Kerman University of Medical Sciences
Addiction and Health
2008-4633
2008-8469
11
1
2019
05
01
Investigation of a Preliminary Mixed Method of Phubbing and Social Connectedness in Adolescents
1
10
EN
Chin-Siang
Ang
Department of Psychology, School of Psychology, TMC Academy, Singapore
austin.ang@tmc.edu.sg
Kye-Mei
Teo
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Liberal Arts, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Yong-Le
Ong
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Liberal Arts, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Siau-Li
Siak
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Liberal Arts, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
10.22122/ahj.v11i1.539
<strong>B</strong><strong>ackground:</strong> The exponential growth of smartphones has afforded many users with ubiquitous access to socialization as seen in the various mobile apps used to communicate and connect with others. The present study employed mixed-method approaches to analyse the impact of phubbing on social connectedness among adolescents in Malaysia.<br /> <strong>Methods:</strong>A total of 568 adolescents were participated in quantitative surveys, and of these participating adolescents, 6 were further invited to join focus group interviews.<br /> <strong>Findings:</strong> Quantitative findings supported the mediating role of communication disturbance in the relationships between phone obsession and familial connectedness, school connectedness, and self-connectedness, but not for friendship connectedness. Qualitative findings further elucidated the detrimental effect of phone obsession on their sense of belonging from the perspectives of adolescents.<br /> <strong>Conclusion:</strong> This study reaffirms that phubbing behaviour is predictive of social disconnectedness. Therefore, preventive and treatment interventions should be developed to avoid and control a potential risk of social disconnectedness epidemics attribute to phubbing.
Adolescent,communication,Malaysia,Screen time
https://ahj.kmu.ac.ir/article_89475.html
https://ahj.kmu.ac.ir/article_89475_70e27b2dff878884114679b6a62784e3.pdf
Kerman University of Medical Sciences
Addiction and Health
2008-4633
2008-8469
11
1
2019
05
01
Blood Lead Level in Opiate Addicts Hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit of a Trauma Referral Center in Kerman, Iran
11
17
EN
Mehdi
Ahmadinejad
Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
Maryam
Ahmadipour
Department of Pediatric, School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
Kouros
Divsalar
Neuroscience Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
kouros_divsalar@yahoo.com
10.22122/ahj.v11i1.220
<strong>B</strong><strong>ackground:</strong> Opium is the most commonly-used narcotic in Iran and some Asian countries. There are many reports of lead poisoning in opium users. Lead poisoning encompasses a wide range of symptoms the incidence and severity of which depend on the concentration and duration of contact with lead. The present study compares blood levels of lead in two groups of non-addicted patients and opiate addicts admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of a trauma referral hospital in Kerman, Iran.<br /> <strong>Methods:</strong>Two groups of about 30 patients were compared. The first group was the patients who were known as opium addict according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-4<sup>th</sup> Edition (DSM-IV) and the second group was the patients who had no history of opium abuse. Patients' data were collected through a questionnaire. After determining the blood lead concentration by atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS) with graphite furnace, the data were analyzed by statistical tests.<br /> <strong>Findings:</strong> Blood lead levels (BLLs) in both addicted and non-addicted groups showed a significant difference (P < 0.050), but there was no meaningful relationship between blood lead concentration and other factors such as age, gender, type of opium, method of consumption, amount of use, and duration of dependence.<br /> <strong>Conclusion:</strong> Many of opium-addicted ICU patients in Kerman had a high BLL due to opium pollution that can be harmful for these patients.
