background the responsiveness of a health system is considered to be an intrinsic goal of  health systems and an essential aspect in performance assessment. numerous studies have analysed health system responsiveness and related concepts, especially across different countries and health systems. however, fewer studies have applied the concept for the evaluation of specific healthcare delivery s...

BACKGROUND AND AIM Health-related quality of life of patients with chronic liver disease has been shown to be impaired in numerous studies. However, the factors which influence health-related quality of life in treated chronic liver patients are not quite known. This is the first study to assess the impact of physical and psychosocial determinants on a weighted score of health-related quality o...

Background: Genital warts are one of the most common sexually transmitted infections, 1% of sexually active population have anogenital warts (AGWs). According to previous studies, the disease affects people's quality of life and imposes financial costs on health systems. Methods: The present study is a case-control study at spring of 2018. The quality of life of 65 patients with anogenital war...

introduction: given growing elderly population and high prevalence of oral and dental diseases in this age group, this study was conducted to investigate oral health status and related quality of life among older adults in yazd located in central iran. methods: the cross sectional study was carried out on 210 elderly people aged ≥ 60 years under the guise of yazd health care centers who entered...