BACKGROUND Psoriasis has a significant negative impact on patients' health-related quality of life (HRQOL). This study aims to evaluate HRQOL of adult patients with psoriasis in Iran, and explore the relationship between general and disease-specific outcome measures in psoriasis. METHODS Between May and August 2013, a cross-sectional questionnaire survey of consecutive outpatients was conduct...

OBJECTIVES This study aimed to measure the level and determinants of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in adults in Kermanshah, a city in the western region of Iran. METHODS Convenience sampling was employed to obtain a sample of 998 adults aged 18 years and older (646 males and 352 females) in the city of Kermanshah. A 2-part self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data over...

where up in Eq. (2) corresponds to u(jôx, not) in Eq. (1), and where a = cSt/Sx. Here öt and Sx are the time and space intervals, respectively. We consider the case — co < x < », í > 0. It was shown by Courant, Friedrichs, and Lewy in a wellknown paper [1] that if up and u,x are prescribed for ally, then the computational process represented by Eq. (2) will yield values for w/ which converge to...

OBJECTIVE Maximal oxygen uptake (Vo(2max)) of 44 ml kg(-1) min(-1) is an accepted criterion (Vo(2CR)) below which health and fitness for young male adults may be compromised. New algorithms validated for Vo(2CR) screening using the 20 m multistage shuttle run test (20mMST) were developed. METHODS Vo(2max) was assessed in 110 males using a stationary gas analyser in a treadmill test (TT) and i...

BACKGROUND The EQ-5D, a generic health status questionnaire that is widely used in health economic evaluation, was recently expanded to the EQ-5D-5L to address criticisms of unresponsiveness and ceiling effect. AIMS To describe the validity, responsiveness and minimum important difference of the EQ-5D-5L in COPD. METHODS Study 1: The validity of the EQ-5D-5L utility index and visual analogu...