Erfan Ayubi

• Zahedan University of Medical Sciences

Background and Objective: Thyroid cancer is the most common malignancy of the endocrine system. Clinically, it is highly important to identify patients at risk of poor prognosis based on patient characteristics and the features of thyroid nodules. The purpose of the current study was to develop and validate a clinical risk model to predict malignan...

Background The breastfeeding pattern of mothers in different societies has its roots in different social and cultural issues. Recognizing the significance of this issue and the absence of similar research in the western region of Iran, this study explored the relationship between perceived stress and breastfeeding patterns among primiparous mothers...

Introduction: In Iran, evidence regarding the impact of socioeconomic status (SES) on the progression and complications of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are sparse and needs growing body of research. Socioeconomic status is a complex construct and its impact on the health outcomes should be evaluated in an efficient and flexible way. The aim of t...

Objective Menopausal symptoms are a reproductive health issue for women. Some studies have suggested that the use of probiotics may alleviate the severity of menopausal symptoms and mental health status. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of probiotic administration on the severity of menopausal symptoms and improve mental health in postmenopa...

Background: Kidney stone diseases are among the important diseases of the urinary system that can affect the quality of life of patients. Assessing and measuring this impact with relevant and standardized tools is necessary to provide care. This study aimed to translate the Wisconsin Quality of Life (WISQOL) questionnaire into Persian and assess it...

There is limited data available on the impact of sleep problems in children with ASD on parents' sleep quality. Due to the lack of research in Iran on factors affecting the sleep quality of mothers of children with ASD, this study was designed to explore predictors of mothers' sleep quality using path analysis. From October 2022 to May 2023, a cros...

Objective The purpose of the current study was to develop and validate a biomarker-based prediction model for metastasis in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). Methods Two datasets, GSE68468 and GSE41568, were retrieved from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. In the GSE68468 dataset, key biomarkers were identified through a screening p...

Background and aims: The use of mental healthcare services in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients can depend on socioeconomic status (SES). The current study aimed to evaluate socioeconomic inequality in the perceived need for mental healthcare in patients with T2DM in Hamadan, Western Iran. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted be...

Background: Information therapy is transforming healthcare by prioritizing patient-centered care, thus emphasizing the delivery of relevant information to empower individuals in managing their health. In this regard, this study aimed to design an information therapy model and determine the predictive factors of self-care behaviors in elderly patien...

Background: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by severe social communication deficits and stereotypical repetitive behaviors. Purpose: This umbrella review assessed neonatal risk factors associated with ASD using meta-analyses and systematic reviews. Methods: We conducted a systematic search of inter...

Introduction The constellation of pre and perinatal predictors are introduced as predictor for autism spectrum disorders (ASD), however, the information about the direction and strength of these predictors are lacking in Western, Iran. The current study aimed to determine the pre and perinatal predictors of ASD among children in this region. Metho...

Background and aims: Hemodialysis (HD) is associated with patients’ onset and acceleration of sarcopenia progression. Sleep disorders and mental health issues potentially increase the risk of sarcopenia in patients. However, these associations have not been adequately evaluated in HD patients. Therefore, the current study aimed to estimate the prev...

Background In current years, the increase in older population has led to creating one of the main public health challenges, worldwide. Because of the special characteristics of older adults, this age group is exposed to possible problems, such as mental and physical disorders, that usually affect their functional independence. The study aimed to de...

Purpose: The elderly population faces reduced levels of health and performance, which necessitates the use of rehabilitation assistive technologies to maximize functional independence in daily activities. This study aimed to explain the experiences of the elderly regarding the use of rehabilitation assistive technologies based on the Unified Theory...

Aims: Determining the effective factors in the use of e-learning among students can be useful in providing appropriate and practical solutions to increase the use of e-learning. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the factors related to the behavior of using e-learning among medical university students using the technology acceptance model (TA...

Introduction and aims Many studies have investigated the relationship between social support and the prevention of elder abuse; however, their results are somehow inconsistent in terms of the association. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to investigate the published studies on the relationship between social support and the prevention...

Background Suboptimal Health Status Questionnaire-25 (SHSQ-25) is an established tool for measuring a precision health state between health and illness. The present study aims to assess the validity and reliability of a Persian version of SHSQ-25 (P-SHSQ-25) in a university staff Iranian population. Methods A sample of 316 academic and supporting...

Waste segregation at the source is one of the most important strategies of urban waste management and the first environmental priority. This systematic review study was conducted to determine the effects of various interventions to promote household waste segregation behavior. Studies were searched in the Web of Science, Scopus, and PubMed database...

Background This study aimed to quantify the perceived need and avoidance/delay for mental health care among mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and also to elucidate the factors associated with perceived need and avoidance/delay. Objective This study aimed to quantify the perceived need and avoidance/delay for mental health car...

Background: Assess the impact of medication adherence on quality of life (QOL) in patients with type 2 diabetes in different setting and societies, can be considered as a great clinical importance. Therefore, this study was designed for evaluation of association between medication adherence in patients with type 2 diabetes with their QOL.Methods: T...

