purpose: the impact of photo refractive keratectomy compared with using glasses or contact lens on patient’s quality of life (qol) in myopia. method: in this retrospective cohort study, 102 myopic patient who had undergone prk (at least 6 months ago) and 106 myopic patients using glasses or contact lens were included. changes in vision related qol, uncorrected and best corrected visual acuity (...

background liver transplantation is a life-saving intervention for many patients with end-stage liver disease. in the past, evaluation of successful liver transplantation was based on patients’ survival rate. however, in recent years this evaluation has been based on patients’ quality of life. various instruments have been developed to evaluate patients’ quality of life. nonetheless, scholars s...

background: ulcerative colitis (uc) is a chronic inflammation of the colon. patients with uc face numerous physical, psychological, and social problems that are associated with health related quality of life. the aim of this study is to determine the mental stress level and quality of life among uc patients in comparison with a healthy control group, and their relation with clinical and demogra...

objectives: the purpose of current semi-experimental study was a survey on effect abstract  of 16 week walking on psychosocial functioning related to quality of life among 60 to 75 years old men. methods & materials: for this reason, short form of health-related quality of life questionnaire (sf-36) and geriatric depression scale (gds) had been distributed to the subjects at 2 times of pre-test...

background: infertility has potentially inappropriate effects on quality of life in infertile couples. various general and specific questionnaires have been structured for assessing different aspects of quality of life in infertile men, women, or couples. the present systematic review was designed to assess these questionnaires and also identify different factors affecting infertile couples bas...

introduction: the relationship between epilepsy and psychiatric disorders is an important issue for researchers which affect the quality of life among patients. psychiatric comorbidities such as depression and anxiety, is associated with negative course of epilepsy, more complications, poor drug tolerance and higher mortality rates. in addition to the epileptic patients, their families are also...

background: acquired immune deficiency syndrome (aids) is a fatal viral disease which can affect the patient’s immune system and render the patient susceptible to opportunistic infections. in recent years, the number of women with hiv acquired through sexual transmission has increased. therefore, due to the importance of quality of life (qol) among these women and the impact of violence and soc...

objectives: improvement in cancer care increases life expectancy of patients with cancer, most of whom have experienced prolonged episodes of fatigue during and after their treatment. this has been found to reduce the quality of life and increase morbidity and mortality of such patients. therefore, additional interventions are beneficial to improve overall quality of life as well as longevity. ...

because of the progressive nature of addiction in all aspects of life, it influences the health of society individuals and has bad effects on psychological, physical, social, emotional, spiritual and cognitive health. the purpose of this study was to investigate the social acceptance and the quality of addict’s life referred to addiction centers in golestan province. 244 patients were selected ...

lack of the viability and vitality and totally well- being in life and low-level of the rural community wellbeing, could have decreased the belonging to the community and caused less participation. it also would lead to non- qualitative life and satisfaction. on the other hand, low level of the wellbeing and lack of the attractive situation put the sustainability and stability of the rural in d...