دانشور پزشکی: نشریه پژوهشی پایه و بالینی
سال:1391 | دوره:20 | شماره:103 |تعداد مقالات:12

Background and Objective: The people's mental, intellectual and physical non-awareness for confrontation with earthquake results in disastrous outcomes. This research aimed to study the effect of training interference for confrontation with earthquake on representatives' awareness of health-training centers in Eastern Tehran.Materials and Methods: A semi-experimental research protocol was designed and executed in 2010 using questionnaire based on information of Crisis Management Organization. After experimental research as well as estimation of validity and reliability of questionnaire, samples size was determined. Then, the questionnaires were completed through questioning before and after training by 82 health representatives in the form of census at health-treatment centers of Eastern Tehran. Finally, after adding scores, data was analyzed by SPSS 11.5 software, pair t-test, correlation and other necessary tests.Results: The mean age of the women surveyed volunteers were 43.43±8.51 years. In this study, the mean total score of the volunteers' knowledge before and after training was 35.15±4.3 and 43.73±2.91 out of 48, respectively. There was a significant difference between knowledge before and after training. Classes were the most important source of information.Conclusion: Regarding training planned for groups such as volunteers of health centers that have more communication with other people, a lot of information and knowledge are to be increased.

Background and Objective: Due to contradictory effects of hormonal contraception products on the mental status, this study was done to identify the effects of these products on Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) status.Materials and Methods: This study was a retrospective cohort one on 80 women that were divided into 2 groups. A group used only a form of hormonal contraception over the last 2 years (as exposure group). Another group had used non-hormonal contraceptive methods (as non-exposure group). The demographic information were collected. Then, MMSE test was done as double-blind and data were analaized.Results: The average age of subjects in the groups of exposure and non-exposure was 30.1±3.3 and 30.5 ±3.8 years, respectively. The overall mean of MMSE test for exposure group was 25.68 with a SEM of 0.581 and for non-exposure group was 26.7 with a SEM of 0.341. The differences were not significant (p=0.117). There were significant differnces between the two groups regarding recent memory, language functions, and the ability to visualize space.Conclusion: The results of this study showed that hormonal contraception products had significant effects on some parts of MMSE, but it seems to require more extensive studies with a longer duration.

Background and Objective: Oral health is one of the most of public health issues that requires attention. Pregnant women are at high risk for dental care and need more attention. Therefor, the aim of this study was to assess the effect of educational intervention on knowledge and practice about prevention of dental decay in pregnant women in Arak.Materials and Methods: This study was a quasi-experimental study that was carried out on 130 pregnant women, selected with multi-stage sampling technique from health centers in Arak and divided into case and control groups (each group consisting of 65 women). Inclusion criteria was pregnant women with literacy, inhabitant in Arak city and informed to participation in this study. Data collection was done before intervention with questionnaire that was reliable and validity was based on knowledge, as well as their performance about oral health and a checklist for assessment of DMFT and plaque index (PI). The women of the case group participated in 7 educational sessions during two months of intervention and again three months after, data were recollected and analyzed with descriptive and analytical tests.Results: The mean of age in case and control groups was 27.1±3.5 and 29.8±4.3 years and mean of DMFT was 5.8±2.2 and 5.3±1.8, respectively. Between the mean scores of knowledge, attitude and performance variables before and after intervention, there were a significant difference in the case group as compared to the control group (p<0.05). There was also no significant relationship between DMFT before and after intervention (p>0.05).Conclusion: Applying education is very effective for developing an educational program for oral health in pregnant women. Besides, such programs and follow up education on controlling and monitoring is highly recommended.