The aim of the study was to evaluate the quality of life and its changes in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), waiting for lung transplantation. Sixteen IPF patients, who qualified for lung transplantation, and 14 chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients on long term oxygen therapy, taken as a reference group, were assessed. The quality of life was estimated twice, ...

Background: Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurological disease. Measuring quality of life in these patients could be a useful tool for evaluation and prioritization of care services. The 39-item Parkinson’s Disease questionnaire (PDQ-39) is an acceptable measure to assess quality of life in these patients. Objectives: This study aims to assess the validity and reliability of the Persian ...

purpose: developmental dysplasia of the hip (ddh) increases the risk of secondary degenerative changes and subsequent total hip arthroplasty. the postoperative quality of life in patients with ddh who have been born and grown with this disability and adapted to it during the life, is one of the most challenging issues. this study aimed to compare the quality of life of patients with ddh before ...

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the ability of the health education program to improve patient's health-related quality of life with coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Seventy patients in pre-operation were randomized into the study, with 35 patients in the experimental and 35 patients in the control group. The demographic information, Sf-36 and Nottingham Health ProfIle questio...

OBJECTIVES The Quality of Well-Being questionnaire is a measure of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) that has several desirable properties. Its widespread use has been hindered because it is difficult to administer. To overcome this limitation, a new self-administered form has recently been developed. This study examined the feasibility of using the Quality of Well-Being-Self-Administered ...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness of an integrative medicine approach to the management of asthma compared to standard clinical care on quality of life (QOL) and clinical outcomes. METHODS This was a prospective parallel group repeated measurement randomized design. Participants were adults aged 18 to 80 years with asthma. The intervention consisted of six group ...

objective: the purpose of the present study was to examine the impact of premenstrual symptoms on health related quality of life (hrqol) in a sample of iranian women. methods: in this cross-sectional study, a sample of women aged 15–45 years, who lived in tehran were randomly recruited according to demographic questionnaire. for diagnosing the premenstrual dysphoric disorder and premenstrual sy...