conclusions despite higher rate of morbidities in opium-addicted patients compared to non-addicted ones, subscales of qol were similar between the two groups. high preoperative hba1c and low ejection fraction appeared to be determinants of poor qol in the opium-addicted patients. background opium is a unique substance, regarding its analgesic effects. this may change the deteriorating effects o...

Psychological well-being  is  a  multidimensional  concept  that  is  typically  defined  as  mixture  of  positive affective  states  such  as  satisfaction  and  functioning  with  optimum  life  efficiency. The  aim  of  this  study  was  to  examine  the   relationship   between  weight  efficacy  life  style  dimensions  and  perceived  parental  styles  dimensions  with  psychological wel...

OBJECTIVE To compare baseline preoperative and 6-month postoperative functional health status and quality of life in patients undergoing lung cancer resection. METHODS Lung cancer surgery patients from three hospitals were administered the Short-Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36) and the Ferrans and Powers' quality-of-life index (QLI) before surgery and 6 months after surgery. Preoperative, intrao...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Tinnitus is characterized as a perception of numerous auditory sounds in absence of external stimulus. Tinnitus can have a considerable consequence on a person's quality of life, and is considered to be very complicated to quantify. The aim of this study was to investigate the reliability and validity of Urdu translation of the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) in Paki...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to develop a specific instrument for measuring health-related quality of life (HRQL) in patients receiving home mechanical ventilation (HMV). METHODS The Severe Respiratory Insufficiency (SRI) Questionnaire was developed and tested for its psychometric properties following a multicentric clinical trial including 226 patients receiving H...

PURPOSE The Quality of life and Vision Function Questionnaire (QOL-VFQ) was developed using classical test theory to assess outcomes of cataract surgery. The aim of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of this questionnaire using Rasch analysis in a cataract population. METHODS The 17-item QOL-VFQ was self-administered to 389 patients waiting to undergo cataract surgery. The ...

background: the postpartum period is a critical life event for women leading physical, emotional, and social changes. postpartum quality-of-life may be affected by delivery mode. the purpose of this study was to determine the association between postpartum health related quality-of-life (hrqol) and mode of delivery. materials and methods: in a prospective study, 300 women consisting of 150 vagi...

multiple sclerosis (ms) is an autoimmune disease that affects physical and emotional aspects of patient's lives. the aim of this study was to evaluate emotional intelligence (ei) in cases with ms.one hundred sixty six clinically definite ms and 110 healthy subjects were enrolled in this study. all participants filled valid and reliable persian version emotional quotient inventory (eq-i) questio...