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Sharareh Khosravi,
Volume 4, Issue 1 (Spring 2001)
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Congenital anomalies are an important part of medical problems which most of times needs intensive care and cause high rates of mortality and morbidity in infants. In this descriptive study which was done in spring 1379 (2000) the incidence of gross congenital anomalies was determined in newborns, born in Taleghani and Ghods Hospitals in Arak city. 2069 newborns were born during the time in which 17 cases had at least one congenital anomaly. Results showed that the incidence for congenital anomalies was 0.82%. 58.82% of these affected newborns were female, 46.41% were born under 37 weeks of gestation and 4.28% were under 2500 grams. In 29.41% of cases, marriage was consanguineous, 58.81% of these mothers were multipara and 70.59% were under 30 years old. 35.29% of mothers had a major disease and 11.77% used drugs during pregnancy. 77.47% of these newborns had only one anomaly in which the most common involved system were CNS, head and neck and skeletal. 23.53% of cases had more than one anomaly.

Azardokht Khosravi, Atoosa Behzadi,
Volume 5, Issue 1 (Spring 2002)
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Introduction: The  rapid  increase  of  antibiotic  resistance  especially  among  gram  negative  bacteria, has  made  the  researchers  to  find  an  alternative  substitutions  for  uneffective  antibiotics  and  the  candidate  was  herbal  plants  which  their  antimicrobial  effects  were  understood  traditionaly  from  the  past. Since  Oak  seed  hull (Quercus  brantii) has  been  used  in  traditional  medicine  for  treatment  of  diarrheal  diseases, the  role  of  methanol  extract  of  the  plant  on  few  gram  negative  entric  bacilli  were  evaluated  and  compared  with  some  in-use  antibiotics.
Materials  and  Methods: The methanol  extract  of  the  active  constituents  of  the  plant  was  concentrated  with  distillation  apparatus  in  vaccume  and  was  then  diluted  with  methanol  to  yield  different  concentrations. The  antimicrobial  activity  of  the  extract  was  then  examined  by  standard  MIC  and  disc  diffusion  method  on  E.Coli, Proteus, Shigella  and  Salmonella  and  compared  with  those  of  gentamicin, nalidixic  acid  and  co-trimoxazole  in  the  next  step.
Results: The  results  showed  that  the  antibacterial  effect  of  the  methanol  extract  on  proteus  and  E.coli  wwas  significant  and  directly  related  to  its  concentration  but  was  not  the  same  for  shigella  or  salmonella.  Some  concentrations  of  the  extract  had  a  similar  or  better  effect  compared  to  nalidxic  acid  or  co-trimoxazole. While  the  effect  of  80%  was  not  significant  in  general, except  for  salmonella  that  its  effect  was  equivalent  to  25mg  co-trimoxazole.
Conclusion: The  pverall  results  showed  that  although  Oak  seed  hull  has  some  antibacterial  activity, but  it  seems  that  its  anti-diarrheal  effect  id  due  to  Tanins  which  cause  water  absorption  and  protein  precipitation  in  the  intestine  as  well.
Mahboobeh Khorsandi, Sharare Khosravi,
Volume 5, Issue 1 (Spring 2002)
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Introduction: Clinical  education  is  the  most  important  part  of  nursing  and  midwifery  education.  It  is  recognized  as  the  heart of  professional  education. Clinical  education  includes  more  than  half  of  nursing  and  midwifery  education  and  is  the  base  of  acquired  professional  skills  in  students. So  to  improve  the  quality  of  clinical  education  its  condition  must  be  considered.
Materials  and  Methods: This  is  a  descriptive- analytic  study  to  investigate  the  view  of  nursing  and  midwifery  students  about  clinical  education  condition.  The  sample  was  all  of  nursing  and  midwifery  students  in  their  fourth  semester  of  education.  The  data  was  collected  using  a  questionnaire  consisting  of  five  parts: demographic  characteristics, educational  planning, clinical  education  instructor,  the  health  and  medical  care  team  and  educational  equipment  and  space.
Results: The  results  showed  that  most  of  the  students  view  on  educational  planning  was  good  and  moderate (each  38.2%),  on  clinical  instructor  was  moderate (34.4%). On  health  and  medical  care  team  was  bad (50%), and  on  educational  equipment  and  space  was  good (37.2%). The  comparison  of  nursing  and  midwifery  students  view  showed  that  there  was  no  significant  difference  on  educational  planning, clinical  instructor  and  educational  equipment  and  space.
Conclusion: Educational  program  planners  have  to  consider  important  factors  affecting  clinical  education, specially  the  health  and  medical  care  team  and  their  way  of  acting, who  the  majority  of  the  sample  of  this  study  had  a  negative  view  on  them.
 