Opium,Lead Poisoning,Intensive Care Unit
https://ahj.kmu.ac.ir/article_89476.html
https://ahj.kmu.ac.ir/article_89476_2406380f1291eed9320faf5d3770d24b.pdf
Kerman University of Medical Sciences
Addiction and Health
2008-4633
2008-8469
11
1
2019
05
01
Study of Methamphetamine Use in Patients Referred to Emergency Ward of a General Hospital at North of Iran in 2017
18
25
EN
Pezhman
Hadinezhad
0000-0002-8746-198X
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
pezhman.hadinezhad@gmail.com
Mehran
Zarghami
0002-7027-0992
Professor, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine AND Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Addiction Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
mehran.zarghami@gmail.com
Hosein
Montazer
Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
Mahmood
Moosazadeh
Department of Health, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
Fattaneh
Ghaderi
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
fattaneh_ghaderi@yahoo.com
10.22122/ahj.v11i1.222
<strong>B</strong><strong>ackground:</strong> Acute use of methamphetamine affects the sympathetic system and causes symptoms like tachycardia, hypertension (HTN), tachypnea, peripheral blood vessels constriction, hyperthermia, and mydriasis that can lead to many medical complications. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the use of methamphetamine, clinical symptoms, and admission causes in patients referred to emergency ward of Imam Khomeini General Hospital in Sari, Iran.<br /> <strong>Methods:</strong>In this cross-sectional study, 3263 patients were enrolled in the census. The population was patients referred to emergency ward of Imam Khomeini Hospital in Sari, in 2017. Clinical signs and symptoms, test results, primary and definite diagnosis, and patients' status during discharge or referral were extracted from medical records. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS software.<br /> <strong>Findings:</strong> A total of 3263 people were enrolled in the study. The prevalence of positive methamphetamine test in patients referred to the emergency department was 1.2%, which was significantly higher in men <br /> (P = 0.017). The mean age was 39.9 ± 17.2 years. Methamphetamine users were more likely to be traumatized than the general population. There was a statistically significant difference in seizure (P = 0.003), chest pain <br /> (P < 0.001), tachycardia (P < 0.001), palpitation (P < 0.001), HTN (P = 0.002), tachypnea (P = 0.001), visual hallucinations (P = 0.001), auditory hallucinations (P = 0.001), paranoia (P = 0.001), grandiosity <br /> (P = 0.035), talkativeness (P = 0.001), suicidal ideation (P < 0.001), homicidal ideation (P = 0.001), violence (P < 0.001), and disorientation (P < 0.001) in positive methamphetamine test group.<br /> <br /> <strong>Conclusion:</strong> Methamphetamine use is more frequent in young men in the second and third decades of life. The most common clinical symptoms in these patients were HTN, chest pain, palpitations, tachycardia, seizure, aggression, anxiety, delusions, and hallucinations
Emergencies,Hospitals,General,Methamphetamine
https://ahj.kmu.ac.ir/article_89477.html
https://ahj.kmu.ac.ir/article_89477_34a5c45608358334b953ff3729c6c02d.pdf
Kerman University of Medical Sciences
Addiction and Health
2008-4633
2008-8469
11
1
2019
05
01
Factor Structure of the Smoking Temptation Scale: Cross-Validation in Iranian men
26
34
EN
Abdurrahman
Charkazi
Environmental Health Research Center, School of Health, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
r.charkazy@yahoo.com
Masoud
Khorramrroo
Institute of Medical Advanced Technologies, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran
masoudkhorramroo@yahoo.com
Rahman
Berdi Ozouni-Davaji
Health Management and Social Development Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
Gholamreza
Sharifirad
Department of Medical Sciences, Qom Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qom, Iran
gh.sharifirad@gmail.com
Alireza
Abadi
Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
alireza.abadi1@gmail.com
Bagher
Pahlavanzade
Department of Biostatistics, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
db.pahlavan@gmail.com
10.22122/ahj.v11i1.224
<strong>B</strong><strong>ackground:</strong> The transtheoretical model (TTM) is used as a framework to implement smoking cessation programs. This model has some subscales based on which the smoking temptation scale is proposed as stages movement factor. This study aimed to translate and validate the temptation subscales of the TTM questionnaire in the Iranian population.<br /> <strong>Methods:</strong>This cross-sectional study was conducted on 387 smokers. The participants were selected using convenience sampling method. First, the smoking temptation scale designed by Velicer et al. was translated into Persian, and then, factorial validity of the hierarchical three-factor structure for this subscale was studied using factor analysis and measurement invariance (MI) methods. All analyses were performed using Mplus software.<br /> <strong>Findings:</strong> It was observed that the hierarchical three-factor structure model had a good fit to the data [confirmatory fit index (CFI) = 0.944, Tucker-Lewis index (TLI) = 0.915, Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA) = 0.067, standardized root mean square residual (SRMR) = 0.042]. This study showed that this factorial structure had an identical measurement and structural model in subgroups of the population such as rural and urban residence, highly educated and low educated, high income and low income, three stages of quitting, and across the three ethnicities.<br /> <br /> <strong>Conclusion:</strong> Given the validity and reliability of the hierarchical three-factor structure for smokingtemptation scale, this measure can be used in interventional programs for smoking cessation in the Iranian male population.
