Factors Affecting the Functional Preparedness of Hospitals in Response to Disasters: A Systematic Review

Behrouz Samei; Javad Babaie; Jafar Sadegh Tabrizi; Homayoun Sadeghi-bazargani; Saber Azami-Aghdash; Naser Derakhshani; Ramin Rezapour

Volume 11, Issue 3 , July 2023, , Pages 109-118

Abstract
  Objective: This study aimed to comprehensively determine the factors that affect the hospitals’ functionalpreparedness in response to disasters.Methods: A systematic review of studies published in English and Persian up to the end of 2022 was performedby searching PubMed Central, Web of Science, ...  Read More

Exploring the Causal Impact of Age and Nighttime Driving on Road Traffic Injuries among Elderly Drivers: A Bayesian LASSO Approach

Fatemeh Jahanjoo; Homayoun Sadeghi-Bazargani; Seyyed Teymoor Hosseini; Mina Goletsani; Mahdi Rezaei; Kavous Shahsavari; Hamid Soori; Mohammad asghari Jafarabadi

Volume 11, Issue 3 , July 2023, , Pages 125-131

Abstract
  Objective: To determine the causal relationship between aging and nighttime driving and the odds of injuryamong elderly drivers.Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 5460 car accidents were investigated from 2015 to 2016. The data wereextracted from the Iranian Integrated Road Traffic Injury Registry ...  Read More

Driving Hazard Perception tests: A Systematic Review

Yasaman Habibzadeh omran; Homayoun Sadeghi-Bazargani; Mohammad Hossein Yarmohammadian; Golrokh Atighechian

Volume 11, Issue 2 , April 2023, , Pages 51-68

Abstract
  Objective: The present study was conducted to evaluate previous studies on hazard perception among road users.Methods: A comprehensive search was conducted using electronic databases and search engines includingScience Direct, PubMed, Scopus, Embase, Web of Science, Iranmedex, SID, Irandoc, and Google ...  Read More

Driving Hazard Perception Components: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Yasaman Habibzadeh omran; Mohammad Hossein Yarmohammadian; Homayoun Sadeghi-Bazargani

Volume 11, Issue 1 , January 2023, , Pages 1-12

Abstract
  Objective: To estimate the rate of driving hazard perception (HP), explicate the content of HP and determineits components.Methods: The present study is a systematic review and a meta-analysis which is carried out to gather data,to search Science Direct, PubMed, Scopus, PROQUEST, web of knowledge databases, ...  Read More

Quality of Life after Motorcycle Traffic Injuries: A Cohort Study in Northwest of Iran

Leili Abedi Gheshlaghi; Hamid sharifi; Mehdi Noroozi; Mohsen Barouni; Homayoun Sadeghi-Bazargani

Volume 9, Issue 4 , October 2021, , Pages 169-177

Abstract
  Objective: To investigate the quality of life (QOL) of injured motorcyclists and associated factors in a period of three months after the accident. Methods: In the present study, we were included 190 injured motorcyclists who admitted to two referral specialized hospitals (Emam Reza and Shohada) in Tabriz, ...  Read More

Developing and Validating a Measurement Tool to Self-report pedestrian Safety-related Behavior: The Pedestrian Behavior Questionnaire (PBQ)

Homayoun Sadeghi-Bazargani; Morteza Haghighi; Seyed Taghi Heydari; Hamid Soori; Forouzan Rezapour; Seyed Abbas Motevalian; Reza Tabrizi; Minoo Mohammadkhani

Volume 8, Issue 4 , October 2020, , Pages 229-235

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  Objective: Pedestrians are road users vulnerable to traffic injuries and fatalities. This study aimed to develop and validate a pedestrian behavior questionnaire to be used in Iran.Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the initial questionnaire was designed based on the evaluation of previous ...  Read More

Association between Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Driving Behaviors among Iranian Motorcyclists

Ali Akbary; Seyed Taghi Heydari; Yaser Sarikhani; Mehrdad Vossoughi; Reza Tabrizi; Maryam Akbari; Najmeh Movahhedian; Arash Mani; Homayoun Sadeghi-Bazargani; Tahereh Ostovar; Kamran Bagheri Lankarani

Volume 8, Issue 3 , July 2020, , Pages 163-168

Abstract
  Objective: To investigate the association between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) score and driving behaviors among motorcycle drivers in Iran. Methods: This multi-center cross-sectional study was conducted on 1747 motorcyclists in three cities of Iran. We used a random sampling method ...  Read More

Developing Pedestrians’ Red-light Violation Behavior Questionnaire (PRVBQ); Assessment of Content Validity and Reliability

Mahdi Moshki; Abdoljavad Khajavi; Homayoun Sadeghi-Bazargani; Shahram Vahedi; Saeid Pour-Doulati

