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Marzban A, Mokhtari S, Tavakkolian P, Mansouri R, Jafari N, Maleki A. The impact of combined administration of surfactant and intratracheal budesonide compared to surfactant alone on bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and mortality rate in preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome: a single-blind randomized clinical trial. BMC Pediatr 2024; 24:262. [PMID: 38643076 PMCID: PMC11031862 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-024-04736-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/22/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) is one of the most important and common disorders among premature infants. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to compare the effect of the combination of surfactant and budesonide with surfactant alone on Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and mortality rate among premature infants with RDS. METHOD An outcome assessor-blind randomized clinical trial was conducted on 134 premature infants with RDS who were born in Ayatollah Mousavi Hospital, Zanjan, Iran in 2021. The covariate adaptive randomization method was utilized to allocate participants into two groups (surfactant alone and a combination of surfactant and budesonide). The primary outcomes were BPD and Mortality rate from admission to hospital discharge. The data in this study were analyzed using SPSS software version 18. RESULTS Overall the comparison of mortality rate and BPD between the two groups did not show a significant difference(p > 0.05). The subgroup results showed that administering surfactant with budesonide to infants under 30 weeks of age significantly reduced the number of deaths compared to using surfactant alone (5 vs. 17). Similar positive effects were observed for the occurrence of Pulmonary Hemorrhage, the need for a second dose of surfactant, oxygen index, mean blood pressure and mean arterial pressure (MAP) in infants under 34 weeks of age compared to more than 34 weeks (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION These findings suggest that the combination therapy of surfactant and budesonide may be beneficial, particularly in preterm infants with less than 34 weeks gestational age and 1500 birth weight. However, further studies with larger sample sizes and longer follow-up periods are needed to confirm these results and assess long-term outcomes. TRIAL REGISTRATION The study was registered at the Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials website under the code IRCT20201222049802N1. https://en.irct.ir/user/trial/48117/view . REGISTRATION DATE 28/02/2021. PUBLIC REPOSITORY DATA SET: This research data set link is displayed on the Zanjan-Iran Medical Sciences website: https://repository.zums.ac.ir/cgi/users/login? target=https%3 A%2 F/repository.zums.ac.ir/id/eprint .
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- Asghar Marzban
- Dept. of neonatology, School of Medicine, Musavi hospital, Zanjan university of medical sciences, Zanjan, Iran
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- Dept. of neonatology, School of Medicine, Musavi hospital, Zanjan university of medical sciences, Zanjan, Iran
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- Student Research Center, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
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- Department of Hematology & Medical Oncology, Vali-e-Asr Hospital, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
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- Dept. of neonatology, School of Medicine, Musavi hospital, Zanjan university of medical sciences, Zanjan, Iran
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- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Health and Metabolic Diseases Research Institute, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Azadi Square, Jomhori Eslami St, Zanjan, 4515613191, Iran.
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Heidari A, Kabir MJ, Khatirnamani Z, Gholami M, Jafari N. Modeling and Forecasting the Death Trend Due to Respiratory System Diseases using the LeeCarter model in Northern Iran. RJMM 2023. [DOI: 10.55453/rjmm.2023.126.1.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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"Background and Aim: Respiratory system diseases (RSDs) represent the major burden of disease, including death worldwide. The main purpose of this study was to model and forecast the death rate due to diseases of the respiratory system Based on Lee Carter's model during the years 2011-2028. Methods: The type of study was a secondary analysis based on available data. The statistical population included all deaths registered in the health department of Golestan University of Medical Sciences during the years 2011-2018. Data analysis was performed using Demography 18.1 and StMoMo packages in R3.6.2 software. Results: The death rate due to RSDs in 2011 in the total population was 0.22, in women 0.19, and in men 0.25 per 1000 population. The death rate due to these diseases shows an increasing trend in 2018 to 0.33 in the total population, 0.29 in women, and 0.36 in men per 1000 population. In general, the death rate due to these diseases increased by approximately 0.10 per 1000 population from the years 2011 to 2018. It is predicted that the increasing trend of deaths due to RSDs will continue and in 2028 it will reach 4.88 in the total population, 3.56 in women, and 2.27 in men per 1000 population. Conclusions: Our findings show a significant increase in respiratory disease mortality over the past eight years. A combination of prevention and treatment strategies through urban planning, including the control of environmental pollutants and environmental health programs, is essential for the effective control of respiratory diseases "
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Heidari A, Javad Kabir M, Khatirnamani Z, Jafari N, Gholami M, Reza Honarvar M, Lotfi M. Years of Life Lost due to accidents and injuries in Iran: A trend of five years (2014–2018). Journal of Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Acute Care 2022. [DOI: 10.5339/jemtac.2022.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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- Alireza Heidari
- Health Management and Social Development Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran E-mail:
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- Health Management and Social Development Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran E-mail:
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- Health Management and Social Development Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran E-mail:
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- Health Management and Social Development Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran E-mail:
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- Health Management and Social Development Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran E-mail:
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- Health Management and Social Development Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran E-mail:
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- Health Management and Social Development Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran E-mail:
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Jafari N, Taslimi Taleghani N, Kazemi SA, Abouoasef S, Motamed N, Jalilvand A. Association between Vitamin D Insufficiency and Respiratory Problems in Premature Neonates. Arch Iran Med 2022; 25:32-36. [PMID: 35128910 DOI: 10.34172/aim.2022.06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Few studies have been performed to investigate the association between vitamin D and respiratory problems in premature neonates. METHODS In this cohort study, a low serum level of vitamin D was considered as exposure and respiratory problems and associated interventions were considered as outcome. All patients were followed during their hospital stay. All preterm neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit of a general hospital in Iran during one-year period from January 2018 were enrolled in this study. Serum vitamin D level was measured in the first 24 hours of life by liquid chromatography-spectrometry. Then, respiratory complications were compared between neonates with and without vitamin D insufficiency. RESULTS Among the 113 preterm newborns, 65 (58%) had a low and 48 (42%) had a normal level of vitamin D who were classified into two groups I and II, respectively. Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) and requirement for surfactant administration was found in 40 cases (61.5%) in group I and in 20 cases (41.7%) in group II (P=0.036). Also, 46 newborns (70.8%) in the first group and 22 (45.8%) in the second group needed non-invasive ventilation (NIV) (P=0.007). Multiple logistic regression showed a significant association between vitamin D status and RDS (OR, 95% CI=2.840 (1.083-7.447), P=0.034), need for surfactant (OR, 95% CI=2.840 (1.083-7.447), P=0.034) and need for NIV (OR, 95% CI=3.929 (1.526-10.113), P=0.005). CONCLUSION The incidence of RDS, need for surfactants, and need for NIV in newborns with vitamin D insufficiency were higher than the neonates with normal levels.
