Background: Ability of the students to perform a variety of functional activities leads to their participation in school-based learning activities. Therefore, it is essential to provide a reliable and credible criterion that provides information about the students’ actualperformanceinschoolactivities. Thepurposeof thisstudyistoassessthereliabilityof thePersianversionof schoolfunction assessment (SFA) for Iranian students 6 to 12 years old. Methods: TheSFAwasdesignedtoassessarangeof school-specificfunctionalskillsinthethreeareasof participation,tasksupport, and activity performance. In this methodological study, 150 students were randomly selected from the public schools in Tehran. A demographic questionnaire was used to gather data. The SFA was completed by teachers. To test the reliability of the test-retest, after2weeks,thequestionnairewascompletedbythe40teachers. TheinternalconsistencywasexaminedbyusingtheCronbach’s alpha and the reliability of the test-retest was examined by the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). Results: Theaverageageof studentsinthisstudywas9yearsold. TheCronbach’salphacoefficientforthedifferentpartsof thistool was excellent (0.84 < alpha < 0.99). The test-retest reliability of the test was good for the subtest of this tool (0.85 < ICC < 0.99). Conclusions: The results showed that the Persian version of the SFA is a good test for the assessment of the school performance of Iranian students in terms of internal consistency and the reliability of the test-retest. Therefore, the SFA can be used as a research study to evaluate students in Iran.
{"title":"The Reliability of the Persian Version of the School Function Assessment in Iranian Students 6 to 12 Years Old in Tehran's Schools","authors":"Najme Ghorbani Kouhbanani, M. Zarei, Laleh Lajevardi, Hawre Rahimzadegan, Aghil Shojaei","doi":"10.5812/MEJRH.64364","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5812/MEJRH.64364","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Ability of the students to perform a variety of functional activities leads to their participation in school-based learning activities. Therefore, it is essential to provide a reliable and credible criterion that provides information about the students’ actualperformanceinschoolactivities. Thepurposeof thisstudyistoassessthereliabilityof thePersianversionof schoolfunction assessment (SFA) for Iranian students 6 to 12 years old. Methods: TheSFAwasdesignedtoassessarangeof school-specificfunctionalskillsinthethreeareasof participation,tasksupport, and activity performance. In this methodological study, 150 students were randomly selected from the public schools in Tehran. A demographic questionnaire was used to gather data. The SFA was completed by teachers. To test the reliability of the test-retest, after2weeks,thequestionnairewascompletedbythe40teachers. TheinternalconsistencywasexaminedbyusingtheCronbach’s alpha and the reliability of the test-retest was examined by the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). Results: Theaverageageof studentsinthisstudywas9yearsold. TheCronbach’salphacoefficientforthedifferentpartsof thistool was excellent (0.84 < alpha < 0.99). The test-retest reliability of the test was good for the subtest of this tool (0.85 < ICC < 0.99). Conclusions: The results showed that the Persian version of the SFA is a good test for the assessment of the school performance of Iranian students in terms of internal consistency and the reliability of the test-retest. Therefore, the SFA can be used as a research study to evaluate students in Iran.","PeriodicalId":36354,"journal":{"name":"Middle East Journal of Rehabilitation and Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45798284","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}
S. Maduagwu, Chuka I. Umeonwuka, Hauwa H Mohammad, A. Oyeyemi, E. Nelson, O. Jaiyeola, Juliet O. Nwachukwu
Background: Averting recurrent stroke among stroke survivors requires a choice of the appropriate arm for blood pressure (BP) measurement, especially among high - risk survivors. Objectives: This study aimed at determining the appropriate arm for BP measurement in stroke survivors. Methods: This cross sectional study comprised of 100 volunteer and willing stroke survivors enrolled using the convenient sam-plingtechniquefrom2publichospitalsinMaiduguri,Nigeria. Eachparticipant’sBPwasmeasuredasstipulatedbypreviousstudies. Descriptivestatisticswereusedtosummarizethesocio-demographicsandclinicalcharacteristicsof thestrokesurvivors. Student’s t - test for independent samples was used to compare mean BP between unaffected and affected arms of the participants. Results: Mean age and age range of the participants in years were 53.8 + 17.7 and 20 to 90, respectively. Participants that had had a stroke within the previous 7 months accounted for 69.0% of cases. Spastic stroke constituted 71%. Sides of the body afflicted with stroke were equally distributed. A significant difference (p = 0.017) existed in blood pressure between unaffected and affected arms of stroke survivors. Conclusions: Health workers involved in the management of stroke patients were advised to take blood pressure measurement from both the affected and non-affected arms; the arm with the higher value should be taken as the reference arm.
