Showing 43 results for Quality of Life
Ezatolah Ghadampour, Leila Heidaryani, Farnaz Radmehr,
Volume 26, Issue 5 (12-2018)
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Introduction: Elderly is a very important period of life in which many chronic illnesses threat the person well-being, also endangers their quality of life. This study aimed to compare the association of meaning in life and self-esteem with quality of life in elderly living at home and those in nursing home.
Methods: This was a descriptive-analytical study performed on 120 elderly women and men living in Khorramabad city between 2016 and 2017, including 60 elderly living at home and 60 elderly living in nursing homes. Subjects were selected by systematic random sampling) Based on file number). To collect data, the Steger et al meaning in life (2006), Rosenberg Self-Esteem (1965) and Sherbvn & Weir quality of life (1992) questionnaires were used. Data was analyzed using Pearson correlation test, multiple regression analysis with stepwise method and T-test.
Results: There was a significant difference between meaning in life (t₌3.63, P<0.01), self-esteem (t₌3,69, P<0.001) and quality of life (t₌4.05, P<0.001) between elderly living at home and those living in nursing homeMultiple stepwise regression analysis showed that meaning of life and self-esteem predicted 26% of quality of life variance.
Conclusion: It seems necessary to improve the quality of life of elderly by planning and programming appropriate policies, especially those living in nursing homes.
Mercedeh Ghazagh, Zohreh Zadhasan,
Volume 27, Issue 1 (3-2019)
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Introduction: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is considered to beone of the most common chronic diseases of the central nervous system. Its chronic nature, no cure being available and its onset at a young age can have a devastating effect on quality of life and fatigue. This research aims to study the effect of group mindfulness-based stress reduction program and conscious yoga on the quality of life and fatigue in patients with Multiple Sclerosis.
Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest design and control group. The sampling method was initially a public call amogst members of the MS Society in Tehran. 24 patients with MS and having the criteria needed for inclusion of the applicants were randomly assigned to the experimental group (n=12) and control group (n=12).The participants completed MS patients’ quality of life questionnaires (MSQOL-54) and the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), before and after treatment. The experimental group was treated in 8 sessions of group mindfulness-based stress reduction program (for 2 hours each session). Data was analyzed using covariance single variable and SPSS 21.
Results: The results showed that there was a significant difference amogst the mean scores of some subscales of the quality of life including physical functioning, role in relation to physical and mental energy, mental well-being, health threats, perceived health, satisfaction with sexual function, quality of life and fatigue test and control groups (P<0/05).
Conclusion: The results showed that the program of reduction of consciousness-based stress is effective in reducing fatigue and increasing some of the subscales of quality of life in MS patients. Therefore, it can be concluded that if such interventions are applied to patients with chronic illnesses such as MS in addition to medical therapies, their illness can be reduced by changing perceptions of patients from their long-term illness.
Afsaneh Parto, Mojgan Hayati,
Volume 27, Issue 2 (5-2019)
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Introduction: Teaching metacognition is one of the methods for improving the psychological well-being and quality of life of pregnant women. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of meta-cognitive education on the psychological well-being and quality of life of pregnant women.
Methods: This was a semi experimental study with pre-test and post-test design and control group. The statistical population of this study included all pregnant women who referred to Namazi Hospital in Shiraz in 2016. Sample size included 60 people from this community, who were randomly divided into two groups of 30 subjects. A psychological well-being questionnaire and a quality of life questionnaire were used for data collection; data was analyzed using one-variable covariance analysis, and SPSS 22.
Results: The mean (standard deviation) of the students in the experimental group was 33.4±2.8 and the control group was 34.7±2.9. The results of this study showed that the pre-test of well-being in the experimental group was 85.6 which increased to 99.2 in the post-test (P<0.0001, F=44.20), but the pre-test of the control group was 84.8, which reached to 85.4 in the post-test (P<0.05). The pre-test of quality of life in the experimental group was 71.2 which increased to 89.7 in the post-test (P<0.0001, F=30.70), but the pre-test of the control group was 86.5, which was 87.1 in the post-test (P<0.05, F=30.70).
