Background: There is an increasing public concern about the harmful effect of exposure to electromagnetic radiation emitted from base transceiver stations (BTS). Objectives: This study was carried out to evaluate the impact of exposure to 900 MHz radiofrequency (RF) on the concentration of brain trace elements (TEs), including zinc (Zn), manganese (Mn), copper (Cu), and iron (Fe), as well as the protective effect of vitamins (C and E) supplementation. Methods: In this study, 30 male rats were assigned into three non-exposed groups, including sham I, II, and III receiving saline, vitamin C, and vitamins C+E, respectively, and three exposed groups, including sham-exposed (saline), test I (vitamin C), and test II (vitamins C+E). The exposed groups were exposed to RF for one month (4 h/day) and the brain TE levels were measured using atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Results: Compared with the non-exposed groups (I, II, and III), a remarkable elevation in the concentration of Mn, Fe, Cu, and Cu/Zn ratio accompanied by a significantly lower level of Zn was noticed in the rats’ brain of the sham-exposed group (P<0.05). However, pretreatment with both vitamins C and C+E improved the evaluated TE imbalances caused by exposure to 900 MHz RF with no significant difference between the two test groups (P>0.05). Conclusion: Disruption of brain TEs homeostasis caused by the exposure to 900 MHz RF improved and normalized by pretreatment with vitamins C and E+C.
{"title":"Deleterious Effects of Exposure to 900 MHz Radiofrequency Waves on Brain Trace Elements Improved by Administration of Vitamins","authors":"Mansour Azimzadeh, G. Jelodar","doi":"10.34172/hmj.2022.06","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.34172/hmj.2022.06","url":null,"abstract":"Background: There is an increasing public concern about the harmful effect of exposure to electromagnetic radiation emitted from base transceiver stations (BTS). Objectives: This study was carried out to evaluate the impact of exposure to 900 MHz radiofrequency (RF) on the concentration of brain trace elements (TEs), including zinc (Zn), manganese (Mn), copper (Cu), and iron (Fe), as well as the protective effect of vitamins (C and E) supplementation. Methods: In this study, 30 male rats were assigned into three non-exposed groups, including sham I, II, and III receiving saline, vitamin C, and vitamins C+E, respectively, and three exposed groups, including sham-exposed (saline), test I (vitamin C), and test II (vitamins C+E). The exposed groups were exposed to RF for one month (4 h/day) and the brain TE levels were measured using atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Results: Compared with the non-exposed groups (I, II, and III), a remarkable elevation in the concentration of Mn, Fe, Cu, and Cu/Zn ratio accompanied by a significantly lower level of Zn was noticed in the rats’ brain of the sham-exposed group (P<0.05). However, pretreatment with both vitamins C and C+E improved the evaluated TE imbalances caused by exposure to 900 MHz RF with no significant difference between the two test groups (P>0.05). Conclusion: Disruption of brain TEs homeostasis caused by the exposure to 900 MHz RF improved and normalized by pretreatment with vitamins C and E+C.","PeriodicalId":271947,"journal":{"name":"Hormozgan Medical Journal","volume":"59 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115635309","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Masoomeh Zakipoor, Kobra Hajalizadeh, M. Seirafi, Marziyeh Nikparvar, S. Abedini
Background: Patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD) gradually reduce their follow-up treatment due to the vulnerable physical condition and high involvement with the disease-related treatment process. The purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of intervention based on the protection motivation theory (PMT) on treatment adherence in patients with IHD. Methods: This quasi-experimental research used a pretest-posttest design with a control group. The statistical population included all patients with IHD referred to the Payambar Azam hospital in Bandar Abbas, Iran for more than once between March 2019 and May 2020. A total of 16 patients were selected through the matched targeted sampling and randomly assigned into two equal groups of experimental and control (n = 8 each). The test group received an intervention based on the PMT in six 90-minute sessions within 45 days. We used the Modanloo Treatment Adherence Questionnaire (TAQ), and the data were analyzed using the analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) in the SPSS23 statistical software. Results: The results of ANCOVA showed that the intervention based on the PMT significantly increased the treatment adherence and its subscales in patients with IHD (P<0.001). Conclusion: Intervention based on the PMT can be used as an effective intervention to increase treatment adherence in patients with IHD, depending on proper nutrition training, self-care skills, awareness-raising, and relaxation exercises.