Naser Farhadi, Abas Khosravi,
Volume 7, Issue 4 (Winter 2004)
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Introduction: Continues  monitoring  of  oxygen  saturation  by  pulse  oximetery  is  known  as  a  routine  technique  in  critical  care  of  patients.  But  previous  researches  showed  some  differences  in  its  measurement  according  to  probe  placement.
Materials  and  Methods: In  this  cross  sectional  analytical  study  36  admitted  neonates  below  one  months  age  were  selected. Sampling  method  was  convenience  and  sample  size  was  estimated  according  to  α=5%  and β=20% .Samples  oxygen  saturation  was  measured  three  times  by  hand  and  foot  pulse  oximetery  and  direct  method. Data  was  analyzed  using  paired  t  test.
Results: Analysis  of  results  showed  significantly  dofference  between  both  two  pulse  oximetery  methods  with  arterial  blood  gas.  Comparison  of  oximetery  methods with  direct  one  showed  more  accuracy  of  foot  probe (p<0/05).
Conclusion: We  concluded  that  pulse  oximetery  do  not  reliably  predict  changes  in  saO2  and  also  probe  placement  causes  some  differences  in  oximetery  results.
 
 
Nasrin Roozbahani, Fereshteh Narenji, Sharareh Khosravi , Mahtab Attarha, Masoumeh Hashemi, Jamshid Momeni Esfahani,
Volume 7, Issue 4 (Winter 2004)
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Introduction: Sex  ratio  is  referred  to  male, female  ration which  is  usually  1.06. This  ratio  is  decreased  during  the  last  few  years. One of  its  reasons  seems  to  be  poisons  and  environmental  pollutions  such  as  cigarette  smoke.  In  this  investigation  we  studied  the relationship  between  fathers  cigarette  smoking  and  sex  ratio  in  children.
Materials  and  Methods: This  is  a  historical  cohort  study.  Study  population  were  neonates  born  in  Arak  hospitals  during  summer  and  autumn  1383.  Sample  size  was  determined  710  neonates, based  on α=5%, β=10%. Sampling  method  was  census  in  which  all  newborns  with  inclusion  criteria  were  selected  and  questionnaires  were  filled. Samples  were  divided  into  three  groups. 1-newborns  with  nonsmoker  fathers  2- newborns  with  smoker  fathers (less  than  20 cigarette  a day) 3- newborns  with  smoker  fathers  (20  or  more cigarettes  a  day) (fathers  cigarette  smoking  at  least  3  months  before  conception  in  second  and third  group). Newborns  sex  ratio  was  determined  in  each  group  and  caparisoned. Data  analysis  was  done  by  frequency, ratio, mean  and  standard  deviation  indexes  and  k-s, leven, t, mann-whitney, chi  square  tests  and  relative  risk, using  SPSS  software. At  all  stages  study  Helsinki  declaration  was  regarded.
Results:  Overall  sex  ratio  was  1.04. This  ratio  was  1.272  for neonates  with  nonsmoker  fathers  and  0.77  for  neonates  with  smoker  fathers. Also  sex  ratio  in  newborns  with  smoker  fathers  using  less  than  20  cigarettes a  day  was  0.846  and  for  those  with  fathers  using 20  or  more  was  0.60. Based on  chi  square  there  was  a  meaningful  relationship  between  the  three  groups (p<0.00001). Relative  risk  in  low  cigarette  group  was  1.23  and  in  high  cigarette  group  1.42.
Conclusion: Based  on  findings  it  seems  that  fathers  cigarette  smoking  near  conception  results  in  decreasing  sex  ratio  and  the  increased  use  of  cigarettes  the  decreased  born of  male  neonates. 
 
