someone to whom life is meaningless. The conclusion is drawn that it depends largely on the individual(inside outmodel) what quality of life is experienced after retirement. The most salient results of this study are: -That the quality of life experienced after retirement is a complex matter. -The various life dimensions-physical, intellectual, emotional, social, spiritual and financial-all impact the quality of life experience dafter retirement. -It is noted that the physical dimension is very important after retirement and that the pro-active management of the physical is vital to quality of life. -The spiritual domain is identified as the core dimension which influences all other dimensions and it must be imbalance. -Attitude is important. A positive attitude can improve quality of life. -Meaningful life can clearly affect quality of life. In essence each person must find the meaning for their existence, Once meaning is found,quality of life improves. -PPL can assist retired people to improve their quality of life. -Quality of life after retirement can be achieved through planning and pro-active management. Often lack of management and planning results in fear and anxiety. The author of this study recommends..that: -PPL courses be developed that are specifically aimed at people who want to retire. -People who have already retired can be assisted to experience better quality of life. -Further empirical research be done regarding the quality of life after retirement, especially in the South African-context,
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Psychosocial adaptation following the diagnosis and treatment of childhood and adolescent cancer: an integrated approach

- Mcloughlin, Heather Allen

  • Authors: Mcloughlin, Heather Allen
  • Date: 2008-11-06T07:29:53Z
  • Subjects: Cancer in children , Cancer in adolescence , Quality of life , Stress (Psychology)
  • Type: Mini-Dissertation
  • Identifier: uj:14619 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/1538
  • Description: M.A. , Childhood and adolescent cancer has evolved fro m being an inevitably fatal disease to a life-threatening chronic disease. Because many children and adolescents are surviving their disease it is important for the child or adolescent with cancer to be psychosocially prepared to lead a full and active life after treatment has been completed. The aim of this mini dissertation is to review the international literature pertaining to psychosocial adaptation during and following the diagnosis and treatment of childhood and adolescent cancer. Aspects, which are explored in this review, are the role of psychoneuroimmunology and the biopsychosocial approach to investigation and research in psychological research, psychosocial adaptation of childhood and adolescent cancer survivors as well as Quality of Life issues pertaining to the development of psychosocial intervention programs in cancer care. Special attention is given to literature pertaining to trauma spectrum symptoms and traumatic stress sequela with specific reference to patients with childhood and adolescent cancer such as Osteosarcomas and Ewing sarcomas (hereafter Bone Sarcomas). Meaning making in relation to trauma is referred to briefly. Literature examining the role resilience plays in the psychosocial adaptation of adolescent cancer patient as well as the need for a resilience centred approach in research are also be explored. Following an extensive literature search it became clear that most of the international literature explores psychosocial issues regarding childhood or paediatric cancer at length, but that those issues pertaining to adolescent cancer are largely neglected. After examining the South African literature it furthermore became clear that there is no formal psychosocial intervention program available to adolescent cancer patients in South Africa at present. This includes that group of adolescent cancer patients presenting with Bone Sarcomas. It seems that this group presents with unique challenges due to the integrated surgical and oncological treatment, which they undergo. The limited amount of relevant literature pertaining to psychosocial adaptation of child and adolescent cancer patients in South Africa also became apparent. It furthermore became apparent that it is advisable that the child and adolescent patient should not be investigated together in single research studies as age difference and developmental phase of both patient and family seem crucial to the accurate outcomes of such studies. An important conclusion, which can be drawn, is that adolescent and childhood cancer patients and survivors are a group of patients who seem to have been psychosocially neglected in South Africa. Meticulous and relevant research in the field of adolescent psycho oncology is thus needed in order to be able to adequately ascertain the psyc hosocial needs of this group of patients. Only then can an effective psychosocial support program aimed at their specific needs be devised. Such a program can then be implemented in order to redress the shortcomings in the psychosocial care of adolescent cancer patients suffering from the specific types of cancer such as Bone Sarcoma, which is so prevalent in this age group.
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Quality of life : validation of an instrument and analysis of relationships between domains

