Journal of Pediatric Perspectives

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Nutritional Education based on Health Belief Model on Self-Esteem and BMI of Overweight and at Risk of Overweight Adolescent Girls

Leili Rabiei; Reza Masoudi; Masoud Lotfizadeh

Volume 5, Issue 8 , August 2017, Pages 5417-5428

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2017.24196.2037

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Background Due to significant increases in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in adolescents in developed countries, much attention has been focused on this issue. This study ... Read More Background Due to significant increases in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in adolescents in developed countries, much attention has been focused on this issue. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of nutritional education based on Health Belief Model (HBM) on self-esteem and body mass index (BMI) of overweight and at risk of overweight adolescent girls. Materials and Methods: The study subjects consist of 140 female students recruited from two high schools, who were randomly allocated to the intervention (n=70) and control (n=70) groups. The data collection instrument included sections on socio-demographic status, transportation method, physical status, and knowledge and attitudes of the students towards nutrition, which was designed according to HBM. As the intervention, model-based educational program was implemented through six 60-minute sessions, focusing on the overweight and at-risk students. Results were compared in the beginning, and three months after the intervention to find the possible impacts. Results: Average score of model structures and self-esteem of students in both groups had no significant difference at baseline, but immediately after the intervention and 3 months after treatment, the mean component scores were significantly higher in intervention group than controls (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in the control group between the mean scores of model structures and self-esteem at different times. There was a significant difference at different times in component scores in the experimental group (P<0.05). The mean score of BMI in the control group had no significant difference in different time. Significant difference in BMI scores was seen at different times in experimental group (P<0.05). Conclusion: The positive effect of this program was seen among the participants. Therefore such interventions in schools for developing effective long-term healthy behaviors have preventive and controlling effects on overweight.

Effect of Average Annual Mean Serum Ferritin Levels on QTc Interval and QTc Dispersion in Beta-Thalassemia Major

Yazdan Ghandi; Mehrzad Sharifi; Aziz Eghbali; Danial Habibi

Volume 5, Issue 8 , August 2017, Pages 5431-5440

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2017.24296.2051

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Background There is evidence indicating impaired cardiomyocytic contractility, delayed electrical conduction and increased electrophysiological heterogeneities due to iron toxicity ... Read More

The Effect of Phone Counseling for Mothers of Premature Infants Discharged from the Hospital on Infants’ Readmission

Mona Akbarian; Forouzandeh Dashti; Shahram Baraz

Volume 5, Issue 8 , August 2017, Pages 5441-5450

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2017.24329.2054

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Background Despite the progress made in the care transition program from the hospital to home with an emphasis on telephone counseling, an effective and safe care transition process ... Read More Background Despite the progress made in the care transition program from the hospital to home with an emphasis on telephone counseling, an effective and safe care transition process has not been provided to patients and their families.The aim of this study was to investigate The Effect of Phone Counseling for Mothers of Premature Infants Discharged from the Hospital on Infants’ Readmission. Materials and Methods In this quasi experimental study, 100 mothers of premature infants were selected using convenient sampling and randomly assigned to two intervention and control groups. A demographic data questionnaire and the check list of the causes and readmission rate of premature infants were used for data collection. In the intervention group, after the discharge of premature infants, three phone calls in a week in the first four weeks, and two phone calls a week in weeks five to six were made via the landline and mobile phone for providing necessary education to mothers regarding the provision of care to infants. The communication time varied between 10 and 15 minutes in each phone call. Lastly, the rate of hospital readmission of the infants 4 weeks, 6 weeks, and 12 weeks after the intervention were assessed by phone. Telephone communication to the mothers in the control group was performed for raising their awareness of the causes and rate of hospital readmission in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Results: Each group (case and control groups) was consisted of 50 Mothers of Premature Infants and no statistically significant difference was reported between the two groups in terms of the mean age mothers, infant age, and birth weight when discharging from the hospital and hospitalization time. The rate of hospital readmission in the intervention group 4 weeks (P=0.004), six weeks (P=0.005) and 12 weeks (P=0.006) after the intervention was significantly lower than the control group. Conclusion Telephone consultations are an affordable way for engaging and supporting the mothers of premature infants. More study is warranted to determine if these results can be applied to multiple sites and in more diverse populations, as well as if this intervention can reduce infants’ Readmission.