Conclusion: It can be concluded that metacognitive education was effective in increasing the psychological well-being and the quality of life of pregnant women.
Zahra Marziyeh Hassanian, Assadollah Dabestani, Leili Tapak, Morteza Shamsizadeh,
Volume 27, Issue 2 (5-2019)
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Introduction: Hypertension is a chronic disease that leads to many complications in vital organs of the body and can reduce the quality of life of patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between demographic characteristics and quality of life of hypertensive patients referring to the Farshchian Cardiac Hospital in Hamadan.
Methods: This is a descriptive-correlational study. The quality of life of 282 hypertensive patients was evaluated in Farshchian Cardiology Center of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences at 2018. The data was collected using a two-part questionnaire including demographic questionnaire and quality of life questionnaire for hypertensive patients. In this study, validity and reliability of the questionnaire were confirmed. Data analysis was done using SPSS 23.
Results: 142 (50.4%) of the patients studied had good quality of life status, 135 (47.9%) had moderate quality of life and 5 (1.8%) had poor quality of life. The difference in mean of quality of life in patients under study was determined by the duration (year) of hypertension (P=0.011), occupational status (P=0.036) gaining information through television (P=0.444) and the number of drug use (P=0.026).
Conclusion: In this study, the relationship between patients’ quality of life and some characteristics was illustrated. Therefore, nurses and health planners should consider the demographic characteristics of patients as a health promotion factor in care and education.
Marya Kalhor, Mohammad Fathi, Bayazid Ghaderi, Daem Roshani, Shadi Ozairi, Kourosh Rashidi,
Volume 27, Issue 4 (10-2019)
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Introduction: Applying group counseling and patient education can improve the quality of life of women with cancer. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of applying a self-management model on the quality of life of patients with breast cancer referring to Tohid Hospital in Sanandaj in 2017.
Methods: In this clinical trial, 90 patients with breast cancer were selected by available sampling method and randomly assigned to intervention (n=45) and control (n = 45) group. Demographic and A QLQ-C30 questionnaires (quality of life for cancer patients) were used for data collection. After completing the questionnaires by both groups, for the patients in the experimental group, a five-year self-management program was conducted in 5 stages for three months. For patients in the routine nursing care control group. Then, the questionnaires were completed by both groups three months after the intervention. Data were analyzed by SPSS 21 and descriptive statistics, pair t-test and independent t-test.
Results: There was a significant difference between the quality of life of the patients before and after the intervention. Also, there was a significant difference between the quality of life of the patients in the control group and the post-intervention group (P<0.05).
Conclusion: According to the results of this study, it seems that the application of the five A self-management model can improve the quality of life of cancer patients. Therefore, this model can be used as an optimal nursing intervention.
Banafshe Samari, Eisa Mohammadi, Fazlollah Ahmadi,
Volume 27, Issue 4 (10-2019)
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Introduction: Cancer and tolerance of severe therapies affect all aspects of life and generally the quality of life of patients. Spiritual care is one of the most important types of care for cancer patients. The most important element in spiritual care is healing. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of healing program on quality of life in chemotherapy patients
Methods: This study is a semi experimental study in two private hospitals in Tehran in 20017. The samples were first selected from among the patients who were referred to two hospitals. Quality of life of patients before and after two months after intervention was measured and recorded by a specific questionnaire for measuring the quality of life of cancer patients. For analyzing, descriptive and analytic tests such as mean differences test and analysis of variance were used using SPSS 20. Data was analyzed using SPSS 21 software, t-paired and t-independent test.
Results: Chi-square and analysis of variance showed that the two groups had no significant difference in terms of demographic characteristics, effective variables, and mean of quality of life in terms of dimensions and in general. And the mean of quality of life of the patients in the intervention group was significantly higher than the control group two months after the intervention (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Healing attendance alone as an integral part of spiritual care can be effective in improving the quality of life of patients. Therefore, nurses can advise that their care will be more effective if they focus on their presence along with patients in caring activities and focus on indicators and elements designed to heal.
