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International Journal of Community Based Nursing and Midwifery, 2017

DEAR EDITOR, I would like to thank for reviewing and criticizing the study entitle: "Quality... more DEAR EDITOR, I would like to thank for reviewing and criticizing the study entitle: "Quality of life in Iranian senior citizen: A systematic review and meta-analysis. With regard to the lack of using the Web of Science database and the lack of inclusion of some studies", it is necessary to mention the following points: The growth and dispersion of studies have made it difficult to find up-to-date and relevant information.1 As no database covers all the health topics, it is recommended that multiple databases should be used for search.2 As the authors of "letter to editor" mentioned, the Web of Science database has not been used. This issue will be considered in future studies. Another point mentioned was neglecting the mean score for all the eight SF-36 domains. It should be noted that in reviewing the inclusion and exclusion criteria of the studies, the reviewers' mentality may inevitably play a role and cause inclusion and exclusion criteria to be interpret...

Background & Aim: Quality of life refers to satisfaction or dissatisfaction with various importan... more Background & Aim: Quality of life refers to satisfaction or dissatisfaction with various important life domains. Sleep disorder is one of the factors which can influence the quality of life. This study has been conducted in order to investigate the relation between quality of life and sleep quality in the Kurdish elderly of Saqqez County. Methods & Materials: This correlational study was conducted in 2016 on 292 elderly people in Saqqez County. Data were gathered using, the SF-36 questionnaire and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Data analysis was performed by SPSS version 18 and descriptive statistics tests, Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Spearman's correlation coefficient and Mann-Whitney U test. The statistical significance level was determined as less than 0.05. Results: The average quality of life score and elderly sleep quality were 48.39± 16 and 11±3.6, respectively. Quality of life had a significant correlation with all domains of sleep quality. The educated elderly had hig...

Background & Aim: Depression is a chronic and overwhelming disorder. One of the factors that coul... more Background & Aim: Depression is a chronic and overwhelming disorder. One of the factors that could prevent the occurrence of depression is tea consumption. Considering the controversial results of previous studies, the aim of this systematic and meta-analysis review study was to answer this question that whether tea consumption could decrease the risk of depression. Methods & Materials: By searching the keywords of tea, depressive disorder, depression caffeine, theanine and polyphenols in national and international databases such as SID, MagIran, Google Scholar, IranMedex, Science Direct, Pubmed, ProQuest and Scopus from 2000 to 2016, 12 descriptive and cross-sectional studies about the relation between tea and depression were extracted. Data of the selected studies were analyzed by meta-analysis method and random model effect. Heterogeneity of the studies was evaluated using I2 index. Data were analyzed using STATA 11.2 software. Results: The sample size of the present study includ...

Background & Aim: Quality of life indicates individual's level of satisfaction or dissatisfaction... more Background & Aim: Quality of life indicates individual's level of satisfaction or dissatisfaction with different aspects of life. One of the aspects that could affect aspects of life is mental distress. The aim of this study was to study the relation between quality of life and mental distresses Kurd seniors living in Saghez city, Iran. Methods & Materials: This research was a correlation study conducted in 2015. Samples were 300 seniors who lived in Saghez and were selected through multi-stage sampling. Data were collected using 36-Item Short Form Health Survey and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21. Data were analyzed using PASW software and through descriptive statistics, independent t-test, Pearson correlation coefficient, and multiple regression analysis. Results: The results showed a negative significant correlation between the quality of life and depression (r = 0.681), anxiety (r = 0.690), stress (r = 0.586), and age (r = 0.296) (P = 0.001). Results of step-wise regression analysis for predicting seniors' quality of life based on their mental distresses showed that depression, anxiety, stress, and age, all together, determined 74.5% of changes in quality of life in seniors. Anxiety by predicting 69% of the variance of seniors' quality of life was the most powerful predictor. Conclusion: Results of the present study showed a relation between quality of life and depression, anxiety, and stress. Appropriate diagnosis and management of mental distresses not only could reduce the time of suffering from these problems, but also could improve the quality of life in seniors.

dear editor, I would like to thank for reviewing and criticizing the study entitle: "Quality... more dear editor, I would like to thank for reviewing and criticizing the study entitle: "Quality of life in Iranian senior citizen: A systematic review and meta-analysis. With regard to the lack of using the Web of Science database and the lack of inclusion of some studies", it is necessary to mention the following points: The growth and dispersion of studies have made it difficult to find up-to-date and relevant information. 1 As no database covers all the health topics, it is recommended that multiple databases should be used for search. 2 As the authors of "letter to editor" mentioned, the Web of Science database has not been used. This issue will be considered in future studies. Another point mentioned was neglecting the mean score for all the eight SF-36 domains. It should be noted that in reviewing the inclusion and exclusion criteria of the studies, the reviewers' mentality may inevitably play a role and cause inclusion and exclusion criteria to be interpr...