{"title":"Reference Arm for Blood Pressure Measurement in Stroke Survivors","authors":"S. Maduagwu, Chuka I. Umeonwuka, Hauwa H Mohammad, A. Oyeyemi, E. Nelson, O. Jaiyeola, Juliet O. Nwachukwu","doi":"10.5812/MEJRH.62368","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5812/MEJRH.62368","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Averting recurrent stroke among stroke survivors requires a choice of the appropriate arm for blood pressure (BP) measurement, especially among high - risk survivors. Objectives: This study aimed at determining the appropriate arm for BP measurement in stroke survivors. Methods: This cross sectional study comprised of 100 volunteer and willing stroke survivors enrolled using the convenient sam-plingtechniquefrom2publichospitalsinMaiduguri,Nigeria. Eachparticipant’sBPwasmeasuredasstipulatedbypreviousstudies. Descriptivestatisticswereusedtosummarizethesocio-demographicsandclinicalcharacteristicsof thestrokesurvivors. Student’s t - test for independent samples was used to compare mean BP between unaffected and affected arms of the participants. Results: Mean age and age range of the participants in years were 53.8 + 17.7 and 20 to 90, respectively. Participants that had had a stroke within the previous 7 months accounted for 69.0% of cases. Spastic stroke constituted 71%. Sides of the body afflicted with stroke were equally distributed. A significant difference (p = 0.017) existed in blood pressure between unaffected and affected arms of stroke survivors. Conclusions: Health workers involved in the management of stroke patients were advised to take blood pressure measurement from both the affected and non-affected arms; the arm with the higher value should be taken as the reference arm.","PeriodicalId":36354,"journal":{"name":"Middle East Journal of Rehabilitation and Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46947057","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}
H. Alibakhshi, F. Mahdizadeh, Mona Siminghalam, R. Ghorbani
Background: Having a child with autism spectrum disorder is a stressful event for parents. Mental health status of the parents of children with chronic disabilities has a considerable impact on welfare and development of their children. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between emotional intelligence and quality of life in mothers of children with autism. Methods: In this descriptive analytic study, 50 mothers of children with autism, with the mean age of 33.9 years (SD = 6.8), referred to autism clinics in Tehran, were selected using convenience sampling method. Health-related quality of life was assessed using the Iranian version of the short-form health survey (SF-36) and the emotional intelligence was measured by the Iranian version of H-Wesinger emotional intelligence inventory. Results: Given the findings, there was a significant correlation between the scores of quality of life and the emotional intelligence (r = 0.304, P = 0.032). Also, there existed a significant correlation between the subscale tests in the physical performance (r = 0.286, P = 0.044) and the Mental health (r = 0.293, P = 0.032). Conclusions: The current study showed that the quality of life in mothers of children with ASD could be affected by emotional intelligence and the increased emotional intelligence is a factor to promote the quality of life. In addition, there is a positive relationship between emotional intelligence, mental health, and physical performance. High emotional intelligence is effective in improving the status of these 2 areas.