Sharareh Khosravi, Farzaneh Jahani, Nafiseh Gazerani, Babak Eshrati, Morteza Moghimi,
Volume 10, Issue 2 (6-2007)
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Introduction: Nowadays drug abuse is an important problem in the world. Existing data show that using drugs especially pseudo-amphetamine compounds have increased and it seems necessary to determine the knowledge of high risk groups especially youths in this field. The aim of this study is to survey knowledge and attitude of students in Arak University of medical sciences based on Health Belief Model. Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional analythical study which was carried out on 100 students of medical, nursing- midway and pre-medical schools in 2006.This survey was done by completing a questionnaire including 53 questions base on health belief model. Data was analyzed using Chi square and Mann-Whitney U tests. Results: The mean age of samples was 22/3(±3/18) years which 67 persons were female. The highest obtained score was related to perceived sensivity and had a meaningful relationship with action (p<0.05). Based on student's opinion of cues to action, TV was the most important resoure in education about Ecstasy. Conclusion:Beased on findings and regarding the meaningful relationship of percieved susceptibility (the danger of using Ecstasy) with action, it is better to provide educational program to prepare youngsters minds about perceived sensivity.
Mozhgan Hashemi, Sharare Khosravi,
Volume 11, Issue 1 (3-2008)
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Introduction: Thalassemia patients are transfusion dependent and the consequence of these repeated transfusions is hemosiderosis. Therefore these patients need iron chelator drugs. Desferioxamine is an iron chelator drug that its route of administration is subcutaneous which is very difficult for patients. Deferiprone (L1) is an oral iron chelator drug that is easy to use for thalassemic patients. The aim of this study is the efficacy assessment of L1 on ferritin level in Arak city during 6 months. Materials and Methods: In this before and after clinical trial study, 33 patients underwent treatment with L1, with the dose of 75 mg/kg/day.The mean of ferritin level in patients was measured before and 6 months after receiving L1. Data was analyzed using paired t-test. Results: The mean age of patients was 17.2±1 years (10-34 years old). The mean ferritin level before administration of L1 was 1881±257 mcgr/l and after administration of the drug was 2495±384 which had no significant difference. Side effects were leukopenia (3%), rise of ALT (35%) and increase of AST (60%) which were all transient. Conclusion: Although the level of ferritin increased after the treatment with L1, but there was no significant difference and it seems that the drug can have a good effect in decreasing iron. All of he patients in this study have received the drug for 6 months. Therefore we need other studies with longer duration in order to assess the efficacy of Deferiprone.
Ameneh Khosravi, Morteza Behnam Rasuli, Naser Mahdavi Shahri, Ali Asghar Dadgar, Hamid Ejtehadi,
Volume 14, Issue 1 (3-2011)
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Background: Essential hypertension which affects 1 billion people worldwide is a multifactorial disorder and influenced by genetic and environmental factors. In human at about 14th week of pregnancy, sweat gland anlagen appear at uniform intervals along the apices of the epidermal ridges. Once the pores of sweat gland form on the ridge, they are fixed at that location. Considerable amount of researches have shown that pores do not disappear, move or spontaneously generate over time. The goal of the present study was to examine whether there is a relationship between the number of palmar sweat gland pores and hypertension condition. Methods: By applying a digital microscope, the number of palamr sweat gland pores were counted in a circle area (12.5 –16.8 mm2) of certain anatomical regions (a, b, c triradials and fingers) in 75 hypertensive and 55 normotensive females. The average age of all patients was 60 years and the average age of all controls was 49 years and all patients had a familial background of hypertension. Results: Statistical analysis of the data showed that the mean count of sweat gland's pores on fingers and b triradial in hypertensive group was significantly lower than normotensive subjects. Conclusion: In conclusion, the results obtained from the present study indicate that there is a meaningful relation between the numbers of fingertip sweat glands pores and hypertension. This finding can be used for the prognosis and early detection of hypertension in susceptible persons, particularly among those with a familial background.
Hosein Heydari , Mehdi Shafiee Ardestani, Rezvan Zabihollahi, Seyed Mehdi Sadat , Shiva Irani , Seyed Nezamedin Hoseini, Safieh Amini, Seyed Davar Syadat, Mohammad Sadegh Khosravi, Alireza Azizi Saraji, Pouneh Rahimi, Mohammad Reza Aghasadeghi,
Volume 16, Issue 6 (9-2013)
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  Background: Due to the lack of efficient anti-HIV vaccine, anti-HIV pharmaceuticals play an important role in controlling HIV infection. Also significant rise in drug resistance and drug toxicity has caused increased interest in finding new anti-HIV agents. In this study, a nano-sized version of lamivudine based on PEGylated chitosan was synthesized.

