introduction: the diseases and problems due to ageing can affect the quality of life (qol) in the elderly. the aim of this study was to compare the effects of self-care program education run by health volunteers and healthcare staff on the qol in the elderly. methods: in this experimental, field trial study, 150 elderly people living in mashhad were enrolled by multistage sampling in 2014. the ...

background the improvement of self-caring and self-efficacy behaviors is vital in the successful management of asthma. objectives the aim of the research is to determine the relation between self-efficacy of asthma control and quality of life in iranian asthmatic patients. patients and methods this research represents a descriptive-analytical study. the 257 asthmatic patients referred to the cl...

BACKGROUND Self-harm and suicidal behaviour are common reasons for emergency department presentation. Those who present with self-harm have an elevated risk of further suicidal behaviour and death. AIMS To examine whether a postcard intervention reduces self-harm re-presentations in individuals presenting to the emergency department. METHOD Randomised controlled trial conducted in Christchu...

The present study investigated factors that protect people low in trait self-esteem (Low-SEs), who may be less skilled at constructing information in self-enhancing manners, from threats after interpersonal upward comparison with in-group members. We hypothesized that even Low-SEs can maintain their state self-esteem under intergroup upward comparison. Furthermore, this study explored the possi...

in this paper, heir-equations method is applied to investigate nonclassical symmetries and new solutions of the black-scholes equation. nonlinear self-adjointness is proved and infinite number of conservation laws are computed by a new conservation laws theorem.

objective: one way of improving the quality of life is to eliminate its barriers. selfhandicapping is a form of problematic behavior, which investigating its effect on the quality of life is of great importance. the present study aimed to examine the relationship of selfhandicapping with the quality of life in primary students.  methods: this research is a correlational that condoucted on stude...

background : health related quality of life (qol) has now been considered as a main tool for outcome measurement in infertility. the present study aimed to determine the association between general and specified qol with different psychological aspects of self-esteem, social support, sexual satisfaction, and marital satisfaction in a sample of iranian infertile couples. method : this cross-sect...