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- Nahid Jafari
- Department of Pediatrics, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
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- Neonatal Health Research Center, Research Institute for Children's Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pediatrics, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
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- Department of Social Medicine, Medical School, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
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- Department of Pathology, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
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Jenabi E, Eghbalian F, Bashirian S, Khazaei S, Shokouhi M, Basiri B, Sabzehei M, Sheikhahmadi S, Babaei H, Vakiliamini M, Jafari N, Jafari M. The clinical manifestations and outcomes in neonates infected with COVID-19 in the West of Iran. Adv Hum Biol 2022. [DOI: 10.4103/aihb.aihb_4_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Sarafraz N, Taghizadeh Z, Jafari N, Ghiasi A. The solutions to increase the participation of men in sexual and reproductive health of women in Iran: an analytic hierarchy process (AHP) analysis. J OBSTET GYNAECOL 2021; 42:1410-1414. [PMID: 34913806 DOI: 10.1080/01443615.2021.1983783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Ever since the Cairo Declaration in 1994, women's Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) has become a priority and substantial efforts have been made to improve it. Men's contribution to promote the SRH of women is essential. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the best solutions to increase the men's participation in the SRH of women in Iran, using an analytic hierarchy process (AHP) approach. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 150 married men in Iran. The data was collected using a questionnaire. To determine the best solutions to improve the men's participation in women's SRH, the opinions of an expert group from academia, Ministry of Health (MOH) were employed and the best solution were selected based on the scores, applying analytic hierarchy process (AHP) approach. The statistical analysis was performed using SPSS V.20 and Expert Choice software. In the final analysis 'Well-oriented sex education focused on men's involvement', 'Well-trained professional employment' and 'Sex education in society, schools, and universities' were the solutions with highest coefficients, respectively.Impact statementWhat is already known on this subject? SRH of women, is a major part of primary efforts regarding the increase of SRH's quality; among which, the role and place of men is of utmost importance. Struggling to participate men in issues related to the health of women can not only promote inter family relationships, but also can affect the quality of relationship between man and woman in the society.What do the results of this study add? According to results of the study, one of the main obstacles of men participation was educational and information barriers, regarding which, having adjusted and improved educational systems, opportunity could be prepared for men participation. Current centres for educating those who are already getting married are the first and main places where men can be educated to meet their educational needs in their marriage life such as SRH. Through integrating three selected approaches in the experts' meetings in the educational program of before marriage, men participation can be increased in SRH.What are the implications of these findings for clinical practice and/or future research? The findings could inform and guide the policies in formulating effective solutions to improve the men's participation in SRH in Iran.
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- Nasrin Sarafraz
- Department of Reproductive Health, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Islamic Azad University, Larestan, Iran
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- Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Community Medicine Vice Chancellery for Health Iran Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
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Hajebi A, Sharifi V, Abbasinejad M, Asadi A, Jafari N, Ziadlou T, Khadem S, Asgardoon MH, Damari B. Integrating Mental Health Services into the Primary Health Care System: The Need for Reform in Iran. Iran J Psychiatry 2021; 16:320-328. [PMID: 34616466 PMCID: PMC8452841 DOI: 10.18502/ijps.v16i3.6258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2020] [Revised: 10/01/2020] [Accepted: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Objective: The main objective of this study was to review aspects of the current situation and structure of the integrated mental health care services for planning a reform. Aspects of the newly designed infrastructure, along with specification of duties of the various human resources, and its relation with Iran’s Comprehensive Mental and Social Health Services (the SERAJ Program), will also be presented Method: This is a study on service design and three methods of literature review, deep interview with stakeholders, and focused group discussions. In the literature review, national and international official documents, including official reports of the World Health Organization (WHO) and consultant field visits, were reviewed. Deep semi-structured interviews with 9 stakeholders were performed and results were gathered and categorized into 3 main questions were analyzed using the responsibility and effectiveness matrix method. The Final results were discussed with experts, during which the main five-domain questions were asked and the experts’ opinions were observed. Results: In this study, the main gaps of the public mental health care (PHC) services in Iran were identified, which included reduction of risk factors for mental disorders, training the general population, early recognition and treatment of patients with mental disorders, educating patients and their families, and rehabilitation services. The new model was then proposed to fill these gaps focusing on increasing access, continuity of care, coordination in service delivery, and comprehensiveness of care. A mental health worker was placed besides general healthcare workers and general practitioners (GPs). Services were prioritized and the master flowchart for mental health service delivery was designed. Conclusion: A reform was indeed necessary in the integrated mental health services in Iran, but regarding the infrastructure needed for this reform, including human and financial resources, support of the senior authorities of the Ministry of Health (MOH) is necessary for the continuity and enhancement of services. In this model, attention has been given to the principles of integrating mental health services into primary health care. Current experience shows that the primary health care system has been facing many executive challenges, and mental health services are not exclusion to this issue. Monitoring and evaluation of this model of service and efforts for maintaining sustainable financial resources is recommended to make a reform in this system and to stabilize it.
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- Ahmad Hajebi
- Research Center for Addiction and Risky Behaviors (ReCARB), Psychiatric Department, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychiatry and Psychology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
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- Department for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
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- Deputy for Public Health, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
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- Department for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
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- Department for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Governance and Health, Neuroscience Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Iranian Student Society for Immunodeficiencies, Students' Scientific Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Governance and Health, Neuroscience Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Kabir MJ, Heidari A, Jafari N, Honarvar MR, Behnampour N, Mirkarim SK. Developing basic health services packages: Defining a prioritization of effectiveness criteria. International Journal of Healthcare Management 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/20479700.2019.1684666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Mohammad Javad Kabir
- Health Services Management, Health Management and Social Development Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
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- Health Policy, Health Management and Social Development Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
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- Community Medicine, Health Management and Social Development Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
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- Nutrition Science, Health Management and Social Development Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
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- Biostatistics, Health Management and Social Development Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
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- Health Education and Promotion, Health Management and Social Development Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
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Rezvani MA, Jafari N. Synthesis and Characterization of New Substituted Sandwich-Type Polyoxometalate-Based Inorganic–Organic Hybrid Nanocomposites for Catalytic Oxidative Desulfurization of Real Gasoline. Ind Eng Chem Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c01167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Mohammad Ali Rezvani
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zanjan, 451561319 Zanjan, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zanjan, 451561319 Zanjan, Iran
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Alcusky M, Thomas RB, Jafari N, Keith SW, Kee A, Del Canale S, Lombardi M, Maio V. Reduction in unplanned hospitalizations associated with a physician focused intervention to reduce potentially inappropriate medication use among older adults: a population-based cohort study. BMC Geriatr 2021; 21:218. [PMID: 33789589 PMCID: PMC8011227 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-021-02172-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background A multimodal general practitioner-focused intervention in the Local Health Authority (LHA) of Parma, Italy, substantially reduced the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use among older adults. Our objective was to estimate changes in hospitalization rates associated with the Parma LHA quality improvement initiative that reduced PIM use. Methods This population-based longitudinal cohort study was conducted among older residents (> 65 years) using the Parma LHA administrative healthcare database. Crude and adjusted unplanned hospitalization rates were estimated in 3 periods (pre-intervention: 2005–2008, intervention: 2009–2010, post-intervention: 2011–2014). Multivariable negative binomial models estimated trends in quarterly hospitalization rates among individuals at risk during each period using a piecewise linear spline for time, adjusted for time-dependent and time-fixed covariates. Results The pre-intervention, intervention, and post-intervention periods included 117,061, 107,347, and 121,871 older adults and had crude hospitalization rates of 146.2 (95% CI: 142.2–150.3), 146.8 (95% CI: 143.6–150.0), and 140.8 (95% CI: 136.9–144.7) per 1000 persons per year, respectively. The adjusted pre-intervention hospitalization rate was declining by 0.7% per quarter (IRR = 0.993; 95% CI: 0.991–0.995). The hospitalization rate declined more than twice as fast during the intervention period (1.8% per quarter, IRR = 0.982; 95% CI: 0.979–0.985) and was nearly constant post-intervention (IRR: 0.999; 95% CI: 0.997–1.001). Contrasting model predictions for the intervention period (Q1 2009 to Q4 2010), the intervention was associated with 1481 avoided hospitalizations. Conclusion In a large population of older adults, a multimodal general practitioner-focused intervention to decrease PIM use was associated with a decline in the unplanned hospitalization rate. Such interventions to reduce high risk medication use among older adults warrant consideration by health systems seeking to improve health outcomes and reduce high-cost acute care utilization. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12877-021-02172-3.
