Showing 32 results for Quality of Life
S Hamidizadeh, F Ahmadi, Y Aslani, Sh Etemadifar, K Salehi, R Kordeyazdi,
Volume 16, Issue 1 (4-2008)
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Introduction: The proportion of older adults in the population continues to grow in the developing countries. In addition, persons at or over the age of 60 years have decreased quality of life in geriartrics because of several factors, such as low physical activity and impairment in mobility. This study was performed to assess the effect of group-based exercise program on physical functional independency in order to finally increase the quality of life in older adults.
Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted in old women and men in 2005-2007. In this study, 50 elderly men and women were randomly divided into two groups experimental (25) and control (25).Group-based exercise program was administrated to the individuals of experimental group for 8 weeks (3 time a week) and subsequently using SF-36 questionnaire, the level of quality of life was measured in the two groups at the beginning and the end of the study. The data was analyzed using manvitni , chi-square and nonparametric tests.
Results: Using group-based exercise program, increase in mean level of quality of life in different dimensions physical functional, role functional, pain, general health, emotional well-being, social functional , emotional functional and mental health was statistically significant(p<0.01),whereas in the control group ,these parameters, were unchanged(p>0.01).
Conclusion: Our study results showed that use of a regular and prolonged exercise program can increase the level of quality of life in older adults in different dimensions.
A Fazel, B Tirgari, N Mokhber, Mm Koushyar, H Esmaily,
Volume 16, Issue 3 (10-2008)
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Introduction: Breast cancer with 22.6% is the most common cancer in Iranian women and mastectomy is the treatment of choice in 81% of cases posted for surgery. Mastectomy can evoke feelings of mutilation, altered body image and decreased sexual attractiveness and function leading to mood disorders. In the last decades, final purpose of treatment strategies in breast cancer is creation of a life with good quality. In this regards, concern is rising about the impact of surgical treatments, especially mastectomy on patient`s quality of life. This study was conducted to determine the relationship of mastectomy with mood and quality of life in breast cancer patients.
Methods: This descriptive-analytic study was done in 2005.Case group included mastectomy patients referring to the oncology clinics (n=50).The comparison group consisted of mammography candidates referring to women clinics in Imam Reza and Ghaeem Hospitals. Data collected was based on non-probability and purposeful sampling. The information collected included: demographic and medical information, social support questionnaire, POMS survey for measurement of mood. Quality of life was assessed with FPQOLI.
Results: Pearson correlation coefficient showed a significant converse statistical relation between mood and quality of life score in mastectomy women (P<0.001). Independence T test showed that mood and quality of life in mastectomy group were lower than mammography candidate women (P=0.001, P<0.049). The general linear model test showed that group variable had the most effect on women`s mood (P<0.001). Also , mood was the most important factor that predicted level of quality of life in these women (P<0.001).
Conclusion: Lack of attention to psychological and spiritual status of the patients after mastectomy may provide conditions for unstable mood and can finally disrupt their quality of life. But, nurses can identify patients with psychological tensions and introduce them to consultancy centers to prevent mood disorders and promote their quality of life.
S Hamidizadeh, R Masoodi, Fa Ahmadi, E Mohammadi,
Volume 17, Issue 2 (7-2009)
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Introduction: Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, progressive and degenerative myelin sheath disease of the central nervous system. It frequently occurs in young people in the productive stage of life who are solicitous about their role and family responsibilities. One of the treatment and vigilance intervention index in improvement of chronic illness is quality of life. The objective of the implementation of this study was to assess the effect of Orem self- care program on physical quality of life in multiple sclerosis patients.
Methods: This study was a quasi-experimental research on 70 multiple sclerosis patients’ who were randomly allocated to experimental or control group (35 patients in each group). The experimental group was treated with self-care program based on Orem self-care frame work and compared with the control group. Data was analyzed using presumption statistics.
Results: T test showed that there was no significant difference in the physical quality of life score before intervention in the two groups (P=0.33, T=-0.69), while after intervention, the same test indicated a significant difference between the two groups (P=0.001, T=14.42). Pair t test showed significant difference in experimental group before and after self care program (P=0.001, T=-14.20), whereas the same test showed no significant difference in the control group (P= 0.95, T= -0.06).