- Greyling, Talita, Tregenna, Fiona

  • Authors: Greyling, Talita , Tregenna, Fiona
  • Date: 2020
  • Subjects: Quality of life , Wellbeing , Validation of an instrument
  • Language: English
  • Type: Article
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/430644 , uj:37127 , Citation: Greyling, T. & Tregenna, F. 2020. Quality of life : validation of an instrument and analysis of relationships between domains.
  • Description: Abstract: Quality of life (QoL) is now widely recognised as a multidimensional concept. This study validates an instrument to measure multidimensional QoL, and investigates the relationships between the domains thereof. The domains analysed are: health, housing and infrastructure, socio-economic status, social relationships, governance and safety. We utilise a rich household-level dataset collected by the GCRO on QoL in the Gauteng city-region of South Africa. To validate the instrument, we subject the different domains to exploratory factor analysis (EFA) to confirm the unidimensionality of each dimension, and then employ confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to validate the instrument and to investigate the interrelationships between the domains of QoL. The results show that the items included to measure the different scales/domains of QoL are valid measures of the constructs. Furthermore, all domains are positively related, implying that policy measures implemented to improve a specific dimension may also positively influence the other domains of QoL.
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Quality of life : validation of an instrument and analysis of relationships between domains

- Greyling, Talita, Tregenna, Fiona

  • Authors: Greyling, Talita , Tregenna, Fiona
  • Date: 2020
  • Subjects: Quality of life , Wellbeing , Validation of an instrument
  • Language: English
  • Type: Article
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/450644 , uj:39626 , Citation: Greyling, T. & Tregenna, F. 2020. Quality of life : validation of an instrument and analysis of relationships between domains.
  • Description: Abstract: Quality of life (QoL) is now widely recognised as a multidimensional concept. This study validates an instrument to measure multidimensional QoL, and investigates the relationships between the domains thereof. The domains analysed are: health, housing and infrastructure, socio-economic status, social relationships, governance and safety. We utilise a rich household-level dataset collected by the GCRO on QoL in the Gauteng city-region of South Africa. To validate the instrument, we subject the different domains to exploratory factor analysis (EFA) to confirm the unidimensionality of each dimension, and then employ confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to validate the instrument and to investigate the interrelationships between the domains of QoL. The results show that the items included to measure the different scales/domains of QoL are valid measures of the constructs. Furthermore, all domains are positively related, implying that policy measures implemented to improve a specific dimension may also positively influence the other domains of QoL.
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Quality of life after retrenchment : a personal and professional leadership perspective

- Ross, Colleen Anne

  • Authors: Ross, Colleen Anne
  • Date: 2012-09-06
  • Subjects: Quality of life , Employees -- Dismissal of -- South Africa , Employees -- Dismissal of -- South Africa -- Psychological aspects
  • Type: Mini-Dissertation
  • Identifier: uj:9673 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/7088
  • Description: M.Phil. , The problem addressed in this study is the effect on one's quality of life after retrenchment. There are devastating effects for people's spiritual, physical, emotional, social, mental and financial dimensions, affecting their overall quality of life. The problem too, is that retrenchments are on the increase in South Africa. There are many reports in the South African media, of retrenchment statistics and companies involved in retrenchment projects. The purpose of the study is to explore how people experience retrenchment. To what extent are there consequences relating to their retrenchment, affecting their life dimensions and overall quality of life. The purpose of this study is also to determine how Personal and Professional Leadership (PPL) can make a contribution to support people to come to terms with the negative effects of their retrenchment across their life dimensions.
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Quality of life in Zambian cervical cancer women post chemo-radiotherapy

- Chitashi, Nchebe Sindaza

  • Authors: Chitashi, Nchebe Sindaza
  • Date: 2013-04-18
  • Subjects: Cervix uteri cancer - Radiotherapy , Cervix uteri cancer - Chemotherapy , Health status indicators , Quality of life
  • Type: Thesis
  • Identifier: uj:7468 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/8327
  • Description: M.Tech. (Radiography) , Cervical cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer among women in Zambia. More recently, improved cure rates have been obtained with the concomitant use of radiotherapy and chemotherapy in locally advanced cancer of the cervix. However, the side effects associated with the treatment have a major impact on the quality of life (QoL) of these women. Prior to this study, QoL in Zambian women treated for cervical cancer with chemo-radiation had not been assessed thus creating a gap in the literature and hampering an attempt to improve QoL in this cohort of patients. The aim of this study was therefore to evaluate the impact of chemo-radiation treatment on QoL and to determine what socioeconomic and demographic factors are closely related with QoL decrements in Zambian women treated for cervical cancer at Cancer Diseases Hospital. This would then facilitate the introduction of intervention programmes aimed at improving QoL in these patients. The study was prospective and explored the phenomenon of QoL with the use of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) questionnaire and a demographics questionnaire answered by 45 women treated for cervical cancer with chemo-radiotherapy at Cancer Diseases Hospital. The use of the EORTC quality of life questionnaire added validity and reliability to the study as it is used extensively to measure health-related quality of life in cancer survivors worldwide. Analysis of the data indicates that patients with advanced cervical cancer treated with chemo-radiotherapy generally experienced a favourable QoL, and treatment was considered worthwhile by the majority of patients. However, women described problems with sexuality and marital relationships. Low education and living without a partner were depicted as risk factors for the development of the reported problems. To improve QoL in survivors, interventions focusing on more social support, education to improve patients’ understanding of their disease and treatment effects as well as physical rehabilitation through exercise interventions are recommended as mandatory.
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Stories of hope by black emerging adults : a narrative inquiry

