Showing 3 results for Bakhtiyari
Baharak Najafi, Fariborz Bakhtiyari, Azar Manavi, Mohammad Reza Soufinejad, Hossein Fakhrzadeh, Seyed Masoud Arzaghi, Mahtab Alizadeh, Neda Nazari, Shervan Shoaee, Farshad Sharifi,
Volume 13, Issue 6 (9-2014)
Abstract
Background: Because of various health problems, the risk of the death in the elderly is higher than adults. The purpose of this study was to investigate the causes of the death, and comparing the cause of death that recorded on the death certificates and those were extracted from the medical records review.
Methods: Variables included the demographic characteristics (age and sex), time of death and the cause of death were recorded in the death certifies and those were extracted from the medical records.
Results: The mean of death age was 83.8 (8.50) years and in women and men were 84.2 and 81.5 years, respectively, (P < 0.01).The most prevalent cause of death was sudden cardiac death based on both death certificates recorded and review of medical records were 42.5% and 25.9% respectively. Sudden cardiac death in both methods was higher in women than men. Using the kappa, the highest degree of correspondence about the cause of death between two method was about gastrointestinal bleeding (K = 0.76) and then the cancers (K = 0.71) and respiratory infections (K =0.67). Total Kappa of two methods for causes of mortality was 0.50. The most cases of death were reported during 12:00 – 13:59 and 8:00 – 9:59am, time period (16.2 % and 14.1% respectively).
Conclusion: the causes of deaths, which are recorded in the elderly nursing homes, do not have enough accuracy. Due to the high incidence of sudden cardiac death in elderly in nursing homes, resuscitation facilities and teams may be helping to reduce these types of death.
Fariborz Bakhtiyari, Mahshid Foroughan, Hossein Fakhrzadeh, Neda Nazari, Baharak Najafi, Mahtab Alizadeh, Seyed Masoud Arzaghi, Farshad Sharifi, Shervan Shoaee, Qorbani Mostafa ,
Volume 13, Issue 6 (9-2014)
Abstract
Background: One of the common problems of the elderly, which increase of its prevalence with aging is the dementia and the cognitive impairment. We can help the involved patients to have a better quality of life with early diagnosis of the cognitive impairment. The aim of this study was an assessment of the validity and reliability of the Persian version of the abbreviated mental test (AMT) among the older people in a nursing home setting.
Methods: 176 eligible elderly people aged ≥ 60 years living in KahrizakCharity Foundation (KCF), were selected randomly based on medical record number. Demographic information and past medical history of the participants were collected. Geriatric depression scale 15 (GDS-15), global deterioration scale (GDS) forms and also the Persian version of the abbreviated mental test (AMT) were administered. The participants were assigned to two groups the normal and impaired cognitive groups, based on DSM-IV diagnostic criteria. The GDS cut-points were used for assessment of validity, sensitivity and specificity of the Persian version of AMT.
Results: The mean age of the participants was 77.30 (7.94) years. The Persian version of AMT had good discriminated validity in diagnosis of normal and impaired cognitive participants (7.35 ± 2.33 and 5.99 ± 2.29, P < 0.01 respectively) and at cut-point AMT< 8,(based on GDS cut-point) it had a sensitivity and specificity 92.15 % and 81.50% respectively. The sensitivity and specificity based on theism IVcriteriawere 64.9% and 64.0% at cut-off point equal to 7, respectively. The internal consistency of the Persian version of AMT was acceptable (Cronbach’salpha coefficient =0. 76). As well as the external reliability (intra-rater) of this instrument was good inter-class correlation coefficient (ICC) = 0.89)
Conclusion: The Persian version of the AMT has appropriate validity and reliability in Iranian older people.
Babak Hooshmand Moghadam, Mohammad Ali Azarbayjani, Sahabeh Mahdian, Ali Bakhtiyari, Mozhgan Eskandari,
Volume 18, Issue 6 (9-2019)
Abstract
Background: Diabetes and obesity are associated with a decrease in sexual function and sexual activity due to changes in sex hormones. The purpose of this study was to investigate the Independent and interactive effect of Tribulus terrestris supplementation and resistance training on testosterone, FSH, LH and erectile function in obese men with type 2 diabetes.
Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 40 obese men with type II diabetes (41.97±8.01 years old, BMI 31.97±1.87 kg/m2) were divided into four groups: 1) Resistance training+ placebo 2) Tribulus terrestris 3) Resistance training+Tribulus terrestris 4) Control. Subjects in the first and third groups performed a Resistance training protocol for 8 weeks. Also, the subjects in the second and third groups received Tribulus terrestris 1000 mg daily (two 500 mg capsules) and the first group received the same amount of placebo. Blood samples and questionnaires were collected in two stages before and after the test to assess the biochemical values and erectile function. Statistical analysis of data was performed using t-test, one way ANOVA and Tukey post hoc test at a significance level of 0.05.
Results: Results showed that erectile, testosterone, FSH and LH values increased significantly in the three groups of resistance training, tribulus terrestris and resistance training+tribulus terrestris (P≤0.05). Also, were observed significant difference in all variables between resistance training+tribulus terrestris group whit resistance training and tribulus terrestris groups (P≤0.05).
Conclusion: It seams that eight weeks of independent Tribulus terrestris Consumption and performing Resistance training increases sexual and erectile function. But it seams, combining these two, causes more sexual and erectile dysfunction in obese men with type 2 diabetes.
