This article will review the various stressors in epilepsy and disease, treatment and psychosocial factors that may contribute to disrupting daily activities and interfering with lifestyles and interests, that impact on overall well-being or quality of life (QOL). We will introduce the concept of illness intrusiveness in epilepsy that reflects diseaseand treatment-induced lifestyle disruptions ...

patients  with  primary  antibody  deficiencies  (pad)  are  susceptible  to  recurrent  and chronic infections and a variety of complications. this study was performed to assess quality of life (qol) of pad patients who were under long term treatment and regular follow-up.thirty six adults with proved diagnosis of pad, who had received regular intravenous immunoglobulin replacement therapy, we...

the primary immunodeficiency (pi) disorders are abnormalities in development and maturation of the immune system. individuals with pi disease may experience frequent infections, which limit their abilities to exhibit physical and psychological well-being secondary to their illness. in this survey we compared health-related quality of life of primary immune deficient patients with healthy childr...

abstract background awareness of factors associated with quality of life (qol) in patients with beta-thalassemia major (&beta-tm;) is necessary to develop clinical programs in order to improve social support and qol in &beta-tm; patients. this study aimed to examine qol, depression, anxiety, and stress in &beta-tm; patients in ahvaz, iran. materials and method a cross-sectional study was conduc...

background: studies have shown that mothers of premature newborns have lower physical and psychological quality of life compared to mothers of healthy neonates. therefore, applying a health promotion program for supporting them is necessary. aim: to determine the effectiveness of a health promotion program on the quality of the life of mothers of premature newborns. methods: in this quasi- expe...

objectives: the aim of this study was to compare the quality of life and mental health, among the elderly people who were living in nursing homes and elderly people who were members of retired club of shiraz city. methods & materials: this research was a descriptive cross-sectional study. the sample of study selected among the elderlys living in nursing homes in shiraz city (30 male & 30 female...

background: thalassemia is a chronic, inherited blood disorder, which in its most severe form, causes life-threatening anemia. thalassemia patients not only engage with difficulties of blood transfusion and iron chelating therapy but also have some social challenges and health threatening factors. there are some reports on quality of life in thalassemia patients around the world from southeast ...

BACKGROUND Previous studies investigating the health-related quality of life of those with peripheral arterial disease have focused on patients recruited from hospital clinics. The health-related quality of life of people with peripheral arterial disease in the general population is unknown. AIMS We aimed to determine the health-related quality of life of people with intermittent claudication...