{"title":"The Effect of Emotional Intelligence on the Quality of Life of Mothers of Children with Autism","authors":"H. Alibakhshi, F. Mahdizadeh, Mona Siminghalam, R. Ghorbani","doi":"10.5812/MEJRH.12468","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5812/MEJRH.12468","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Having a child with autism spectrum disorder is a stressful event for parents. Mental health status of the parents of children with chronic disabilities has a considerable impact on welfare and development of their children. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between emotional intelligence and quality of life in mothers of children with autism. Methods: In this descriptive analytic study, 50 mothers of children with autism, with the mean age of 33.9 years (SD = 6.8), referred to autism clinics in Tehran, were selected using convenience sampling method. Health-related quality of life was assessed using the Iranian version of the short-form health survey (SF-36) and the emotional intelligence was measured by the Iranian version of H-Wesinger emotional intelligence inventory. Results: Given the findings, there was a significant correlation between the scores of quality of life and the emotional intelligence (r = 0.304, P = 0.032). Also, there existed a significant correlation between the subscale tests in the physical performance (r = 0.286, P = 0.044) and the Mental health (r = 0.293, P = 0.032). Conclusions: The current study showed that the quality of life in mothers of children with ASD could be affected by emotional intelligence and the increased emotional intelligence is a factor to promote the quality of life. In addition, there is a positive relationship between emotional intelligence, mental health, and physical performance. High emotional intelligence is effective in improving the status of these 2 areas.","PeriodicalId":36354,"journal":{"name":"Middle East Journal of Rehabilitation and Health","volume":"503 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41284376","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}
Zohre Emamgholi, Siroos Sharifi, Yasaman Allameh, A. Shahmohammadi, Masoudeh Babakhanian
Background: The objective of this study was to compare the lifestyles and sexual satisfaction of patients who received Narcotics Anonymous with patients who received methadone maintenance therapy. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 50 patients who received Narcotics Anonymous were compared with 50 patients who un-derwent methadone maintenance treatment (MMT). The participants were chosen from the city of Ghazvin (Iran) in 2016 and they completed the lifestyle questionnaire and Larson sexual satisfaction questionnaire. Results: The results of multivariate analysis of variance showed significant differences between the 2 groups in the components of lifestyle so that the MMT group achieved higher scores in the subscale of weight control and nutrition, disease prevention, mental health, social health, drug prevention, accident prevention, and environmental health (P < 0.05), however, the difference between the 2 groups in components of health, exercise and fitness, and mental health was not significant (P = 0.000). Furthermore, inde-pendent t-test results showed that the 2 groups have no significant difference in sexual satisfaction (P = 0.000). Conclusions: The findingsindicatedthe highereffectiveness of methadone maintenancetherapy inMMT groupcompared toNar-cotics Anonymous. It can be stated that the lifestyle was partly modified due to the avoidance of substance abuse in methadone maintenance treatment.
{"title":"Comparing the Lifestyle and Sexual Satisfaction of Patients Received Methadone Maintenance Therapy with Those of Patients Received and Narcotics Anonymous","authors":"Zohre Emamgholi, Siroos Sharifi, Yasaman Allameh, A. Shahmohammadi, Masoudeh Babakhanian","doi":"10.5812/MEJRH.60469","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5812/MEJRH.60469","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The objective of this study was to compare the lifestyles and sexual satisfaction of patients who received Narcotics Anonymous with patients who received methadone maintenance therapy. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 50 patients who received Narcotics Anonymous were compared with 50 patients who un-derwent methadone maintenance treatment (MMT). The participants were chosen from the city of Ghazvin (Iran) in 2016 and they completed the lifestyle questionnaire and Larson sexual satisfaction questionnaire. Results: The results of multivariate analysis of variance showed significant differences between the 2 groups in the components of lifestyle so that the MMT group achieved higher scores in the subscale of weight control and nutrition, disease prevention, mental health, social health, drug prevention, accident prevention, and environmental health (P < 0.05), however, the difference between the 2 groups in components of health, exercise and fitness, and mental health was not significant (P = 0.000). Furthermore, inde-pendent t-test results showed that the 2 groups have no significant difference in sexual satisfaction (P = 0.000). Conclusions: The findingsindicatedthe highereffectiveness of methadone maintenancetherapy inMMT groupcompared toNar-cotics Anonymous. It can be stated that the lifestyle was partly modified due to the avoidance of substance abuse in methadone maintenance treatment.","PeriodicalId":36354,"journal":{"name":"Middle East Journal of Rehabilitation and Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44910249","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: Informalcaregiverswhogiveregularcaretotheirrelative,needinghelpforatime,areatriskof manydifficultiessuch asfinancialdependency,anger,wandering,socialproblemsandcommunicationproblems. Thepurposeof ourstudyistotranslate and validate a Persian version of “burden scale for family caregivers-short (BSFC-s)” to measure the burden of informal caregivers. Methods: The BSFC-s was translated into Farsi by the world health organization (WHO) method. Content validity was evaluated by 15expertsinthefieldof occupationaltherapyandphysicaltherapyusingLawshe’smethod. Atotalof 11caregiversof strokefamilies’ patients scored each item for face validity. Results: TheresultsindicatedthatBSFC-shasgoodfacevalidity. Theimpactfactorwasbetween2.94and4.14. Noitemhadacontent validity index (CVI) below 0.79 and based on the Lawshe’s method, the items’ content validity ratio (CVR) was above 0.49. Conclusions: The BSFC-s was translated into Persian and its face as well as content validity was acceptable. Nevertheless, further studies are needed to evaluate its reliability and validity.