Shahnaz Rostami, Soulmaz Namaki Khameneh, Bijan Keikhaei Dehdezi, Mohammad Hossein Haghighizadeh,
Volume 28, Issue 1 (3-2020)
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Introduction: Quality of life is one of the influencing factors in children with hemophilia. The quality of life of children with hemophilia is affected by complaints of permanent pain, bleeding, and discomfort related to treatment complications. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of family-centered empowerment on quality of life of children with hemophilia in Ahvaz city in year 2018.
Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 50 children with hemophilia who referred to hematology clinic of Baqaei Hospital, Ahwaz, Iran, were randomly selected. The experimental group received 9 training sessions based on the family-centered empowerment model comprising four steps of threat perception, problem solving, educational participation and evaluation by the researcher with the presence of primary caregivers and children with hemophilia. The control group received only the routine care program. At baseline and one month after the intervention, both groups completed the demographic and quality of life questionnaire for hemophilic children. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics (independent t-test, paired t-test, Fisher exact test, and Chi-square test) using SPSS 22.
Results: The study showed no significant difference in total score of quality of life in children (P=0.444) before intervention between the two groups; but after the intervention a significant difference was observed in terms of quality of life (P=0.030) and family dimension (P=0.019), friends (P=0.015) and perceived support (P=0.011) between the two groups.
Conclusion: According to the results of this study, it can be said that family-centered empowerment can be used as a low cost and easy way to improve the quality of life of hemophilia patients by nurses.
Hadis Zamanifar, Houshang Alijani Renani, Hossein Komeili Sani, Elham Maraghi, Hossein Komeili Sani,
Volume 28, Issue 2 (5-2020)
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Introduction: Chronic diseases, including Thalassemia, have a profound effect on the functioning and overall life of the individual, especially at an early age. Given the low quality of life of adolescents with thalassemia and the importance of their function in society, this study aimed to determine the impact of applying life skills on quality of life in adolescents in Ahwaz in 2018.
Methods: This quasi-experimental study was performed on 84 adolescents with thalassemia major referred to Thalassemia Clinic of Baqa'i Hospital, Ahwaz city, Iran. The study was conducted from 2018 to 2020. Adolescents were randomly divided into intervention and control groups. Both groups completed the demographic information questionnaire and the Kidney Screening Questionnaire for Quality of Life of the Teenager 52. Then the experimental group received the educational content (holding a class, Q&A and booklet) for 6 sessions of 2-hour. The control group did not receive any training. Data were analyzed by SPSS 22 and Chi-square, independent t-test, and paired t-test.
Results: The results showed that the difference between the mean of quality of life in the two groups of control and intervention was not significant (P<0.05) in pre-test. Also, post-hoc test (assuming non-homogeneity of variances) also showed a significant difference in mean of quality of life in post-test in both intervention and control groups (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Teaching ten life skills can have a significant impact on improving the quality of life of adolescents with thalassemia and can be used as an effective measure in this regard.
Dr Nayereh Baghcheghi, Dr Hamid Reza Koohestani,
Volume 28, Issue 2 (5-2020)
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Introduction: Patients on hemodialysis and their spouses experience various stresses during illness and dialysis treatment. The aim of this study was to compare depression and quality of life between patients on hemodialysis and their spouses.
Methods: An analytical and cross-sectional study was performed using the WHOQOL-Questionnaire tool and Beck Depression Inventory-II to assess the quality of life and the depression, respectively. A total of 172 participants (86 patients undergoing hemodialysis and 86 of their spouses) from two hospitals participated in the study.
Results: In total, 89.54% and 91.87% of patients on hemodialysis and their spouses had depression at varying levels (mild to severe), respectively. The mean score of depression in the spouse group was significantly higher than the patients score (P< 0.05). Also, the spouses' score in psychological health domain of the quality of life was significantly lower than the patients’ score (P< 0.05).
Conclusion: Depression is highly prevalent among patients on hemodialysis and their spouses. Spouses had higher rates of depression and lower quality of life in psychological health domain than patients. Therefore, it is suggested that, like patients, the depression and quality of life of their spouses should be assessed periodically and, if necessary, supportive measures should be taken.
