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Afsaneh Beiranvand , Masoud Fallahi , Hasan Ashayeri , Mehdi Rahgozar ,
Volume 9, Issue 2 (9-2007)
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Beiranvand A1, Fallahi M2, Ashayeri H3, Rahgozar M4 1. Instructor, Department of nursing, Faculty of nursing, Lorestan University of medical sciences
2. Assistant professor, Department of nursing, Faculty of nursing, Iran University of medical sciences
3. Associate professor, Department of psychology medicine, Faculty of medicine, Iran University of medical sciences
4. Assistant professor, Department of statistic, Faculty of medicine, Iran University of medical sciences
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Background: Usually the incidence rate of delirium after hip surgery in elders is high. It causes several complication,bad prognosis and even mortality. Due to several side effects of drugs, music can be a nonpharmacological unrisk method for prevention of delirium. The purpose of the present study was to determin the effect of music on post operative delirium in elder women who underwent hip surgery hospitalized in orthopaedic ward.
Materials and methods: The present study is a semi experimental research. The samples were including 100 old women over 65 years of age with hip fracture in khorramabad Shohada hospital during 4 month. They were allocated according to inclusion criteria and sampling method to 2 equal groups of intervention and control, each with 50 persons. The tools of gathering data were demographic questionnaire, screening questionnaire and mini-mental state examination(MMSE). First, patient`s cognitive state were assessed by MMSE. Music was played for persons in intervention group for 20 minute, three times daily from 1 day before surgery until 4 days after surgery,while participants in the control group received standard care. During the intervention ,patient`s cognitive state was assessed by MMSE two times daily. Then patient`s were divided in 2 groups before and after scores in intervention group were compared.
Results: Findings showed that there is significant difference between before and after scores in intervention group(p=0/018). This difference even was significant with modification of before cognitive scores (p<0.001) and age (p<0.001)of intervention group.
Conclusion: This study provides evidence that music listening is an effective and unrisk tool for prevention of post hip surgical delirium in elders.
Afsaneh Badrizadeh , Yazdanbakhsh Gholami , Mehdi Birjandi , Gholamreza Beiranvand , Fereshte Mahooti ,
Volume 11, Issue 3 (yafteh 2009)
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Research is an active and well-organized procedure to discover, explain and review phenomena, events and hypotheses. The first step to organize matter of research in society is the find of a proper perception of existent abilities and facilities, as well as finding out weaknesses and strengths in research, so the present study was carried out to determine barriers to research from viewpoint of faculty members of Lorestan university of medical sciences. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out to determine barriers to research from viewpoint of faculty members of Lorestan university of medical sciences in 2008. All faculty members were our subjects. Data gathering tool was a four-part questionnaire, approved by valid scientific sources, designed based on Likert scale. Questionnaires were distributed among faculty members and at most the data of 93 questionnaires were analyzed by use of independent t-tests and variance analysis. Results: concerning the personal barriers shortage of time because of excessive teaching (32. 2%) and social and executive responsibilities (21. 4%) were the most, and lack of personal interest in research (60. 7%) and having no skill and mastery in scientific paper and proposal writing (50. 6%) were generally the least personal barriers. But about organizational barriers severity to approve research projects by the research meeting, administrative restrictive regulations (49. 2%), long procedure for a research proposal to be cheared by the related committee and deficiency of research privileges for the researchers’ promotion (39. 1%) were the most organizational barriers, and difficulties of results statistical deduction, ethical limitations (34. 9%) and compulsion for researchers to use a special framework and method (27. 9%) were among the least organizational barriers. Meanwhile no significant difference observed between mean score of personal barriers among faculties while there was a significant difference between mean score of organizational barriers. Conclusion: Regarding the essential role of knowledge and research, which are among the most important features of look on future, governments, organizations and nations should have more and better perception of change and future, because we will live and work in a future which is quite different from today. Thus to reach a productive research future, it seems necessary to remove above mentioned barriers.
