Farshad Sharifi
Elderly Health Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
[ 1 ] - Association between tooth impaction and odontogenic lesions: A matched case-control study
Background: Impacted tooth is common in dental practice. Dentists usually remove them if they are associated with any pathologic sign or symptom. The challenge is whether to extract the asymptomatic tooth or not. This study was conducted to determine the association between developmental odontogenic cysts and tumors and impacted and unerupted teeth, if left untreated. Methods: In ...
[ 2 ] - وضعیت سلامت سالمندان استان آذربایجان شرقی: یک مطالعه‌ی مقطعی
Background: Elderly people need more receiving health services. Planning to provide services at regional and national levels requires information about the health status of the elderly. This study was performed to assess the health status of East Azarbaijan province. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 436 subjects were enrolled (180 men and 258 women) aged ≥ 60 years using multi-level ...
[ 3 ] - وضعیت سلامت سالمندان استان سیستان و بلوچستان
Background: The aging of the population is a great challenge of the public health in this century. The health promotion of the elderly people requires a comprehensive and accurate understanding of their health status. Methods: This cross-sectional study has assessed the health status of 191 old people ≥ 60 in Sistan and Balouchestan province that selected by a multi-level cluster random sam...
[ 4 ] - ابزار ارزیابی کوتاه شناختی: ابزاری جدید برای غربال‌گری وضعیت شناختی در سالمندان
Background: Although several tools for evaluating and screening of cognitive status have been introduced, most of them are not applicable in Iranian elderly population because of cultural differences and high illiteracy rate. This study is report of "Brief Cognitive Assessment Tool"(BCAT) was developed as a cognitive status-evaluating test and reported psychometric characteristics. M...
[ 5 ] - عوامل مؤثر بر زمین خوردن در سالمندان؛ یک مطالعه طولی آینده‌نگر در آسایشگاه خیریه کهریزک
Background: Falling is one of the health problems among aged population. Elderly living in institutions are at greater risk of falling than those dwellings in the community, due to their health status and environmental conditions. This study was designed and conducted aimed to address the factors affecting falls in Kahrizak Charity Foundation (KCF). Methods: This is a prospective longitudinal ...
[ 6 ] - Factors related to academic failure in preclinical medical education: A systematic review
Introduction: Identifying the learners’ problems early enoughand providing advice from the beginning is definitely an importantinvestment in the training and progress of future practitioners. Thecurrent review aimed at examining factors related to academicfailure of the preclinical medical students.Methods: The study was carried out as a systematic search ofpublications in the following databas...
[ 7 ] - The Role of Intestinal Microbiota in Cognitive Disorders
Cognitive disorders are one of the major public health issues in older population worldwide. Problems in forming and storing new memories, short-term memory impairment, and other cognitive problems are common symptoms of cognitive disorders that have no definite treatment yet. Recent studies have shown an association between gut microbiota and cognitive impairments described as microbiota-gut-...
[ 8 ] - An Overview of the Effects of the Covid -19 Pandemic on Older Adult
Objectives: The aim of this study was to review the effects of the Covid 19 pandemic on the elderly. In this study, we will review topics such as the causes of Covid-19 severity in the elderly, Psychological problems of the elderly, the relation between comorbidities and Covid-19 severity, and the comparison of Covid-19 with other pandemics. Methods & Materials: This systematic review study...
[ 9 ] - Effect of lifestyle education based on Pender model on frailty outcomes in community-dwelling older adults
Background: Frailty is a complex syndrome in which the reduction of physiological reserves in various organs increases vulnerability to stressors and negative health outcomes in the elderly. Considering that no specific intervention based on Pender lifestyle education has been performed to reduce the outcomes of this syndrome, the present study aims to determine the Effect of lifestyle educatio...
[ 10 ] - Pharmacogenomics approach in psychiatry disorders
Psychiatric disorders are important health issues in the world, and their management is facing some serious challenges. Drugs that are widely used in the treatment of psychiatric disorders, including antidepressants, antipsychotics, and mood stabilizers, are often associated with many side effects and are adequately effective only in a small proportion of patients. Many factors, including genet...
[ 11 ] - Translation and psychometric evaluation of the partners in health scale among Iranian adults with chronic diseases
Objective: Characterizing the psychometric attributes of the Persian variant of partners in health (PIH) in multiple sclerosis (MS), Diabetes, and Low Back Pain (LBP) patients. Methodology: In this cross-sectional study, 183 MS, diabetes, and LBP patients (70 male, 113 female) were treated with PIH post-forward-backward translation. Confirmatory factor analysis was used for studying the factor...
[ 12 ] - Comparison of common cardiac factors among addicted and non-addicted older adults in Birjand
Background and Aims: Age-related aspects of addiction are one of the most important public health challenges in the world and also in Iran. Therefore, the present study aimed to compare the level of common cardiac factors in addicted and non-addicted older adults. Materials and Methods: This case-control study was conducted on 230 older adults over 60 years in Birjnd, the capital of South Khor...
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