The sleep quality in women with surgical menopause compared to natural menopause based on Ardakan Cohort Study on Aging (ACSA).

Objective: Menopause is a significant period in a woman's life that can be natural or surgical. We aimed to assess the association between the type of menopause and sleep quality, especially in elderly women.

Method: This was a cross-sectional study using data from the first phase of the Ardakan Cohort Study on Ageing (ACSA) of 50 and above years of menopausal women, distributed into two groups of natural and surgical menopause.

Psychometric validation of the Persian version of the CarerQol-7D instrument on caregivers of patients with multiple sclerosis.

Providing informal care can deeply influence, both physically and emotionally, the quality of life (QoL) of caregivers, especially when the disease becomes chronic. CarerQol-7D is one of the most common instruments for measuring informal care. We aimed to develop a Persian version of the CarerQol-7D in the context of Iranian caregivers of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).

The Association of Social Support, Depression, and Loneliness with Health-Related Quality of Life in Over 50 Years Adults: Ardakan Cohort Study on Ageing (ACSA).

Background And Aim: Social factors play a crucial role in the quality of life of + 50 adults. This study aimed to investigate the association between social support, depression, and loneliness and the health-related quality of life in + 50 adults of Ardakan.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study from the first phase of Ardakan Cohort Study on Aging (ACSA) in 2019.

Effect of whey protein supplementation on weight and body composition indicators: A meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.

Background & Aim: Whey protein (WP) is one of the well-known dairy driven products to help people to change their weight and body composition (BC). This study aimed to investigate the effect of WP on weight and BC on every published RCT on all populations.

Methods: A systematic review of the literature was undertaken to identify RCTs that examined the effect of WP on weight, body fat, lean body mass, fat-free mass, and waist circumference.

Burden of type 1 diabetes mellitus in the North Africa and Middle East Region, 1990-2019; findings from the global burden of disease study.

Aims: We aimed to report the burden of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) in the North Africa and Middle East region and its 21 countries from 1990 to 2019.

Methods: Information related to incidence, prevalence, mortality, disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and years lived with disability (YLDs) of T1DM was acquired from the 2019 Global Burden of Disease study. The burden was estimated by sex, age groups, and socio-demographic index (SDI) in 21 countries.

Students' Nutrition Literacy and the Existence of Health Care Providers in Iranian Schools.

Background: The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between Students' nutrition literacy and the existence of health care providers in Iranian schools.

Study Design: A cross-sectional study.

Methods: This study was conducted on 504 students in Ardebil City, northwestern Iran from Oct 2017 to Jan 2018.

Prevalence of cancers diagnosed in Jamhuriyat Hospital, Kabul, Afghanistan.

Backgrounds: Throughout the world, there exists a clear need for the maintenance of cancer statistics, forming an essential part of any rational programme of cancer control, health-care planning, etiological research, primary and secondary prevention, benefiting both individuals and society. The present work reports only on the prevalence of cancers in the Oncology Department of Jamhuriyat Hospital, Kabul, Afghanistan following several decades of war.

Materials And Methods: A quantitative retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted using the medical records of patients diagnosed and treated from October 2015 to December 2017.

Analysis of affecting factors on patient safety culture in public and private hospitals in Iran.

Background: Patient safety culture is one of the main components of the quality of health services and is one of the main priorities of health studies. Accordingly, this study aimed to determine and compare the views of healthcare staff on the patient safety culture and the impact of effective factors on patient safety culture in public and private hospitals in Tehran, Iran.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out on a sample of 1203 health care workers employed in three public and three private hospitals in Tehran, Iran.

Evaluating maternal and child health indicators for the Sustainable Development Goals in 2018: what is Iran's position?

Objectives: Since many Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were not achieved, countries including Iran-despite achieving some of the MDGs-need regular planning to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. This article examines maternal and child health indicators in the early years of the SDGs in Iran relative to several other countries.

Methods: This study was carried out through a secondary analysis of maternal and child health indicators in Iran.