- Knafo, Alizo

  • Authors: Knafo, Alizo
  • Date: 2019
  • Subjects: Positive psychology - South Africa - Cross-cultural studies , Quality of life , Narrative inquiry (Research methods) , Youth, Black - South Africa , Blacks - South Africa - Social conditions
  • Language: English
  • Type: Masters (Thesis)
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/414652 , uj:34980
  • Description: Abstract: This exploratory qualitative study was guided by the broad research question ―How is hope storied or narrated by black South African emerging adults?‖ Three participants‘ narratives of hope were collected and analysed through narrative inquiry (NI). These three narratives were contextualised within Clandinin and Connelly‘s (2000) three-dimensional NI space of temporality, sociality and place. The contextualisation included the public narratives (such as apartheid) that shaped each participant‘s narrative. The participants‘ narratives of hope revealed that, for them, hope is a multifaceted experience. Finally, this research also outlined four main themes of the participants‘ experience of hope: Defining Hope, Sources of Hope, Threats to Hope and Cultural Narratives... , M.A. (Counselling Psychology)
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The effects of chiropractic treatment on patients' quality of life

- Bruckner, Rene

  • Authors: Bruckner, Rene
  • Date: 2012-08-16
  • Subjects: Chiropractic , Quality of life
  • Type: Thesis
  • Identifier: uj:9507 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/5936
  • Description: M.Tech. , The purpose of this study is to determine whether chiropractic care has an effect on a patient's quality of life using the endpoints of: "the ability to perform general activities of daily living" (patient's level of disability, and restored function) and their "general emotional state" (energy level, depression, interference from emotional problems and feeling of wellness), also how these endpoints affect quality of life. Two hundred and fifty-three subjects participated in this study. The inclusion requirements were that subjects had to be aged 20 — 60, having been under chiropractic care previously. The subjects were recruited from 14 private practices from the whole of South Africa. All subjects were required to complete a self administered quality of life questionnaire. The quality of life questionnaire was developed to suit the South African population. Each questionnaire took about 5 minutes to complete. Domains used to calculate the results were changes in aerobic activity, physical activity, hygiene, activities of daily living and emotional state, after chiropractic care compared to before chiropractic care. The results overall showed that subjects experienced an improvement in their quality of life after chiropractic care. Chiropractic care therefore, had a beneficial effect on patients' quality of life. The overall results were statistically significant. The researcher therefore concludes that chiropractic care has an effect on patients' quality of life. It is recommended that future studies / research utilize a more comprehensively developed research questionnaire
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The role of wealth in the experience of quality of life of the semi-affluent investor.

- Meyer, L.M., Uys, J.S.

  • Authors: Meyer, L.M. , Uys, J.S.
  • Date: 2006
  • Subjects: Quality of life , Repertory grid technique
  • Type: Article
  • Identifier: uj:6514 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/2713
  • Description: In an attempt to assist semi-affluent investors’ best use their wealth to improve their lives, this study explores the role of wealth in the experience of quality of life. Seven clients of a financial advisory firm based in the U.S.A, were interviewed using the repertory grid technique. Through an interpretive analysis wealth was found to influence the experience of quality of life in the way that it was used to satisfy individual material and security needs; shape growth and relatedness needs and influence how respondents establish, maintain and verify their identity.
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The social condition of the New Zealand people : a pre-election review of social indicator information

- Crothers, Charles, Yeung, Stanley

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