  Materials and Methods: In this research, nanoparticles of chitosan were efficiently PEGylated for increasing their stability in water and then the anti-HIV drug, lamivudine, was loaded on these PEGylated nanoparticles. After purification and lyophilization of new synthesized nanoparticle, the raw materials and final product were sampled and FTIR, HNMR and CHN analyses were done.

  Results: Results of HNMR spectroscopy showed that chitosan nanoparticle was successfully PEGylated. HNMR data confirmed FTIR results and indicated that lamivudine was conjugated on chitosan nanoparticle. In addition, CHN analysis data also confirmed both HNMR and FTIR data, and demonstrated that a high yield of chitosan nanoparticle PEGylation (approximately 97%) was done and illustrated a high capacity of lamivudine conjugation on nano-sized PEGylated chitosan (30% W/W chitosan).

  Conclusion: In this study, lamivudine drug was successfully synthesized, based on PEGylated chitosan nanoparticle.

 


Azadeh Najarzadeh, Hadi Atarod, Hasan Mozaffari-Khosravi, Ali Dehghani, Foad Asjodi,
Volume 18, Issue 4 (7-2015)
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Background: Delayed muscular soreness after resistance exercises or eccentric trainings is probably because of muscle damage and injury. Nutrition by playing a crucial role in both protein synthesize and catabolism can influence the extent of muscle injury. The objective of this study was to assess the effect of single portion of Glutamine supplement consumption on injury indices of muscle after a session eccentric resistance exercise.

 Materials and Methods: This study used a randomized, double blind design that consisted of 80 volvnteer non-athletic males (aged 22.2±2.2 years, height 175±5 cm, weight 71.64±9 kg, body mass index 23.2±2.2 kg/m2, and body fat 17.5±2.4%). A total of 40 participants were divided randomly into 2 groups, supplement group (receiving 0.1 g/kg Body weight/day Glutamine) and placebo group (receiving 0.1 g/kg Body weight/day Maltodextrin). Serum keratine kinase (CK) was determined by photometric method, muscle pain and knee joint range of motion were measured using, respectively, a standard scale of PAS and goniometer before, 24 and 48 hours after a resistance test involving knee flexion.

Results: Glutamine supplement consumption caused no significant differences in CK levels reduction in none of the measured times, but it reduced the muscle pain at the times of 24 and 48 hours in comparison with the placebo group. In addition, the knee joint range of motion was significantly improved at 24 hours after the test.

Conclusion: It seems that this dose of Glutamine supplementation can reduce the apparent signs apart from muscle injury indices reduction.