Background: The ever-growing elderly population of Iran and their physical and mental consequence... more Background: The ever-growing elderly population of Iran and their physical and mental consequences put emphasis on the necessity of determining the quality of life (QoL) in this social group. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to estimate the mean score of QoL in Iranian elderly citizens. Methods: Twenty-one articles that were indexed in Iranian (MagIran and Iran Medex) and international (Scientific Information Database, Google Scholars, Science Direct, PubMed, ProQuest, Scopus) databases were selected. The articles have used the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) to measure QoL in Iranian elderly. The collected data were analyzed using a random effects model, while heterogeneity of the studies was measured by I 2 index. The data analysis was performed by STATA. Results: The sample size of the 21 articles was 5318 and the mean score of QoL in the healthy and sick elderly citizens was 53.8 (CI 95%: 49.4-58.2) and 50.6 (CI 95%: 38.4-62.9) respectively. In addition, there was...

Journal of urban and regional studies and research, 2011

Extended abstract 1Introduction Tectonic features of the Iran, has raised the earthquake as one o... more Extended abstract 1Introduction Tectonic features of the Iran, has raised the earthquake as one of the most destructive causes of destruction of human life. Historical review shows that large areas of Iran have been suffered by natural disasters and caused heavy human and financial loss. Because of this important issue it is needed to reduce earthquake vulnerability. The city of Tehran as one of the largest and most important cities, due to the geographic location of this city on several active faults and historical records of these faults activities can be said to face a massive earthquake in near future, so the 9th district of Tehran municipality, is selected as the study area. In this research TOPSIS Fuzzy model is used to assess and analyze vulnerabilities in the study area, considering different earthquake intensities.

Background & Aim: Depression is a chronic and overwhelming disorder. One of the factors that coul... more Background & Aim: Depression is a chronic and overwhelming disorder. One of the factors that could prevent the occurrence of depression is tea consumption. Considering the controversial results of previous studies, the aim of this systematic and meta-analysis review study was to answer this question that whether tea consumption could decrease the risk of depression. Methods & Materials : By searching the keywords of tea, depressive disorder, depression caffeine, theanine and polyphenols in national and international databases such as SID, MagIran, Google Scholar, IranMedex, Science Direct, Pubmed, ProQuest and Scopus from 2000 to 2016, 12 descriptive and cross-sectional studies about the relation between tea and depression were extracted. Data of the selected studies were analyzed by meta-analysis method and random model effect. Heterogeneity of the studies was evaluated using I2 index. Data were analyzed using STATA 11.2 software. Results : The sample size of the present study incl...

1 MSc, Department of Nursing, Imam Khomeini Hospital of Saghez, Kurdistan University of Medical S... more 1 MSc, Department of Nursing, Imam Khomeini Hospital of Saghez, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran 2 Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran 3 MSc, Department of Midwifery, Deputy of Research and Technology, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran 4 Neurologist, Imam Khomeini Hospital of Saghez, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran * Corresponding author: Ghanei Gheshlagh R, Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran. E-mail: rezaghanei30@yahoo.com

Background & Aim: Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) causes vision impairment and complete blindnes... more Background & Aim: Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) causes vision impairment and complete blindness in premature infants in some cases. The present study aimed to assess ROP frequency and its related factors in premature infants in Imam Khomeini Hospital of Saghez. Materials & Methods: This descriptive, cross-sectional study was performed on 159 hospitalized neonates of Imam Khomeini Hospital of Saghez with gestational age≤35 weeks and birth weight≤2400 grams receiving oxygen therapy. Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire, medical files of patients and the information in the IMAN system of the ministry of health. Results: The present study was performed on 55 female and 104 male neonates with mean birth weight (2266±67 gr) and gestational age (33.38±4.15 weeks). In total, five infants (3.1%) had ROP. According to the independent t-test results, the birth weight (2000±141 gr) and gestational age (31.2±1.3 weeks) were significantly lower in the ROP infants, compared to ...

