Jundishapur Journal of Chronic Disease Care

Research Article

26/4/2016

Comparison of Effect of Two Methods of Face-to-Face Education and Distance Education (via Short Message Service) on Amount of Following Remedial Diet in Patients Suffering From Hypertension

Ghazaleh Basiri, Maryam Bagheri, Sadigheh Fayazi, Huda Farokh Piam

Patients and Methods: In this clinical trial study, 72 patients who were suffering from hypertension participated. They were selected by the purposeful sampling from three hospitals in Abadan city, Iran. Each of the three groups were similar in terms of age, gender, level of education, marital status, and duration of suffering from hypertension. The first group was under face-to-face education for eight sessions of 30 minutes; the second group under distance education (via SMS); and the third group did not receive any education as they were the control group. The tools used for collecting data involved three questionnaires (demographic data [two parts], following medicinal diet (three parts: MMAS-3, therapeutic lifestyle changes, and dietary approach to stop hypertension), and evaluating the amount of patients’ awareness about their disease. This study applied descriptive and deductive statistics with SPSS Version 20 for statistical analysis.

Results: The results showed that the mean of examined realms, after interference in both the face-to-face and the distance education groups, had a significant statistical difference with the before-interference mean (P = 0.0001). Inter-group comparison between systolic and diastolic blood pressure and awareness realms showed that there was a significant statistical difference between the face-to-face education group compared with the control group (P < 0.05). However, in other realms, no significant statistical difference was observed between the two educational groups (P < 0.05).

Research Article

12/3/2016

Comparison of Barriers Related to Medical-Health Systems for Controlling Diabetes Type II From the Viewpoints of Patients, Families and Nurses

Mansoureh Aarabi, Sedigheh Fayazi, Simin Jahani, Seyyed Mahmoud Latifi

Patients and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 75 patients with diabetes and 75 family members of these patients and 75 nurses were randomly selected. The applied tool for data gathering was a questionnaire provided by the researchers and consisted of two parts; the first part of the questions was related to demographic characteristics and the second part was related to obstacles for controlling diabetes. The SPSS (19th version) software and deductive and descriptive statistics were applied for analyzing the data.

Research Article

25/4/2016

A Survey of Knowledge About and Perceived Barriers to Prostate Cancer Screening Among Medical Staff

Javad Akbarizadeh, Mahin Gheibizadeh, Malek Fereidoonimoghadam, Simin Jahani, Amal Saki Malehi

Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was performed on 120 employees over 40 years old at Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences and Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, who were selected by using simple random sampling. The data collection tool was a researcher-created questionnaire based on the study of texts and other studies. Data analysis was performed using SPSS software and through analytical methods including descriptive and inferential statistics.

Results: The most common barriers to screening for prostate cancer were a lack of knowledge about where to go for tests and how screening tests are done (70.8%), a lack of emphasis on screening tests (59.1%), and a fear of thinking about the disease (50%). Results showed that there was no significant relationship between doing the serum antigen test and having knowledge regarding prostate cancer. But there was a significant association between prostate cancer screening and perceived barriers (P = 0.001).

Research Article

25/4/2016

Examining Quality of Life and its Related Factors in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure Admitted to Hospitals in Ahvaz in 2015

Esmat Payandeh Pour, Sedighe Fayazee, Mahmood Latifi

Patients and Methods: This descriptive-analytical research was conducted in 2015, using 126 patients with heart failure at the general hospitals in the city of Ahvaz, Iran. Sampling was performed using a simple method. Data was collected through interviews and a demographic information and quality of life indicator questionnaire, known as the Minnesota living with heart failure questionnaire (MLHFQ). Data were analyzed using the SPSS software, version 21, with a significance level of 0.05, and the descriptive statistics used were the Pearson correlation coefficient and the Chi-square test.

Review Article

26/4/2016

Study Gaps Relevant to Use of Complementary Medicine in Patients With Leukemia: A Review Study

Mojtaba Miladinia, Shahram Baraz, Mostafa Javadi, Elham Mousavi Nouri, Mehdi Gholamzadeh Baeis

Evidence Acquisition: The present study was a review-type design based on a review of the literature on different types of complementary medicine in patients with leukemia, up to 2015. The search was conducted through electronic databases and search engines. According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 8 studies which had been conducted on the use of complementary medicine in patients with leukemia were selected for the identification of gaps.

