Jentashapir Journal of Cellular and Molecular Biology
Volume:5 Issue: 2, Apr 2014

Various studies have shown high prevalence of psychiatric disorders among dermatology outpatients and inpatients. As pruritus is the most common complaint in dermatology، we investigated the status of mental health in outpatients with chronic itch as a chief compliant. We administered the Symptom Checklist-90-R (SCL-90-R) to 193 consecutive patients with chronic itch (itching more than 6 weeks)، who referred to three different clinics in the city of Ahvaz. We also evaluated the relationship between occupation، itchy areas of the body، age، gender and abnormal mental health. In this study، mental health was abnormal in 55. 4% of the patients. Paranoia and psychosis had the highest scores in 52. 38% of the female patients and anxiety and psychosis had the highest scores in 47. 83% of the male patients. According to high rates of psychiatric co-morbidity in the patients with chronic itch، psychiatric and psychological interventions should be considered in these patients to improve their quality of life and mental health.

This research aimed to investigate the relationship between the components of job burnout and psychological health of general practitioners working in the hospitals of Jundishapur University. Accordingly, a sample of 196 (F: 81, M: 115) was randomly selected. The research tools included Maslach burnout inventory and the 28-item General Health Questionnaire. The results indicated that components of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and job burnout are negatively correlated with psychological health. Moreover, the components of personal accomplishment were positively correlated with psychological health. The results of multiple regression analysis indicated that the components of job burnout explained 54% of the variance of the criterion variable. Furthermore, emotional exhaustion and personal accomplishment determined the highest and lowest degree in explaining the variance of psychological health, respectively. It can be concluded that general practitioners who experience a higher level of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization showed less psychological health, that is to say the lack of mental energy and cynical attitude decreases their perceived health and well-being. On the contrary, general practitioners with feelings of competence and high sense of achievement in their work with other people develop a positive feeling and an optimistic mood.

Multiple sclerosis is the most common neurologic immune-mediated disease affecting young adult especially women in reproductive age. There is little information on the pattern of fertility and contraceptive methods used in the patients. This study aims to determine the fertility behavior pattern and the contraceptive method of MS patients under the care of Khuzestan MS Society. In a cross-sectional analytic method, 150 women, aged 19 to 59, married and suffering from MS who referred to MS society of Khuzestan in 2010 were studied. After preparing the questionnaire, content validity and reliability criteria, data was collected through questionnaires and SPSS was used for data analysis using t-test, Chi square and correlations. The mean age of patients was 34.2± 8.1. The average number of pregnancies and children were 2.3±1.7 and 2.06±1.5, respectively. The total of 66% of patients were using contraceptive methods. ANOVA test showed a significant differences between the mean age of onset of MS and number of pregnancies (p<0.001). Stage of disease was significantly associated with age groups and contraceptive methods (p<0.05). The use of hormonal contraception may delay or improve symptoms in patients with MS.

Regarding the increase in the prevalence of cardiovascular disease, efficient factors such as happiness seems vital in reducing hospitalization of cardiovascular patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between stress coping styles, negative automatic thoughts, life quality and happiness in hospitalized cardiovascular patients in Ahvaz, Iran. A sample size of 100 patients with cardiovascular disease was randomly selected in three hospitals (Golestan, Imam Khomeini and Naft) in Ahvaz, Iran. Four questionnaires including Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations (CISS, to evaluate stress coping styles), healthy survey index, Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire (ATQ, to assess negative automatic thoughts) and Oxford Happiness Inventory were used. Correlation and regression analysis were applied to analyze the data. A significant association (P0.01) was found between task-oriented coping style, emotional-oriented coping style, negative automatic thoughts, life quality and happiness in patients with cardiovascular disease. According to regression analysis, it was found that the predictive variables might predict happiness with 67%. Negative automatic thoughts, life quality and task-oriented coping style were considered as the best predictors of happiness. It is suggested that improving stress coping styles, raising life quality and using interventional styles to reduce negative automatic thoughts may be accompanied with happiness in patients with cardiovascular disease and improve their health.

Hemorrhagic progression of a contusion (HPC) is one of the main problems in neurosurgery, which is associated with several adverse effects and increasing the risk of mortality. The present study investigated the effect of transfusion of fresh frozen plasma (FFP) in the prevention of HPC. In this randomized clinical trial, 100 patients with cerebral contusion were divided into two control and FFP groups. The patients received placebo or FFP after one week admitting to ICU. Contusion level of Glascow Coma Scale (GCS) was determined both on arrivals at the hospital, and after a month. Moreover, the duration of stay in ICU and hospital, mortality and other complications were recorded and the data were compared between the two groups. Contusion level was significantly increased in both groups, but there was no significant difference between the two groups (P > 0.05). GCS also improved in both groups after one month, but no significant difference was found between the two groups. The duration of stay in the ICU (13 ± 2.5 days vs. 9.8 ± 2.4 days) and hospital (18.1 ± 2.6 days vs. 13.5 ± 3.3 days) was significantly higher in the control group (P < 0.0001). Mortality (6% in the FFP group and 10% in control group) and complication rates were similar in both groups (P > 0.05). It seems that FFP transfusion has no effect in preventing HPC and mortality, but may lead to a reduction of ICU and hospital staying duration.

