This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the association between medication adherence and Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in 120 hypertensive patients. Personal Information Form, SF-36 Quality of Life Scale (SF-36 QoL) and Medication Adherence Self-Efficacy Scale (MASES) were used for data collection. Data were analyzed with SPSS program using percentage, mean value, standard deviati...

Segmentation algorithms emerge observing fluctuations of DNA sequences in alternative homogeneous domains, which are named segments [1]. The key idea is that two genes that are controlled by a single regulatory system should have similar expression patterns in any data set. In this work, we present a new approach based on Evolutionary Algorithms (EAs) that differentiate segments of genes, which...

Asthma is considered as one of the most common chronic diseases in the world. As a result of serious physical, social, and psychological complications, asthma can reduce health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The present study was designed to assess the HRQoL including physical health, general health perception, emotional health, psychological health, and social functioning of asthmatic patien...

which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. People with serious mental illness experience an erosion of functioning in day-today life over a protracted period of time. There is also evidence to suggest that people with serious mental illness have a greater risk of experiencing oral disease and have greater oral trea...