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https://read.qxmd.com/read/37469750/occupational-challenges-of-intensive-care-nurses-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-a-qualitative-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Mahdi Yousefi, Zahra Ebrahimi, Mahmoud Bakhshi, Somayeh Fazaeli
INTRODUCTION: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been spreading rapidly as a pandemic and posed numerous challenges to healthcare workers (HCWs), especially nurses. This study aimed to investigate the occupational challenges experienced by intensive care unit (ICU) nurses in caring for patients with COVID-19. METHODS: This qualitative study was conducted using a conventional content analysis method in September and October 2020. The study environment was the ICU wards dedicated to the patients of COVID-19 in a large hospital in east of Iran...
June 2023: Journal of Caring Sciences
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37469749/psychosocial-interventions-by-nurses-for-patients-with-hiv-aids-a-systematic-review
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REVIEW
Malihe Davoudi, Abbas Heydari, Zahra Sadat Manzari
INTRODUCTION: Providing psychological support is one of the traditional roles of nurses for patients with HIV/AIDS. Searching the literature showed that various psychological interventions have been performed by nurses to support HIV/AIDS patients; however, no summary of these interventions is available. We aimed to systematically review the interventional studies which investigated the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions delivered by nurses to HIV/AIDS patients. METHODS: This systematic review was performed based on Cochrane's handbook of systematic reviews of interventional studies...
June 2023: Journal of Caring Sciences
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37469748/psychometric-properties-of-the-greek-version-of-demoralization-scale-ii-ds-ii-in-patients-with-cancer
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Tania-Flora Elmasian, Maria Nikoloudi, Eleni Tsilika, Sotiria Kostopoulou, Anna Zygogianni, Stylianos Katsaragakis, Kyriaki Mystakidou
INTRODUCTION: The concept of demoralization is used to describe situations of existential distress and self-perceived inability to effectively deal with stressors. The Demoralization Scale-II (DS-II) is a short and modified version of the original DS that measures the level of demoralization in patients. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Greek version of the Greek Demoralisation Scale-II (DS-II GR) in the population of patients with cancer. METHODS: The main tool used in this cross-sectional study is the DS-II GR translated and evaluated for its psychometric properties in a sample of 150 Greek patients with cancer...
June 2023: Journal of Caring Sciences
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37469747/the-relationship-between-covid-19-exposure-risk-and-burnout-in-prehospital-emergency-medical-technicians
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Karim Javanmardi, Neda Gilani, Mansour Ghafourifard, Abbas Dadashzadeh, Javad Dehghannejad, Hossein Feyzollahzade
INTRODUCTION: Exposure to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused many physical and psychological effects on front-line healthcare workers (HCWs). This study aimed to assess the relationship between the exposure risk to COVID-19 disease and burnout in prehospital emergency medical technicians (EMTs). METHODS: In this correlational study, 335 prehospital EMTs were selected by random sampling method from the 49 stations of emergency medical services in the northwest of Iran...
June 2023: Journal of Caring Sciences
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37124412/the-parturient-women-s-privacy-preservation-in-the-delivery-rooms-a-qualitative-study
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Farzaneh Valizadeh, Farahnaz Heshmat, Zahra Motaghi
Introduction: Parturient women's privacy preservation and respectful maternity care (RMC) in delivery room is an important principle in the high quality of midwifery care to achieve maternal satisfaction and positive childbirth experience. Hence, it is essential to make natural vaginal delivery (NVD) a positive experience and increase the mothers' satisfaction. This study aimed to investigate the privacy preservation of parturient women's in the delivery room. Methods: Using conventional content analysis, this qualitative study was conducted from June 2018 to December 2020 at two hospitals and three health centers in Shahroud, Iran...
February 2023: Journal of Caring Sciences
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37124411/lived-experiences-of-the-patients-with-covid-19-a-hermeneutic-phenomenology
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Mohammadreza Firouzkouhi, Mayumi Kako, Abdolghani Abdollahimohammad, Morteza Nouraei, Najmeh Azizi, Mohammad Mohammadi
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic is a considerable challenge for infected patients who require more attention for recovery. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the lived experience of patients with COVID-19. Methods: This qualitative, hermeneutic phenomenological study was conducted in the southeast of Iran from March to May 2020. The data were purposefully collected from 16 patients with COVID-19. Data were collected using in-depth semi-structured telephone interviews and analyzed using the Van Manen method...
