Adult Day Health Center Participation and Health-Related Quality of Life

Adult day health center participation and health-related quality of life.

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to assess the association between Adult Day Health Center (ADHC) participation and health-related quality of life. DESIGN AND METHODS Case-controlled prospective study utilizing the Medical Outcomes Survey Form 36 (SF-36) to compare newly enrolled participants from 16 ADHC programs with comparable community-dwelling older adults who did not attend an ADHC...

Obesity and Health-Related quality of Life

Introduction: Problems and issues related to obesity are not limited to medical and physical conditions; rather, obesity has a profound effect on the functional capacity and health-related quality of life. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the effect of obesity on various aspects of health-related quality of life. Methods: In this review study, the relationship between obesity and health-...

Health-related Quality of Life / Participation Assessment

Quality of life and health-related quality of life in hepatitis C patients and B patients

Background: Psychosocial issues and quality of life are important components at the patients diagnosed with chronic hepatitis B and C. Hepatitis is a chronic liver disease that can affect quality of life of patients. In this study, we compared the quality of life between patients with hepatitis B and C and finally presented a structural model about it. Methods: In a prospective analytic study,...

Health Related Quality of Life, Depression, Anxiety and Stress in

Abstract Background Awareness of factors associated with quality of life (QOL) in patients with beta-Thalassemia major (&beta-TM) is necessary to develop clinical programs in order to improve social support and QOL in &beta-TM patients. This study aimed to examine QoL, depression, anxiety, and stress in &beta-TM patients in Ahvaz, Iran. Materials and Method A cross-sectional study w...