Khadijeh Khosravi, Nader Zarinfar, Ehsanollah Ghaznavi Rad, Ghasem Mosayebi,
Volume 18, Issue 4 (7-2015)
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Background: Brucellosis is a highly contagious zoonotic disease between humans and animals known for high frequency of relapsing and ability to cause chronic infection. The function of immune system plays an important role in induction of chronic diseases. However, the role of immune system response is not completely studied. Therefore, this study designed to investigate the cytokine profile of the patients suffering from chronic and acute brucellosis.

 Materials and Methods: This descriptive- analytical study was performed on 22 patients with acute brucellosis (mean age 38±17), 21 patients with chronic brucellosis (mean age 43±10) and 21 healthy people (mean age 26±4) with the same age and sex as patients. The serum IFN-&gamma, IL-17, IL-5 and TGF- &beta levels were measured using ELISA method.

 Results: The mean IFN-&gamma serum level in acute and chronic brucellosis patients group was significantly higher than control group (p=0.045). The mean IL-17 serum level in acute brucellosis patients was significant decreased once compared with control group and in chronic patients was significantly decreased when compared with control group (p=0.024). In addition, the mean IL-5 and TGF-&beta serum levels of acute brucellosis patients group were significantly decreased as compared to chronic patients (p=0.001).

 Conclusion: The results of current study indicate that cytokine profile of chronic brucellosis patients is more related to Th2 immune response. Hence, Th2 immune response inhibition would be an appropriate way to treat and prevent disease to become chronic.


Khadijeh Khosravi, Nader Zarinfar, Ehsanollah Ghaznavi-Rad, Ghasem Mosayebi,
Volume 19, Issue 2 (5-2016)
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Background: Brucella is an intracellular bacterium that causes chronic infection in humans and domestic animals. The underlying mechanisms that cause prolonged illness are complex and not fully understood. Immune responses may have an important role in the chronicity of infection. Here, we evaluated the lymphocyte proliferation responses in patients with chronic and acute brucellosis.

Materials and Methods: This descriptive - analytical study was performed on 22 patients with acute brucellosis, 21 patients with chronic brucellosis and 21 healthy people with the similar age, sex and genetic background as control group. Peripheral lymphocytes were isolated using Ficoll and the cellular proliferation was quantified in presence of antigen and phytohemaglutinin-A by MTT method.

Results: The brucella antigen-specific stimulation index in patients with chronic brucellosis was significantly lower than the acute brucellosis patients (p=0.001). Also, stimulating the lymphocytes with phytohemaglutinin-A has shown that proliferative response in patients with chronic brucellosis was lower than the other groups (p=0.04).

Conclusion: The results indicated that chronic brucellosis inhibits lymphocyte proliferation. This inhibition of lymphocyte proliferation may be due to the induction of anergy.


Rahman Soori, Mohammad Reza Asad, Mahboobe Khosravi, Sadegh Abbasian,
Volume 19, Issue 4 (7-2016)
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Background: Irisin is a new myokine that exerts its positive effects via increasing energy expenditure. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of submaximal aerobic training on serum irisin level and irisin-related insulin-resistance change in obese men.

Materials and Methods: In this study, 26 obese men were selected as statistical sample and they were divided into experimental groups. Former group (13 men) consisted of subjects who carried out exercise training with 50-60 percent of maximum max heart rate for 10 continuous weeks (3 sessions per week for 30 to 45 minutes in each session). Later group was consisted of subjects who do not carried out exercise training. After  the interventions of study, irisin serum levels, insulin resistance indices, body composition and maximum oxygen consumption were determined.  Finally, data were analyzed by Stata software.

Results: Statistical data analysis illustrated that the amounts of irisin serum were significantly increased in exercise training group than control group (14.75±6.22; p=0.022) after the intervention. Also, only body fat percentage (1.242±0.57) and max oxygen consumption (1.509±0.328) of subjects were significantly increased (p=0.034 and p=0.0001, respectively). However, there were not statistically significant changes in irisin- related insulin-resistance indices (p>0.05).    

