Jentashapir Journal of Cellular and Molecular Biology
Year:2013 | Volume:4 | Issue:4|Papers Count:9

Background: The purpose of this study was to compare the mental health and daily stress in periodontal diseases and normal group.Materials and methods: A causal comparative method was carried out. Using the screening sampling method, the sample subjects were selected from 20 patients with periodontal diseases and 20 attendants of patient as normal group. The two groups were matched from age, sex, social- educational status and lack of using psychiatric drugs. Goldberg general health questionnaire and Surafino daily stress scale were selected as research instruments. T-test and Pearson correlation statistical equations were applied to analyze the collected data.Results: The results revealed that there was a significant difference between mental health and daily stresses in periodontal patients against normal subjects (p<0.001). The rate of mental health and its subclass in periodontal patients were significantly lower than normal subjects; however the findings came into view that the rate of daily stresses in periodontal patients was higher than normal subjects.Conclusion: The results of this research showed that the rate of daily stresses in people with periodontal disease was significantly higher than normal subjects. In addition the rate of mental health and its subclass in patients were lower than normal subjects. It is worth to say that according to the present results taking into account the psychological factors are well thought out in the prevention and treatment of periodontal diseases.

Background: Despite numerous reports that it is not necessary to use drains after thyroidectomy, the drains are still used routinely. The study aim to compare thyroid surgery complications with and without drains appliance.Materials and methods: A prospective study was conducted, 66 patients who were candidate for thyroid surgery (total- subtotal thyroidectomy and thyroid lobectomy) divided into 2 groups. Each group was randomized into "drain" and "non drain" subgroup.Some indicators were investigated such as primary thyroid size, fluid collection in thyroid bed (early and late), hospital stay, change in voice, dysphagia, wound infection, hematoma, seroma, and change in plasma calcium level. Statistical analyses were performed using chi-square test and Student’s T test.Results: Duration of hospitalization in the patients without drains and received drain group were 2.3 and 3 days, respectively (p<0.02) There was not a significant difference between two groups (p>0.05) of fluid collection in thyroid bed and the incidence of other complications after surgery Conclusion: Routine use drains usage after thyroid surgery may not be necessary. However thyroidectomy without drains may be safe and effective method.

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of endurance training accompanied by fasting on lipid profiles and body composition in men.Materials and methods: Twenty-six healthy male volunteer subjects participated in the study and were divided into fasting (F) and Endurance Training + Fasting (ET+F) groups. ET+F group exercised 3 times per week on treadmill during Ramadan month while F group had fasting for one month. Anthropometric characteristics and blood sampling were collected in the morning after a 12-h overnight fast at before Ramadan, the end of Ramadan and 2 weeks after Ramadan.Results: At the end of Ramadan, body mass index (BMI), waist to hip ratio (WHR) and body fat percent significantly reduced in both indices. In comparison with F group, BMI, body fat percent, triglyceride (TG) and very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) significantly decreased in ET+F at the end of Ramadan (P<0.05).Conclusion: Endurance training accompanied by fasting improved lipid profiles, body composition and prevented the rise of TG and VLDL.

Background: Earthquakes cause numerous losses and damages and victims enter to severe needy complex care and internal surgery. The study proposed to investigate the frequency of the fundamental strategies for reducing injuries and fatalities resulting from earthquakes.Materials and methods: A cross - sectional study was carried out to determine the prevalence of trauma inflicted on the victims of the earthquake in Tabriz teaching hospitals in summer 2012. The researcher-made checklist was applied for data collection. The validity as well as reliability has been confirmed (0.7≤a). The data were analyzed using computerized program SPSS 18.Results: Out of 307 patients, 182 were women (59.28%) and 125 men (40.72%). Most casualties were in the age range of 30- 60 years old; 118 cases (38.43%). Rural areas had more patients (n=259 (84.36%)) than urban areas, n=48 (15.64%). Most patients were admitted for orthopedic wards (57%). Majority referrals of earth quake belonged to first two days (72.31%). Fractures were the most common injuries among casualties (62.77%) and lower extremities (29.29%) were the most affected area. Recovery rate was 97.39% as well as 8 (2.61%) victims were died due to extensive injuries.Conclusion: Results of this study showed that most victims were women, rural residents and middle-aged people. Therefore, safety and retrofitting actions should be in place for rural areas and necessary education for self- protection must be thought for middle-aged people and women. Orthopedic and surgical wards of hospitals hould always be prepared to deal with victims to decrease the event in earthquake situations.