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- M Alcusky
- Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Albert Sherman Building, 6th Floor, 368 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA, USA.
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- Jefferson College of Population Health, Thomas Jefferson University, 901 Walnut St., 10th Floor, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA
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- Center for Research in Medical Education and Health Care, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Biostatistics, Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Jefferson College of Population Health, Thomas Jefferson University, 901 Walnut St., 10th Floor, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA
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- Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale di Parma (Local Health Authority of Parma), Parma, Italy
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- Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale di Parma (Local Health Authority of Parma), Parma, Italy
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- Jefferson College of Population Health, Thomas Jefferson University, 901 Walnut St., 10th Floor, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA.
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Taslimi Taleghani N, Jafari N, Karimi Moghadam A, Hosseini Nezhadf N, Motamed N, Jalilvand A. How is insulin-like growth factor-1 correlated with retinopathy of prematurity? J Res Med Sci 2021; 26:111. [PMID: 35126574 PMCID: PMC8765505 DOI: 10.4103/jrms.jrms_501_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Revised: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 07/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Background: Evaluation of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) association with retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is our object. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted on IGF-1 levels of 40 neonates <34 weeks gestational age and 2000 g at 1st week and 4–6 weeks after birth. All participants were evaluated for ROP after 31 weeks of gestation. Results: IGF-1 levels showed a significant difference between neonates ≤1500 and 1500–2000 g (1 and 4–6 weeks, P = 0.008, P = 0.039, respectively). No significant association was found between IGF-1 and ROP. Conclusion: Finding a meaningful association between IGF-1 and ROP requires consideration of factors affecting the IGF-1.
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Taheri M, Taghizadeh Z, Jafari N, Takian A. Perceived strategies to reduce traumatic childbirth amongst Iranian childbearing women: a qualitative study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2020; 20:350. [PMID: 32513238 PMCID: PMC7282136 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-020-03045-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2020] [Accepted: 06/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Psychological birth trauma (PBT), mainly due to overlooking maternal mental health, is a common and high prevalence public health problem in low-resource settings. Preventing PBT is a good indicator of the realization of human rights in healthcare. This work reports the results of a qualitative study that aimed to identify perceived strategies of PBT prevention among childbearing women in Iran. Methods We conducted semi-structured in-depth interviews with 22 mothers with history of traumatic childbirth, two mothers with positive childbirth experience, two spouses, and eight health professionals between April and June 2017. We used purposive sampling method to recruit traumatized mothers, while health experts were selected based on their relevant expertise and experience. Our initial literature review identified eight categories, using which we developed our interview guide and conducted the content analysis approach. Results With the maximum possible purification, we reached 50 thematic codes. The strategies to prevent PBT are generally summarized in four major themes and 13 categories: 1) skill-builder knowledge [Birth preparedness, Mothers’ empowerment in maintaining mental health, Understanding the importance of mental care in maternity services], 2) responsible caregiving [Support loop, Good behavior of the caregivers, Deepening trust, Struggle with medicalization of childbirth, Labour pain relief, Special services for maternal mental health], 3) the alliance of prenatal and antenatal care [Continuity of care, Coordination of prenatal and antenatal caregivers], and 4) reconstruction of the structures [Efficient management, Rebuilding physical structures]. Conclusions This is a comprehensive approach towards PBT prevention, which can guide future efforts to reduce PBT at the clinical level and open further avenues for future studies. We recommend policy makers to consider the integration of multilevel and multidimensional PBT prevention interventions, simultaneously within maternity care services packages for promotion of mental health.
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- Mahshid Taheri
- Midwifery Office, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Primary Healthcare, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Health Management and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. .,Department of Global Health and Public Policy, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. .,Health Equity Research Centre (HERC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Kamali Aghdam M, Jafari N, Eftekhari K. Novel coronavirus in a 15-day-old neonate with clinical signs of sepsis, a case report. Infect Dis (Lond) 2020; 52:427-429. [PMID: 32233816 PMCID: PMC7157949 DOI: 10.1080/23744235.2020.1747634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2020] [Revised: 03/22/2020] [Accepted: 03/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Introduction: Novel coronavirus or coronavirus disease (COVID-19) can affect all age groups. The clinical course of the disease in children and infants is milder than in adults. It should be noted that, although typical symptoms may be present in children, non-specific symptoms could be noted in the neonate. The disease is rare in the neonate, so, its suspicion in this group can help to make a quick diagnose.Case report: A 15-day-old neonate was admitted with fever, lethargy, cutaneous mottling, and respiratory distress without cough. His mother had symptoms of Novel coronavirus. So Reverse-Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) assay was done for the neonate and showed to be positive. The newborn was isolated and subjected to supportive care. Antibiotic and antiviral treatment was initiated. Eventually, the baby was discharged in good general condition.Conclusion: When a newborn presents with non-specific symptoms of infection with an added history of COVID-19 in his/her parents, it indicates the need for PCR testing for Novel coronavirus.
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- Mojtaba Kamali Aghdam
- Pediatric Department, Mousavi Hospital, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
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- Neonatology Department, Mousavi Hospital, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
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- Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Sarafraz N, Taghizadeh Z, Ravaghi H, Jafari N, Taheri M. Designing a model for promoting the participation of men in sexual and reproductive health using Structural Equation Modeling-Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS). Electron J Gen Med 2019. [DOI: 10.29333/ejgm/115853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Abdolahnejad A, Gheisari L, Karimi M, Norastehfar N, Ebrahimpour K, Mohammadi A, Ghanbari R, Ebrahimi A, Jafari N. Monitoring and health risk assessment of phthalate esters in household’s drinking water of Isfahan, Iran. Int J Environ Sci Technol 2019; 16:7409-7416. [DOI: 10.1007/s13762-018-2143-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2018] [Revised: 11/25/2018] [Accepted: 11/26/2018] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Taghizadeh Z, Taheri M, Takian A, Jafari N. Maternity care priorities for prevention of psychological birth trauma in Iran: A Delphi consensus study. NPT 2019. [DOI: 10.18502/npt.v6i1.390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background & Aim: Promoting maternal mental health is achievable through prevention of psychological birth trauma (PBT). This study aimed to investigate experts’ opinion on best strategies in prevention of PBT among childbearing women.
Methods & Materials: This Delphi, systematic interactive research was conducted in Tehran, from July to November 2017. Delphi technique and policy dialogue was used to prioritize pre-defined PBT prevention strategies which had been identified in our previous studies. 13 experts were included in the Delphi. After two rounds, panelists had come to consensus on strategies’ priorities; they rated each strategy. Priority of strategies was set based on scores. Strategies with total mean of ≥9 and interquartile range (IQR) of ≤2 were entered to the next stage. At the last stage of consensus, a 4-hours meeting was held with seven policy makers; four top strategies were selected by consensus of the all members.
Results: From 38 initial strategies, nine with the mean of ≥9 were identified as the top ones. At the policy dialogue meeting, four strategies were selected: continuous support during childbirth, practical childbirth preparation classes, group prenatal care, and preparing individual birth plan in antenatal visit.
Conclusion: According to the experts, top four strategies can be combined in an integrated program. All these services will be provided at Primary Health Care facilities. These strategies are suggested in supporting maternity care in Iran and other developing countries to promote maternal mental and physical health.
