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Dr Sadegh Hazrati, Raheleh Alijahan, Dr Babak Nokhostin, Soosan Salimi, Parisa Tahmasebi, Shahla Moradi,
Volume 10, Issue 1 (4-2013)
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Background and Objective: Urinary tract infection is one of the most common bacterial infections during pregnancy and has also been implicated as a risk factor for adverse maternal and prenatal outcomes. The aim of our study was to determine the relation between maternal urinary tract infection and adverse maternal, prenatal outcomes in pregnant women of Ardabil, Iran.
Material and Methods: This retrospective-case-control study was conducted on prenatal file records of pregnant women in Ardabil (2011). The pregnant women who had a positive urine culture in their prenatal files (N= 211) were considered as a case group and 232 ones without urinary tract infection as a control. Using a research- made questionnaire, the data related to present pregnancy and prenatal information was collected and analyzed by KrusKal Wallis, Chi- Square and Fisher statistical tests.
Results: Maternal age of under 25 (%61.6 vs. 56.5), body mass index of more than 30 (%18.3 vs. 15.6), primigravida (%55 vs. 48.8), hypertension (%2.4 vs. 1.3), hyperemesis Gravidarum (%14.8 vs. 12.6), frequency and dysuria (%1.9 vs. 0.9), low birth weight (%95.4 vs. 93.2), congenital malformation (%3.5 vs. 1.8), artificial milk feeding (%6.5 vs. 2.7), neonatal death (%0.9 vs. 0.0) are higher in urinary infection group, however the differences are not statistically significant. Other maternal and prenatal adverse outcomes such as diabetes, pre-eclampsia , hemoglobin level, prematurity, abortion and stillbirth have not significant relation with urinary infection.
Conclusion: Because of low level of adverse maternal or prenatal outcomes reported in our study, we conclude that screening and treatment of urinary tract infection in Ardabil health service is appropriate therefore, no change is needed for present screening or treatment processes.
Hashem Heshmati, Rasoul Asnashari, Samane Khajavi, Dr Abdurrahman Charkazi, Dr Anahita Babak, Seyed Ghadir Hosseini, Dr Nasser Behnampour,
Volume 11, Issue 1 (5-2014)
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Background and Objective: Because of high growth of elderly population and the role of life style in their problems, we aimed to investigate the elders’life style in Kashmar.
Material and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted on 267 of over- 60- older people, who were covered by Kashmar health centers, selected by multi-stage sampling. We collected the data, using a valid and reliable questionnaire, via interview and analyzed them by SPSS 18 version using Chi- Square, ANOVA, independent t test, and correlation coefficient.
Results: The Mean age of the elderly was 69.03±0.38. The life style was moderate in 180 (67.4%) and desirable in 87 (32.6%) of them. There was significant relationship between life style and the variables such as age, marital status and education level (P<0.001). In addition, there was significant negative relationship between age and preventive behavior (p<0.001 r=-0.453), physical activity (p<0.001 r=-0.226), tension (p<0.001 r= -0.252) and social relation (p<0.001 r=-0.311).
Conclusion: A high percentage of elderly hasn't desirable life style therefore, we recommend appropriate measures, especially educational intervention for promoting elders’ life style.
Mohammad Mahboubi, Babak Rastegarimehr, Mohammad Sajedinejad, Atefeh Zahedi, Najiballah Baeradeh, Leila Rezaei, Ali Ebrazeh,
Volume 17, Issue 2 (4-2020)
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Background: One of the main pillars of sustainable development is health and wellness which is an integral part of improving the quality of life. Lack of hygiene facilities and human resources and their inadequate distribution in urban and rural areas are major problems in providing health services in third world countries. The main and important reasons for inequalities in the distribution of health sector resources include inappropriate and poor budget allocation to the health sector, inadequate and long-term planning. This study was conducted to determine the degree of development of Abadan, Khorramshahr and Shadegan cities in terms of health indicators using numerical taxonomy model.
Methods: This descriptive study was conducted in 3 cities of Abadan, Khorramshahr and Shadegan in Khuzestan province in 2016. The data collection tool was a checklist containing information needed to calculate 15 health indices that were collected from Abadan Medical School Deputy of Health. The numerical taxonomy of these cities was evaluated in terms of degree of development of health indicators.
Results: According to the values of the upper and lower limits of homogeneity distance and the values of the shortest distance between cities, it was found that all cities (regions) were homogeneous and were in the same group. Finally, the results showed that Abadan is considered to be developed (0.47), Shadegan under developed (0.78) and Khorramshahr undeveloped (0.81).
Conclusion: Regarding the results obtained for improving the health status and managing the health sector, it is suggested that a comprehensive development-based program to be developed for reducing gaps and inequalities in terms of health indicators and to pay specific attention to the main development indicators of health care system based on population in each region.
