19 18 ISSN 1839-0188 September 2017 - Volume 15, Issue 7 Cultural competency: a concept analysis in TUMS (Tehran University of Medical Science) page 146 MIDDLE EAST JOURNAL OF FAMILY MEDICINE • VOLUME 7, ISSUE 10 EDITORIAL Qidwai, W & Jawaid, M led a population- Boroujeni A.S et al reviewed new meth- From the Editor based cross sectional survey to estimate ods in the treatment renal failure in the frequency of hyperuricemia in Pa- patients with multiple myeloma. The Chief Editor: kistan. The frequency of hyperuricemia authors reviewed common and ad- A. Abyad was 39% , with 90.8% symptomatic. The vanced treatments (immunotherapy, cell MD, MPH, AGSF, AFCHSE authors concluded that the burden of therapy, new therapies based on genetic Email: [email protected] hyperuricemia together with increasing engineering) in these patients and to Ethics Editor and Publisher burden of metabolic syndrome, obesity, consider this disease in an immunologi- Lesley Pocock ischemic heart disease and chronic kid- cal view. medi+WORLD International ney disease is becoming alarming. AUSTRALIA Vaezi , A.A et al investigate the effect of Jokari , M & Gorjian, Z led an experimen- endotracheal tube cuff pressure on sore Email: tal study evaluating The Effect of Educa- throat, hoarseness and cough in patients [email protected] tional Training on Nurses’ Clinical Func- with cardiac artery bypass surgery. The ............................................................................ tion of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation . authors found that endotracheal tube This issue is rich with papers from the The authors concluded that the nurses cuff pressure reduce the severity of coro- region. The topics vary from clinical of Taleghani Hospital had experience of nary artery bypass graft surgery patients research, to case series, population CPR guidelines at the significant level cough and sore throat so in order to studies and educational research. which improved after the educational prevent complications in these patients Helvaci, M.R et al looked at the training; this issue showed the necessity is recommended and used to adjust the relationship between cholelithiasis and of routine educational sessions on CPR endotracheal tube cuff pressure. cholecystectomy and plasma lipids. for nurses. The authors found that cholelithiasis Shahla, N et al led an interventional clini- may actually be a natural defence Controversy exists as to whether the cal trial to examine the effect of proprio- mechanism of the body to decrease ordinary mid-sternotomy approach to ceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) amount of cholesterol absorbed malfunctioning mitral valves or new exercise on activities of daily living of via decreasing amount of bile acids right thoracotomy approach without stroke patients. The authors concluded secreted during entrance of food into cross clamping the aorta in better suited. that proprioceptive neuromuscular facil- the duodenum since cholelithiasis and The authors managed 125 cases of se- itation exercise did not affect the activi- cholecystectomy may lower the low verely ill patients with malfunctioning ties of daily living patients with stroke. density lipoprotein cholesterol in the prosthetic mitral valves. They concluded plasma. that in the context of these critically ill Azami, S.R et al studied the relation of patients, the hypothesis that right tho- quality of work life with socio-economic Talebzadeh, S.M et al through racotomy approach without the cross- status and general health among the an analytical retrospective study clamping of the aorta should be advo- employees working in Ministry of Health attempted to determine the prevalence cated for surgical intervention to save and Medical Education. The authors of brain and neck injuries in patients these patients and to conserve resources concluded that, there is a significant re- with maxillofacial fractures in teaching in supported by the persecuted data. lationship between the quality of work hospitals. The results showed that life and general health and also socio- 61 percent of the fractures were due Hashemian, A.H et al attempted to em- economic status and general health. to accidents. The highest frequency ploy stratification method and penal- of brain damages was related to ized logistic regression with the adap- Shooriabi, M & Gilavand, A did a descrip- Extradural Hematoma by 23/65 percent. tive LASSO for selecting appropriate tive study looking at the Use of Smart- Results of the treatments also showed and important genes in prostate cancer. phones for Learning Purposes by Iranian that 76% of the patients were partially Based on the results of this study, it can Dental Students. The authors found that recovered. be said that in gene expression