{"title":"Translation, Face and Content Validity of Burden Scale for Family Caregivers","authors":"A. Jamali, A. H. Mehraban, Malek Amini","doi":"10.5812/MEJRH.62424","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5812/MEJRH.62424","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Informalcaregiverswhogiveregularcaretotheirrelative,needinghelpforatime,areatriskof manydifficultiessuch asfinancialdependency,anger,wandering,socialproblemsandcommunicationproblems. Thepurposeof ourstudyistotranslate and validate a Persian version of “burden scale for family caregivers-short (BSFC-s)” to measure the burden of informal caregivers. Methods: The BSFC-s was translated into Farsi by the world health organization (WHO) method. Content validity was evaluated by 15expertsinthefieldof occupationaltherapyandphysicaltherapyusingLawshe’smethod. Atotalof 11caregiversof strokefamilies’ patients scored each item for face validity. Results: TheresultsindicatedthatBSFC-shasgoodfacevalidity. Theimpactfactorwasbetween2.94and4.14. Noitemhadacontent validity index (CVI) below 0.79 and based on the Lawshe’s method, the items’ content validity ratio (CVR) was above 0.49. Conclusions: The BSFC-s was translated into Persian and its face as well as content validity was acceptable. Nevertheless, further studies are needed to evaluate its reliability and validity.","PeriodicalId":36354,"journal":{"name":"Middle East Journal of Rehabilitation and Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48059378","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. E. Fernández-Cuadros, O. Pérez-Moro, M. Albaladejo-Florín, L. Casique-Bocanegra, Ruben Algarra-López
Introduction: Calcifyingtendonitisisthedepositionof hydroxyapatitewithintendons. Itcouldaffectdifferenttendons. Inthecurrentcasereport,bilateralAchilles’ tendonswereaffected.Theetiologyismultifactorial.Thetreatmentisconservativeandsurgical.Iontophoresisisaconservativetechniquethatfavorsthepenetrationof5%aceticacid,basedontheattractionandrepulsionofchargeswiththehelpofcontinuouselectriccurrent. Case Presentation: A 57-year-old female presented a 12-month experience of bilateral Achilles’ tendon pain. Conservative treatment (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs(NSAIDs),lasertherapy,andphysiotherapy)andadvancedtreatment(shockwaves)didnotalleviateherpain. Radiographyandultrasoundscanshowedbilateral insertionalformativecalcificationonbothAchilles’ tendons,9.3mmonleftAchilles’ tendonand6.6mmonrightone. After15sessionsof 5% aceticacidiontophoresis (2mL,4.7mA × 10minutes)andcontinuousultrasound(1W/cm 2 ,1MHz × 5minutes)overthecalcificationarea, calcificationsizesdecreasedfrom9.3to4.3mm(left Achille’stendon)anddisappearedonrightAchille’stendon.Painalsodecreasedfrom9/10to4/10onleftAchille’stendonandfrom5/10tonothingonrighttendon. Conclusions: Based on the authors‘ best knowledge, the current study was the first case report that confirmed the effectiveness of 5% acetic acid iontophoresis plus ultrasoundtotreatbilateralAchilles’ calcifyingtendonitis.
