BACKGROUND During a 6-week course of (chemo)radiation many head and neck cancer patients have to endure radiotherapy-induced toxicity, negatively affecting patients' quality of life. Pretreatment counseling combined with self-help exercises could be provided to inform patients and possibly prevent them from having speech, swallowing, and shoulder problems during and after treatment. OBJECTIVE...

BACKGROUND Obese youth are at increased risk for peer victimization, which may heighten their risk of psychosocial problems and physical activity avoidance, and lower the effectiveness of professional and lifestyle weight-loss initiatives. Little is known about obese adolescents' risk for victimization from cyber-bullying and how this relates to psychosocial functioning and healthy lifestyle ba...

ôbjective: self-efficacy beliefs determine how people feel, think, motivate themselves and behave. regarding to similar findings it is supposed that concept of self efficacy has a general role on mental health. the present study focused on examining the relationships between self-efficacy and symptoms of depression, anxiety, worry and social avoidance in a large sample of normal students (n=549...

the aim of this study was to investigate the role of stress in the relationship between emotional intelligence (ei) and mental health in iran football referees. method was correlational conducted as a field study. statistical population consisted of all referees and assistant referees of iran football premier league (2012-2013 season) (n= 79) and the sample was equal to the population. general ...

Background and Objectives: The religious needs of hospitalized patients are reportedly not appropriately met. The purpose of this study was to explain the experiences of nurses about the barriers to providing religious care for hospitalized patients. Methods: This qualitative study was conducted on 21 nurses working in a hospital affiliated with Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran, i...

conclusions stuttering has negative effects on different dimensions of qol among individuals. thus, it is necessary to pay special attention to its prevention and treatment before it is developed into a completed and progressive condition. results this study showed a significant difference between the groups in mean scores of qol, general and emotional health, social and physical functions, vit...

conclusions it can be concluded that smoking and alcohol consumption may be related to poor hrqol in physical education and sports students despite the fact that they regularly engage in sports programs that could positively affect their hrqol. background health-related quality of life (hrqol) is an important determinant in a person’s life. objectives in this study aimed at physical education s...