Zahra Abbaspoor

Bio: Zahra Abbaspoor is an academic researcher from Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences. The author has contributed to research in topics: Randomized controlled trial & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 40 publications receiving 187 citations. Previous affiliations of Zahra Abbaspoor include Tarbiat Modares University.

Translation and Cultural Adaptation of the Childbirth Experience Questionnaire (CEQ) in Iran.

Abstract: Background: A standardized method to measure and quantify women’s birth experiences is required to study satisfaction of childbirth care. Therefore, this study aimed to translate and culturally adapt the Childbirth Experience Questionnaire (CEQ) for use in Iran. Materials and Methods: This was a cross‑sectional study including 203 women who attended 2 hospitals and 2 health centers and met the inclusion criteria in Ahvaz city, between February 2013 and June 2014. After forward and backward translation of the Swedish CEQ into Persian language, content validity was assessed by an expert panel. Scale reliability (internal consistency and test‑retest reliability) was assessed with respect to the psychometric properties of the scale. Results: Minor cultural differences were identified and resolved during the translation process. One item was excluded. The intraclass correlation coefficient ranging from 0.63 to 0.90 was satisfactory. Conclusions: The Persian version of the CEQ appears to be valid and reliable; hence, it can be an effective tool in designing childbirth experience interventions and also childbirth care and education interventions for the promotion of positive childbirth experience in Iranian women.

Effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral stress management on psychological stress and glycemic control in gestational diabetes: a randomized controlled trial

Abstract: Objective: This study was conducted to determine the effect of cognitive-behavioral stress management (CBT) on reducing psychological stress in diabetic pregnant women.Method: This randomized controlled trial applied through pretest and post-test with control group was conducted on 88 eligible women with gestational diabetes. Women who had a stress score more than 15, randomly assigned to intervention or control groups. Intervention group received stress management training within six two-hour sessions for three weeks. Stress and FBS were measured before intervention and two weeks after the last session. Data were analyzed using the SPSS version 19.0. Results were analyzed using chi-square, paired t test and independent sample t test.Results: In CBT training group, stress significantly decreased two weeks after the training (p < 0.001). In the control group, the stress scores were significantly different before and after the intervention and women had a significant increase in the stress scores (p...

Psychometric properties of the Iranian version of mindful eating questionnaire in women who seeking weight reduction

Abstract: The aim of the present study was to test the validity, reliability and factor structure of the original Mindful Eating Questionnaire (MEQ) for use in an Iranian population. This was a cross-sectional study conducted on 150 women who attended four athletic gyms and met the inclusion criteria in Ahvaz city in July of 2015. After linguistic validation of the Iranian version of the MEQ, the content validity ratio (CVR) and content validity index (CVI) were assessed by an expert panel. Then, exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was performed on the scale constructs and scale reliability (internal consistency and test-retest reliability) was assessed with respect to the psychometric properties of the scale. The CVR and CVI scores for the MEQ were 0.89 and 0.93, respectively. EFA loaded all 28-items with a 5-factor solution (‘awareness’, ‘distraction’, ‘disinhibition’, ‘emotional response’ and ‘external cues’) that jointly accounted for 53.78% of the observed variance. The results of the EFA supported the item ‘When a restaurant portion is too large, I stop eating when I’m full’ being placed in the external cues rather than the disinhibition subscale. This displacement improved the reliability coefficient for this subscale. The results of internal consistency analysis, including Cronbach’s alpha (ranging from 0.73 to 0.81) and intraclass correlation coefficients (ranging from 0.73 to 0.91) were satisfactory. The Persian version of the MEQ appears to be valid and reliable; therefore, it can be an effective tool in designing mindfulness-based interventions for the treatment of individuals with eating disorders, overweight and obesity in an Iranian population.

The World Report on violence and health

Abstract: Este reporte hace una importante contribucion a nuestra comprension de la violencia y su impacto sobre las sociedades. Exhibe los diferentes rostros de la violencia, desde el sufrimiento "invisible" de los individuos mas vulnerables de la sociedad, a la notria tragedia de las sociedades en conflicto. El mismo mejora nuestro analisis de los factores que conducen a la violencia y las posibles respuestas de diferentes sectores de la sociedad. Al hacer esto, este documento nos recuerda que la proteccion y la seguridad no ocurren en forma espontanea, sino que son el resultado de un consenso colectivo y de politicas publicas dirigidas a tal fin.

Applied Multivariate Techniques

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Fabrication of highly sensitive and selective electrochemical sensor by using optimized molecularly imprinted polymers on multi-walled carbon nanotubes for metronidazole measurement

Abstract: A novel electrochemical sensor for determining metronidazole (MNZ) is developed based on a composite structure of molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). The morphology characterization by SEM displayed the successful deposition of polymeric layer on MWCNTs surface. A series of parameters including loading quantity of MWCNTs, pH value of polymerization system, and ratio of template and monomer are investigated and optimized during sensor preparation. It is clearly found that the MIP-decorated MWCNTs significantly enhance the electric signal response in MNZ measurement, giving rise to a remarkably low detection limit of 4.92 × 10−5 mg L−1 (S/N = 3), while the electro-synthesized MIP layer affords simultaneous identification and quantification of the target molecules by using Fe(CN)63−/4−as probe to indicate the current intensity. In addition, the established sensor is completely reusable and maintains excellent stability. These predominant properties enlist this hybrid electrode to exhibit high reliability for analyzing real samples and detection of MNZ directly in pharmaceutical dosage form and in fish tissue is successfully carried out without assistance of any separation techniques.