Medical Science Journal of Islamic Azad Univesity - Tehran Medical Branch, 2016

Background: Obesity is a chronic disease and a public health problem that is introduced as an imp... more Background: Obesity is a chronic disease and a public health problem that is introduced as an important risk factor for catching obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in some studies. The present study was done to investigate the relationship between obesity and OSA in depressed elderly patients. Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from 2014 to 2015 on 175 depressed elderly patients referred to health centers of Saqqez, using clustering and available sampling in saqqez. Demographic form, Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) and Berlin Questionnaire were used to gather the data. Data were analyzed by SPSS (version 18) using descriptive statistics, Kolmogorov Smirinov, Mann Whitney- U, Chi-square and Exact Fischer tests. P- value less than 0.05 was considered as statistically significant. Results: 175 elderly depressed patients with mean age (± standard deviation) of 69.42±8 years were studied. 106 peoples (60.6%) were at high risk for OSA. There was a significant rela...

Introduction: Hypertension is one of the most common diseases of elderly that increases the risk ... more Introduction: Hypertension is one of the most common diseases of elderly that increases the risk of heart attack, stroke, renal failure, pulmonary problems and many other diseases. Obstructive sleep apnea is a condition that may be associated with high blood pressure in the elders. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension in community dwelling elders in Saghez-Iran. Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted on 175 community dwelling elders using multi stage (cluster sampling and then convenient sampling method). Obstructive sleep apnea was assessed using Berlin questionnaire which completed via face to face interview with the elders. Blood pressure was measured by a competent nurse with sphygmomanometer. Data were analyzed by SPSS (version18) Statistical software and using descriptive statistics, independent t-test, Mann-Whitney-U and Chi-square tests. Results: The mean age of elders in the study was 68....

Journal of Babol University of Medical Sciences, 2018

1.Social Determinants of Health Research Center,Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sananda... more 1.Social Determinants of Health Research Center,Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, I.R.Iran 2.Clinical Care Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, I.R.Iran 3.Health Promotion Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences,Tehran, I.R.Iran 4.Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Scinces, Tabriz, I.R.Iran 5.Imam Khomeini Hospital of Saghez, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, I.R.Iran

1 Be'sat Hospital, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran 2 MSc, Department... more 1 Be'sat Hospital, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran 2 MSc, Department of Biostatistics, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran 3 MSc, Department of Nursing, Imam Khomeini Hospital of Saghez, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran 4 MSc, Department of Nursing, Akhtar Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 5 Assistant Professor, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran * Corresponding author: Reza Ghanei Gheshlagh, Assistant Professor, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran. Tel: +98-9144050284, Email: ghanei@muk.ac.ir

Journal of hayat, 2017

Article type: Original Article Received: Mar. 2017 Accepted: May 2017 e-Published: 19 Jul. 2017 C... more Article type: Original Article Received: Mar. 2017 Accepted: May 2017 e-Published: 19 Jul. 2017 Corresponding author: Reza Ghanei Gheshlagh e-mail: Ghanei@muk.ac.ir Background & Aim: Quality of life indicates the level of individual’s satisfaction or dissatisfaction with the different aspects of life and has specific characteristics at each stage of life. The quality of life in the elderly may be influenced by death anxiety and depression. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship of depression and death anxiety to the quality of life among the elderly population. Methods & Materials: This study was a cross-sectional research conducted on 294 elderly living in Saghez in 2016. Samples were selected through convenience sampling. The 12-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12), Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) and Death Anxiety Scale were used to gather the data. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Pearson correlation coefficient and ...

Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is a kind of blood cancer, which produces abnormal white blood... more Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is a kind of blood cancer, which produces abnormal white blood cells uncontrollably. Modeling of this type of disease can help for treatment of it to physicians. In this paper we proposed an efficient method for CML treatment. In this method, a nonlinear multivariable system is considered as the plant of the CML treatment. Then an efficient centralized multi-input multi-output proportional and integral (CMIMOPI) controller is proposed for this system. Results show that proposed CMIMOPI controller can control CML disease well, by using low dosage of drugs. Although the real plant is nonlinear, however the controller has good robustness and can stabilize the system for various conditions. Simulation results show that the steady state population of cancer cells at the end of treatment period is highly reduced and the rate of cancer improvement is independent from reproduction of cancer cells.