Bijan Pirnia, Hasan Mosazadeh, Babak Lotfi, Fariborz Pirnia, Kambiz Pirnia, Parastoo Malekanmehr,
Volume 18, Issue 1 (5-2021)
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Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a severe acute respiratory syndrome that emerged in early December 2019. Global proliferation, abrupt increases in confirmed cases, and the risk of self-infection have caused significant stress and anxiety among staff working in opioid treatment services (OTS). The aim of our study was to determine the psychological status of staff working in OTS during the outbreak period of COVID-19 in Tehran.
Methods: In a short-term longitudinal survey, 621 staff members, including physicians, psychologists, nurses, and social workers, who were selected using probability-based online panel. Data was gathered using online questionnaires including the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4), the Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI), and the Jenkins Sleep Scale (JSS). Longitudinal assessment of anxiety, depression, fatigue and sleep problems in three periods including pre-outbreak, outbreak, and non-epidemic outbreak was done through the online panel. Data were analyzed by paired t-test and repeated measures correlation.
Results: The rates of anxiety, depression, fatigue, and sleep problems of the staff working in OTS during the outbreak period were significantly higher than that of the pre-outbreak period (P<0.001), and it remained significantly higher during the non-epidemic outbreak and did not decrease significantly (P>0.05). The correlation coefficient between the anxiety, depression, fatigue, and sleep problems was significant in all three periods and the highest correlation was in the outbreak period (P<0.001).
Conclusion: Mental health problems of staff were common during the outbreak of COVID-19. Mental health problems of staff can limit the effectiveness of addiction treatment programs in the long time.
Azam Zarneshan, Naser Safaie, Leyla Esmealy, Babak Esmealy,
Volume 19, Issue 2 (9-2022)
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Background: Anxiety is commonly experienced by patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), which is also closely related to the recovery of patients. This study aimed to determine effect of stretching combined with a slow deep breathing exercise (S+SDBE) on anxiety of patients after CABG.
Methods: In this randomized clinical trial, 50 eligible patients (aged 45-65 years) were randomly divided into experimental (n=25) and control (n=25) groups. The exercise program was performed by the experimental group in the morning and afternoon for 6 days. The patients in the control group received only routine care from the hospital. The Faces Anxiety Scale was used for assessment of anxiety. Data were analyzed using non-parametric tests at a significant level of 0.05.
Results: Data from 48 patients (35 males and 13 females) were analyzed. The mean age of the patients was 59.66 ± 4.1 years. The mean anxiety scores decreased significantly in the experimental group in the morning and afternoon compared with the control group (P<0.05). The anxiety scores differed significantly between the two groups in the morning of days 5 (P=0.025, effect size d=0.32) and 6 (P=0.017, effect size d=0.34) and in the afternoon of days 4 (P<0.001, effect size d=0.51), 5 (P<<0.001, effect size d=0.53), and 6 (P<<0.001, effect size d=0.61).
Conclusion: Based on the results,S+SDBE can be applied to decrease patients’ anxiety after CABG.
Azam Shirinabadi Farahani , Ali Omidi , Reihane Moghimian Shahrbabaki, Fatemeh Akbari Arjestan , Mohammadamin Jandaghian-Bidgoli, Zohreh Makarem ,
Volume 21, Issue 3 (10-2024)
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Background: Mandala Coloring and Playing are distraction strategies to reduce the anxiety level in children. However, their effects are inconsistent and have received little attention for the management and prevention of anxiety in hospitalized children. The main objective of this study was to compare the effect of distraction strategies of Mandala coloring and playing with Lego on reducing preoperative anxiety in pediatric patients undergoing surgeries.
Methods: The study was designed as a randomized, single-blind, tree-arm, parallel-group controlled trial. There were 96 children aged 6 to 18 years who were admitted to the pediatric surgery ward in Mofid Children's Hospital in Tehran-Iran. Simple randomization was used for choosing the participants for dividing them into two intervention groups and one control group. The interventions (Mandala Coloring and Playing with Lego) lasted 15-20 minutes in Mandala and Lego groups. In the control group, they received care according to the ward’s routine procedure. Anxiety as the main outcome variable was measured using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory in two stages (before the intervention and immediately after the intervention) for children. Analysis of variance was used to compare the means in the three groups, and Tukey’s post-hoc test was used to assess the significance of differences between pairs of group means.
Results: Less state anxiety was observed after the intervention in the Lego group compared to the Mandala group (-4.69 ± 7.58, P =0.094). The data also revealed significant differences before and after the intervention in the Lego group in terms of preoperative trait anxiety (35.84 ±10.25 and 34.38 ± 8.89, respectively, P = 0.038).
Conclusion: The results demonstrated that playing with Lego and Mandala coloring, compared to the control group that received care, according to the ward routine procedure, had an effective role in reducing preoperative anxiety in children; however, playing with Lego had the most effect on decreasing anxiety state in children.