Introduction: With age, major changes in sleep pattern and structure occur that causes sleep disturbances and frequent complaints resulting from it. The aim of this study was to determine sleep quality and its related factors among the older adults of Malayer city, west of Iran. Methods: This descriptive and analytical study was conducted on 298 e...

: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) begins in early childhood and has short-term and long-term effects in later life. Deficits in social communication, social interaction, and limited and repetitive behaviors characterize this disorder. We aimed to develop and design a registration system for ASD patients in Hamadan Province to have comprehensive and...

Background One of the most common pathologic changes in older people is oral and dental problems. The oral health of older people is a public health concern. Promotion of good oral health for this cohort will have beneficial impacts on the longer-term quality of life. This study aimed to identify the types of health education interventions for the...

Background: Attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the increasing neurodevelopmental disorders. Purpose: In this study, by compiling the evidence from available meta-analyses, an umbrella systematic review was performed for neonatal risk factors associated with ADHD. Methods: Databases including PubMed, Scopus and Web of sc...

Background: The increasing trend in animal bites and rabies in recent years makes the disease a public health concern in Iran. The objectives of the current study were to investigate the epidemiologic aspects of the animal bite and determine the associated risk factors of the delay in initiation of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) against rabies in...

Background: This systematic review and meta-analysis study evaluates a relationship between occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica and serum copper (Cu) levels as an indicator for early detection of silicosis. Materials and methods: A systematic search was conducted, and the quality of results was evaluated in accordance with the...

Background The common regression models included estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in the continuous and categorical form for predicting the mortality in COVID-19 inpatients. However, the relationship may be non-linear, and categorizing implies a loss of information. This study aimed to assess the effect of eGFR on admission on death with...

Aim Concentration index (CI) and decomposition analysis are health equity methods that are frequently applied to investigate socioeconomic status (SES) inequality in health outcomes. Results of the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2019 show that the gradient of cancers fluctuates across countries. This study aimed to quantify the role of the Hu...

Background: Hypertension and diabetes are common comorbidities in patients with COVID-19 and could be influencing the mortality of such patients. The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of hypertension alone and in comorbidity with diabetes on the death within 30 days among inpatients with COVID-19 in presence of well-known determinates of...

Background In the studies conducted in Iran, the determining role of lifestyle as a multifactorial concept of infertility in infertile Iranian women has rarely been investigated. Objective to compare the lifestyles of fertile and infertile women in Iran. Method This case-control study was conducted on 400 women in 2022. The control group includes...

Background To our knowledge, no systematic reviews and meta-analyses have yet been published that examine the effect of art therapy (AT) interventions on depression symptoms among older adults, and this study aimed to systematically review and meta-analysis of clinical trials, summarize eligible relevant studies and provide a true effect measure fo...

The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of Nutrition Bio-shield Superfood (NBS) powder on the immune system function and clinical manifestations in patients with COVID-19. We compare the effects of NBS powder on the immune system function and clinical manifestations among two different groups: 1) intervention group receiving standard treatm...

The present meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the association between previous abortion history and the risk of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Sciences databases were systematically searched for studies published through December 2021. The presence of statistical heterogeneity among the eligible studies was determined...

Background The present umbrella review evaluated risk factors prior to conception associated with placental abruption based on meta-analyses and systematic reviews. Methods We searched PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science until June 25, 2021. All meta-analyses that had focused on assessing the risk factors associated with placental abruption were in...

Objective: Effective rehabilitation and better quality of life among stroke patients are functions of several factors such as quality and pattern of sleep. The present study aimed to evaluate sleep quality and related determinants in such patients. Method: The present cross-sectional study was performed from October to December 2019 among stroke p...

We evaluated in this umbrella review a systematic collection from meta-analyses conducted on risk factors associated with placenta previa. We searched PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science until April 2021 assessing the risk factors associated with placenta previa. We calculated summary effect estimates odds ratio, relative risk, 95% CI, heterogeneity...

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is serious health challenges. This study aimed at determining the risk of GDM among pregnant women by pre-pregnancy BMI. Five electronic databases including Medline (PubMed), Scopus, Embase, Web of Science and Google Scholar were searched for literature published form 2015 to January 1, 2021. The pooled estimate...

Background Investigations about the impact and consequences of the COVID-19 infection on the mental health of patients with chronic diseases and those with immunosuppressive conditions are growing. The current study aimed to systematically review and meta-analysis of studies that evaluated the level of depression and anxiety in cancer patients duri...

Current studies have controversial reports about the effect of maternal smoking during pregnancy (MSDP) on the risk of psychiatric disorders among offspring. The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to assess the effect of MSDP on the risk of Tourette syndrome (TS) and chronic tic disorders (CTD) among offspring. A systematic sea...

Background and aim The association between maternal infection during pregnancy and the risk of cerebral palsy has been previously reported. However, their results were relatively inconsistent. This systematic review and meta-analysis were carried out to investigate the association between maternal infection during pregnancy and the risk of cerebral...

