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- جایگاه : پژوهشی
- مجله: Journal of Oral Health and Oral Epidemiology
- نوع مقاله: Journal Article
- کلمات کلیدی: Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14),Oral Health, Quality of Life,Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL),Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI)
- چکیده:
- چکیده انگلیسی: BACKGROUND AND AIM: Development of patient-based outcome measures has enhanced our ability to assess the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). Present study aimed to compare the performance of the Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI) and the Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14) as two methods of assessment of oral health-related quality of life.METHODS: In this cross-sectional survey, a sample of 400 healthy participants which were 18-65 years old was recruited in Kerman School of Dentistry, Iran. Main measurement tools were the validated Persian version of GOHAI and OHIP-14 questionnaires. Data were collected by means of personal interview. Internal consistency and discriminant validity were carried out to compare the two measures.RESULTS: The internal consistencies of both tools were acceptable and Pearson’s correlation coefficient between the scores was 0.739. Both measures discriminated between dentate subjects over and under 25 natural teeth and wearing removable dentures or not, both also showed significant associations with dental attendance, self-rated oral health and satisfaction with oral health status.CONCLUSION: Both GOHAI and OHIP-14 are appropriate instruments with equal power for survey of OHRQoL on under-elderly population.
- انتشار مقاله: 19-04-1395
- نویسندگان: Nouzar Nakhaee,Nader Navabi,Azadeh Rohani
- مشاهده
- جایگاه : پژوهشی
- مجله: Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences
- نوع مقاله: Journal Article
- کلمات کلیدی: Antioxidant,aspirin,Spinal cord injury
- چکیده:
- چکیده انگلیسی: Aspirin is an anti-inflammatory drug, peroxyl radical scavenger, and antioxidant agent that inhibits phospholipases, nitric oxide synthetases, and cyclooxygenase enzymes. The existing literature contains no studies on the effects of various doses of aspirin on spinal cord injury (SCI). Therefore, we sought to investigate the putative effects of aspirin on experimental SCI.The weight-drop injury model was used to produce SCI in 100 albino Wistar rats. The animals were allocated to five groups: a control group, where the rats did not undergo any surgical or medical intervention except for anesthesia; a sham-treated group, where laminectomy was performed without SCI and no further therapy was administered; and three other groups, where the rats with SCI received low-dose aspirin [20 mg/kg], high-dose aspirin [80 mg/kg], and a vehicle, respectively. Half of the rats were sacrificed 24 hours later, and their spinal cords were excised for biochemical studies. The other rats were subjected to Basso, Beattie, and Bresnahan (BBB) locomotor rating scale scoring once a week for 6 consecutive weeks.Aspirin decreased lipid peroxidation following SCI as the mean (± standard error) catalase level was significantly higher in the high-dose aspirin group (46.10±12.01) than in the sham-treated group (16.07±2.42) and the vehicle-treated group (15.31±3.20) (P<0.05; P<0.05, respectively). Both of the groups treated with high-dose and low-dose aspirin demonstrated a higher mean BBB score than did the control group (P<0.001) and the sham-treated group (P<0.001).Our data provide evidence in support of the potential effects of aspirin in biochemical and neurobehavioral recovery after SCI
- انتشار مقاله: 03-12-1392
- نویسندگان: Hamed Reihani Kermani,Nouzar Nakhaee,Reza Fatahian,Ahmad Gholamhosseinian Najar
- مشاهده
- جایگاه : پژوهشی
- مجله: International Journal of Pediatrics
- نوع مقاله: Journal Article
- کلمات کلیدی: risk factors,Waterpipe smoking,Students,adolescence,Social cognitive theory
- چکیده:
- چکیده انگلیسی: Background: Explaining the risk factors of waterpipe smoking (WS) is very necessary in prevention programs. The aim of this study was determining the risk factors and the prevalence of WS in adolescents based on the social cognitive theory (SCT).
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among urban adolescents in two provinces located in the South East of Iran. We recruited 1,218 adolescents (girls=595 and boys=623) through multistage sampling during the period October 2017 to February 2018. The data collection tool was a self-administered standardized questionnaire that included basic baseline characteristics, SCT constructs items and questions about WS behavior in the participants. The data were analysed using SPSS software version 22.0.
Results
The ever use prevalence of WS in boys was 43.8% (n= 264), and in girls 27% (n=160). WS in family member (OR=1.87, CI: 1.32-2.63; p<0.001) and intimate friends (OR=2.34, CI: 1.70- 2.26; p<0.001) were the most important risk factors for adolescents. In the relation of WS with constructs of SCT: outcome expectations (OR=0.64, 95% CI: 0.50-0.84; p<0.001), outcome expectancy, (OR=0.65, 95% CI: 0.55-0.85; p=0.002) self-efficacy, (OR=0.30, 95% CI: 0.23- 0.41; p<0.001), and situational perception (OR=0.63, 95% CI: 0.47- 0.84: p=0.002) were the most important and related factors of WS. Boys were 1.92 times (OR: 1.06 – 2.43; p<0.001) more exposed to water-pipe smoking than girls.