Conclusion: According to the study result, self care program based on the Orem frame work can have an effect on the physical quality of life in multiple sclerosis patients. Therefore, if a program is designed on the basis of educational needs and the “Orem self- care model” approach, it can be effective for enhancing the multiple sclerosis patients physical quality of life, and it can be recommended as a nursing interventional program. This intervention is safe, inexpensive and complementary that can be used to support multiple sclerosis patients in treatment centers.
A Manookian, A Nejatisafa, K Ali-Moghaddam, A Shamshiri,
Volume 18, Issue 2 (5-2010)
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Introduction: Bone marrow transplantation is one of the treatment modalities in many hematologic disorders. In recent years, bone marrow transplantation is increasingly being delivered in the outpatient setting. Some studies suggest that outpatient transplantation has many advantages. The aim of this study was to compare the quality of life in outpatient and inpatient multiple myeloma patients after bone marrow transplantation.
Methods: This research was a descriptive, comparative study. The quality of life of 35 multiple myeloma patients who had undergone bone marrow transplantation (20 outpatient and 15 inpatient) was assessed. An EORTC QLQ_C30 questionnaire was used for data collection. The questionnaire was completed on three occasions (before transplantation, 45 day after BMT and 90 day after BMT). Descriptive (mean, SD) and inferential statistics (Paired T Test, ANOVA Repeated Measures) were used for data analysis.
Results: Comparison of quality of life between inpatient and outpatient settings indicated that quality of life of outpatient group was significantly better than inpatient group in certain aspects including all functional scales, all symptom scales, physical functioning, nausea and vomiting, fatigue, role functioning and appetite loss, and after a period of 90 days after transplantation, there was a significant increase in quality of life of the members of the inpatient group with regards to social functioning (p=0.001), dyspnoea( p=0.05), insomnia(p<0.001) and diarrhea (p=0.07).
Conclusion: Although both transplantation methods have their own advantages, but considering the point that outpatient setting results in betterment of quality of life in certain aspects, it is advisable that patients should undergo bone marrow transplantation in an outpatient setting.
M Mardani Hamule, A Shahraki Vahed,
Volume 18, Issue 2 (5-2010)
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Introduction: Cancer is a disease that is determined by unnatural deformation and differentiation of cells.Cancer patients face psychosocial and physical problems that may have an impact on the patient's quality of life .The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between mental health and quality of life in cancer patients.
Methods: This study was a correlational research. In this study, 90patients referred to Shefa hospital in Ahvaz were selected through convenient sampling in 2008 .Data was collected by General Health Questionnaire and short form quality of life questionnaire (Sf-36) and analyzed using Spearman's correlation ,t-test and ANOVAs test .
Results: The results showed that most domains in quality of life were correlated with mental health domains .General health perception and physical function domains were correlated significantly with 3 domains of mental health anxiety, social function and depression. Somatoform symptoms were correlated significantly with mental health domain of quality of life (P<0.02). Finally, social function was correlated significantly with social dysfunction domain of life quality (P<0.05). Also, anxiety and somatoform domains of mental health had a more significant relationship in women than men (P=0.006 and P=0.025). From the quality of life domain, physical function had a more significant relationship in men than women (P=0.03), while bodily pain had a more significant relationship in women than men (P=0.001).
Conclusion: According to the findings, many quality of life domains were correlated with mental health domains and cancer had an effect on various aspects of patient's life.
H Hojjati, S Aloustani, G Akhondzadeh, B Heidari, H Sharif_nia,
Volume 18, Issue 3 (8-2010)
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Introduction: Because of the progressive nature of addiction in all aspects of life, it influences the health of society individuals and has bad effects on psychological, physical, social, emotional, spiritual and cognitive health. In order to investigate mental health and the quality of life of addicts referring to addiction centers in Golestan province, this research was done.
Methods: A total of 322 patients were selected from the addiction census centers of the province during 2009 and studied in a descriptive cross-sectional analysis. The data included a questionnaire about demographic characteristics and two questionnaires contained the mental health (MHC) and the quality of life (SF17) variables.
