introduction: using physiologic scoring systems for identifying high-risk patients for mortality has been considered recently. this study was designed to evaluate the values of acute physiology and chronic health evaluation ii (apache ii) and simplified acute physiologic score (saps ii) models in prediction of 1-month mortality of critically ill patients. methods: the present prospective cross ...

objective: several studies have compared ferric sulfate and formocresol pulpotomy in primary molars. the results of these studies, however, could not be compared due to differences in evaluated outcomes (clinical, radiographic, or histologic) and follow up duration. the aim of the present study was a systematic review of similar studies and a metaanalysis of their results to provide the latest ...

conclusions the evaluation of the questionnaire for identifying the individuals in the risk of addiction showed that the questionnaire benefits from appropriate validity and reliability. therefore, it can be used in preventive fields and research. moreover, by illuminating interpersonal factors that are effective in drug abuse, proper strategies can be used to prevent drug addiction. results in...

introduction deformities of the uvula are considered as the dark area of otorhinolaryngology practice. this little and plain part of the human organism has various functions and its abnormalities might cause serious disabilities. case presentation in our case report, we present a unique deformity of the uvula in a 56-year-old woman. discussion the aim of this report was to present a very rare c...

conclusions the farsi version of the pass is a valid and reliable tool to measure academic procrastination in iranian undergraduate medical students. background procrastination is a common behavior which affects different aspects of life. the procrastination assessment scale-student (pass) evaluates academic procrastination apropos its frequency and reasons. objectives the aims of the present s...

Study selection and analysis: Eligible studies examined a possible link between thimerosal-containing vaccines and autistic spectrum or neurodevelopmental disorders, or reported the pharmacological characteristics of ethylmercury in humans. Data were extracted on study type, country of study, database or laboratory data examined, and bibliographical characteristics (author, journal, year of pub...

conclusions the present study showed that the 59-item meavdq was a valid and reliable questionnaire for the assessment of women’s attitudes toward medical ethics application in vaginal childbirth. this tool might assist specialists in making a judgment and plan appropriate for women in vaginal delivery management. patients and methods this methodological study was carried out in iran in 2013 - ...

conclusions we concluded that the fcchl scales are valid and reliable, and can be used to measure health literacy among iranian diabetic patients. however, further research is needed to establish stronger psychometric properties for the use of this questionnaire in iran. results exploratory factor analysis (efa) identified three main factors with 27.07%, 22.46%, and 16.23% of extracted variance...

objectives we aimed to translate the bapt into farsi, assess its content validity, and examine its reliability and validity to identify exclusive breastfeeding discontinuation in iran. materials and methods the bapt was translated into farsi and the content validity of the farsi version of the bapt was assessed. it was administered to 356 pregnant women in the third trimester of pregnancy, who ...

background good knowledge, attitude and practice (kap) of the physicians allow them to handle their patients in such a way that they prevent themselves from contracting, and their patients from spreading, the infection. however, the iranian standardized kap questionnaire of physicians about viral hepatitis is not available. so, we developed a standard questionnaire. objectives the purpose of th...