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Fathersʼ Participation in the Care of Hospitalized Child in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit on Fathersʼ Stress and Coping Strategies

Somaye Ghaderi, Fatemeh Alaee Karahrudi , Parsa Yousefi Chaijan , Navideh Nasiri Oscui ,
Volume 16, Issue 10 (1-2014)

Abstract

Background: Hospitalization of a child in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) is a very stressful experience for parents. High stress in father can product decline in psychological adaptation and associated problems. The present study aimed to determine effect of fathersʼ participation in the care of hospitalized child in PICU on fathersʼ stress and coping strategies.

Materials and Methods: This is a clinical trial with 60 fathers with children admitted to the PICU in intervention and control groups. Fathers in intervention group, participated in the care of the child in 5 times, during a 5-days course. Fathersʼ stress and coping strategies were surveyed in intervention group before and after participation course and in control group before and after a 5-days course.

Results: Fathersʼ stress in intervention group decreased significantly after participation (p˂0.001) but in control group difference was not significant after time course. Fathers in both groups applied similar coping strategies that majority were emotion focused.

Conclusion: Fathers having children in PICU would experience a lot of stress. Their participation in the care of the children would be very effective to decline their stress and reach most adaptation with disease, cure and cares in children.

Effect of 12 Weeks Aerobic Training Combined with Hydroalcoholic Green Tea Extract on Cardiac Telomerase Enzyme in Aged Male Rats

Mirza Hossein Norouzi Kamareh, Mohammad Reza Zolfaghari, Firouz Ghaderi Pakdel, Javad Tolouei Azar,
Volume 20, Issue 9 (12-2017)

Abstract

Abstract
Background: Telomerase activity was reduced by aging, leading to decrease in telomere length and cell death. Evidence suggests that physical activity as well as green tea has a positive effect on the prevention of cellular aging. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of 12 weeks aerobic training combined with green tea extract on cardiac telomerase enzyme in aged male rats.
Materials and Methods: In this study, 32 aged male rats were randomly divided into 4 groups: control, exercise, green tea and exercise + green tea. Exercise groups performed moderate intensity aerobic exercise for 12 weeks and 5 days per week; meantime, the supplementary groups consumed green tea extract. Sandwich ELISA method was used to measure the amount of telomerase.
Results: The results show that telomerase enzyme in exercise group was significantly higher than control group (p= 0.001), green tea group was significantly higher than control group (p= 0.016) and in exercise + green tea group significantly higher than control group (p= 0.001) was observed.
Conclusion: According to the results of this study, 12 weeks of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise with green tea extract can increased the amount of telomerase enzyme and Prevent telomere length shortening and cellular aging.

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