The Short Form-36 (SF-36) is the most widely used health-related quality-of-life measure in
research to date. There are currently two sources for the SF-36 and scoring instructions …

Background With an increasing ageing population, hip fractures have become a major
public health issue in the elderly. It is important to examine the health status (HS) and health …

Importance Research supports use of prehabilitation to optimize physical status before and
after colorectal cancer resection, but its effect on postoperative complications remains …

Background: The preoperative period (prehabilitation) may represent a more appropriate
time than the postoperative period to implement an intervention. The impact of …

Background Patients undergoing colorectal cancer resections are at risk for delayed
recovery. Prehabilitation aims to enhance functional capacity preoperatively for better …

Background The treatment of chronic sciatica caused by herniation of a lumbar disk has not
been well studied in comparison with acute disk herniation. Data are needed on whether …

Age-related macular degeneration is a major cause of blindness worldwide. With ageing
populations in many countries, more than 20% might have the disorder. Advanced age …

Background As more patients survive the acute respiratory distress syndrome, an
understanding of the long-term outcomes of this condition is needed. Methods We evaluated …

OBJECTIVE.: Little is known regarding health-related quality of life and its relation with
physical activity level in the general population. Our primary objective was to systematically …

This was a large population-based study to develop and validate the Iranian version of the
Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) for use in health related quality of life assessment in Iran …