Mrs Fereshteh Ghaljaei, Mrs Sedighe Fooladi, Mrs Azam Jamali, Mrs Nasrin Mahmoodi, Mrs Bahare Zarei,
Volume 28, Issue 3 (7-2020)
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Background & Aim: Caring for a child with cancer can be deeply frustrating for parents with high levels of anxiety and psychological distress. Parents who suffer from high psychological stress have poorer performance in the family and health-related quality of life in their children is significantly lower. Previous research has demonstrated the effectiveness of peer support in reducing levels of parental psychological distress. This study was aimed to investigate the effect of peer support of mothers of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) on quality of life of patients.
Methods: This is a quasi-experimental study which was performed on 74 mothers of children with ALL hospitalized in Hematology ward of Ali ibn Abi Talib Hospital in Zahedan in 2017. Convenience sampling was used to recruit the participants in accordance with the inclusion criteria. The subjects were randomly assigned to the control and intervention groups. Peer group training was then conducted for the intervention group for five days. KID-KINDL questionnaire to parent report was completed before intervention, immediately and two months after intervention for both intervention and control groups. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential tests at the significant level P-value<0.05.
Results: Before intervention, the mean score of total quality of life and its dimensions were not significantly different between the two groups (P>0.05). Analysis of variance with repeated measures indicated that the mean scores of total quality of life and its dimensions in the intervention group were significantly increased over time (P<0.001).
Conclusion: Using peer support program for mothers of children with ALL can improve the quality of life of children. Therefore, it is recommended to use this method alone or in combination with other methods to improve the quality of life of children with ALL.
Raheleh Rezaian Langroudi, Masoud Ghiasian, Mehdi Roozbehani, Farshid Shamsaei,
Volume 28, Issue 3 (7-2020)
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Introduction: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common progressive neurological disease in which the myelin of the central nervous system is destroyed and causes many problems for the affected person and is one of the most important life-changing diseases, especially at a young age which causes a severe reduction in the level of individual performance. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of group therapy based on acceptance and commitment and amantadine on pain, fatigue and quality of life in patients with MS.
Methods: The present quasi-experimental study was performed with a pre- and post-test design. Statistical population included all people with MS in Hamadan province, Iran; 60 female patients who met the inclusion criteria were randomly selected and divided into two equal groups undergoing treatment based on acceptance and commitment (act) and taking amantadine for 3 months. Subjects completed the fatigue severity scale (FSS-9), multiple sclerosis impact scale (MSIS-29), and McGill Pain before and after treatment. Data were analyzed using ANOVA, covariance, Kruskal-Wallis, LSD and Bonferroni statistical methods using SPSS software version 22.
Results: The findings showed that the difference between amantadine consumption and act with the superiority of amantadine effect over act on pain, fatigue and quality of life was not significant (P<0.001).
Conclusion: It can be concluded that non-pharmacological therapies can also be used as adjunctive therapy along with medical therapies.
Raheleh Rezaeian Langroodi, Masoud Ghiasian , Mehdi Roozbehani, Farshid Shamsaei,
Volume 28, Issue 4 (10-2020)
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Introduction: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic and debilitating disease of the central nervous system. Chronic illness and lack of definitive treatment reduce all aspects of physical and social functioning and thus reduce quality of life. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of a group of yoga and psychotherapy group exercises based on acceptance and commitment to fatigue and quality of life of patients with MS.
Methods: In the present quasi-experimental study (pre-test-post-test design), 60 women with MS referred to the Neshat Clinic in Hamadan were selected randomly, considering entry criteria and then divided into two equal groups of yoga exercises and acceptance and commitment-based therapy groups (both 12 sessions each). Data were analyzed using independent t-test, Chi-score and Fisher's exact test, analysis of covariance and LSD with 95% confidence level by SPSS software version 22.
Results: The results showed that compared to group psychotherapy based on acceptance and commitment, yoga group demonstrated -5.29±0.69 units of reduction in the fatigue score and 8.39±1.11 units of decrease in quality of life score which was statistically significant (P <0.001).