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Taheri M, Takian A, Taghizadeh Z, Jafari N, Sarafraz N. Creating a positive perception of childbirth experience: systematic review and meta-analysis of prenatal and intrapartum interventions. Reprod Health 2018; 15:73. [PMID: 29720201 PMCID: PMC5932889 DOI: 10.1186/s12978-018-0511-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 04/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background A negative experience in childbirth is associated with chronic maternal morbidities. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to identify currently available successful interventions to create a positive perception of childbirth experience which can prevent psychological birth trauma. Methods Randomized controlled trials of interventions in pregnancy or labour which aimed to improve childbirth experience versus usual care were identified from 1994 to September 2016. Low risk pregnant or childbearing women were chosen as the study population. PEDRO scale and Cochrane risk of bias tool were used for quality assessment. Pooled effect estimates were calculated when more than two studies had similar intervention. If it was not possible to include a study in the meta-analysis, its data were summarized narratively. Results After screening of 7832 titles/abstracts, 20 trials including 22,800 participants from 12 countries were included. Successful strategies to create a positive perception of childbirth experience were supporting women during birth (Risk Ratio = 1.35, 95% Confidence Interval: 1.07 to 1.71), intrapartum care with minimal intervention (Risk Ratio = 1.29, 95% Confidence Interval:1.15 to 1.45) and birth preparedness and readiness for complications (Mean Difference = 3.27, 95% Confidence Interval: 0.66 to 5.88). Most of the relaxation and pain relief strategies were not successful to create a positive birth experience (Mean Difference = − 2.64, 95% Confidence Intervention: − 6.80 to 1.52). Conclusion The most effective strategies to create a positive birth experience are supporting women during birth, intrapartum care with minimal intervention and birth preparedness. This study might be helpful in clinical approaches and designing future studies about prevention of the negative and traumatic birth experiences. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12978-018-0511-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Mahshid Taheri
- Department of Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Health Management and Economics, School of Public Health, International Campus, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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AbstractIn this paper, the effect of boron dilution transient, as a consequence of the malfunction of the boron control system, was investigated in a VVER-1000 reactor, and then an appropriate setpoint was determined for the actuation of the emergency protection system to the reactor shutdown. In order to simulate the boron dilution, first, the whole reactor core was simulated by MCNPX code to compute the radial and axial power distribution. Then, the COBRA-EN code was employed using calculated power distribution for analyzing the thermal-hydraulic of hot fuel assembly and for extracting the safety parameters. For the safe operation of the reactor, certain parameters must be in defined specified ranges. Comparison between our results and FSARs data shows that the present modeling provides a good prediction of boron dilution transient with the maximum relative difference about 4%.
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- N. Jafari
- 1Department of Energy Engineering and Physics, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran Polytechnic, 424 Hafez Avenue, P.O. Box 15875–4413 Tehran, Iran
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- 2PhD student at AmirKabir University, Department of Energy Engineering and Physics, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran Polytechnic, 424 Hafez Avenue, Tehran, Iran, E-mail:
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Jeddian A, Lindenmeyer A, Marshall T, Howard A, Sayadi L, Rashidian A, Jafari N. Implementation of a critical care outreach service: a qualitative study. Int Nurs Rev 2017; 64:353-362. [DOI: 10.1111/inr.12377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- A. Jeddian
- Digestive Disease Research Institute; Tehran University of Medical Sciences; Tehran Iran
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- Qualitative Methods; Institute of Applied Health Research; University of Birmingham; Birmingham UK
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- Public Health & Primary Care; Institute of Applied Health Research; University of Birmingham; Birmingham UK
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- School of Nursing; The University of British Columbia; Vancouver BC Canada
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery; Nursing & Midwifery Care Research Center Tehran University of Medical Sciences; Tehran Iran
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- School of Public Health; Tehran University of Medical Sciences; Tehran Iran
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- Digestive Disease Research Institute; Tehran University of Medical Sciences; Tehran Iran
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Kabir MJ, Heidari A, Etemad K, Gashti AB, Jafari N, Honarvar MR, Ariaee M, Lotfi M. Job Burnout, Job Satisfaction, and Related Factors among Health Care Workers in Golestan Province, Iran. Electron Physician 2016; 8:2924-2930. [PMID: 27790345 PMCID: PMC5074751 DOI: 10.19082/2924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2016] [Accepted: 05/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Introduction Burnout causes physical and emotional tireness, job dissatisfaction, resulting in reduced efficiency and a feeling of alienation from colleagues. Also, job satisfaction has a major impact on job-related behaviors, such as turnover intention, absenteeism, and job performance. The aim of this study was to determine job burnout, job satisfaction rate, and related factors among health care workers in Golestan Province in Iran. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted with 1,141 health workers in Golestan Province in northern Iran. Data were collected using a questionnaire that was comprised of four sections. It consisted of socio-economic characteristics, physical environment and facilities of health house (rural health clinic), Maslach burnout inventory, and a satisfaction questionnaire. Multi-nomial Logistic Regression was conducted to analyze the data using SPSS software, version 22. Results There were significant relationships between the intensity of job burnout and age (p < 0.001), years of experience (p < 0.001), low education level (p = 0.027), number of children (p = 0.002), dissatisfaction with income (p < 0.001), physical environment of health houses (p = 0.003), facilities of health houses (p = 0.025). There were significant relationships between the frequency of job burnout and age (p < 0.001), years of experience (p < 0.001), low education level (p = 0.016), number of children (p = 0.003), dissatisfaction with income (p < 0.001), and the physical environment of health houses (p = 0.008). There were significant relationships between job satisfaction and the satisfaction from income (p = 0.001), the physical environment of health houses (p = 0.001), and the facilities of health houses (p = 0.001). Conclusion Burnout was average among health workers, and health workers job satisfaction rate was lower than the average level in health workers. Effective interventions are recommended with regards to the unfavorable condition of job satisfaction and its relationship with job burnout.
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- Mohammad Javad Kabir
- Ph.D. of Health Services Management, Assistant Professor, Health Management and Social Development Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
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- Ph.D. Candidate in Health Policy, Department of Management and Health Economic, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Ph.D. of Epidemiology, Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- M.Sc., Medical Education, Health Management and Social Development Research Center, Golestan University of Medical sciences, Gorgan, Iran
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- Ph.D. of Community Health, Assistant Professor, Health Management and Social Development Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
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- Ph.D. Candidate in Nutrition Science, Health Management and Social Development Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
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- M.Sc., Epidemiology, Deputy of Research, Golestan University of Medical Science, Gorgan, Iran
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- M.Sc., Health services Management, Office of knowledge translation and research utilization, Vice-Chancellery for Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Nosratnejad S, Rashidian A, Mehrara M, Jafari N, Moeeni M, Babamohamadi H. Factors Influencing Basic and Complementary Health Insurance Purchasing Decisions in Iran: Analysis of Data From a National Survey. World Medical & Health Policy 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/wmh3.187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Etemad K, Yavari P, Mehrabi Y, Haghdoost A, Motlagh ME, Kabir MJ, Jafari N. Inequality in Utilization of In-patients Health Services in Iran. Int J Prev Med 2015; 6:45. [PMID: 26124942 PMCID: PMC4462769 DOI: 10.4103/2008-7802.158169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2014] [Accepted: 01/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Background: Health services for those in need. Inpatient care shows a more serious side of individual care and patients and their family members perceive a high level of stress and urge. We conducted this study to determine inequalities of in-patient health care utilization in Iranian people and to assess factors that influence utilization. Methods: In each province, the sample was comprised of 380 urban and 380 rural households that were recruited by a systematic random sampling method. A total of 23,560 households, which included around 102,000 individuals were recruited. We used the questionnaire for data collection. Met admission need (MAN) was the main variable and was considered household assets for determining the economic status. We did all analyses using the STATA version 9.1. Results: The rates of MAN for urban and rural areas were 83% and 81.3% respectively. The rate of MAN was significantly higher in patients with higher educational level. Patients with primary health insurance coverage had significantly higher rate of MAN. Conclusions: Meeting admission needs was estimated around 84% and it seems that modifying insurance coverage is the most feasible intervention for increasing utilization of health services.
