This project evaluated the attitudes of psychiatric patients towards receiving either olanzapine or the first-generation antipsychotic agents. Newly admitted patients to a state psychiatric hospital who were either prescribed olanzapine (n=35) or other first-generation antipsychotic agents (n=34) were compared on measure of their personal attitudes toward receiving medicines using the Drug Atti...

conclusions the results demonstrated that the mortality rate was higher in cf patients with a positive family history, a consanguineous marriage, and residence in a rural area. therefore, demographic factors play an important role in the outcome of cystic fibrosis. unfortunately, these parameters, which can be managed easily and with low cost, have been overlooked. patients and methods this was...

INTRODUCTION Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) transvaginal cholecystectomy is being intensively studied. A few studies have been recently published evaluating patients' attitude towards NOTES with its individual accesses. However, the choice of a transvaginal access with its potential influence on sex life and fertility is not restricted entirely to women. The sexual part...

One of the factors which directly affects quality of life (QOL) in patients with epilepsy is society’s attitude toward this disease. Despite considerable progress in the treatment of epilepsy, many patients continue to experience extremely prejudiced behavior from society, even in culturally and economically developed countries. The climate accompanying epilepsy is still replete with prejudice,...

objectives the objective of this study was to assess the effects of cognitive-behavioral training on increasing self-concept and the attitude style toward narcotic drugs. background the existing studies have indicated that persons with positive attitude and believe to narcotics have more addiction than those with negative or natural attitudes. the aim of the present study was to specify the eff...

BACKGROUND A person's beliefs can influence the progression of his/her disease;and battling an illness can trigger severe anxiety about death. This study aims to compare the attitude toward death between healthy people and those suffering from diabetes and cancer. METHODS In a cross-sectional study, 300 individuals were selected by convenient sampling method. Three groups were matched by gend...

A patient's attitude to a newly acquired disability can often be the determining factor in successful rehabilitation. This attitude is determined by his or her perceived ability to manage symptoms, deal with hospital procedures, form and maintain relationships and manage his or her feelings about the disability. Because of this complexity, psychological aspects of patient rehabilitation are oft...

background hiv/aids is an infectious disease and the fourth cause of death in the world and.iran and other middle east countries are suffering from it.medical staff, particularly nurses are at risk for bloodborne pathogens especially human immunodeficiency virus.we aimed to investigate educational needs of nurses about hiv/ aids. material and methods in this cross-sectional study, 196 nurses of...

The authors of this study examined the relationship between life attitude and physical disease state and found that psychological well being mediated patients’ illness course. Coherence and life control were endorsed as the important components of psychological well being. A multi-dimensional measure of life purpose was administered to 97 older adults on the acute rehabilitation unit of a major...