Conclusion: It can be concluded that yoga and group psychotherapy based on acceptance and commitment reduce fatigue and increase the quality of life of patients with MS. It is effective that these results can promise a new development in interventions, so that in addition to drug treatment, complementary therapies can be used to reduce the complications of the disease.
Ashraf Zarei Abolkheir, Maryam Allahdadian, Shamila Mosharraf, Hatav Ghasemi Tehrani,
Volume 29, Issue 1 (1-2021)
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Introduction: Infertility interferes with sexual and emotional relationships, fears of separation, feelings of isolation and depression in infertile people, and as a result has adverse effects on marital satisfaction and Quality of life. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of cognitive-behavioral counseling on marital satisfaction and Quality of life of infertile women through virtual education in Isfahan.
Method: The present study is a Clinical trial study with the approach of an intervention group and a control that was conducted in 2018 with the participation of 60 infertile women in Isfahan. Samples were selected by available method. The intervention group received training and cognitive-behavioral counseling via WhatsApp. In this way, the samples received 30 minutes of training and counseling in 5 weeks, and their questions were answered via text message or call. The two variables of marital satisfaction and quality of life were assessed before and after the intervention. Data were analyzed by paired t-test and Covariance using SPSS 20.
Results: Based on the results, the intervention did not cause a significant change in the marital satisfaction of infertile women compared with the control group (P=0.187). Based on the results, the intervention has caused a significant increase in the quality of life of infertile women compared with the control group (P<0.001).
Conclusion: Although virtual education did not significantly change the marital satisfaction of infertile women compared with the control group, the average score of marital satisfaction after the intervention increased compared to the previous intervention in the subjects of the intervention group. Also, intervention through virtual education has caused a significant change in the quality of life of infertile women compared with the control group, so it seems that virtual education and counseling is useful in promoting the health of infertile women.
Mahdieh Fallah, Maasoumeh Barkhordari-Sharifabad, Khadijeh Nasiriani,
Volume 30, Issue 3 (9-2022)
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Background and Objective: The stressful nature of nursing can affect the quality of nurses’ life. Mindfulness-based stress reduction can help improve the quality of their life. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the effect of mindfulness-based self-care education on the quality of female nurses’ life working in Afshar Hospital, Yazd, Iran.
Materials and Methods: This experimental study was conducted in 2020 on 60 female nurses working in Afshar Hospital (Yazd, Iran) randomly divided into experimental and control groups. For the experimental group, mindfulness-based self-care was taught in eight two-hour sessions. On the other hand, the control group did not receive any intervention. Data collection tools included a demographic questionnaire and the World Health Organization’s Quality of Life questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics with a significance level of 0.05 using the SPSS software (version 19).
Results: The mean quality of life score before the intervention was not significantly different (P=0.11) between the control (69.58±13.00) and the experimental (64.58±11.41) group. After the intervention, the mean was 68.75±14.21 and
69.58±09.09 in the control and experimental group, respectively; however, the difference was not significant (P=0.78). Regarding the dimensions of the quality of life, there was a significant difference only in the psychological dimension (P=0.001).
Conclusion: Mindfulness-based self-care education affects the psychological dimension of the nurses’ quality of life; therefore, it is suggested that programs of this kind be implemented for nurses in this field periodically to improve the quality of their life.
Maasoumeh Barkhordari-Sharifabad, Najmeh-Sadat Mousavi,
Volume 30, Issue 4 (12-2022)
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Background and Objective: The responsibility and concerns of caregivers of hemodialysis patients can impair their quality of life. Since spirituality, as one of the dimensions of human existence, plays an important role in the ability to cope with stress, the present study aimed to determine the effect of spiritual training programs on the quality of life in the caregivers of hemodialysis patients.
Materials and Methods: The design of this study was the comparison of outcomes before and after a planned intervention without the use of a control. It was conducted on 30 family caregivers of hemodialysis patients who were referred to the Dialysis Center of Tabas in 2019. The subjects were selected via the convenience sampling method. The intervention was spiritual skills training, which was conducted orally in seven sessions of 45 to 60 minutes once a week. Before and after the intervention, a valid and reliable questionnaire on caregivers' quality of life was completed by the caregivers. The data were analyzed in SPSS software (version 20) using descriptive and inferential statistical tests.
