Objective:In cardiovascular disease,a patient’s anxiety and depression can increase cardiac rehabilitation duration and recovery.Lavender aromatherapy as a non-pharmacological intervention effective in other contexts...Objective:In cardiovascular disease,a patient’s anxiety and depression can increase cardiac rehabilitation duration and recovery.Lavender aromatherapy as a non-pharmacological intervention effective in other contexts may be an efficient intervention to alleviating anxiety and depression in patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome(ACS).Methods:In this study,110 ACS patients were randomly assigned to two intervention and control groups.Inhalation of the lavender fragrance was prescribed for the intervention group and the drop of aromatic almond for the control group for 3 days.Results:The first-day anxiety and depression were significantly different in the two groups at 1 h and 9 h after the intervention.The’morning’s difference before the intervention was not significant,but it was substantial 1 h after the intervention.On the third morning of the intervention,this difference was confirmed.Conclusions:This study confirmed the effectiveness of lavender aromatherapy in reducing anxiety and depression in ACS patients.This’study’s results enable intensive care nurses to use aromatherapy with lavender oil as a non-pharmacological and cost-effective intervention to reduce their psychological tensions and increase patient satisfaction during hospitalization in the cardiac care units(CCU).展开更多
目的翻译和确定护理人文关怀评估工具(Compassionate Care Assessment Tool,CCAT)波斯语版的心理测量学特征。方法在获得工具开发者的许可并翻译后,通过表面效度、结构效度、内部一致性和重测信度来确定CCAT波斯语版的心理测量学特征。...目的翻译和确定护理人文关怀评估工具(Compassionate Care Assessment Tool,CCAT)波斯语版的心理测量学特征。方法在获得工具开发者的许可并翻译后,通过表面效度、结构效度、内部一致性和重测信度来确定CCAT波斯语版的心理测量学特征。采用简单随机抽样方法,从3所医院选取300例内、外科病房患者。结构效度采用验证性因子分析方法。数据采用统计软件SPSS 24.0版和LISREL 8.8版进行分析。结果验证性因子分析结果支持CCAT波斯语版(包括4个因子)的效度和信度。通过间隔2周进行重复测量确定该测量工具的重测信度和内部一致性,人文关怀的重要性和提供情况2个领域的Cronbach’sα系数分别为0.918和0.933,内部一致性系数分别为0.848和0.907。结论CCAT波斯语版对于伊朗患者是有效和可信的,其心理测量学参数可接受,未来可使用该工具来衡量对伊朗内、外科病房患者人文关怀的重要性和提供情况。展开更多
Introduction: Disputativeness and incitement are one of the consequences of the posttraumatic stress disorder which causes intimacy reduction in veteran wives. This study was done with the aim of expressing the vetera...Introduction: Disputativeness and incitement are one of the consequences of the posttraumatic stress disorder which causes intimacy reduction in veteran wives. This study was done with the aim of expressing the veteran posttraumatic stress disorder wives. Method: This qualitative study was done by qualitative content analysis method and 14 participants took part in this study who were all PTSD veteran wives in Golestan province in Iran. Data was gathered by semi-structured interview and by purposive sampling and was continued to the data well saturated. Data analysis was continuously done at the same time as collecting the data. Findings: The main theme and the eleven subtheme included: 1) Entanglement with wife condition: Not willing to have medicine treatment, frequent hospitalized, increasing the problems as the age goes up medicine, dependency on taking medicine, unpredictable wife behavior;2) life erosion: Living along with fear, lost life;3) stressful atmosphere in the house: Physical fight, unsecured feeling in the house, sensitive to noise;4) being worry about future: Hopelessness, spoiled life. These were the main points of this study which cause the unsecured atmosphere for the families. Conclusion: Veteran in ability in controlling their anger causes emotional problems, intimacy decreasing and marriage dissatisfaction, anxiousness and being worry about future. Social and family supports such as consulting services, informative and educational systems have an important role in wives compatibility and life promotion.展开更多
Objective:In today’s world with sweeping changes,nurses are responsible for providing high-quality and cost-benefit care,which would almost be impossible unless they achieve their high professional status.To date,no ...Objective:In today’s world with sweeping changes,nurses are responsible for providing high-quality and cost-benefit care,which would almost be impossible unless they achieve their high professional status.To date,no precise and comprehensive definition of professionalism in nursing has been evidently proposed.In fact,many of the previously proposed definitions are either complicated or ambiguous.Moreover,there is no consensus in the literature on an exhaustive definition for“a professional nurse.”The present study aimed to illustrate the concept of professionalism in nursing and identify its defining characteristics.Methods:In this study,concept analysis was conducted using Whittemore et al.’s method for the integrated review.A comprehensive search of electronic,scientific databases including Eric,PubMed,Scopus,Web of Science,EBSCO,PsychoINFO,Embass,MagIran,IranDoc,SID,and IRANMEDEX was carried out using the keywords such as professionalism,professional behavior,nursing professionalism(NP),professional attribute,and nursing.Results:In the present study,a comprehensive search of 11 electronic databases retrieved 5738 articles.Then,2837 duplicate articles were removed by endnote(version 8).Based on a preliminary examination of the titles and abstracts as well as the inclusion and exclusion criteria,1517 articles were excluded.In addition,137 articles were removed for scientific reasons.Finally,52 articles in English and Persian were selected.Content analysis of the articles revealed four major themes,namely,individual prerequisite,professional prerequisite,appropriate structure,and socio-individual factors.Conclusions:Professionalism in nursing is a major,multidimensional concept according to the literature that included individual prerequisites,professional prerequisites,appropriate structures,and socio-individual factors.In fact,professionalism in nursing comprises a wide range of personal characteristics,self-regulation,professional values,striving to acquire and enhance professional expertise,professional interactions,social,professional,and legal responsibility,and creation of a sense of belonging,and professional development.展开更多
