Designing a Midwife-Led Birth Center Program Based on the MAP-IT Model: A Sequential Explanatory Mixed-Methods Study.

Background: In recent decades, medical supervision of the labor and delivery process has expanded beyond its boundaries to the extent that in many settings, childbirth has become a medical event. This situation has influenced midwifery care. One of the significant barriers to midwives providing care to pregnant women is the medicalization of childbirth.

Breastfeeding pattern and its relationship with weight gain in children older than 6 months.

Introduction: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), breastfeeding is the best way to feed infants. Adoption of some inappropriate nutritional patterns along with breast milk, especially in infants older than 6 months, may lead to a delay in the child's growth. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the relationship between breastfeeding and weight gain in children aged 6-24 months.

Modifying the false discovery rate procedure based on the information theory under arbitrary correlation structure and its performance in high-dimensional genomic data.

Background: Controlling the False Discovery Rate (FDR) in Multiple Comparison Procedures (MCPs) has widespread applications in many scientific fields. Previous studies show that the correlation structure between test statistics increases the variance and bias of FDR. The objective of this study is to modify the effect of correlation in MCPs based on the information theory.

Application of distributed lag models and spatial analysis for comparing the performance of the COVID-19 control decisions in European countries.

Over the past three years, the COVID-19 outbreak has become a major worldwide problem, affecting the health systems and economies of countries. The mean delays, the expected time to observe the average effect of the number of new cases on the number of deaths, are gold times for decision-making regarding disease control and treatment facilities to reduce the fatality rate. The interest of the present study is estimating the mean delays and adjusted fatality rates of COVID-19 with the new application of Distributed Lag Models (DLM) and their spatial distributions.

Educational challenges of family caregivers of vegetative state patients for home care preparedness: A qualitative content analysis.

Background: Patients with a vegetative state (VS) are completely dependent on caregivers in all physical aspects of their lives. Caring for such patients comes with a great deal of difficulty for family caregivers. As a result, family caregivers must be fully trained and prepared for this role.

Interactive Effects of Nutrition Modification and Wet Cupping on Male Patients with Refractory Stable Angina.

Objectives: Routine therapies cannot control refractory stable angina, leading to a high economic burden and an impaired quality of life. Persian medicine incorporates exceptional attention to lifestyle and nutrition to prevent and treat various diseases. Previous studies have reported the analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects of wet cupping.

The effect of head positioning on brain tissue oxygenation in preterm infants: a randomized clinical trial study.

Background: CNS injury in preterm infants is still one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity. Routine care events might affect the perfusion and cerebral oxygenation of preterm infants. Although positioning the infant's head in a particular condition to improve brain oxygenation is included in many institutions, there is no robust clinical evidence to support this intervention's effectiveness.

The Effects of Meaning-centered Play on Spiritual Sensitivity of Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: Spiritual sensitivity is the child's ability to be spiritually aware of what is happening both outside and within him or herself, and the further ability to respond accordingly. On the other hand, play is one of the strategies to develop children's capabilities. Yet, there is limited information about the relationship of play and spiritual sensitivity.

Design and psychometric evaluation of self-care behavior assessment tool in diabetic patients.

Objective S: Diabetes is the most common metabolic disease with an increasing prevalence throughout the world due to the changes in lifestyle. Appropriate self-care promotes the life condition of people with chronic illnesses and reduces the side effects of such diseases, so this study was designed to develop a scale for evaluating self-care in middle-aged patients diabetes.

Methods: In this methodological study, the following 4 steps were conducted for design and psychometric measurement of the questionnaire: 1) Data collection was carried out during a supplementary cross-sectional survey of the qualitative study; 2) determining the face validity (the assessment of facility, difficulty, and ambiguity of the items and their importance for patients) and content validity of the questionnaire (the assessment of appropriateness and necessity of items by experts opinions and measuring CVR and CVI; 3) the internal consistency of the questionnaire was evaluated by determining the Cranach's alpha coefficient (α = 0.

Home quarantine is a useful strategy to prevent the coronavirus outbreak: Identifying the reasons for non-compliance in some Iranians.

Introduction: The coronavirus outbreak has become a worrying issue and some people refuse to stay at home. Therefore, this study aims to identify the reasons behind some Iranian people's refusal to stay at home to prevent further virus transmission.

Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted on postgraduate students in Iran.

Comparison of Support Vector Machine, Naïve Bayes and Logistic Regression for Assessing the Necessity for Coronary Angiography.

(1) Background: Coronary angiography is considered to be the most reliable method for the diagnosis of cardiovascular disease. However, angiography is an invasive procedure that carries a risk of complications; hence, it would be preferable for an appropriate method to be applied to determine the necessity for angiography. The objective of this study was to compare support vector machine, naïve Bayes and logistic regressions to determine the diagnostic factors that can predict the need for coronary angiography.

Modelling the number of dermal lesions in anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis and its associated factors in Herat province, western Afghanistan, during 2012-2013.

Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), caused by Leishmania tropica, is the main causative agent of CL in the Herat province, western Afghanistan. In CL patients, one of the most important indicators for reducing the amount of body damage and the choice of treatment is the number of dermal lesions, but there is no strong evidence in this regard. Therefore, using count regression models, the main objective of this historical cohort study was to identify the distribution of the number of dermal lesions and determine the associated factors among CL patients referring to leishmaniasis reference laboratory in Herat province, from January 2012 to December 2013.

Serum levels of lead and selenium in patients with premature graying of the hair.

Background: The exact etiology of premature hair graying (PHG) remains unknown; however, oxidative stress is shown to be involved. Selenium, as an antioxidant, is widely known for its antiaging potentials. Moreover, PGH is more prevalent among addicts and because Lead is a common impurity found in illegal drug.

The therapeutic effects of 1540-nm nonablative fractional erbium laser on macular amyloidosis: a randomized clinical trial.

Objective: This aim of this study was to determine the effect of 1540-nm nonablative fractional erbium on macular amyloidosis.

Methods: This phase-II clinical trial study has been performed with parallel group with blinding of the evaluator. The skin lesions of the patients (15 patients and 30 lesions) with cutaneous macular amyloidosis were randomly assigned into laser and no-treatment groups.

Effect of Using a Simulation Device for Ostomy Self-care Teaching in Iran: A Pilot, Randomized Clinical Trial.

Unlabelled: The appearance of a stoma and the potential for contact with stool may negatively affect postoperative teaching effectiveness, especially for patients with cultural and religious backgrounds that consider stool untouchable. Instruction that involves the use of a physical stoma simulator for practice may help address this problem.

Purpose: The aim of this pilot study was to determine the effects of simulation in ostomy self-care training on self-efficacy and adjustment.

Determination of the Effect of Sexual Assertiveness Training on Sexual Health in Married Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Background: Sexual health is a state of physical, mental, and social well-being in relation to sexuality. Sexual assertiveness is a person's ability to meet sexual needs. Considering limited sexual information of women and the taboo nature of talking about sexual needs, the purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the sexual assertiveness training on sexual health.

The effect of massage and topical violet oil on the severity of pruritus and dry skin in hemodialysis patients: A randomized controlled trial.

Background: Pruritus is one of the common problems in hemodialysis patients that involves more than 45% of Iranian patients. Its exact pathogenesis is unclear. Meanwhile, violet is an old plant with anti-scratching effects, which is extensively used to treat diseases in the Persian medicine.

Modified Deep Sclerectomy for the Surgical Treatment of Glaucoma.

Purpose: To report the short-term outcomes of modified deep sclerectomy (MDS) in the management of open angle glaucoma.

Methods: This prospective, non-randomized, controlled study included 105 eyes (105 patients) with open angle glaucoma. Eyes were categorized as follows: trabeculectomy (30 eyes), MDS (27 eyes), phacotrabeculectomy (28 eyes), and phaco-MDS (20 eyes).

Effect of gum on diabetic gastroparesis symptoms: a randomized, triple-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial.

Background: Gastroparesis is a recognized problem of type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus that is defined by delayed gastric emptying. Due to insufficient satisfaction of current treatments, the use of complementary and alternative medicine in this field seems essential. According to Persian medicine, gum has proper effect on gastrointestinal disorder specially stomach diseases.

Effect of spiritual care education on postpartum stress disorder in women with preeclampsia.

Introduction: Posttraumatic stress disorder is an anxiety disorder that occurs after exposure to an event that causes injury or threat. The prevalence of preeclampsia was reported to be 28%. Considering the significant role of spiritual care in physical and psychological outcomes of patients, this study was conducted to determine "the effect of spiritual care education on postpartum stress disorder in women with preeclampsia".

The efficacy of vaginal suppository based on myrtle in patients with cervicovaginal human papillomavirus infection: A randomized, double-blind, placebo trial.

Human papillomavirus (HPV) can be detected in most of cervical cancers. Due to antiviral, antimutagenic, and proapoptotic activities of myrtle, this study was designed to investigate the effect of a herbal suppository based on myrtle in cervicovaginal HPV infections. This study was performed as a double-blind randomized trial at the Clinic of Traditional Medicine in Mashhad University of Medical Sciences between 2016 and 2017.

The relationship between function and sexual satisfaction with sexual violence among women in Ahvaz, Iran.

Background: One of the forms of violence that receives less attention due to cultural and social issues is sexual violence against women, which is a hidden and a constant epidemic and impact on their health.

Aim: This study aimed to determine the relationship between function and sexual satisfaction in women who have experienced sexual violence in Ahvaz-Iran.

Methods: This study was a case-control study which was conducted on 105 women (cases=35 and control=70) referred to one forensic center and seventeen Shahrivar health centers during 2013-2014 in Ahwaz-Iran.