{"title":"Bilateral Calcification of Achilles’ Tendons, and Acetic Acid Iontophoresis Plus Ultrasound Effectivenness","authors":"M. E. Fernández-Cuadros, O. Pérez-Moro, M. Albaladejo-Florín, L. Casique-Bocanegra, Ruben Algarra-López","doi":"10.5812/MEJRH.62397","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5812/MEJRH.62397","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Calcifyingtendonitisisthedepositionof hydroxyapatitewithintendons. Itcouldaffectdifferenttendons. Inthecurrentcasereport,bilateralAchilles’ tendonswereaffected.Theetiologyismultifactorial.Thetreatmentisconservativeandsurgical.Iontophoresisisaconservativetechniquethatfavorsthepenetrationof5%aceticacid,basedontheattractionandrepulsionofchargeswiththehelpofcontinuouselectriccurrent. Case Presentation: A 57-year-old female presented a 12-month experience of bilateral Achilles’ tendon pain. Conservative treatment (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs(NSAIDs),lasertherapy,andphysiotherapy)andadvancedtreatment(shockwaves)didnotalleviateherpain. Radiographyandultrasoundscanshowedbilateral insertionalformativecalcificationonbothAchilles’ tendons,9.3mmonleftAchilles’ tendonand6.6mmonrightone. After15sessionsof 5% aceticacidiontophoresis (2mL,4.7mA × 10minutes)andcontinuousultrasound(1W/cm 2 ,1MHz × 5minutes)overthecalcificationarea, calcificationsizesdecreasedfrom9.3to4.3mm(left Achille’stendon)anddisappearedonrightAchille’stendon.Painalsodecreasedfrom9/10to4/10onleftAchille’stendonandfrom5/10tonothingonrighttendon. Conclusions: Based on the authors‘ best knowledge, the current study was the first case report that confirmed the effectiveness of 5% acetic acid iontophoresis plus ultrasoundtotreatbilateralAchilles’ calcifyingtendonitis.","PeriodicalId":36354,"journal":{"name":"Middle East Journal of Rehabilitation and Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46189562","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: One of the most important metabolic disorders is hyperlipidemia. ApoAI protein plays an important role in lipoprotein metabolism. In this study, the association between MspI polymorphisms in the promoter (G-75A) and first intron (C83T) of the apoAI gene and hyperlipidemia was investigated in Semnan, Iran. Methods: A total of 151 unrelated subjects were divided into two groups: the hyperlipidemic (N = 75) and control (N = 76) groups. Genotyping was carried out by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP). Results: In the hyperlipidemic group, the frequency of the (+-) variant of the MspI (C83T) locus was higher than that in the control group (P < 0.05). Significant differences were found in serum HDL-C and apoAI levels between different genotypes of MspI (C83T) (P < 0.001 and P = 0.02, respectively). In the hyperlipidemic group, the odds ratios for the (+-) and (–) genotypes of the MspI (C83T) locus in comparison to that for the (++) genotype were 0.26 (P= 0.023) and 3.62 (P = 0.254), respectively. The allelic frequency at the (G-75A) locus was not significantly different in the hyperlipidemic and control groups (P = 0.36). The serum levels of lipid and lipoprotein were not significantly different for all genotypes of MspI (G-75A). The AA/++ and GG/– haplotypes had the lowest and highest apoB/apoAI ratios, respectively (0.73 ± 0.03 vs. 1.9). Conclusions: Thepresenceof (+)andAallelesintheapoAI(C83T)and(G-75A)haplotypesintheSemnanpopulationmaybeprotec-tive against cardiovascular disease.
{"title":"Association Between MspI Polymorphisms of the Apolipoprotein A-I Gene and Hyperlipidemia in an Iranian Population","authors":"A. Pakdel, M. R. A. Eidgahi, A. Bandegi","doi":"10.5812/MEJRH.60496","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5812/MEJRH.60496","url":null,"abstract":"Background: One of the most important metabolic disorders is hyperlipidemia. ApoAI protein plays an important role in lipoprotein metabolism. In this study, the association between MspI polymorphisms in the promoter (G-75A) and first intron (C83T) of the apoAI gene and hyperlipidemia was investigated in Semnan, Iran. Methods: A total of 151 unrelated subjects were divided into two groups: the hyperlipidemic (N = 75) and control (N = 76) groups. Genotyping was carried out by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP). Results: In the hyperlipidemic group, the frequency of the (+-) variant of the MspI (C83T) locus was higher than that in the control group (P < 0.05). Significant differences were found in serum HDL-C and apoAI levels between different genotypes of MspI (C83T) (P < 0.001 and P = 0.02, respectively). In the hyperlipidemic group, the odds ratios for the (+-) and (–) genotypes of the MspI (C83T) locus in comparison to that for the (++) genotype were 0.26 (P= 0.023) and 3.62 (P = 0.254), respectively. The allelic frequency at the (G-75A) locus was not significantly different in the hyperlipidemic and control groups (P = 0.36). The serum levels of lipid and lipoprotein were not significantly different for all genotypes of MspI (G-75A). The AA/++ and GG/– haplotypes had the lowest and highest apoB/apoAI ratios, respectively (0.73 ± 0.03 vs. 1.9). Conclusions: Thepresenceof (+)andAallelesintheapoAI(C83T)and(G-75A)haplotypesintheSemnanpopulationmaybeprotec-tive against cardiovascular disease.","PeriodicalId":36354,"journal":{"name":"Middle East Journal of Rehabilitation and Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42910446","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. E. Fernández-Cuadros, O. Pérez-Moro, M. Albaladejo-Florín, Carmen Ramos-Gonzalez, Laura Cabrera-Rodriguez, Ruben Algarra-López
: Fractures of the scaphoid are the most common fractures of the carpal bones. Because of the distal perfusion of the bone, there is a great chance to present complications such as avascular necrosis, delayed union of the fracture and subsequently, early osteoarthritis (up to 32%). For those reasons, the treatment of scaphoid fractures remains a challenge. Pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF) have been used for decades as an alternative option in delayed bone healing fractures with good results. However, to the best of our knowledge, there are scarce reports, if any, on scaphoid fractures. The objective of this case report was to show delayed union fracture as a common complication of scaphoid fracture and to postulate PEMF as an effective treatment option for such a condition, reflected by our clinical and radiological evaluations and supported by a thorough review of the literature. The patient received 20 sessions of PEMF, using the QS Magneto therapy device®, with a dose of 20Hz-50Gauss-20 minutes, 5 times a week for 4 weeks. PEMF could recover delayed nonunion of scaphoid fracture and decreased pain as evaluated clinically and radiologically in our case report.