February 2023: Journal of Caring Sciences
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37124410/the-effect-of-thai-massage-on-the-severity-of-pain-in-patients-with-unstable-angina-a-randomized-controlled-clinical-trial
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Elahe Khalili, Shahram Molavynejad, Mohammad Adineh, Mohammad Hosein Haghighizadeh
Introduction: Chest pain is an unpleasant and the most common symptom in patients suffering from unstable angina. This study was implemented to investigate the effect of Thai massage on severity of pain in patients with unstable angina. Methods: This study was a randomized controlled clinical trial that carried out on 70 patients with unstable angina who had been hospitalized in hospital affiliated to Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical sciences, Ahvaz, Iran. The participants were allocated randomly to either the intervention (n=35) or control group (n=35) between August 1, 2016 and April 30, 2017...
February 2023: Journal of Caring Sciences
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37124409/the-nurses-perception-of-expressive-touch-an-integrative-review
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REVIEW
Jade Elyse Burgess, Karen L Gorton, Sue Lasiter, Sarah E Patel
Introduction: Nurses use physical touch to interact with patients and address their needs. Human touch benefits social development, stress/anxiety reduction, and rapport building. Touch has been a part of nursing care for centuries, however nurses' perceptions of expressive touch are not easily ascertained from the literature. Literature currently offers one review on the perceptions of various medical professionals regarding touch of all kinds. No reviews specific to the nurses' perception of expressive touch exist...
February 2023: Journal of Caring Sciences
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37124408/poor-care-a-walker-and-avant-concept-analysis
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Hasan Khalili, Abbas Heydari
Introduction: Care is the fundamental fact of nursing. In recent years, poor care is discussed frequently in articles and newspapers, however health care providers do not have a common understanding of this concept. Therefore the purpose of this paper was to clarify the concept of poor care in nursing and highlight the importance of tackling this issue. Methods: The concept was analyzed using the 8-step Walker and Avant's method. The SCOPUS, PubMed, ISI, and Embase databases were searched with the keywords "poor care" and "poor nursing care" in the titles and abstracts of articles...
February 2023: Journal of Caring Sciences
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37124407/the-conflict-between-the-beliefs-of-the-health-care-providers-and-family-caregivers-in-the-use-of-traditional-medicine-in-pediatric-oncology-an-ethnographic-study
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Elahe Ghayebie Motlagh, Nayyereh Davoudi, Mahmoud Bakhshi, Ali Ghasemi, Hossein Karimi Moonaghi
Introduction: Traditional medicine are popular treatments among families of children with cancer. This study was designed to identify the behaviors, beliefs, and values of families and health care providers for the use of traditional medicine in pediatric oncology. Methods: This study was conducted with a focus on ethnography approach in the oncology department of a pediatric subspecialty hospital in northeastern of Iran from September 2021 to June 2022. A total of 20 key informants were observed and interviewed formally and informally...
February 2023: Journal of Caring Sciences
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37124406/factors-in-the-provision-of-high-quality-midwifery-care-a-qualitative-content-analysis
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Zohreh Khakbazan, Abbas Ebadi, Mehrnaz Geranmayeh, Zohre Momenimovahed
Introduction: In recent years, health care has faced many changes. Thereupon, it would be beneficial to investigate the quality of midwifery care and its related factors. Many factors contribute to the provision of quality care, and recognizing factors to ensure the quality of midwifery care. This qualitative study was conducted to explain the factors that affect the provision and quality of midwifery care. Methods: This qualitative study with content analysis approach was conducted between June 2017 and February 2018 on 15 midwives working in private and public maternity hospitals in the city of Qom...
February 2023: Journal of Caring Sciences
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37124405/frontline-nurses-experiences-of-patient-care-in-the-covid-19-pandemic-a-phenomenological-study
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Zahra Khademi, Elham Imani
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic is now a major public health crisis in the world. Nurses as key members of professional are exposed the most challenges caused by COVID19. Knowledgeable nurses' experiences can provide appropriate solutions to increase the quality of care and improve the health of the society. This study aimed to explore the lived experiences of nurses' caring for patients with COVID-19. Methods: 12 nurses participated in this phenomenological study. We performed purposeful sampling and in-depth face-to-face and semi-structured individual interviews for collecting data...
February 2023: Journal of Caring Sciences
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37124404/the-impact-of-early-enteral-nutrition-on-post-operative-hospital-stay-and-complications-in-infants-undergoing-congenital-cardiac-surgery-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis
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Sanjay Dhiraaj, Latha Thimmappa, Alwin Issac, Kurvatteppa Halemani, Prabhaker Mishra, Anusha Mavinatop
Introduction: The congenital cardiac diseases (CHDs) are the leading cause of death in children. The CHDs detection and management have greatly improved over the past few decades. This review aimed to assess the effectiveness of early enteral nutrition (EEN) on postoperative outcomes in infants undergoing congenital cardiac surgery. Methods: Electronic databases PubMed, Clinical Key, UpToDate, the Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar were searched for studies published in the English language, between 2004 and 2021...