Akram Beiranvand , Bahram Rasoulian , Masoud Alirezaei , Peyman Hashemi , Ali Asghar Pilevarian , Behrouz Ezatpour , Majid Tavafi , Samira Chash ,
Volume 11, Issue 5 (yafte 2010)
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Cisplatin is a major anti-neoplastic agent which nephrotoxicity is its main side effect and limits its usage in cancer chemotherapy. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are highly responsible for cisplatin induced nephropathy, so we determined the effects of oral administration of ethanolic olive leaf extract (OLE) as a plant antioxidant on nephrotoxicity of this drug. Material and methods: 21 adult male wistar rats were divided to 3 groups: “OLE75+CP” group [14 days of oral administration of OLE (75mg/kg) before i.p. injection of 5mg/kg cisplatin], “Water+CP” group [14 days of oral administration of water before i.p. injection of cisplatin] and “Water+Saline” [As previous group with administration of saline instead of cisplatin]. Plasma samples were collected 72h after cisplatin injection and Urine samples were collected for 24h before blood sampling. Plasma creatinine (PCr) and urea, fractional excretion of Na and K, creatinine clearance and relative kidney weights were determined in various groups as kidney function tests. Results: Cisplatin led to significant deterioration of all of this kidney function tests. Oral aministration of OLE significantly reduced PCr and fractional excretion of K. Plasma urea level was lower in “OLE75+CP” than Water+CP” group with a marginally significant level (p=0.08). Other kidney function tests were not significantly different between these 2 groups. Conclusion: Low dose oral administration of an olive leaf extract preparation (especially enriched in oleuropein) for 14 days could partially reduce cisplatin induced nephrotoxicity in rats. The effects of higher doses of the extract remains to be investigated.
Siavash Beiranvand, Ghafar Ali Mahmoudi , Peyman Astaraki , Omid Ali Papi, Vahid Almasi , Davood Ommi, Noroddin Beiranvand ,
Volume 15, Issue 1 (5-2013)
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Background: The complaints against physicians and dentists have been increasing at recent years. This complaints can waste the time and energy of these groups. The aim of this study was to determine the reasons of the complaints against physicians and dentists of the treatment centers of Lorestan province from 2007 to 2011.
Materials and Methods: This cross sectional study was approved by research committee of Lorestan university of medical sciences. In 2011, the referred complaints to the office of vice chancellor for treatment of this university from 2007 to 2011 were evaluated. The incomplete complaints were excluded. The data were analyzed by SPSS software (V. 16) and the results were presented as frequency and mean. There was no conflict of interest in this study.
Results: At the time span of the study 328 complaints had been recorded, among which 168 complaints were evaluated. The mean age of the patients was 34±11.2. 112 of the complainers were female. The most complaints were done against dentists, gynecologists, and orthopedists. 25% of the complaints were due to the side effects and the body injuries of the treatment and 22.6% of them were due to delinquency and lack of attention of the physicians.
Conclusion: With regard to the complaints, it seens that more close relations with the patients and more explanation to them about their disease and the treatment can prevent the formation of the complaints.
Afsane Badrizadeh, Ali Farhadi, Mohamad Javad Tarrahi , Mandana Saki , Gholamreza Beiranvand ,
Volume 15, Issue 3 (9-2013)
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Background : Due to the harsh conditions of work and job problems of nurses, they experience more job stress and are more vulnerable. The nurses who have not suitable general mental health, are not able to render effective care to patients. Regarding the importance of mental health promotion of nurses and their key role in the quality of nursing care, this research was carried out to determine nurses mental health status.
Materials and Methods: This research was a correlated cross - sectional study conducted on 169 nurses working in hospitals of Lorestan university of medical sciences.Data gathered by a questionnaire including demographic information and mental health questionnaire (GHQ-28) and then using descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation), inferential statistics (chi -squar) and T-test and ANOVA, and finally by use of SPSS software were analyzed.
