STUDY AIM We hypothesise that due to a lower quality of working life and higher job insecurity, the health and work-related attitudes of temporary workers may be less positive compared to permanent workers. Therefore, we aimed to (1) examine differences between contract groups (i.e. permanent contract, temporary contract with prospect of permanent work, fixed-term contract, temporary agency con...

Quality of life is an important attribute of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) therapy and it has not, to our knowledge, been studied before in our country. This study describes how 87 patients 45 in endstage renal failure treated conservatively (25 males and 20 females, mean age 59.5 ± 11.9) and 42 on CAPD (24 males and 18 females, mean age 58.5 ± 11.6) perceived their own quali...

It has been suggested that aim of the temporal lobe epilepsy surgery is twofold: first is to decrease seizure frequency and second is to improve quality of life without causing intolerable complications. The aim of this prospective, longitudinal clinical study is to report outcomes with respect to seizure, medication, employment and quality of life in short- and long-term follow-ups after resec...

physical summary score of quality of life in patients with angina undergoing enhanced external counterpulsation, before and after treatment ziaeirad m [1], motaghi m [2], sadeghi n [3], davari e [4] received: 14 jun , 2012 accepted: 5 sep, 2012 abstractbackground & aims: angina pectoris influences on work abilities, social interactions and daily activities of patients. this study examined the p...

new home buyers in united states are becoming more discriminating in their home buying decision. they are demanding quality construction at reasonable prices. the current state of construction market also gives construction buyers more ammunition to be more discriminate when they choose to purchase homes.  to be competitive and remain in business, housing contractors and developers must meet th...