Frequency of Oral and Maxillofacial Tumors in the Samples Referred to the Pathology Department of Qazvin University of Medical Sciences

Introduction: The mouth, jaw, and face are prone to oral and maxillofacial tumors, constituting a significant proportion of pathological lesions in Iran. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the frequency of oral and maxillofacial tumors in the samples referred to the Pathology Department of Qazvin University of Medical Sciences.Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was performed on 110 patients referred to Qazvin Dental Clinic with pathological diagnosis of oral and maxillofacial tumors. After reviewing the medical files, information on tumor type, anatomical location, tissue origin, age range, gender, smoking and drug use, alcohol consumption, family history, and pathological diagnosis were extracted. The data were analyzed in SPSS software (version 25).Results: According to the findings of the study, 58.18% of women and 41.81% of men developed tumors of the mouth, jaw, and face. These pathological lesions were in the age range of 9-90 years (mean age of 41.04±20.29 years). They made up 42.72% of benign tumors and 57.27% of malignant ones. Among these, 84 cases were odontogenic tumors, and 26 cases were non-odontogenic tumors.Conclusion: As evidenced by the obtained results, oral squamous cell carcinoma was the most common among Oral and Maxillofacial tumors. This finding is consistent with the results of many epidemiological studies in the field of tumors of the mouth, jaw, and face

Investigating the role of predictive death anxiety in the job satisfaction of pre‑hospital emergency personnel during the COVID‑19 pandemic

Background: Pre-hospital emergency staffs as the frontline forces fighting against COVID -19 have been affected by this pandemic. Today, the occupational and mental health of these individuals is particularly important to the health care system. Death anxiety is one of the inevitable things in this job, and not paying attention to it can cause unwanted effects such as changing the level of job satisfaction of the personnel. The purpose of this study was to determine the role of predictive death anxiety in the job satisfaction of pre-hospital emergency personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among pre-hospital emergency staffs in Qazvin Province, Iran in 2021–2022. Among the bases chosen by the census method, 198 samples were included in the study by the available method. Data collection tools included the Demographic Checklist, Templer’s Death Anxiety scale, and the Minnesota Job Satisfaction Questionnaire. The data were analyzed with descriptive and inferential statistics and SPSS 20 software. Results: The mean age of the samples was (33.14 ± 6.77). 167 persons were male and the others were female. The average job satisfaction and death anxiety of the personnel were 55.07 ± 11.50 and 8.18 ± 1.96, respectively. Pearson’s correlation coefficient between the two variables was r = -0.126 And a null correlation coefficient hypothesis has been confirmed with p-value = 0.077. Conclusions: The results showed a high level of death anxiety and average job satisfaction. Although these two variables do not have a significant relationship with each other, considering that they do not have the appropriate level, it needs more investigation and consideration

Relationship between spiritual intelligence and lifestyle with life satisfaction among students of medical sciences

Abstract Background Young people are the main resources of any country and entering university is considered a sensitive period in their lives. Satisfaction with life is one of the indicators of successful adaptation to life. Lifestyle and spiritual intelligence can complement and give meaning to this variable. The present study was conducted to investigate the relationship between spiritual intelligence and lifestyle with life satisfaction in students of Medical Sciences. Methods This descriptive-analytical study was conducted among the students of Qazvin University of Medical Sciences in 2017. One hundred thirty-nine students were included in this study. Data collection tools were the King's spiritual intelligence scale, Miller-Smith lifestyle assessment inventory, satisfaction with life scale (Diener), and demographic information checklist. To analyze the data, descriptive and analytical tests such as independent T-test and one-way analysis of variance and SPSS version 22 software were used. The significance level of all tests was considered less than or equal to 0.05. Findings In the present study, 108 were women and the rest were men. 49.6% of students were under twenty years old. The results of this research showed that there is a significant negative relationship between lifestyle and life satisfaction (r = -.33) and a significant positive relationship between spiritual intelligence and life satisfaction (r = .27) (p < 0.05). The mean scores of students in life satisfaction were 22.49 ± 5.92, lifestyle was 49.15 ± 8.35, and spiritual intelligence was 51.59 ± 11.43. Conclusions The findings of the present study showed the important role of spiritual intelligence and lifestyle in students' life satisfaction. These findings can be used by administrators and policymakers in formulating interventions and providing a suitable context to improve students' life satisfaction

Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness and Its Relationship with Spiritual Wellbeing in Iranian Cancer Patients

Background. The aim of this study was to investigate the psychosocial adjustment to illness and its relation with spiritual health in cancer patients. Methods. This study was conducted in 2019 in Iran. It was a descriptive study with a sample of 124 cancer patients. Data were collected using two questionnaires of the psychosocial adjustment to illness scale (PAIS) with 46 questions and the Paloutzian and Ellison spiritual health scale with 20 questions. Results. The mean age of the participants in this study was 52.4±13.2 (range 18 to 87 years). The mean months of life with cancer were 16.5 months. The mean score of psychosocial adjustment to illness was 30.7±15.5. The mean score of spiritual wellbeing in the studied patients was 71.4±17.1. The results of the Pearson correlation test showed a significant inverse relationship between the mean score of psychosocial adjustment to illness and the mean score of spiritual wellbeing (p>0.001, rr=−.355). Conclusion. Cancer patients in this study had relatively good psychosocial adjustment with their illness. Spiritual wellbeing can increase psychosocial adjustment to illness in this group of patients