Case Series
Characteristics and Outcomes of Japanese Encephalitis in the Northeast State of India: A Retrospective Case Series Study

Mamidi Niveditha; Ruby Kasana; Krishna Undela

Volume 8, Issue 2 , June 2023, Pages 234-240

https://doi.org/10.30491/hpr.2023.412182.1402

Abstract
  Background: Japanese Encephalitis (JE) is a serious public health issue in an Asian region, causing high mortality and disability rates across all age groups.Objectives: The current study aims to examine the clinical characteristics, laboratory findings, treatment patterns, and discharge outcomes of ...  Read More

Original Article
Epidemiological Study of Skin Diseases in Patients Referred to the Skin Clinic of Baqiyatallah Hospital during 2016 and 2017

Hamideh Molaei; Mohsen Saberi Isfeedvajani; Esmat Davoudi-Monfared; Masoud Nemati

Volume 8, Issue 2 , June 2023, Pages 241-244

https://doi.org/10.30491/hpr.2023.403318.1396

Abstract
  Background: Investigating the frequency pattern and types of skin diseases is considered to be extremely important in order to improve the diagnosis process and patients' conditions.Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the epidemiological pattern of skin diseases in patients referred ...  Read More

Original Article
The Mediating Role of Mental Toughness in the Relationship between Meta-Emotion and Co-Rumination with Health Anxiety in Hospital Nurses

Mozaffar Ghaffari; Ahmad Esmali; Reza Mohammadi; Mahtab Aligolipour; Zahra Ramazani Alalani

Volume 8, Issue 2 , June 2023, Pages 245-252

https://doi.org/10.30491/hpr.2023.404124.1398

Abstract
  Background: Hospital nurses are more exposed to health anxiety due to close contact with patients.Objectives: This study aimed to determine the mediating role of mental toughness in the relationship between meta-emotion and co-rumination with nurses' health anxiety.Methods: The research method was structural ...  Read More

Original Article
Investigating the Acceptance of the Internet of Things based on the Grounded Theory Approach for Taking Care of Patients at Home (A Case Study of War Veterans)

Sajedeh Jafaripour; Mohebali Rahdar

Volume 8, Issue 2 , June 2023, Pages 253-259

https://doi.org/10.30491/hpr.2023.404207.1399

Abstract
  Background: The Internet of Things (IoT) for patient care at home, which means that instead of going to the hospital and spending a lot of time and money, patients' clinical data can be viewed remotely and the data can be processed and then sent to the doctor.Objectives: The use of any new technology ...  Read More

Original Article
Presenting a Redefined Model of the Spatial Pattern of Therapeutic Uses in Megacities at the time of the Emergence of a Pandemic Disease with a Resilience Approach

Hamidreza Reza Asgari; Zohra Daudpour; Vahid Bigdali; Bahare Mojarabi Kermani

Volume 8, Issue 2 , June 2023, Pages 260-269

https://doi.org/10.30491/hpr.2023.425518.1408

Abstract
  Background: In recent decades, some countries have experienced imbalanced and rapid development of physical spaces, leading to negative social, economic, and physical consequences. The trend towards urbanization, combined with recent disease outbreaks, has put a strain on healthcare services in large ...  Read More

Review Article
Biological and Immunological Aspects of Emerging and Re-emerging Avian Influenza and Ebola Diseases

Nader Nezamdoost Shadbad; Shabnam Bahrami; Seyed Mohammad Razdar

Volume 8, Issue 2 , June 2023, Pages 270-279

https://doi.org/10.30491/hpr.2023.423609.1406

Abstract
  The countries located in west Asia and other parts of Asia are positioned in important and strategic areas due to specific political and geopolitical conditions. These countries have faced various military and political threats, and it is crucial for them to strengthen their ability to foresee, prevent, ...  Read More

Case Report
Shattered Kidney: A Fallout of Armed Banditry Managed at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital

Abdullahi Khalid; Ibrahim Umar Abubakar; Ahmed Mohammed Umar; Abubakar Sadiq Muhammad; Ngwobia Peter Agwu; Abdullah Abdulwahab-Ahmed

Volume 8, Issue 2 , June 2023, Pages 280-283

https://doi.org/10.30491/hpr.2023.402567.1395

Abstract
  Background: Abdominal trauma whether blunt or penetrating is a harbinger of the possibility of genitourinary injuries. The kidney is an organ frequently injured when there is a genitourinary injury. The menace of armed banditry has led to the increased presentation of life-threatening organ system injuries ...  Read More