Introduction. Diabetes is a major public health problem. Little is known about the spiritual well-being and its relationship with quality of life (QOL) in Iranian Muslim patients with diabetes. This study investigated the spiritual well-being and QOL of Iranian adults with type 2 diabetes and the association between spiritual well-being, QOL, and depression. Methods. A cross-sectional study was...

BACKGROUND Hand Eczema (HE) is a dermatological disorder with frequent relapses and multiple causes such as atopic, allergic and irritant contact dermatitis. The management is complex because of the wide range of different pathogenesis. Efficacy of some of available treatments is not well established and it can affect patients' quality of life significantly. METHODS Reports on HE such as diag...

background: the osteopontin (opn) is a highly phosphorylated glycoprotein in numbers of bovine tissues and milk. opn has been reported to be associated with milk production in cattle.objective: the genotype and allelic frequencies for opn and its association with milk production will be evaluated in iranian holstein bulls.  materials and methods: bulls dna (100) was isolated. oligo was used for...

background: the occupation-based practice (obp) is a central core of occupational therapy (ot).it refers to using a meaningful occupation based on the client’s interests, needs, health and participation in daily life. this study aimed to explore the facilitators of implementing obp among iranian occupational therapists. methods: fourteen occupational therapists participated in this study. data ...

Students interested in entering the field of occupational therapy may do so with a master's or doctoral degree. It is possible to enroll in either program and apply to transfer to the other later, as both the master's and the doctoral programs share the same curriculum for the first year of study. Students may also decide to apply to both programs if they like. Typically, the doctoral program a...

. No one who has any knowledge of hospitals 'n the United States of America could deny that the utilization of occupation as an adjunct to other means of therapy has reached a point of development far in advance of that attained in any other country. Although occupational therapy had been in existence in the United States for one hundred and fifty years prior to the outbreak of the Great War, t...