Journal of Health Reports and Technology
Volume:9 Issue: 4, Oct 2023

 Physical inactivity during adolescence can result in an unfavorable consequence of imbalance. TRX muscle resistance exercise increases static balance and prevents muscle injuries in female students by strengthening body muscles.

 This study aimed to evaluate the impact of total body muscular resistance training on the static balance of female student cohorts.

 This experimental study was conducted on 50 female students aged 12 - 15 who resided in Gorgan, Iran. The data collection tool was the stork's static balance test. The intervention group received ten training sessions (45 - 60 minutes) over ten weeks, but the control group received the routine school exercises. The collected data were subjected to statistical analysis using SPSS-21 software, wherein descriptive and inferential statistics, including paired t-test, independent t-test, and ANCOVA, were employed at a significance level of 0.05.

 ANCOVA analysis, after eliminating the pre-test influence, indicated that the intervention group significantly improved the static balance of both the right (Eta = 0.57, P < 0.01) and left leg (Eta = 0.46, P < 0.01), after total body muscle resistance exercise (TRX) intervention.

 based on the results, engagement in muscular can augment muscle strength and preserve the body's equilibrium. Therefore, managers and health professionals should use this inexpensive, applicable, and safe exercise method to increase physical fitness and prevent musculoskeletal injuries among students.

Context: 

In recent years, environmental scanning has attracted noteworthy attention within health research in healthcare organizations harnessing this technique to perform their operations.

 This study aimed to compare environmental scanning models and provide a model for Iran’s health system.
Evidence Acquisition: This qualitative and comparative research employed an applied purpose in four stages: description, interpretation, juxtaposition, and comparison. The primary data collection tool was comparative tables to gather data by reviewing articles, documents, and books using scientific databases. The collected information was analyzed by the Beredy method.

 The most significant models were presented by countries including Singapore, Canada, Iran, and the United States. Most health environmental scanning studies were conducted in countries such as Canada, Australia, the United States, and England. Notably, esteemed researchers such as Albright, Daft, Xue Zhang, Choo, Costa, and Nezhadi introduced influential environmental scanning models.

 Environmental scanning is a powerful tool in decision-making and strategic planning for organizations, fundamentally impacting their survival and progress. The healthcare system’s general model for environmental scanning is presented in five steps. Based on the results, the environmental scanning model can enable managers and strategic teams to identify risks, opportunities, constraints, and threats and determine suitable strategies for organizational growth and success.

 The upward trends in divorce and the conflicts and distress in couples’ relationships made researchers seek cost-effective interventions to reduce marital problems.

 This study aimed to evaluate the effects of integrative behavioral couple therapy (IBCT) on emotion regulation and cognitive flexibility among emotionally divorced couples (EDCs).

 The study was conducted on 20-50-year-old EDCs visiting Ramshir counseling centers in Iran in 2022. The purposive sampling method was used to select 12 couples (24 individuals). This experimental research adopted a pretest-posttest design with follow-up. The experimental group received ten 90-minute IBCT sessions. The research instruments included the Gottman Emotional Divorce Scale, Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, and Cognitive Flexibility Inventory—the repeated measures ANOVA was then used for data analysis in SPSS software version 27.

 The mean (± SD) of emotion regulation was 80.25 ± 7.92 on the pretest, whereas it was 124.88 ± 11.63 and 120.88 ± 8.70 on the posttest and follow-up. Moreover, the mean (± SD) of cognitive flexibility was 60.50 ± 5.70 on the pretest, while it was 100.46 ± 6.33 and 97.13 ± 4.47 on the posttest and follow-up. The results indicated that IBCT improved emotion regulation and cognitive flexibility in EDCs (P < 0.001).

 Based on the results, IBCT can enhance emotion regulation and cognitive flexibility in couples experiencing marital conflicts and emotional divorce. Couples therapists should hold IBCT training workshops to improve emotion regulation and cognitive flexibility in EDCs.

 Studies have shown the high prevalence of dental caries among children with cancer. Since parents’ awareness affects their children’s oral and dental health, this study was conducted to investigate the awareness and performance of parents of children with cancer regarding oral and dental health.

