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Showing 3 results for Ansarifar
Zahra Asadi, Maryam Esmaeilinasab, Nahid Yaghobi, Ali Ansarifar,
Volume 3, Issue 1 (6-2014)
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Abstract Aim.The aim of this study was to compare the effect of written, figurative and written-figurative training package of myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) on patients’ cooperation in the nuclear medicine department of Rajaie Heart Hospital. Background.Coronary artery disease (CAD) is one of the most common causes of deathall over the world and MPI is a well-known diagnostic method for CAD. However, not knowing about the procedure makes the patients anxious and reduces their cooperationand causes personnel of the department to experience fatigue and workload. Method.A quasi-experimental design was used to conduct the study. One hundred patients, referred to the nuclear medicine department of Rajaie Heart Hospital, Tehran, Iran, were randomly assigned in four groups (25 in the control group, 25 in written training group, 25 in figurative training group, and 25 in combined training group). Two questionnaires were provided including demographics, and a researcher-made questionnaire for evaluation of patients’cooperation. Kruskal-Wallis test and Mann-Whitney U post hoc test were used for data analysis. Findings.A statistically significant difference was seen between cooperation level of the control group and the other three groups. Figurative training package was the most effective training package. Conclusion.Explaining the procedure to the patients before myocardial perfusion imaging is a significant action to improve their cooperation, leading to less time waste and better results.
Khadije Noori, Akbar Nikpajouh, Yasaman Khalili, Hamid Sharif Nia, Ali Ansarifar,
Volume 5, Issue 4 (3-2017)
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Aim.The aim of this study was to compare clinical manifestations of ACS in middle-aged and elderly people who were hospitalized in ShahidRajai Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center in 2016 .
Background. ACS is one of the most important health challenges in the world. The most important diagnostic marker of ACS is the clinical symptoms, but the symptoms of the disease are different among middle-aged and elderly people.
Method. This study was a cross-sectional study. The sample consisted of 384 patients with ACS admitted to ShahidRajai Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center in 2016. Data collection tools included demographics form, a questionnaire for recording signs and symptoms of ACS and the pain questionnaire. Data were analyzed in SPSS 18.
Findings. The most common symptom was chest pain in both groups. Typical symptoms between the two groups showed no statistically significant difference. Of non-typical symptoms, hiccup was reported more in middle-age group than the elderly group (P=0.001). In terms of the location of the pain, left arm in the elderly was higher than the middle-aged group (P=0.001). The quality of pain in both groups was not significantly different.
Conclusion. Chest pain is the most common symptom in both middle-aged and elderly people. Among the non-typical symptoms, only hiccups in the middle-aged people are more common than the elderly people. Health care providers should pay more attention to the initial assessment.
Nasim Naderi, Yasaman Khalili, Ali Ansarifar, Behshid Ghadrdost, Afsaneh Bakhshi,
Volume 7, Issue 2 (9-2018)
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Aim. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of supportive interventions on resiliency components and quality of life among family caregivers of people with advanced heart failure.
Background. Advanced heart failure is a costly, progressive and chronic disease that reduces resilience and quality of life among family caregivers.
Method. In a randomized clinical trial study that was conducted as a before-after design with control group and follow-up one month after intervention. One hundred family caregivers of people with advanced heart failure, admitted to Shahid Rajaie Cardiovascular and Medical Research Center, were randomly assigned into experimental and control group. The family support interventions package included participation in group training workshops for 6 sessions (2 sessions/week in three consecutive weeks) for the experimental group. Resilience Scale (Connor-Davidson) and Quality of Life (SF-36) questionnaire were used to collect the data, before, after and one month after intervention. Data were analyzed in statistical software SPSS 23 using statistical tests related to the distribution of variables including Chi-square, Fisher, Wilcoxon and Mann-Whitney test, and independent and paired t-test.
Findings. At baseline, the mean score of resilience and the overall score of quality of life showed no statistically significant difference between the groups. After intervention, there was a statistically significant difference in terms of the mean score of resilience between the experimental (64.06±11) and control (48.34±16.23) group (P<0.05). Also, the overall score of quality of life after intervention was statistically significant between the experimental (70±12.91) and control (50.82±17.73) group (P<0.05). The results of paired t-test showed that one month after the end of the intervention, in the experimental group, the mean score of resilience (63.08 ± 10.15) and the overall score of quality of life (69.82±12.70) remained constant, indicating the sustainability of the effect of interventions after one month (P>0.05).
Conclusion. As part of a holistic program, the results of this study can be a guide to setting up a centralized unit for the education and support of family caregivers of people with chronic heart disease, a unit in which, in addition to social support and mental health education, their needs in terms of knowledge of the disease and participation in the care of their patients would be met.
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