background and aim: disequilibrium is a common complaint in the elderly. the activities-specific balance confidence (abc) scale is a suitable tool for assessing the level of confidence in balance whilst performing daily activities. the purpose of the study was translation, cultural adaptation and evaluation of the reliability and validity of the activities-specific balance confidence scale for ...

objective: the purpose of this study was to determine the validity and reliability of the persian version of templer death anxiety scale-extended (das-e) in veterans of iran–iraq warfare. methods: in this cross-sectional study, 211 male veterans of iran–iraq warfare completed the 51 item dase. principal components analysis with varimax rotation was used to assess domain structure of the das-e. ...

objective: attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (adhd) is a common mental disorder in adults that was under-diagnosed until recently. due to probable consequences of adhd such as occupational and educational dysfunctions and substance use, this disorder is becoming more and more of a concern. this study aimed to investigate adhd symptoms among students of zahedan university of medical scien...

objectives: this study was designed to evaluate the psychometric features of the persian version of the fatigue impact scale (fis-p) tool when used in iranian ms patients. methods: 140 ms patients and the equivalent number of healthy controls completed the following assessments: fis-p, fatigue severity scale (fss), sf-36 questionnaire and  the mini-mental state examination (mmse).  results: a s...

conclusions although skin traction had no effect on analgesic consumption, it significantly decreased the pain at the end of the first day. the application of skin traction in patients with intertrochanteric fractures is recommended. results the severity of pain was significantly decreased in skin traction group only at the end of the first day after traction application (2.7 ± 0.8 vs. 3.3 ± 0....

Bu çalışma okul yöneticilerinin otantik liderlik düzeylerini belirlemeye yönelik, Türk kültürüne özgü olan geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçme aracı geliştirmek amacıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmanın evrenini 2020-2021 eğitim öğretim yılında İstanbul ilindeki resmi ilkokul, ortaokul liselerde görev yapmakta öğretmenler oluşturmaktadır. Literatür taramasından elde edilen bilgilere dayanarak, tas...

Background and Purpose: Childbirth is a normal physiological process and a family event. Women in various societies with different cultural backgrounds have diverse reasons for childbearing. Understanding the reasons behind childbearing might help overcome some issues associated with early/late reproduction, or lack of desire to give birth. This study was an attempt to develop, validate, and st...