Military nurses are exposed to various occupational stresses.Spirituality contributes to adaptation to critical situations and stresses.Spiritual care is an essential part of holistic care which,in recent years,has at...Military nurses are exposed to various occupational stresses.Spirituality contributes to adaptation to critical situations and stresses.Spiritual care is an essential part of holistic care which,in recent years,has attracted the attention of health-related organizations.The aim of this study was to determine the attitude of military nurses,faculty members,and military nursing students toward spirituality and spiritual care.In a cross-sectional descriptive study,214 military nurses,faculty members,and nursing students of Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences in Tehran were selected according to inclusion criteria by simple sampling method and completed the spirituality and spiritual care rating scale.The mean score of attitude toward spirituality and spiritual care in clinical nurses was 69.4(standard deviation[SD]±12.6),in nursing professors 74.6(SD±6.6),and in students 67.5(SD±4/11).The majority of the research community was at a high and desirable level(between 63 and 92,which was the maximum score of the questionnaire).The results of this study showed that military nurses,faculty members,and nursing students of Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences in Tehran have a positive attitude toward spirituality.They tend to provide spiritual care.Therefore,it is necessary to provide a suitable platform for providing spiritual care.展开更多
Purpose:Firefighters are exposed to high levels of occupational risk factors,such as safety risks,chemical,ergonomic,and physical hazards that may jeopardize their lives.To overcome these hazards,firefighters must be ...Purpose:Firefighters are exposed to high levels of occupational risk factors,such as safety risks,chemical,ergonomic,and physical hazards that may jeopardize their lives.To overcome these hazards,firefighters must be physically,mentally,and personally fit to work.This study aimed to explore the criteria and factors affecting firefighters'resilience based on stakeholders’experiences.Methods:This qualitative study was carried out using conventional content analysis.In total,21 face-to-face interviews were conducted by firefighters who were experienced in the field.The interviews were carried out from July 2019 to January 2020.The data were collected using 3 unstructured interviews and then resumed by 18 semi-structured interviews.Data analysis was done using Graneheim method.Results:The participants had more than 5 years of experience in the field of search and rescue.The extracted codes through data analysis were classified into 3 main categories(individual,organizational,and social factors),9 sub-categories(mental,physical,occupational,managerial,colleagues-related,equipment-related,environmental,community-related,and family-related factors),as well as 19 sub-sub-categories and 570 codes.Conclusion:Firefighters'personality,physical condition,behavior and psychological characteristics can affect their resilience along with organizational and management factors that play significant role in people's safety.Developing a tool for assessing resilience can help decision makers to have a real depict of firefighters'job qualifications.展开更多
文摘Objective:In cardiovascular disease,a patient’s anxiety and depression can increase cardiac rehabilitation duration and recovery.Lavender aromatherapy as a non-pharmacological intervention effective in other contexts may be an efficient intervention to alleviating anxiety and depression in patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome(ACS).Methods:In this study,110 ACS patients were randomly assigned to two intervention and control groups.Inhalation of the lavender fragrance was prescribed for the intervention group and the drop of aromatic almond for the control group for 3 days.Results:The first-day anxiety and depression were significantly different in the two groups at 1 h and 9 h after the intervention.The’morning’s difference before the intervention was not significant,but it was substantial 1 h after the intervention.On the third morning of the intervention,this difference was confirmed.Conclusions:This study confirmed the effectiveness of lavender aromatherapy in reducing anxiety and depression in ACS patients.This’study’s results enable intensive care nurses to use aromatherapy with lavender oil as a non-pharmacological and cost-effective intervention to reduce their psychological tensions and increase patient satisfaction during hospitalization in the cardiac care units(CCU).
