BACKGROUND Health condition is one of the basic factors affecting satisfaction with life, and the level of illness acceptance. The purpose of the study was to analyse the level of illness acceptance, the level of satisfaction with life among malaria patients, and the level of trust placed in the physician and the nurse. METHODS The study employs the method of diagnostic survey based on standa...

OBJECTIVE Recognizing patients' psychological problems and understanding their social needs constitute important tasks for medical personnel, because these issues substantially contribute to overall outcome of treatment. People afflicted with surgical diseases need to determine the sense of everyday pursuits and activities and balance it against the therapeutic process. The aim of the study was...

Objective. For patients with refractory angina pectoris, spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is a beneficial and safe adjuvant therapy. However, it has not yet been established whether SCS alters the quality of life (QoL) in these patients. Methods. In this study, 26 consecutive patients (age 61.3 ± 7.0 years, 13 females, angina duration 12.7 ± 6.0 years) were recruited. Social, mental, and physical ...

Introduction The suicide rate in the elderly population is highest of all ages Korea. Suicide prevention programs specialized are scarce. Objectives We evaluated effect suicidal program named “Nae-an-ae” (means to love oneself ), which was specifically designed for conditions community dwelling elderly. Methods subjects were those who agreed participate Nae-an-ae among as high-risk groups accor...

A robust understanding of well-being inequalities is recognized as a critical factor in promoting social justice and decreasing disparities outcomes. This study aims to analyse the socioeconomic subjective (SWB) explore determinants inequality among Hungarian adult general population. The data originated from large cross-sectional, internet-based broadly representative survey Hungary conducted ...

a:4:{s:10:"Background";s:367:"Infertility and its treatment can have a considerable effect on a person's quality of life (QoL). The Fertility Quality of Life (FertiQoL) questionnaire is currently the most frequently used instrument to measure QoL in people experiencing fertility problem. This study was conducted to examine the reliability and validity of the FertiQoL in Iranian infertile women....

The present study aimed to test the incremental validity of Time Perspective (TP) scales in predicting satisfaction with life and mood, over and above the Big Five personality traits. It also investigated whether the new TP construct of Future Negative perspective contributed to prediction of these outcomes. Participants (N = 265) completed four measures: Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS), UW...