Cigarette smoking,Transtheoretical model,Behavior control,Iran
https://ahj.kmu.ac.ir/article_89479.html
https://ahj.kmu.ac.ir/article_89479_75f041221c9970b86332e9d45a8bc43d.pdf
Kerman University of Medical Sciences
Addiction and Health
2008-4633
2008-8469
11
1
2019
05
01
A Study on the Pattern of Self-reported Tobacco Addiction in Hypertensive Patients in Gujarat, India
35
42
EN
Amrita
Sarkar
Department of Community Medicine, Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Debjit
Roy
Department of Psychiatry, Niba Hospital, Naharlagun, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Meet
Chauhan
Department of Community Medicine, Pacific Institute of Medical Sciences, Umarda, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
drmeetchauhan88@yahoo.com
Naresh
R. Makwana
Department of Community Medicine, Shri M.P. Shah Government Medical College, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India
Dipesh
V. Parmar
Department of Community Medicine, Shri M.P. Shah Government Medical College, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India
Sudha
Yadav
Department of Community Medicine, Shri M.P. Shah Government Medical College, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India
10.22122/ahj.v11i1.223
<strong>B</strong><strong>ackground:</strong> Both hypertension (HTN) and tobacco addiction pose a threat to the health, environment, and socioeconomic status (SES) of the people. When tobacco use disorder exists in people with HTN, it hastens the disease progress and causes early complications. The present study aimed to study the knowledge and practice of tobacco addiction in patients with HTN and find out the correlates of knowledge and practice of tobacco addiction.<br /> <strong>Methods:</strong> A cross-sectional study was conducted for a period of one year in the Jamnagar District of Western Gujarat, India. Out of total 400 samples, 50% were collected from the five selected Community Health Centers (CHCs) by random sampling and the rest from non-communicable disease (NCD) clinics at the tertiary care hospital of the district.<br /> <strong>Findings:</strong> Most of the patients were in their fifties or above (67.0%), women (57.0%), and married (86.5%). Only 12.0% had awareness about the hazards of tobacco addiction and the prevalence of tobacco addiction was 11%. It was found that use of smokeless tobacco (SLT) among samples was the highest (72.7%) followed by dual consumption, i.e., SLT and smoking (20.5%). The frequency of consumption was ≥ 5 times/day in 54.5%, 70.4% were addicted for > 10 years, and only 15.9% had ever tried to quit tobacco while only 11.4% had successfully quit it. It was seen that those who were aged < 50 years, men, literates, employed, and those belonging to higher SES and urban residence had better knowledge of the health hazards. This was found to have significant statistical association.<br /> <strong>Conclusion:</strong> The results provide valuable insight into the tobacco addiction in patients with HTN on which non-pharmacological treatment of HTN can be based.
