the quality of life of 50 end stage renal disease (esrd) patients on hemodialysis was evaluated before and after kidney transplantation (ktx). mean duration of the patients' hemodialysis was 3 years and mean postoperative period was 2.4 years when tested. common problems of such patients such as depression, sleep disorders, energy pattern disruption, sex-life difficulties, and appetite dis...

the purpose of current survey is to determine the effectiveness of stress management training on the quality of life of divorced women who are under support of baharestan township welfare organization. the used method for this survey was quasi-experimental by designing pre test-post test with evidence group. statistical population of the study includes 587 divorced. the top thirty women in qual...

background: liver transplantation (lt) is now performed as a cure of numerous untreatable pediatric liver diseases. quality of life (qol) can be affected in pediatric patients with lt. many factors are responsible for lower scores of qol. this article aims to detail qol in liver recipients 6 months after lt in children. methods: qol assessed using child health quality-parent form 50 for parents...

conclusions the results showed that life skills training is an effective method in reducing symptoms of depression, anxiety, sleep and somatic disorders. also, it would be useful in reducing problems of social dysfunction. results in life skills training group, depressive and anxiety symptoms, somatization disorders, sleep disorders and disorders of social functioning were significantly decreas...

background: due to increasing life expectancy and declining fertility rates, the population over the age of 60 in developed and developing countries is increasing. this matter draws attention toward the improvement of the health of the elderly and consideration of the health and treatment needs of this important group of human society. the aim of this study was to determine the effects of integ...

urban quality of life represents more than the private “living standards” and refers to all the elements of the conditions in which people live, that is, all their needs and requirements. in economic literature, urban quality of life is usually assessed through the standard revealed-preference approach, which defines a qol index as the monetary value of urban amenities. this paper proposes an i...

introduction and aims: such chronic diseases as tuberculosis have short term and long term effects on patients’ quality of life. due to the hazardous consequences of disrupted quality of life, the present research aims to examine the quality of life along with the intensity of depression in patients suffering from tuberculosis hospitalized in bandar lengeh’s hospitals. methods: the present rese...

abstract aims: nurses are the greatest group of healthcare system service providers and lack of sufficient attentions to their quality of life will lead to the challenge of their service providing. the present study was designed to evaluate the quality of life in all nurses of different wards of a hospital in kashan city, iran. instrument & methods: this cross-sectional descriptive study was ca...

background most people do not appreciate the aging period because of lack of knowledge or unknown backgrounds; therefore, they get affected by chronic mental disorders. depression is one of the most predominant chronic mental disorders. objectives in this study, we aimed to examine the relationship between quality of life (qol) and spiritual well-being among geriatric retired employees of the o...