INTRODUCTION Few studies have examined the impact of pathological gambling on quality of life especially in the Asian context. The aim of the current study was to examine the quality of life in pathological gamblers in a multiracial population in Singapore and we hypothesised that those with pathological gambling would have poorer quality of life as compared to controls. MATERIALS AND METHODS...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate quality of life and patients' satisfaction in transsexual patients (TS) after sex reassignment operation compared with healthy controls. DESIGN A case-control study. SETTING A tertiary referral center. PATIENT(S) Patients after sex reassignment operation were compared with a similar group of healthy controls in respect to quality of life and general satisfaction. I...

background: different studies show that chromosomal balance translocation in the parents can cause recurrent spontaneous abortions. incidence of chromosomal translocation abnormalities in couples with repeated abortions is from 0% to 31%. objective: the purpose of this research was studying the presence or absence of chromosomal abnormalities and heteromorphism in couples with recurrent abortio...

Objectives:To investigate and compare scores of quality life(QoL),sleep disturbances,and psychological status between the partners female patients with fibromyalgia syndrome(FMS) those healthy controls.
 Materials Methods:The study included 100 FMS under 1990 criteria American Rheumatism Association(ACR) controls.The controls were investigated through Beck Depression Inventory(BDI),Beck An...

The impact of vitiligo on quality of life is controversial. The aim of this study was to observe the impairment of quality of life and emotional state in adults with vitiligo compared with subjects with psoriasis and unaffected controls. The study group comprised 54 subjects with vitiligo, 57 with psoriasis and 57 unaffected controls. All subjects were examined and interviewed using the Dermato...