Background: Psoriasis is a chronic disease that may affect patients’ quality of life. We investigated the quality of life (QoL) and its related factors in psoriasis patients. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 123 patients with psoriasis vulgaris were enrolled, who were at the age of 18-55 years. The QoL was assessed by the psoriasis disability index (PDI...

a:4:{s:10:"Background";s:1701:"Endometriosis is a gynecological benign tumor that is estrogen-dependent, in this kind of disease uterus tissue grows into the pelvic cavity of ectopic, and 20-30% of these patients are infertile. Clinical symptoms such as dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia and depression and in some cases arise in asymptomatic. Because the lack of ovulation and menstruation, the pain reli...

background and aim: hearing impairment is one of the common disabilities quality of life of mothers of children with hearing impairment are often lower than others. this study aimed to evaluate the effects of life skills training (lst) on the quality of life of mothers who have children with hearing impairment. methods: an experimental research method (pretest, post-test with control group desi...

conclusions our findings show that, at provincial levels, a complex set of known/unknown influencing factors affect individuals’ assessments of their own health quality. understanding these patterns of srh and ls could be useful for better health policy and more targeted studies in this field. background self-rated health (srh) and life satisfaction (ls) are of increasing interest to medical re...

introduction: according to psychological research female-headed households have a lot of physical and mental problems because they experience more stress and anxiety than other women in general population. aims of this study determine of quality of life and associated factors in female-headed households under cover welfare organization of ilam province.materials & methods: in this descripti...

encouraging an active lifestyle is an essential part of successful rehabilitation programs, and the link between physical activity and quality of life (qol) is well established among patients with mobility disorders. biomechanical aspects of wheelchair design play an important role in physical activity and social participation of disabled individuals. this review focuses on key biomechanical fe...

this study aims to investigate the quality of life (qol) of tehran university of medical sciences' (tums) medical students at different educational levels and specify the most important factors related to this quality. a sample of 242 medical students was selected randomly, given their number in three educational levels (basic sciences, physiopathology-stager and intern). the qol was measured b...

introduction: regarding the increasing number of elderly people, their quality of life becomes more important. spiritual well-being is one of the most important aspects of health status which has often been neglected in some nations. this study aims to identify the relationship between spiritual well-being and quality of life among the elderly people residing of zahedan city in 2016. methods: t...

results the results showed that there was a significant difference between age, marital status, drug type used and length of abstinence with domains of qol (p = 0.001). conclusions the findings of the current study show that consistent participation in na self-help groups can significantly lead to an increase in qol. further research is recommended to find out causal relationships between parti...