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- Koorosh Etemad
- Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ; Genomic Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Center for Modeling in Health, Institute of Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran ; Bureau of Family Health, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
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- Health Services Management, Health Management and Social Development Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, School of Management and Medical Information Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Health Management and Social Development Research Center, Social Medicine Group, Faculty of Medicine, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
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Yazdizadeh B, Mohammad K, Nedjat S, Changizi N, Azemikhah A, Jafari N, Radpoyan L, Majdzadeh R. Application of Capture-Recapture for Fine-tuning Uncertainties About National Maternal Mortality Estimates. Int J Prev Med 2014; 5:624-31. [PMID: 24932395 PMCID: PMC4050684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2013] [Accepted: 08/08/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is one of the main indicators of the millennium development goals and its accurate estimation is very important for the countries concerned. The objective of this study is to evaluate the applicability of capture-recapture (CRC) as an analytical method to estimate MMR in countries. METHODS We used the CRC method to estimate MMR in Iran for 2004 and 2005, using two data sources: The maternal mortality surveillance system and the National Death Registry (NDR). Because the data registry contains errors, we defined three levels of matching criteria to enable matching of cases between the two systems. Increasing the matching level makes the matching criteria less conservative. Because NDR data were missing or incomplete for some provinces, we calculated estimates for two conditions: With and without missing/incomplete data. RESULTS According to the CRC method, MMR in 2004 and 2005 were 33 and 25 in the best-case scenarios respectively and 86 and 59 in the worst-case scenarios respectively. These estimates are closer to the ones reported by United Nations Agencies published in 2010, 38 and Hogan's study, 30 in 100,000 live births in 2005. CONCLUSIONS The MMR estimation by CRC method is slightly different from the international studies. CRC can be considered as a cost-effective method, in comparison with cross-sectional studies or improvement of vital registration systems, which are both costly and difficult. However, to achieve accurate estimates of MMR with CRC method and decrease the uncertainty we need to have valid databases and the absence of such capacities will limit the applicability of this method in developing countries with poor quality health databases.
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- Bahareh Yazdizadeh
- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Knowledge Utilization Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Family Health and Population, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Family Health and Population, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
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- Center for Network Development, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Teran, Iran
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- Department of Family Health and Population, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Knowledge Utilization Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran,Correspondence to: Prof. Reza Majdzadeh, Knowledge Utilization Research Center, No 1547, Floor 7, Unit 7, North Karegar St, Enghelab Ave, Tehran, Iran. E-mail:
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Peiravian F, Rasekh HR, Jahani Hashemi H, Mohammadi N, Jafari N, Fardi K. Drug Literacy in Iran: the Experience of Using "The Single Item Health Literacy Screening (SILS) Tool". Iran J Pharm Res 2014; 13:217-24. [PMID: 24711849 PMCID: PMC3977073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Drug and health literacy is a key determinant of health outcomes. There are several tools to assess drug and health literacy. The objective of this article is to determine drug literacy level and its relationships with other factors using a single item screening tool. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 1104 people in Qazvin province, Iran. Based on the proportional-to-size method, participants over 15 years old with ability to read were recruited randomly from 6 counties in Qazvin province and were interviewed directly. To determine drug literacy relationship with other variables, Chi-Square and t-test were used. Also, logistic regression model was used to adjust the relationship between drug literacy and other relevant variables. Response rate in clusters was 100%. Findings showed that inadequate drug literacy in Qazvin province is 30.3% and it was in association with (1) age (p = .000), (2) marital status (p = .000), (3) educational attainment (p = .000), (4) home county (p = .000), (5) residing area (p = .000), (6) type of basic health insurance (p = .000), (7) complementary health insurance status (p = .000), and (8) family socioeconomic status (p = .000). After adjusting for these variables using logistic regression model, the association between (1), (3), (4), (5) and (8) with drug literacy level was confirmed. The analysis also showed that this method can also be used in other health care settings in Iran for drug and health literacy rapid assessment.
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- Farzad Peiravian
- Department of Phamacoeconomics and Pharmaceutical Management, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Corresponding author:
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- Department of Phamacoeconomics and Pharmaceutical Management, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
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- Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Health Management Network Center, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Iran.
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- Deputy of Food and Drug, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Zendehdel M, Mobinikhaledi A, Alikhani H, Jafari N. Preparation of Heteropoly Acid/Porous Hybrid Materials and Investigation of their Catalytic Behavior in the Synthesis of Perimidine. J CHIN CHEM SOC-TAIP 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/jccs.201000095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Runia TF, Jafari N, Hintzen RQ. Application of the 2010 revised criteria for the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis to patients with clinically isolated syndromes. Eur J Neurol 2013; 20:1510-6. [DOI: 10.1111/ene.12243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2013] [Accepted: 07/01/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- T. F. Runia
- Department of Neurology; Erasmus MC University Hospital Rotterdam; Rotterdam The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology; Erasmus MC University Hospital Rotterdam; Rotterdam The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology; Erasmus MC University Hospital Rotterdam; Rotterdam The Netherlands
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Zheng X, Naiditch J, Czurylo M, Jie C, Lautz T, Clark S, Jafari N, Qiu Y, Chu F, Madonna MB. Differential effect of long-term drug selection with doxorubicin and vorinostat on neuroblastoma cells with cancer stem cell characteristics. Cell Death Dis 2013; 4:e740. [PMID: 23887631 PMCID: PMC3730434 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2013.264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2013] [Revised: 06/08/2013] [Accepted: 06/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Numerous studies have confirmed that cancer stem cells (CSCs) are more resistant to chemotherapy; however, there is a paucity of data exploring the effect of long-term drug treatment on the CSC sub-population. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether long-term doxorubicin treatment could expand the neuroblastoma cells with CSC characteristics and histone acetylation could affect stemness gene expression during the development of drug resistance. Using n-myc amplified SK-N-Be(2)C and non-n-myc amplified SK-N-SH human neuroblastoma cells, our laboratory generated doxorubicin-resistant cell lines in parallel over 1 year; one cell line intermittently treated with the histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDACi) vorinostat and the other without exposure to HDACi. Cells' sensitivity to chemotherapeutic drugs, the ability to form tumorspheres, and capacity for in vitro invasion were examined. Cell-surface markers and side populations (SPs) were analyzed using flow cytometry. Differentially expressed stemness genes were identified through whole genome analysis and confirmed with real-time PCR. Our results indicated that vorinostat increased the sensitivity of only SK-N-Be(2)C-resistant cells to chemotherapy, made cells lose the ability to form tumorspheres, and reduced in vitro invasion and the SP percentage. CD133 was not enriched in doxorubicin-resistant or vorinostat-treated doxorubicin-resistant cells. Nine stemness-linked genes (ABCB1, ABCC4, LMO2, SOX2, ERCC5, S100A10, IGFBP3, TCF3, and VIM) were downregulated in vorinostat-treated doxorubicin-resistant SK-N-Be(2)C cells relative to doxorubicin-resistant cells. A sub-population of cells with CSC characteristics is enriched during prolonged drug selection of n-myc amplified SK-N-Be(2)C neuroblastoma cells. Vorinostat treatment affects the reversal of drug resistance in SK-N-Be(2)C cells and may be associated with downregulation of stemness gene expression. This work may be valuable for clinicians to design treatment protocols specific for different neuroblastoma patients.
