Characteristics and pollution indices of leachates from municipal solid waste landfills in Iranian metropolises and their implications for MSW management.

Leachate from municipal solid waste landfills poses a significant threat to aquatic ecosystems due to poor management practices. This study evaluated thirty leachate samples from Iranian metropolises using the Leachate Pollution Index (LPI). Various parameters, including BOD₅, COD, TDS, pH, EC, heavy metals, turbidity, PAHs, phthalates, and humic acid, were analysed.

Implementation of a nursing rehabilitation model to improve quality of life of patients with hand burns: A randomized clinical trial.

Burn is known as a life-threatening event in people's lives, causing numerous physical, psychological, and social harms and negatively affecting patients' quality of lives. This study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of implementing a nursing rehabilitation model in improving the quality of life of people with hand burns. This was a randomized clinical trial conducted on 60 burn patients admitted to the Shahid Motahari Hospital, Burn Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran in 2021.

The prevalence of anxiety and depression in patients with ostomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Aim: The prevalence of anxiety and depression in patients with ostomy is reported differently. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to estimate the global prevalence of anxiety and depression in patients with ostomy.

Method: A systematic search of Embase, Proquest, Scopus, PubMed and Web of Science (ISI) databases was conducted from January 1990 up to 5 May 2021.

Evaluating the effect of massage based on slow stroke back massage on the anxiety of candidates for cataract surgery.

Preoperative anxiety over cataract surgery affects a large number of patients. This study aims to evaluate the effect of slow-stroke back massage on the anxiety of candidates for cataract surgery. Quasi-experimental study.

Evaluating the Effect of Slow-Stroke Back Massage on the Anxiety of Candidates for Cataract Surgery.

Background: The patients under cataract surgery often experience anxiety not only during the surgery, but also prior to the surgery.

Purpose: We sought to determine the effects of slow-stroke back massage on anxiety in patients undergoing cataract surgery.

Setting: The study was conducted in the Amiral-momenin Hospital of Zabol city, south-east of Iran.