 This descriptive-analytical epidemiological study was conducted on the parents of 3-13-year-old normal (n = 110) and cancer-case (n = 110) children in Ahvaz, Iran, during the fall of 2022. In this study, a researcher-made questionnaire was used. Pearson’s correlation coefficient and regression analysis were utilized to investigate the relationship between awareness and performance. The data were analyzed by SPSS software version 24, and the significance level was P < 0.05.

 Parents of normal children were more aware of oral and dental hygiene, but it is not statistically significant (P-value = 0.313 < 0.05). The results related to measuring parental performance showed that parents of normal children have a higher performance level than parents of cancer children, which is significant (P-value = 0.000 < 0.05).

 The awareness and performance of parents of children with cancer regarding their children’s oral and dental health were insufficient. Therefore, parents’ information should be increased in various ways, and children should be referred to a dentist based on a regular plan for preventive and therapeutic goals.

 Muscle damage and soreness caused by intense exercise are problems experienced by sedentary people whose suitable solution is an essential topic in research.

 This study aimed to evaluate the effect of massage on the response of recovery creatine kinase (CK) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) following exhausted aerobic exercise.

 A total of 20 sedentary university male students (26.9 ± 2.7 y, BMI: 23.1 ± 1.6) participated voluntarily in the study. The subjects were randomly divided into two groups of exercise with massage group (mas, n = 10) and a control group (con, n = 10). Subjects run on a treadmill to the point of exhaustion. After that, the group had effleurage and petrissage massage for 20 min. Then, serum CK and LDH were measured, and the results were extracted using analysis of variance with repeated measures and post hoc Bonferroni test at the P < 0.05 level.

 Both groups significantly increased CK and LDH levels after the exercise session. There was no significant difference between the two groups immediately after the massage intervention (P > 0.05). In addition, there was a significant difference between the two groups 24 and 48 hours after massage in the control (P > 0.05), while there was no significant change in the massage group (P < 0.05).

 Based on the results, massage intervention prevented the increase of CK and LDH levels at 24 and 48 hours after the exhaustive exercise session, which indicates the beneficial effect of massage.

 Diabetes is a costly chronic condition with serious health risks like blindness, advanced renal failure, and amputation.

 The present study aimed to evaluate the mediating role of adherence to treatment in the relationship between interoceptive awareness and quality of life (QoL) in patients with diabetes.

 This descriptive-correlational study used the structural equation modeling (SEM) technique to analyze the relationships of variables in all patients with diabetes visiting health centers of Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province (Iran) in 2022. A total of 232 patients with diabetes were selected through convenience sampling and filled out the Diabetes Quality of Life–Brief Clinical Inventory, Multidimensional Interoceptive Awareness Scale, and Morisky Medication Adherence Scale. The SEM technique was adopted to evaluate the proposed model. The results were analyzed using SPSS 27 and AMOS-25 software.

 There was a significant relationship between adherence to treatment and QoL (β = 0.19, P = 0.003), but interoceptive awareness and QoL had no significant relationship. There was a significant relationship between interoceptive awareness and adherence to treatment (β = 0.24, P = 0.001). There was also a significant relationship between interoceptive awareness and QoL mediated by adherence to treatment in patients with diabetes (β = 0.27, P = 0.024). According to the findings, the final research model fitted well (CFI = 0.96, RMSEA = 0.076).

 Based on the results, there was a relationship between adherence to treatment and QoL in patients with diabetes. Consequently, the final model had a good fit and proved effective in improving QoL in patients with diabetes.

 Anxiety and non-compliance with treatment endanger the health of hemodialysis patients. Hope therapy focuses on human abilities and capabilities instead of weaknesses using a positive psychology approach.

 This study aimed to evaluate the effect of group hope therapy (GHT) on reducing anxiety and adherence to treatment (ATT) in hemodialysis patients.