Hair Shaft Abnormality in Children: a Narrative Review

Ghasem Rahmatpour Rokni; Abolghasem Laali

Volume 5, Issue 8 , August 2017, Pages 5451-5461

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2017.21803.1823

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Background Hair is an ectodermal structure, and its formation is regulated by master genes important in embryology. Hair shaft consists of three major regions: the medulla, cortex and ... Read More

Prevalence of Pre-Pregnancy Risk Factors and its Relationship with Preconception Care in Isfahan- Iran

Parisa Shadab; Nafishsadat Nekuei; Ghasem Yadegarfar

Volume 5, Issue 8 , August 2017, Pages 5463-5471

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2017.8629

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Background Preconception care means interventions required for maternal and fetal health care and detection of pre-pregnancy risk factors. Some risk factors that have a significant ... Read More

Effect of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Reduction Social and Emotional Maladjustment of Physically Abused Children: A Clinical Trial

Vahid Farnia; Faezeh Tatari; Safora Salemi; Ashraf Kazemi; Mostafa Alikhani; Senobar Golshani; Sara Hokari

Volume 5, Issue 8 , August 2017, Pages 5473-5481

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2017.23549.1980

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One of the most important and destructive forms of child abuse is the physical abuse which can lead to the maladjustment among abused children; the aim of this study was to determine ... Read More

Comparison of Two Methods of Direct and Indirect Education on Osteoporosis Preventive Behaviors among Female Students

Leila Darabi; farkhondeh Amin Shokravi; Mohtasham Ghaffari

Volume 5, Issue 8 , August 2017, Pages 5483-5492

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2017.20921.1766

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Background Osteoporosis is the most common metabolic bone disease that decreases bone mass, causes destruction and eventually friability. This disease is preventable, and because adolescent ... Read More Background Osteoporosis is the most common metabolic bone disease that decreases bone mass, causes destruction and eventually friability. This disease is preventable, and because adolescent females are the high-risk population, teaching this age group is of the utmost importance. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of the two educational methods (Lecture and Pamphlet) on osteoporosis preventive behaviors among female students. Materials and Methods: This was a randomized clinical trial (RCT). To collect data, demographic questionnaire, food frequency questionnaire (FFQ), and physical activity questionnaire were used. Subjects were 205 seventh-grade girls who were selected by multistage random method and allocated in two experimental (Lecture = 68, Pamphlet = 67) and 70 for control group. In the Lecture group, there were 5 sessions of training, each of which lasted 60 minutes. In the Pamphlet group, only educational pamphlets were given, and no interventions were performed in the control group. Data were analyzed through statistical software SPSS version 21.0. Descriptive statistics, chi-square tests, t-test and ANOVA were applied to analyze the data. Results: The mean age of the students was 13 + 0.856 years old and there was no difference in terms of demographic variables between intervention and control groups. The results identified the mean scores of physical activity behaviors significantly improved two mounts after the intervention in the lecture group (P=0.001).While, the men scores of the pamphlet group had no significant changes after two months, but the differences of the both group compared to the control group were significant. Considering the significant decreased in the control group (P= 001). The mean scores of calcium intake in the two lecture and pamphlet groups significantly increased (P<0.001), while, as it was expected no significant changes in the control group after the intervention. Conclusion: The osteoporosis preventive behaviors intervention improved the preventive behaviors of the participants. The results showed the effectiveness of education in both Pamphlet and Lecture group, because calcium intake and physical activity were significantly increased compared to pre-intervention and the control group.

Perinatal Outcome in Multiple versus Singleton Pregnancies in Neonates Born in Fatemieh Hospital of Hamadan, Iran

Mohammad Kazem Sabzehei; Behnaz Basiri; Maryam Shokouhi; Fatemeh Eghbalian

Volume 5, Issue 8 , August 2017, Pages 5493-5500

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2017.23647.1995

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Background: Multiple pregnancies are responsible for the increased risk of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to compare the perinatal outcome between multiple ... Read More Background: Multiple pregnancies are responsible for the increased risk of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to compare the perinatal outcome between multiple and singleton pregnancies. Materials and Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study. A sample of 50 multiple birth neonates- born in Fatemieh Hospital of Hamadan, Iran in 2015- was selected using simple random sampling. Meanwhile, they were compared with 50 single birth neonates in the same center on gender, gestational age, mean birth weight, Apgar score, the use of Assisted Reproductive Techniques (ART), delivery method, cause of neonatal admission, duration and short outcome of neonatal hospitalization. The data were collected from the medical files of neonates and their mothers. The data were analyses using SPSS version 16.0 software. Results: In this study, 100 neonates (50 single births and 50 multiple births) were compared. The mean gestational age and mean birth weight of multiple births were lower than that of single births (P<0.05). The frequency of low birth weight was 4%, 95.5%, and 100% among the single births, twins, and triplets, respectively. A significant difference was also found between multiple and single births on 1-Minute and 5-Minute mean Apgar scores, neonatal hospitalization after birth, hyperbilirubinemia, respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), the need for mechanical ventilator, antibiotics intake and phototherapy (P<0.05). Frequency of gestational diabetes and preeclampsia were greater in multiple pregnancies than single ones; however, the difference was not significant (P>0.05). A significant difference was found on the frequency of in vitro fertilization (IVF) method, rate of cesarean section and preterm delivery (P<0.05). Conclusion: In this study, multiple pregnancies were associated with maternal complications including preterm delivery and the increased cesarean section rate, and neonatal complications such as low birth weight, prematurity and increased rate of neonatal hospitalization that increases risk of perinatal morbidity and mortality.