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- X Zheng
- Cancer Biology, Children's Hospital of Chicago Research Center, Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
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Parada M, Jafari N, Pfaus J. Sexual experience blocks the ability of clitoral stimulation to induce a conditioned place preference in the rat. Physiol Behav 2013; 119:97-102. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2013.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2013] [Revised: 04/18/2013] [Accepted: 06/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Jafari N, Hearne J, Churilov L. Why caution is recommended with post-hoc individual patient matching for estimation of treatment effect in parallel-group randomized controlled trials: The case of acute stroke trials. Stat Med 2013; 32:4467-81. [DOI: 10.1002/sim.5862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2012] [Accepted: 04/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Nahid Jafari
- School of Mathematical and Geospatial Sciences; RMIT University; Australia
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- School of Mathematical and Geospatial Sciences; RMIT University; Australia
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- School of Mathematical and Geospatial Sciences; RMIT University; Australia
- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health; Australia
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Loghmani A, Jafari N, Zamani A, Farajzadegan Z, Bahrami F, Emami H. Abstract P2-12-10: Psycho-spiritual therapy for improving the quality of life and spiritual well-being of women with breast cancer. Cancer Res 2012. [DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs12-p2-12-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Objective: Psychological distress and morbidity are common consequences of diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer and associated with poor quality of life (QOL). Among several approaches, spirituality has been shown to be significantly associated with improving the quality of life of these patients. The aim of this study was to assess the role of psycho-spiritual therapy intervention in improving the quality of life and spiritual well-being of patients with breast cancer.
Methods: This was a randomized controlled trial study which was conducted in the Breast Cancer Research Center, St. S. Al-Shohada hospital, Isfahan, Iran. Sixty-eight patients with breast cancer were randomized to either psycho-spiritual therapy intervention group or control group who received routine management and educational programs. Before and after 6 weeks of psycho-spiritual therapy sessions, the quality of life was evaluated using Cancer quality-of-life questionnaire (QLQ-C30) and its supplementary breast cancer questionnaire (QLQ-BR23) and Spiritual well-being was measured using the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy Spiritual Well-being scale (FACIT-Sp12). Multivariate, repeated-measures ANOVA, T-test and Paired T-test were used for analysis using Predictive Analytic Soft Ware (PASW, version 18) for windows.
Results: In all sixty five patients actually completed the six-week intervention and were evaluated for the outcomes. The mean Global health status score/QOL reached from 44.37 (SD: 13.03) to 68.63 (SD: 10.86), (p < 0.001), (Cohen's d effect size: 2.16, 95% CI: 1.56–2.78). There was a statistically significant difference in all functional scales of QLQ-C30 (p < 0.05) as well as spiritual well-being after intervention. (p = 0.02)
Conclusions: The results of this trial showed that the psycho-spiritual therapy program can improve the spiritual well-being and QOL of women with breast cancer. This program, with its ease of implementation and home practice, could be adopted in comprehensive care programs for women with breast cancer.
Citation Information: Cancer Res 2012;72(24 Suppl):Abstract nr P2-12-10.
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- Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Islamic Republic of Iran; University of Isfahan, Islamic Republic of Iran
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- Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Islamic Republic of Iran; University of Isfahan, Islamic Republic of Iran
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- Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Islamic Republic of Iran; University of Isfahan, Islamic Republic of Iran
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- Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Islamic Republic of Iran; University of Isfahan, Islamic Republic of Iran
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- Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Islamic Republic of Iran; University of Isfahan, Islamic Republic of Iran
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- Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Islamic Republic of Iran; University of Isfahan, Islamic Republic of Iran
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Jafari N, Hadavi E. GROWTH AND ESSENTIAL OIL YIELD OF DILL (ANETHUM GRAVEOLENS) AS AFFECTED BY FOLIAR SPRAYS OF CITRIC ACID AND MALIC ACID. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2012.955.42] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Ghoreishi SM, Behpour M, Jafari N, Golestaneh M. Electrochemical Determination of Tyrosine in the Presence of Dopamine and Uric Acid at the Surface of Gold Nanoparticles Modified Carbon Paste Electrode. J CHIN CHEM SOC-TAIP 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/jccs.201100654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Jafari N, Farajzadegan Z, Zamani A, Bahrami F, Emami H, Loghmani A. P-1149 - The effect of psycho-spiritual therapy for improving the quality of life of women with breast cancer: a randomized controlled trial. Eur Psychiatry 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-9338(12)75316-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Khayyati F, Motlagh ME, Kabir MJ, Kazemeini H, gharibi F, Jafari N. The role of family physician in case finding, referral, and insurance coverage in the rural areas. Iran J Public Health 2011; 40:136-9. [PMID: 23113096 PMCID: PMC3481641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2011] [Accepted: 08/16/2011] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND WHO suggest that family physician is the core in the world efforts for quality improvement, cost effectiveness, and equity in the health care systems. This study evaluates the impact of the program on accessibility of the services, case finding, patient referral, feedback process and insurance coverage in the rural health units. METHODS This study was quasi experimental. It compared the function of four health centers and eight health houses in the last three months of year 2004 with 2008. Data extracted from the available documents in the health units. Descriptive and analytical analysis was performed by using SPSS software. RESULTS The presence of physicians in health centers were 75 and 100 percent for 2004 and 2008 respectively, this rate for midwives were 50 and 100 percent for the same years respectively. The total referral cases to the hospitals were 2676, the feedback rate was recorded in 36% of the cases. In this case the follow up rate by physicians was 0% in 2004 and 3.17% in 2008. Insurance coverage rate was 27% and 97% for 2004 and 2008 respectively within a meaningful P value range at 95% CI. CONCLUSION The findings of this study show that the family physician program has the positive impact on function of health units in terms of availability of physicians and midwives and also insurance coverage at health centers in rural area, No impact on patient follow up and case referral rate was detected.
