BACKGROUND Health related quality of life (HRQOL) is an important outcome measure for highly active antiretroviral treatment program. In Ethiopia, studies revealed that there are improved qualities of life among adults living with the viruses taking antiretroviral therapy but there is no explicit data showing gender differences in health related quality of life. Aim. To assess gender difference...

background: advances in treatment of thalassemia major have improved the life expectancy of the patients and therefore their quality of life as other chronic diseases. this study was conducted to assess health- related quality of life in these patients in guilan province. methods: in a cross-sectional study, thirty-one children, aged 8-12 years, with β-thalassemia major were interviewed in guil...

conclusions exercise test performance was affected by lower quality of life and lower physical activity after lt. with the exception of hypertension, well known factors that affect the risk of coronary artery disease had no effect on the exercise test results. objectives this study examined potential relationships between physical activity, health-related quality of life (hrqol), risk factors f...

INTRODUCTION There have been few studies which have compared the quality of life between medical students and adult health care workers. AIMS (1) To compare health related quality of life (HRQoL) between medical students and adult health care workers and (2) to identify factors associated with quality of life of medical students. METHODS A cross sectional survey of medical students at Chian...

OBJECTIVES The purposes of this study were to examine the health-related quality of life(HRQoL) and to identify its related factors for a group of rural adults. METHODS The study subjects were 1,901 adults who were aged 40-70 years and who were living in Naju City, Jeollanamdo. The sociodemographic characteristics, health-related behavior, health status and global self-rated health were colle...

Background: Dermatologic diseases have considerable effects on patient's health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Patients' assessment of disease’s effects on their life is an important component of disease management. Although Skindex-29 is one of the most utilized measures for assessing dermatology-specific HRQoL, there is no Persian version of it in Iran. This study aimed to translate Skindex...

Health related quality of life (HRQOL) is increasingly recognized as an important clinical parameter and research endpoint in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). HRQOL in HCC patients is multifaceted and affected by medical factor which encompasses HCC and its complications, oncological and palliative treatment for HCC, underlying liver disease, as well as the psychological, social or...

[Purpose] This study aimed to assess the quality of life of elderly people related to physical function, cognitive function, and health, and devised methods to enhance their health-related quality of life. [Subjects and Methods] This study was conducted from November 2014 to January 2015 in 140 people over 65 registered at welfare centers. Those with a functional psychological disorder or diffi...

Background: The coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is performed to completely or partially relieve the symptoms of coronary heart disease (CHD). One of the most important goals of this operation is the improvement of quality of life (QoL). The data obtained on healthrelated quality of life (HRQoL) represents the functional limitations and the alleviation of symptoms amon...