Results: A total of 78 patients (46.2%) were asymptomatic and 91 (53. %) were marked. Overall total mental health was an average of 27.9% and a standard deviation of 13.1, respectively. Findings of the study showed no significant relation between demographic features (sex, marital status, record of service and income level) and mental health, but significant association was found between physical activity and mental health.
Conclusion: Regarding the significant and positive effects of physical activity on mental health, it seems necessary for nurses to do regular physical activities in their life and enhance their mental health.
Atefeh Bahraminezhad, Afsaneh Beiranvand, Sodabeh Zare, Masomeh Arnavaz,
Volume 19, Issue 4 (10-2017)
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Background: Emotional intelligence is a kind of emotional information processing which can protect individuals against substance abuse. The aim of this study was to investigate relation between emotional intelligence and addiction tendency.
Materials and Methods: In this descriptive–analytic study, 240 students of Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, chosen based on the stage cluster sampling. Data was collected by demographic information and emotional intelligence (Brad Berry–Graves) questionnaire and addiction potential scale (APS) and were analyzed using Pearson regression, t-test and one-way ANOVA.
Results: Mean score of addiction tendency was 28.47 and mean score of emotional intelligence (EQ) was 81.72. Findings of the research showed that there is a significant negative relationship between emotional intelligence and addiction tendency. In addition, based on Pearson analysis, there is a significant relationship between addiction tendency , self-awareness, social consciousness, self managementand relationship management subscales.
Conclusion: people with a lower EQ have the higher tendency to substances abuse. EQ training programs can be used as a preventive factor for addiction.
Asghar Mohammadi, Reza Hosseini-Fard, Hasan Ghasemi, Behnam Alipour, Amene Yarnazari, Parisa Hasanpour, Abazar Roustazadeh, Mohammad Najafi, Azim Shams Beiranvand, Abdolah Amirfarhangi,
Volume 19, Issue 5 (2-2018)
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Background: Coronary artery stenosis is one of the atherosclerotic complications which can lead to decreased oxygen supply in heart tissue and heart attack. rs1050450 Polymorphism is one of polymorphisms in GPx1 gene that may change its antioxidant activity. Furthermore, two polymorphisms of NADPH Oxidase, rs4673 and rs13306294, are suggested to have a role in the function of this enzyme. In this study, we examined the rs1050450, rs4673 and rs13306294 polymorphisms in the patients with coronary artery stenosis.
Materials and Methods: 190 angiography subjects are subdivided into two groups (patients (n =114) and control (n =76)). Lipid profile and polymorphic sites were measured by routine laboratory tests and RFLP-(ARMS) PCR, respectively.
Results: In this study we, observed the significant difference between serum LDL level and degree of stenosis. Also, we observed significant difference for rs13306294 polymorphism between patients and controls. On the controlling age, gender and BMI, no correlations were observed between rs13306294, rs1050450 and rs4673 polymorphisms and coronary artery stenosis (P<0.05).
Conclusion: rs13306294, rs4673 and rs13306294 polymorphisms have not a basic role in the progression of coronary artery stenosis.
Mohammad Ariana, Hamed Beiranvand,
Volume 22, Issue 2 (8-2020)
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Background: Microbial resistance is one of the major problems leading to the spread of illness and death in the worldwide. Virginiamycin is one of those antibiotics that have been approved for use in the poultry, but in recent years, attention has been paid to replacing these compounds with natural additives such as powder and extracts of medicinal herbs, in livestock nutrition and poultry.
Materials and Methods: In this experiment, 125 hens of white Leghorn chicken (Hay-line) were used at age 64 weeks. Hens were divided into five groups with five replicate cages containing five hens each for each group. In this study, the effects of garlic and sage powder in the diet of laying hens, alone or in combination, with an emphasis on antimicrobial properties, were evaluated in comparison with antibiotic Virginiamycin, and the effect of these compounds on some biochemical parameters, blood and histomorphology of the intestine were investigated. The experiment was conducted in a completely randomized design with 5 treatments and 5 replications with 5 observations in each replication
Results: The results showed that different experimental treatments, including garlic powder, sage or their mixture, also Virginiamycin resulted in a significant increase in villi height (P<0.05) and villi height to crypt depth ratio (P<0.05), while the effect of sage powder and Virginiamycin on crypt depth was not significant. Furthermore, the addition of different experimental treatments significantly altered the intestinal microflora, and except for Lactobacillus that decreased significantly, the reduction in the number of germs including E. coli, Salmonella and total bacteria was significant.
