conclusions based on the results of the present study and other performed studies in this regard, menopause, aging, vasomotor symptoms, and education had significant association with the qol of postmenopausal women. the reduced qol in postmenopausal women could eventually lead to the reduced qol of their spouses. therefore, it is necessary to plan for the education of these women and their husb...

anxiety disorder is characterized by constant feelings of worry, excitation or alternative panic attacks. anxiety becomes a disorder when the feelings are repeated or severe and are produced by insignificant things or nothing at all and interfere with our functioning. epilepsy is determined as two or more unprovoked seizures. many recent epidemiological studies have found the prevalence of depr...

background & aim : quality of life refers to satisfaction or dissatisfaction with various important life domains. sleep disorder is one of the factors which can influence the quality of life. this study has been conducted in order to investigate the relation between quality of life and sleep quality in the kurdish elderly of saqqez county. methods & materials: this correlational study was condu...

aim and background: schizophrenia is a chronic psychiatric disorder. the positive and negative symptoms are not only important in the prognosis of the disease but also affect the quality of life among the patients. therefore, the present survey aimed to determine the relationship between positive and negative symptoms and quality of life among schizophrenic patients in sina hospital in juneqan....

background health-related quality of life (hrqol) is used as a measure to valuate healthcare interventions and guide policy making. the euroqol eq-5d is a widely used generic preference-based instrument to measure health-related quality of life. objectives the objective of this study was to develop a value set of the eq-5d health states for an iranian population. patients and methods this study...

objective: quality of life (qol) is an intellectual concept consisting of positive and negative aspects of an individual’s life and indeed it demonstrates the method by which a person perceives the health condition as well as the other aspects of his/her life and reacts to them. currently, assessment of qol is more considered because of the increased prevalence of chronic diseases. so, the curr...

conclusions the results showed that life skills training is an effective method in reducing symptoms of depression, anxiety, sleep and somatic disorders. also, it would be useful in reducing problems of social dysfunction. results in life skills training group, depressive and anxiety symptoms, somatization disorders, sleep disorders and disorders of social functioning were significantly decreas...

background: due to increasing life expectancy and declining fertility rates, the population over the age of 60 in developed and developing countries is increasing. this matter draws attention toward the improvement of the health of the elderly and consideration of the health and treatment needs of this important group of human society. the aim of this study was to determine the effects of integ...