Background and Aim: Soldiers encounter various physical and mental outcomes after military wars w... more Background and Aim: Soldiers encounter various physical and mental outcomes after military wars which adversely affect different aspects of their quality of life. The aim of the present review was to determine the total score of quality of life in Iranian war veterans. Methods: In current systematic review and meta-analysis, searches were conducted in national and international databases using keywords “war veteran” and “quality of life” and their combinations. Data were analyzed using meta-analysis and random effects model methods. Heterogeneity between the studies was evaluated using the I test. Data were analyzed using STATA software version 12. Results: Analyzing 19 selected studies with a total sample size of 2575 participants showed that the mean scores of the physical and mental aspects of quality of life in Iranian war veterans were 41.6 (confidence interval of 95%: 37.69-47.02) and 42.22 (confidence interval of 95%: 37.04-47.40), respectively. The lowest scores of physical ...

1 MSc, Department of Nursing, Imam Khomeini Hospital of Saghez, Kurdistan University of Medical S... more 1 MSc, Department of Nursing, Imam Khomeini Hospital of Saghez, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran 2 PhD, Department of Nursing, Clinical Care Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran 3 MS.c of Biostatics, Health promotion Research center, Iran University of Medical sciences, Tehran, Iran 4 Imam Khomeini Hospital of Saghez, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran * Corresponding author: Reza Ghanei Gheshlagh, PhD, Department of Nursing, Clinical Care Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran. E-mail: Ghanei@muk.ac.ir

Introduction: Depression is a chronic and prevalent disorder among elders. Restless Legs Syndrome... more Introduction: Depression is a chronic and prevalent disorder among elders. Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) is one of the possible risk factors for depression. This study aimed to investigate association between RLS and depression in elderly. Method: From April to May in 2014, a total of 350 home residential elderly were included to this case-control study using cluster sampling method. All cases were divided into two groups (depressed and nondepressed) using Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) and they were matched in age, gender, education and body mass index (BMI). Screening questionnaire to identify intensity of RLS was used. Data were analyzed using SPSS 18 software, descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney u, Chi-square test and Fisher's exact test when appropriate. P value <0.05 was considered as statically significant. Results: 37 cases (21.1%) of depressed people and 13 (7.4%) of not-depressed people had RLS. There was a significant association between RLS and depression in eld...

International Journal of Community Based Nursing and Midwifery, 2017

DEAR EDITOR, I would like to thank for reviewing and criticizing the study entitle: "Quality... more DEAR EDITOR, I would like to thank for reviewing and criticizing the study entitle: "Quality of life in Iranian senior citizen: A systematic review and meta-analysis. With regard to the lack of using the Web of Science database and the lack of inclusion of some studies", it is necessary to mention the following points: The growth and dispersion of studies have made it difficult to find up-to-date and relevant information.1 As no database covers all the health topics, it is recommended that multiple databases should be used for search.2 As the authors of "letter to editor" mentioned, the Web of Science database has not been used. This issue will be considered in future studies. Another point mentioned was neglecting the mean score for all the eight SF-36 domains. It should be noted that in reviewing the inclusion and exclusion criteria of the studies, the reviewers' mentality may inevitably play a role and cause inclusion and exclusion criteria to be interpret...

Background & Aim: Quality of life refers to satisfaction or dissatisfaction with various importan... more Background & Aim: Quality of life refers to satisfaction or dissatisfaction with various important life domains. Sleep disorder is one of the factors which can influence the quality of life. This study has been conducted in order to investigate the relation between quality of life and sleep quality in the Kurdish elderly of Saqqez County. Methods & Materials: This correlational study was conducted in 2016 on 292 elderly people in Saqqez County. Data were gathered using, the SF-36 questionnaire and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Data analysis was performed by SPSS version 18 and descriptive statistics tests, Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Spearman's correlation coefficient and Mann-Whitney U test. The statistical significance level was determined as less than 0.05. Results: The average quality of life score and elderly sleep quality were 48.39± 16 and 11±3.6, respectively. Quality of life had a significant correlation with all domains of sleep quality. The educated elderly had hig...

