Does Better Rate Control Improve Quality of Life?

Does bariatric surgery improve the patient's quality of life?

OBJECTIVE The aim of this investigation was to assess the effect of malabsorptive bariatric surgery (BS) on the quality of life (QoL), applying the Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) and the bariatric analysis and reporting outcome system (BAROS). DESIGN A prospective cohort study was performed in 100 adult patients (> 18 years) undergoing bariatric surgery by malabsorptive technique for one yea...

B- thalassemia children and quality of life: Does the present condition justify ‎children’s quality of life?‎

Introduction:‎‏ ‏Annually,‎‏ ‏thousands of children are born with B- thalassemia major who ‎receive continuous treatment.‎‏ ‏The goals of treatments are providing these children quality of ‎life (QOL).‎  Objective: The purpose of this study is to determine the QOL of children with B-thalassemia ‎referring to thalassemia centers from th...

Does Audit Improve the Quality of Care ?

BACKGROUND: The quality of health care and quality assurance are concepts which have been established for many years. Audit nowadays is adopted as a means of developing high quality care. AIM: This study aims to identify the perspectives of audit in practice and its relationship to quality assessment and assurance, quality improvement, and clinical effectiveness. METHODS: There were used the da...

ارزیابی پایایی و روایی نسخه فارسی پرسشنامه شاخص کیفیت زندگی (quality of life index)

چکیده مقدمه : پژوهش حاضر با هدف ترجمه و تعیین پایایی و روایی نسخه فارسی پرسشنامه ژنریک " شاخص کیفیت زندگی"(quality of life index) برای اندازه گیری کیفیت زندگی در ایران طراحی و انجام شد. روش : پس از اخذ اجازه از طراحان پرسشنامه ، بر اساس روش توصیه شده forward-backward، پرسشنامه مذکور ترجمه و در مطالعه ای آزمایشی به کار برده شد و پس از اعمال تغییرات لازم، پرسشنامه نهایی در بین 130 نفر از دانش...

Does a simplified regimen give a better adherence, treatment satisfaction, and quality of life?