background & aim: family caregivers of cancer patients are at a high risk of physical, psychological and emotional problems, which could adversely affect their quality of life. this study aimed to evaluate the quality of life of the female caregivers of breast cancer patients in sabzevar, iran. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted on 105 participants in sabzevar, iran in 2013. subj...

Extracorporeal shock wave therapy improves erectile function in patients with Peyronie's disease. However, erectile dysfunction still persists in many cases. We aimed to investigate the effects of extracorporeal shock wave therapy plus tadalafil 5 mg once daily in the management of patients with Peyronie's disease and erectile dysfunction not previously treated. One hundred patients were enroll...

AIM To evaluate the functional results of the orthopaedic treatment of midshaft clavicle fractures with a minimum follow-up of 15 years. MATERIAL AND METHODS A retrospective study was conducted on 40 patients, mean age 35 years (18-64) with a non-surgically treated clavicle fracture. The mean follow-up was more than 22 years (15-32). The clinical evaluation was performed with the Disability o...

background: sleep is an essential part of life. lack of sleep has been linked with increased morbidity and mortality. the objective of this study was to determine the sleep quality of older adults residing in a private elderly care institution in malaysia. materials and methods: this cross sectional study was conducted among consenting residents of a 200-bed non-governmental charity old folks h...

(Name) in COUNSELING presented on (/ Purpose of the Study The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of birth order, sex, and the interaction of birth order and sex on the self-concept as measured by the 29 mean scores of the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale (TSCS). Procedures This research is restricted to 168 students enrolled in Education , Family Life, and Psychology classes at Oreg...

BACKGROUND Coronary artery calcification (CAC) has been proposed to be the underlying mechanism of the increased risk of coronary heart disease with reductions in glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Since renal function diminishes with aging we examined the association between GFR and CAC in the Rotterdam Study, a population-based study of elderly individuals. METHODS The study was performed in...

BACKGROUND Stigma is a major issue across various society and cultures, and few studies focus on the perception of stigma by Chinese patients with schizophrenia. In the current cross-sectional study, we sought to assess the extent of internalized stigma among outpatients with schizophrenia in China and to investigate whether education level correlated with the experience of stigma. METHODS Ou...

We find the greatest values $alpha_{1} $ and $alpha_{2} $, and the least values $beta_{1} $ and $beta_{2} $ such that the inequalities $alpha_{1} C(a,b)+(1-alpha_{1} )H(a,b)

background : breast cancer is one of the most common cancers amongst women in developed and developing countries. it is associated with the highest mortality rate in low to average-income countries. breast cancer investigation amongst iranian women reveals that the number of its incidence is yet the highest in all cancer types. despite recent longer survival time of women with breast cancer, mo...