文摘Introduction: Disputativeness and incitement are one of the consequences of the posttraumatic stress disorder which causes intimacy reduction in veteran wives. This study was done with the aim of expressing the veteran posttraumatic stress disorder wives. Method: This qualitative study was done by qualitative content analysis method and 14 participants took part in this study who were all PTSD veteran wives in Golestan province in Iran. Data was gathered by semi-structured interview and by purposive sampling and was continued to the data well saturated. Data analysis was continuously done at the same time as collecting the data. Findings: The main theme and the eleven subtheme included: 1) Entanglement with wife condition: Not willing to have medicine treatment, frequent hospitalized, increasing the problems as the age goes up medicine, dependency on taking medicine, unpredictable wife behavior;2) life erosion: Living along with fear, lost life;3) stressful atmosphere in the house: Physical fight, unsecured feeling in the house, sensitive to noise;4) being worry about future: Hopelessness, spoiled life. These were the main points of this study which cause the unsecured atmosphere for the families. Conclusion: Veteran in ability in controlling their anger causes emotional problems, intimacy decreasing and marriage dissatisfaction, anxiousness and being worry about future. Social and family supports such as consulting services, informative and educational systems have an important role in wives compatibility and life promotion.
文摘Objective:In today’s world with sweeping changes,nurses are responsible for providing high-quality and cost-benefit care,which would almost be impossible unless they achieve their high professional status.To date,no precise and comprehensive definition of professionalism in nursing has been evidently proposed.In fact,many of the previously proposed definitions are either complicated or ambiguous.Moreover,there is no consensus in the literature on an exhaustive definition for“a professional nurse.”The present study aimed to illustrate the concept of professionalism in nursing and identify its defining characteristics.Methods:In this study,concept analysis was conducted using Whittemore et al.’s method for the integrated review.A comprehensive search of electronic,scientific databases including Eric,PubMed,Scopus,Web of Science,EBSCO,PsychoINFO,Embass,MagIran,IranDoc,SID,and IRANMEDEX was carried out using the keywords such as professionalism,professional behavior,nursing professionalism(NP),professional attribute,and nursing.Results:In the present study,a comprehensive search of 11 electronic databases retrieved 5738 articles.Then,2837 duplicate articles were removed by endnote(version 8).Based on a preliminary examination of the titles and abstracts as well as the inclusion and exclusion criteria,1517 articles were excluded.In addition,137 articles were removed for scientific reasons.Finally,52 articles in English and Persian were selected.Content analysis of the articles revealed four major themes,namely,individual prerequisite,professional prerequisite,appropriate structure,and socio-individual factors.Conclusions:Professionalism in nursing is a major,multidimensional concept according to the literature that included individual prerequisites,professional prerequisites,appropriate structures,and socio-individual factors.In fact,professionalism in nursing comprises a wide range of personal characteristics,self-regulation,professional values,striving to acquire and enhance professional expertise,professional interactions,social,professional,and legal responsibility,and creation of a sense of belonging,and professional development.
文摘Military nurses are exposed to various occupational stresses.Spirituality contributes to adaptation to critical situations and stresses.Spiritual care is an essential part of holistic care which,in recent years,has attracted the attention of health-related organizations.The aim of this study was to determine the attitude of military nurses,faculty members,and military nursing students toward spirituality and spiritual care.In a cross-sectional descriptive study,214 military nurses,faculty members,and nursing students of Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences in Tehran were selected according to inclusion criteria by simple sampling method and completed the spirituality and spiritual care rating scale.The mean score of attitude toward spirituality and spiritual care in clinical nurses was 69.4(standard deviation[SD]±12.6),in nursing professors 74.6(SD±6.6),and in students 67.5(SD±4/11).The majority of the research community was at a high and desirable level(between 63 and 92,which was the maximum score of the questionnaire).The results of this study showed that military nurses,faculty members,and nursing students of Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences in Tehran have a positive attitude toward spirituality.They tend to provide spiritual care.Therefore,it is necessary to provide a suitable platform for providing spiritual care.
文摘Purpose:Firefighters are exposed to high levels of occupational risk factors,such as safety risks,chemical,ergonomic,and physical hazards that may jeopardize their lives.To overcome these hazards,firefighters must be physically,mentally,and personally fit to work.This study aimed to explore the criteria and factors affecting firefighters'resilience based on stakeholders’experiences.Methods:This qualitative study was carried out using conventional content analysis.In total,21 face-to-face interviews were conducted by firefighters who were experienced in the field.The interviews were carried out from July 2019 to January 2020.The data were collected using 3 unstructured interviews and then resumed by 18 semi-structured interviews.Data analysis was done using Graneheim method.Results:The participants had more than 5 years of experience in the field of search and rescue.The extracted codes through data analysis were classified into 3 main categories(individual,organizational,and social factors),9 sub-categories(mental,physical,occupational,managerial,colleagues-related,equipment-related,environmental,community-related,and family-related factors),as well as 19 sub-sub-categories and 570 codes.Conclusion:Firefighters'personality,physical condition,behavior and psychological characteristics can affect their resilience along with organizational and management factors that play significant role in people's safety.Developing a tool for assessing resilience can help decision makers to have a real depict of firefighters'job qualifications.
