Letter to the editor
Cancer Epidemiology
zohreh shahhosseini; fatemeh hamidi
Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 18 July 2020
Abstract
Coronaviruses are important human and animal pathogens. Among all members of society, people with cancer are among the groups that need more attention and have highlighted high-risk groups. Evidence show that patients with cancer have an increased risk of developing severe forms of COVID-19 compared ...
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Coronaviruses are important human and animal pathogens. Among all members of society, people with cancer are among the groups that need more attention and have highlighted high-risk groups. Evidence show that patients with cancer have an increased risk of developing severe forms of COVID-19 compared with the non-cancer population. Many cancer patients are trying to find a cure for their cancer due to cancellation or delay in their treatment, including surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. At the time of Corona, alternative modified Procedures in counseling and treatment such as Home Care for Cancer Patients by telephonic interview. The goals were ensuring the continuity of care and to protect the health care professionals from the infection and might be helpful for cancer patients. Community participation, attention to health all cancers patients across all age groups, non-discrimination, access to quality services and information, and collaboration will advance the achievement of excellent health.
Letter to the editor
Health Promotion
Alireza Razzaghi; Mohammad Saadati; Maryam Najafi
Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 14 November 2020
Abstract
AbstractEducation is a complex issue and there is a need to consider a several factors to provide an effective training program. In the road traffic crashes issue, there are some contradictory findings of education effectiveness which caused to mistrust among professional circles and experts. Some scientists ...
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AbstractEducation is a complex issue and there is a need to consider a several factors to provide an effective training program. In the road traffic crashes issue, there are some contradictory findings of education effectiveness which caused to mistrust among professional circles and experts. Some scientists believe that most of the training programs do not necessarily cover all aspects and only address some of the concerns. The low effectiveness and efficiency of educational programs can have several causes, which are mentioned below: Non-use of specific educational theory, Non-use of various methods for providing the educational content, Insufficient attention to the causation network of traffic crashes, Insufficient knowledge of the education audience. it is appropriate for researchers and policymakers in this field to consider the theoretical and scientific principles in the design and implementation of educational interventions to increase effectiveness.It is appropriate for researchers and policymakers in this field to consider the theoretical and scientific principles in the design and implementation of educational interventions to increase effectiveness.
Original Article
Health Promotion
Pegah Mohaghegh; Ehsan Abedi; Masomeh Sofian; Fatemeh Rafiei
Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 25 November 2020
Abstract
Background: Regarding the COVID-19 epidemic and the resulting health anxiety among people which causes the unreasonable referring to healthcare centers, current study aims to assess health anxiety in persons referring to healthcare centers of arak.Methods: this cross-sectional study examined the health ...
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Background: Regarding the COVID-19 epidemic and the resulting health anxiety among people which causes the unreasonable referring to healthcare centers, current study aims to assess health anxiety in persons referring to healthcare centers of arak.Methods: this cross-sectional study examined the health anxiety related to COVID-19 in people going to urban healthcare centers of Arak in 2020. Participants were selected by quota sampling method from 16 urban healthcare centers of Arak. Salkowski 18-item Health Anxiety Inventory (HAI-18) was completed by 392 people. Collected information was entered in SPSS 24 and was analyzed by Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests.Results: total mean ± standard deviation score of health anxiety was 28.96 ± 7.62. Most people, i.e. 293 people (74.7%) had medium anxiety and 75 people (19.1%) had high anxiety. Health anxiety level was higher in the 30-59 age range, single people, and students. People with preliminary education levels had lower health anxiety. People with chronic diseases and symptoms of cold, and people who came to healthcare centers due to COVID-19 screening had a higher anxiety level. Having a child in the family increased health anxiety more than having elderly and disabled people in the family.Conclusions: health anxiety was higher in the 30-59 age range, people with chronic diseases, people with symptoms of cold, and in case of having a child in the family. During the current crisis, diagnosing people prone to psychological disorders from different demographic groups is vital to use psychological techniques and interventions appropriate for each demographic group.