February 2023: Journal of Caring Sciences
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37124403/lessons-learned-from-covid-19-for-future-pandemics-infection-prevention-in-health-care-workers
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Mostafa Ghasempour, Majid Purabdollah, Leila Sheikhnezhad
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
February 2023: Journal of Caring Sciences
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36483693/lived-experience-of-nurses-in-covid-19-units-a-phenomenological-study-from-eastern-india
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Rathish Nair, Keerthi Mohan, K Jayakrishnan, P Srinivasan, Athar Javeth, Sadhana Sharma, Bandana Kumari
Introduction: Nurses are the frontline workers who had to play multiple functions like in acute care, community, etc. but, it was stated that COVID-19 has caused immense trauma to nurses globally. Methods: A descriptive phenomenological study to explore the lived experience of nurses working in COVID-19 units was conducted among nine senior nursing officers recruited by purposive homogenous sampling and interviewed with an open-ended interview guide by ensuring data saturation. COREQ guideline were adopted for this qualitative study...
October 2022: Journal of Caring Sciences
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36483692/explaining-the-process-of-spiritual-adjustment-in-parents-of-a-child-with-cancer-a-qualitative-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Shahnaz Salawati Ghasemi, Mohammad Iraj Bagheri-Saveh, Mahboubeh Shali, Soma Zakariaee, Neda Sheikh Zakaryaee
Introduction: Having a child with cancer impacts the family members and reduces their quality of life. Considering the fact that spirituality creates tranquility, hope for the future, and acceptance of the disease, this study aimed to explain the process of spiritual care in parents of a child with cancer. Methods: This study was carried out using a qualitative method and grounded theory approach. The setting of this research was oncology and radiotherapy wards, governmental oncology clinics and pediatric hospitals...
October 2022: Journal of Caring Sciences
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36483691/the-effectiveness-of-implementing-family-centered-empowerment-model-on-irrational-thoughts-of-iranian-infertile-women-a-randomized-clinical-trial
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Maryam Modarres, Maryam Abunasri, Fatemeh Alhani, Elham Ebrahimi
Introduction: Infertility is one of the main problems of the family and is one of the factors that determine the identity and personality of Iranian infertile women. Family-centered empowerment model is a step toward increasing the self-efficacy of patients and enabling them to take responsibility of their illness. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of applying family-centered empowerment model on irrational thoughts of Iranian infertile women. Methods: This study was a randomized clinical trial conducted on 80 infertile women and their husbands that were randomly divided into two intervention and control groups...
October 2022: Journal of Caring Sciences
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36483690/incidence-of-sepsis-and-its-determinants-among-neonates-admitted-in-level-iii-neonatal-unit-a-prospective-observational-study
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Lavanya Eswaran, Vetriselvi Prabakaran, Adhisivam Bethou
Introduction: Neonates are prone for sepsis due to their immature immune system. Sepsis is preventable if we aware of the maternal and neonatal risk factors. This study aimed to identify the incidence of sepsis and its risk factors. Methods: A prospective observational study was carried out among 288 neonates in level III Neonatal unit. Convenience sampling technique was used to enroll the neonates who met the inclusion criteria. Data pertaining to neonatal and maternal demographic and clinical characteristics, incidence of sepsis, risk factors of sepsis were collected by direct observation and from medical record...
October 2022: Journal of Caring Sciences
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36483689/human-caring-a-concept-analysis
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REVIEW
Leila Ghanbari-Afra, Mohsen Adib-Hajbaghery, Mansour Dianati
Introduction: Human caring combines science, art, and humanity. Humanity is the heart of care and interpersonal interactions. Despite the critical emphasis on human caring and concern for nursing care without humanity, there is no clear definition for human caring in nursing. This study aimed to analyze the concept of human caring. Methods: Walker and Avant's strategy for concept analysis was used. Electronic databases such as PubMed, Scopus, Ovid, Google Scholar, Magiran, Iran Doc, SID, and a number of dictionaries were searched without any limitation in date...
October 2022: Journal of Caring Sciences
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36483688/effect-of-nebulized-eucalyptus-on-arterial-blood-gases-and-physiologic-indexes-of-mechanical-ventilated-patients-a-randomized-clinical-trial
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Nazanin Amini, Ahmadreza Yazdannik, Mehdi Safarabadi, Mehdi Harorani, Korosh Rezaei
Introduction: Arterial hypoxia is one of the most common findings in critically ill patients. Inhaled medications in ventilated patients can reduce airway resistance, facilitate dilution, and prevent airway infections. This study aimed to examine the effects of nebulized Eucalyptus (NE) on arterial blood gases (ABG) and physiologic indexes of patients receiving mechanical ventilation (MV). Methods: The current randomized clinical trial was performed in three intensive care units (ICUs) of Al-Zahra Hospital in Isfahan, Iran...
October 2022: Journal of Caring Sciences
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