Academic success in college is dependent to effective efforts, correct reading and time management. The purpose of this study is to investigate students´ study habits in the nursing and midwifery faculty of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences. The study was a descriptive, cross-sectional, questionnaire based conducted on 415 nursing and midwifery university students in 2012. Data was collected through a questionnaire consisting two sections, the first of which contained demographic data and the second was on Palsane and Sharma Study Habits Inventory (PSSHI) distributed to the students by the researchers and then collected in their dorms and schools. The mean of the study habits was 51.59 out of 90, and it was found that 21.4% of students had adverse study habits, and 60.5% had favorable study habits. There was no significant relationship between scores from different areas of study habits in nursing, midwifery and surgical technologist with Kruskal-Wallis test, however, the comparison of different study habits in academic terms we found that there was significant difference between scores in different areas of study habits among students. In this study, the majority of students had unfavorable study habits and only a few of them had favorable study habits. Therefore, it is recommended they be trained and educated on proper study habits through workshops or courses to improve their learning.

The purpose of this study was to determine appropriate intensity of activity with FATmax during incremental exercise in the active and sedentary male participants. In this study, 11 active male students(VO2max42.87±1.75ml.kg-1.min-1,BMI 21.40±1.01 kg.m2) and 9 sedentary male students(VO2max36.57±2.95ml.kg-1.min-1, BMI 24.28±1.83kg.m2) were selected as the active and sedentary groups. Participants performed an incremental test with three minutes intervals on the treadmill. Exercise intensity was measured in all phases by measuring oxygen consumption. Also, heart rate and the fat oxidation was measured using indirect calorimetric. Independent t-test was used to compare the mean FATmax in the two groups. Also two-way analysis of variance(ANOVA) with repeated measurements was used to compare FATmax at 7 levels of exercise intensity between the two groups at α≤0.05 confidence interval level. Also, the Pearson correlation coefficient was used to measure the relationship between VO2max and maximal fat oxidation(MFO). There was no significant difference between FAT max of the active and sedentary groups, in terms of VO2max and HRmax percentage, but the difference between MFO in the active and sedentary groups was significant(p=0.001). The results also showed that there are significant differences in fat oxidation during 7 levels of intensity training between the active and sedentary males(p=0.001). Also, there was a significant correlation between VO2max and FATmax of two groups(p=0.002). Based on the results, it can be concluded that the active participants, due to their physiological adaptations with exercise, showed significant higher fat oxidation at FATmax point and all phases of exercise intensity.

Lead and cadmium as two of the main industrial pollutants can cause strong negative effect on humans and animals. Rice (Oryza sativa) is a plant of the grass family, which provides the bulk of the human diet throughout Asia, i.e. feeds more than half of the world’s human population. This study was conducted to determine cadmium and lead contents of cultivated rice grown in Khuzestan province. In this study, 252 seed samples from Champa and Anburi rice cultivated in three areas in Khuzestan, namely, Shavur, Baghmalek, and Dasht Azadegan were collected at harvest time. The samples were digested according to the standard method of association of analytical community (AOAC). As reported in the procedure, lead and cadmium contents were measured using Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (GFAAS) The mean Pb concentrations in Anburi and Champa rice cultivated in three different regions were 0.42±0.07 and 0.44±0.05 mg Kg-1 which are significantly higher than the permissible average level adjusted by the Iranian Food and Drug Administration (IFDO). However, the average Cd content of Anburi and Champa rice in the regions were 0.07 ±0.008 and 0.07 ±0.006 mg kg-1, respectively. The cadmium content is well below the permissible level. The results indicated that the mean concentration of lead in all the samples were considerably higher than the cadmium content. This is the extent of lead contamination in this province.

Barcode is a graphical representation of data on a surfacethat can be read by a machine. Unlike old barcodes, matrix barcodes can store all kind of information in a 2-dimensional pattern. Recently, installing barcode reader applications on mobile phones, has enabled them to read barcodes. Quick Response Code is a two dimensional barcode with several features, it can be scanned and transferred by a smart phone, log in users to a website, start a phone call, and confirm a library card. These codes can be used in libraries as paper-free labels, library ID cards, and for acquiring information from a librarian, library instruction, and also for marketing. The current paper, which applies library study for gathering data, is a review of QR code development history, its structure, capabilities, benefits, challenges and its applications in library and information centers.

Aortic coarctation is a congenital malformation of the aorta, which is usually diagnosed and corrected early in life (1).Systemic hypertension, accelerated coronary heart disease, stroke, aortic dissection, and heart failure are common complications in adults who have not undergone correction for their coarctation or were operated later in life (4).In this case report, we report on a 6-year-old boy with asymptomatic coarctation of aorta. The patient’s high blood pressure was detected during a screening program held inIran for all the children at preschool age. The patient underwent a surgery and was in good clinical condition afterward. This case was an important example of the significance of preschool examination that can prevent later sudden or irretrievable cardiovascular accidents. Given that there are numerous cases of careless and incorrect filling of health screening forms by some physician, we believe that this case can be a good example for those who do not pay enough attention to doing physical examination in screening programs.