Results: There was a statistically significant difference between the overall quality of life and mental concerns before and after the intervention (P<0.05). This difference was not significant in the dimensions of care burden, conflict, self-actualization, and positive perception of situations (P>0.05).
Conclusion: Teaching spiritual skills exerted a positive effect on the quality of life among the caregivers of hemodialysis patients. Therefore, the development of spiritual skills training programs for caregivers can be of great help in improving their quality of life.
Mohadeseh Rezaei, Azita Tiznobaik, Shahnaz Kohan, Leili Tapak, Soodabeh Aghababaei,
Volume 31, Issue 2 (5-2023)
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Background and Objective: The present study aimed to compare the effect of in-person and virtual group training on the quality of life of postmenopausal women.
Materials and Methods: This randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted on 96 postmenopausal females covered by the health service centers of Isfahan city, Iran in 2021-2022. The subjects were randomly divided into two groups of in-person and virtual training (48 participants in each group). The data collection tools included questionnaires of demographic characteristics and quality of life of postmenopausal females. Both in-person and virtual training sessions were held by the researcher in weekly groups for 4 weeks. Data were collected before the intervention and 4 weeks after the intervention and analyzed in SPSS software (version 19) with the help of descriptive and analytical tests. A significance level of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results: After the intervention, the mean scores of the total menopausal quality of life in the virtual and in-person education groups were 72.04±32.29 and 73.02±27.46, respectively. In both groups, a statistically significant decrease was observed, compared to the baseline (P<0.001). The mean scores of other domains of quality of life in both groups underwent a statistically significant decrease, compared to the baseline (P<0.001). The mean scores of quality of life of the two groups did not show a statistically significant difference after the intervention (P>0.05).
Conclusion: Given the positive effect of both in-person and virtual training on the improvement of the quality of life of menopausal females, the use of both types of training methods can be suggested in care and support programs for women during menopause.
Mohsen Ahmadi, Khodayar Oshvandi, Leili Tapak, Seyed Kianoosh Hosseini, Azim Azizi,
Volume 31, Issue 4 (12-2023)
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Background and Objective: Heart failure is one of the most common chronic, progressive, and debilitating heart disorders, exerting a destructive effect on self-care and quality of life in these patients. The present study aimed to compare the effects of face-to-face and virtual self-care training methods on self‐care and quality of life among patients with heart failure.
Materials and Methods: This three-group clinical trial study was conducted on 120 patients with heart failure admitted to Farshchian Hospital in Hamadan. The samples were selected via the available sampling method and assigned to three groups (control, virtual, and face-to-face education) using permuted block randomization. Demographic characteristics form, European Heart Failure Self-care Behaviour Scale (EHFScBs), and Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ) were completed by self-report before the intervention. The control group received only the routine training of the clinic, while the face-to-face training group received self-care training in four one-hour group sessions, one day apart. The virtual group received the same amount of education in the form of educational clips, and two months after the intervention, the questionnaires were completed. Chi-square tests, Fisher's exact test, paired t-test, and one-way analysis of variance were used to analyze the data.
Results: The results pointed out that before the intervention, there was no statistically significant difference between the demographic variables, self-care, and quality of life of patients in the three groups (P> 0.05). After the intervention, no statistically significant difference was observed between the virtual and face-to-face training groups in terms of self-care and quality of life (P>0.05). Nonetheless, self-care and quality of life were improved in these two groups compared to the control group (P˂0.05).
Conclusion: Both virtual and face-to-face training methods had the same effect on self-care and quality of life. Virtual training is a great alternative to face-to-face training in the absence of necessary conditions.
Maasoumeh Barkhordari-Sharifabad, Motahareh Mahdavi,
Volume 31, Issue 4 (12-2023)
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Background and Objective: Professional values can play an important role in the quality of the professional life of nurses by motivating them to deal with ethical issues and guiding the way they interact with patients and their colleagues. This study aimed to determine the role of professional values on the quality of professional life of nurses working in Ayatollah Khatami Hospital in Khatam City, Yazd, Iran, in 2021.
