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during the last few decades, focus of rehabilitation outcome has been redirected to the lifetime monitoring of quality of life. the purpose of this study was to investigate the differences in quality of life perceptions between participants with spinal cord injury and participants of typical population.this cross-sectional controlled study of 100 adults aged 18-65 years was based on two questio...

conclusions lumbar discectomy improves both the physical and mental health subscale of the quality of life in patients with chronic disc herniation. results physical and mental health scores of patients significantly improved after 6 and 12 months of lumbar discectomy. the mean improvement in physical health scores was significantly higher in female patients than in male patients. however, the ...

background & aim: heart failure is the final common pathway for all cardiovascular disease, a major health problem worldwide that affects patient satisfaction and quality of life. this study aimed to assess the quality of life and its dimensions (physical health, mental health, public health, and environmental health) in patients with heart failure has taken place. methods & materials : this cr...

conclusions in middle-aged subjects with psc, we found a high rate of non-vertebral fractures and a moderately decreased bmd in lumbar spine and hip. fragility fractures had an impact on physical and mental aspects of hrqol. results in 32% of patients, bmd measured in the hip or spine was below 1.0 standard deviation. a history of fragility fractures (distal forearm and ribs) was reported in si...

introduction: this study aimed to measure the changes in oral health-related quality of life of the patients, referred to shahid chamran hospital in shiraz before and after the orthognathic surgery. methods: this prospective study was performed using the 14-item oral health impact profile (ohip-14) questionnaire. the questionnaires were given both before and four months after the orthognathic s...

introduction: periodontal disease is one of the most important diseases in health topics. the aim of this study was to determine the effect of periodontal treatment on quality of life. materials and methods: in this quasi-experimental, interventional study, 45 patients with chronic periodontitis were asked to complete the “quality of life” questionnaire before starting the treatment and four mo...

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To explore whether self-rated health acts as a potential mediator in the association between functional status and health-related quality of life in Parkinson's disease. BACKGROUND Older persons (as most patients with Parkinson's disease are) who reported poor self-rated health compared with those with excellent self-rated health were two-and-a-half times more likely to ha...