Developing Healthcare Complaints Analysis Tool for Health System: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background And Aims: The role of the healthcare system in the provision, maintenance, and promotion of public health is associated with handling healthcare complaints. This notion as the principle of accountability requires the authorities' attention. This study aimed to develop the Healthcare Complaints Analysis Tool (HCAT) in Iran.

Educational Intervention and Menopausal Adapting: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background And Aims: Menopause is a multifaceted condition with several problems. Educational interventions regarding self-care and limiting exposure to menopausal warning indicators can help to minimize problems. As a result, the study aimed to investigate the influence of educational intervention on variables influencing menopausal adaptation.

The prevalence and causes of self-medication among medical university students in Iran during COVID-19 outbreak and its implications for public health and health systems: A cross-sectional study.

Background And Aims: Self-medication is a worldwide phenomenon that brings advantages and disadvantages to public health and health systems. This study investigated the extent and causes of self-medication among medical university students and its implications for public health in Iran in 2020.

Methods: The present study was designed as a descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study that examined the knowledge, attitude, and practice of self-medication.

Prognosis and complete remission rate of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patients in standard R-CHOP with reduction of vincristine: A retrospective study.

Background And Aims: The effect of stopping or reducing the dose of vincristine in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) on the outcome and prognosis of the disease is still in doubt. The present study aimed to investigate and compare the prognosis and complete remission of two R-CHOP treatment regimens with and without vincristine reduction in DLBCL patients.

Methods: This retrospective study was conducted on newly diagnosed DLBCL patients during 2018-2021.

Venous thromboembolism in viral diseases: A comprehensive literature review.

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is known to be a common respiratory and/or cardiovascular complication in hospitalized patients with viral infections. Numerous studies have proven human immunodeficiency virus infection to be a prothrombotic condition. An elevated VTE risk has been observed in critically ill H1N1 influenza patients.

Relationship between the prevalence and severity of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and coronary artery disease: Findings from a cross-sectional study of a referral center in northeast Iran.

Background And Aim: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is becoming increasingly prevalent worldwide, and cardiovascular diseases are the most common cause of death in NAFLD patients. The present study aimed to evaluate the possible relationship between the presence and severity of NAFLD and coronary artery disease (CAD).

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 296 patients (122 men and 174 women, with mean age 54.

Socioeconomic status and COVID-19-related cases and fatalities in the world: A cross-sectional ecological study.

Background And Aims: The COVID-19 pandemic poses an extraordinary threat to global public health. We designed an ecological study to explore the association between socioeconomic factors and the COVID-19 outcomes in 184 countries, using the geographic map and multilevel regression models.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional ecological study in 184 countries.

The trend of top five types of poisonings in hospitalized patients based on ICD-10 in the northeast of Iran during 2012-2018: A cross-sectional study.

Background And Aims: Poisoning remains a major health issue in developing countries with high morbidity and mortality rates; also it is one of the most common causes of admission to hospitals. This study aimed to investigate the trend of the top five types of poisonings in hospitalized patients according to the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision (ICD-10) in Imam Reza hospital, Mashhad, Iran.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study performed from March 20, 2012, until September 22, 2018.

Electrocardiographic changes and exposure to solvents.

Background: Occupational exposures can cause cardiovascular disorders. Some exposures may be harmful, and exposures to chemicals such as metal welding fumes, gases, and pesticides, and stress related to physical and occupational hazard, which results in cardiovascular disorders such as arrhythmia, could be prevented. The objective of this study was to determine the electrocardiographic changes in occupational exposure to organic solvents.