The Relationship between Cognitive Appraisal and Adherence to Medical Regimens in Type 2 Diabetic Patients.

Introduction: Non-adherence to medical regimen has remained a challenge to the medical profession as well as to social sciences. To achieve positive results, the factors negatively impacting patient adherence to medical regimens (i.e.

Reliability and validity of the ''personal well-being index- cognitive disability'' on mentally retarded students.

Objective: Having a good quality of life has always been desirable for humans, and the concept of a good life and the ways of achieving it have become important over the years. Personal wellbeing is the mental component of quality of life. Thus, the current study was conducted to assess the reliability and validity of the ''Personal Well-Being Index- Cognitive Disability'' on mentally retarded students.

Reliability and validity of the "personal well-being index - adult" in mothers of mentally retarded students in north of tehran-iran.

Objective: Having a good quality of life has always been desirable for humans and the concept of a good life and the ways of achieving it have been focused over the years. Personal wellbeing is the mental component of quality of life. Thus, the current study was conducted to estimate psychometric characteristics of "personal well-being index-adult" (PWI-A) in mothers of mentally retarded students of exceptional schools in northern districts of Tehran.

Stress and Personal Well-being among a Sample of Iranian Disabled Veteran's Wives.

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare overall life satisfaction, subjective well-being, family stress, and stress symptoms of wives of three groups of Iranian disabled veterans.

Method: Participants included 97 wives of three groups of disabled veterans (Group 1with 25-49% disability; Group 2 with 50-69% disability; and Group 3 with larger or equal to 70% disability). The participants were selected randomly by computers of Iranian Martyrs and Veterans Foundations.

Personal Well-being and Stress Symptoms in Wives of Iranian Martyrs, Prisoners of wars and Disabled Veterans.

Objective: This study was conducted to compare the personal well-being among the wives of Iranian veterans living in the city of Qom.

Method: A sample of 300 was randomly selected from a database containing the addresses of veteran's families at Iran's Veterans Foundation in Qom (Bonyad-e-Shahid va Omoore Isargaran). The veterans' wives were divided into three groups: wives of martyrs (killed veterans), wives of prisoners of war, and wives of disabled veterans.