cement dust exposure is associated with increased respiratory impairment. as the major occupational hazard in the cement production industry is cement particles, our aim was to more thoroughly examine the acute effects of occupational exposure to cement dust on the respiratory system. a cross-shift study was conducted in a cement factory in iran. 100 high exposed workers from production and pac...

Dear Editor, The access to medical care is unacceptably low worldwide in spite of the increasing demand for medical care due to population aging and increasing burden of non-infectious diseases...

background: adjustment disorder (ajd) is a transient mental health condition emerging after stressful life events. its diagnostic criteria have recently been under revision which led to the development of the adjustment disorder–new module 20 (adnm-20) as a self-report assessment. objective: to identify a threshold value for people at high risk for ajd. methods: as part of a randomized controll...

conclusions mild traumatic brain injuries despite of the normal ct scan and history of substance abuse are closely related to psychological symptoms. therefore, it is recommended that patients with brain trauma 6 months post-injury and subjects with a history of substance abuse be evaluated for psychological distress to support better rehabilitation. background it is well-known that severe brai...

background: intensity of depressive symptoms could be exacerbated due to the paucity of appropriate treatments. we assessed the effectiveness of bibliotherapy and text messaging, which aimed at amelioration of patient’s behavior and consciousness, which could lead to suicide prevention. methods: this was a randomized clinical trial implemented in rural health centers of isfahan district (iran)....

abstract therapy-related symptom checklist for children (trsc-c) was developed as a symptom assessment tool in children receiving chemotherapy. the objective of the present study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of the persian version of trsc-c. this cross-sectional study was conducted in 2013-2014 in tehran, iran. trsc-c was translated using backward-forward approach. the content v...

we assessed the lower urinary tract symptoms (luts) in prostatic cancer patients and investigated the sensitivity and specificity of international prostate symptom score (ipss) in the screening of these patients. a total number of 132 prostatic cancer patients as the case group who were confirmed by the pathologists and 101 noncancerous men as the control group, aged 50 or older, responded to a...