Conclusion: Current study presented that serum irisin was increased after 30 submaximal exercise training sessions regardless of insulin resistance changes in obese men.


Zahra Sobhani, Hassan Ahadi, Sadrollah Khosravi, Hamid Poursharifi, Mohammadreza Seirafi,
Volume 20, Issue 1 (4-2017)
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Background: Bariatric surgery is the most effective intervention for treating severe obesity and patient's adherence to self-management behaviors is essential to reduce complications after surgery. The purpose of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of BSSQ in Iranian population.

Materials and Methods: The statistical society was all of the obese patients that underwent laparoscopic obesity surgery in Shiraz Ghadir Mother & Child Hospital from December 2016 till June 2016, and 201 of them (149 females and 52 males) were selected by using available sampling method. They responded to demographic characteristics, post bariatric surgery self-management behaviors questionnaire and general and specific adherence scales. For validity, methods such as content validity, structural validity (factor analysis and correlation analysis), simultaneous validity were used. The reliability of the questionnaire was determined by using bisection and internal stability methods by Cronbach s alpha.

Results: According to the results of explatory factor analysis, sisx factors including eating behaviors, physical activity, fruits, vegitables, grain and protein intake, fluid intake and dumping syndrome management were elicited, that these 6 factors explained 61.54% of variance of self-management behaviors. Total score of correlation matrix BSSQ with GAS & SAS were 0.363 and 0.702. For reliability, the Cronbach's alpha coefficient of this instrument was found 0.90 and guttman split-half coefficient was 0.78.

Conclusion: Results show that BSSQ has an acceptable validity and reliability and it can be used for assessing the post bariatric surgery self-management behaviors in Iranian population.


Amir Khosravi, Fatemeh Omid Ali,
Volume 21, Issue 2 (5-2018)
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Background: The exhaustive and strenuous exercise may cause damaging effects to the heart. The present study aims to investigate the effect of Saffron stigmas aqueous extracts on serum cardiac troponin T and Creatine kinase MB isoenzyme of male rats following an exhaustive exercise.
Materials and Methods: 64 Wistar male rats were assigned into following four groups (n=16) :1) without exercise +distilled water 2 ml, 2) without exercise+ aqueous saffron extract, 50 mg/kg+ distilled water 2 ml, 3) distilled water 2 ml + 8 weeks exercise, and 4) aqueous saffron extract, 50 mg/kg +distilled water 2 ml + 8 weeks exercise.At the end of experiment, half of the rats were killed immediately before exhaustive exercise; on the other hand remaining rats were killed immediately after performing an acute bout of exhaustive exercise on the treadmill. Serum cardiac troponin T and CK-MB isoenzyme levels were measured by ELISA and spectrophotometric methods, respectively. Data were analyzed by one–way ANOVA.
Results: The results show that in all groups, cardiac troponin T and CK-MB isoenzyme serum levels were significantly increased following an exhaustive exercise. The lowest increase was observed in group 4 and the highest increase was observed in group 1 (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, it can be concluded that the use of saffron extract with aerobic training is more effective than aerobic exercise or saffron extract alone in modifying the increase of serum troponin T and CK-MB isoenzyme level following an exhausting exercise.