data, the use of smartphones for learning pur- where there are both linear and large poses or combining traditional educa- Esmaielzadeh S, et al did cross scale data, techniques such as adaptive tional approaches and e-teaching meth- sectional study looking at Serum Lasso can be useful in diagnosis of effec- ods, including smartphones, can provide and follicular fluid vitamin D and tive genes. students with more diverse learning op- follicular response among infertile portunities. women undergoing ICSI. There was Nankali, A et al led a single-blinded ran- no significant correlation between the domized clinical trial to determine the Mahboubi, M et al through cross-sec- follicular concentrations of vitamin efficacy of sublingual misoprostol on tional study looked at the Determinants D and the number of oocytes. The intra-operative blood loss during total of Tooth Brushing among Primary School authors concluded that Different abdominal hysterectomy. The authors Students. The authors found that cues to concentrations of vitamin D in serum found that sublingual misoprostol (400 action and self-efficacy may be most ef- or follicles have not a significant mcg) administered 1 hour before TAH fective determinants of tooth brushing correlation with the number of ovarian was effective in reducing blood loss vol- among primary school students. follicles and mature oocytes. ume, hemoglobin drop, and hospitaliza- tion duration. WORLD FAMILY MEDICINE/MIDDLE EAST JOURNAL OF FAMILY MEDICINE VOLUME 15 ISSUE 7, SEPTEMBER 2017 MIDDLEMIDDLE EAST EASTJOURNAL JOURNAL OF FAMILYOF FAMILY MEDICINE MEDICINE • VOLUME VOLUME 8 ISSUE 7, ISSUE 5 10 EDITORIAL Mahboobi, M et al led a descriptive study so, we can define the term based on the that early diagnosis, supportive care and to investigate the attitude of students, context. careful monitoring for complications faculty and staff toward severe psychiat- comprise crucial management in TEN. ric of stigma in Abadan. The authors con- Shetabi, H.R et al led a descriptive and cluded that it is essential for university analytical study to evaluate the personal Shahriari, H et al, studied , the gene ex- community to understand components characteristics and risk factors of suicide pression of RORt and FOXP3 were evalu- of the stigma towards mental illness. attempted was carried out. The authors ated to exam the potential immunologi- found that identifying some factors for cal roles of Th17 and Treg in CIU patients.. Gorjian, Z et al studied all the popula- predicting the risk are looking epide- The high expression of FOXP3 in patients tion with gender dysphoria. The authors miological studies on people who have without any significant changes in RORt found that gender dysphoria patients attempted suicide can be of good prac- might indicate the presence of an inde- face many challenges like isolation, fam- tices to prevent social planners, health pendent inflammatory pathway such as ily conflict, finding jobs or partner after offer. neurogenic inflammation, which induc- surgery which are due to Iranian cultur- es Treg cells and mediates inflammation al, social and religious beliefs. They be- Janjani, P et al led descriptive, correla- through the degranulation of mast cells. come isolated and depressed and they tional and analytical study to investigate have the same situation like before the the role of self-compassion factors in treatment and surgery. predicting the marital satisfaction. The authors concluded that some effective Jalilian,N & Mokari, Z looked at the ef- steps can be taken towards improving fectiveness of sexual skills training with marital satisfaction among staff using a cognitive-behavioral approach on sex- the results of studies and their applica- ual dysfunction among infertile women. tion in relations between spouses. The authors suggested that psycholo- gists, psychotherapists, and obstetric Janjani, P et al. did a correlation explora- and gynecologists use sexual skills train- tory research to investigate the mediat- ing with cognitive-behavioral approach ing role of irrational beliefs in the rela- for infertile women who suffer from tionship between family relationship sexual dysfunction. quality and marital satisfaction. Solati, K conducted a semi experimental The authors pin point that irrational study to determine the effectiveness of beliefs to the relationship between the ............................................................................ life skills training on happiness, mental quality of family communication and health, and marital satisfaction in wives marital satisfaction act as a mediator, Copyright of Iran-Iraq war veterans. The authors and can be an advocate of family coun- found that life skills training to veter- seling in pre-marital counseling and While all