background: chronic infection with hepatitis c virus (hcv) is increasingly recognized as a major global health problem. illicit injection drug use is an important risk factor for the rising hepatitis c virus (hcv) prevalence in ir iran. objectives: the objective of this study was to determine the long-term effectiveness (total quality adjusted life years (qalys) gained) of methadone maintenance...

abstract objective : this study is conducted to compare meta-cognition treatment and mindfulness-based stress reduction treatment on life quality of women with breast cancer. method: in aquasi-experimental design, with pre-test and post-test and controlgroup,36 patients with a diagnosis of breast cancer, among patients who referred to the division of oncology and radiotherapy of imam hossein  h...

background and objectives: low quality of life in hemodialysis patients is a major factor leading to cardiovascular diseases and other important outcomes such as hospitalization and death. the present study attempted to examine the impacts of training intervention on perceived psychological health and quality of life among hemodialysis patients. methods: in this cross-sectional intervention stu...

objective: oral health status particularly maxillofacial disorders in adolescents can affect different aspects of the quality of life. this study aimed to assess the age-related quality of life of students in two age groups of 11-14 years and 14-18 years to evaluate its correlation with orthodontic treatment need in adolescents in isfahan. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted on 11...

background: in clinical trials of irritable bowel syndrome (ibs), evaluation of treatment efficacy is still mainly subjective.we compared three outcome measures in reflecting response to treatment in a clinical trial of ibs. â  materials and methods: sixty three adult ibs patients participated in a placebo-controlled trial of 10-wk cognitive-behavioral therapy. patients completed the ibs-qualit...

Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) has produced behavioral, psychological, and physiological benefits, but these programs typically require a substantial time commitment from the participants. This study assessed the effects of a shortened (low-dose [ld]) work-site MBSR intervention (MBSR-ld) on indicators of stress in healthy working adults to determine if results similar to those obtai...