conclusions the study demonstrated that 1000 iu vitamin d supplementation for 3 months can decrease the insulin resistance in individuals with prediabetes; however, it has no significant effect on body fat mass percentage. background low serum levels of vitamin d are supposed to contribute to the incidence of diabetes; therefore, vitamin d supplementation may reduce the incidence of diabetes in...

background: chronic low back pain (clbp) is one of the most prevalent health problems which is affected by psychological disorders.the aim of this study was to evaluate the role of psychological intervention on chronic low back pain among a sample of iranian nurses.   methods and material: this is a randomized clinical trial. the participants of this study consisted of 84 nurses suffering from ...

background: chronic low back pain (clbp) is one of the most prevalent health problems which is affected by psychological disorders. the aim of this study was to evaluate the role of psychological intervention on chronic low back pain among a sample of iranian nurses.   material and methods: this is a randomized clinical trial. the participants of this study consisted of 84 nurses suffering from...

Over 60% of falls experienced by older people result from multiple aetiological factors. Preventing falls in individual patients requires the identification and treatment of these interacting factors. Multifactorial interventions have been successful in some, but not all, fall prevention trials. Preventing falls in populations requires selection of the population most likely to benefit, and sel...

Introduction: Various efforts have been made to reduce post tonsillectomy pain in children. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Ropivacaine in post-operative pain management in these children. Materials and Methods: This study is a Randomized control study on 140 patients between 4 - 12 years of age, in whom tonsillectomy was performed in a ...

The present research tested the hypothesis that exercising self-control causes an increase in approach motivation. Study 1 found that exercising (vs. not exercising) self-control increases self-reported approach motivation. Study 2a identified a behavior--betting on low-stakes gambles--that is correlated with approach motivation but is relatively uncorrelated with self-control, and Study 2b obs...