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- Dept. of Public Health, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
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- Population and Family Health Office, Deputy for Health, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
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- Social Medicine Group, Faculty of Medicine, Gurgan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
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- PHC Center, Deputy for Health, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran,Corresponding author: E-mail:
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- Research Management Unit, Deputy for Education and Research, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
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- PHC Center, Deputy for Health, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
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Soori H, Akbarpour S, Jafari N, Khosravi A, Ainy E. P1-339 Pattern of drowning and its burden in North Coast of Iran. Br J Soc Med 2011. [DOI: 10.1136/jech.2011.142976f.31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Zendehdel K, Marzban M, Nahvijou A, Jafari N. P2-342 Geographical pattern and epidemiology of stomach cancer mortality in Iran. Br J Soc Med 2011. [DOI: 10.1136/jech.2011.142976k.74] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Sombekke MH, Jafari N, Bendfeldt K, Mueller-Lenke N, Radue EW, Naegelin Y, Kappos L, Matthews PM, Polman CH, Barkhof F, Hintzen R, Geurts JJG. No influence of KIF1B on neurodegenerative markers in multiple sclerosis. Neurology 2011; 76:1843-5. [PMID: 21606458 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0b013e31821cccd4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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- M H Sombekke
- Department of Neurology, VU University Medical Center, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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Hui F, Hussain M, Spiotta A, Bhalla T, Toth G, Moskowitz S, Elgabaly M, Sivapatham T, Jafari N, Rasmussen P. E-011 Merci retrievers as access adjuncts for reperfusion catheters: the grappling hook technique. J Neurointerv Surg 2011. [DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2011-010097.77] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Layden BT, Durai V, Newman MV, Marinelarena AM, Ahn CW, Feng G, Lin S, Zhang X, Kaufman DB, Jafari N, Sørensen GL, Lowe WL. Regulation of pancreatic islet gene expression in mouse islets by pregnancy. J Endocrinol 2010; 207:265-79. [PMID: 20847227 DOI: 10.1677/joe-10-0298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Pancreatic β cells adapt to pregnancy-induced insulin resistance by unclear mechanisms. This study sought to identify genes involved in β cell adaptation during pregnancy. To examine changes in global RNA expression during pregnancy, murine islets were isolated at a time point of increased β cell proliferation (E13.5), and RNA levels were determined by two different assays (global gene expression array and G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) array). Follow-up studies confirmed the findings for select genes. Differential expression of 110 genes was identified and follow-up studies confirmed the changes in select genes at both the RNA and protein level. Surfactant protein D (SP-D) mRNA and protein levels exhibited large increases, which were confirmed in murine islets. Cytokine-induced expression of SP-D in islets was also demonstrated, suggesting a possible role as an anti-inflammatory molecule. Complementing these studies, an expression array was performed to define pregnancy-induced changes in expression of GPCRs that are known to impact islet cell function and proliferation. This assay, the results of which were confirmed using real-time reverse transcription-PCR assays, demonstrated that free fatty acid receptor 2 and cholecystokinin receptor A mRNA levels were increased at E13.5. This study has identified multiple novel targets that may be important for the adaptation of islets to pregnancy.
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 303 East Chicago Avenue, Tarry 15, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
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Hong H, Shi L, Su Z, Ge W, Jones WD, Czika W, Miclaus K, Lambert CG, Vega SC, Zhang J, Ning B, Liu J, Green B, Xu L, Fang H, Perkins R, Lin SM, Jafari N, Park K, Ahn T, Chierici M, Furlanello C, Zhang L, Wolfinger RD, Goodsaid F, Tong W. Assessing sources of inconsistencies in genotypes and their effects on genome-wide association studies with HapMap samples. Pharmacogenomics J 2010; 10:364-74. [PMID: 20368714 PMCID: PMC2928027 DOI: 10.1038/tpj.2010.24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2009] [Accepted: 02/15/2010] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The discordance in results of independent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) indicates the potential for Type I and Type II errors. We assessed the repeatibility of current Affymetrix technologies that support GWAS. Reasonable reproducibility was observed for both raw intensity and the genotypes/copy number variants. We also assessed consistencies between different SNP arrays and between genotype calling algorithms. We observed that the inconsistency in genotypes was generally small at the specimen level. To further examine whether the differences from genotyping and genotype calling are possible sources of variation in GWAS results, an association analysis was applied to compare the associated SNPs. We observed that the inconsistency in genotypes not only propagated to the association analysis, but was amplified in the associated SNPs. Our studies show that inconsistencies between SNP arrays and between genotype calling algorithms are potential sources for the lack of reproducibility in GWAS results.
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- Division of Systems Toxicology, National Center for Toxicological Research, US Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, AR, USA.
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Naghavi M, Pourmalek F, Shahraz S, Jafari N, Delavar B, Motlagh ME. The burden of injuries in Iranian children in 2005. Popul Health Metr 2010; 8:5. [PMID: 20356350 PMCID: PMC2853502 DOI: 10.1186/1478-7954-8-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2009] [Accepted: 03/31/2010] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Child injury is recognized as a global health problem. Injuries caused the highest burden of disease among the total population of Iran in 2003. We aimed to estimate the morbidity, mortality, and disease burden caused by child injuries in the 0- to 14-year-old population of Iran in 2005. METHODS We estimated average age- and sex-specific mortality rates for different types of child injuries from 2001 to 2006 using Iran's death registration data. Incidence rates for nonfatal outcomes of child injuries in 2005 were estimated through a time- and place-limited sample hospital registry study for injuries. We used the World Health Organization's methods for estimation of years of life lost due to premature mortality and years lived with disability in 2005. RESULTS Injuries were the most important cause of death in children ages 1 to 14, with 35, 33.4, 24.9, and 22.9 deaths per 100,000 in the 0-14, 1-4, 5-9, and 10-14 age groups respectively. Road transport injuries were responsible for the highest death rate per 100,000 population among all types of injuries in children, with 15.5 for ages 0-14, 16.1 for ages 1-4, 16.3 for ages 5-9, and 13.1 for ages 10-14. Incidence rates of injuries leading to hospitalization were 459, 530, and 439 per 100,000 in the 0-14, 1-4, and 5-14 age groups respectively. Incidence rates of injuries leading to outpatient care were 1,812, 2,390, and 1,650 per 100,000 in the same age groups respectively. Among injury types, falls and burns had the highest hospitalization and outpatient care incidence rates. CONCLUSIONS Injuries, particularly road transport injuries, were the most important health problem of children in Iran in 2003 and 2005. Strong social policy is needed to ensure child survival.
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- Mohsen Naghavi
- Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Harvard University Initiative for Global Health, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Center for Network Development and Health Promotion, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
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- Center for Network Development and Health Promotion, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
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BACKGROUND Current MRI criteria can help predict a second attack after a clinically isolated syndrome (CIS). Given the known association between corpus callosum lesions (CC) and multiple sclerosis (MS), such lesions on MRI could provide additional predictive information. This study assessed whether the presence of CC lesion on MRI could, next to the modified Barkhof criteria, further enhance prediction of conversion from CIS to MS. METHODS Follow-up study of 158 patients with CIS who underwent MRI after CIS was performed. MRI were scored for the Barkhof criteria and CC lesion. Patients were classified as having MS according to Poser criteria. Cox regression models were used for the time to conversion from CIS to MS. RESULTS The Barkhof criteria and CC lesion were strongly associated with conversion to MS with hazard ratios (HR), respectively, of 2.6 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.5-4.3) and 2.7 (95% CI 1.6-4.5). The HRs of CC lesion adjusted for the Barkhof criteria and the Barkhof criteria adjusted for CC lesion were similar (HRs 1.8, not significant). The combined prediction of the Barkhof criteria and CC lesion was 3.3 (95% CI 1.9-5.7). Patients not fulfilling the Barkhof criteria had a fourfold increased risk of MS (HR 3.8, 95% CI 1.5-9.3) when they had a lesion in the CC. CONCLUSIONS Corpus callosum (CC) lesion and the Barkhof criteria both predicted conversion to multiple sclerosis (MS). When both variables were combined, the association was stronger. The assessment of CC lesion may be a useful additional tool for predicting conversion to MS in patients with clinically isolated syndrome.
