the dissemination of western culture in the world has promoted a type of consumer culture which corresponds with the capitalist system. this has not only affected on urbanites, but has also made dramatic changes the life style of rural people. so nowadays contentment is not deemed valuable and many people believe that these values are outmoded. in this article, hesar khorvan village has been se...

Background This cross-sectional study examined the association between types of living arrangements, quality of life, and mental health of the Korean elderly. Methods We used secondary data analysis from the data of 4248 elderly people aged 65 yr or older that completed the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2010-2012). Data concerning participants' demographic characteri...

BACKGROUND This study aimed to investigate the association between living arrangements and influenza vaccination among elderly South Korean subjects. METHODS We used data from the fifth Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Participants older than 65 years were included and categorized into 4 groups according to the type of living arrangement as follows: (1) living alone gr...

BACKGROUND Resemblance between spouses can be due to phenotypic assortment, social homogamy and/or marital interaction. A significant degree of assortment can have consequences for the genetic architecture of a population. We examined the existence and cause(s) of assortment for obsessive-compulsive (OC), anxious and depressive symptoms in a population-based twin-family sample. METHOD OC, anx...

BACKGROUND The rehabilitation of depressed stroke patients is more difficult because poststroke depression is associated with disruption of daily activities, functioning, and quality of life. However, research on depression in stroke patients is limited. The aim of our study was to evaluate the interaction of demographic characteristics including gender, age, education level, the presence of a ...

OBJECTIVES To determine potential partners for pregnant women in the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV and to determine pregnant women's perceptions towards selected potential HIV prevention efforts. DESIGN Cross sectional, questionnaire-administered study. SETTING Ante-natal clinics of eleven public health centers and the major referral and university teaching hospital of Q...