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Background: Infertility is a common clinical problem. Psychological adjustment to infertility refers to changing the viewpoint and attitude of an infertile person toward infertility problems, treatments and possible outcomes. The present study aims to prepare a valid and reliable scale for assessing the psychological adjustment to infertility, by determining the cultural adaptation, validity and reliability of the Persian version of the Fertility Adjustment Scale
Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study performed to localize and validate the Fertility Adjustment Scale, in which 40 infertile women and 40 healthy subjects [fertile or having children] were detected by a gynecologist and the subjects who completed the Fertility Adjustment Scale [FAS] questionnaire were recruited. This study had four steps: in the first step, the literature was reviewed, in the second step, the scale was translated, in the third step, the content and construct validity indicators were calculated, and in the fourth step, reliability of the scale was validated
Results: The mean [+/- SE and range] of fertility adjustment total scores in the infertile group and the control group were 43.2 [1.2 and 27-57] and 42.3 [1.5 and 18-57], respectively [P=0.623]. The content validity was good according to Con- tent Validity Index score [0.7-0.8]. A two-component structure was extracted from factor analysis which approximately justifies 52.0% of the cumulative variations. A Cronbach's alpha value of 0.68 showed moderate reliability
Conclusion: The results of this study revealed that the infertility adjustment scale is a useful tool for the analysis of psychological reactions towards infertility problems and evaluation of the consequences of treating this social-clinical problem
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD] is a syndrome with progressive and irreversible airflow limitation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of Atorvastatins on blood parameters including blood gasses in patients with COPD. This randomized double-blind, controlled clinical trial study was conducted on the case and control groups of patients with COPD in Vali-e-asr hospital in Birjand in 2015
In the laboratory, 15 cc of venous blood was taken from each subject. Initial tests included white blood count [WBCs], hemoglobin[Hb], PH, and Pco 2. O2 saturation was observed at rest by means of Pulse Oximeter for the duration of one minute and the highest value was recorded. Out of the 34 patients, 18 cases [52.9%] were treated by atorvastatin and 16[47.1%]. . received conventional treatment Mean age of the atorvastatin and control group was 65.8 +/- 11.5 and 63.7 +/- 7/6 years, respectivly. The case group showed a significant decrease in mean count of WBC and hemoglobin, but increase in O2 saturation after intervention. In conclusion, it can be concluded that taking atorvastatin has a significant impact on the reduction of hemoglobin and increase of oxygen saturation in COPD patients, which requires further studies