results there was a significant difference in the self-esteem (p = 0.003), life satisfaction (p = 0.001), efficiency (p = 0.00), positive mood (p = 0.00), mental health (p = 0.001) and happiness (p = 0.001) among elderly women in the case group before and after a regular six-week walking program. conclusions according to the results, walking increases the happiness and mental health of elderly ...

purpose: to evaluate the health-related quality of life (hrqol) among strabismus patient. methods: one hundred and twenty-two strabismic patients ≥ 14 years who scheduled for surgery were selected non-randomly. the patients completed the adult strabismus 20 (as-20) and sf 36 questionnaires. measurements were performed preoperatively and 3 and 6 months postoperatively. changes in psychosocial an...

conclusions based on the results of the present study and other performed studies in this regard, menopause, aging, vasomotor symptoms, and education had significant association with the qol of postmenopausal women. the reduced qol in postmenopausal women could eventually lead to the reduced qol of their spouses. therefore, it is necessary to plan for the education of these women and their husb...

emotional freedom technique (eft) as a new therapeutic technique in energy psychology has positive effects on psychological and physiological symptoms, and quality of life. in this research we studied the effect of this treatment on immunological factors. this study tested whether 8-week group sessions of eft (compared to a wait-list control group) with emphasis on patient's respiratory, psycho...

background: although evidences emphasize on the importance of aftercare programs to achieve continuity of care, different studies have revealed controversial results about the outcome. the objective of this study was to investigate the effect of aftercare program on outcome measures of patients with severe mental disorders. materials and methods: of a total 123 eligible patients with severe men...

introduction & objective: there are three elements such as emotional, social and cognitive concepts in happiness. the first causes positive expression, the second causes expanded and positive social relations with the others and the last results the thought that interprets optimism-rating events. due to happiness role in health of body and spirit of students and also for limited studies in thes...