Journal of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
Volume:19 Issue: 2, 2015

To date، a lot of research has been carried out on the effect of medications and surgical methods on the treatment of wounds، but no ideal achievement has been obtained yet. This study was conducted to investigate the single and combined effect of laser and propolis on skin wound healing in male rats. 40 Wistar male rats (200-250 g) were divided into 4 groups (n= 10). All animals were anesthetized and sterile skin wound was created by surgical scissors. Control group had no treatment، the second group was treated with laser (10 mW)، the third group was treated with oral propolis (100 mg /kg; 3 times /day) and the forth group was treated with both laser and propolis. The wound healing level was measured based on the wound area and urinary hydroxyproline content. Urinary hydroxyproline content was increased in groups treated with laser، propolis and combined laser and propolis compared to the control group (P<0. 01، 0. 05 and 0. 01، respectively). Also at the end of the treatment period، the wound extent was significantly lower in the laser، propolis، and combined laser and propolis groups than the control (P<0. 05، 0. 05 and 0. 01، respectively). There was no significant difference between treatment groups. Our results showed that oral administration of propolis or low power laser radiation can increase the wound healing rate.

In many head and neck surgeries، operative field bleeding plays an important role in the success of surgery and reducing the time of operation. The current study was conducted to compare local infiltration of adrenalized lidocaine with adrenaline alone in operative field bleeding in Rhinoplasty. In this randomized clinical trial، 56 candidate patients aged15-45 years for Rhinoplasty with ASA class I and II were randomly divided into two groups of lidocaine and control. Group 1 was administered lidocaine 2% with adrenaline and group 2 was administered normal saline with adrenaline، Operative field bleeding was then recorded and compared between groups. There was not a significant difference between groups in preoperative systolic BP and diastolic BP، postoperative (15 min) systolic BP and diastolic BP، preoperative heart rate and postoperative (15 min) heart rate، operative field bleeding and bleeding scale. the effect of lidocaine 2% in operative field bleeding is the same as that of normal saline. Hence، adrenaline along with normal saline can be used in Rhinoplasty.

Depression is one of the most common mental disorders comorbid with with substance use disorder. This research was aimed to evaluate the effect of brief behavioral activation treatment on the symptoms of depression، mental health and quality of life among the patients with opioid use disorders. In a quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest control group design، 24 patients taking opiates were selected through convenience sampling method and randomly assigned into experimental and control groups. The experimental group was treated for two months. BDI-II، GHQ-28، WHOQOL-BREF were given to both groups before and after treatment and in the 2-month followup period. The results were analyzed using mixed analysis of variance. The results showed that brief behavioral activation treatment significantly reduced the symptoms of depression (P<0. 01) and increased mental health (p<0. 01) in the experimental group in the post-test and follow-up phases، but had no significant impact on the patients’ quality of life (P>0. 05). brief behavioral activation treatment is capable of reducing the severity of symptoms of depression and improving the mental health of patients with substance use disorders.

Colorectal cancer has a significant impact on physical، mental and social discomfort of patients. The aim of this study was to assess different aspects of health-related quality of life and its association with demographic characteristics and some clinical features in colorectal cancer survivors in the city of Babol. This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2013 among 120 colorectal cancer survivors identified in the cancer registry from 2007 to 2012. A questionnaire containing demographic data، disease characteristics and health-related quality of life (EORTC-QLQ-C30 standard questionnaire) was completed via face to face interview at patients’ homes. The mean total score of performance scale was significantly higher in men (69/24± 16/71) than in women (57/67 ± 17/87) (P=0. 001). Men obtained higher scores in all 5 performance scales which was statistically significant in the domains of physical، emotional and cognitive performance. Among the demographic variables، comorbidities، education and employment were identified as the independent predictors of quality of life. The patients had an average quality of life which was associated with employment، education and comorbidities. Therefore،، empowering the health staff، increasing the awareness of patients and their families as well as better management of comorbidities can help the patients to return to an active life.

Children are one of the most vulnerable groups of the society and are constantly threatened by different people in their family or society. The aim of this study was investigating the correlation of child abuse with personality features and high risk behavior in high school students of Islamshahr، Iran. This study cross-sectional analytical was conducted on the high school girls and boys of Islamshahr in spring 2014. 528 students were selected by cluster random sampling among 4 high schools (two female and two male high schools). Childhood trauma questionnaire، NEO-Five Factor Inventory and Youth Risk-Taking Scale were used for data collection. Data were analyzed by independence t-test، Pearson''s correlation coefficient and multiple linear regression. The results of independence t-test indicated significant differences between girls and boys in terms of child abuse and high risk experience (t=-2. 16،p=0. 03 and t=-5. 03، P=0. 001، respectively). Also، the results demonstrated a significant relationship between child abuse and personality characteristics، high risk behavior and all its subscales (P<0. 05). The findings of multiple linear regressionindicated that child abuse could explain 14% total risk-taking، 25% neurotic personality feature، 14% extroversion، 10% agreeableness، 1% flexibility and 13% conscientiousness (P<0. 05). According to the research findings، appropriate behavior with children is of great importance. Therefore، child abuse would form inappropriate personality features and increase risk behaviors among children.

Today''s development of industrial and agricultural activities is among the leading causes of groundwater pollution. Therefore، this study was conducted to evaluate the quality of groundwater resources of Qaleh Shahin plain using pollution index of heavy metals. Groundwater samples were collected from 20 randomly selected stations in Qaleh Shahin during two seasons، winter and spring in 2014. After going through laboratory preparation processes and reading the concentration of elements by ICP machine، the qualitative assessment of the samples was carried out by HPI. All statistical analyses were performed using the SPSS statistical package. The results showed that the maximum mean concentrations of As and Zn in groundwater samples in winter season were 12. 0±0. 11 and 19. 40±0. 50 ppb for stations 19 and 7، respectively، and the maximum mean concentrations of these elements in groundwater samples in spring season were 19. 80±0. 20 and 48. 60±0. 40 ppb for stations 15 and 13، respectively. Also، the maximum values of HPI were 11. 40 and 19. 5 for stations 19 and 7، respectively. Currently، the groundwater resources of Qaleh Shahin plain are not contaminated with heavy metals. However، long-term excessive use of agricultural inputs can contaminate the groundwater resources of this area، thereby causing the incidence of health risks for the drinking water consumers.

Congenital abnormalities are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in neonates. This study was conducted to determine the incidence of obvious congenital abnormalities in live neonates and the relationship between these abnormalities and some important factors in live newborns in Rasht hospitals. In this cross-sectional study، all live neonates born in maternity hospitals of Rasht were investigated for the presence of apparent congenital abnormalities. The data recorded in the patients’ files، including the information of parents، neonate and the type of abnormality were collected. Data were analyzed by SPSS (version 16). From 1824 live neonates، 77 cases (4. 2%) had congenital abnormalities. The most common diagnosed abnormalities were musculoskeletal (37. 7%)، genital (16. 9%)، urinary (13%)، cardiovascular (13%)، and nervous system (10. 4%) anomalies. The increased incidence of congenital abnormalities was correlated with gestational age، route of pregnancy، history of maternal disease and drug consumption during pregnancy (P<0. 0001). No significant relationship was found between abnormalities and sex، birth weight، age of parents، and consanguineous marriage. As gestational age، route of pregnancy، history of maternal disease and drug consumption during pregnancy were significantly associated with the increased incidence of congenital abnormalities in this region، it is necessary to pay more attention to the risk factors and the approach to control them.