Objective Infertility has an adverse effect on Quality of Life (QoL). The present study aimed to evaluate QoL and its effective factors in infertile couples. MaterialsAndMethods Fertility Quality of Life (FertiQoL) Instrument was used to measure QoL among 500 volunteer couplesattending the infertility clinic of Mother and Child Hospital in Shiraz, Iran. The participants’ demographic and clinica...

Background and Purpose: Childhood cancer can affect the adjustment of children and their parents, especially their mothers. This study aimed to assess the correlation between the general health and illness perception of mothers of children with cancer with the quality of life of their children. Materials and Methods: This research was a cross-sectional study conducted on 100 children with canc...

Objective: Quality of life (QOL) is an intellectual concept consisting of positive and negative aspects of an individual’s life and indeed it demonstrates the method by which a person perceives the health condition as well as the other aspects of his/her life and reacts to them. Currently, assessment of QOL is more considered because of the increased prevalence of chronic diseases. So, the curr...

Objective Infertility affects different aspects of life as well as quality of life (QOL) in infertile couples. Many infertile couples conceive via using Assisted Reproduction Technologies (ART). However, the effect of pregnancy and childbearing on QOL is not known in these couples. This study aim was to evaluate quality of life and general health during pregnancy and after successful treatment ...

Introduction: Physical activity is a predictor of the health outcomes of the older adults, and many approaches have been introduced for its implementation. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of group physical games on life quality (QOL) of older adults at an adult day care center. Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted using pre-test and post-test. Using convenienc...

Background Sickle cell patients suffer from many physical, psychological, and social problems that can affect their quality of life. To deal with this chronic condition and manage their disease and prevent complications associated with the disease, they must learn skills and behaviours. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of self-management programs on quality of life in t...

Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a disorder of hyperandrogenemia and chronic anovulation which affects 5-10% of all women. The PCOS symptoms such as hirsutism, irregular menses, obesity and infertility are a major source of psychological morbidity and can negatively affect quality of life. In this study, we examined the health-related quality of life among Iranian women who suffe...

a bstra ct   materials and methods: this was a quasi - experimental study conducted in a single group and in two steps. twenty - five hemodialysis patients, admitted to hospitals in isfahan, iran, were selected, and their qol was compared before and after intervention in two domains of satisfaction and importance. convenience sampling was used. the sampling was convenience. the subjects were tr...