Ghasem Yadegarfar

Epidemiology & Biostat Dept. School of Public Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

[ 3 ] - کاربرد تحلیل کلاس پنهان در ارزیابی سطح آگاهی زنان ۶۵ -۲۰ ساله‌ی اصفهانی در مورد ابعاد متفاوت سرطان پستان

Background: In Iran, breast cancer is the most common cancers and the first cause of death from cancer. The purpose of this paper was to present accurate educational needs in various women's groups and by providing effective strategies to increase awareness of the different dimensions of the disease, preventing breast cancer, or if it occurs, be discovered and treated at an early stage. These u...

[ 4 ] - عوامل مرتبط با عملکرد زنان در انجام خودآزمایی مـنظم پـستان یا مراجعه به مراکز بهداشتی برای معاینه و ماموگرافی

اهداف: سرطان پستان، به‌عنوان شایع‌ترین سرطان زنان در صورت عدم تشخیص به‌موقع و عدم درمان منجـر بـه مرگ خواهـد شـد و در صـورت تـشخیص زودرس و بـه‌موقع در مراحـل اولیـه شانس بهبودی افزایش خواهـد یافـت. هدف پژوهش حاضر، تعیین عوامل مرتبط با عملکرد زنان در انجام خودآزمایی مـنظم پـستان یا مراجعه به مراکز بهداشتی برای معاینه و ماموگرافی بود ابزار و روش‌ها: در این مطالعه مقطعی از نوع توصیفی- تحلیلی در سا...

[ 5 ] - Letter to editor: the critical appraisal of “efficacy of licorice extract in the treatment of melasma: a randomized, double-blind, lacebo-controlled clinical trial”

This is a letter to editor criticizing the paper entitled “Efficacy of licorice extract in the treatment of melasma: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial”. We discuss some methodological points on external and internal validity of results. The paper suffers from lack of detailed information on sample size and power calculation to make sure generalisability of results to...

[ 6 ] - INVESTIGATING THE EFFECT OF MINDFULNESS-BASED COGNITIVE THERAPY (MBCT) ON DEPRESSION, QUALITY OF LIFE, AND ANXIETY IN MS PATIENTS

This is a letter to editor to criticise a published paper in URMIA MED entitled "INVESTIGATING THE EFFECT OF MINDFULNESS-BASED COGNITIVE THERAPY (MBCT) ON DEPRESSION, QUALITY OF LIFE, AND ANXIETY IN MS PATIENTS".

[ 7 ] - Evaluation of the microbiological quality of wastewater effluent-irrigated maize

Background and Aim: Water crisis in many regions of the world especially arid and semi-arid areas such as Iran, is an important obstacle for socioeconomic development and food security. Under such circumstances, wastewater reuse in agriculture can be regarded an important alternative water source. However, treated wastewater may contain some types of pathogenic microorganisms which can threaten...

[ 8 ] - Breast Cancer Risk Assessment using Gail Model in 35 to 69-year-old Women Referred to the Breast Cancer Screening Center at Omid Hospital in Isfahan, Iran, from 2008 to 2016

Background: Prediction of breast cancer risk and identifying women who are at high risk of breast cancer, would be a great help for planning and conducting screening programs. The aim of this study was to estimate the 5-year breast cancer risk among women in Isfahan. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 9674 women aged 35-69 years who referred to the Breast Cancer Screening Cen...