Original Article
Epidemiology
saleh jafarian; Ali Ahmadi; Masoud Amiri; Rahman Biokani; Zohreh Abbaspour; Masoud Mahmoudzadeh
Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 16 December 2020
Abstract
AbstractIntroductionMotorcycle accidents are a major concern for countries. One of the most important risk factors for motorcyclists is the lack of helmet use. The purpose of this study was to measure the rate of the helmet use and Predictive factors in Shahrekord.Methods:A cross-sectional study was ...
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AbstractIntroductionMotorcycle accidents are a major concern for countries. One of the most important risk factors for motorcyclists is the lack of helmet use. The purpose of this study was to measure the rate of the helmet use and Predictive factors in Shahrekord.Methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2018 with sample size of 350 motor riders. Then a researcher-made questionnaire was used to collect data. The sampling method was random simple sampling. In the present study, the SPSS version 24 was used to analyze the data. Results: Of 350 motorcyclists participating in the study, 15.1% used helmets and among their passengers 1.4%. The mean age of participants was 28.8 ± 10.1 years. The most important predictors of helmet use were age more than 35 years, high education, and didn’t have driving license (OR = 3.26) with CI95%: 1.43-7.41. The most important reason for using the helmet was protection against injuries at the moment of an accident. Conclusions:The results of this study indicate that the rate of helmet use is low. So, more efforts should be made to intervene and train for the helmet use among community members with an emphasis on younger people, governmental job and people with lower education level.
Original Article
Social Epidemiology
Ali Ahmadi; maryam sadat ghaemfard; asieh mansouri; Soleiman Kheiri
Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 22 December 2020
Abstract
Background and Aim: Social health is "the quantity and quality of individual interaction with society in order to promote the well-being of individuals in society." This interaction promotes social capital, social security, poverty reduction and injustice. So far, no study has been done on ...
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Background and Aim: Social health is "the quantity and quality of individual interaction with society in order to promote the well-being of individuals in society." This interaction promotes social capital, social security, poverty reduction and injustice. So far, no study has been done on the social health situation in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province. This study was conducted to determine the social health status in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province during 1398.Methods and Materials: This descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study was performed using the data base of the prospective epidemiological study of Shahrekord cohort in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province in 1398. To measure social health, a valid Iranian social health questionnaire with a score of 33 to 165 was used.Results: Out of 600 invited samples, 597 people completed the social health questionnaire (99.5% response rate). The mean age of participants was 48.54 9 9.33 years. The mean and standard deviation of the social health score of the subjects was 115.71 22 22.7. This score was higher in men than women (p-value = 0.038).Conclusion: Social health in the study population is moderate and needs the attention of health policy makers and planners. By holding training classes for villagers and teaching them how to interact with each other, especially with family members, and with more participation of women in social affairs and increasing their social relations, as well as counseling on social health of people with abnormal body mass index.
Original Article
Epidemiology
Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 23 December 2020
Abstract
Background: Negative urgency reflects a specific facet of impulsivity and correlates with a wide range of health-related risk behaviors, including but not limited to problematic substance use. Negative urgency is also shaped by family socioeconomic position such as parental educational attainment.Aim: ...
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Background: Negative urgency reflects a specific facet of impulsivity and correlates with a wide range of health-related risk behaviors, including but not limited to problematic substance use. Negative urgency is also shaped by family socioeconomic position such as parental educational attainment.Aim: To investigate sex differences in the boosting effects of parental educational attainment on children's negative urgency in the US. Materials and methods: This is a cross-sectional study using the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study. Baseline ABCD included 10535 American children between ages 9 and 10 years old. The independent variable was parental educational attainment. The primary outcome was the negative urgency measured by the Urgency, Premeditation (lack of), Perseverance (lack of), Sensation Seeking, Positive Urgency, Impulsive Behavior Scale (UPPS-SS). Mixed-effects regression models were used for data analysis.Results: In the overall sample, parental educational attainment was not associated with negative urgency in the children. Sex showed a statistically significant interaction with parental educational attainment on children's negative urgency, indicating a stronger protective effect of high parental educational attainment for female, compared to male, children. In stratified models, high parental educational attainment was associated with lower levels of negative urgency in female but not male children.Conclusion: Parental educational attainment is a determinant of negative urgency for female but not male American children. American boys have high levels of negative urgency, which is a risk factor of drug use, at all parental education levels.