Background & Aim: Depression is a chronic and overwhelming disorder. One of the factors that coul... more Background & Aim: Depression is a chronic and overwhelming disorder. One of the factors that could prevent the occurrence of depression is tea consumption. Considering the controversial results of previous studies, the aim of this systematic and meta-analysis review study was to answer this question that whether tea consumption could decrease the risk of depression. Methods & Materials: By searching the keywords of tea, depressive disorder, depression caffeine, theanine and polyphenols in national and international databases such as SID, MagIran, Google Scholar, IranMedex, Science Direct, Pubmed, ProQuest and Scopus from 2000 to 2016, 12 descriptive and cross-sectional studies about the relation between tea and depression were extracted. Data of the selected studies were analyzed by meta-analysis method and random model effect. Heterogeneity of the studies was evaluated using I2 index. Data were analyzed using STATA 11.2 software. Results: The sample size of the present study includ...

Background & Aim: Quality of life indicates individual's level of satisfaction or dissatisfaction... more Background & Aim: Quality of life indicates individual's level of satisfaction or dissatisfaction with different aspects of life. One of the aspects that could affect aspects of life is mental distress. The aim of this study was to study the relation between quality of life and mental distresses Kurd seniors living in Saghez city, Iran. Methods & Materials: This research was a correlation study conducted in 2015. Samples were 300 seniors who lived in Saghez and were selected through multi-stage sampling. Data were collected using 36-Item Short Form Health Survey and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21. Data were analyzed using PASW software and through descriptive statistics, independent t-test, Pearson correlation coefficient, and multiple regression analysis. Results: The results showed a negative significant correlation between the quality of life and depression (r = 0.681), anxiety (r = 0.690), stress (r = 0.586), and age (r = 0.296) (P = 0.001). Results of step-wise regression analysis for predicting seniors' quality of life based on their mental distresses showed that depression, anxiety, stress, and age, all together, determined 74.5% of changes in quality of life in seniors. Anxiety by predicting 69% of the variance of seniors' quality of life was the most powerful predictor. Conclusion: Results of the present study showed a relation between quality of life and depression, anxiety, and stress. Appropriate diagnosis and management of mental distresses not only could reduce the time of suffering from these problems, but also could improve the quality of life in seniors.

dear editor, I would like to thank for reviewing and criticizing the study entitle: "Quality... more dear editor, I would like to thank for reviewing and criticizing the study entitle: "Quality of life in Iranian senior citizen: A systematic review and meta-analysis. With regard to the lack of using the Web of Science database and the lack of inclusion of some studies", it is necessary to mention the following points: The growth and dispersion of studies have made it difficult to find up-to-date and relevant information. 1 As no database covers all the health topics, it is recommended that multiple databases should be used for search. 2 As the authors of "letter to editor" mentioned, the Web of Science database has not been used. This issue will be considered in future studies. Another point mentioned was neglecting the mean score for all the eight SF-36 domains. It should be noted that in reviewing the inclusion and exclusion criteria of the studies, the reviewers' mentality may inevitably play a role and cause inclusion and exclusion criteria to be interpr...

Background: The ever-growing elderly population of Iran and their physical and mental consequence... more Background: The ever-growing elderly population of Iran and their physical and mental consequences put emphasis on the necessity of determining the quality of life (QoL) in this social group. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to estimate the mean score of QoL in Iranian elderly citizens. Methods: Twenty-one articles that were indexed in Iranian (MagIran and Iran Medex) and international (Scientific Information Database, Google Scholars, Science Direct, PubMed, ProQuest, Scopus) databases were selected. The articles have used the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) to measure QoL in Iranian elderly. The collected data were analyzed using a random effects model, while heterogeneity of the studies was measured by I 2 index. The data analysis was performed by STATA. Results: The sample size of the 21 articles was 5318 and the mean score of QoL in the healthy and sick elderly citizens was 53.8 (CI 95%: 49.4-58.2) and 50.6 (CI 95%: 38.4-62.9) respectively. In addition, there was...

Journal of urban and regional studies and research, 2011

Extended abstract 1Introduction Tectonic features of the Iran, has raised the earthquake as one o... more Extended abstract 1Introduction Tectonic features of the Iran, has raised the earthquake as one of the most destructive causes of destruction of human life. Historical review shows that large areas of Iran have been suffered by natural disasters and caused heavy human and financial loss. Because of this important issue it is needed to reduce earthquake vulnerability. The city of Tehran as one of the largest and most important cities, due to the geographic location of this city on several active faults and historical records of these faults activities can be said to face a massive earthquake in near future, so the 9th district of Tehran municipality, is selected as the study area. In this research TOPSIS Fuzzy model is used to assess and analyze vulnerabilities in the study area, considering different earthquake intensities.

