background: energy deficit is a common and serious problem in pediatric intensive care units. parenteral nutrition, either alone or in combination with enteral nutrition, can improve nutrient delivery in critically ill patients by preventing or correcting the energy deficit and improving the outcomes. intralipid 10% and 20% are lipid emulsions, widely used in parenteral nutrition. despite sever...

background and purpose: colorectal cancer (crc) is one of the most highly prevalent and life-threatening digestive tract cancers. crc and its treatment are associated with numerous complications in the patients. orem’s self-care model is a theory on clinical improvement and reducing fatigue in patients with crc. this study aimed to investigate the effects of orem’s self-care theory on the nutri...

the effect of care plan based on nutrition and exercise on deep vein thrombosis in patients undergoing lower limb orthopedic surgery in urmia imam khomeini hospital in 1391.     habibzadeh h [1] , rezaeipour n [2] *,khalkhali hr [3] , safari mb [4] , mohammadi a [5]     received: 2 jul , 2013 accepted: 14 sep , 2013    abstract   background & aims : venous thrombosis is a major cause of death i...

OBJECTIVE To compare documentation of two groups of clinical nutrition practitioners for evidence of the nutrition care process. DESIGN This study used a comparative descriptive design. A retrospective chart review was conducted on all nutrition documentation in closed patient records. Documentation of two groups of nutrition practitioners (institution A=practitioners who received initial ori...

Background: With regard to general advantages of electronic education and the necessity to pay attention to this issue, and with consideration of postpartum maternal care promotion, especially nutrition education, this study was conducted to define the effect of electronic education on the awareness of women about post-partum nutrition education. Materials and Methods: This is a quasi- experime...

Introduction: Family-centered education of patients with diabetes mellitus can play an important role in controlling the disease and reducing its complications. Objective: The present study aims to determine the effect of family-based telephone follow-up about self-care in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Uromia. Materials and Methods: The present clinical trial study investigated 60...

Previous studies of survey data from the U.S. and other countries find that women tend to understate their body weight on average, while both men and women overstate their height on average. Social norms have been posited as one potential explanation for misreporting of weight and height, but lack of awareness of body weight has been suggested as an alternative explanation, and the evidence pre...