Comparison Of Elderly Care Recipients’ Social Care-Related Quality Of Life (SCRQOL) With Health Related Quality Of Life (HRQOL) In Japan

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-...

Evaluation of Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Elderly People with Type II Diabetes Mellitus

Background and purpose: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is the most common form of diabetes, and a metabolic disorder affecting patientschr('39') general health in various ways. The present study aimed to evaluate the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among older adults of Amirkola, Northern Iran. Materials and Methods: A case-control study was conducted with a sample of 500 elderly...

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,...

Comparison of Health-related Quality of Life in Patients With Allergic Rhinitis and Controls

Background: Allergic rhinitis is an inflammatory disease of the nasal mucosa that can affect the quality of life of patients.  Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare the Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) in patients with allergic rhinitis and healthy people. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, participants were 100 patients with persistent alle...

Measuring health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and quality-adjusted life years (QALY) in the critical care setting