Disease awareness campaigns turn healthy people into patients

Comparison of dimensions of perfectionism, emotional regulation, and self-awareness in people with cardiovascular disease and healthy people

Cardiovascular disease is considered a severe disease. So knowing the dangers and warning signs can even prevent death. The risk of some types of cardiovascular disease depends on many factors. Some of these factors can control, and others are uncontrollable. Therefore, the present study aims to investigate the comparison of controllable psychological components such as perfectionism, emotional...

Organ Donation Awareness: Rethinking Media Campaigns

Targeting stroke awareness public campaigns.

Targeting Stroke Awareness Public Campaigns To the Editor: We read with great interest the article by Mosley et al1 as well as the letter by Chiti et al2 on the role of information campaigns in improving people awareness about stroke, and we wish to enter the debate by briefly reporting some of our unpublished data. In order to evaluate whether having experienced a stroke improves the recogniti...

Comparing Coping Styles Between Patients With Cancer and Healthy People

Introduction: Cancer is one of the most important health problems of present times. Evidence suggests that stress and lack of proper coping styles can play a role in the onset and progression of cancer. Objective: This paper aims to compare the coping styles of cancer patients referring to a medical educational and healthy individuals in Rasht City. Materials and Methods: An analytical cross-...

Quality of life in epileptic patients compared with healthy people

Background: Epilepsy is a common chronic neurological disorder that has a great impact on people’s lives. Patients with epilepsy are at increased risk for poor Quality of Life (QoL). The objective of this study was to evaluate the QoL of epileptic patients in comparison to healthy persons.   Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 52 epileptic patients from Golbu regi...