background: given the importance of the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) and role of different factors in self-care behaviors of copd patients, this study was conducted to determine the effect of self-efficacy program on self-care behaviors of copd patients. materials and methods: in this semi-experimental study, 62 copd patients were recruited in which 31 subjects were in control g...

the rise in the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (ckd) and an increase in the prevalence of obesity in parallel in the recent years is a great concern. ckd increases the rate of cardiovascular disease (cvd) and development of end-stage renal disease, and leads to premature death. although no direct causality link between obesity and ckd can yet be established, this appears highly probable. ...

background: the prevalence of vitamin d deficiency is higher in end-stage renal disease (esrd) patients compared to healthy populations. this deficiency could lead to several complications with different mechanisms and might result in reduced survival in patients. leptin and adiponectin are messenger proteins with endocrine secretion from adipocytes and various effects in cellular mechanisms. t...

recent studies suggested the role of white blood cells (wbcs) in the pathogenesis and complications of type 2 diabetes. increased wbc counts predict mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (ckd). in this study alterations in wbc subpopulations in diabetic patients with non-dialysis dependent ckd are investigated. this was a cross-sectional study  on 376 participants, including   272 d...

background :attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) is the most common childhood neurological disorder. this disorder is more prevalent in some chronic diseases. the aim of this study was to investigate adhd in children with early stages of chronic kidney disease (ckd) and to compare it with healthy children.   methods : seventy five 5-16-year-old children with early stages of ckd (stag...

introduction chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) is a chronic disorder with many systematic complications and one of the most important reasons for patients to require mechanical ventilation, admission in intensive care unit and prolonged mechanical ventilation. although the first attempt in separation of mechanical ventilation is failed in half of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...

context medication non-adherence is a commonly observed problem in the self-administration of treatment, regardless of the disease type. text messaging reminders, as electronic reminders, provide an opportunity to improve medication adherence. in this study, we aimed to provide evidence addressing the question of whether text message reminders were effective in improving patients’ adherence to ...

asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) are highly prevalent chronic diseases in the general population. both are characterized by similar mechanisms: airway inflammation, airway obstruction, and airway hyperresponsiveness. however, the distinction between the two obstructive diseases is not always clear. multiple epidemiological studies demonstrate that in elderly people with o...

forty-five patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were studied to compare the acute effects of ipratropium bromide (60 µg), salbutamol (300 µg) and placebo (3 puffs) on the forced expiratory volume in 1 sec (fev 1) and forced vital capacity (pvc). ipratropium bromide produced a significantly greater improvement than salbutamol in both fev1 and fvc at 15,60 and 180 minutes after dru...

chronic granulomatous disease (cgd) is a rare primary immunodeficiency disorder due to a genetic defect in one of the components of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (nadph) oxidase complex. this complex is composed of membrane-bound gp91- phox and p22- phox subunits, and cytosolic subunits consisting of p47- phox , p67- phox , and p40- phox . a mutation in cybb gene encoding gp91- ph...