{"title":"The Impact of Intervention Based on Protection Motivation Theory on Treatment Adherence in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease","authors":"Masoomeh Zakipoor, Kobra Hajalizadeh, M. Seirafi, Marziyeh Nikparvar, S. Abedini","doi":"10.34172/hmj.2022.07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.34172/hmj.2022.07","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD) gradually reduce their follow-up treatment due to the vulnerable physical condition and high involvement with the disease-related treatment process. The purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of intervention based on the protection motivation theory (PMT) on treatment adherence in patients with IHD. Methods: This quasi-experimental research used a pretest-posttest design with a control group. The statistical population included all patients with IHD referred to the Payambar Azam hospital in Bandar Abbas, Iran for more than once between March 2019 and May 2020. A total of 16 patients were selected through the matched targeted sampling and randomly assigned into two equal groups of experimental and control (n = 8 each). The test group received an intervention based on the PMT in six 90-minute sessions within 45 days. We used the Modanloo Treatment Adherence Questionnaire (TAQ), and the data were analyzed using the analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) in the SPSS23 statistical software. Results: The results of ANCOVA showed that the intervention based on the PMT significantly increased the treatment adherence and its subscales in patients with IHD (P<0.001). Conclusion: Intervention based on the PMT can be used as an effective intervention to increase treatment adherence in patients with IHD, depending on proper nutrition training, self-care skills, awareness-raising, and relaxation exercises.","PeriodicalId":271947,"journal":{"name":"Hormozgan Medical Journal","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127144146","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mohammad Reza Golzarfeshalami, M. Mahmoodi, Nasrin Davari Dolatabadi
Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak was first detected in China in 2019 and it has become a global threat affecting many countries. This study aimed to investigate the psychological impacts of COVID-19 pandemic, including anxiety, depression, and stress in the Iranian population. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, an online survey was designed using the simple random sampling technique. A total of 1091 online surveys were completed during 10-18 May, 2020. The collected data included demographics, physical symptoms, history of COVID-19, information and attitudes toward COVID-19, as well as precautions and protection measures against the disease. Psychological impacts were evaluated using the Impact of Event Scale–Revised (IES-R), and mental health status by the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21). Linear regression was used to analyze the associations. Results: According to the results, 47.7% of the respondents demonstrated moderate to severe psychological impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, of whom 28.3%, 24%, and 22.3% suffered from moderate to severe depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms, respectively. Also, female gender, decrease or cessation of income, and having chronic diseases were associated with more psychological impacts and higher scores of DASS-21 subscales. Conclusion: Approximately, a quarter of the participants reported moderate to high levels of stress, anxiety, and depression, and half of the participants indicated moderate to severe psychological impacts. In this study, we successfully identified the vulnerable individuals to determine appropriate interventions and control the psychological consequences.
