background most people do not appreciate the aging period because of lack of knowledge or unknown backgrounds; therefore, they get affected by chronic mental disorders. depression is one of the most predominant chronic mental disorders. objectives in this study, we aimed to examine the relationship between quality of life (qol) and spiritual well-being among geriatric retired employees of the o...

introduction: osteoarthritis (oa) is a common degenerative joint disease particularly in older subjects. it is usually associated with pain, restricted range of motion, muscle weakness, difficulties in daily living activities and impaired quality of life. to determine the effects of adding two different intensities of low-level laser therapy (lllt) to exercise training program on pain severity,...

acne is the most common skin disease and isotretinoin is the most powerful drug among the various drugs used for its treatment, but it has some adverse effects. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of isotretinoin on depression and quality of life of a group of patients undergoing isotretinoin therapy before and after the treatment course.in this prospective study, 98 patients with ...

abstract background and objectives: quality of working life (qwl) is an important issue and examination of the spects that can affect it causes promotion of individual and organizational productivity. this study was conducted to investigate correlation between health correlates and the qwl in the emloyees of the islamic azad university, lahijan branch. methods: this descriptive-correlational st...

conclusions it can be concluded that schizophrenia can have an effect on the quality of life. some items such as family care, early and on time treatment play an important role in increasing the quality of life. results the participants in this study gained the highest quality of life in the domain of physical, environmental and psychological health and social relationships. there was no signif...

conclusions based on the study results, making plans to promote mental aspect of nurses, focusing on family foundations like marriage, reducing and distributing working hours, and decreasing night shifts hours of nurses could reduce their depression and improve their quality of life. results according to the final model yielded from path analysis, the most important factors contributing to depr...

Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a disorder of hyperandrogenemia and chronic anovulation which affects 5-10% of all women. The PCOS symptoms such as hirsutism, irregular menses, obesity and infertility are a major source of psychological morbidity and can negatively affect quality of life. In this study, we examined the health-related quality of life among Iranian women who suffe...