Applying multi-theory model to determine intentions to smoking cessation among male health worker smokers in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Introduction: Smoking causes lung cancer and a wide range of acute and chronic diseases annually throughout the world. A fourth-generation behavioral framework, namely the Multi-Theory Model (MTM) of health behavior change was used to predict the initiation and maintenance of smoking cessation among health worker smokers.

Methods: A cross-sectional study of 170 smoking healthcare workers was conducted in Kabul.

Effect of Air Pollutants and Environmental Noise on the Childhood Asthma Prevalence in Tehran, Iran.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of air pollutants and noise on the prevalence of childhood asthma in Tehran, Iran. The standardized questionnaire was completed by one of the parents of children aged 6-7 years or by adolescents aged 13-14 years. The asthma prevalence in ages 6-7 and 13-14 was found to be 8.

Importance of Lumbar Instability in the Study of Associations Between Muscle Morphology, Pain, and Disability in Chronic Low Back Pain.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to (1) evaluate the relationship between lumbar extensor muscle morphology, with pain and disability in patients with chronic low back pain and (2) compare these relationships in subgroup of chronic low back pain with and without lumbar structural segmental instability.

Design And Methods: This cross-sectional study included 183 patients with chronic low back pain. Standing lateral lumbar flexion/extension radiographs were used to assess lumbar structural segmental instability.

Contributors to fatigue among nurses working in critical care units: A qualitative study.

Background: Fatigue is a growing concern among nurses who provide care to unstable and critically ill patients in critical care wards. It has various negative consequences for both nurses and patients.

Aim: To explore and describe contributors to fatigue among nurses working in critical care units.

Moral sensitivity of nursing students: a systematic review.

Background: Moral sensitivity is an essential criterion for nurses' professional competence, and it is effective in professional performance and the development of communication between nurse and patient. According to several definitions of moral sensitivity in nursing texts, each of them has examined moral sensitivity from a different aspect, and there are still uncertainties in the field of moral sensitivity of nursing students. Therefore, to clarify the characteristics and dimensions of the concept of moral sensitivity of nursing students, we used the method of concept analysis.

Development of a gastric cancer risk calculator for questionnaire-based surveillance of Iranian dyspeptic patients.

Background: Gastric cancer (GC) is considered a silent killer, taking more than three quarters of a million lives annually. Therefore, prior to further costly and invasive diagnostic approaches, an initial GC risk screening is desperately in demand.

Methods: In order to develop a simple risk scoring system, the demographic and lifestyle indices from 858 GC and 1132 non-ulcer dyspeptic (NUD) patients were analysed.

Humoral immunogenicity assessment after receiving three types of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine.

Several vaccines have been developed against SARS-CoV-2 and subsequently approved by national/international regulators. Detecting specific antibodies after vaccination enables us to evaluate the vaccine's effectiveness. We conducted a prospective longitudinal study among members of Tarbiat Modares University of Tehran, Iran, from 4 September 2021 until 29 December 2021.

Development and psychometric properties of Iranian Women's Quality of Life Instrument (IWQOLI): mixed exploratory study.

Background: To determine the health needs and promote women's health, their quality of life should be investigated. For this purpose, a valid tool is needed, that has credible validity and reliability, and its concepts are clearly defined and culturally appropriate. This study aimed to develop and assess the psychometric properties of "Iranian Women's Quality of Life Instrument (IWQOLI)".

Improving milk donation behavior through an educational intervention based on the theory of planned behavior: study protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial.

Background: Breastfeeding mothers' decisions to donate their milk is influenced by their knowledge, attitudes, and subjective norms such as their family's opinions on milk donation. In Iran, women have favorable knowledge and positive attitudes toward breastfeeding, but they lack sufficient information and education about milk banks. With respect to current childbearing policies, an increase in the number of infants who will be admitted to neonatal intensive care units is expected.

Regularized Machine Learning Models for Prediction of Metabolic Syndrome Using and Gene Variants: Tehran Cardiometabolic Genetic Study.

Objective: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a complex multifactorial disorder that considerably burdens healthcare systems. We aim to classify MetS using regularized machine learning models in the presence of the risk variants of and , and environmental risk factors.

Materials And Methods: A cohort study was conducted on 2,346 cases and 2,203 controls from eligible Tehran Cardiometabolic Genetic Study (TCGS) participants whose data were collected from 1999 to 2017.

A Bayesian latent class extension of naive Bayesian classifier and its application to the classification of gastric cancer patients.

