Publications by authors named "Zahra Karbasi"

Background: Navigating the complexity of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) diagnosis and management poses significant challenges, including the need for accurate prediction of disease progression and response to treatment. Artificial intelligence (AI) presents a transformative approach that enables the development of sophisticated predictive models and personalized treatment strategies that enhance early detection and improve therapeutic interventions for better patient outcomes.

Methods: An extensive search was conducted to retrieve relevant articles from PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases up to April 24, 2023.

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High blood pressure is one of the major public health problems that is prevalent worldwide. Due to the rapid increase in the number of users of artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT and Bing, it is expected that patients will use these tools as a source of information to obtain information about high blood pressure. The purpose of this study is to check the accuracy, completeness, and reproducibility of answers provided by ChatGPT and Bing to the knowledge questionnaire of blood pressure control at home.

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Introduction: With the increasing accessibility of smartphones, their use has been considered in healthcare services. Mobile applications have played a pivotal role in providing health services during COVID-19. This study is aimed at identifying the features, advantages, and disadvantages of health management mobile applications during COVID-19.

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COVID-19 vaccines approved by the Food and Drug Administration have been studied mainly in healthy individuals and there is limited information on their immunogenicity in patients with autoimmune diseases. Therefore, the current systematic review and meta-analysis study, aimed to comprehensively investigate the immunogenicity of these vaccines in patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatoid diseases (AIRDs). A comprehensive literature search was performed on various databases, including Google Scholar, PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library, to select cohort and randomized clinical trial (RCT) studies up to January 2022.

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Background And Aims: One such strategy is citation analysis used by researchers for research planning an article referred to by another article receives a "citation." By using bibliometric analysis, the development of research areas and authors' influence can be investigated. The current study aimed to identify and analyze the characteristics of 100 highly cited articles on the use of artificial intelligence concerning COVID-19.

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Background And Aims: The global outbreak of COVID-19 has become an international concern. The lives of children are severely affected by COVID-19 pandemic. There is evidence of a pandemic impact on violence against children.

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Background: Registries are considered valuable data sources for identification of pediatric conditions treated with growth hormone (GH), and their follow-up. Currently, there is no systematic literature review on the scope and characteristics of pediatric GH registries. Therefore, the purpose of this systematic review is to identify worldwide registries reported on pediatric GH treatment and to provide a summary of their main characteristics.

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Article Synopsis
  • Medical students require hands-on experience with body structures to effectively learn anatomy, and simulation-based education offers a valuable alternative.
  • A review of literature from various databases revealed that virtual technologies have been utilized to teach various aspects of human anatomy through 12 selected articles.
  • The study concludes that tools like virtual reality and augmented reality can significantly improve anatomical learning skills and serve as effective substitutes when physical models like cadavers are unavailable.
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Objectives: Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) is a combination of symptoms in infants exposed to any variety of substances in utero. Information systems and registries help to collect information about these patients; however, there is always a deep gap between complete and accurate information to be collected, understood, and applied in the health care system; thus, defining a minimum data sets (MDS) as one of the primarily steps of designing a registry system is essential. The aim of this study was to develop an MDS of the registry for infants with NAS in Iran.

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Head and neck cancers are the most common cancers in the body. Treatments are determined on the basis of the location and stage of the primary tumor. The goal of treatment is to eliminate the tumor, prevent recurrence or metastasis, and maintain the quality of life.

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Background: Monitoring the trend of child abuse can significantly help in measuring the magnitude of the problem and understanding its recurrence. The minimum data set (MDS) is a set of elements of each domain that provides the basis for decision-making. This study was conducted to determine the comprehensive national minimum data set for child abuse surveillance system (CASS) in Iran.

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Reproductive health is vital for human and infertility is also one of the most important challenges in the reproductive system. Infertility is one of the most common chronic health disorders, regardless of age. The Minimum Data Set (MDS) helps to manage infertility by monitoring and evaluating infertility interventions based on collecting data.

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Objectives: Registries are considered as rich sources of data for determination of infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), the improvement of provided care and research. The aims of this study were: (1) to investigate the existing studies including NAS registries, (2) to identify and extract the required data elements.

Methods: The following electronic databases were searched: PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, ProQuest, Embase/Medline, and Psych Info.

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Background And Objective: Due to the young population of Iran, a significant number of teenagers in our country and the importance of the health of adolescents, especially teenage girls who are the mothers and the future-makers of the society, we designed this study to determine the health needs of adolescent girls living in the city of Qom.

Methodology: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, the research population included 853 student girls in the middle and high secondary grades in the city of Qom selected and participated in the study through a randomized multistage cluster sampling method. Data were collected by completing the demographic information questionnaire, and the adolescent girls' health needs questionnaire.

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