Background & Aim: Depression is a chronic and overwhelming disorder. One of the factors that coul... more Background & Aim: Depression is a chronic and overwhelming disorder. One of the factors that could prevent the occurrence of depression is tea consumption. Considering the controversial results of previous studies, the aim of this systematic and meta-analysis review study was to answer this question that whether tea consumption could decrease the risk of depression. Methods & Materials : By searching the keywords of tea, depressive disorder, depression caffeine, theanine and polyphenols in national and international databases such as SID, MagIran, Google Scholar, IranMedex, Science Direct, Pubmed, ProQuest and Scopus from 2000 to 2016, 12 descriptive and cross-sectional studies about the relation between tea and depression were extracted. Data of the selected studies were analyzed by meta-analysis method and random model effect. Heterogeneity of the studies was evaluated using I2 index. Data were analyzed using STATA 11.2 software. Results : The sample size of the present study incl...

1 MSc, Department of Nursing, Imam Khomeini Hospital of Saghez, Kurdistan University of Medical S... more 1 MSc, Department of Nursing, Imam Khomeini Hospital of Saghez, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran 2 Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran 3 MSc, Department of Midwifery, Deputy of Research and Technology, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran 4 Neurologist, Imam Khomeini Hospital of Saghez, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran * Corresponding author: Ghanei Gheshlagh R, Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran. E-mail: rezaghanei30@yahoo.com

Background & Aim: Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) causes vision impairment and complete blindnes... more Background & Aim: Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) causes vision impairment and complete blindness in premature infants in some cases. The present study aimed to assess ROP frequency and its related factors in premature infants in Imam Khomeini Hospital of Saghez. Materials & Methods: This descriptive, cross-sectional study was performed on 159 hospitalized neonates of Imam Khomeini Hospital of Saghez with gestational age≤35 weeks and birth weight≤2400 grams receiving oxygen therapy. Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire, medical files of patients and the information in the IMAN system of the ministry of health. Results: The present study was performed on 55 female and 104 male neonates with mean birth weight (2266±67 gr) and gestational age (33.38±4.15 weeks). In total, five infants (3.1%) had ROP. According to the independent t-test results, the birth weight (2000±141 gr) and gestational age (31.2±1.3 weeks) were significantly lower in the ROP infants, compared to ...

Medical Science Journal of Islamic Azad Univesity - Tehran Medical Branch, 2016

Background: Obesity is a chronic disease and a public health problem that is introduced as an imp... more Background: Obesity is a chronic disease and a public health problem that is introduced as an important risk factor for catching obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in some studies. The present study was done to investigate the relationship between obesity and OSA in depressed elderly patients. Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from 2014 to 2015 on 175 depressed elderly patients referred to health centers of Saqqez, using clustering and available sampling in saqqez. Demographic form, Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) and Berlin Questionnaire were used to gather the data. Data were analyzed by SPSS (version 18) using descriptive statistics, Kolmogorov Smirinov, Mann Whitney- U, Chi-square and Exact Fischer tests. P- value less than 0.05 was considered as statistically significant. Results: 175 elderly depressed patients with mean age (± standard deviation) of 69.42±8 years were studied. 106 peoples (60.6%) were at high risk for OSA. There was a significant rela...

Introduction: Hypertension is one of the most common diseases of elderly that increases the risk ... more Introduction: Hypertension is one of the most common diseases of elderly that increases the risk of heart attack, stroke, renal failure, pulmonary problems and many other diseases. Obstructive sleep apnea is a condition that may be associated with high blood pressure in the elders. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension in community dwelling elders in Saghez-Iran. Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted on 175 community dwelling elders using multi stage (cluster sampling and then convenient sampling method). Obstructive sleep apnea was assessed using Berlin questionnaire which completed via face to face interview with the elders. Blood pressure was measured by a competent nurse with sphygmomanometer. Data were analyzed by SPSS (version18) Statistical software and using descriptive statistics, independent t-test, Mann-Whitney-U and Chi-square tests. Results: The mean age of elders in the study was 68....