{"title":"Delayed Union of Scaphoid Fracture and Effectiveness of Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields: A Case Report and Review of the Literature","authors":"M. E. Fernández-Cuadros, O. Pérez-Moro, M. Albaladejo-Florín, Carmen Ramos-Gonzalez, Laura Cabrera-Rodriguez, Ruben Algarra-López","doi":"10.5812/MEJRH.63850","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5812/MEJRH.63850","url":null,"abstract":": Fractures of the scaphoid are the most common fractures of the carpal bones. Because of the distal perfusion of the bone, there is a great chance to present complications such as avascular necrosis, delayed union of the fracture and subsequently, early osteoarthritis (up to 32%). For those reasons, the treatment of scaphoid fractures remains a challenge. Pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF) have been used for decades as an alternative option in delayed bone healing fractures with good results. However, to the best of our knowledge, there are scarce reports, if any, on scaphoid fractures. The objective of this case report was to show delayed union fracture as a common complication of scaphoid fracture and to postulate PEMF as an effective treatment option for such a condition, reflected by our clinical and radiological evaluations and supported by a thorough review of the literature. The patient received 20 sessions of PEMF, using the QS Magneto therapy device®, with a dose of 20Hz-50Gauss-20 minutes, 5 times a week for 4 weeks. PEMF could recover delayed nonunion of scaphoid fracture and decreased pain as evaluated clinically and radiologically in our case report.","PeriodicalId":36354,"journal":{"name":"Middle East Journal of Rehabilitation and Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49367674","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}
V. Semnani, H. Hasanzadeh, A. Darbandi-Azar, S. Seyyedi, Alireza Emadi, M. Rezaei-Tavirani
Background: Extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF-EMF) are commonly present in daily life all over the world. This study was designed to investigate the effects of the different exposure intensity of the low frequency electromagnetic fields on the liver tissue. Methods: Adult male Wistar rats (n = 30) were randomly allocated in one of the experimental groups including; group A, exposure to 0.5 millitesla (mT) for 2-week (n = 5); group B, exposure to 0.5 mT for 4-week (n = 5); group C, control without radiation (n = 5); groupD,exposureto1mTfor2-week(n=5);groupE,exposureto1mTfor4-week(n=5);andgroupF,shamgroup(n=5). Attheend of the experiment, their liver tissue was dissected and clinically assessed by a pathologist. Results: Our results show that for 1 month of exposure at 1 mT, focal hepatocitolysis and mild to moderate portal inflammation is visible and for 2 weeks exposure at this flux density, apoptosis and hepatocyte inflammation has occurred. However, for the groups exposed to 0.5 mT, 1 month exposure has caused hepatocyte focal inflammation, parenchymal hepatocitolysis, and focal apoptosis while, the exposure for 2 weeks did not affect the liver tissue. Conclusion: Exposure to ELF-EMF at the occupational limit cannot lead to irreversible changes and its effects on cells are enough below moderate changes. At the flux density of 1 mT, effects are moderate and irreversible and they are spread in larger areas than the lower flux density of 0.5 mT. Exposure time correlates with the level of stress on the cells; therefore, for a halftime exposure at occupational level, there exist no changes relative to the control group while for the fulltime exposure, some adverse effects were visible.