{"title":"The Psychological Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic in the Iranian Population: A Cross-sectional Study","authors":"Mohammad Reza Golzarfeshalami, M. Mahmoodi, Nasrin Davari Dolatabadi","doi":"10.34172/hmj.2022.04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.34172/hmj.2022.04","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak was first detected in China in 2019 and it has become a global threat affecting many countries. This study aimed to investigate the psychological impacts of COVID-19 pandemic, including anxiety, depression, and stress in the Iranian population. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, an online survey was designed using the simple random sampling technique. A total of 1091 online surveys were completed during 10-18 May, 2020. The collected data included demographics, physical symptoms, history of COVID-19, information and attitudes toward COVID-19, as well as precautions and protection measures against the disease. Psychological impacts were evaluated using the Impact of Event Scale–Revised (IES-R), and mental health status by the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21). Linear regression was used to analyze the associations. Results: According to the results, 47.7% of the respondents demonstrated moderate to severe psychological impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, of whom 28.3%, 24%, and 22.3% suffered from moderate to severe depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms, respectively. Also, female gender, decrease or cessation of income, and having chronic diseases were associated with more psychological impacts and higher scores of DASS-21 subscales. Conclusion: Approximately, a quarter of the participants reported moderate to high levels of stress, anxiety, and depression, and half of the participants indicated moderate to severe psychological impacts. In this study, we successfully identified the vulnerable individuals to determine appropriate interventions and control the psychological consequences.","PeriodicalId":271947,"journal":{"name":"Hormozgan Medical Journal","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134435916","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Awat Hasanloei, Khalid Mohamadzadeh Salamat, S. Hosseini
Background: As an age-related disease, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is characterized by memory loss and cognitive impairment. Although oxidative stress factors increase in AD, exercise and nutrition can have protective and antioxidant effects. This study aimed to explore the antioxidant effects of swimming training (ST) and royal jelly (RJ) consumption in the hippocampus tissue of rats with AD. Methods: In this experimental study, 20 rats with AD were selected and divided into four groups, including control, ST, RJ, and ST+RJ. In order to probe the effects of AD induction on superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx), five healthy rats were assigned into the healthy control group. For eight weeks, the ST groups performed ST three times per week (5 minutes in the first week to 60 minutes in the last week), and the RJ groups received 100 mg/kg RJ per day. The Shapiro-Wilk, independent samples t test, and two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) tests were used to analyze the findings (P≤0.05). Results: AD induction had a significant effect on increasing SOD (P=0.04) and decreasing GPx (P=0.001). Also, ST (P=0.001) and RJ (P=0.01) had a significant effect on increasing GPx; ST (P=0.001) and RJ (P=0.001) had a significant effect on decreasing SOD. Furthermore, ST with RJ had an interactive effect on increasing GPx (P=0.03) and decreasing SOD (P=0.001). Conclusion: In general, ST and RJ appear to simultaneously improve the gene expression of antioxidants in the hippocampus tissue of AD rats. In addition, the antioxidant effects of ST were more favorable than those of RJ. It appears that different doses of RJ should also be considered.
{"title":"Antioxidant Effect of Swimming Training and Royal Jelly Consumption in the Hippocampus Tissue of Rats With Alzheimer’s Disease","authors":"Awat Hasanloei, Khalid Mohamadzadeh Salamat, S. Hosseini","doi":"10.34172/hmj.2022.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.34172/hmj.2022.11","url":null,"abstract":"Background: As an age-related disease, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is characterized by memory loss and cognitive impairment. Although oxidative stress factors increase in AD, exercise and nutrition can have protective and antioxidant effects. This study aimed to explore the antioxidant effects of swimming training (ST) and royal jelly (RJ) consumption in the hippocampus tissue of rats with AD. Methods: In this experimental study, 20 rats with AD were selected and divided into four groups, including control, ST, RJ, and ST+RJ. In order to probe the effects of AD induction on superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx), five healthy rats were assigned into the healthy control group. For eight weeks, the ST groups performed ST three times per week (5 minutes in the first week to 60 minutes in the last week), and the RJ groups received 100 mg/kg RJ per day. The Shapiro-Wilk, independent samples t test, and two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) tests were used to analyze the