BACKGROUND The optimum method for inguinal hernia repair has not yet been determined. The recurrence rate for non-mesh methods varies between 0.2 and 33 per cent. The value of tension-free repair with prosthetic mesh remains to be confirmed. The aim of this study was to compare mesh and non-mesh suture repair of primary inguinal hernias with respect to clinical outcome, quality of life and cost...

diabetes is a chronic disease of lifelong duration, and its management requires a fundamental change in the patient’s lifestyle. the aims of this study were to determine behaviors of diabetic patients in relation to management of their disease, assess metabolic control and health-related quality of life of them. the target population was type 2 diabetic patients and a cross-sectional approach w...

background: women during the postpartum period experience many physiological, psychological, and social changes. quality of life (qol) is a sense of well-being and arises from satisfaction or dissatisfaction with various aspects of life including health, employment, socioeconomic state, psychological-emotional state, and family. moreover, qol is an important criteria for assessing healthcare sy...

results no significant changes were observed in serum potassium, phosphorus and calcium levels at the end of the passive exercise program compared to the baseline. however, phosphorus levels were significantly decreased in the active exercise program (p < 0.05). moreover, the mean diastolic blood pressure was significantly decreased after the passive exercise (p = 0.039). passive exercise did n...

introduction and objective in addition to control of the disease, improvement of quality of life is important for treatment of the patients suffering from chronic diseases such as thalassemia. the aim of this study was to compare the children with thalassemia and their parents' point of view about the quality of life (qol). materials and methods in this descriptive study, a 90 thalassemia patie...

background: this study aimed to examine the impact of ego-resilience and family function on quality of life in childhood leukemia survivors. methods: this study targeted 100 pediatric leukemia survivors, who visited the pediatric hemato-oncology center in south korea from aug to dec 2011. a structured questionnaire of ego-resilience, family function and quality of life used to collect data thro...

objective: premenstrual syndrome (pms) is a common psychosomatic disorder and about 30%-50% of women in the childbearing age suffer from mild to moderate form of this disorder and 3%-8% suffer from its sever form. the symptoms of this disorder are related to the specific biological characteristics of women's reproductive age that can start from teen years. the symptoms' devastating effect on th...

asthma control and quality of life are expected to be correlated. we aimed to evaluate the association of asthma control test (act) with asthma quality of life questionnaire (aqlq) and guideline based control assessment. we also aimed to investigate the impact of therapy adjustment according to act score on aqlq a total of 101 asthmatic patients were included. act, aqlq and global initiative fo...