Conclusion
The prevalence of WS was notable in students especially in boys. Peer group and family are important risk factors for tendency toward WS in adolescence. Also, lower score in SCT constructs such as knowledge, self-efficacy and situational perception in adolescents are important risk factors for WS in participants.- انتشار مقاله: 04-03-1398
- نویسندگان: Mohammadreza Rajabalipour,Hadi Khoshab,Mohammad Reza Baneshi,Nouzar Nakhaee,Hamid Sharifi,Fateme Tavakoli,Abedin Iranpour
- مشاهده
- جایگاه : پژوهشی
- مجله: International Journal of Health Policy and Management
- نوع مقاله: Journal Article
- کلمات کلیدی: patient safety,Maternal Mortality,Maternal Health Services/Organization and Administration
- چکیده:
- چکیده انگلیسی: Reduction in maternal mortality requires an in-depth knowledge of the causes of death. This study was conducted to explore the circumstances and events leading to maternal mortality through a holistic approach. Using narrative text analysis, all documents related to maternal deaths occurred from 2007 to 2011 in Kerman province/Iran were reviewed thoroughly by an expert panel. A 93-item chart abstraction instrument was developed according to the expert panel and literature. The instrument consisted of demographic and pregnancy related variables, underlying and contributing causes of death, and type of delays regarding public health aspects, medical and system performance issues. A total of 64 maternal deaths were examined. One third of deaths occurred in women less than 18 or higher than 35 years. Nearly 95% of them lived in a low or mid socioeconomic status. In half of the cases, inappropriate or nonuse of contraceptives was seen. Delay in the provision of any adequate treatment after arrival at the health facility was seen in 59% of cases. The most common medical causes of death were preeclampsia/eclampsia (15.6%), postpartum hemorrhage (12.5%) and deep phlebothrombosis (10.9%), respectively. Negligence was accounted for 95% of maternal deaths. To overcome the root causes of maternal death, more emphasis should be devoted to system failures and patient safety rather than the underlying causes of death and medical issues solely.
- انتشار مقاله: 22-06-1392
- نویسندگان: Rana Eftekhar-Vaghefi,Shohreh Foroodnia,Nouzar Nakhaee
- مشاهده
- جایگاه : پژوهشی
- مجله: Addiction and Health
- نوع مقاله: Journal Article
- کلمات کلیدی: Interleukins,Antioxidants,Water pipe smoking,Lung injury,Swimming
- چکیده:
- چکیده انگلیسی: Background: The use of waterpipe tobacco smoking (WTS) is on the rise throughout the world, especially
among young people and even athletes. There is a belief among consumers that exercise prevents the harmful
effects of hookah smoke on the body. We examined this belief by evaluation of lung injury following to
concurrent WTS and swimming endurance training in male Wistar rats.
Methods: Animals were randomly divided to sedentary control (CTL) group, exercise training group
(Ex group), sedentary WTS (S) group, and exercise plus WTS (S + Ex) group.
Findings: 8 weeks of WTS was associated with significant increase in serum level of cotinine, lung damage,
reduction in alveolar number AN/SA (mm2) and increase in malondialdehyde (MDA) level of lung tissue.
Combination of exercise with WTS significantly decreased these negative effects; however, it could not fully
protect the lung from smoking damage. Waterpipe smoking (WPS) also significantly increased the proinflammatory cytokines of lung tissue such as tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) (P < 0.001), interleukin 1
beta (IL-1β) (P < 0.010), and IL-6 (P < 0.050) in comparison with CTL group. Exercise training to some
degree reduced the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines and increased the level of IL-10 as an antiinflammatory IL and glutathione peroxidase (GPX) activity in animals exposed to WTS.
Conclusion: It is suggested that combination of mild to moderate exercise with WTS may attenuate the
hookah smoking-induced lung damage. This effect partly is mediated through balancing of pro/antiinflammatory and redox systems
- انتشار مقاله: 10-04-1399
- نویسندگان: Mohammad Reza Nakhaee,Mohammad Reza Zolfaghari,Siyavash Joukar,Nouzar Nakhaee,Yaser Masoumi-Ardakani,Maryam Iranpour,Mozhdeh Nazari
- مشاهده
- جایگاه : پژوهشی
- مجله: Addiction and Health
- نوع مقاله: Journal Article
- کلمات کلیدی: Alcohol abuse,Alcohol-related disorders,Humans,Health
- چکیده:
- چکیده انگلیسی: In the early decades of the 20th century, discussions regarding alcohol were dominantly directed toward its
therapeutic uses, but authorities now state that any level of alcohol consumption poses negative effects on
health. Over recent months, increased attention has been devoted to disease burdens attributable to alcohol
use worldwide. As more and more studies are conducted to illuminate the harmful effects of alcohol on
different body systems, the mounting evidence generated requires documentation and publication. The
current review was aimed at providing an overview of the recent literature on the adverse consequences of
alcohol consumption.
