objective: sleep quality affects on physical and psychological well being and even academic functions of students. indeed, sleep quality has been suggested as an individual index of general health. among adolescents and young adults, poor sleep quality is common. the aim of this survey was to determine the sleep quality and its correlation with general health in 18-year-old iranian students. me...

objectives: the growing social and economical changes in the life style, have made abstract it difficult for many people to assume the responsibility of taking care of older adults in the family, consequently institutions become the inevitable option for many elderly adults. the aim of this study was to compare mental health of institutionalized and community living elderly adults in kermanshah...

background: infertility affects various aspects of personality and psychology, familial and career performances, and relationships. studies show that stress, anxiety, life dissatisfaction, and other psychological problems follow infertility . infertility issue, its tests and remedy are stressful and may lead to anxiety and depression and have destructive effects on couple relationships. objecti...

abstract aim and background: the aim of the study was to investigate the relationship of coping skills and mental health with attitude to addiction in high school students. method s and materials: the subjects of this study consisted of 600 high school students (300 girls, 300 boys) who were selected by multiphase cluster sampling from high schools in city of shiraz and were assessed with copin...

objective: diabetes is now known as one of the chronic diseases that besides body have negative effects on the psychological status of patients. the present study aimed to assess the physical and mental attributes of patients to evaluate and compare life expectancy and mental health among diabetic patients with normal ones. materials and methods: this was an analytic cross-sectional study, that...

conclusions with regard to the current challenges in iran’s health system, using risk-adjusted capitation as a primary healthcare payment system can lead to useful changes in the health system’s features. however, future research should focus on the development of the risk-adjusted capitation model. background when a country’s health system is faced with fundamental flaws that require the redes...

background a child's hospitalization in intensive care units causes stress and worry in other family members. this study aimed to determine the effect of family presence during pediatric icu bedside on family general health. materials and methods in this clinical trial study, 46 family members of the pediatrics hospitalized in the icu in teaching hospital affiliated with the lorestan unive...

background: mental disorder is one of the most important diseases of which is predicted to increase from 10.5% to 15% until 2020. this study aimed to determine economic factors influencing mental health using multiple regression models in ilam province in 2013. methods: in this cross sectional study, 903 families from different cities of ilam were selected using multistage cluster sampling. the...

background the impact of stress in today's world is undeniable and because of the impact of stress on general personal health, the aim of this study was to examine the effects of stress management on students' general health during general training at the army school of imam hossein university, tehran. materials & methods the present research was a quasi-experimental study. the popula...

background: general health is related not only to physical illness but also to mental and social conditions including personality traits and the quality of life. the main objective of the current study was to investigate the relationship between five main personality factors, quality of life, and mental health in patients suffering from thalassemia. materials and methods: the current study was ...