[Quality of life in the patients with coronary bypass graft]

Coronary artery bypass graft [CABG] surgery is common in the between patients with Ischemic heart disease. It makes an improvement of quality of life in these patients. The aim was to investigate of the quality of life between patients with CABG. This research is a descriptive-analytic study which was done in the 126 persons with CABG in the hospitals related to Tehran University of Medical sciences. The sampling method was simple random type and the quality of life [Q O L] measured in 4 stages, the first in the beginning of the study and in 3, 6 and 12 months after surgery. Date gathering tools included3 questionnaire: the first for obtaining general information, second in regarded ill situation and third for measuring the QOL. Data were analyzed statistically by t-test, x[2], Fisher's exact test, Wilcox on Test and Friedman test with using SPSS V. 16. In the first one year follow up. The mean score of CABG group were 60.087, 56.373, 57.679 and 90.75. According to the findings of the study, the quality of life of patients with CABG was improved in one year duration. Results also showed that quality of life of these people before, three, six and twelve months after the operation was a significant difference [p<0.001]. Since the quality of life of patients three months after CABG is low and the treatment team need to teach their families and patients at this time backed to the emotional and physical

[ effect of honey mouthwash on the prevention mucositis due to head and neck radiotherapy]

Mouthwash helps prevent and treat mucositis. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of honey mouthwash in the prevention mucositis due to head and neck radiotherapy. In this clinical trial, single blind study, 80 patients with head and neck radiotherapy who attended in radiotherapy ward in Shafa Hospital, Kerman, 1389, was investigated. Applying simple sampling technique, the cases were selected and randomly divided into two groups of control and experiment. The experiment group [N=40] would gurgle 5 spoons of honey mouthwash after tooth brushing, and control group [40] used water as mouthwash. In this 14-day study, subjects' mouths were examined regarding mucositis, based on WHO grading scale on the 1st, 7th, and 14th days. Data were then analyzed applying SPSS, v.16 and employing Fisher exact test, and Mann-Whitney test. In the experiment group, in the units under study the severity of mucositis was mild in the first day [42.94] and lacking mucositis in both the 7th [62.84] and 14th [68.6%] days. In the control group, the severity was mild in the 1st day [29.5%] in the most units under study, and was mild and moderate in the 7th [29.4%] and 14th [32.4%] days, respectively. There was a significant difference between 2 groups regarding mucositis intensity in the first, seventh and fourteenth days [P<0.000]. Since mucositis can be easily prevented by using mouthwash, honey mouthwash can be applied to prevent mucositis and reduce its intensity in head and neck-radiotherapy units.