findings (P≤0.05). Results: AD induction had a significant effect on increasing SOD (P=0.04) and decreasing GPx (P=0.001). Also, ST (P=0.001) and RJ (P=0.01) had a significant effect on increasing GPx; ST (P=0.001) and RJ (P=0.001) had a significant effect on decreasing SOD. Furthermore, ST with RJ had an interactive effect on increasing GPx (P=0.03) and decreasing SOD (P=0.001). Conclusion: In general, ST and RJ appear to simultaneously improve the gene expression of antioxidants in the hippocampus tissue of AD rats. In addition, the antioxidant effects of ST were more favorable than those of RJ. It appears that different doses of RJ should also be considered.","PeriodicalId":271947,"journal":{"name":"Hormozgan Medical Journal","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130655488","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Background: High-fat diet (HFD) can cause several health problems and chronic inflammation. The aim of the study was to examine the effect of endurance training along with HFD on serum levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and IL-17 in male Wistar rats. Methods: In an experimental-controlled study, 36 male Wistar rats were randomly assigned to four groups of HFD, training (T), HFD + training (HFDT), and control (C). Exercise training consisted of 40 minutes of running on treadmill at the maximum speed of 55%-65%, five sessions per week for four weeks. Forty-eight hours following the last intervention, serum IL-6 and IL-17 levels were measured. Data analysis was conducted by one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Tukey’s post hoc test at P<0.05. Results: The results showed that serum IL-6 and IL-17 levels significantly increased as a result of HFD (P=0.001). Endurance training decreased IL-6 and IL-17 levels and there was a significant difference between training and HFD groups (P=0.001). However, based on the difference between HFDT and control groups, the variables did not return to baseline values. Conclusion: According to the results, HFD induced inflammation in a short duration of four weeks manifested by elevated inflammatory indices. In contrast, endurance training ameliorated HFD-induced elevation of IL-6 and IL-17 and these levels did not return to baseline values.
{"title":"Effect of Endurance Training and High-Fat Diet on Serum Interleukin-6 and 17 Levels in Male Wistar Rats","authors":"Peyman Nayebpoor, J. Bashiri, F. Gholami","doi":"10.34172/hmj.2022.03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.34172/hmj.2022.03","url":null,"abstract":"Background: High-fat diet (HFD) can cause several health problems and chronic inflammation. The aim of the study was to examine the effect of endurance training along with HFD on serum levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and IL-17 in male Wistar rats. Methods: In an experimental-controlled study, 36 male Wistar rats were randomly assigned to four groups of HFD, training (T), HFD + training (HFDT), and control (C). Exercise training consisted of 40 minutes of running on treadmill at the maximum speed of 55%-65%, five sessions per week for four weeks. Forty-eight hours following the last intervention, serum IL-6 and IL-17 levels were measured. Data analysis was conducted by one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Tukey’s post hoc test at P<0.05. Results: The results showed that serum IL-6 and IL-17 levels significantly increased as a result of HFD (P=0.001). Endurance training decreased IL-6 and IL-17 levels and there was a significant difference between training and HFD groups (P=0.001). However, based on the difference between HFDT and control groups, the variables did not return to baseline values. Conclusion: According to the results, HFD induced inflammation in a short duration of four weeks manifested by elevated inflammatory indices. In contrast, endurance training ameliorated HFD-induced elevation of IL-6 and IL-17 and these levels did not return to baseline values.","PeriodicalId":271947,"journal":{"name":"Hormozgan Medical Journal","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115037310","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Context: Due to the increased freight traffic and illicit movement of drug packages disguised inside the body, as well as the shortage of adequate surgical textbook references regarding the management, we aimed to utilize our clinical experience and collect relevant content to present a plausible solution. Evidence Acquisition: The PubMed, Scopus, Web of Sciences, and Google Scholar databases were systematically searched for related articles. Results: Of the overall 294 retrieved articles, 37 articles remained for review after the exclusion of duplicates and unrelated papers. Imaging is beneficial in several cases of body packing. Abdominopelvic computed tomography without contrast, which is likely the best diagnostic tool for identifying the existence and quantity of packets in these patents, can help doctors avoid common diagnostic mistakes. Whether it be opioids, cocaine, or amphetamines, each drug class should have a customized course of action. Conclusion: Although conservative treatment is often employed for these individuals, early surgical intervention for packet removal is advised in the cases of ingesting cocaine and amphetamine packets due to the lack of an appropriate antagonist.