Journal of Babol University of Medical Sciences, 2018

1.Social Determinants of Health Research Center,Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sananda... more 1.Social Determinants of Health Research Center,Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, I.R.Iran 2.Clinical Care Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, I.R.Iran 3.Health Promotion Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences,Tehran, I.R.Iran 4.Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Scinces, Tabriz, I.R.Iran 5.Imam Khomeini Hospital of Saghez, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, I.R.Iran

1 Be'sat Hospital, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran 2 MSc, Department... more 1 Be'sat Hospital, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran 2 MSc, Department of Biostatistics, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran 3 MSc, Department of Nursing, Imam Khomeini Hospital of Saghez, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran 4 MSc, Department of Nursing, Akhtar Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 5 Assistant Professor, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran * Corresponding author: Reza Ghanei Gheshlagh, Assistant Professor, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran. Tel: +98-9144050284, Email: ghanei@muk.ac.ir

Journal of hayat, 2017

Article type: Original Article Received: Mar. 2017 Accepted: May 2017 e-Published: 19 Jul. 2017 C... more Article type: Original Article Received: Mar. 2017 Accepted: May 2017 e-Published: 19 Jul. 2017 Corresponding author: Reza Ghanei Gheshlagh e-mail: Ghanei@muk.ac.ir Background & Aim: Quality of life indicates the level of individual’s satisfaction or dissatisfaction with the different aspects of life and has specific characteristics at each stage of life. The quality of life in the elderly may be influenced by death anxiety and depression. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship of depression and death anxiety to the quality of life among the elderly population. Methods & Materials: This study was a cross-sectional research conducted on 294 elderly living in Saghez in 2016. Samples were selected through convenience sampling. The 12-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12), Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) and Death Anxiety Scale were used to gather the data. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Pearson correlation coefficient and ...

Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is a kind of blood cancer, which produces abnormal white blood... more Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is a kind of blood cancer, which produces abnormal white blood cells uncontrollably. Modeling of this type of disease can help for treatment of it to physicians. In this paper we proposed an efficient method for CML treatment. In this method, a nonlinear multivariable system is considered as the plant of the CML treatment. Then an efficient centralized multi-input multi-output proportional and integral (CMIMOPI) controller is proposed for this system. Results show that proposed CMIMOPI controller can control CML disease well, by using low dosage of drugs. Although the real plant is nonlinear, however the controller has good robustness and can stabilize the system for various conditions. Simulation results show that the steady state population of cancer cells at the end of treatment period is highly reduced and the rate of cancer improvement is independent from reproduction of cancer cells.

Background and Aim: Soldiers encounter various physical and mental outcomes after military wars w... more Background and Aim: Soldiers encounter various physical and mental outcomes after military wars which adversely affect different aspects of their quality of life. The aim of the present review was to determine the total score of quality of life in Iranian war veterans. Methods: In current systematic review and meta-analysis, searches were conducted in national and international databases using keywords “war veteran” and “quality of life” and their combinations. Data were analyzed using meta-analysis and random effects model methods. Heterogeneity between the studies was evaluated using the I test. Data were analyzed using STATA software version 12. Results: Analyzing 19 selected studies with a total sample size of 2575 participants showed that the mean scores of the physical and mental aspects of quality of life in Iranian war veterans were 41.6 (confidence interval of 95%: 37.69-47.02) and 42.22 (confidence interval of 95%: 37.04-47.40), respectively. The lowest scores of physical ...

1 MSc, Department of Nursing, Imam Khomeini Hospital of Saghez, Kurdistan University of Medical S... more 1 MSc, Department of Nursing, Imam Khomeini Hospital of Saghez, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran 2 PhD, Department of Nursing, Clinical Care Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran 3 MS.c of Biostatics, Health promotion Research center, Iran University of Medical sciences, Tehran, Iran 4 Imam Khomeini Hospital of Saghez, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran * Corresponding author: Reza Ghanei Gheshlagh, PhD, Department of Nursing, Clinical Care Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran. E-mail: Ghanei@muk.ac.ir

Introduction: Depression is a chronic and prevalent disorder among elders. Restless Legs Syndrome... more Introduction: Depression is a chronic and prevalent disorder among elders. Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) is one of the possible risk factors for depression. This study aimed to investigate association between RLS and depression in elderly. Method: From April to May in 2014, a total of 350 home residential elderly were included to this case-control study using cluster sampling method. All cases were divided into two groups (depressed and nondepressed) using Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) and they were matched in age, gender, education and body mass index (BMI). Screening questionnaire to identify intensity of RLS was used. Data were analyzed using SPSS 18 software, descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney u, Chi-square test and Fisher's exact test when appropriate. P value <0.05 was considered as statically significant. Results: 37 cases (21.1%) of depressed people and 13 (7.4%) of not-depressed people had RLS. There was a significant association between RLS and depression in eld...