Effect of the Digital Education Package (DEP) on prevention of anxiety in hospitalized children: a quasi-experimental study.

Background: Hospitalization of children is a stressful event. However, the child's education at the time of hospital admission can be effective for the prevention of their anxiety via the use of more attractive methods. The study's aim was to assess the effectiveness of the education using a digital education package on the level of anxiety of hospitalized children.

Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Related Factors in Iranian Female Nurses.

Background: Lower Urinary Tract Symptom (LUTS) are common among female nurses. High levels of job stress in nurses may be associated with the prevalence of these symptoms. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of LUTS and factors related to these symptoms in female nurses.

Exploring the Structure of a School-Based Sexual and Reproductive Health Education Program: A Qualitative Study.

Objective: Training programs on sexual and reproductive health rank among the most effective strategies to empower individuals and engage in self-care in this field. This study aimed to explore the structure of a school-based sexual and reproductive health education program.

Methods: A qualitative, inductive, content-analysis approach was used in this study.

Cost analysis of breast cancer: a comparison between private and public hospitals in Iran.

Backgrounds: Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer among women. Breast cancer imposes a considerable economic burden on the health system. This study aimed to compare the cost of breast cancer among patients who referred to private and public hospitals in Iran (2017).

Water on Fire: The Patients' Lived Experience of Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.

Background: The success of a coronary angioplasty in the treatment of myocardial infarction is affected by patients' experiences. However, the experiences of the people with an emergency angioplasty have remained unknown.

Objective: This study was conducted to explore the patients' experiences of an emergency angioplasty.

Participatory Action Research Approach to improve Adolescent Girls' Reproductive Health.

Objective: School-based reproductive health education programs (RHEP) motivate adolescent girls to maintain and improve their health, and prevent diseases. The purpose of this PAR was to design, implement and evaluate RHEP to strengthen adolescent girl's reproductive health.

Methods: The PAR process was selected as an RHEP strategy, and it has four main phases, including: 1) assessment to explore the reproductive health education needs (RHEN) of adolescent girls.

Effect of exercise therapy on quality of life of patients with multiple sclerosis in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic and progressive disease charachterized by disabilities which adversely affect individuals' quality of life (QOL). In the present study, the effect size of exercise therapy on patients' QOL in both physical and mental dimensions were investigated and the moderator effect of a number of selected theoretical and significant practical variables were assessed. Relevant studies, published before July 2015, were identified by searching PubMed, Scopus, Google scholar, and Persian medical databases including IranMedex, Irandoc, Magiran, Scientific Information Database (SID), and Medlib.

MtDNA T4216C variation in multiple sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

MtDNA T4216C variation has frequently been investigated in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients; nonetheless, controversy has existed about the evidence of association of this variation with susceptibility to MS. The present systematic review and meta-analysis converge the results of the preceding publications, pertaining to association of mtDNA T4216C variation with susceptibility to MS, into a common conclusion. A computerized literature search in English was carried out to retrieve relevant publications from which required data were extracted.

Antecedents of elderly home residency in cognitive healthy elders: a qualitative study.

Admission to elderly homes brings with itself fear of losing home and many other mental consequences to both the elder and family members. The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of elders about factors influencing living in the elderly home. Using a qualitative design, 14 elder people living in elderly homes were chosen through purposive sampling based on defined criteria.