objective  cerebral palsy (cp) is the most common cause of chronic disability that restricts participation in areas of occupations for children. according to the occupational therapy practice framework (otpf) the participation areas or occupations consisting of 8 areas (activity daily of living (adl), instrumental activity daily of living (iadl), work, play, leisure, education, rest/sleep/ soci...

the quality of life (qol) has been de.ned as ‘‘a person’s sense of well-being that stems from satisfaction or dissatisfaction with the areas of life that are important to him/her’’.  age was also signi.cantly associated with several functional limitations such as illness, and physical restrictions. the concept of ‘‘resilience’’ refers to successful adaptation that unfolds within a context of si...

background cardiac rehabilitation (cr) can reduce risk factors and mortality rate and improve physical functions. coronary artery bypass grafting (cabg) is commonly performed for patients with coronary disease. objectives the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of cr program on quality of life in patients with cardiac disease who had undergone cabg. patients and methods twenty p...

as a major consequence of medical interventions, quality of life (qol) is of great importance for patients suffering from refractory diseases, particularly cancer. the unbiased measurement of changes in qol is thus crucial in such cases. a prevalent bias related to qol research is the ‘response shift’ (rs) phenomenon. this review article aims to define rs and the challenges in measuring it. in ...

background: it is hypothesized that the impacts of life events accumulate and can trigger and promote atherosclerosis in susceptible individuals. in the current study, the correlation of total life stressors during 1 year was investigated relative to coronary artery disease (cad). methods: the study population consisted of 148 males and 152 females aged 35–76 years. the subjects were classified...

prayer is the most principle worship andthe most important divine prophet’s advice especially by holy messengermuhammad. prayer has been established by the divine religions and has been as an importablecomponent in all ofthem. prayer meets the especial altitude in islam. the effects and blesses ofthis holy value has been cited with fine and summary expression in the quran.refection in these uni...

objective: sleep disorders are common complaints of women during pregnancy. these disorders are the result of physiological, hormonal, physical changes, affecting before, during, and right after pregnancy. this study aimed to evaluate the quality of life of pregnant women with sleep disorders in the second trimester. materials and methods: in this cross-sectional study, data was collected with ...