The Relationship between Maternal Diseases during Pregnancy and Low Birth Weight: a Nested Case-Control Study in Rural Areas of Kurdistan Province (West of Iran)

Ghobad Moradi; Zaher Khazaei; Nader Esmailnasab; Daem Roshani; Mehdi Zokaii; Ebrahim Ghaderi; Bijan Nouri

Volume 5, Issue 8 , August 2017, Pages 5501-5514

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2017.22666.1894

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Background: Low birth weight (LBW) is considered as one of the important health indicators in evaluating prenatal care as well as determining scale of infants' health in the society. ... Read More

The Effectiveness of Storytelling on Improving Auditory Memory of Students with Reading Disabilities in Marivan City, Iran

Fatemeh Ghaderi; Yahya Yarahmadi; Badriyeh Ghavami

Volume 5, Issue 8 , August 2017, Pages 5515-5524

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2017.23877.2019

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Background: Students with learning disabilities often encounter problems with their lessons due to the disorder in reading and writing and face to some challenging situation such as ... Read More Background: Students with learning disabilities often encounter problems with their lessons due to the disorder in reading and writing and face to some challenging situation such as auditory and visual memory problem, sustaining attention, inhibiting impulses, motor coordination, auditory and visual perception and discrimination. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of storytelling on auditory memory of students with reading disabilities of Marivan city, Iran. Materials and Methods: The research method was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest design with a control group. Sampling method was replaced in this study using an available sampling method on 30 students in two groups (15 experimental and 15 control people). The experimental group test abilities were trained in 12 one-hour session. Inclusion criteria were having a learning disorder (only dyslexic), third grade elementary school and having no other abnormalities and exclusion criteria were students who did not attend the regular sessions. Digit span subtest the Wechsler figures Fourth Edition were used to collect data. Collected data were analyzed by using SPSS version 21.0 software in two levels of descriptive and inferential statistics (ANCOVA). Results: The results showed that 66% of participants were female, also, according to the parents' literacy level, the results showed that the highest level of fathers’ literacy was between high school and diploma (46.7%) as well as the highest level of mothers’ literacy was under diploma (50%). The results showed that storytelling had a significant impact on improving dyslexic students’ auditory memory (P<0.05). Conclusion: Auditory processing is not only a skill, but it also includes a combination of skills that are basic to the processes of listening, communicating and learning, as well as higher level skills such as synthesis and integration of auditory and auditory memory which rely on healthy auditory processing system. The results of this study confirmed the effectiveness of storytelling on the aural memory.

A Rare Presentation of Isolated Oculomotor Nerve Palsy due to Multiple Sclerosis in a Child

Amar Taksande; Rewat Meshram; Amol Lohakare

Volume 5, Issue 8 , August 2017, Pages 5525-5529

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2017.24602.2075

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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory, demyelinating, neurodegenerative disorder of the central nervous system (CNS) of unknown etiology. Isolated ... Read More

Endocrine Disorders in Beta thalassemia Major Patients

Tayyebeh Chahkandi; Samaneh Norouziasl; Marjan Farzad; Fatemeh Ghanad

Volume 5, Issue 8 , August 2017, Pages 5531-5538

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2017.21937.1834

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Background Thalassemia is the most common hereditary disorder worldwide. The patient's’ survival is dependent on lifetime blood transfusion which leads to iron overload and its ... Read More

Successfully Surgical Treatment of Lung Metastatic Hepatoblastoma: A Rare Case Report

Halim Bardi Taneh; Fatemeh Irandoost; Soheila Kalantari; Seyyed Nima Naleini

Volume 5, Issue 8 , August 2017, Pages 5539-5545

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2017.21654.1811

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Background Hepatoblastoma is a common liver malignancy in children and commonly presents with primary tumors. In hepatoblastoma, lung is the most common place to metastasis. ... Read More

Nasopharyngeal Pneumococcal Colonization among Children after Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Introduction

