introduction : oral health is an important aspect of public health which affects people’s quality of life. oral health related quality of life is assessed to evaluate the effect of different diseases on individual’s daily life quality. the aim of this study was to examine the oral health related quality of life in patients with head and neck tumors who received radio and chemotherapy. materials...

Objectives: Quality of life, when referring to an individual’s health, is called health-related quality of life. The purpose of this study is to assess self-perceived hearing loss related quality of life of adolescents with hearing loss and its relationship with sex, age sub-groups or school settings with domains of quality of life. Methods: A school based survey was conducted in Tehra...

ophthalmologists visit patients with “20/20” vision post-op who are not satisfied and at times encounter cases with significantly lower visual acuity who are totally satisfied quality of life is at the heart of this.   quality of life (qol) approach—in the healthcare context—advocates a focus on the softer psychosocial aspects of health care vis-à-vis the harder biological aspects and the adopt...

Aim: To assess the impact of cataract surgery in nursing home residents on health-related quality of life, as compared to those who have cataracts but who do not undergo surgery. Methods: A prospective cohort study enrolled 30 nursing home residents (>60 years old) who had cataracts and underwent cataract surgery, and evaluated vision-targeted and generic health-related quality of life and depr...

AIM To assess the impact of cataract surgery in nursing home residents on health-related quality of life, as compared to those who have cataracts but who do not undergo surgery. METHODS A prospective cohort study enrolled 30 nursing home residents (>or=60 years old) who had cataracts and underwent cataract surgery, and evaluated vision-targeted and generic health-related quality of life and d...

the goal of this research is to measure the rate of quality of work life of facultymembers in university of tehran. the research type in regard to goal is appliedinvestigative and in regard to data collecting method is descriptive investigative andof measurement branch. the statistical population is faculty members of universityof tehran’s paradises and colleges. in this research, after identif...

Purpose. To characterize the economic and quality of life burden of diabetic macular edema (DME) in Canadian patients. Patients and Methods. 145 patients with DME were followed for 6 months with monthly telephone interviews and medical chart reviews at months 0, 3, and 6. Visual acuity in the worst-seeing eye was assessed at months 0 and 6. DME-related healthcare costs were determined over 6 mo...

conclusions the results showed that heart failure had a negative impact on the quality of life for patients. therefore, evaluation and improvement of quality of life for these patients should be considered one of the duties of nurses. background currently, examining the quality of life is considered an important aspect of the study of chronic diseases. heart failure affects the quality of life ...