Background: The Naive Bayes (NB) classifier is a powerful supervised algorithm widely used in Machine Learning (ML). However, its effectiveness relies on a strict assumption of conditional independence, which is often violated in real-world scenarios. To address this limitation, various studies have explored extensions of NB that tackle the issue of non-conditional independence in the data.

Bayesian clustering of 109 worldwide countries according to the trend of prostate cancer mortality rates from 1990 to 2019.

Neglecting possible growth heterogeneity and focusing only on the overall pattern of prostate cancer mortality rates can result in misunderstandings and incorrect conclusions about the growth process of the outcome. The main goal of this study was to capture the heterogeneity of prostate cancer mortality rates among countries from 1990 to 2019. To accomplish this aim, we performed the Bayesian latent Growth Mixture Model (GMM).

Therapy-based expert system on function and postural stability after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a pilot study.

Purpose: Wii Fit exergames have been less commonly used for the rehabilitation of athletes after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction (ACLR). This study aims to investigate the effects of an expert system using Wii Fit exergames compared to conventional rehabilitation following ACLR. A forward-chaining rule-based expert system was developed which proposed a rehabilitation program that included the number and type of exercise in terms of difficulty and ease and the duration of each exercise in a progressive manner according to the patient's physical condition.

Maternal mental health concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran: a content analysis study.

Background: As crises occur, attention to physical health usually becomes more than mental health, neglecting mental health, especially in some vulnerable groups such as pregnant women and new mothers, can have adverse consequences. Therefore, it is imperative to recognize and comprehend their mental health needs, particularly during critical situations such as the recent COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study was to explain the understanding and experience of mental health concerns faced by pregnant and postpartum women during this pandemic.

A wide range of missing imputation approaches in longitudinal data: a simulation study and real data analysis.

Background: Missing data is a pervasive problem in longitudinal data analysis. Several single-imputation (SI) and multiple-imputation (MI) approaches have been proposed to address this issue. In this study, for the first time, the function of the longitudinal regression tree algorithm as a non-parametric method after imputing missing data using SI and MI was investigated using simulated and real data.

Non-invasive Brain Stimulation and Prism Adaptation in Art Constructive Errors in Painting.

Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the influence of neglect and the effect of prism adaptation (PA) combined with continuous Theta-burst transcranial magnetic stimulation (cTBS) on the art constructive errors in painting rehabilitation of stroke patients with neglect.

Methods: Fourteen patients with neglect and art constructive errors in painting secondary to stroke were randomly assigned to the rehabilitation group and received PA combined with the inhibitory protocol of cTBS over the intact parietal cortex; the control group received PA combined with sham cTBS for two weeks in ten daily sessions. Patients were assessed for art constructive errors in painting in figure copying test (FCT), and coloring test (CT) before and after the intervention.

The Intention of Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking by Women in the COVID-19 Pandemic and its Contributing Factors: a Nonparametric Path Analysis.

Background: People with waterpipe tobacco smoking (WTS) seem to be more at risk for the serious complications of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This study aimed at assessing the behavioral intention (BI) of WTS by women in the COVID-19 pandemic and its contributing factors.

Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive-correlational study was conducted in 2020 (ie, during the COVID-19 pandemic).

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Novel Genes Detection with Penalized Logistic Regression.

Objective: This study aimed to introduce novel techniques for identifying the genes associated with developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and to prioritize COPD candidate genes using regression methods.

Materials And Methods: This is a secondary analysis of the data from an experimental study. We used penalized logistic regressions with three different types of penalties included least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO), minimax concave penalty (MCP), and smoothly clipped absolute deviation (SCAD).

Relationship between postpartum depression and plasma vasopressin level at 6-8 weeks postpartum: a cross-sectional study.

Postpartum depression (PPD) is the most important postpartum mood disorder due to its significant effect on both the infant and family health. Arginine vasopressin (AVP) has been suggested as a hormonal agent involved in the development of depression. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the plasma concentrations of AVP and the score of Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS).

Design and psychometric properties of the family support for older people questionnaire.

Background And Objectives: The population of older people is increasing across the world. Older people need care and support from their families to be able to live independently. This study aimed to design and evaluate the psychometric properties of the family support for older people (FSOP) questionnaire.

Corrigendum to "The association of food consumption and nutrient intake with endometriosis risk in Iranian women: A case-control study" [Int J Reprod BioMed 2019; 17: 661-670].

[This corrects the article on p. 661 in vol. 17 PMCPMC6804327.