background & aim : quality of life refers to satisfaction or dissatisfaction with various important life domains. sleep disorder is one of the factors which can influence the quality of life. this study has been conducted in order to investigate the relation between quality of life and sleep quality in the kurdish elderly of saqqez county. methods & materials: this correlational study was condu...

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 ...

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 ...

objectives: the main objective of this study was to investigate the association of psychological factors and life stressors with quality of life in caregivers of children with pku. methods: participants were caregivers of children with pku who were referred to a child and adolescent consultation-liaison psychiatry clinic for a clinical follow up. their demographic characteristics were recorded ...