background: consequences of cerebral palsy in adulthood can affect physical, psychological capabilities and quality of life. the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between quality of life with spasticity and level of motor function in iranian young adults with spastic cerebral palsy who were community dweller. methods: in an analytical cross sectional study, 77 participan...

BACKGROUND Mood disorders related behaviors are imposed on family members and influence the family's mental atmosphere and level of quality of life. Therefore, the researchers decided to study the effect of group psycho-educational program on the quality of life in families of patients with mood disorders. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a two-group interventional study conducted on 32 members ...

PURPOSES To assess the quality of life of breast cancer survivors compared to a sample of age-matched healthy women. METHODS A cross-sectional design was conducted on 199 consecutive breast cancer survivors, one year or more after diagnosis, treated at two large hospitals. The patients were compared to age-matched healthy women consisting of employees and volunteers of the two hospitals. Qual...

Background: People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) now enjoy appreciable longevity and there is need to enhance their quality of life. Unfortunately, limited studies in Nigeria have used the World Health Organization Quality Of Life BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) to determine the quality of life of PLWHA. Aim: This study was to assess the quality of life of PLWHA participating in five support groups in Southe...

UNLABELLED One of the elements of treatment considering inflammatory bowel diseases is nutritional therapy. The duration of the above-mentioned depends on the prevalence of such symptoms as fever, bowel movements, length of the functioning gastrointestinal tract, stoma and intestinal fistula presence. Nutritional therapy is an essential element of successful treatment alongside pharmacological,...

This community based cross-sectional study design assessed the quality of life, mental and physical health among people aged > or = 60 years living in rural and suburban areas of northern Thailand. A cluster random sampling technique was used. The instruments used to assess quality of life were the Thai General Health Questionnaire (Thai-28), the WHO Quality of Life Assessment in Thai (WHOQOL-B...

PURPOSE The purpose of the study was to determine relations between health-related behaviour categories and quality of life (QoL) categories made by children brought up in a children's home and to compare the results obtained with the results for a group of peers brought up by their own families. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study was performed on a group of 180 children living in children's home...

BACKGROUND To respond to growing prevalence of hypertension in Vietnam, it is critical to have an in-depth understanding about quality of life (QOL) among people living with hypertension and related factors. This study aimed to measure QOL among hypertensive people in a rural community in Vietnam, and its association with socio-demographic characteristics and factors related to treatment. MET...