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Background and Purpose: Mucositis is one of the most debilitating side effects of chemotherapy, affecting around 52 to 81 percent of children undergoing chemotherapy. The present study aimed to evaluate the efficiency of Evidence-based care guidelines, with and without cryotherapy, on oral Mucositis in children with cancer undergoing chemotherapy
Methods and Materials: In this experimental study, 66 children of 3 to 15 years old undergoing chemotherapy were allocated randomly into three groups; evidence based practice with cryotherapy [EBP+Cryo], evidence based practice without cryotherapy [EBP], and the control group. For two experimental groups, the necessary care-giving, based on evidence based clinical guideline, were conducted. Cryotherapy was performed in one of the [EBP+Cryo] group. Mucositis was scored by Eilers and WHO scales. Data analysis was done in SPSS 11.5 using Kruskall Wallis, Spearman Correlation coefficient and Mann Whitney U test
Results: The frequency of Mucositis was 8.3% in the [EBP+Cryo] group, 40% in the [EBP] group and 90% in the control group [p<0.0001]. Mean intensity of Mucositis was normal in the first two groups, and 14 in the control group [p<0.0001]
Conclusion: Evidence-based guidelines application has a significant positive effect on Mucositis, reducing the frequency and intensity of oral Mucositis
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One of the known complications of diabetes is hearing impairment. This comparative study in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran, aimed to evaluate the association of diabetes mellitus and sensorineural hearing loss [SNHL] among a non-elderly population. Among 160 subjects aged < 60 years with no history of occupational noise exposure [80 diabetics and 80 age- and sex-matched non-diabetic controls], 45% of diabetic patients and 20% of controls had SNHL [OR 3.5, 95% CI: 1.6-6.6]. Age at onset and duration of diabetes were associated with SNHL. Diabetes mellitus may be a risk factor for hearing loss regardless of age and smoking. Determining the cause of SNHL in diabetic patients may lead to development of better treatment options
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Humans , Adult , Middle Aged , Male , Female , Diabetes Complications , Risk Factors , Cross-Sectional StudiesABSTRACT
Background and Purpose: Geriatric age is a course in life where the elderly are subject to potential threats such as chronic diseases, isolation and seclusion, lack of social support, and accordingly mental and physical disabilities threaten their personal independence. These factors can lead to diminish the quality of life. Therefore, the quality of life of the elderly people in Sabzevar was investigated in this study
Methods and Materials: In this cross-sectional descriptive analytical study, 304 elderly of above 60 years dwelling in Sabzevar, Iran in 2010 were selected through systematic cluster sampling. The study data were collected through standardized SF-36 Health Status Questionnaire. They were analyzed through frequency tables and mean?SD, using independent t-test, oneway ANOVA and chi-square in SPSS 15. Level of significance was considered 0.05
Results: The mean quality of life was 44.9?8.7. The highest mean was associated with energy and vigor [50.6?0.5] and the lowest with general health [39.2?19.7] In general, 38.7% had a good life quality and 23.3% did not. Also, 44.4% of elderly men had unsuitable quality of life as far as pain was concerned, and 44.3% were affected with limited physical movement. No significant differences were observed between men and women as regards their limited activity, as well as social, mental and physical problems. However, there was a significant difference as to their pain
Conclusion: Since all dimensions of life quality were below 50 in the present study, the life quality of elderly people in Sabzevar, Iran can be considered unsatisfactory
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Background and Purpose: One probable sources of error blood pressure measurement can be the cross-leg seating position but research findings in this regard are contradictory. Therefore, the present study was designed to investigate the effect of crossing legs while measuring the blood pressure on the reading of blood pressure in patients with hypertension
Methods and Materials: The quasi- experimental study involved 90 patients selected through purposive sampling from among the population of patients with primary hypertension admitted to Internal and Cardiac Clinics of Vase'ee Hospital in Sabzevar, Iran. Patients, blood pressure was measured according to a written protocol in three steps: first sitting with both feet straight on the floor, then sitting with crossed legs, and finally sitting with both feet straight on the floor [as in the first step]. Conventional stethoscope and sphygmomanometer were used for measurements; t- test was used for data analysis in SPSS
Results: Crossing legs while measuring blood pressure
increased systolic bp by 6.81 mmHg [from 144.43 +/- 21.782 to 156.24 +/- 22.082] and diastolic bp by 3.12 mmHg [from 89.06 +/- 13.610 to 92.18 +/- 14.920]. Mean systolic bp when the third step of the protocol was adopted reduced 9.59 mmHg [from 156 +/- 22.082 to 146.66 +/- 22.438] and diastolic bp reduced by 3.53 mmHg [from 92.18 +/- 14.920 to 88.64 +/- 14.839]
Conclusion: According to the findings, blood pressure reading increases in patients with hypertension when they take a seated cross-leg position during bp measurement