[Home ] [Archive]    
:: Current Issue :: Search :: Submit an Article ::
:: Volume 4, Issue 1 (2012) ::
Iran J War Public Health 2012, 4(1): 46-52 Back to browse issues page
Quality of life in chemical war victims with sever pulmonary damage
F. Jafari, F. Guitynavard *1, M.R. Soroush, B. Mousavi
1- , f_guitynavard@yahoo.com
Abstract:   (17963 Views)

 Introduction: Chronic complications due to chemical weapon exposure can negatively affect the quality of life. The aim of this study was to assess the health related quality of life (HRQOL) in people who had severe pulmonary complications due to the sulfur mustard gas exposure.

Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study all patients (292) with severe pulmonary complications due to chemical weapons exposure whose information thrived from the Veterans and Martyrs Affair Foundation (VMAF) database were studied. The quality of life was measured using the 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36).

Results: The mean age of the patients was 48.8±7.8 years. The lowest scores on the SF-36 subscales were found to be the role limitations due to emotional problems (19.8±33.5), and general health (20.3±17.5), respectively. The highest scores reported in social functioning (42.9±26.2), and emotional well being (41.5±21.5), respectively. Quality of life in chemical warfare victims who had pulmonary problems was significantly lower than the general public (P < 0.05). Regression analysis indicated the most potent affect on both physical and mental components for doing exercises.

Conclusion: The study findings suggest that chemical warfare victims with pulmonary complications suffer from poor health related quality of life and it is so necessary to improve quality of life in this population.

Keywords: Key words: chemical weapon victim, polmunary complications, quality of life, SF-36
Full-Text [PDF 166 kb]   (2171 Downloads)    
Article Type: Descriptive & Survey | Subject: Veterans or Handicapped Health
Received: 2010/09/29 | Accepted: 2011/05/28 | Published: 2014/06/24
Send email to the article author

Add your comments about this article
Your username or Email:

CAPTCHA


XML     Print


Download citation:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:

Jafari F, Guitynavard F, Soroush M, Mousavi B. Quality of life in chemical war victims with sever pulmonary damage. Iran J War Public Health 2012; 4 (1) :46-52
URL: http://ijwph.ir/article-1-90-en.html


Rights and permissions
Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Volume 4, Issue 1 (2012) Back to browse issues page
مجله طب جانباز Iranian Journal of War and Public Health
Persian site map - English site map - Created in 0.05 seconds with 31 queries by YEKTAWEB 4549