Hypertension,smoking,Tobacco,Smokeless,Cardiovascular disease
https://ahj.kmu.ac.ir/article_89478.html
https://ahj.kmu.ac.ir/article_89478_c959c6f19f8acf49fdd8fe2de83791a1.pdf
Kerman University of Medical Sciences
Addiction and Health
2008-4633
2008-8469
11
1
2019
05
01
Comparison of Residential and Therapeutic Community Centers in Preventing Substance Abuse Recurrence and Reducing Self-destructive Behaviors of Substance Users
43
50
EN
Malahat
Amani
Department of Psychology, School of Humanities, University of Bojnord, Bojnord, Iran
m.amani@ub.ac.ir
Homa
Saemian
Counseling Center, Kosar University of Bojnord, Bojnord, Iran
Hussein
Rezvan-Doust
Welfare Organization, North Khorasan, Bojnord, Iran
10.22122/ahj.v11i1.227
Therapeutic community,Residential treatment,Substance abuse,Recurrence,Self-destructive behavior
https://ahj.kmu.ac.ir/article_89483.html
https://ahj.kmu.ac.ir/article_89483_4845358895f20fc1137aecacb5b7b9a0.pdf
Kerman University of Medical Sciences
Addiction and Health
2008-4633
2008-8469
11
1
2019
05
01
The Relationship between Dysfunctional Attitudes and Communication Skills of Women with an Addicted Husband on the Verge of Divorce
51
57
EN
Ghodratollah
Rajabizadeh
Zohre
Rajabizadeh
zohre.rajabizade.1991@gmail.com
Solmaz
Shokouhi Moghadam
Zahra
Vafadoost
0000-0003-0237-0542
10.22122/ahj.v11i1.221
dysfunctional attitudes,Communication skills,Divorce,Addiction
https://ahj.kmu.ac.ir/article_89481.html
https://ahj.kmu.ac.ir/article_89481_6999f7de7ea69a9650b76cf79817cf40.pdf
Kerman University of Medical Sciences
Addiction and Health
2008-4633
2008-8469
11
1
2019
05
01
Social Capital and its Relationship with Drug Use among Southeast Iranian Adolescents
58
65
EN
Najmeh
Pourramazani
Research Center for Social Determinants of Health, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
Hamid
Sharifi
HIV/STI Surveillance Research Center, and WHO Collaborating Center for HIV Surveillance, Institute for Futures Studies in Health. Kerman University of Medical Sciences. Kerman, Iran
sharifihami@gmail.com
Abedin
Iranpour
0000-0002-7746-5709
HIV/STI Surveillance Research Center, and WHO Collaborating Center for HIV Surveillance, Institute for Futures Studies in Health. Kerman University of Medical Sciences. Kerman, Iran
a.iranpour@kmu.ac.ir
10.22122/ahj.v11i1.230
<span><strong>Background: </strong><span>Social capital (SC) is one of the most important assets and a vital determinant of sustainable<br /><span>development of any country. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and the relationship<br /><span>between SC and substance use (SU) in Southeast Iranian adolescents.<br /><span><strong>Methods: </strong><span>This cross-sectional study was conducted among high school students in three cities located in south<br /><span>east of Iran. We recruited 600 adolescents (329 girls and 271 boys) through multistage sampling during<br /><span>September to November 2018. The data collection instrument was a self-administered standardized<br /><span>questionnaire that included basic demographic characteristics, SC constructs items, and questions about SU<br /><span>behavior in the participants.<br /><span><strong>Findings: </strong><span>The mean SC score among boys and girls studied was 3.46 and 3.33, respectively (from 5 score).<br /><span>Among the SC constructs, respectively, the lowest and highest score belonged to social trust and [2.84 in girls<br /><span>and 2.98 in boys with 95% confidence interval (CI) of 0.06-0.21, P < 0.001] and bonding to family (3.92 in<br /><span>girls and 4.25 in boys with 95% CI of 0.22-0.44, P < 0.001). The ever use prevalence of at least one substance<br /><span>abuse was 55.9% (n = 181) for boys and 36.6% (n = 68) for girls. Hookah (41.8%) and alcohol (16.9%) were the<br /><span>most substances abused by participants. One-point increase in score of the constructs of social participation,<br /><span>social cohesion, bonding with family, and bonding with schools was associated with a reduce of 17%, 22%, 26%,<br /><span>and 46% in the probability of ever SU, respectively.<br /><span><strong>Conclusion: </strong><span>There was a strong relationship between SU and SC. Thus, rising SC as an effective communitybased and indirect approach can help policy makers and professionals in preventing SU in Iran. However, prior<br /><span>to any intervention, identification of more causality may be required</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></span></span></span></span></span>
Social capital,Substance abuse,Adolescent,Student
https://ahj.kmu.ac.ir/article_89484.html
https://ahj.kmu.ac.ir/article_89484_bdc004a795999f0f12a6eead73f20a9d.pdf