背景:由于药物包装伪装在体内的货运量增加和非法流动，以及缺乏足够的外科教科书参考管理，我们旨在利用我们的临床经验，收集相关内容，提出一个合理的解决方案。证据获取:系统地检索PubMed、Scopus、Web of Sciences和Google Scholar数据库查找相关文章。结果:在总共294篇被检索的文献中，排除重复和不相关的文献后，有37篇文献被保留。在某些情况下，成像是有益的。不加对比的腹部骨盆计算机断层扫描，可能是最好的诊断工具，可以识别这些专利中包的存在和数量，可以帮助医生避免常见的诊断错误。无论是阿片类药物、可卡因还是安非他明，每一类药物都应该有一个定制的作用过程。结论:尽管保守治疗通常用于这些个体，但由于缺乏适当的拮抗剂，建议在摄入可卡因和安非他明包的情况下，早期手术干预去除包。
{"title":"Management of Patients With Drug Packet Ingestion (Body Packers): A Narrative Review","authors":"Mehrdad Sayadinia, Bahram Nateghi, Mahan Sayadinia","doi":"10.34172/hmj.2022.28","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.34172/hmj.2022.28","url":null,"abstract":"Context: Due to the increased freight traffic and illicit movement of drug packages disguised inside the body, as well as the shortage of adequate surgical textbook references regarding the management, we aimed to utilize our clinical experience and collect relevant content to present a plausible solution. Evidence Acquisition: The PubMed, Scopus, Web of Sciences, and Google Scholar databases were systematically searched for related articles. Results: Of the overall 294 retrieved articles, 37 articles remained for review after the exclusion of duplicates and unrelated papers. Imaging is beneficial in several cases of body packing. Abdominopelvic computed tomography without contrast, which is likely the best diagnostic tool for identifying the existence and quantity of packets in these patents, can help doctors avoid common diagnostic mistakes. Whether it be opioids, cocaine, or amphetamines, each drug class should have a customized course of action. Conclusion: Although conservative treatment is often employed for these individuals, early surgical intervention for packet removal is advised in the cases of ingesting cocaine and amphetamine packets due to the lack of an appropriate antagonist.","PeriodicalId":271947,"journal":{"name":"Hormozgan Medical Journal","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126972664","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Ashrafi, F. Jomehri, M. Niknam, Amin Rafieipour
Background: It is necessary to help people with hypertension solve the related problems by identifying factors affecting their health control and self-care, which can be improved using different approaches. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) therapy in improving health control and self-care in women with hypertension. Methods: The statistical population of this randomized controlled trial study included all women with hypertension referred to the Farshchian Specialized Cardiovascular Clinic (Hamadan, Iran) in 2019. The sample size consisted of 30 subjects who were selected by the convenience sampling method and randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups each containing 15 subjects. The MBSR group was trained in eight 90-minute sessions, while the control group received no intervention. Data were analyzed using repeated-measure analysis of variance by SPSS 22. Results: The results revealed that MBSR significantly affected health control (P<0.001) and self-care (P<0.001) in women with hypertension. Conclusion: Overall, MBSR could effectively improve health control and self-care in women with hypertension, thus it may be used for decreasing psychological problems in this group of women.
