conclusions according to this study results, implant-retained overdenture prosthesis provided better qol for iranian patients. results in the group of iod, 55.6% of the patients had “good” qol vs. 46.7% of the patients in cd group. three patients (6.6%) in both groups had “poor” qol. no significant relationship was observed between demographic factors and different dimensions of qol, except the...

conclusions lecture and educational package can both improve some dimensions of the qol in patients with hypertension. however, as pamphlets are cheap and easy to use, this method may be used as an effective method for self-care education in health care settings in iran, where the system is faced with nursing shortage. results no significant differences were observed between the three groups fo...

background: dyssynergic defecation disorder (dd) has recognized as the main factor for chronic functional constipation. this was a debilitating disease effective on diverse aspects of physical, psychological and social functions as well as patients’ quality of life generally. modern studies show positive impact of biofeedback therapy on dyssynergic defecation. this study was evaluated the effic...

background and purpose: diabetes in the elderly is mostly associated with increased risk of development and worsening of geriatric syndromes. in addition, it has a significant impact on various aspects of individuals with these syndromes. therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the quality of life (qol) in elderly diabetic patients. methods: this descriptive and analytical study was conducted o...

this study aims to investigate the quality of life (qol) of tehran university of medical sciences' (tums) medical students at different educational levels and specify the most important factors related to this quality. a sample of 242 medical students was selected randomly, given their number in three educational levels (basic sciences, physiopathology-stager and intern). the qol was measured b...

objective: in order to find how rating the whoqol-bref and dass scales are combined to produce an overall measure of quality of life and satisfaction with health rating, a qol-dass model was designed; and the strength of this hypothesized model was examined using the structural equation modeling. method: participants included a sample of 103 voluntary males who were divided into two groups of u...

background: acquired immune deficiency syndrome (aids) is a fatal viral disease which can affect the patient’s immune system and render the patient susceptible to opportunistic infections. in recent years, the number of women with hiv acquired through sexual transmission has increased. therefore, due to the importance of quality of life (qol) among these women and the impact of violence and soc...