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Janatolmakan M, Naghipour A, Rezaeian S, Khatony A. Predictors of care burden among caregivers of patients with COVID-19. Nurs Open 2023; 10:7603-7610. [PMID: 37743641 PMCID: PMC10643844 DOI: 10.1002/nop2.1999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Revised: 09/09/2023] [Accepted: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023] Open
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AIM To explore predictors of care burden among the caregivers of patients with COVID-19. DESIGN The findings of this cross-sectional study were presented in accordance with the guidelines outlined in the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology statement. METHODS The samples included 172 caregivers in Imam Reza and Farabi Hospitals, located in Kermanshah, Iran, who were enrolled in the study using convenience sampling. A demographic information form and the Caregiver Burden Inventory were administered. The data were collected between 13 May 202 and 20 August 2021. RESULTS Of the caregivers, 62.8% (n = 108) were male and 71.5% (n = 123) were over 40 years old. Furthermore, 66.3% (n = 114) of caregivers had severe and very severe care burden, with a mean care burden of 78.9 ± 20.4 out of 120. A statistically significant difference was found between care burden and the variables of monthly income, health status, number of patients under care and residence status (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION The caregivers experienced a high care burden, which can have harmful effects on them. Therefore, it is necessary to provide them with various forms of economic, psychological and social support.
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Affiliation(s)
- Maryam Janatolmakan
- Social Development and Health Promotion Research Center, Health InstituteKermanshah University of Medical SciencesKermanshahIran
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- Social Development and Health Promotion Research Center, Health InstituteKermanshah University of Medical SciencesKermanshahIran
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- Social Development and Health Promotion Research Center, Health InstituteKermanshah University of Medical SciencesKermanshahIran
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- Social Development and Health Promotion Research Center, Health InstituteKermanshah University of Medical SciencesKermanshahIran
- Infectious Diseases Research Center, Health InstituteKermanshah University of Medical SciencesKermanshahIran
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Janatolmakan M, Naghipour A, Khatony A. Prevalence and reasons for self-medication for prevention of COVID-19 among the adult population in Kermanshah-Iran. Nurs Open 2023; 10:3946-3953. [PMID: 36813745 PMCID: PMC10170942 DOI: 10.1002/nop2.1653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Revised: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 02/05/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023] Open
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AIM To determine the prevalence of self-medication and reasons for self-medication (SM) for the prevention/treatment of COVID-19 among the adult population. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. METHODS This study was performed on 147 adults in Kermanshah, Iran. Data were collected by a researcher-made questionnaire and analysed by SPSS-18 software using descriptive and inferential statistics. RESULTS The prevalence of SM in the participants was 69.4%. Vitamin D and vitamin B complex were the most commonly used drugs. The most common symptoms leading to SM were fatigue and rhinitis. Strengthening the immune system and prevention of COVID-19 (48%) were the main reasons for SM. Factors related to SM included marital status [OR = 8.04, 95% CI = (3.62, 17.83)], education [OR = 0.16, 95%CI = (0.08, 0.35)] and monthly income [OR = 0.09, 95%CI = (0.03, 0.26)]. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION Yes.
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- Maryam Janatolmakan
- Social Development and Health Promotion Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Social Development and Health Promotion Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Social Development and Health Promotion Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.,Infectious Diseases Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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Kouhpeikar H, Khazir Z, Naghipour A, Tabasi HK, Khezri MT, Abdollai M, Ayar A, Jamialahmadi T, Sathyapalan T, Abbasifard M, Sahebkar A. Red Cell Distribution Width as a Prognostic Indicator for Mortality and ICU Admission in Patients with COVID-19. Adv Exp Med Biol 2023; 1412:225-235. [PMID: 37378770 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-28012-2_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND COVID-19 disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus can lead to an acute respiratory illness with a high hospitalization and mortality risk. Therefore, prognostic indicators are essential for early interventions. As a component of complete blood counts, the coefficient of variation (CV) of red blood cell distribution width (RDW) reflects cellular volume variations. It has been shown that RDW is associated with increased mortality risk in a wide range of diseases. This study aimed to determine the relationship between RDW and mortality risk in COVID-19 patients. METHODS This retrospective study was performed on 592 patients admitted to hospital between February 2020 and December 2020. Patients were divided into low and high RDW groups and the relationship between RDW and mortality, intubation, admission to intensive care unit (ICU), and need for oxygen therapy was investigated. RESULTS The mortality rate in the low RDW group was 9.4%, while that in the high group was 20% (p < 0.001). Also, ICU admission in the low group was 8%, whereas this was 10% in the high RDW group (p = 0.040). The results of the Kaplan-Meyer curve showed that the survival rate was higher in the low group compared to the high RDW group. Cox results in the crude model showed that higher RDW values were directly related to increased mortality, although this was not significant after adjustment for other covariates. CONCLUSION The results of our study reveal that high RDW is associated with increased hospitalization and risk of death and that RDW may be a reliable indicator of COVID-19 prognosis.
