[ relationship between social support and death anxiety in hemodialysis patients]

Introduction: Despite the effectiveness of hemodialysis in renal failure, patients are exposed to stressors such as death anxiety. Social support plays a role in maintaining good health and increased mortality rate and incidence of physical and psychological, is characterized by illness. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between social support and death anxiety of hemodialysis patients

Methods: This descriptive - correlative and 151 patient-center hemodialysis unit of Vali Asr hospital in Arak in 2013 were studied. Data were collected using demographic data, and using a combination Tmpler death anxiety, social support for cancer patients, social support waxes Norbek [NSSQ], and the alpha Cronbach's reliability of the questionnaire 0.88 Confirmed. Data were analyzed by spss version 18

Results: The mean and standard deviation of death anxiety, emotional support, instrumental, informational social support total order of 4.05 +/- 64.11, 4.38 +/- 28.04, 5.28 +/- 25.75, 3.18 +/- 20.57, 8 +/- 74.36, respectively. 70.9 percent emotional and instrumental social support 53% of people support a desired position, and then Data Protection 72.2 percent were unfavorable. There was a significant relationship between various dimensions of social support and the relationship between death anxiety and emotional support in the form [r=-0.69], [p<0.0001], instrumental support [r=-0.64] [p<0.001] [supporting information [p<0.001] [r=0.63] respectively

Conclusion: This study showed Social support in patients undergoing hemodialysis unit was low and people who have poor social support, reported higher death anxiety

[Quality of life in burn disfigurement individuals as life in suffocation - a qualitative study]

Nowadays with improving the taking care of the burnt patients, mortality rate decreased. With the increased survival of these patients, the number of the survivors with complications increased. Among these consequences, disfigurement is the most important ones. So recently, psychosocial problems of burnt patients and their rehabilitation have been deeply paid attention to. Therefore, a qualitative study was conducted so as to obtain information concerning quality of life with burn disfigurement after being discharged from the hospital, in order to devise psycho-social support programs based on this evidence. This article reports part of a greater qualitative study. Purposive sampling and theoretical sampling was used to selecting the participants. The main data collecting tool was in-depth interviews. Thirty-four individual in-depth interviews were performed with 22 participants. The interviews were analyzed by the content analysis method and constant comparative method. After analyzing, for quality of life with burn disfigurement theme's "life in suffocation" with three core category "ruin lives", "to get tired" and "slavery disfigurement" appeared. Despite the severity of suffocation for different people was different, but it was for all participants. The evidences indicate quality of life with disfigurement even in people who few years living with problem, in a way that is inappropriate and uncomfortable as life is suffocating. Hence there exists a need to devise a proper supportive plan to enhance quality of life for these people

[ comparison of the effects of anethum graveolens and wheat germ oil on the blood oxidative stress in wistar rats]

Oxidative stress is the imbalance between production of free radicals and antioxidant defense system. Antioxidants, in little amounts, are substances which delay the oxidation of oxidants. They neutralize free radicals in different ways and consequently prevent the affliction and aggravation of different diseases such as Parkinson and cancer in which oxidants have an important role. Anethum graveolens is a highly consumed plant in Iran. This study tries to make a comparison between the antioxidant effect of Anethum graveolens and wheat germ oil as the richest source of Vitamin E. This research is designed in the experimental form and 24 male wistar rats those were randomly divided into 3 groups. Anethum graveolens water extract was given to group A orally with the dose 3 gr/kg B.W. Group B received 0.5 gr/kg wheat germ oil and the third group [C] was considered as the control group. After two weeks about 5[cc] blood was taken from the rats' hearts. The serum total antioxidant capacity was measured by FRAP method with the use of TPTZ indicator and also the rate of serum thiol groups was measured by Hu method with the use of DTNB indicator. In this method descriptive statistics [mean +/- SD] and Analyze Nonparametric Test [Kruskal-Wallis] were used. The mean and the standard deviation of the serum total antioxidant capacity were as follows: in group A 0.23 +/- 0.045 micro mol/ml, in group B 0.161 +/- 0.149 micro mol/ml and in the control group 0.144 +/- 0.175 micro mol/ml. The data showed a significant difference between A, C groups [P=0.035] and the rates of the serum thiol groups were: in group A: 0.591 +/- 0.68 micro mol/ml, in group B: 1.29 +/- 0.576 micro mol/ml, and in group C: 0.264 +/- 0.179 micro mol/ml; and between groups B and C a significant difference was shown. The results showed that Anethum graveolens water extract decreased the oxidative stress more than wheat germ oil. Therefore antioxidant defense system has been strengthened by consuming Anethum graveolens water extract which can be used as a useful supplement in a diet

Qualitative approach on social problems in burned disfigurement individuals

The face the main channel through which the individual communicates. It is the site of beauty and attractiveness. Physical attractiveness has stereotyping nature. Because the precise content of the stereotype depends on cultural values. The aim of this study was described the range of psychosocial issues burned disfigurement people that psychosocial support programmes may need to address after hospitaization. Part of data from a larger study grounded theory approach was reported by this Paper. In this qualitative study, individual in depths interview performed with 21 participants. Interviews were analyzed using a content analysis. After data analyzed five axial category emerging from this qualitative study included social behaviors and beliefs [reproach, retirement, wrong thoughts and beliefs, stigmatize, pity] emotional problems [grief, shame, fear of expulsion, aversion, hopelessness] reactions assessment [positive assessment, Negative assessment] strategy [hidden, separation, self-presentation] and weariness. Findings indicated negative behaviors' and beliefs' of people cause emotional problems in disfigured people. Thise persons perform inappropriate strategy against behaviors' and beliefs' of people. Therefore This persons need to appropriate supportive programs for community, family and person instruction to knowledge, attitude and practice promotion

determination of saliva antioxidant capacity in 15-17 year old Students of Arak high schools

Free radicals are molecules or atoms that due to their single electron have high reactivity. An imbalance between production of free radicals and antioxidant defensive system of human causes oxidative stress, which can create more than one hundred kinds of disease. Since environmental pollutants are a source of free radicals and Arak is an industrial city, this study was performed to determine the antioxidant capacity of 15-17 years old students of the city. This descriptive-analytical study was performed on 720 students [395 females and 325 males] selected by multiuse sampling. The total antioxidant capacity of saliva in these students was measured by ferric reducing ability of plasma [FRAP] method, which is based on the ability of saliva to reduce ferrous [Fe[+3]] to ferric ion [Fe[+2]]. The total antioxidant capacity of saliva was 1.53 +/- 0.065 micro m/ml. This amount was 1.64 +/- 0.071 in males and 1.42 +/- 0.059 micro m/ml in females. Our results showed that antioxidant capacity of Arak students was lower than that of antioxidant capacity in other studies. This factor, as an antioxidant disturbance, may cause different diseases in the students of this city