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Background & Aim : Elderly is a sensitive period and quality of life in elderly is of great importance that should not be ignored. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between quality of life and status of physical functioning among elderly people in west region of Tehran. Material and Method : This was a descriptive-correlational study. Through multi-stage sampling method, 410 participants over 60 years old and cognitively intact were selected to participate in the study. The data-gathering tool consisted of a 2-part questionnaire: Short Form Health Survey (SF12) used to measure quality of life, questions related to status of physical functioning which includes activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs). Results: The result of the study showed that there was statistically significant correlation between quality of life among elderly and their “ status of physical functioning (ADLs & IADLs) ” , “gender”, “education', “economic status” and “present health status” (P

Background: Mindfulness may mediate the influences of negative cognitions, sensations, and emotions affecting behavior. Besides, mindfulness may affect the experience of pain-related anxiety, and thereby improve other aspects of physical and psychosocial functioning. The purpose of this study was to investigate the potential mediating role of pain-related anxiety between mindfulness and physical and psychosocial functioning in women with chronic low back pain. Methods: In this cross sectional study, 144 women with chronic low back pain were selected by randomize simple sampling method. Mindful attention awareness scale, Hospital anxiety scale, and Health status inventory were used to assess the participants' status. The data were analyzed by LISREL8.50 software. Findings: The results showed a negative relationship between mindfulness and anxiety and a positive relationship between mindfulness and physical and psychological functioning (P < 0.01). In addition, based on the path analysis model, anxiety was found to mediate the relationship of mindfulness and physical and psychological functioning (P < 0.01). Path analysis showed that the mediation model had adequate indices for physical and psychosocial functioning. Conclusion: Regarding the mediation role of anxiety, the anxiety level should be assessed before starting mindfulness-based treatment methods among women with chronic low back pain. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the OF physical functioning level and prevalence of chronic illness among elderlypeople in west region of Tehran. Methods & Materials: This study was a descriptive and cross-sectional study. A multi-stage sampling was used and 410 community residents who were over 60 years old were selected from west region of Tehran.Descriptive statistics, T-test and ANOVA were used to analysis data. Results: There were significant relations between ADLs and ‘Gender’, ‘Economic status’, ‘Health status’, ‘Education’ and ‘Number of chronic illness’ (P