Ali Reza Morad Abadi, Mohammad Arjomandzadegan, Navid Emami, Manijeh Kahbazi, Azam Ahmadi, Saeed Falahat, Seyyed Hossein Hosseini, Mehdi Kargaran, Parisa Khosravi,
Volume 21, Issue 4 (8-2018)
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Background and Aim: Ziehl Nelson staining, fluorescent and also culture are the standard methods for the diagnosis of tuberculosis. In this study, the performance of conventional cultivation methods was compared with Flash PCR.
Materials and Methods: A total of 56 sputum samples from patients with suspected tuberculosis in Tuberculosis Center of Arak city were collected and Ziehl–Neelsen and culture in Löwenstein–Jensen medium were accomplished. Moreover, DNA from all of the 56 sputum samples was extracted by Chelex100 method. Molecular evaluation was accomplished by Flash PCR kit containing probes and primers for gene amplification IS6110. Positive and negative controls together with samples were used in a MTC410 apparatus for amplification. FD-12 apparatus was used to evaluate the results. In addition, electrophoresis on agarose was used for confirmation of the results.
Findings: From 56 sputum samples of suspected TB patients, 20 samples were positive and 36 samples were negative on microscopic evaluation and culture methods. FLASH-PCR molecular analysis showed that all of 20 positive samples were positive in molecular methods, too. On the other hand, three of sputum samples that were negative by culture and staining were positive in FLASH-PCR method. One of these 3 patients, received Isoniazid, pyrazinamide and ethambutol antibiotic by responsible medicine. All results were confirmed using conventional electrophoresis.
Conclusion: In some negative samples, possibly because of the small number of bacteria in sample or a defect in the sampling, the Flash PCR may due good advantages. Therefore, due to the low cost, this method is recommended for routine use.

Mrs Elham Mohammadi, Dr Akram Bayati, Dr Sharare Khosravi, Dr Fakhredin Shariat Madari,
Volume 26, Issue 2 (June & July 2023)
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Introduction: Seizure due to fever is the most prevalent neurological condition in children aged 6 to 60 months. A child's seizure can cause significant distress for parents, particularly the mother. Anxiety control and the well-being of the mother are crucial elements in managing child seizures. 
Methods: In this clinical trial, 70 mothers with children experiencing febrile convulsions were divided into two groups: an experimental group and a control group. The division was done using an available sampling method. The mothers in the experimental group received an intervention based on Orem's self-care model, while the mothers in the control group received the usual care. Mothers' anxiety was assessed one day after the child's hospitalization and again three weeks later using the Spielberger questionnaire. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, Chi-square test, Fisher's test, and analysis of covariance in SPSS software version 25.
Results: The study showed that after one day of hospitalization, the anxiety score of mothers in the test group was 101.68, compared to 106.25 in the control group. Three weeks later, the test group's anxiety score decreased to 68.97, while the control group's score was 96.34. Importantly, the decrease in the test group was statistically significant compared to the control group (P = 0.000).
Conclusions: Engaging in self-care activities results in a decrease in maternal anxiety. Hence, it is recommended to employ this approach when caring for children who are hospitalized.

Seyedeh Midya Khosravi, Morteza Azizi, Hajar Aghaei, Hajar Aghaei,
Volume 27, Issue 2 (5-2024)
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Introduction: Postpartum depression is a type of mood disorder that can affect pregnant women who have given birth and is affected by various factors, so the present study aims to predict postpartum depression based on marital satisfaction, satisfied body, and dysfunctional beliefs in women of Bukan City.
Methods: The present study is descriptive-correlational. The population consisted of all women with pregnancy in the last month in the first half of 2022 in the city of Bukan in the number of 2980 according to Morgan's table and with informed written consent, 340 pregnant women referring to Shahid Qolipur Hospital in Bukan were selected by available sampling method and filled in the questionnaire. Beck-2 depression, Edinburgh postpartum depression, Enrich's marital satisfaction, Body image satisfaction, and Weisman and Beck's dysfunctional beliefs responded. The analysis was done using a stepwise regression method.
Results: Marital satisfaction, physical satisfaction, and dysfunctional beliefs have a significant ability to predict postpartum depression at P < 0.01 level. This effect is inverse in marital and physical satisfaction and positive in dysfunctional beliefs. Also, marital satisfaction, with an effect size of 0.324, physical satisfaction, with an effect size of 0.497, and ineffective beliefs, with an effect size of 0.652, explain the postpartum depression variable. Also, the prevalence of postpartum depression among women in Bukan City is 30.6%, which is higher than the average of the articles recorded in this field.
Conclusions: According to the results of the research, Marital satisfaction, physical satisfaction inversely, and dysfunctional beliefs directly and positively predict postpartum depression in pregnant women.

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