Results: Of the total, 52 percent reported their mental health to be somewhat favorable and 17 percent reported favorable. On the other hand, 53 percent reported somewhat favorable quality of life and 8 percent had a desirable quality of life. There was significant relationship between mental health and quality of life. Mental health was significantly related to sex and type of material consumption, while quality of life was significantly related to job and type of material consumed.
Conclusion: Many addicts can’t give up addiction and repeatedly refer to centers. But care team members can identify common characteristics, personality traits and support systems for promoting mental health and the quality of addict’s life which facilitate prevention, treatment and rehabilitation.
A Abbaszadeh, R Javanbakhtian, Sh Salehee, M Motvaseliyan,
Volume 18, Issue 5 (12-2010)
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Introduction: Quality of life(QOL) is a state of complete physical, mental, social and spiritual well-being and may be affected by sociodemographic variables, chronic illnesses, psychiatric and physical conditions. End stage renal diseases and treatments lead to many problems in patients including physical, mental and socioeconomic problems thus affecting their overall QOL. This study evaluated and compared QOL in hemodialysis and kidney transplant patients.
Methods: In a descriptive analytic study, SF36 questionnaire was used to examine QOL in 120 patients (60 hemodialysis and 60 kidney transplant patients) in Kerman.
Results: The mean QOL score in hemodialysis patients was 49.83±17.56, while in kidney transplant patients, it was 60.95±16.60. Although difference between the two groups was significant (p≤o.o5), the difference in three dimensions pain, physical and social function was not significant (p≥0.05). In hemodialysis patients, minimum score was in vitality dimension and maximum score in physical function. In kidney transplant patients, minimum score was in general health and maximum score was in role limitation due to physical problem dimension.
Conclusion: Although QOL in both groups is lower than public communities, kidney transplantation can improve QOL, especially in role restriction due to physical problems. Based on results, it seems that age, blood creatinine levels and personal perception are the most important factors affecting QOL of hemodialysis patients and only creatinine levels and personal perception can be modified. So, in this group of patients, by maintaining creatinine levels and assuring dialysis quality, QOL can be improved. On the other hand, recognition of patient’s defiance mechanisms can improve adaptation and life satisfaction.
H Fallahzade, A Dehghani Tafti, M Dehghani Tafti, F Hoseini, H Hoseini,
Volume 18, Issue 6 (2-2011)
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Introduction: Most women experience significant changes in quality of life(QOL) during and after menopausal and few researchers have quantified these changes. The aim of the present research was to assess quality of life(QOL) and determine factors related to its impairment among postmenopausal Iranian women.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted by cluster sampling method among 300 post-menopausal women in Yazd, Islamic Republic of Iran in 2008. Data was collected using the menopause quality of life questionnaire(MENQOL) by interview. Content validity and Cronbach's alpha were used respectively to ensure the validity and reliability of the questionnaires. Inferential and descriptive statistics via SPSS.15 software were used for data analysis.
Results: The mean scores for quality of life in various dimensions were as follows: vasomotor dimension 12.34±4.71, psychological dimension 18.15±8.89, physical dimension 41.09±16.37 and in sexual dimension it was 10.97±6.52. There were significant relationships between psychological , physical and sexual dimensions and education level, economic level ,health level (p < 0.05) regardless of Spearman’s correlation, There were significant relationships between ,physical and sexual dimensions and number of pregnancies and age(p < 0.05).
Conclusion: Menopause causes a decrease in quality of life that is dependent on work and other sociodemographic variables. It is therefore necessary to develop effective interventional programs to improve quality of life after menopause.
A Pirasteh Motlagh , Z Nikmanesh ,
Volume 20, Issue 5 (1-2013)
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Introduction: AIDS will change route of life people with disease and to be cause loss of self – esteem, increased vulnerability feeling and confusion thoughts in their. The purpose of this study is investigating the role of spirituality in quality of life of patients with AIDS/HIV.
Methods: This study was conducted with a sample of 43 patients with AIDS/HIV in Sistan & Baluchestan province in 1390 that had been selected via method of available sampling. Spirituality was measured using the Spirituality Questionnaire (Parsian and Dunning, 2009) and quality of life was measured using the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF). Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient,s stepwise multiple regression, t Test and ANOVA.
