Objective: Polypharmacy, an important geriatric syndrome, has been shown to be independent risk factor for falling. However, the data about effects of polypharmacy on balance is lacking. We aimed evaluate and inappropriate drug use in older adults. Patients Methods: Fifty-one patients using ≥ 5 drugs 50 < were included study. Inappropriate usage was evaluated by Beers criteria. Postural ...

background : since albumin imposes a relatively high cost to a healthcare system, drug use evaluation for this drug is much more important. this study wants to evaluate pattern of albumin use in a large university affiliated hospital in tehran, iran. methods : a concurrent, cross-sectional study was performed in “shaheed rajaei” cardiovascular, medical and research center. all inpatient adults ...

The syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) results from the aberrant or sustained secretion of the antidiuretic hormone. Classic manifestations include water retention, hyponatremia, and hypo-osmolality of the serum. Treatment is aimed at differentiating SIADH from other causes of hyponatremia, determining the underlying disorder, and alleviating the excessive water re...

The Connectedness to Nature Scale (CNS) is used as a measure of the subjective cognitive connection between individuals and nature. However, to date, it has not been analyzed at the item level to confirm its quality. In the present study, we conduct such an analysis based on Item Response Theory. We employed data from previous studies using the Spanish-language version of the CNS, analyzing a s...

background: in-depth knowledge of antibiotic principles is widely considered a necessary condition for appropriate prescribing of antibiotics. the study aimed at determining the impact of healthcare providers’ level of knowledge in bacteriology and principles of antibiotic prescribing on their abilities to prescribe antibiotics appropriately. methods: a structured questionnaire survey targeting...

the goal of this study is to identify the types of potentially inappropriate drugs prescribed by the medical specialists of isfahan province to elderly patients. a number of 31,254 randomly selected prescriptions from medical specialists of isfahan province were reviewed for elderly patients who were insured by the social security organization. three thousand and seven prescriptions were identi...