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- Hamideh Kouhpeikar
- Department of Hematology and Blood Bank, Tabas school of Nursing, Birjand University of Medical Science, Birjand, Iran
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- Department of Nursing, Tabas School of Nursing, Birjand University of Medical Science, Birjand, Iran
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan-Iran Clinical Research Development Center, Imam Reza Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Laboratories, Torbat Heydareyeh University of Medical Science, Torbat Heydareyeh, Iran
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- Department of Nursing, Tabas School of Nursing, Birjand University of Medical Science, Birjand, Iran
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- Department of Nursing, Tabas School of Nursing, Birjand University of Medical Science, Birjand, Iran
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- Surgical Oncology Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- Applied Biomedical Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Vakilabad blvd., Mashhad, Iran
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- Academic Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Allam Diabetes Centre, Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull, UK
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- Immunology of Infectious Diseases Research Center, Research Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
- Department of Internal Medicine, Ali-Ibn Abi-Talib Hospital, School of Medicine, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
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- Applied Biomedical Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Vakilabad blvd., Mashhad, Iran
- Biotechnology Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- Department of Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Introduction: Presently, air pollution is viewed as a critical environmental challenge that has deleterious effects on human health and ecosystems. The subway system is extensively developed in numerous countries with the objective of minimizing traffic congestion and pollutant emissions. The aim of the present study is to explore the impact of metro activities on air pollution and, subsequently, urban vegetation inside the two metropolises of Tabriz and Shiraz in comparison to prior years.
Materials and methods: To assess air quality before and after the establishment of the metro, we collected average data for Particulate Matters less than 2.5 µm (PM2.5), Particulate Matters less than 10 µm (PM10), SO2, NO2, O3, and CO, as well as the Air Quality Index (AQI), retrieved from monitoring stations in Tabriz and Shiraz between 2014 and 2019. We used the average of the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) calculated by the Landsat 8 satellite in the second phase in order to numerically determine the status of urban vegetation across two timeframes.
Results: Preliminary evidence revealed that the average concentration of pollutants in Tabriz, excluding NO2, fell after the launch of the metro system in 2016. Simultaneously, several pollutants, including O3, NO2, and PM2.5, and consequently the AQI, increased following the subway's establishment in Shiraz in 2017. Moreover, it was observed that decreasing emissions in Tabriz amplified vegetation, whereas reducing air quality in Shiraz lowered the NDVI values.
Conclusion: Although it appears that the metro's operation improved environmental conditions in Tabriz, a similar outcome was not evident in Shiraz. Therefore, it is suggested that future studies consider meteorological variables whenever addressing the metro's efficiency.
