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Background & Aims Cardiovascular diseases are responsible for 30% of all deaths worldwide. The present study aims to evaluate the effect of education through online social media (WhatsApp) on the anxiety and satisfaction of candidates for coronary angiography. Materials & Methods In this study, participants were candidates for elective coronary angiography referred to Imam Khomeini Hospital in Ahvaz, Iran from May to July 2021. They were assigned to the intervention (n=43) and control (n=43) groups. Data were collected using a demographic form, the Beck anxiety inventory (BAI) and the visual analog scale (VAS) for measuring satisfaction. Data analysis was performed in SPSS software, version 16 using independent t-test, paired t-test, chi-square test, and Fisher's exact test. Results Both groups were homogeneous in terms of demographic characteristics at baseline, and there was no significant difference in BAI scores between the intervention and control groups before the intervention (P=0.229). The results of independent t-test showed a significant difference in the mean BAI score before and after intervention in two groups (P<0.001), indicating the effect of intervention on reducing anxiety. The results of independent t-test showed that the satisfaction in the intervention group was significantly higher than in the control group (P<0.001). The results of the paired t-test showed that in both intervention (P<0.001) and control (P=0.005) groups, the BAI score decreased significantly after the intervention compared to the pre-intervention phase. The effect size of education on anxiety was 0.9 and the effect size on satisfaction was 1.88, which shows the high effect of the educational intervention. Conclusion The use of mobile social networks for education is effective in reducing anxiety and improving satisfaction in patients undergoing coronary angiography. Therefore, this interventional method can be used by nurses as an effective method in medical centers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background and Aim: Preeclampsia is a common complication of the second half of pregnancy. Sleep disorders can cause high blood pressure by causing oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction. Therefore, the present study was performed to determine the voluntary relationship between sleep and preeclampsia. Materials and Methods: This is a case-control study that was performed on 240 women referred to university hospitals in Mashhad. Sampling was performed in the case group of hospitalized women with a definite diagnosis of preeclampsia and in the control group among pregnant women without preeclampsia referred to the obstetrics clinic. Data collection tools included demographic information questionnaire and gynecological / obstetric records, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Questionnaire and clinical evaluation form to determine the symptoms and severity of preeclampsia. Data analysis was performed using SPSS statistical software (version 22) and MannWhitney, Chi-square and Fisher tests. A p value of less than 0.05 was considered significant. Ethical Considerations: Research Ethics Code: IR.MUMS.NURSE.REC.1397.042 Findings: The mean amount of real sleep at night in the group of healthy individuals (8.4. 2.3) was significantly higher than patients (8.8. 2.2) (p = 0.028). In terms of loud snoring, waking up in the middle of the night was most common in the affected group (P <0.001). There was a statistically significant difference between the two groups in terms of sleep quality score level (P <0.001) based on logistic regression test in women with severe sleep problems at risk of preeclampsia (P <0.001, 95% CI 2.9-42.2, 11 / 11OR :) (11/11) was equal compared to healthy women. Conclusion: The present study showed that sleep disorders in pregnancy are associated with an increased risk of preeclampsia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: The cause and incidence of the maxillofacial fractures changes according to the mechanism of the injury and demographic factors. Detecting the possible relationship between the causes of the accident and the most common bone areas that usually affected by that specific accident, can be helpful in faster and easier diagnosis of the type of possible injury in traumatic patient. So the aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the distribution of midface and mandibular fracture areas and the causes of the accident and also investigation of the epidemiological factors. Materials & Methods: This is a retrospective descriptive study and datas were analyzed with Chi-Square and Fisher exact analysis tests with SPSS 16 (95% CI). Results: This study was done on 216 patients with a total of 249 midface and mandibular fractures. The ratio of males to females was 7.1. The age range was 5 to 82 years (mean 29 years). Most fractures were related to midface (50.6%) and in age range 20-30 years old. distribiution of Fractures in age groups (p value > 0.027), distribiution of accident causes in two generic groups (p value > 0.001), distribiution of accident causes in separation of midface from mandibular fractures in two generic groups (p value < 0.0001, p value > 0.002, p value > 0.001) and distribiution of treatment process in separation of midface from mandibular fractures (p value > 0.0001) were statistically significant. Distribution of accident causes in age groups (p value > 0.0001) and in separation of midface from mandibular fractures, was only significant in midface. The most frequent cause of fractures in males was motor cycle accident and in females was car accidents. Nasal is the most common fracture site of the midface (46.25%) and body (61.23%), parasymphysis (18.52%) and angle (16.2%) are the most common fracture sites of mandible. Angle and zmc were most fractured in fight, parasymphysis was most fractured in falling and other causes are mostly lead to a broken nose. Conclusion: Having the Knowledge about the sites that are most commonly fractured in every accident, can helps the clinician in recognizing the sites that should pay more attention to them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]