the aim of the present study was to compare the health-related quality of life between active and inactive boys with cerebral palsy (cp) aged between 13 and 18. for this purpose, out of 150 cp students of guidance and high schools, 28 subjects were selected randomly. the subjects were divided into two groups of active (14 boys) and inactive (14 boys) according to physical activity questionnaire...

BACKGROUND The Sense of Competence Questionnaire (SCQ) was originally developed for informal caregivers of patients with diagnosed dementia. In order to study the validity and usefulness of the SCQ when applied to informal caregivers of older adults with dementia symptoms (i.e. cognitive impairment, pre-diagnostic dementia or dementia in its early stages), we investigated the construct validity...

INTRODUCTION Waiting times for kidney transplant are long in Singapore. Healthrelated quality of life (HRQoL) of patients might be affected as a result of the stress of the long wait and the uncertainty of being called to undergo a surgical operation. This study aimed to measure the HRQoL of patients on the kidney transplant waiting list and to identify factors which could impact on the HRQoL s...

BACKGROUND Perceived Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) is impaired in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). This study examines changes in HRQoL aspects occurring immediately after CPAP titration. Furthermore, we analyzed variations in each gender and in patients undergoing home or laboratory-based CPAP titration pathways. METHODS Twohundredfive outpatients (151 M) (56.7 ± 10.3 years) were eval...

Background. In order to better design awareness programs on chronic pain (CP), measurement of knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes of people in the community towards this condition is most useful. Objectives. To develop and validate a French-Canadian scale that could be used for this purpose. Methods. Items of the Chronic Pain Myth Scale (CPMS) were developed based on different information sources...

BACKGROUND Job satisfaction is a critical factor in health care. Strong empirical evidence supports a causal relationship between job satisfaction, patient safety and quality of care. OBJECTIVE To determine the level of nurses' job satisfaction and its associated factors. METHOD A stratified random sample of 421 registered nurses working at a large hospital in Mashhad, Iran was surveyed. ...

BACKGROUND Despite a high prevalence of depressive symptoms among university students, few studies have examined how this mental health problem is associated with perceived stress and perceived burdens related to being a student. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional study of 2,103 first year students from one western (Germany), one central (Poland), and one south-eastern European country (B...

BACKGROUND Exercise is associated with favorable outcomes in cancer survivors. The purpose of this meta-analysis is to comprehensively summarize the effects of exercise intervention in breast cancer survivors. METHODS A systematic search of PubMed, Elsevier, and Google scholar was conducted up to March 2015. References from relevant meta-analyses and reviews were also checked. RESULTS Thirt...

The purpose of this study was to test the usefulness of the Unified Huntington's Disease Rating Scale (UHDRS) in clinical practice. The UHDRS was used to examine 45 persons with genetically diagnosed Huntington's disease (HD) in various stages. The rate of motor involvement, cognitive deficit and reliance on nursing care rose in linear proportion to HD duration. The severity of motor involvemen...