background : using two logistic regression models, we determined the associates of poor physical and mental health related quality of life (hrqol) among beta thalassemia patients. methods : in this cross-sectional study which was conducted during 2006 and 2007 in outpatient adult thalassemia clinic, blood transfusion organization, tehran, iran, short form 36 (sf-36) was used for measuring hrqol...

background & aim : infertility and its treatment are considered a crisis in women’s life which would affect different aspects of their quality of life. along with therapeutic measures, infertile women need educating and continuous care. this study was conducted to evaluate the effect of educating based on continuous care model on treatment-related quality of life in infertile women. methods & m...

background: chronic pain is a frequent disability that negatively affects patient’s quality of life. understanding of the possible relation between sociodemographic and medical variables with health related quality of life (hrql) may help identifying the multidimensionality of pain and risk factors that limit physical and psychological adjustment of the patients. the present study was done to f...

objective: the purpose of the present study was to examine the impact of premenstrual symptoms on health related quality of life (hrqol) in a sample of iranian women. methods: in this cross-sectional study, a sample of women aged 15–45 years, who lived in tehran were randomly recruited according to demographic questionnaire. for diagnosing the premenstrual dysphoric disorder and premenstrual sy...

background quality of life (qol) stands for to the general well-being of the populations in the societies. quality of life should not be confused with the concept of standard of living, which is based primarily on income. instead, standard indicators of the qol include not only wealth and employment, but also built environment, physical and mental health, education, recreation and leisure time ...

conclusions our findings show that, at provincial levels, a complex set of known/unknown influencing factors affect individuals’ assessments of their own health quality. understanding these patterns of srh and ls could be useful for better health policy and more targeted studies in this field. background self-rated health (srh) and life satisfaction (ls) are of increasing interest to medical re...

background and aims. diabetic patients display an increased risk of oral disorders, and oral health related quality of life (ohrql) might affect their management and treatment modalities. the aim of the present study was to determine ohrql and associated parameters in patients with diabetes. materials and methods. in this study two hundred patients were recruited from the diabetes clinic in mus...