Browsing University of Galway Theses (PhD Theses) by Subject "Quality of life"
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Quality of life in psychotic illness: baseline and prospective determinants in first episode and chronic psychosis cohorts
(2017-08-01)Abstract The overall aim of this thesis was to longitudinally assess determinants of quality of life in first episode and chronic psychosis patient cohorts. The Galway First Episode Psychosis Cohort Background: In ... -
Quality of Life Issues: Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and Young People in Ireland
(2013-05-28)The aim of this study was to explore quality of life issues of young people in Ireland with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). JIA is an autoimmune inflammatory disease diagnosed during childhood before the age of 16 ... -
Using quality of life information in the clinical setting: a randomised controlled trial of using subjective quality of life and symptom outcome measures as a clinical tool in patients with advanced cancer
(2015-05-25)While quality of life information has emerged as an important measure in assessing disease and treatment, its use as a tool to aide decision making in routine clinical practice in uncommon. This thesis examines the translation ... -
What are the perspectives on ageing of mid-life women in rural Ireland?
(2017-02-15)Adopting a lifecourse perspective, this exploratory study examines what rural ageing means to mid-life women (45-65 years of age) in Connemara. Gaps in existing research coupled with divergence between theoretical and ...