background: health assessment in patients  with epilepsy (pwe) should  include  both  clinical outcomes and  health related quality of life (hrqol) measures. the quality of life (qol) in epilepsy-31 inventory  (qolie-31) is widely used for qol studies  in epilepsy. this study  aims to evaluate psychometrics  of the persian version of the inventory (qolie-31-p). methods:  following a  standard  ...

objective: menopause is a natural part of women´s life. according to our country's age pyramid that is toward the aging and elderly, every year large number of women inter this period. during this period, due to the wide fluctuations of the hormones, it is caused unpleasant physical, psychological and sexual symptoms that affect women's quality of life negatively. because of the side effects of...

background and purpose: quality of life is a ubiquitous concept, and improving quality of life plays a pivotal role in the promotion of individual and social health. this parameter requires exclusive attention in case of students since quality of life remarkably affects learning and academic achievement.this study aimed to evaluate quality of life among the students of islamic azad university o...

background : the aim of this study was to investigate the association between the two most commonly used generic and disease specific health-related quality of life (hrqol) measures in patients with chronic lung disease due to sm: medical outcomes study short form 36-item (sf-36) and st george's respiratory questionnaire (sgrq). methods : this is a secondary analysis of iranian chemical warfare...

in this article, it has been tried to analyze the mental satisfaction of the quality of life in different regions in terms of objective development. for this purpose, districts no. 3, 6, and 9 of mashhad city which through the measures of education, income, and employment were respectively among the deprived, the average, and the privileged regions were selected as the case study areas. moreove...

background family-centered empowerment of drug and stimulant users is an effective program for a better response to treatment, prevention of treatment adverse effects, and promotion quality of life (qol) and lifestyle in the process of discontinuing drug abuse. objectives this study aimed to determine the effects of educational intervention, based on family-centered empowerment and pender's hea...

conclusions the results showed that heart failure had a negative impact on the quality of life for patients. therefore, evaluation and improvement of quality of life for these patients should be considered one of the duties of nurses. background currently, examining the quality of life is considered an important aspect of the study of chronic diseases. heart failure affects the quality of life ...

objectives: quality of life, when referring to an individual’s health, is called health-related quality of life. the purpose of this study is to assess self-perceived hearing loss related quality of life of adolescents with hearing loss and its relationship with sex, age sub-groups or school settings with domains of quality of life. methods: a school based survey was conducted in tehran city. u...

purpose: to evaluate the health-related quality of life (hrqol) among strabismus patient. methods: one hundred and twenty-two strabismic patients ≥ 14 years who scheduled for surgery were selected non-randomly. the patients completed the adult strabismus 20 (as-20) and sf 36 questionnaires. measurements were performed preoperatively and 3 and 6 months postoperatively. changes in psychosocial an...