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Kouhpeikar H, Khosaravizade Tabasi H, Khazir Z, Naghipour A, Mohammadi Moghadam H, Forouzanfar H, Abbasifard M, Kirichenko TV, Reiner Ž, Banach M, Sahebkar A. Statin Use in COVID-19 Hospitalized Patients and Outcomes: A Retrospective Study. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:820260. [PMID: 35282379 PMCID: PMC8907562 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.820260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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BackgroundCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) might affect everyone, but people with comorbidities such as hypertension and cardiovascular disease (CVD) may often have more severe complications and worse outcomes. Although vaccinations are being performed worldwide, it will take a long time until the entire population of the world is vaccinated. On the other hand, we are witnessing the emergence of new variants of this virus. Therefore, effective therapeutic approaches still need to be considered. Statins are well-known lipid-lowering drugs, but they have also anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects. This study aimed to investigate the effects of statins on the survival of COVID-19 hospitalized patients.MethodsThis retrospective study was performed on 583 patients admitted to a highly referenced hospital in Tabas, Iran, between February 2020 and December 2020. One hundred sixty-two patients were treated with statins and 421 patients were not. Demographic information, clinical signs, and the results of laboratory, and comorbidities were extracted from patients' medical records and mortality and survival rates were assessed in these two groups.ResultsThe results of the Cox crude regression model showed that statins reduced mortality in COVID-19 patients (HR = 0.56, 95% CI: 0.32, 0.97; p = 0.040), although this reduction was not significant in the adjusted model (HRs=0.51, 95%CI: 0.22, 1.17; p = 0.114). Using a composite outcome comprising intubation, ICU admission, and mortality, both crude (HR = 0.43; 95% CI: 0.26, 0.73; p = 0.002) and adjusted (HR = 0.57; 95% CI: 0.33, 0.99; p = 0.048) models suggested a significant protective effect of statin therapy.ConclusionDue to anti-inflammatory properties of statins, these drugs can be effective as an adjunct therapy in the treatment of COVID-19 patients.
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- Hamideh Kouhpeikar
- Department of Hematology and Blood Bank, Tabas School of Nursing, Birjand University of Medical Science, Birjand, Iran
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- Department of Nursing, Tabas School of Nursing, Birjand University of Medical Science, Birjand, Iran
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Hamadan-Iran Clinical Research Development Center, Imam Reza Hospital, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Nursing, Tabas School of Nursing, Birjand University of Medical Science, Birjand, Iran
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- Immunology of Infectious Diseases Research Center, Research Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
- Department of Internal Medicine, Ali-Ibn Abi-Talib Hospital, School of Medicine, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Pathology of Cardiovascular System, AP Avtsyn Research Institute of Human Morphology, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Preventive Cardiology and Lipidology, Chair of Nephrology and Hypertension, Medical University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland
- Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Zielona Gora, Zielona Gora, Poland
- Maciej Banach
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- Applied Biomedical Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- Biotechnology Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- School of Medicine, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
- Department of Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Baharirad N, Pasdar Y, Nachvak M, Ghavamzadeh S, Soroush A, Saber A, Mostafai S, Naghipour A, Abdollahzad H. The relationship of dietary total antioxidant capacity with sarcopenia and cardiometabolic biomarkers in type 2 diabetes patients. Physiol Rep 2022; 10:e15190. [PMID: 35150209 PMCID: PMC8839419 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.15190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2021] [Revised: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship of dietary total antioxidant capacity (DTAC) with sarcopenia and metabolic biomarkers in people with type 2 diabetes in the Kurdish race. Methods In this cross‐sectional study, data of 189 type 2 diabetic patients (35–65 years old) from RaNCD cohort study were evaluated. DTAC, fasting blood sugar, lipid profile, body composition, muscle strength, and sarcopenia were assessed. t and χ2 tests to compare the variables between sarcopenic and non‐sarcopenic patients and one‐way analysis of variance to compare the variables in DTAC tertiles were used. The relationship between DTAC and different variables was evaluated using multiple logistic regression model. Results The mean age and body mass index were 49.7 ± 8.7 years and 27.1 ± 3.9 kg/m2. Body mass index, waist circumference, and hip circumference were significantly different between diabetic patients with and without sarcopenia (p < 0.05). In crude (p = 0.010) and adjusted (p = 0.035) models, there was a significant relationship between DTAC and fasting blood sugar. Also, the relationship between DTAC with waist (p = 0.019) and hip (β = −4.25, p = 0.026) circumference was significant. Sarcopenia was significantly lower in the third tertile in comparison with the first tertile of DTAC (p = 0.016). Conclusion Diet with higher DTAC can be associated with lower fasting blood sugar, abdominal obesity and sarcopenia in type 2 diabetic patients. However, further studies are required to confirm these relationships.
