background: increasing attention to the concept of polycystic ovary syndrome (pcos) health-related quality of life has led to the development of tool that aims to measure this concept. objective: the purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic review of psychometric properties of the pcos health-related quality of life questionnaire. materials and methods: a search of database (pubmed, ps...

background: and purpose: back injury in nurses is one of the most common healthcare problems. the chronic low back pain leads to several problems including varying degrees of disability, impact on activities of daily life, physical and emotional problems, and serious impact on the quality of life. the purpose of this study was to assess the quality of life of nursing staff with chronic nonspeci...

Background & Aims: Health related quality of life is one of the important concepts that nowadays is considered along with other quantitative criteria like life expectancy and survival in health service systems, but its significance is more obvious in degenerative diseases and long term treatments such as cancers. In this study we compared health related quality of life in breast cancer patients...

conclusions based on the study results, making plans to promote mental aspect of nurses, focusing on family foundations like marriage, reducing and distributing working hours, and decreasing night shifts hours of nurses could reduce their depression and improve their quality of life. results according to the final model yielded from path analysis, the most important factors contributing to depr...

background: mustard gas has different effects on different body systems such as respiratory tract, blood, gastrointestinal, skin, eye, endocrine and peripheral nervous system. objectives: the purpose of this study was to determine the quality of life in chemical warfare veterans due to sulfur mustard exposure. patients and methods: in a cross-sectional and analytic study, 242 patients who had a...