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بررسی تاثیر طب فشاری گوش بر پرفشاری خون بارداری در زنان باردار مراجعه کننده به مرکز آموزشی درمانی کوثر قزوین
Get PDFPsychological Evaluation of the Factors Affecting the Stress caused by COVID-19 Outbreak in the Medical Staff and the Community of Qazvin, Iran Spring 2020
Get PDFBackground: Since public health measures are the only way to control the spread of COVID-19, strict
quarantine measures have done around the world. This condition will definitely not be without
psychological effects. The aim of this study was to determine the factors affecting the stress caused by
COVID-19 in the medical staff and the general population.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted by a researcher-made questionnaire on 326 people in
Qazvin province, Iran in the spring of 2020. The questionnaire consisted of 40 questions, in 3 sections:
demographic information, general and main questions related to COVID-19 stress. The questionnaire was
made available to the study population in Qazvin through virtual networks
Results: Of the 326 participants (117 men and 209 women), 71 were medical staff members and 255 in
the general population. The mean stress scores of the general population, the medical staff in the corona
and noncorona department, were reported 28.7±8.4, 30.1±9 and 27.3±7.8, respectively, with no statistically
significant difference among the groups (p=0.374). In the medical staff, access to social response systems
(p=0.02), considerable weight change (p=0.019) and reluctance to perform daily activities (p=0.001) were
among the factors that had a significant relation with stress score. For the general population, sex (p=0.001),
the presence of a high risk elderly person in the family (p=0.001), having a fatal case due to COVID-19 in
the family (p=0.014), exacerbation of the underlying disease (p=0.003), job closure (p=0.007), etc had
significant relations with stress score
Conclusions: According to the findings of the present study, the level of stress in the study population was
mild, but the psychological effects of coronavirus epidemics are undeniable. Access to psychological
counseling systems can be an effective way to improve a person's mental state in quarantineKeywords: Stress, Outbreak, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Psychology
Anti-plaque efficacy of Siwak as a mechanical tooth stick
Get PDFIntroduction: Dental plaque removal is an important goal in oral hygiene program. The public interest in
herbal medicine and natural products has grown in the past few years. Siwak (Salvadora persica (kharijal))
is an ancient tooth stick that has preventive and therapeutic effects on oral cavity. The aim of the present
study is to evaluate the effect of siwak chewing sticks on plaque accumulation on tooth surface.
Materials and Methods: In this randomized clinical trial study 80 volunteer was selected randomly for
complete the study chart. They were enrolled in the study for being in the one of the four study groups:
active siwak, inactive siwak, usual tooth brush and no-oral hygiene. The participants wanted to use their
instruction for 6 days. Base line (PI-1) and 3-day (PI-2) and 6-day (PI-3) plaque indexes was recorded by
Sillness and Loe method. Data evaluation was done using SPSS-22 and Kruskal Wallis Test, Chi-Square
Tests.
Results: There was a significant reduction of the plaque index in PI-3 (p= 0.029). But in the others, there
was no significant difference in the change of plaque index between groups (p>0.05).
Conclusion: It is concluded that siwak were able to reduce dental plaque as a mechanical tooth brush and
if it uses in active form (fresh plant), the reduction of plaque accumulation is more prominent and effective
Keywords: Siwak, Salvadora persica, Tooth brush, Chewing stick, Dental plaque