Background: Burnout is a syndrome, include with emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and reduced personal competence. It has negative impact on the physical, psychological and vocational aspects of the nurses life. The study was carried out to determine burnout and its associated factors in Operating Room Nurses from Qom teaching hospitals.Materials and methods: A descriptive –analytical study was developed. The participations were selected using census sampling methods. A total of 87 nurses out of 110 were contributed in this study. Data collected including Demographic information and Maslach burnout inventory (MBI) using questionnaires. Then the whole information was entered to SPSS 18 statistical software and analyze with descriptive statistical tests, chi-square T-test and Pearson correlation coefficient.Results: From 110 population of this research, 52 of them (59.8%) were women and the remaining were men. Mean and standard deviation of age were 33.82±7.66. The Most of participations from perspective The Most of participations from perspective of emotional exhaustion (96.5% frequency, 50.6% intensity), depersonalization (89.3% frequency, 63.5% intensity) and personal accomplishment (100% frequency, 100% intensity) were in low level. There had also been significant correlation between gender, number of work shifts and night shifts at a month with some aspects of burnout. The results of multiple Logistic Regression model shows that gender Variable is the predictable factor of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization. Also in prediction of personal accomplishment, number of shift significant correlation was only with personal accomplishment (OR: 1.07, CI: 1-1.15).Conclusion: Nurses of this study were not in favorite level for personal accomplishment. Take serious and adoption measures in order to increase of individual successful feeling and decrease of burnout in nurses seem to be necessary.

Background: Epstein - Barr virus (EBV) is a DNA virus which belongs to the Herpesviridae family and in γ-herpesvirus subfamily, has been infected about 95% of the world’s population. EBV is transmitted through saliva and associated with different disease such as Infectious Mononucleosis, Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Burkitt’s lymphoma, Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.The study proposed to determine the frequency of Epstein - Barr virus expression in histological tissue of Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in Ahvaz, Iran.Materials and methods: In this study 29 samples of Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma were examined from Ahvaz Imam Khomeini Hospital, using Nested-PCR technique on EBNA-1 region in order to determine the presence of EBV genome in tumoral tissues.Results: Among 29 cases of Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, 14 (48%) cases were positive for EBV. Out of 14 samples of Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, 4 (28.57%) were female and 10 (71.42%) were male. A number of 8 (57%) cases belonged to the adults age group which proves association between age and EBV positive Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma according to Fisher’s exact test (P=0.03). However, in the current study there was no significant difference between EBV positive cases and sex subject (P=0.626).Conclusion: The result of the this study revealed that Epstein-Barr Virus played a possible important role in Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma especially on adults.

Background: Satisfaction with health care is an important criterion and variable in assessing the quality of medical care. Especially mother’s satisfaction from childbirth care procedure is a determinant factor in psychological and social health The study aimed to assess mothers’ satisfaction in terms of education and information provided by maternal care givers.Materials and methods: A descriptive comparative study was carried out on 270 childbirth admitted mothers in Alzahra, Taleghani and 29 Bahman Hospitals in Tabriz. Data were collection using mother’s satisfaction questionnaire which evaluated the satisfaction from labor, delivery and postpartum care givers.Results: In teaching-hospitals mother’s satisfaction from educational hospitals in labor, delivery and postpartum phase were 33%, 89, 5%, 46%, respectively and in non teaching hospitals 81.4%, 100%.35.7%, correspondingly. There was a significant difference for mother’s satisfaction from labor and delivery phase comparing both teaching and non teaching hospitals (PV=0.005). However, there was not a significant difference for postpartum phase (PV=0.487).Conclusion: The obtained results showed that satisfaction rate in non teaching-hospitals was higher than teaching hospitals in both labor and delivery phase and one of the reasons for low satisfaction in teaching-hospitals is the presence of students and a large number of care givers. In both teaching and non teaching-hospitals the mothers’ satisfaction rate from labors and postpartum care givers was low so that, it is necessary to encourage care givers provide mothers with necessary educations.

Background: The changes in the active phase length may lead to dangerous consequences for the mother as well as the baby. The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the effective factors related to the length of active phase in women who admitted in 22 Bahman Hospital in Masjed Soleiman, Iran.Materials and methods: A crosssectional study was carried out on 390 women in the reproductive age who admitted in to 22 Bahman hospital in Masjed Soleiman, Iran. During four months, 2011-2012. The inclusion criteria were, singleton fetus, normal vaginal delivery and term pregnancy. Data were collected using a questionnaire, a check list and cornometer. Data was analysed using Mann-Whitney and Independent t-test.was 3.14 hours and in the multiparous women was 2.18 hours. The length of active phase was significantly related to premature ruptured membrane in the nuliparous women (p<0.001), the time of placenta expulsion (p-0.02). Whereas, in the multiparous women the length of active phase was significantly related to the premature ruptured membrane (p=0.006), placenta abruption (p=0.04), perticipated delivery (p=0.04) and uterineatony (p=0.01).Conclusion: The length of active phase could be affected by premature rupture of membrane, placenta abruption, participated delivery and uterine atony and the time of placenta expulsion. By decreasing these factors, the length of active phase will decrease as well.

Ginger is an Indian and Chinese herb, and people of these countries have extensively used it for more than four thousand years. The edible part of ginger is an underground swollen stem called rhizome, compounded of starch, resin and essence.Indian medicine experts believe that ginger is an international drug. Apparently, the nonvolatile pungent compounds (phytochemicals) are causer of antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiemetic, and gastro protective effects of ginger. Many digestive, antinausea, cold, and flu dietary supplements sold in the United States contain ginger extract as an ingredient. In Iran, this herb has been traditionally used, and nowadays, in addition to culinary uses it is applied as a herbal medicine. This article attempted to investigate the therapeutic effects of ginger explored around the world throughout the past two years. The results of these studies would pave the path for more exhaustive researches on the curing effects of ginger.