Purpose: to evaluate the Flanagan Quality of Life Scale applied in a representative sample of urban older people population of Botucatu city, São Paulo, Brazil. Methods: a cross-sectional study was carried out with a ...

BACKGROUND: Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the skin that affects patients of all ages and both genders. The impact of the disease on quality of life is greater among patients with moderate to severe psoriasis. ...

Anogenital warts are a worldwide public health problem. They consist of epithelial proliferations caused by HPV, whose transmission occurs mainly through sexual intercourse. In this study, we evaluated their impact on the ...

There have been few studies that examine quality of life among older adults in the Latin American region. Using a recent representative national survey on quality of life among older adults in Chile, we examine the effects ...

Background: Autoimmune bullous dermatoses are complex diseases triggered by autoantibodies action against epidermal antigens or the dermoepidermal junction. Blisters and vesicles that evolve with erosion areas characterize ...

Workers in general have their quality of life affected; however, in the industrial setting, they are exposed to poor and unhealthy conditions in their workplaces and to different occupational hazards depending on their ...

This study assessed the impact of oral and maxillofacial trauma and surgical treatment on the quality of life of patients. The study included 66 patients (age range 18–65 years) with facial fractures; 33 required surgical ...