[Studying correlation between anxiety, stress, and depression with body mass index [BMI] among nursing students]

Anxiety, stress, depression and weight problem are the main complications in developing countries that is growing up with growing Technology. Although, mental and weight problem is alerting process, it can effect quality of life or makes longer treatment for the patient's challenge reduce of power and problem solving or social living and effect to health of Community. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the level of anxiety, stress, depression and their relationship with BMI in nursing students of Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical Branch between 2010 and 2011. In this correlation study, 300 students of nursing were randomly selected. The data collection instrument was a questionnaire that completed by participants, included two parts: demographic characteristics [age, tall, weight] and DASS 21 standard questions related to anxious, stress and depression level. Most nursing students had no evidence of anxiety, high stress and depression, and also normal body mass index. There were no significant correlation between BMI and anxiety, stress level and depression. This study showed most nursing students had no evidence of anxiety, high stress and depression, and also normal body mass index. Also, there were no significant correlation between BMI and anxiety, stress level and depression

[ study of participating factors of age- related cataract among patients referred to ophthalmology centers under supervision of Tehran university of medical sciences]

Cataract is opacity of the lens that distorts the image projected onto the retina and that can progress to blindness. Behind rheumatoid arthritis and coronary artery diseases, cataract is one of the prevalent factors causing disability in the aged people. It could be mentioned that cataract causes 50% of people's blindness all over the world. The aim this study is evaluation of age related cataract among the patients referring to ophthalmology centers. This is a descriptive, mono variable and mono group study. The samples included in this study were 322 patients who were suffering from age related Cataract. Sampling method is based on the availability and the purpose of the study. Data [individually predisposing, environmental, systematic and other factors in patients' profile] were collected through filling questionnaire and interviewing samples. The majorities of the samples were 65-75 years of age, housewives, BMI 25-30 kg/m[2], illiterate and had insufficient monthly income. Chi square test indicated a significant relationship between the age of the patients, and their siblings who were suffering from cataract, wearing sun hat, Hypertension, taking Aspirin and Atenolol, high blood urea and creatinine, foods [animal fat, red meat with low fat, cereals] [p<0/050]. Moreover, there was significant relation between gender and BMI, cigarette smoking, space of work place, wearing sun hat, Radiation Hypertension, Hyperlipedemia, Rheumatoid Arthritis, using supplementary, Atenolol, Statines and blood creatinine [p<0/050]. The results of this study were same as previous studies. The study indicated significant relation between age related cataract and individual, environmental, systematic factors, some of drugs [medicines] and increase of blood urea and creatinine