{"title":"The Efficacy of Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction on Health Control and Self-care in Women With Hypertension: A Randomized-controlled Trial","authors":"M. Ashrafi, F. Jomehri, M. Niknam, Amin Rafieipour","doi":"10.34172/hmj.2022.26","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.34172/hmj.2022.26","url":null,"abstract":"Background: It is necessary to help people with hypertension solve the related problems by identifying factors affecting their health control and self-care, which can be improved using different approaches. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) therapy in improving health control and self-care in women with hypertension. Methods: The statistical population of this randomized controlled trial study included all women with hypertension referred to the Farshchian Specialized Cardiovascular Clinic (Hamadan, Iran) in 2019. The sample size consisted of 30 subjects who were selected by the convenience sampling method and randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups each containing 15 subjects. The MBSR group was trained in eight 90-minute sessions, while the control group received no intervention. Data were analyzed using repeated-measure analysis of variance by SPSS 22. Results: The results revealed that MBSR significantly affected health control (P<0.001) and self-care (P<0.001) in women with hypertension. Conclusion: Overall, MBSR could effectively improve health control and self-care in women with hypertension, thus it may be used for decreasing psychological problems in this group of women.","PeriodicalId":271947,"journal":{"name":"Hormozgan Medical Journal","volume":"73 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117259783","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maryam Soleimani Movahed, F. Khorrami, A. Sheikhtaheri, Mehdi Hasaniazad, Abdollah Gharibzadeh, M. Kamali, Nader Alishan Karami
Background: The rapid spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) turned into a global pandemic and has already plunged health systems all over the world into an unprecedented crisis. The start of the third wave in the fall of 2020 is likely to trigger a higher prevalence in the upcoming months. This article analyzed the inpatients’ time series data in Hormozgan province to forecast the trend of COVID-19 inpatients using time series modelling. Methods: To forecast COVID-19 inpatients in Hormozgan province (Iran), this time series study included data related to the daily new cases of 1) confirmed inpatients, 2) suspected inpatients, 3) deaths, 4) alive discharged patients, 5) admitted cases to intensive care units (ICUs), 6) ICU discharged cases, and 7) ICU inpatient service day were collected from 22 hospitals in the province from 20 February to 13 November 2020. Autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMAX) and Prophet methods were applied for forecasting the trend of inpatient indicators to the end of the Iranian official calendar year. We used the Python programming language for data analysis. Results: Based on the findings of this study which proved the outperformance of Prophet to ARIMAX, it can be concluded that time series of suspected inpatients, confirmed inpatients, recovered cases, deaths, and ICU-inpatient service day followed a downward trend while ICU-admission and discharge time series are likely taking an upward trend in Hormozgan to the end of the current Iranian calendar year. Conclusion: Prophet outperformed ARIMAX for inpatient forecasting. By forecasting and taking appropriate prevention, diagnostic and treatment, educational, and supportive measures, healthcare policy makers could be able to control COVID-19 inpatient indicators.
{"title":"COVID-19 Inpatients in Sothern Iran: A Time Series Forecasting for 2020-2021","authors":"Maryam Soleimani Movahed, F. Khorrami, A. Sheikhtaheri, Mehdi Hasaniazad, Abdollah Gharibzadeh, M. Kamali, Nader Alishan Karami","doi":"10.34172/hmj.2021.21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.34172/hmj.2021.21","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The rapid spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) turned into a global pandemic and has already plunged health systems all over the world into an unprecedented crisis. The start of the third wave in the fall of 2020 is likely to trigger a higher prevalence in the upcoming months. This article analyzed the inpatients’ time series data in Hormozgan province to forecast the trend of COVID-19 inpatients using time series modelling. Methods: To forecast COVID-19 inpatients in Hormozgan province (Iran), this time series study included data related to the daily new cases of 1) confirmed inpatients, 2) suspected inpatients, 3) deaths, 4) alive discharged patients, 5) admitted cases to intensive care units (ICUs), 6) ICU discharged cases, and 7) ICU inpatient service day were collected from 22 hospitals in the province from 20 February to 13 November 2020. Autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMAX) and Prophet methods were applied for forecasting the trend of inpatient indicators to the end of the Iranian official calendar year. We used the Python programming language for data analysis. Results: Based on the findings of this study which proved the outperformance of Prophet to ARIMAX, it can be concluded that time series of suspected inpatients, confirmed inpatients, recovered cases, deaths, and ICU-inpatient service day followed a downward trend while ICU-admission and discharge time series are likely taking an upward trend in Hormozgan to the end of the current Iranian calendar year. Conclusion: Prophet outperformed ARIMAX for inpatient forecasting. By forecasting and taking appropriate prevention, diagnostic and treatment, educational, and supportive measures, healthcare policy makers could be able to control COVID-19 inpatient indicators.","PeriodicalId":271947,"journal":{"name":"Hormozgan Medical Journal","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132725438","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zainab Eydivandi, Fatemeh Jafari Naleshkenani, Rahim Pendar
Background: Children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) experience many complications such as anemia, growth failure, stress and emotional problems. The responsibility for providing these children with proper health care is their family. The way parents of a child with CKD act is very important in the care of their child. We aimed to evaluate the level of performance of parents with children with CKD in Ahvaz. Method: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, census method was used for sampling. After completing the demographic questionnaires, the Family Assessment Device questionnaire (in general performance dimensions, communication, problem solving, role, emotional responsiveness, emotional involvement, behavior control) was used to assess parental performance of these children. Results: The study involved 42 parents of children with CKD. The mean±SD age of the children was 9.85±1.22 and the mean±SD duration of illness was 11.18±9.38 months. The results showed that the scores related to general performance (P=0.001), performance communication (P=0.001), problem-solving function (P=0.024), performance role (P=0.038), emotional performance response (P=0.001), emotional performance involvement (P=0.001), performance behavior control (P=0.001) of the study population was significantly higher than the permissible value set by the questionnaire providers, indicating worse performance. Conclusion: The results showed that parents of children with CKD did not have a sufficient level of performance in caring for their children. Therefore, it seems necessary to provide training programs for this group.
