جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه « بیماران سرطانی » در نشریات گروه « پزشکی »

Free –living Amoeba (FLA) are microorganisms that are abundant in the nature. Some genus of these protozoa are opportunistic and cause granulomatous encephalitis and lung infections in immunocompromised people such as cancer patients. Due to the little information about the status of infection of these parasites in the above patients, the present study was performed to determine the prevalence of FLA in cancer patients in Kashan hospitals.

This cross-sectional study was performed on hundred oral cavity mucosal samples of cancer patients referred to Shahid Beheshti and Yathribi hospitals in Kashan during 2019 to 2020. The samples were cultured onto 1.5% Non-nutrient agar enriched with killed Escherichia coli and examined for the presence of FLA. The rate of contamination with free living amoebae and its relationship with demographic information of patients were analyzed by SPss. 16

Overall, the prevalence of free-living amoeba in oral cavity of cancer patients was 89%. Also, 92.6% of breast cancer and 90.9% of bowel cancer patients were positive for FLA, respectively. The highest rate of FLA contamination was observed in women over the age of 66 years. In addition, the highest rate was observed in 90.9% of illiterate people and the lowest in 76.9% of academics, but the difference was not significant.

The rate of free-living amoeba in oral cavity of cancer patients in Kashan were more than the study results of Iran and world. Therefore, health education about transmission and sanitation is recommended for prevention of infection.

Recently, palliative care has become more important in relation to the quality of life of cancer patients, and there are studies that determine the optimal quality of life for the patient and his family. The aim of this study is to systematically review the Effect of palliative care on the quality of life of cancer patients.

In this systematic review, we used keywords such as "Palliative", "Sedative", "Care", "Cancer", "Patient" and "Quality of Life "in reputable sites and databases such as SID, PubMed, Science Direct and Scopus between 2000 and 2016. Among the databases and searched sites, 755 articles were obtained, which 26 of them were used.

Providing palliative care for cancer patients of all ages is necessary to provide  patient-centered care. In the present study, the early palliative care and the fact that palliative care should be started as soon as possible to maximize its benefits to patients and caregivers was reported  as important issue.

Palliative care will lead to  quick recovery, reduce the length of hospital stay, and reduce hospital and medical costs. It  isnecessary to establish and strengthen supportive institutions, to create a culture of adaptation to the various problems of  cancer patients, and to provide palliative care for  these patients.

Exposure to cancer causes physical, psychological, and spiritual crisis. Spiritual health coordinates different aspects of human life to one another, and it is the vital aspect of human life for the adaptation to the disease. This study aimed at investigating the relationship between spiritual needs and contextual factors regarding spiritual well-being in cancer patients.

This is a descriptive correlational study. The participants were 141 patients with cancer diseases (female 76, male 65) from Sari city selected through convenience sampling. The data were collected using the spiritual well- being scale, spiritual needs scale, and contextual dimension scale.

For data analysis, stepwise regression analysis was used. Results of statistical analyses showed that there was a significant and positive correlation between scores on the components of spiritual needs and spiritual well- being. Therefore, the subscales of the spiritual needs, such as "religious needs" (P<0.001), "existentialistic needs” (P<0.001), "needs for inner peace”(P<0.001), and "actively giving needs” (P<0.001) had positive correlation with spiritual well-being. Furthermore, among all components of spiritual needs, religious needs, existentialistic needs, and actively giving needs had a stronger predictive power in family flexibility. There were also significant correlations between “behavioral "(P<0.001), "political"(P<0.001), “governmental "(P<0.001), "public health"(P<0.001), “medical "(P<0.001), and "employment"(P<0.001) dimensions of and spiritual well- being, and all these factors had the highest degree of variance in spiritual well- being.

It is concluded that religious needs and contextual dimension, as two psychological constructs, can play a significant role in creating spiritual well-being.

Nowadays, cancer is one of the most important global health issues. Despite the many advances in the field of medical science cancer is still considered a serious disease and in many cases incurable. Today, many physicians and psychologists believe in the psychological and sociological aspects of physical health and consider the improvement of mental health to be an essential aspect of treatment. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to predict the psychological well–being of cancer patients based on perceived social support and stress–coping strategies.

We applied a correlational research design. The statistical population of the study included 230 cancer patients from Tehran’s Shohadaye Hospital (district 1) and Parsian Hospital (district 2) in 2017, selected through simple random sampling. The Reef Psychological Well–being Questionnaire (1984), Zimet’s Perceived Social Support Scale (1998) and Folkman and Lazarus’ Stress Tolerance Inventory (1985) were used to collect data. The data were analyzed using Pearson’s correlation and multiple regression.

The social support and coping strategy variables were significant predictors of psychological well–being (p<0.01). The results of the coefficient of determination also showed that about 17% of changes in the dependent variable (psychological well–being) can be determined through coping strategies and perceived social support.

Problem–oriented and emotional–focused coping strategies and social support can predict psychological well–being in people with cancer. We recommend using the findings of this research to improve and increase the psychological well–being of cancer patients in the form of short–term training courses in hospitals to help improve their stress–coping strategies.

Cancer is an important event in one's life which has considerable outcomes for patients and their families as well. The major psychological consequence in cancer patients is depression that often This is a descriptive correlational takes less attention. This study aimed to assess the relationship of demographic variables and depression in cancer patients.

Study that conducted during May 2014 to May 2015 in Sayyed Al-Shohada hospital in Isfahan, Iran. 200 cancer patients were selected through convenient sampling method and data were collected using questionnaires (demographic questionnaire and Beck Depression Scale). Data were analyzed by SPSS software (descriptive analysis and Chi-Square).

The findings showed that the cancer patients had the mild depression (38.5%) and medium depression (27.5%) and only a few patients had experienced severe depression (14%). And also, Chi-Square test indicated a significant relationship between educational level and number of children with depression in cancer patients.

The Knowledge of the risk factors associated with depression among the cancer patients can help to researchers and health care providers to identify vulnerable patients for depression disorder. It is suggested that in all cancer-related treatment centers, the mental health unit should be established to assist with up-to-date teachings to reduce the suffering of patients.

Many physical diseases could be the result of mental problems and are associated with personality traits. Diseases could also affect the well-being of patients. The aim of this study was comparison of personality characteristics and subjective well-being of catdio vascular and cancer patients referring to the treatment centers in Rafsanjan and Kerman in 2011.

This Cross-sectional study. was conducted on the patients referring to the cardiac and cancer treatment centers in Rafsanjan and Kerman. Among them 100 were randomly selected as sample and the five-factor personality and subjective well-being questionnaire were completed. Furthermore، these patients were compared to 50 subjects with matched Grouping. Data were analyzed using Variance and stepwise multiple linear regression. Data were entered into SPSS 19 software and were analyzed by using stepwise multiple linear regression.

The results showed that subjective well-being among the people with heart disease، cancer and healthy controls was significantly different (P<0/05). There were significant differences in extroversion، consent، conscientiousness، openness and personality characteristics between cardiovascular disease and cancer patients and the healthy subjects (P<0/05).

Based on the importance of personality factors in heart and cancer disease and prevention and treatment of these diseases، adopting a holistic approach، with emphasis on the psychological aspects can be useful.