introduction: according to psychological research female-headed households have a lot of physical and mental problems because they experience more stress and anxiety than other women in general population. aims of this study determine of quality of life and associated factors in female-headed households under cover welfare organization of ilam province.materials & methods: in this descripti...

encouraging an active lifestyle is an essential part of successful rehabilitation programs, and the link between physical activity and quality of life (qol) is well established among patients with mobility disorders. biomechanical aspects of wheelchair design play an important role in physical activity and social participation of disabled individuals. this review focuses on key biomechanical fe...

this study aims to investigate the quality of life (qol) of tehran university of medical sciences' (tums) medical students at different educational levels and specify the most important factors related to this quality. a sample of 242 medical students was selected randomly, given their number in three educational levels (basic sciences, physiopathology-stager and intern). the qol was measured b...

introduction: regarding the increasing number of elderly people, their quality of life becomes more important. spiritual well-being is one of the most important aspects of health status which has often been neglected in some nations. this study aims to identify the relationship between spiritual well-being and quality of life among the elderly people residing of zahedan city in 2016. methods: t...

results the results showed that there was a significant difference between age, marital status, drug type used and length of abstinence with domains of qol (p = 0.001). conclusions the findings of the current study show that consistent participation in na self-help groups can significantly lead to an increase in qol. further research is recommended to find out causal relationships between parti...

since the elderly population is increasing rapidly in developing countries which may decrease the physical activity and exercise and in turn could affect the elderly’s quality of life, this study aimed to investigate the effect of progressive muscle relaxation on the elderly’s quality of life in iran. in a randomized clinical trial, participants were randomly divided into intervention and contr...

conclusions in conclusion, the persian version of the ibs-qol provided a well-defined measure of qol in ibs patients with high validity and reliability that is an appropriate measure to use in further ibs clinical studies in iran. patients and methods the original 34 items of the ibs-qol were translated from english into persian through a structured procedure for the translation and cultural ad...

background: since the reduction of mental health in patients with thalassemia may affect the quality of life and cause dysfunction in various dimensions, so the assessment of this disorder is necessary to choose the appropriate treatment. therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the mental health and quality of life in patients with thalassemia major. methods: in this cross-sectional...

conclusions the strengthening of spiritual and religious attitudes among drug users encourages them to engage in and justify actions that are relevant to their health. when this happens, their quality of life increases significantly. objectives the aim of this study was to compare the spiritual health of addicts and people with a normal quality of life in the city of birjand, iran. patients and...