Conclusion: It seems that a large part of the antimicrobial properties of these compounds in this study can be due to the ability of herbs active compounds or essential oils that are capable of eliminating bacteria due to the instability of membranes, including mitochondria membrane and imbalance in the membrane integrity of bacteria, and possibly reduce the damage to intestinal erythrocytes, also reduced the cellular requirements for the proliferation of new cells in the intestine. So that, the use of experimental treatments led to higher villi height and less crypt depth.
Amir Shakarami, Seyedeh Fatemeh Mousavi, Mehran Naghi Beiranvand, Hossein Poor Esmaeil,
Volume 22, Issue 3 (11-2020)
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Background: No proven effective treatment for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) currently exist. Different drugs have different effects on patients with Covid-19, and the potential benefits or harms of the proposed drugs for the treatment of this disease need to be discussed more fully. The aim of this study was to systematically review the effectiveness of the proposed drugs in the treatment of patients with Covid-19.
The present study is a systematic review that used SID, PubMed, Web Science, EMBASE, Scopus, and Science direct, Google Scholar, JAMA, WHO and CDC databases to access related articles. In order to search for articles, only English articles with the keywords Covid19, treatment, Remdesivir, Hydroxychloroquine, Ritonavir, Tocilizumab and all possible combinations of these words during 2019 and 2020 were examined. Out of 250 papers obtained, 20 papers had initial conditions and finally 9 clinical trial papers related to Covid-19 treatments were reviewed.
Initial studies on chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine (with and without macrolides) were found to be effective in the treatment of Covid-19 patients, but further studies have shown that these drugs do not have a positive effect on Covid-19. Also, the use of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine in patients led to an increase in their mortality. There were different results for lopinavir and ritonavir, some of which showed improvement in symptoms and in others exacerbation of symptoms and complications. Remdesivir causes side effects such as nausea, constipation, hypokalemia, hypotension and elevated liver enzymes.
Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine have no effect on the recovery of patients with Covid-19. The positive or negative effect of lopinavir / ritonavir requires clinical trials and research. Remdesivir improves patients with Covid-19. It is recommended that caregivers and medical and nursing staff closely monitor patients receiving remdesivir for drug side effects.
Siavash Beiranvand, Meysam Behzadifar, Farzaneh Shaygan, Samad Azari, Mariano Martini, Masoud Behzadifar,
Volume 26, Issue 1 (4-2024)
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Background: Attention to supporting and treating infertile couples is of great importance in the context of Iran's population policies. Infertility treatment means identifying and addressing the health issues of couples that have caused their inability to conceive. Supporting infertile couples not only helps improve their chances of fertility but also enhances all aspects of their health and well-being. Facing infertility can be considerably challenging for couples, inducing feelings of loneliness, anxiety, and depression. Social and psychological support, through counseling services and mental health assistance, can help couples better cope with these challenges and prevent isolation and depression. Attention to the needs and problems of infertile couples can assist policymakers and relevant organizations in designing cultural and health policies and programs tailored to address this challenge and implement necessary improvements in this field. It is essential to establish a culture that upholds respect for couples experiencing infertility and prevents discrimination against them. By promoting the dissemination of accurate information and fostering a culture of empathy and compassion towards infertility, this culture may reduce social tension and lessen the burdens experienced by those coping with infertility. However, attention to supporting and treating infertile couples is not just one aspect of population policy. Instead, it should be one of the important priorities within the framework of a comprehensive program to strengthen population health. Supporting couples struggling with infertility should also be a significant priority within such a program.