Brief Report

25/4/2016

Complications Involving Central Venous Catheter Insertion in Newborns Admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

Mohammad Torkaman, Ehsan Shahverdi, Susan Amirsalari, Fatemeh Beiraghdar, Shahla Afsharpaiman, Zohreh Kavehmanesh, Mohammad Naghibi

Results: Ultimately, 60 cases (17 males and 43 females) with a mean age of 26.25 ± 20.09 days (Min = 1 day and Max = 153 days) underwent analysis. The most common reasons for venous catheter placement (98.3%) were prolonged hospitalization and lack of peripheral vessels. The most common complication was catheter-related infection, which occurred in 20 patients (33.3%). Death occurred in 24 patients (40.0%), but only 3 deaths (5%) were due to complications from the central venous catheter. A significant relationship was evident between infection and catheterization duration (P = 0.02).

Research Article

2/4/2016

The Correlation Between Efficacy of Asthma Control and Quality of Life in Asthmatic Patients

Manijheh Esmaeily, Hadi Hassankhani, Alireza Mohajjel Aghdam, Reza Gharemohammadloo

Patients and Methods: This research represents a descriptive-analytical study. The 257 asthmatic patients referred to the clinic were selected as the research sample. The data collection instrument was a questionnaire consisting of four parts on personal-social characteristics, the asthma self-efficacy scale (ASES), asthma control questionnaire (ACQ), asthma quality of life questionnaire (AQLQ), and the parameters of spirometry. The data were collected after determining the validity and reliability of the questionnaires and analyzed by applying descriptive and analytical statics.

Research Article

26/4/2016

Effect of a Program Based on the Orem Self-Care Model on Sleep Quality of Patients With Multiple Sclerosis

Haniyeh Dahmardeh, Seyyed Abolfazl Vagharseyyedin, Hossein Rahimi, Hamed Amirifard, Omolbanin Akbari, Gholamreza Sharifzadeh

Patients and Methods: Seventy eight patients referred to the multiple sclerosis association of Zahedan city, Iran, enrolled in the current randomized controlled trial conducted in 2015. The demographics form and Pittsburgh sleep quality index were completed by the patients. The selected patients were then randomly allocated into intervention and control groups (n = 39 for each group). An instructional program consisted of nine, 45 minutes sessions was performed in the intervention group. Afterwards, a three-month follow-up was performed after intervention. When the follow-up ended, the two groups completed the Pittsburgh sleep quality index again. Descriptive statistical tests, independent t-test, Chi-square test and paired t-test were used to analyze the data.

Results: Before the intervention, there was no significant difference between the two groups with regard to mean scores of sleep quality (P = 0.22). Both groups reported a significant improvement in sleep quality three months after intervention (P < 0.05). However, mean score changes of sleep quality before and three months after the intervention were significantly higher in the intervention group than the control group (P = 0.004), indicating a greater sleep quality improvement in the intervention than the control group.

Research Article

25/4/2016

Association Between Depot-Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Injection and Periodontal Health in Reproductive Age Women: A Case Control Study in Iran

Firozeh Bagheri, Mitra Tadayon, Poorandokht Afshari, Mahmoud Jahangirneghad, Mohammad Hosein Haghighizadeh

Materials and Methods: This descriptive analytical study was conducted on 194 women aged 20 - 40 years in Ahvaz health care centers, southwest of Iran, during 2015. Ninety-seven women taking DMPA were assigned to the case group and 97 women who did not use DMPA were assigned to the control group. Periodontal parameters such as bleeding on probing, probing pocket depth and clinical attachment loss were measured. Data were analyzed by SPSS software version 19 using descriptive and analytic (Chi-square, Mann-Whitney and student’s t-test) statistical methods.

Jundishapur Journal of Chronic Disease Care: Jul 2016, 5 (3), 9 articles.