Volume 8, Issue 2 , April 2020, , Pages 98-106

Abstract
  Objective: To develop a self-completion pedestrians’ red-light violation behavior questionnaire (PRVBQ) based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB) and assess the content validity and reliability. Methods: This study was conducted in three phases of (i) PRVBQ development study; (ii) Content validity ...  Read More

Barriers to and Facilitators of Road Traffic Injuries Prevention in Iran; A Qualitative Study

Saber Azami-Aghdash; Hassan Abolghasem Gorji; Naser Derakhshani; Homayoun Sadeghi-Bazargani

Volume 7, Issue 4 , October 2019, , Pages 390-398

Abstract
  Objective: To identify the barriers to and facilitators of the prevention of road traffic accidents (RTIs) in Iran. Methods: In this qualitative study 42 key stakeholders and experts in the field of traffic injuries in Iran were selected based on purpose and theoretical sampling to reach informational ...  Read More

Assessing Preparedness of Non-Hospital Health Centers to Provide Primary Emergency Care; A Systematic Review

Mehrdad Amir Behghadami; Ali Janati; Homayoun Sadeghi-Bazargani; Masoumeh Gholizadeh; Farzad Rahmani; Morteza Arab-Zozani

Volume 7, Issue 3 , July 2019, , Pages 201-211

Abstract
  Objectives: To identify prevalent domains related to the concept of assessing preparedness of non-hospital centers to provide primary emergency care in order to develop a comprehensive framework.Methods: Five databases including PubMed, Scopus, Web of science, Barakat Knowledge Network Systems (BKNS) ...  Read More

Epidemiology of Road Traffic Injury Fatalities among Car Users; A Study Based on Forensic Medicine Data in East Azerbaijan of Iran

Homayoun Sadeghi-Bazargani; Bahram Samadirad; Nasrin Shahedifar; Mina Golestani

Volume 6, Issue 2 , April 2018, , Pages 146-154

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  Objective: To study the epidemiology of car user road traffic fatalities (CURTFs) during eight years, in East Azerbaijan, Iran.Methods: A total of 3051 CURTFs registered in East Azerbaijan forensic medicine organization database, Iran, during 2006-2014, were analyzed using Stata 13 statistical software ...  Read More

Domestic Injuries among Children Under 7 Years of Age in Iran; The Baseline Results from the Iranian First Registry

Robab Mehdizadeh Esfanjani; Homayoun Sadeghi-Bazargani; Mina Goletsani; Reza Mohammadi

Volume 5, Issue 4 , October 2017, , Pages 280-284

Abstract
  Objective: To investigate epidemiological aspects of injuries among Iranian children under 7 years of age using obtained data from a national registry.Methods: Injury data were derived from a national-based injury supervision system during 2000–2002. This registry involved all of home-related injuries ...  Read More

Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of Traumatic Hand and Finger Amputations in North Western Iran; A Single Center Experience

Nasrin Mehri; Homayoun Sadeghi-Bazargani; Abdolrasoul Safaiean

Volume 5, Issue 1 , January 2017, , Pages 42-46

Abstract
  Objective:  To determine the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of hand and finger amputations in patients referring to a single center in northern Iran.Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted on 200 traumatic hand amputees hospitalized in Shohada Hospital in Tabriz, Northwestern ...  Read More

Increased Likelihood of Arrhythmic Events Associated with Increased Anxiety in Patients with Implanted Cardiac Defibrillators after the Ahar-Varzegan Earthquake in East Azarbaijan, 2012

Fatemeh Ranjbar; Fariborz Akbarzadeh; Babak Kazemi; Abdolmohammad Ranjbar; Sonia Sharifi Namin; Homayoun Sadeghi-Bazargani

Volume 4, Issue 4 , October 2016, , Pages 202-210

Abstract
   Objective: To determine the type and pattern of arrhythmic events following the 2012 Ahar-Varzegan Earthquake among patients implanted with cardiac defibrillators (ICDs) in East Azarbaijan province.Methods: In a prospective cohort study, conducted in East Azerbaijan Province of Iran, 132 patients were ...  Read More

Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of Fall Injuries in East Azerbaijan, Iran; A Cross-Sectional Study

Saber Ghaffari-fam; Ehsan Sarbazi; Amin Daemi; Mohamadreza Sarbazi; Lachin Riyazi; Homayoun Sadeghi-Bazargani; Ali Allahyari

Volume 3, Issue 3 , July 2015, , Pages 104-110

Abstract
  Objective: To describe the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of fall injuries in East Azerbaijan, Iran.Methods: This cross-sectional study was based on Hospital Information System (HIS) data for patients referred to the Imam Reza Hospital between 2008 and 2013. We recorded the demographic ...  Read More