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Background: Painful symptoms of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is common in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), which can reduce the quality of life. The effect of aerobic training on neuropathic symptoms and quality of life in people with type 2 diabetes with peripheral neuropathy was investigated in the present study. Methods: Twenty-four patients with DPN participated in this randomized controlled study. Participants were randomly assigned to the experimental or control groups. The experimental group underwent exercise training consisting of 20-45 minutes aerobic training on the treadmill at 50%-70% of heart rate reserve over three months. Before and after the experimental period, blood samples were taken in a fasting state, and Michigan Diabetic Neuropathy Score (MDNS), monofilament test and quality of life (QOL), and sleep quality (SQ) questionnaires were completed. Data analysis was performed using repeated-measures ANOVA. Results: In the experimental group MDNS score significantly improved compared with the control condition (P<0.05). There was a significant difference between groups regarding 10 g monofilament test score (P<0.05). Moreover, QOL and SQ significantly improved in the experimental group with a significant inter-group difference (P<0.05). Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) level decreased by 7.4% in the experimental group, which was statistically different from the control group (P<0.05). Pearson’s correlation indicated a significant correlation between HbA1c level and monofilament score. Conclusion: Regular aerobic training over a short period potentially improves symptoms of DPN and QOL. Lowered levels of HbA1c were correlated with improved foot sensation.
{"title":"Aerobic Training Improves Symptoms of Neuropathy and Quality of Life in Patients with Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy","authors":"F. Gholami","doi":"10.34172/hmj.2021.23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.34172/hmj.2021.23","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Painful symptoms of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is common in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), which can reduce the quality of life. The effect of aerobic training on neuropathic symptoms and quality of life in people with type 2 diabetes with peripheral neuropathy was investigated in the present study. Methods: Twenty-four patients with DPN participated in this randomized controlled study. Participants were randomly assigned to the experimental or control groups. The experimental group underwent exercise training consisting of 20-45 minutes aerobic training on the treadmill at 50%-70% of heart rate reserve over three months. Before and after the experimental period, blood samples were taken in a fasting state, and Michigan Diabetic Neuropathy Score (MDNS), monofilament test and quality of life (QOL), and sleep quality (SQ) questionnaires were completed. Data analysis was performed using repeated-measures ANOVA. Results: In the experimental group MDNS score significantly improved compared with the control condition (P<0.05). There was a significant difference between groups regarding 10 g monofilament test score (P<0.05). Moreover, QOL and SQ significantly improved in the experimental group with a significant inter-group difference (P<0.05). Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) level decreased by 7.4% in the experimental group, which was statistically different from the control group (P<0.05). Pearson’s correlation indicated a significant correlation between HbA1c level and monofilament score. Conclusion: Regular aerobic training over a short period potentially improves symptoms of DPN and QOL. Lowered levels of HbA1c were correlated with improved foot sensation.","PeriodicalId":271947,"journal":{"name":"Hormozgan Medical Journal","volume":"52 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127743958","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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