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- Nadya Baharirad
- Student Research Committee, School of Nutritional Sciences and Food Technology, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Nutritional Sciences and Food Technology, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Nutritional Sciences and Food Technology, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Nutrition, Medicine Faculty, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Nutritional Sciences and Food Technology, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health (RCEDH), Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Clinical Research Center, Imam Reza Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Nutritional Sciences and Food Technology, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.,Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health (RCEDH), Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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Soroush A, Naghipour A, Heidarpour B, Abdollahzad H, Nouri R, Amani M, Baharirad N. Examining Lifestyle Components in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients, Iran 2021. J Lifestyle Med 2022; 12:56-61. [PMID: 35300041 PMCID: PMC8918378 DOI: 10.15280/jlm.2022.12.1.56] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Background COVID-19 pandemic is a serious health threating element throughout the world. One of the key elements to strengthen the body’s immune system is to follow a healthy lifestyle to deal with health threating. The aim of this study was to evaluate the lifestyle components in COVID-19 patients. Methods This descriptive-analytical study carried on hospitalized COVID-19 patients from October 22, 2020 to January 19, 2021. Demographic characteristics, physical activity, nutritional status, stress and anxiety, and substance abuse were assessed. A simple model and multiple logistic regression model were used. Results About 32% were hospitalized in the intensive care unit (ICU). Healthy lifestyle was observed only in 28%. About 82% had insufficient physical activity, and 67.3% was reported to be unfavorable in nutritional status. Severe stress and anxiety were observed in 30.4% of people. There were significant relationships between age (AOR = 2.11, p = 0.036), education (AOR = 0.35, p = 0.002) and a healthy lifestyle. A significant correlation was observed between ICU admission and unhealthy lifestyle (AOR = 0.40, p = 0.015). Conclusion Unhealthy lifestyle behaviors were seen in the most COVID-19 patients. Considering the significance of lifestyle changes could prove effective in reducing the risk of transmissible viral infections.
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- Ali Soroush
- Cardiovascular Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Clinical Research Center, Imam Reza Hospital, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Nutrition Sciences and Food Industry, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, School of Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, School of Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Clinical Research Center, Imam Reza Hospital, Kermanshah, Iran
- Department of Nutrition Sciences and Food Industry, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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Kaviani Rad A, Shariati M, Naghipour A. Analyzing relationships between air pollutants and Covid-19 cases during lockdowns in Iran using Sentinel-5 data. JAPH 2022. [DOI: 10.18502/japh.v6i3.8233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Introduction: Air quality improvement was an unparalleled environmental consequence of the Covid-19 global crisis in many regions. Numerous researches have been conducted on the influence of national quarantines on air pollution and the relationship between the abundance of infected cases and mortality caused by this pandemic with air pollutants; however, these investigations are limited in Iran. The present study aims to investigate the correlation between Covid-19 cases and air pollution from a statistical viewpoint in order to evaluate the performance of multiple national lockdowns from February 2020 to August 2021 through measuring changes in air pollutants in the 31 provinces of Iran.
Materials and methods: We applied a remote sensing method by employing Sentinel-5P satellite data to analyze changes in PM2.5, CO, and O3 during the three public quarantine periods and their two months earlier.
Results: We recognized a considerable positive correlation between PM2.5 and the infected cases (r=0.63, p=0.001) and victims (r=0.41, p=0.001). Moreover, we compared the efficiency of lockdowns and supposed lockdown 2 (November-December 2020) as an only effective quarantine due to a dramatic reduction in PM2.5 (21.2%), CO (0.8%), the infected cases (48.7%), and victims (66.9%) in comparison to the average of its next two months.
Conclusion: Governments should handle the outbreak of Covid-19 by implementing efficient quarantines, as well as environmental conservation strategies.
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Naghipour A, Fakhri A. Heterogeneous Fe3O4@chitosan-Schiff base Pd nanocatalyst: Fabrication, characterization and application as highly efficient and magnetically-recoverable catalyst for Suzuki–Miyaura and Heck–Mizoroki C–C coupling reactions. CATAL COMMUN 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2015.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Abbasi S, Sohrabi A, Naghipour A, Gholivand MB, Ahmadi F. Determination of Ultra Trace Amounts of Uranium (VI) by Adsorptive Stripping Voltammetry Using L-3-(3, 4-dihydroxy phenyl) Alanine as a Selective Complexing Agent. ANAL LETT 2008. [DOI: 10.1080/00032710802051967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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