objective: bipolar disorder (bd) is a disabling psychiatric disorder with frequent recurrences. besides pharmacotherapy, psychoeducation could be helpful in reducing symptoms as well as recurrence of this disorder, leading to improvement of patients’ quality of life. this study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of a culturally adjusted structured program for training iranian bd patients....

urban quality of life represents more than the private “living standards” and refers to all the elements of the conditions in which people live, that is, all their needs and requirements. in economic literature, urban quality of life is usually assessed through the standard revealed-preference approach, which defines a qol index as the monetary value of urban amenities. this paper proposes an i...

the widespread use of internet has caused new psychological, social, and educational problems for the students. the aim of this study was to examine the quality of life in medical students who suffer from internet addiction. this cross-sectional survey was carried out in tehran university of medical sciences, and a total of 174 fourth-to seventh-year undergraduate medical students were enrolled...

there is a growing interest of clinical and epidemiological researches in the field of functional gastrointestinal disorders in our society. accordingly, validated and culturally adapted instruments are required for appropriate measurement of variables specially the quality of life. the aim of our study was the linguistic validation of the irritable bowel syndrome-quality of life questionnaire ...

background and purpose: heart failure (hf) is a chronic, debilitating disease, and physical limitations and progressive symptoms of which associated with this condition can reduce quality of life (qol). patient education regarding heart hf is one of the main components of self-care. in this respect, peer education is significant in improving health and creating a learning environment. this stud...

background:chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (itp) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by a low platelet count due to reduced production and higher destruction of the platelets. therapy is aimed at increasing the patient’s platelet count to safe levels and includes a wide variety of treatments, which has a large impact on the patient’s quality of life. health related quality of li...

during the last few decades, focus of rehabilitation outcome has been redirected to the lifetime monitoring of quality of life. the purpose of this study was to investigate the differences in quality of life perceptions between participants with spinal cord injury and participants of typical population.this cross-sectional controlled study of 100 adults aged 18-65 years was based on two questio...

patients  with  primary  antibody  deficiencies  (pad)  are  susceptible  to  recurrent  and chronic infections and a variety of complications. this study was performed to assess quality of life (qol) of pad patients who were under long term treatment and regular follow-up.thirty six adults with proved diagnosis of pad, who had received regular intravenous immunoglobulin replacement therapy, we...

background:  the prevalence of obesity in the elderly is increasing worldwide. obesity greatly impacts quality of life(qol). the present study aimed to investigate the association between obesity and qol among the elderly, in tehran, iran. methods:  this cross-sectional study (observational) was conducted in 2014 in tehran, iran. a total of 421 elderly people aged ≥ 60 years old were recruited ...

conclusions self-care education can improve self-care behavior in women with gestational diabetes and it is also effective in impaired glucose tolerance. results after adjusting for the baseline score, the mean score of self-care behaviors was significantly higher in the intervention group than the control group four weeks after the intervention [adjusted mean difference: 19.5; 95% confidence in...