Publications by authors named "AliReza JafariNezhad"
Residual kidney function and sleep quality in hemodialysis patients.
Caspian J Intern Med
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- * Among 225 patients, the research revealed that 72% had poor sleep quality, particularly struggling with sleep latency and duration, with factors like age, sex, body mass index, and dialysis duration significantly impacting sleep scores.
- * Despite analyzing these variables, the study concluded that residual kidney function did not have a statistically significant effect on sleep quality, highlighting the need for healthcare providers to address sleep disorders in dialysis patients.
Objective: This study was performed in Razi Hospital, Rasht, Iran, between March 2016 and August 2018 on a population of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients (56 as COPD exacerbation group and 56 as COPD stable group). Study variables include age, sex, occupation, body mass index (BMI), cigarette consumption, duration of COPD, annual hospitalization, dyspnea, glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), FEV1, and FEV1/FVC indices.
Result: The mean age of the participants was 63.
Purpose: Chronic Rhinosinusitis (CRS) can be accompanied by asthma and, rarely by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) is the most common surgical approach for CRS which also improves asthma symptoms, but little is known about its effects on COPD. This study investigates the effects of FESS on COPD and asthma symptoms in CRS patients referred to a university hospital in northern Iran.
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- The study investigated how long SARS-CoV-2 RNA lingers in different body fluids of COVID-19 patients, raising concerns about potential viral transmission.
- The research involved 100 confirmed COVID-19 cases where samples were collected during and after hospitalization, with findings showing the median persistence of viral RNA in nasopharyngeal samples was 8 days.
- Overall, the results suggest that patients could be discharged without infectious viral genetic material, implying the recommended quarantine may be adequate in minimizing the risk of transmission.
Impact of vitamin D on spirometry findings and quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial.
Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis
February 2020
COPD is an irreversible chronic illness with airflow limitation. The aim of the current study was to assess the role of vitamin D on quality of life and pulmonary function in patients with COPD. A randomized, double-blinded clinical trial was conducted in 63 patients with COPD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: There are many epidemiological pieces of evidence that show IPF patients have the highest risk of lung cancer. We conducted a systematic review of all published data to define the characteristics of lung cancer that develops in IPF by performing a meta-analysis.
Method: This study was performed based on the PRISMA guideline.
Background: Based on the high prevalence of diabetes and depression in Rasht, we conducted a study to evaluate the prevalence of depression in type 2 diabetic patients, and its association with glycemic control, chronic complications, and some clinical and paraclinical parameters in this northern state of Iran.
Materials And Methods: Beck depression inventory was used for evaluating depression on 90 type 2 diabetics and 90 healthy controls selected. Information on demographic and clinical and paraclinical characteristics was collected by interviews and from medical records.