Ebrahim Jafarzadeh pour; Malahat Akbar Fahimi; Zarrin Bidi; Afsoon Hasani Mehraban
Volume 20, Issue 4 , January and February 2014, , Pages 416-422
Abstract
Background: The world's elderly population is increasing and fall is an outcome of ageing. Visual disturbance is one of the internal risk factors of falling. The aim of this study was to compare of the visual perception as a subgroup of visual disturbance in the City of Sabzevar, Iran.
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Background: The world's elderly population is increasing and fall is an outcome of ageing. Visual disturbance is one of the internal risk factors of falling. The aim of this study was to compare of the visual perception as a subgroup of visual disturbance in the City of Sabzevar, Iran.
Materials and Methods: In the present case-control study, based on convenience sampling method, 89 older adults (46 faller and 43 non-faller) were enrolled. All participants were assessed as follow: dementia (Hachinski ischemia score), fall (fear of fall questionnaire) and visual perception (Developmental test of visual perception adolescence and Adult). Data were analyzed in SPSS software version 17.0 using Mann-Whitney U test.
Results: A significant difference was observed between general visual perception (p
Tayyebeh Masoomi; Narges Shafaroudi; Afsoun Hasani Mehraban; Mohammad Kamali; Ramesh Omrani pour
Volume 20, Issue 1 , March and April 2013, , Pages 84-92
Abstract
Background: Breast cancer has high incidence among Iranian women and their long term survival lead to have more challenges with cancer complication. This qualitative study aimed to identify psychological responses following breast cancer. Materials and methods: A qualitative phenomenological method ...
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Background: Breast cancer has high incidence among Iranian women and their long term survival lead to have more challenges with cancer complication. This qualitative study aimed to identify psychological responses following breast cancer. Materials and methods: A qualitative phenomenological method has been designed for the study. A sample of 11 women with breast cancer by purposive sampling selected and semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted. The interviews were transcribed verbatim,then Information have been analyzed during 5 steps using smith’s method. Results: Two main themes emerged from the interviews included basic reactions and residual reactions and The following six sub themes of despair of life, trying to find a guilty, social isolation , irritability-sensitivity, feeling incompetence and fear of disease recurrence has been determined. Conclusions: Although breast cancer is a physical disease but it has great impact on a person's mental health. Also So many psychological problems caused by breast cancer and its treatment, remains until many years after completion of therapies.