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- Department of Neurology, MS Centre ErasMS, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Mirzaei K, Hossein-Nezhad A, Javad Hosseinzadeh-Attar M, Jafari N, Najmafshar A, Mohammadzadeh N, Larijani B. Visfatin genotype may modify the insulin resistance and lipid profile in type 2 diabetes patients. MINERVA ENDOCRINOL 2009; 34:273-279. [PMID: 20046156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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AIM We investigated the role of the -4689G/T promoter variant of the visfatin gene on serum visfatin concentration and biochemical markers in T2DM patient. METHODS In a cross-sectional study we recruited 93 patients with type 2 diabetes. Laboratory and anthropometric measurements were included FBG, OGTT, HbA1C, lipid Profile, fasting serum visfatin, fasting serum insulin, weight, height, Body Mass Index (BMI) and waist hip ratio (WHR). Genotyping for visfatin gene was performed by using the PCR-RFLP method. RESULTS Our findings showed significant differences in levels of low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, total cholesterol, high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and fasting serum insulin among various types of visfatin genotype (TT, GG, and GT). This study showed a significant correlation between circulating levels of visfatin and weight, BMI, hs-CRP and fasting insulin in TT genotype. But regarding GG genotype only fasting insulin had a significant correlation with circulating visfatin. CONCLUSIONS Visfatin genotypes may account for insulin resistance and levels of lipid profile that may cause by different visfatin expression between genotypes.
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- K Mirzaei
- Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Naghavi M, Abolhassani F, Pourmalek F, Lakeh M, Jafari N, Vaseghi S, Mahdavi Hezaveh N, Kazemeini H. The burden of disease and injury in Iran 2003. Popul Health Metr 2009; 7:9. [PMID: 19527516 PMCID: PMC2711041 DOI: 10.1186/1478-7954-7-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 218] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2007] [Accepted: 06/15/2009] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to estimate the burden of disease and injury in Iran for the year 2003, using Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) at the national level and for six selected provinces. METHODS Methods developed by the World Health Organization for National Burden of Disease (NBD) studies were applied to estimate disease and injury incidence for the calculation of Years of Life Lost due to premature mortality (YLL), Years Lived with Disability (YLD), and DALYs. The following adjustments of the NBD methodology were made in this study: a revised list with 213 disease and injury causes, development of new and more specific disease modeling templates for cancers and injuries, and adjustment for dependent comorbidity. We compared the results with World Health Organization (WHO) estimates for Eastern Mediterranean Region, sub-region B in 2002. RESULTS We estimated that in the year 2003, there were 21,572 DALYs due to all diseases and injuries per 100,000 Iranian people of all ages and both sexes. From this total number of DALYs, 62% were due to disability premature deaths (YLD) and 38% were due to premature deaths (YLL); 58% were due to noncommunicable diseases, 28% - to injuries, and 14% - to communicable, maternal, perinatal, and nutritional conditions. Fifty-three percent of the total number of 14.349 million DALYs in Iran were in males, with 36.5% of the total due to intentional and unintentional injuries, 15% due to mental and behavioral disorders, and 10% due to circulatory system diseases; and 47% of DALYs were in females, with 18% of the total due to mental and behavioral disorders, 18% due to intentional and unintentional injuries, and 12% due to circulatory system diseases. The disease and injury causes leading to the highest number of DALYs in males were road traffic accidents (1.071 million), natural disasters (548 thousand), opioid use (510 thousand), and ischemic heart disease (434 thousand). The leading causes of DALYs in females were ischemic heart disease (438 thousand), major depressive disorder (420 thousand), natural disasters (419 thousand), and road traffic accidents (235 thousand). The burden of disease at the province level showed marked variability. DALY estimates by Iran's NBD study were higher than those for EMR-B by WHO. CONCLUSION The health and disease profile in Iran has made the transition from the dominance of communicable diseases to that of noncommunicable diseases and road traffic injuries. NBD results are to be used in health program planning, research, and resource allocation and generation policies and practices.
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- Mohsen Naghavi
- Health Programs Management Bureau, Health Network Development Center, Health Deputy, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Hafez Jomhouri Crossroad, Tehran, Iran
- Currently Associate Professor of Global Health, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Internal Diseases Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Keshavarz Boulevard, Tehran, Iran
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- Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department, Faculty of Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Keshavarz Boulevard, Tehran, Iran
- Currently Post-Graduate Fellow in Global Health, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Hemmat Expressway, Tehran, Iran
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- Health Programs Management Bureau, Health Network Development Center, Health Deputy, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Hafez Jomhouri Crossroad, Tehran, Iran
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- Health Programs Management Bureau, Health Network Development Center, Health Deputy, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Hafez Jomhouri Crossroad, Tehran, Iran
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- Psychosocial Health Bureau, Mental Health Department, Health Deputy, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Hafez Jomhouri Crossroad, Tehran, Iran
- Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Health Programs Management Bureau, Health Network Development Center, Health Deputy, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Hafez Jomhouri Crossroad, Tehran, Iran
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Kazemi A, Sharifi F, Jafari N, Mousavinasab N. High Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency among Pregnant Women and their Newborns in an Iranian Population. J Womens Health (Larchmt) 2009; 18:835-9. [DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2008.0954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Zanjan Metabolic Diseases Research Center, Zanjan, Iran
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Naghavi M, Shahraz S, Bhalla K, Jafari N, Pourmalek F, Bartels D, Puthenpurakal JA, Motlagh ME. Adverse health outcomes of road traffic injuries in Iran after rapid motorization. Arch Iran Med 2009; 12:284-294. [PMID: 19400607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Recent studies have made it clear that Iran has too many road traffic injuries (RTI). This paper explains the reasons for high traffic injury rates and points to solutions. It also provides detailed data on the burden of traffic injury in Iran in 2005. Traffic injury rates have rapidly risen out of control because for a variety of possible reasons such as increasing number of non-standard cars and motorcycles, low gas price, decreasing ratio of travels via public transportation than with private vehicles, and problems with safety design. Besides a high need for a system safety approach, Iran needs to deal with the problem of producing a high number of cars and motorcycles. Providing safe mobility for the people of Iran needs to be a top priority of the government.
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- Mohsen Naghavi
- Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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Sharov I, Millet B, Jafari N. [Treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorders]. Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova 2009; 109:99-103. [PMID: 19708283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Khosravi A, Rao C, Naghavi M, Taylor R, Jafari N, Lopez AD. Impact of misclassification on measures of cardiovascular disease mortality in the Islamic Republic of Iran: a cross-sectional study. Bull World Health Organ 2008; 86:688-96. [PMID: 18797644 DOI: 10.2471/blt.07.046532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2007] [Accepted: 01/07/2008] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To assess the extent and pattern of misclassification of death from non-specific diagnoses emanating from the Iranian death registration system, and to correct the data for health policy and planning. METHODS Detailed medical records for 1426 hospital deaths classified to seven ill-defined or vague causes of death were reviewed by trained physicians, who then completed standard death certificates. Underlying causes of death from the review were compared with the cause assigned in registration data. FINDINGS The probable underlying pattern of causes of death in the Islamic Republic of Iran is substantially different to that suggested by the death registration system. About 88% of 582 cases with non-specific diagnoses at ages 15-69 years were reassigned to various specific causes including ischaemic heart disease (33%), stroke (13%) and injuries (10%). A similar pattern of misclassification is apparent for 738 deaths at older ages (70 years and over), with 46% being reassigned to ischaemic heart disease and stroke. CONCLUSION A significant proportion of deaths in the Iranian death registration system are being classified to cause groups of little relevance to epidemiological research or health policy. Reassignment of these deaths would increase the proportion of deaths from ischaemic heart disease and cerebrovascular diseases each by 32%, diabetes mellitus by 68% and chronic lower respiratory diseases by 73%. Substantial changes to procedures for diagnosing causes of death are urgently required if registration data are to effectively guide health policies and programmes in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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- Ardeshir Khosravi
- Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, the Islamic Republic of Iran
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