Abstract Objective: The present study aimed to add new evidence of construct validity the Teacher’s Rating Giftedness Screening Scale. analysis its items, in relation adjustment indices Graduated Response Model, as well interpret sense scales formed by items. Method: sample was composed 666 students (64.7% males). instrument consisted 42 items that assess five areas (general intellectual abilit...

With the remarkable progress in the field of burns treatment, the outcome of extensive burns improved significantly. The increased likelihood of survival of a burn victim heightens concerns for potential psychological morbidity for the survivors. Hypertrophic scarring is devastating and can result in disfigurement that affects quality of life. To assess the impact of burn scars on the quality o...

INTRODUCTION This study aimed to investigate the relationship between levels of depression and anxiety symptoms and quality of life, self-esteem in obesity. METHODS Fifty-two subjects whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is 30 kg/m2 and over and 43 control whose BMI is normal were recruited for this study. The socio demographic data form, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D17), Hamilton Anxiety Ra...

BACKGROUND Existential behavioural therapy (EBT) was developed to support informal caregivers of palliative patients in the last stage of life and during bereavement as a manualised group psychotherapy comprising six sessions. We tested the effectiveness of EBT on mental stress and quality of life (QOL). METHODS Informal caregivers were randomly assigned (1:1) to EBT or a treatment-as-usual c...

Objectives: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) faces functional and physical limitations often needs the help of others at certain times in their lives. Patients caregivers can affect each other psychologically, physically, socially. This study aims to examine relationship between demographic clinical characteristics COPD patients quality life burden care caregivers. Methods: The was ...

UNLABELLED Trust in physicians is the unwritten covenant between the patient and the physician that the physician will do what is in the best interest of the patient. This forms the undercurrent of all healthcare relationships. Several scales exist for assessment of trust in physicians in developed healthcare settings, but to our knowledge none of these have been developed in a developing count...