Jundishapur Journal of Chronic Disease Care

Research Article

20/4/2015

The Effect of Reciting the Word “Allah” on Vital Signs and SpO2 of Patients After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Morteza Nasiri, Sadigheh Fayazi, Hadis Khodadadi Karimvand

Patients and Methods: This randomized clinical trial study was performed on 80 hospitalized patients in open heart ICU of Busheher Bentolhoda Hospital, Iran in 2013. Data was collected by a researcher-made questionnaire. Patients were randomly assigned into intervention (n: 40) and control (n: 40) groups. In intervention group, we asked patients to recite Hazrate Zahra’s praises (AS), in which the word “Allah” is repeated 100 times, while in the control group, patients just received routine procedures of hospital. Vital signs and SpO₂ were assessed before and immediately after the intervention three times (24, 48 and 72 hours after surgery) in both groups. Data was analyzed by SPSS 19 software using descriptive and analytic (Chi-square and t-test) statistical methods.

Results: There was a significant difference between mean of respiratory, pulse and SpO₂ rate of patients in intervention group during three days after the operation, before and after the intervention (P < 0.05). However there was a significant difference between mean of diastolic blood pressure and temperature (P < 0.05), excepting in one time section; no significant difference was found in systolic blood pressure in any time sections (P > 0.05) before and after the recitation in intervention group. Moreover, a significant difference was seen in the mean of SpO₂ and respiratory rate within 72 hours after operation between the two groups (P = 0.01), but no significant difference was found between the two studied groups before the intervention.

Research Article

20/4/2015

Self-Care Program With Multimedia Software Support Effect on Quality of Life in Patients With Diabetes Type II

Rouhollah Sheikh Abumasoudi, Zohre Ghamari Zare, Moloud Farmahini Farahani, Mojtaba Ghorbani, Zahra Purfarzad

Patients and Methods: This study was a randomized controlled clinical trial in which 60 patients who had been referred to the diabetes clinic of Arak city were randomly divided to experimental (n = 30) and control (n = 30) groups. Diabetes Quality of Life Brief Clinical Inventory was used for determining the quality of life. Data were collected before and two months after the intervention for both groups. An educational program with equal content was conducted for both the experimental group (self-care program with multimedia software support in two sessions) and control group (lecture and presentation with PowerPoint in one session). Data analysis was made by the SPSS 16 software.

Results: There were no significant differences between the two groups in mean scores of quality of life before the intervention (P = 0.97) while after the intervention, the difference between the two groups was significant (P = 0.029). Applying the self-care program with software support improved quality of life of the experimental group after the intervention (P < 0.0001) while there was no significant difference in mean score of quality of life in the control group after eight weeks (P = 0.051).

Research Article

20/4/2015

Prevalence of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Morbidly Obese Patients Undergoing Sleeve Bariatric Surgery in Iran and Association With Other Comorbid Conditions

Hamidreza Karimi-Sari, Seyed Morteza Mousavi-Naeini, Mahdi Ramezani-Binabaj, Shahriar Najafizadeh-Sari, Mohammad Hosein Mir-Jalili, Fardin Dolatimehr

Patients and Methods: In this analytical cross-sectional study, 114 morbidly obese patients undergoing sleeve gastrectomy were selected. Liver ultrasonography was performed for all patients before surgery and NAFLD existence and its grade was determined by hyperechoic texture and fatty infiltration. The liver enzymes and lipid profile were also measured. Prevalence of NAFLD in these patients and its correlation with other comorbid conditions (e.g. diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, hypothyroidism and ischemic heart disease) were evaluated by SPSS software version 18.

Research Article

20/4/2015

Effect of Educational Programs on the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Foot Care in Patients With Diabetes

Samira Beiranvand, Sedigheh Fayazi, Marzieh Asadizaker

Patients and Methods: In this randomized controlled clinical trial, 69 patients aged 30-60 years who were referred to an Iranian diabetes clinic were randomly selected and divided into two groups, intervention and control. The control group just received the routine training of the center. A three week educational program was held for the intervention group. Data were collected before and after the intervention by a researcher-made questionnaire and analyzed with SPSS version 19 to apply dependent and independent t-tests and chi-square test.

Brief Report

20/4/2015

Epidemiological Survey of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis in Baghmalek City of Khuzestan Province in Iran (2007-2011)

Masoumeh Yahyavi, Amin Delavari, Zahra Karimi, Sajad Falsafi-Zadeh, Shahla Samieifar, Fariba Abbasi, Mitra Moradi

Research Article

20/4/2015

The Effect of Concept Mapping on the Learning Levels of Students in Taking the Course of "Nursing Care of Patients With Glandular Diseases Subject" in Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Nader Aghakhani, Hamid Sharif Nia, Samereh Eghtedar, Camellia Torabizadeh

Materials and Methods: In a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test/post-test design, 28 nursing students were selected and divided into two groups: the experimental and the control groups. After administration of pre-test, the students in the experimental group participated in classes on designing concept maps. Next, lessons on glands and nursing were presented to the students in the experimental and control groups through concept maps and lectures, respectively. At the end of the semester, the learning levels of the students in both groups were evaluated by the post-test.

Research Article

20/4/2015

Resistance Training Effect on Lipid Profile and Body Fat Percentage of Premenopausal Women

Parvin Heydarpour, Sadigheh Fayazi, Shayesteh Haghighi

Patients and Methods: This study was a randomly and controlled clinical trial. For this purpose, 40 obese women (age range, 38-52 years) with Body Mass Index (BMI) of 28.8 to 30.6 kg/m² were assigned to either a non-exercising control group or a resistance exercise training group. The resistance exercise training group took part in supervised 45-to 50-minute resistance training sessions, 3 times per week on nonconsecutive days for 10 weeks. The control group did not take part in any structured physical activity.

Review Article

20/4/2015

The Effects of Spirituality and Religiosity on Well-Being of People With Cancer: A Literature Review on Current Evidences

Zeinab Ahmadi, Fatemeh Darabzadeh, Morteza Nasiri, Miad Askari

Jundishapur Journal of Chronic Disease Care: Apr 2015, 4 (2), 8 articles.