Prevalence and Risk Factors of Obesity in Children Aged 2–12 Years in the Abu Dhabi Islands -- Page 61
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
19 18 ISSN 1839-0188 November 2017 - Volume 15, Issue 9 Prevalence and risk factors of obesity in children aged 2–12 years in the Abu Dhabi Islands -- page 61 MIDDLE EAST JOURNAL OF FAMILY MEDICINE • VOLUME 7, ISSUE 10 EDITORIAL Choheili, H et al did a study on 1005 stu- to increase attitude and skills regarding From the Editor dents to create and validate the adjust- the doing physical activity may promote ment inventory. The adjustment invento- physical activity. Boozaripour, M et al did Chief Editor: ry consisting of 100 items was employed a cross-sectional study that assessed un- A. Abyad to measure their adjustment. In the sec- dergraduate nursing students (n=313) MD, MPH, AGSF, AFCHSE ond study they validate the Faith Inven- perceptions of their clinical learning Email: [email protected] tory for Students. Gilavand, A & Fatahias, environment. The study indicated that Ethics Editor and Publisher J assessed the quality of educational there is still work to be done to provide a Lesley Pocock services from the viewpoints of radiol- healthy clinical learning environment for medi+WORLD International ogy students of the School of Paramedi- nursing students and this task belongs AUSTRALIA cine based on the SERVQUAL evaluation to nursing researchers, educators, and model. Students’ expectations were be- health care organization preceptors. Email: yond their perception of the status quo, [email protected] Shokoh Varaei, S et al; evaluated the ef- and none of the five dimensions of the fect of education on self-care behaviors ............................................................................ quality of educational services met their of gastrointestinal side effects in patients This issue is rich with good number expectations. Therefore, it is necessary undergoing chemotherapy. The results of research, reviews and community for the university to narrow the existing showed that the use of self-care training studies from the region. Al-Shehhi, E et gap according to its type and severity. alongside drug regimen reduces the side al did a questionnaire to measure the Sahar Zandi ,S et al; compared anti-in- effects of chemotherapy in patients. prevalence and risk factors of obesity flammatory properties of two soft tissue Gilavand, A conducted a study to de- in children aged 2–12 years in the Abu injections of dexamethasone sodium Dhabi Islands, United Arab Emirates. termine how the salaries and benefits phosphate 1/6 mg, using topical tissue of faculty members are calculated in the The prevalence of overweight and glue containing ginger extract. Based obesity among the study population Ministry of Health and Medical Educa- on the statistical data obtained from tion of Iran. The author concluded that was found to be 32.8%. The prevalence this study, it seems that topical adminis- of overweight and obesity among faculty members expect their salaries to tration of tissue glue containing ginger be calculated and paid equitably and to children is increasing in the UAE, extract (20%) and soft tissue injection of especially among UAE nationals. increase each year in proportion to the dexamethasone sodium phosphate (1/6 inflation rate, so that they do not have to mg) after surgery both reduced Trismus carry out unrelated and non-academic Ijaz Anwer, I et al; conducted a cross- after surgery. Babadi, E et al ; compared sectional study in outpatient clinics activities outside the university in order the antibacterial effects chlorhexidine to solve their livelihood problems. of Faisalabad Pakistan. A total of mouth wash (CHX) with jaftex mouth 691 diabetic patients (verified from wash. The finding concluded that Jaftex Afrasibi, S& Fattahi, Z review the concept physician, medical records) were mouth wash were less potent than the of self-actualization in psychology and consecutively approached. The CHX in inhibiting growth on oral micro- Islam. they stressed that the concept of objective of this study was to assess the organisms and it’s recommended to be self-actualization and perfection in Islam knowledge of diabetic patients about used for plaque chemical inhibition. has a special state compared to the view their disease, its complications and in psychology, and involves all aspects management. The authors concluded Several studies dealt with various issues of life. Helvaci, M.R et al; took consecu- that the overall level of awareness in in nursing. Jafarizadeh, H et al deter- tive patients below the age of 70 years diabetics was found to be low and there mined the effect of a resilience-based to avoid debility induced weight loss in is a need to educate the population on intervention on occupational stress in elders. Patients were divided into three this topic. nurses. There was a significant differ- groups as normal weight, overweight, ence in the level of occupational stress and obesity. The authors concluded Ardestani-Samani, N et al studied the and its components between the pre- that higher