Background: The results differ among published studies regarding exposure to meconium and the risk of developing autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Purpose: The present study pooled all of the epidemiologic studies retrieved from broader databases on the association between meconium exposure and risk of developing ASD in children. Methods: The...

Background and aims: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is one of the most important parasitic diseases in the world. Sabzevar city is endemic area for CL in the north east of Iran. The aim of this study was to evaluate the time distribution of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Sabzevar County using the segmented regression model. Methods: This ecological...

Background The relationship between gestational diabetes and postpartum depression (PPD) is poorly understood and seldom studied. Objective In an effort to explore this issue, the present study investigated the relationship between gestational diabetes and PPD. Methods The present cross-sectional study was performed with 342 women who were referr...

Objectives: Determining predictors of in-hospital death related to nosocomial infections is essential as a part of the overall health system efforts in improving the delivery of health care to patients. Therefore, this study was conducted to evaluate the predictors of in-hospital death related to nosocomial infections. Methods: This registry bas...

Objective: To determine the maternal risk factors associated with preterm delivery in Iran. Methods: A population-based case-control study was conducted including 48 women having preterm delivery (case group) and 100 women having term delivery (control group) between March 2007 and March 2012 in the maternity hospitals of the Selseleh County, Lo...

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of maternal smoking during pregnancy (MSDP) on the risk of bone fractures in offspring through a systematic review and meta-analysis. Methods: Electronic databases including PubMed, Web of Science and Scopus were systematically searched for relevant articles published up to July 2019....

Background: Unintentional injuries are one of the major causes of death in Iranian children. Information on epidemiological pattern of injury among one-to 5-year-old children is limited in Hamadan. The aim of this study was to clarify the person, space and time pattern of injury among 1–5-year-old children in Hamadan Province. Methods: All register...

Co-infection with hepatitis B and C among HIV infected patients are prevalent among high-risk populations. This meta-analysis aimed to estimate the prevalence of HIV, HCV and HBV co-infections among high-risk populations in Iran. We systematically searched the national and international electronic databases until 2016. The primary outcome was the p...

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) despite being preventive and treatable still imposes a huge burden of morbidity and mortality in developing and developed countries. We aimed to investigate the spatial and geographical distribution of TB in Hamadan province during 1992-2013. Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study was performed in Hamadan...

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide and among Iranian population; cancer is the third important causes of death. It is a critical issue to identify sex and age group difference of cancer pattern for planning and management of cancer patients, therefore the aim of present study was to examine sex and age difference in cancer incid...

Little is known about the social determinants of health (SDH) of taking the prenatal diagnosis (PND) test as a pivotal strategy to prevent occurrences of β-thalasssemia major (β-TM). This study sought to evaluate the relationship between socio-demographic characteristics of parents and taking the PND test at Zahedan, Iran from 2015 to 2016. The des...

Purpose: This study aimed to map the incidence and identify possible spatial clusters of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) among Iranian Army Units (IAUs). Methods: This ecological study investigated incidence cases of CL between 2014 and 2017. CL data were extracted from the CL registry at health deputy of AJA Military University of Medical Sciences...

Background: Cervical cancer is the third most common cancer in women after breast and colorectal cancers, and one of the leading causes of cancer death among women worldwide. The aim of this study is to determine the associations of cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates with the Human Development Index. Methods: Information of the incidence...

Very little research done on the relationship between identity styles and addiction vulnerability among university students. This study aims to evaluate the extent to which identity styles can influence addiction vulnerability among medical students in Zahedan, Iran. The present cross-sectional study being conducted at Zahedan University of Medical...

Objectives: Determination of the true burden of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among high-risk groups relies heavily on occurrence measures such as prevalence, which are vital for implementation of preventive action plans. Nevertheless, up-to-date data on the prevalence of HCV infection remain scarce in Iran. This study aimed to review the rele...

Introduction: The objectives of this study were to provide an estimate of the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS ) and its components among women with PCOS; and calculate the odds ratio (OR) for MetS (using different definitions of MetS) in women with PCOS, compared to healthy controls. Methods: All of the relevant databases were used to search...

Objectives: To perform a meta-analysis on the global prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in postmenopausal women. The meta-analysis also sought to measure the relationship menopause status has with MetS and its components. Methods: The Web of Science, Medline, PubMed, Scopus, Embase, CINAHL, DOAJ, and Google Scholar were all searched using t...

Aim Present study aimed to systematically review and quantitatively synthesize published data about the prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection among high risk groups in Iran. Background Determining true burden of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection among high-risk groups relies on knowledge of occurrence measures such as prevalence rate. Th...

Objectives: To perform a meta-analysis on the global prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in postmen-opausal women. The meta-analysis also sought to measure the relationship menopause status has with MetS and its components. Methods: The Web of Science, Medline, PubMed, Scopus, Embase, CINAHL, DOAJ, and Google Scholar were all searched using the...

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Predicting Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacterial Colonization and Associated Infection on Hospital Admission: Methodological Issues - Volume 39 Issue 2 - Kamyar Mansori, Erfan Ayubi, Saeid Safiri