introduction and aims: such chronic diseases as tuberculosis have short term and long term effects on patients’ quality of life. due to the hazardous consequences of disrupted quality of life, the present research aims to examine the quality of life along with the intensity of depression in patients suffering from tuberculosis hospitalized in bandar lengeh’s hospitals. methods: the present rese...

abstract aims: nurses are the greatest group of healthcare system service providers and lack of sufficient attentions to their quality of life will lead to the challenge of their service providing. the present study was designed to evaluate the quality of life in all nurses of different wards of a hospital in kashan city, iran. instrument & methods: this cross-sectional descriptive study was ca...

the effect of temperature on demographic parameters of the greater wax moth, galleria mellonella (l.) was studied at 23, 25, 27, and 30 °c, 50 ± 10% rh and a photoperiod of 16:8 (l: d) h. the life table parameters were estimated according to the age-stage, two-sex life table procedure. in addition, the bootstrap technique was employed for estimating the means, variances, and standard errors of ...

objectives the present study aimed at investigating the effects of lifestyle changes on the sexual function of patients undergoing hemodialysis. patients and methods in a mono group quasi-experimental study, 37 subjects (21 males and 16 females) were selected among available patients using convenience sampling. the population included all the patients undergoing hemodialysis treatment in the ye...

background most people do not appreciate the aging period because of lack of knowledge or unknown backgrounds; therefore, they get affected by chronic mental disorders. depression is one of the most predominant chronic mental disorders. objectives in this study, we aimed to examine the relationship between quality of life (qol) and spiritual well-being among geriatric retired employees of the o...

the fringes areas interposed between metropolis and territorial ecosystems constitute a new sort of geography of urban sprawl. the difference between urban areas and their surroundings is at present unrecognisable.from this new context, that represent a new life environment for a large part of human population, new perceptive dynamics and new relationships emerge. various social manifestations ...

prayer (nam&aposaz; in persian and/or sal&aposat; in arabic), the spite of its beatific influence, consist of deep concept and mysteries. it has an irrefutable role as the firm line which attaches the human entity to the superfine heaven. in the islam, prayer is the first act that has been necessitated and also a canonical duty for human which should be surely discharged by him until the last t...

introduction & objective: there are three elements such as emotional, social and cognitive concepts in happiness. the first causes positive expression, the second causes expanded and positive social relations with the others and the last results the thought that interprets optimism-rating events. due to happiness role in health of body and spirit of students and also for limited studies in thes...

objective: the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of life skills workshops on marital satisfaction. methods: eighteen female counselors, psychologists and social workers working at welfare organizations of khozestan participated in life skills workshops. the program focused on communication skills training, assertiveness training, anger management and negative mood management. da...