{"title":"Does Continuous ELF-EMF Exposure Harms Liver Tissue? A Microscopic Assay","authors":"V. Semnani, H. Hasanzadeh, A. Darbandi-Azar, S. Seyyedi, Alireza Emadi, M. Rezaei-Tavirani","doi":"10.5812/mejrh.63105","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5812/mejrh.63105","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF-EMF) are commonly present in daily life all over the world. This study was designed to investigate the effects of the different exposure intensity of the low frequency electromagnetic fields on the liver tissue. Methods: Adult male Wistar rats (n = 30) were randomly allocated in one of the experimental groups including; group A, exposure to 0.5 millitesla (mT) for 2-week (n = 5); group B, exposure to 0.5 mT for 4-week (n = 5); group C, control without radiation (n = 5); groupD,exposureto1mTfor2-week(n=5);groupE,exposureto1mTfor4-week(n=5);andgroupF,shamgroup(n=5). Attheend of the experiment, their liver tissue was dissected and clinically assessed by a pathologist. Results: Our results show that for 1 month of exposure at 1 mT, focal hepatocitolysis and mild to moderate portal inflammation is visible and for 2 weeks exposure at this flux density, apoptosis and hepatocyte inflammation has occurred. However, for the groups exposed to 0.5 mT, 1 month exposure has caused hepatocyte focal inflammation, parenchymal hepatocitolysis, and focal apoptosis while, the exposure for 2 weeks did not affect the liver tissue. Conclusion: Exposure to ELF-EMF at the occupational limit cannot lead to irreversible changes and its effects on cells are enough below moderate changes. At the flux density of 1 mT, effects are moderate and irreversible and they are spread in larger areas than the lower flux density of 0.5 mT. Exposure time correlates with the level of stress on the cells; therefore, for a halftime exposure at occupational level, there exist no changes relative to the control group while for the fulltime exposure, some adverse effects were visible.","PeriodicalId":36354,"journal":{"name":"Middle East Journal of Rehabilitation and Health","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71288552","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}
A. Ghods, N. Sotodehasl, M. E. khalaf, Majid Mirmohamadkhani
Background: Nurses routinely deal with anxiety. Thus, it causes several major problems for nurses and patients. This study was conducted to determine the level of situational anxiety in nurses. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 118 nurses working at FayazBakhsh and Imam Reza hospitals. Situational anxiety was assessed via Persian version of Spiel Berger anxiety inventory questionnaire (SAIQ) consisting of 20 multiple-choice items based on the Likert Scale. Data were analyzed using SPSS16. Results: 64.4% of the participants were female and 80.5% were married. 66% of them had children. The mean age and standard deviation were 35.75 ± 5.18 and the work experience was 11.31 ± 5.02. 17.8% of the nurses were suffering from low anxiety, 71.18% had moderate or higher than moderate anxiety, and 11.02% had relatively severe or severe anxiety. No significant difference was found in situational anxiety among the nurses in terms of marital status, work shift, and ward of work. Conclusions: There was a moderate level of situational anxiety among nurses. Nursing care, regardless of the type of ward, creates anxiety and needs more attention to be reduced.
{"title":"Situational Anxiety among Nurses","authors":"A. Ghods, N. Sotodehasl, M. E. khalaf, Majid Mirmohamadkhani","doi":"10.5812/MEJRH.57560","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5812/MEJRH.57560","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Nurses routinely deal with anxiety. Thus, it causes several major problems for nurses and patients. This study was conducted to determine the level of situational anxiety in nurses. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 118 nurses working at FayazBakhsh and Imam Reza hospitals. Situational anxiety was assessed via Persian version of Spiel Berger anxiety inventory questionnaire (SAIQ) consisting of 20 multiple-choice items based on the Likert Scale. Data were analyzed using SPSS16. Results: 64.4% of the participants were female and 80.5% were married. 66% of them had children. The mean age and standard deviation were 35.75 ± 5.18 and the work experience was 11.31 ± 5.02. 17.8% of the nurses were suffering from low anxiety, 71.18% had moderate or higher than moderate anxiety, and 11.02% had relatively severe or severe anxiety. No significant difference was found in situational anxiety among the nurses in terms of marital status, work shift, and ward of work. Conclusions: There was a moderate level of situational anxiety among nurses. Nursing care, regardless of the type of ward, creates anxiety and needs more attention to be reduced.","PeriodicalId":36354,"journal":{"name":"Middle East Journal of Rehabilitation and Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42958364","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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