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Background and Objectives: Diabetes mellitus and periodontal disease are two chronic and common diseases with close relationship together affecting public health and quality of life. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of resveratrol supplementation in adjunct with non-surgical periodontal treatment [NST] on blood glucose, triglyceride, periodontal status and inflammatory markers in type 2 diabetic patients with periodontal disease
Materials and Methods: This double-blind clinical trial study was conducted on 43 diabetic patients with periodontitis referred to the Endocrinology Clinic at Golestan Hospital in Ahvaz, Iran. All subjects were randomly assigned into two groups of intervention and control. The intervention and control groups received either 480 mg/d resveratrol or placebo capsules [2 PCs] for four weeks. All subjects underwent non-surgical periodontal therapy during the intervention period. Anthropometric parameters, 24-hour dietary recall, fasting v blood sugar, insulin, insulin resistance [HOMA-IR], triglycerides, pocket depth [PD], IL6 and TNFa were evaluated in all subjects pre- and post-intervention
Results: The mean serum levels of fasting insulin and insulin resistance [HOMA-IR] were significantly [P=0.02, P=0.045, respectively] lower in the intervention group compared with the control group [10.42 +/- 0.28 and 10.92 +/- 0.9; 3.66 +/- 0.97 and 4.49 +/- 1.56, respectively ]. Moreover, significant difference [P < 0.001] was obtained in the mean pocket depth [PD] between the intervention and control groups [2.35 +/- 0.6 and 3.38 +/- 0.5, respectively] post-intervention. In the intervention group, the mean serum level of IL6 was reduced significantly [P= 0.039] post-intervention [1.58 +/- 1.06 and 2.19+/- 1.09]. No significant differences were seen in the mean levels of fasting blood sugar, triglycerides, IL6 and TNFalpha between the two groups post-intervention
Conclusions: It is suggested that resveratrol may be recommended as adjuvant therapy along with non-surgical periodontal treatment in diabetic patients with periodontal disease
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Background: It seems difficult to develop comprehensive legislations that can include the rights of all psychiatric patients. Nevertheless, awareness of patients' rights among patients with psychiatric disorders and their caregivers play an important role in advancing the treatment goals and human rights. This study was aimed to determine the relationship between awarness of and respect for the rights of patients with psychiatric disorders
Methods: This analytic cross sectional study was conducted on 100 psychiatric patients who admitted to psychiatric wards of selected educational hospitals affiliated to Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences. Patients entered to the study on the census form in 2012. To collect data, a researcher-designed questionnaire was used to investigate the rights of patients with psychiatric disorders. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Pearson's correlation coefficient test. SPSS V.19 software was used for data analysis
Results: According to the results, psychiatric patients' awareness of their rights was at a moderate level, and the mean score was 14.42 +/- 8.66. Respect for these rights from patients' perspective was at a good level, and the mean score was 90.61 +/- 33.87. According to the results of Pearson correlation coefficient test, a significant relationship was found between awareness of and respect for patient's rights from patients' perspective [P<0.000]
Conclusion: The results showed that the patients' awareness of their rights was not at an acceptable level. It is recommended to provide interventions in order to promote the patients' awareness on admission to psychiatric ward
Methods: This analytic cross sectional study was conducted on 100 psychiatric patients who admitted to psychiatric wards of selected educational hospitals affiliated to Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences. Patients entered to the study on the census form in 2012. To collect data, a researcher-designed questionnaire was used to investigate the rights of patients with psychiatric disorders. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Pearson's correlation coefficient test. SPSS V.19 software was used for data analysis
Results: According to the results, psychiatric patients' awareness of their rights was at a moderate level, and the mean score was 14.42 +/- 8.66. Respect for these rights from patients' perspective was at a good level, and the mean score was 90.61 +/- 33.87. According to the results of Pearson correlation coefficient test, a significant relationship was found between awareness of and respect for patient's rights from patients' perspective [P<0.000]
Conclusion: The results showed that the patients' awareness of their rights was not at an acceptable level. It is recommended to provide interventions in order to promote the patients' awareness on admission to psychiatric ward