Materials and Methods: In this descriptive-cross-sectional research, the study population and research sample were the same. Accordingly, 103 nurses working in Ayatollah Khatami Hospital affiliated with Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, central Iran, were included in the study by census method. The data collection tools were questionnaires of demographic information, professional quality of life, and Nurses Professional Values Scale-Revised. Data analysis was performed using descriptive and inferential statistics in SPSS (version 21).
Results: The average score of professional values was 105.91±13.38. Among the dimensions of quality of professional life, the highest and lowest mean values were related to the burnout dimension (36.06±5.50) and the secondary traumatic stress dimension (21.30±3.46), respectively. There was an inverse and significant statistical relationship between secondary traumatic stress and professional values (r=-0.175, P=0.03). There was no significant relationship between the two dimensions of job burnout and compassion fatigue with professional values. The regression analysis showed that professional values can be considered a predictor of secondary traumatic stress.
Conclusion: Based on the results, nurses who provided care based on professional values had a lower level of secondary traumatic stress. Therefore, nursing managers should strive to promote awareness of professional values and provide necessary working conditions to reduce secondary traumatic stress in nurses.
Nazanin Shakibi, Zeynab Alimoradi, Nasim Bahrami,
Volume 32, Issue 3 (8-2024)
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Background and Objective: Poor and insufficient social support to the mother in the postpartum period can seriously impact their quality of life. Remote counseling for husbands can be considered a cost-effective and available method. The present study aimed to assess the effect of remote counseling of husbands on their postpartum wives' quality of life and social support.
Materials and Methods: This randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted on 122 pregnant mothers who were referred to comprehensive health centers in Qazvin for five months, from the beginning of March 2021 to the end of July 2022. Participants in both intervention and control groups completed a demographic information questionnaire, Postpartum Social Support Questionnaire, Maternal Postpartum Quality of Life Questionnaire, and Postpartum Fatigue Scale on days 3, 10, and 30 after delivery. In the intervention group, the spouses of pregnant mothers received counseling individually through the virtual network. Data were analyzed in SPSS software (version 24) using repeated measurements analysis of the covariance model. The significance level was considered to be 0.05.
Results: The spouse's social support in the postpartum period was significantly higher in the intervention group than in the control group in all follow-ups. The effect size of the intervention based on the standardized mean difference was strong during all three follow-up times (standardized mean difference equal to 0.62, 0.74, and 0.72 on days 3, 10, and 30 after delivery, respectively). In addition, the postpartum quality of life scores in both groups increased over time, and the mean quality of life in the intervention group was significantly higher in all follow-up measurements compared to the control.
Conclusion: As evidenced by the results of this study, remote counseling and training of spouses improved social support and the quality of life of postpartum women.
Fatemeh Jalalinezhad, Khadijeh Shadjoo, Roghieh Bayrami, Vahid Alinezhad,
Volume 33, Issue 1 (2-2025)
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Background and Objective: The relatively high prevalence of endometriosis in women of childbearing age and its negative impact on the health related quality of life, requires the use of intervention appropriate to their conditions. The aim of present study was determining the effect of using the continuous care model on the quality of life of women with endometriosis.
Materials and Methods: This non-parallel semi-experimental study was conducted from December 2022 to September 2023 on 60 people (30 people in each group) of women with endometriosis with convenience sampling at Avicenna Clinic in Tehran. For the intervention group, the continuous care model was implemented in four stages among three months. The 30-EHP quality of life questionnaire was completed before, two and three months after the end of the intervention. Data were analyzed using chi-square tests, independent t- test and repeated measures analysis of variance in SPSS16 software.
Results: The mean scores of pain, degree of control, emotional, social support, self-perception, job, intercourse, efficiency of existing treatments and perception of infertility dimensions were statistically significant in measurements before, two months and three months after the intervention in two groups(P<0.05). However, no statistically significant difference was observed regarding the dimensions of relationship with the child (P=0.085) and medical attention (P=0.271).
Conclusion: The continuous care model has improved some aspects of the quality of life, except for the aspects of the relationship with the child and medical attention. It is suggested to use other interventions to improve these aspects along with continues care model.
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