OBJECTIVE Caregivers of patients with epilepsy experience onsiderable emotional distress. The study aimed to assess the magnitude of the problem in a developing country. METHOD A total 166 patients-caregivers were enrolled for the study. They were interviewed using a socio-demographic data collecting sheet and the Hospital Anxiety-Depression Scale (HADS). Data obtained were analysed using St...

The stereotype logistic (SL) model is an alternative to the proportional odds (PO) model for ordinal response variables when the proportional odds assumption is violated. This model seems to be underutilized. One major reason is the constraint of current statistical software packages. Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) cannot perform the SL regression analysis, and SAS does not ...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to cross-culturally adapt the Armando Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire into Arabic and validate its use in the general population. METHODS The translation was conducted based on the principles of the most widely used model in questionnaire translation, namely Brisling's back-translation model. A written authorization allowing translation into Arabic was o...

This study evaluated, in vitro, the antimicrobial activity and the anti-adherent property of xylitol (0.5, 2.5 and 5.0%, w/v) on two Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains (ATCC 9027 and clinical). The assay of antimicrobial activity was performed to determine a minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and the adhesion test was performed, by which the parameters regarding, growth in the culture medium, n...

Aim: To analyze serum uric acid, urea, and creatinine levels in Oral Submucous Fibrosis patients and compare them with those of healthy controls. Materials and Methods: 40 OSMF patients and 20 controls had serum uric acid, urea and creatinine levels measured using spectrophotometer. The data obtained was analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, version 19.0 (SPSS 19). Sta...

OBJECTIVES Our study aimed to determine the epidemiological characteristics and diagnostic and treatment protocols of primary vaginal carcinoma. Also, we compared the clinical and pathological features of primary vaginal carcinoma which intersect with cervical and vulvar carcinomas. MATERIAL AND METHODS Sixteen patients with primary vaginal carcinoma, admitted to the Department of Gynecologic...

the purpose of research was analysis of innovation management in processing and complementary industriesof livestock products. the method of research was correlative descriptive. the statistical population of this study was all managers in processing and complementary industriesof livestock products of khouzestan province (n=486). the sampling method was stratified random sampling. the sample s...

Introduction: Certainly, personal health or social health issues are the most important aspects of human life. Health is an essential condition for social roles and activities and is an essential condition for social roles and activities in people. Lifestyle is a combination of individual behavioral patterns and habits that is created throughout socialization processes, by personal interaction ...

The purpose of this paper was to identify the differences in level divided attention and reaction time among volleyball players according their specializations. present study conducted on Baghdad, who participated elite league 2012/2013 season. completed within frame March 2013 May Center for Educational Studies Psychological Research University Baghdad. A total 24 were research community. Part...

INTRODUCTION Religious orders are one of the educational needs of the postpartum period. This study was conducted to determine the educational needs of postpartum religious orders. MATERIALS AND METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted among 421 postpartum women and 15 specialists. Quota random sampling was conducted from January to March 2014 in Isfahan, Iran. Data analysis was perfo...