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The Effect of Balance Training with Educational and Motivational Self-Talk on Balance in the Women with Multiple Sclerosis
Shiva Saebi, Daryoush Khajavi, Fardin Faraji,
Volume 19, Issue 10 (1-2017)
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Background: Self-talk is a psychological intervention that can affect the performance of an individulal, so the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of balance-training with educational and motivational self-talk on balance in women with MS in the city of Arak.

Materials and Methods: This study was a semi-experimental research with pre-test and post-test. The statistical population included women with MS in the city of Arak. 42 patients with the age range of 20-50 years old were chosen as samples and randomly were divided in 3 groups of individuls as control, educational self-talk and motivation self-talk and were experimented by Berg balance test.The experimental groups practiced the balance excercises for a month , 3 times a week and 45 minutes in each session. Then, post-test was performed for them. For data collecting, the demographic questionnaire, Berg balance test, one leg balance test and star test were used. Data analysis was done by using ANOVA and Tokey post-test by SPSS23 software at a significant level less than 0.05.

Results: The results of this study showed that the mean score of balance in educational self- talk group than motivational self-talk group (p = 0.045) a control group (p = 0.008) was significantly higher. Thus, the mean score balance performance test, motivational self-talk and control groups showed no significant difference (p = 0.689)

Conclusion: According the findings of this study, balance training with educational self-talk affects on balance in women with MS. Thus, balance training with educational self-talk can be a good approach to improve the balance in the women with MS. oxidative stress and DNA damage considerably. Thus, it is advisable for operating room personnel to consume green tea as a natural antioxidant supplement.


Psychometric Properties of Persian Translated Version of Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale (ABC) in Arak Community-dwelling Older Adults
Daryoush Khajavi,
Volume 20, Issue 8 (11-2017)
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Background: Balance deficiency, falls and fear of fall are important problems that can resulted in reversed health outcomes including decreased quality of life. The purpose of this study was surveying factor structure, validation, and reliability determination of Persian translated version of Activities-specific Balance Confidence scale in community-dwelling older adults of Arak city.
Materials and Methods:  Research method was descriptive in form of psychometry. The statistic population was older adults of Arak in year 2012 and 308 subjects with mean age 69.38 years were selected availably. Data were collected by Persian translated version of Activities-specific Balance Confidence that is a 16-item scale and evaluates balance confidence in activities of daily living. Data were analyzed by Exploratory Factor Analysis. Test-retest and internal reliability were calculated by Pearson correlation coefficient and Chronbach’s Alpha. Data were analyzed with SPSS-16.
Results: The findings resulted in extraction of one factor with eigenvalue over one that explained 82.89% of total variance. Test-retest reliability between 1 to 4 weeks and internal reliability (Chronbach’s alpha) were 0.82 and 0.98, respectively. Gutmann split-half correlation coefficient and intra-class correlation coefficient were calculated 95% and 85%, respectively.
Conclusion: Persian translated version of Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC-F) is a valid and reliable tool for Iranian community-dwelling older adults that can be used in clinical and research purpose.
 

The Evaluation of Antimicrobial Effect of Alpha-Cellulose Nanofibers Based on Wheat Bran with Ciprofloxacin Hydrochloride on Staphylococcus Aureus
Mersedeh Fatemeh Yazdanbakhsh, Aboo Saeed Rashidi, Mohammad Karim Rahimi, Ramin Khajavi, Hamed Shafaroodi,
Volume 21, Issue 4 (8-2018)
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Background and Aim: The purpose of this research is to provide nanofibers from cellulose with Wheat bran as an agricultural residue and its antimicrobial activity by dipping ciprofloxacin hydrochloride on Staphylococcus aureus.
Materials and Methods: In this experimental study, cellulose disks were prepared from nano-impregnated fiber. Subsequently, these disks were placed on Staphylococcus aureus with standard paper disks and the results were measured as a non-growth zone after 24 hours. The amount of ciprofloxacin hydrochloride adsorbed in cellulose by comparing the effect of cellulosic discs containing different concentrations of antibiotics and standard ciprofloxacin disks was determined. Subsequently, the evaluation of the time of recovery of the ulcer in the skin of the rats was carried out with the drug-mediated formulation and without drug.
Findings: The disk (nano alpha-cellulosic) dipped by ciprofloxacin hydrochloride created a non-growth zone in Staphylococcus aureus. Measuring the size of the wound was done by digital imaging and the ImageJ software. The results of the recovery process were analyzed by ANOVA and pathological tests in five days.
Conclusion: The results showed that the nano-fibers disk could be useful in controlling bacteria in the culture medium, and the area of the wounds in rats (rats) dressed with nano-fibers impregnated with the drug was significantly less than the control group (p <0.05).

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