the role of education in improving quality of life of patients with chronic renal failure has been emphasized by many studies. this survey was performed to assess the effect of a confined program of home-care on the health status of patients who were receiving hemodialysis. in this research, 37 patients afflicted by chronic renal insufficiency were chosen and put into two categories randomly, 1...

BACKGROUND Youth with chronic physical health problems often experience social and emotional problems. We investigate the relationship between participation in the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada community-based mentoring programs (BBBS) and youth social and mood outcomes by youth health status. METHODS Youth newly enrolled in BBBS were classified by health status (one or more chronic phys...

background: foreign immigrants form the part of the population of each country. among the foreign immigrant population in iran, the share of immigrants and nationals from afghanistan is very noticeable. one of the factors that affect this people's physical and mental health is social support. this study aimed to investigate the status of social support and its effective factors on afghan immigr...

conclusions the dental health status of hiv-positive patients in this region was almost inappropriate. most social, behavioral, and medical factors had no influence on dental health; only a correlation between dental health, age, and duration of hiv involvement was observed. results the mean value of dmft index was 11.87 ± 8.08, where the mean values of decayed and missing teeth were 8.42 ± 5.4...