background and aims: nowadays introduction of regular blood transfusion therapy has obviously improved the life expectancy of patients with thalassemia. however, these patients face with newer challenges which influence their quality of life (qol). in this study, the aim of this study was to measure qol among patients with β-thalassemia major (β-tm). methods: a cross-sectional study was done at...

how to cite this article: rojhani shirazi m, tonekaboni sh, azargashb e, derakhshannia m, aghdasta e. exploring the psychometric properties of the farsi version of quality of life kindl questionnaire for 4-7 year-old children in iran. iran j child neurol. spring 2016; 10(2):42-52. abstract objective the aim of this study was to translate and validate the psychometric properties of the quality o...

background: symptoms of this with an overall negative impact on the psychosocial parameters in the patients,leading to a significant reduction of health-related quality of life. the aim of this study was toevaluate health-related quality of life in patients with endometriosis.endometriosis is a estrogen- depended and chronic gynecological disease. themethodshospitals affiliated tehran universit...

introduction: stuttering is a communication disorder that, in addition to speech fluency, can affect all aspects of personal life. through numerous researches and also from the experiences of people who stutter (pws), it is now evident that stuttering can cause an over all sense of life dissatisfaction. the aim of this study was to compare the quality of life in adults with stuttering versus th...

background: multiple sclerosis (ms) is one of the progressive and chronic disorders that cause damage in myelin of the central nervous system (cns) and spinal cord. it therefore results in some complications in patients. physical impairments and psychological changes can affect ms patients' self-esteem and quality of life. this study was designed to measure the quality of life in ms patients li...