Results: The study results indicated that there is a significant positive relationship between spirituality and quality of life, but there is no significant relationship between demographic variables (gender, marital status, age, and disease duration) and quality of life. Results of regression analyses indicated that component of self-awareness is best predictor of physical health, psychological health and social relationships. Also, there was a significant difference among male and female patients in quality of life.
Conclusion: According to these results, it can be deduced that spirituality has an impact on quality of life in patients with AIDS/HIV, and it can be used as a coping method for improving mental health and increasing quality of patients' life with AIDS/HIV
M Hatamloo Sadabadi , J Babapour Kheirodin ,
Volume 20, Issue 5 (1-2013)
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Introduction: Diabetic patients face with different physical and psychological challenging factors which impress their quality of life. The major problem of these patients, which has made their life circumstances more complicated, is coping and adapting styles with the illness. So, this study aimed to determine quality of life and also different kinds of coping strategies in patients with type 2 diabetes and also to compare it with those of healthy people.
Methods: In this study, sixty diabetic patients (30 male, 30 female), were chosen by available sampling method from the people who referred to Sina Diabetes center in Tabriz and were compared with sixty non diabetic people (30 male, 30 female). Data were collected by two questionnaires including the short form health survey (SF-36) and coping style Inventories. MANOVA method was used to analyze the research data.
Results: The study results showed that non diabetics were significantly higher than diabetic patients in regard to quality of life and its dimensions (p<0.001). Also results revealed that non diabetic people used the problem–oriented styles (p<0.001), however diabetic patients used emotional-oriented coping and avoidance strategies more (p<0.05). In this study (in both groups), females in comparison with males had lower score in quality of life and used more emotion-oriented coping styles and less problem-oriented styles.
Conclusion: The results indicated that individuals’ quality of life was affected by their coping style with different affairs. Emotional-oriented coping and avoidance strategies were related with decrease of quality of life in diabetic patients whereas problem-oriented styles enhanced it. Therefore, it is necessary to perform interventions for teaching problem solving coping in order to improve these patients' quality of life.
M Zeraatkar, I Rahimian Boogar, S Talepasand, A Amin,
Volume 23, Issue 11 (2-2016)
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Introduction: Reduced quality of life in cardiac patients and their frequent hospitalizations in the coronary care units is regarded as a main challenge for such patients. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the effectiveness of healthy lifestyle promotion intervention on quality of life in patients with congestive heart failure via cognitive-behavioral procedure.
Methods: In this randomized controlled trial, assessment in pretest, posttest, and follow-up along with the control group were applied. Twenty-six patients with congestive heart failure were selected via convenience sampling among patients attended to Shahid Rajaee Heart hospital in Tehran. Then, they were randomly assigned to the experimental group (n=11; under administration of healthy lifestyle promotion intervention via cognitive-behavioral procedure during eight group sessions once a week) and control group (n=15). Quality of life was measured for all the participants in three phases of pre-test, post-test and follow-up by Questionnaire of Quality of Life in Patients with Heart Failure (IHF-QoL) and Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS).
Results: According to the results of variance analysis with repeated measures, this intervention was proved to have short-time effects on quality of life and its psychological components (P<0.001). Following the therapy termination, patients were returned to baseline, though the effect of intervention on depression was continued within 2 month follow-up (P<0.001).
Conclusion: In regard with the effectiveness of healthy lifestyle promotion intervention via cognitive-behavioral procedure in improving quality of life and its psychological aspects, as well as high costs of hospital and prolonged treatment for these patients, applying this intervention in a permanent manner seem to be beneficial.
F Rezaei, S Roshan Nia, H Ali Asadi,
Volume 23, Issue 11 (2-2016)
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Introduction: Despite advances in the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy within the past several decades, people suffering from this disorder continue to be stigmatized. Stigma is a psychological social process that begins with labeling and leads to social avoidance as well as social isolation. In many people suffering from epilepsy, stigma is held to adversely impact their psychological well-being and quality of life. Therefore, the present study aimed to examine the stigma as well as its relationship with the psychological factors within epilepsy patients.
Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, the target population included all patints with epilepsy reffering to medical centers of Khoramabad during spring 2015. A total number of 100 men and women with epilepsy were selected via convenience sampling. In order to glean the study data, Quality of Life in Epilepsy Scale-31 (QOLIE-31), Eysenck Self-esteem Inventory (ESI), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and Stigma Scale for Epilepsy (SSE) were administered to each subject. The obtained data were analyzed by SPSS.18, AMOS-18 softwares applying Pearson correlation and structural equation modeling method.
Results: The study results indicated that the structural model properly fit the clinical sample (ch2= 6.45;
p= 0.168). Stigma was correlated with self-esteem, depression, anxiety and quality of life (P<0.05). Ultimately, in the presented model, the stigma could appropriately predict quality of life mediated by self-esteem and negative mood (CFI, TLI, AGFI, and GFI > 0.9).
Conclusion: The findings of the present study suggest that psychosocial treatments should be taken into consideration as multidisciplinary programs of this disorder.
M Afkhamiaghda, M , H Maleksabet , Amir H Mehrparvar, M Falahati , M Laeh ,
Volume 24, Issue 3 (6-2016)
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Introduction: Social damages as a serious threat will serionsly jeopardize people health. Different factors including uncontrolled population growth, urban development, mechanization of life, disruption of interrelationships, etc. are some causes of social damages that might affect the quality of life. This study was conducted with the aim of investigating the relationship between social damages on the quality of life in Yazd city.
Methods: This study is a descriptive survey one. The target population of this study was the families living in Yazd city. According to Krejcie and Morgan (1970) the sample size was 384. The samples were selected through cluster sampling. A 42-item pathology questionnaire and a 26-item quality of life questionnaire were used to collect the data. The data were analyzed using SPSS.16 software. Pearson correlation coefficient and analysis of variance were used.
Results: The results showed that %95.3 of cases had a low tendency to social damages and there was a significant relationship between social damages and the quality of life. There was also a significant relationship between social damages such as theft, violence, drug abuse, sexual issues, suicide, running from home and quality of life.
Conclusion: The results showed that there was a significant relationship between social damages and the quality of life, which it causes numerous problems for the society and it can have a negative effect on the people’s mental and physical health and decreases the quality of life.
Mohammad Forat Yazdi, Mehrnoush Giahi Yazdi, Mohammad Hossein Sorbi,
Volume 25, Issue 4 (7-2017)
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Introduction: Cancer is a crippling and incurable disease, which affects on physical health as well as mental and social well- being and disrupts patient’s life. The present study was done to measure the rate of quality of life and coping strategies in people with cancer and non-cancer in Yazd city.
Methods: This was an analytical and cross sectional study in which performed on 53 women with cancer who referred to private oncology clinic and 94 non-cancer ones in Yazd. The sampling method was purposeful. Data were collected by demographic questionnaire, coping inventory for stressful situation questionnaire (CISS) and a socio-economic well-being scale in people with cancer. SPSS-16 was used to analyze data.
Results: Problem-focused coping style was the most common coping strategy among the participants (Mean± SD 50.34± 7.89) and the rate of quality of life among the participants were 47.47± 7.72. The results of Pearson correlation showed a positive significant relationship between problem-focused and avoidant coping styles with quality of life and its subscales (p< 0.01).However, there was no relationship between emotion-focused coping style with quality of life and its subscales. One-way analysis of variance showed that people with cancer significantly has negative avoidant style in compare with non-cancer women, also, there was no significant difference between both groups in terms of other variables (p >0.05).
Conclusion: Generally, the results showed that appropriate use of stress-coping strategies is effective in people’s quality of life. Hence, the use of psychological interventions and stress management training with problems are recommended to enhance psychological state and quality of life among patients with cancer.
Mohammad Reza Sobhani, Seyed Mohammad Jalil Abrisham, Hamed Jahanbakhti, Hamid Pahlavanhossein, Shahram Shokraneh,
Volume 26, Issue 4 (7-2018)
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Introdution: Nowadays, the use of internal fixation in the field of orthopedics is increasing. On the other hand, there is no clear criteria at hand on removal of orthopedic implants, and there is disagreement among orthopedic surgeons on the necessity of routine removal of orthopedic implants in all patients after the healing of the fracture, and many surgeons take a personal approach towards the issue. Therefore, this study was conducted with the purpose of examining the result of hardware removal in patients admitted to Yazd’s Shahid Sadoughi Hospital.