Manoochehr Karami; Zeinab Berangi; Younes Mohammadi; Seyed Mohsen Zahraei

Volume 5, Issue 8 , August 2017, Pages 5547-5548

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2017.24325.2052

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World Health Organization has recommended all countries to introduction of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) in routine immunization schedule, especially those countries with higher ... Read More

False Aneurysm of the Common Femoral Artery in an Infant after a Phlebotomy

Zahira Zouizra; Yassine Boukaidi; Gaël Biaou; Rachid El Haouati; Drissi Boumzebra

Volume 5, Issue 8 , August 2017, Pages 5549-5553

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2017.24327.2053

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False Aneurysms are uncommon in the pediatric population. We report a case of false aneurysm of the common femoral artery (CFA) after accidental arterial puncture, during a phlebotomy ... Read More

Use of Corticosteroid in Children with Unresponsiveness to Intravenous Immunoglobulin in Kawasaki Disease

Abdolkarim Hamedi; Sarah ghahremani; Abdolreza Malek; Somayeh Ghahremani; Alireza Ataei Nakhaei

Volume 5, Issue 8 , August 2017, Pages 5555-5560

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2016.7117

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Background Kawasaki Disease (KD) is a vasculitis with multi-organ involvementof unknown etiology; it is the most common cause of pediatric-heart diseases in developed countries. Treatment ... Read More

Effects of the Educational Intervention on some Health Belief Model Constructs regarding the Prevention of Obesity in Students

Ahmadreza Noorbakhsh; Firoozeh Mostafavi; Hossein Shahnazi

Volume 5, Issue 8 , August 2017, Pages 5561-5570

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2017.24632.2077

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Background Obesity causes depression and undermines mental health in adolescents. It is also related to adulthood diseases and mortality. The current study drew upon an educational ... Read More

The Effect of Care Package on Motor Development among 12-Month-Old Infants in Saqqez-Iran: A Randomized Clinical Trial Study

Jamile Ahmadi; Mahboubeh Ahmadi Doulabi; Firoozeh Sajedi; Malihe Nasiri

Volume 5, Issue 8 , August 2017, Pages 5571-5582

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2017.23461.1974

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Background The initial years of life particularly the first two years are regarded as the most important brain development period. This study attempted to determine the effect of care ... Read More

Hypertension in Hypothyroidism; a Rare Association in Childhood

Bushra Minhaji; Pratap Patra

Volume 5, Issue 8 , August 2017, Pages 5583-5586

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2017.24601.2074

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The association of hypothyroidism with hypertension is an uncommon phenomenon. Hypertension adds to cardiovascular risk in any population and hypertension ... Read More

Studying the Items of Morning Reports based on ISO 10015 Standard in Teaching Hospitals of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Mohsen Zakerian; Mohammad Ali Kiani; Farshid Abedi; Elham Roudi; Masumeh Saeidi

Volume 5, Issue 8 , August 2017, Pages 5587-5595

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2017.9042

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Background: Morning reports, along with clinical rounds and practical tutorials are common, useful, and valuableprocedures in clinical education.This method has standards that play ... Read More Background: Morning reports, along with clinical rounds and practical tutorials are common, useful, and valuableprocedures in clinical education.This method has standards that play an important role in helping the students in learning, when complete.The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effective items in morning reports of clinical wards of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from October 2016 until January2017inteaching hospitals in Mashhad University of Medical Sciences.The questionnaire in this studyincluded items evaluatingmorning report, based onISO10015Standard, with confirmed reliability and validity.In this questionnaire, 36 items affecting the quality of a morning report were evaluated. The questionnaires were completed by attending the morning report sessions of 18 clinical sections in educational hospitals and examining existing profiles. The obtained data was analyzed by SPSS softwareversion 16. Results: The results of this study showed that mean time of starting the morning report was 7:54 AM.Percentage of attendance of professors was 50%, assistants 61.1%,interns 77.8%, and externs 77.8%.The case being reviewed was selected by assistantorchiefassistantin 50% of cases based on common diseases; in 28% of cases, based on the patients' condition and according to the severity of the diseases, and in 22% based on the diseases mentioned in the course curriculum.Regarding effective environmental factors, the morning report was held away from the noise in 94.4% of cases, had a black/white board in 88.9%, dataprojectorin94.4% withmean room size of 70 m2.Mean numberof cases introduced at each session was 2.6 cases.In each session, the first presenter was an intern in 77.8% of cases and extern in 22.2% of cases.In none of the sessions, professors of pharmacologyor pathology were present and only in 16.7% of the sessions, radiology professors attended the sessions. Conclusion: Morning report had a goodcondition in internalandsurgical wards ofteaching hospitals of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences,butis still far fromstandard conditions.Thus,serious measures should be taken to standardize the morning reports in teaching hospitals.

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