 This semi-experimental study was conducted with a pre-test and post-test on 40 patients undergoing hemodialysis as consecutive non-probability sampling from among the clients of two hemodialysis centers in Khorram Abad, Iran, in 2017. Primary data of the study was collected using the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and End-Stage Renal Disease Adherence Questionnaire (ESRD-AQ) in four stages, including before the intervention, immediately after the intervention, one and three months after the intervention. Hope therapy intervention was implemented in groups of five people for eight sessions (one session per week and each session for 60 minutes) by the researcher and with the supervision and approval of a psychiatrist and a clinical psychologist. The data were analyzed in the SPSS software version 21 at the significance level (α = 0.05). In addition, Cronbach’s alpha test was used to measure the reliability of the questionnaires.

 There was a significant difference in the mean scores of anxiety and ATT between the two stages "before the intervention" and "immediately after the intervention" (P < 0.05). In addition, there was no significant compliance with the treatment between the two stages "immediately after the intervention" and "three months after the intervention" (P < 0.05), while the average scores of Overt and covert anxiety were significant (P < 0.05).

 Based on the results, GHT effectively reduces overt and hidden anxiety and increases ATT in hemodialysis patients. Therefore, these results can help plan care for hemodialysis patients. Counseling sessions related to GHT should be offered for consecutive periods in educational and treatment centers by people with experience and training in working with hemodialysis patients.

 There is limited available evidence regarding the relationship between the COVID-19 pandemic and the use of medical technology in Iran.

 This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the usage of MRI and CTS in the west of Iran.

 This quasi-experimental study was conducted on collected data regarding the usage of MRI and CTS for 58 months from the health information systems of public hospitals in Kermanshah province (36 months before and 22 months after the pandemic). An interrupted time series analysis with segmented regression was used to assess the effect of the pandemic on the use of MRI and CTS. The population data were also obtained from the Statistics Centre of Iran (SCI).

 After the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a significant increase (67.1%) in the use of CTS, while MRI decreased by 50.8%. In the first month of the pandemic, there was a reduction (14%) in using CTS and a significant decrease (81%) in using MRI compared to the pre-COVID-19 baseline level. However, after the initial reduction, there were significant increases in the use of CTS (20.4 per 100,000 population) and MRI (0.21 per 100,000 population) every month during the COVID-19 pandemic.

 Based on the results, there was an increase in the use of CT scans and a decrease in the use of MRI after the pandemic, consistent with previous studies in other countries. Further studies are required to analyze the factors affecting the use of healthcare services during crises to improve preparedness for future pandemics.

 Cancer causes several social and psychological problems and responses, such as denial, anger, and feelings of guilt, which eventually lead to the patient’s psychological coherence collapse.

 The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of psychodynamic group therapy on the components of the sense of coherence (SOC) among patients with colon cancer.

 This quasi-experimental study was conducted using a pretest-posttest design with a control group and follow-up on all patients with colon cancer treated at the Poursina-Hakim Treatment Center in Isfahan, Iran, during the spring of 2022. Then, 28 patients were selected using convenient sampling and divided randomly into two 14-member groups: the psychodynamic therapy group (receiving 12 treatment 100-minute sessions) and the control group. The participants completed the Sense of Coherence (SOC) Scale in three pretest, posttest, and follow-up stages. The research data were analyzed using repeated measures ANOVA and the Bonferroni post hoc test in SPSS software version 26.

 The mean ± SD of the posttest score of comprehensibility in the psychodynamic therapy group was 40.57 ± 7.20, which was different from the pretest 32.42 ± 5.98. Moreover, the mean ± SD of the posttest score of meaningfulness in the psychodynamic therapy group was 37.57 ± 7.53, which was also different from the pretest 31.14 ± 6.16. Psychodynamic therapy effectively enhanced comprehensibility (P = 0.001) and meaningfulness of life (P = 0.032) among patients with colon cancer. The therapeutic effect remained stable over time only in the comprehensibility component. The stability of the intervention effects on meaningfulness was not observed over time. Additionally, the therapeutic effect on the manageability component was not significant.

 Based on these results, psychodynamic therapy could affect the patients’ comprehension of the current circumstances and the meaningfulness of life and help their psychological adaptation.