BACKGROUND Evidence for the effects of marital status and marital status change on physical health is equivocal. METHOD Structural equation models examined whether marital status predicted physical health. Six groups were examined simultaneously: married (M); widowed (W); divorced (D); never married (NM); newly widowed (NW); and newly divorced (ND). There were four annual measures (T1-T4). Bo...

PURPOSE To assess the impact of social factors on the quality of life of Bulgarian patients with refractory epilepsy. CASE REPORT We have studied 70 patients with refractory epilepsy (RE) and 70 patients with pharmacosensitive epilepsy. All of them were between 18 and 65 years of age, without cognitive decline, progressive somatic or neurological disease or recent seizures. All participants w...

background a large amount of money is allocated to hypertension in terms of remedial and care costs, but fighting against this disease begins with education. objectives this study has been conducted with the aim of comparing the effect of two methods: face-to-face education and distance education (via short message service [sms]) on amount of following remedial diet in patients suffering from h...

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether premarital relationship education and characteristics of relationship education in a community sample of newlywed couples predicted marital trajectories over 27 months. Newlywed couples (N = 191) completed measures of marital satisfaction 9 times over 27 months, and prior to marriage they provided information about relationship education and ...

Background and aims: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system.The impact of the number of attacks on the disease is undeniable. The aim of this study was to analyze thenumber of attacks in these patients.Methods: In this descriptive-analytical study, the registered data of 1840 MS patients referred to the MS clinicof Ayatollah Kash...

background: psychiatric illnesses are an important group of co‑morbidities that can occur among patients with non‑communicable diseases (ncds). both these chronic conditions have an important implication in terms of quality of life, general well-being and cost of treatment and general longevity of the patient. the objectives of our study were to assess the burden of psychiatric co‑morbidities a...

The purpose of the present study is to investigate the sociological impact of social factors on the electoral behavior of citizens of Mazandaran province by comparing the two age groups of youth and adults. In this regard, a descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study was conducted using a researcher-made questionnaire. Statistical population of this study is men and women over 18 years old th...

BACKGROUND Happiness is one of the most important factors affecting women's mental health. Several factors contribute to happiness in different societies. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the level of happiness in married women and its related factors. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a cross-sectional study with stratified sampling proportional to different age groups of m...