Methods: This study was a descriptive cross-sectional one, in which the patients were examined based on some factors, including age, gender, height, weight, BMI, location of the fracture and the mechanism of injury, degree of satisfaction, degree of activity, degree of pain, the reason for removal of the implant and the quality of life, using the SF-36 questionnaire.
Results The mean quality of life score in the patients before the surgery was 81.41. After the surgery the score reached to the number of 87.23 (P-value = 0.0001), which was a significant improvement in the quality of life of the patients after the removal of the implant. In addition, the findings showed a significant reduction in pain after the surgery (p-value=0/0001).
Conclusion: Noting that there is a disagreement on the subject of routine removal of orthopedic implants, the results of this study showed that most patients desired the removal of the implant. based on the improvement of pain score and quality of life score after the surgery, by considering the side effects, removal of the implant seems beneficial and leads to improved the quality of life, increased pain and an improve in patient daily activity and performance.
Javad Khalatbari, Farzaneh Noroozi, Mr Vahid Hemmati Sabet, Mohammad Ebrahim Maddahi,
Volume 26, Issue 5 (8-2018)
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Introdution: The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating role of cognitive emotion regulation strategies on the relationship between attachment styles and quality of life in the patients with multiple sclerosis in Tehran.
Methods: The research method was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population of the study was all the patients with multiple sclerosis referred to Sina Hospital in Tehran in 1396. By using the sample size calculations in structural equations and available sampling method, 354 participants were selected as a sample size. In order to measure the variables, the cognitive emotion regulation strategies Questionnaire (Garnefski et al., 2001) (), Hazan and Shaver Attachment Styles (1990) and World Health Organization Quality of Life (1997) were used. The proposed model was evaluated by structural equation modeling using SPSS21 and Smart-Pls 2 and Amos-22 softwares. The technical characteristics of the questionnaire, including reliability, convergent validity and divergent validity were investigated. Moreover, path coefficients and software significance coefficients were used to examine the research hypotheses.
Results: The results of the present studyshowed that cognitive emotion regulation strategies have a mediating role in attachment styles and quality of life.
Conclusion: Therefore, the results of the study can lead to a better understanding to promote mental health after the onset of multiple sclerosis
Masoud Mirzaei, Mohammad Khajeh,
Volume 26, Issue 6 (10-2018)
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Introdution:. Quality of life is an important and measurable outcome in the field of medicine; The aim of the present study was to evaluate the relation between smoking and quality of life in the city of Yazd.
Methods: This analytical - cross-sectional study was performed using Yazd Health Study (YaHS) data with a sample size of 8725 people. SF8 (Short Form 8 Health Survey) questionnaire was used for evaluating the quality of life. Data were analyzed through Kruskal-Wallis, Mann-Whitney and Logistic regression tests.
Results: There was a significant difference between the quality of life in smokers and non-smokers and the quality of life was significantly lower among smokers compared to non-smokers (p < 0.001) . This difference was observed in the dimensions of general health (p < 0.001), cheerfulness (p < 0.001) and social performance (p = 0.014) as well as in two general dimensions of physical (p = 0.001) and mental (p < 0.001) quality of life. In the present study, smoking cigarette (OR=1.54, CI 95%: 1.31-1.81) and hookah (OR=1.32, CI 95%: 1.11-1.56) were considered as risk factors for low quality of life. Analyzing the statistical interaction between smoking cigarette and quality of life-related demographic characteristics has shown that young smokers compared to old smokers (OR=3.55, CI 95%: 1.56-8.08) and single smokers compared to married smokers (OR=2.37, CI 95%: 1.44-3.89) had a higher chance of being in the low quality of life classification. In addition, employed smoker compared to unemployed smoker had a lower chance of low quaility of life (OR=0.711, CI95%: 0.513-0.983).
Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that there are significant differences in quality of life according to the smoking status.
Ali Imani, Mohammad Reza Din Mohammadi, Vahide Karimi, Fatemeh Moradi, Ayoub Pezeshki,
Volume 26, Issue 9 (12-2018)
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Introdution: Chronic kidney failure has a serious effect on the patients' quality of life. Nowadays, humans are not only inclined to live longer, but also they are demanding improvements in quality of life. it may be possible to improve the quality of life of those patients by low cost, easy and A little bit of a complication methods such as dialysis fluid cooling .
Methods: This study was a clinical trial that randomized, crossover and double-blind. 42 hemodialysis patients were divided into two groups: 20 and 22 patients. Then, the first group received standard hemodialysis (37°c) for four weeks and simultaneously the second group received cold hemodialysis (35°c). In the second four weeks, the type of hemodialysis was changed. During this time, quality of life was assessed three times, before the study, after the completion of the first four weeks and second four weeks with using a short questionnaire of 36 quality of life questions (SF-36). For statistical analysis SPSS22 and Mann-Whitney and Friedman statistical tests were used at the significant level of P <0.05.
Results: The results showed that 45.2% of the samples were male and 54.8% were female.. After the first four weeks, the average quality of life in the cold and standard stage was 73.45 and 44.30, and after the second four weeks was 79.83 and 48.51, respectively. This means that cold hemodialysis significantly has improved quality of life based on health (P <0.001).
Conclusion: Cold hemodialysis can improve the quality of life based on health in hemodialysis patients.
Atena Dadgari , Yasini Seyed , Ellahe Shiri , Nahid Mazlom , Imane Bagheri , Motahare Sharaf Aldini ,
Volume 26, Issue 11 (3-2019)
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Introdution: Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder, which may be accompanied by reduction in quality of life.The purpose of this study was to study the effect of education during discharge on the quality of life in the patients with schizophrenia.
Methods: The present study was an experimental study and research community is of the patients at the Comprehensive Psychiatric Center of Yazd Province, Iran. In this study, the patients (two experimental and control groups, n= 32 in each group) with schizophrenia were admitted to the Comprehensive Psychiatric Center of Yazd Province. For the experimental group, in addition to routine programs, the discharge program was performed for 6 hours in the hospital and a routine program was performed for the control group. Quality of life was measured with the quality of life inventory in both groups before the intervention and one month after discharge. Statistical analysis was performed by paired T test and independed T test(version 16)
Results: The groups were matched for demographic variables and quality of life score. At the end of the study, the quality of life and social skills (P <0.001) were significantly improved in the experimental group, but there was no significant change in the control group (P>0.05).
Conclusion: Increasing the quality of life is the benefits of training during discharge, which is important due to the chronic course of schizophrenia
Ghodsieh Ebrahimpour, Bahram Mirzaian, Ramazan Hasanzadeh,
Volume 27, Issue 2 (5-2019)
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Introdution: Epilepsy is known as a cerebrovascular disorder with a continuing readiness for epileptic seizures and psychological neuropsychological outcomes. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on psychological well-being, quality of life and depression in patients with epilepsy.
Methods: The study was a quasi- experimental with a pre-test, post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of the study consisted of 76 patients, of whom 20 were selected by available sampling method and they were randomly divided into two experimental and control groups. The experimental group received the acceptance and commitment group therapy in eight sessions each of which in two hours. Before and after the intervention, the Multidimensional Reef psychological well-being questionnaire, Quality of life questionnaire, Beck Depression Inventory was administrated in both groups. Data were analyzed using covariance test and SPSS20 software.
Results: The findings of this study showed that acceptance and commitment based treatment had a significant effect on psychological well-being, quality of life and depression in the level of error less than p <0.0001. And the result of P-value was reported as 42.602, 17. 927, 53.528, respectively.
Conclusion: The results of this study show that acceptance and commitment therapy is significantly effective in the patients with epilepsy using techniques such as attention to the present time, acceptance and cognitive impairment in increasing psychological well-being and quality of life and reducing depression. Considering the effect of admission therapy and commitment in using this method at all levels of prevention and treatment of the patients with physical and mental illness seems necessary.