- انتشار مقاله: 10-04-1398
- نویسندگان: Abedin Iranpour,Nouzar Nakhaee,Masoud Moghadari,Haleh Tajeddini
- مشاهده
- جایگاه : پژوهشی
- مجله: Addiction and Health
- نوع مقاله: Journal Article
- کلمات کلیدی: cost of illness,smoking,Relative risk,Stroke,cancer,Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease,Myocardial Infarction
- چکیده:
- چکیده انگلیسی: Background: Cigarette seems to be the least valuable of addictive drugs. It is easily accessible to the public, and its harmful personal and social effects have attracted less attention. Therefore, the present research was carried out with the aim of presenting cost estimations of smoking-related diseases in smokers who aged 35 or higher in Kerman City, Iran, in 2014.Methods: Using the prevalence approach, the direct and indirect costs of smoking-attributable diseases including lung cancer, gastric cancer, myocardial infarction, stroke, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were estimated. The initial data were obtained from the information in documents of medical document units as well as the 2014 income statements of teaching hospitals of Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman City.Findings: In this research, total economic costs of diseases attributed to smoking were estimated to be 50 million dollars in 2014 in Kerman City, and calculations suggest that this figure accounts for 0.02% of Iran’s gross domestic product (GDP). Total direct cost of diseases caused by smoking in Kerman City adds up to 17 million dollars, whereas the estimated indirect cost of diseases caused by smoking is 33 million dollars. The yearly per capita cost of any of the selected five diseases is 270 dollars.Conclusion: Smoking places a high economic burden on health system and society as a whole. Therefore, stronger intervention measures against smoking should be taken without delay to reduce the health and financial losses caused by smoking.
- انتشار مقاله: 28-11-1396
- نویسندگان: Maliheh Ghobadi,Mohammad Reza Farrokhi,Nouzar Nakhaee,Mohammad Jafari-Sirizi,Mohsen Barouni
- مشاهده
- جایگاه : پژوهشی
- مجله: Addiction and Health
- نوع مقاله: Journal Article
- کلمات کلیدی: Substance abuse,Students,Risk Behavior,Adolescent
- چکیده:
- چکیده انگلیسی: Background: Adolescence is the age of increased sensation-seeking and risk-taking. To prevent such behaviors, the adolescent tendency to engage in high-risk behaviors must be measureable. This study aimed to develop a questionnaire about risk-taking tendencies among Iranian students.Methods: This study was conducted using cluster sampling of the tenth-grade students in three cities in Kerman province, Iran. The students were assured that the questionnaires would remain anonymous and unlinked. Construct validity was assessed using exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and comparison of known groups. Corrected item-scale correlation and Cronbach's alpha were calculated to evaluate reliability.Findings: A total of 551 high school students participated in this study. Of these, 57 were excluded after checking the “non-existent drug” item (10.3%). Girls accounted for 49.2% of the sample. Of the 33 initial questions, 13 were removed due to factor loading of less than 0.5. Two factors were extracted using the scree plot (“drug abuse tendency" and "other risky behavior tendency"). The tendency toward high-risk behavior was significantly higher in male students than in female ones (P < 0.001). This indicates the known group validity of the questionnaire. The Cronbach's alpha of the above-mentioned factors were 0.93 and 0.83, respectively.Conclusion: The questionnaire measuring the tendency toward high-risk behavior among students showed acceptable validity and reliability.
- انتشار مقاله: 07-03-1397
- نویسندگان: Ali Bahramnejad,Abedin Iranpour,Mashallah Karbakhsh,Nouzar Nakhaee
- مشاهده
- جایگاه : پژوهشی
- مجله: Addiction and Health
- نوع مقاله: Journal Article
- کلمات کلیدی:
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- چکیده انگلیسی: -
- انتشار مقاله: 19-05-1396
- نویسندگان: Nader Navabi,Afshin Asadi,Nouzar Nakhaee
- مشاهده
- جایگاه : پژوهشی
- مجله: Addiction and Health
- نوع مقاله: Journal Article
- کلمات کلیدی: Early life stress,Maternal deprivation,Addiction
- چکیده:
- چکیده انگلیسی: Maternal separation (MS) is defined as the termination of the continuity of mother-child relationship after the relationship is established. Although MS and maternal deprivation are different in terms of their definitions, these two terms are usually used interchangeably. This review aims to investigate the effect of MS on drug intake in adulthood. It has been proved that animal models are helpful in evaluating the effects of MS on drug intake risk in adulthood. There are relatively acceptable studies in this field on some drugs such as morphine, ethanol, and cocaine. However, very few animal studies, or even no animal study, have been conducted on some other drugs. The majority of these studies have considered MS as a risk factor for drug intake in adulthood. Different mechanisms are proposed for this phenomenon. Brain reward pathways are one of the main exploratory pathways of this process. Despite the importance of the issue, no human study with a specific concentration on investigating the relationship between MS and drug abuse in later life was found. Causal studies are warranted on humans to investigate the effect of MS on drug intake in later life.
- انتشار مقاله: 24-12-1394
- نویسندگان: Fatemeh Delavari,Vahid Sheibani,Saeed Esmaeili-Mahani,Nouzar Nakhaee
- مشاهده