BACKGROUND Hypertension (HTN) is a serious health problem that threatens one fourth of the adult population in some countries. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to assess the prevalence and outcome of undiagnosed hypertensive patients admitted to the emergency department. MATERIALS AND METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted from March 2009 to March 2010 at Imam Hossein Medical and Educa...

BACKGROUND This study is conducted to compare the metacognition treatment and the mindfulness-based stress reduction treatment on life quality of women with breast cancer. METHODS In a quasi-experimental design, with pre-test, post-test and control group, 36 patients with diagnosis of breast cancer, among patients who referred to the Division of Oncology and Radiotherapy of Imam Hossein hospi...

Introduction: Various psychological factors, such as mood and anxiety symptoms, can affect pain outcomes. Aim: The present research was conducted to identify these factors aiming at providing a conceptual model of outcomes based on emotional schemas symptoms mediated by experiential avoidance, acceptance, self-compassion patients with chronic pain. Method: In this descriptive correlational rese...

This paper describes the synthesis and characterization of epoxy resins based on (hexafluoroisopropylidene)diphenol (EFN) and p,p’-isopropylidenebisphenol (EBN), respectively and 4, 4’(hexafluoroisopropylidene)dipthalic-imideamine (IMAM), a curing agent. The synthesized epoxy resins and IMAM curing agent were characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) and 1H Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (...

the present research aimed to examine the arguments and persuasion in the poems attributed to imam hussein's:therefore his word started to speak of the literal and idiomatic meaning of persuasion and has become increasingly important to discussion and study of  reasoning and persuasion in poems and its performance. it also to been studied main issues , in which attempts to accompany the au...

Aim This study aimed to survey prevalence and clinical significance of Blastocystis among symptomatic and asymptomatic groups. Background Blastocystis is a prevalent microorganism that is found in intestine of human and majority of animals. However, most studies have failed to establish correlation between the presence of the parasite and clinical manifestations. Methods from Dec 2016 to Ju...

There is an increased prevalence of maternal substance abuse during pregnancy in younger women in all socioeconomic classes and races. Our aim was to determine the prevalence and correlates of self-reported substance abuse among pregnant women and obstetric complications or neonatal outcomes in Iran. This retrospective cohort study is covering a five year period on medical records of pregnant w...

BACKGROUND Bipolar disorder (BPD) is a common and severe mood disorder. Although genetic factors have important rolesin the etiology of bipolar disorder, no specific gene has been identified in relation to this disorder. Monoamine oxidase gene is suggested to be associated with bipolar disorder in many studies. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to investigatethe role of MAOA gene polymorphisms in t...

BACKGROUND The ability to identify critically ill patients who will not survive until hospital discharge may yield substantial cost savings. The aim of this study was to validate the mortality prediction model II (MPM II) in in-hospital mortality of critically ill patients for quality management and risk-adjusted monitoring. METHODS The data were collected prospectively from consecutive admis...

Objective: Taking the appropriate psychological actions to boost the mental health of patients with breast cancer is critical. This research was performed with the aim of examining the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral group therapy on reducing body image concerns in patients with breast cancer. Methodology: TThe method used was quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest plan and control gr...