Alanine aminotransferase difference in psychiatric disorders test and post-test of the studied sub- (ALT) value in serum may indicate excess between students with multiple jects after the intervention. Elhami, S et weight and dyslipidemia. sclerosis (MS) and healthy students. The al did a descriptive cross-sectional study, mean scores on psychological disorders viewpoints of 180 nurses and nursing Abbasian, E.G et al; studied the effect and their dimensions were significantly students regarding to the barriers of of plasma jet on Fusarium isolates with higher in patient group than healthy observance of professional ethics stand- ability to produce DON toxins. This study group (p<0.05). They studied the ards in clinical environment. Observ- has confirmed that argon plasma jet sys- difference in self-concept, physical self- ance of the professional ethics standards tem has destructive effects on mycotox- concept, and time perspective between in nursing practice, can play an impor- ins such as DON and also on the micro- the students with multiple sclerosis tant role in improving and restoring organisms which produce mycotoxins. (MS) and healthy students. Findings the health of patients. Ghaderi, A et al Daneshvar, H et al; did a Comparative indicated that overall, the people with cross-sectional study was conducted to Analysis of Antimicrobial Peptides Gene MS, compared to healthy people, have determine cognitive factors related to Expression in Susceptible/Resistant Mice negative self-concept and self-concept doing regular physical activity among a Macrophages to Leishmania major Infec- as well as negative attitudes toward sample of Iranian nurses based on the tion. The authors concluded that due to their own social relationships and integrative model of behavior prediction higher expression and release of AMPs moods. (IMBP). it seems that designing and im- by BALB/c derived macrophages, the plementation of educational programs L. major infection ultimately occurs in BALB/c mice. WORLD FAMILY MEDICINE/MIDDLE EAST JOURNAL OF FAMILY MEDICINE VOLUME 15 ISSUE 9, NOVEMBER 2017 MIDDLEMIDDLE EAST EASTJOURNAL JOURNAL OF FAMILYOF FAMILY MEDICINE MEDICINE • VOLUME VOLUME 8 ISSUE 7, ISSUE 5 10 EDITORIAL Razmjooei, F et al did study to evaluate medicine sources is somewhat similar use Propofol as a suitable alternative for the effect of patient’s socioeconomic to that of the medical findings, but the sevoflurane. status on clinical outcomes in CABG sur- details of the recommendations in these gery. The authors concluded that, socio- sources do not have the required level of Nasim Dastras, N et al ; investigate the economic status had a significant effect evidence. relationship between coping styles and on: Hospital stay, wound infection, first, Rahmanian, E et al; in a cross-sectional religious orientation with mental health second and third day bleeding after sur- descriptive study aimed to determine among students of Nursing Midwifery gery, Reoperation need, blood transfu- the immunity level of Jahrom’s young Faculty of Zabol.. The results of the re- sion in first, second and third day after girls and women against measles and ru- search show that there is a significant surgery. ValiPour, A.A et al; did an epi- bella 7 years after the public vaccination. relationship between coping styles and demiological study on the prevalence The results showed that although the religious orientation. There is also a sig- of Tuberculosis in Abadan, Iran. In this national vaccination in 2003 has been nificant relationship between coping study, 720 patients with tuberculosis effective in immunizing the women of styles and mental health. were studied, of which 62.9% were male. gestational age to measles and rubella, Salamat,S et al did a a quasi-experimen- 73.6% of patients live in urban areas. it seems that due to the gradual reduc- tal study investigating the effective- Considering the fact that tuberculosis is tion of this immunity, all women, before ness of cognitive - behavioral therapy a life-limiting disease and is most preva- pregnancy, should undergo a test to de- in reducing the post-traumatic stress lent in the young age group of society termine their immunity to these two dis- symptoms in male students survivors of that is considered as the main capital eases and if necessary, booster vaccine earthquake in the central district of Var- and workforce, training people who are should be inoculated. zeghan. In general, it can be concluded at risk can significantly contribute to the that this therapeutic intervention is ef- prevention of disease. Ali Reza Yousefi A.R & Inaloo, R carried cross sectional study Evaluation of con- fective and it can be used at health cent- Pourmovahed, Z et al ; did a qualitative trol of bleeding by electro cauterization ers as well as schools in order to reduce with the purpose of exploring the expe- of bleeding points of amplatzsheet tract the symptoms of post-traumatic stress. riences of family and marriage experts after percutaneous nephrolithotomy Mehraki, B & Gholami, A Physical and and also Yazdi couples’ experiences (PCNL).