Comparing the efficacy of Zinc Oxide versus Vaseline prophylactic dressings in preventing sacral pressure injuries in patients admitted to the intensive care unit.

Preventing pressure injuries is a primary objective for care and treatment teams in intensive care units (ICUs). Therefore, the current study aimed to compare the efficacy of Zinc Oxide and Vaseline prophylactic dressings in preventing sacral pressure injuries in patients admitted to the ICU. This clinical trial was conducted in the ICU in 2023.

The Effects of Teach-Back and Blended Training on Self-Care and Care Burden Among Caregivers of Patients with Heart Failure Caregivers.

A quasi-experimental study aimed to investigate the effects of both teach-back and blended training methods on the contribution to self-care and perceived care burden among family caregivers of patients with heart failure. Seventy family caregivers of patients with heart failure were randomly allocated to two groups: one receiving the teach-back method and the other receiving the blended training method. Data were collected before, 1 month, and 3 months after the intervention.

Effects of Auriculotherapy on Gestational Hypertension: Randomized Controlled Trial Study.

Background: This study aims to observe how auriculotherapy acts as a nonpharmacological treatment for pregnant women's gestational hypertension.

Materials And Methods: This study was a randomized controlled trial. Eighty patients were with gestational hypertension recruited and divided into control (n = 40) and intervention (n = 40) groups.

ChitoHeal gel use on the nasal site for prevention of N95 masks caused pressure injuries: A randomised clinical trial.

Prolonged use of personal protective equipment can cause pressure injuries on the skin. The current study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effect of ChitoHeal gel on the nasal site on the prevention of N 95 masks that caused pressure injuries in nurses working in intensive care units. This is a randomised controlled clinical trial that was conducted in 2022.

Development and Testing of the Psychometric Properties of the Attitude Towards Medical Device-related Pressure Ulcers/Injuries Questionnaire.

Background: Medical device-related pressure ulcers/injuries (MDRPU/Is) are a serious concern in health care.

Purpose: To develop and assess the psychometric testing of a questionnaire to measure nursing students' attitudes about the care and prevention of MDRPU/Is.

Methods: Based on a review of the literature, a 26-item questionnaire was developed; face validity was assessed by ten (10) nursing students.

Quality of life of family caregivers of patients with a stoma: a cross-sectional study from Iran.

Aim: The family plays a key role in supporting and caring for patients who have a gastrointestinal stoma because of cancer. This study investigated the quality of life of family members caring for such patients.

Methods: A descriptive study was conducted in 2020 in Iran.

Relationship Between Practice and Attitude Regarding Pressure Injury Among Intensive Care Nurses in Iran: A Descriptive, Correlational Study.

Unlabelled: Nursing practice can be influenced by attitude.

Purpose: A study was conducted to evaluate the relationship between critical care nurses' practice, demographics, and attitude regarding pressure injury.

Methods: The descriptive-correlational study was conducted from March 14 to June 21, 2019, among nurses working in 3 intensive care units affiliated with Qazvin University of Medical Sciences in Iran.

Incidence and risk factors for medical device-related pressure ulcers: The first report in this regard in Iran.

Few studies, especially among developing countries such as Iran, have been conducted on the incidence and risk factors for medical device-related pressure ulcers (MDRPUs). Given the importance of this issue and the lack of previous studies, the present study aimed to investigate the incidence and risk factors for MDRPUs in Iran. The present descriptive-analytical study was conducted at three hospitals in Qazvin, Iran, from June 1, 2019, to September 1, 2019.

Hopelessness, Perceived Social Support and their Relationship in Iranian Patients with Cancer.

Objective: Cancer is considered a global health problem and its prevalence has been growing in recent years. The present study was conducted to investigate the role of hopelessness and perceived social support for Iranian patients with cancer.

Methods: Convenience sampling was used to select the study sample comprising 100 patients with cancer presenting to the Education and Treatment Center of Valiasr in Zanjan, Iran.

The assessment of safe nursing care: development and psychometric evaluation.

Aim: To develop an instrument for the assessment of safe nursing care (ASNC) within the Iranian context and psychometrically evaluate its reliability and validity.

Background: There is a need for a valid and reliable instrument to assess how nurses employ the components of safe nursing care in clinical practice in non-Western countries.

Method: This methodological study was conducted in two phases: (1) a qualitative phase of instrument development, and (2) a quantitative phase of psychometric evaluation of the assessment of safe nursing care (ASNC).

Iranian nurses perspectives on assessment of safe care: an exploratory study.

Aim: To explore the perspectives and experiences of nurse instructors and clinical nurses regarding the assessment of safe nursing care and its components in clinical practice.

Background: Safe nursing care is a key aspect of risk management in the healthcare system. The assessment of safe nursing care and identification of its components are primary steps to establish patient safety and risk management and enhance the quality of care in clinical practice.

The effects of self-care training on quality of life in patients with multiple sclerosis.

Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic and progressive disease of the central nervous system with debilitating symptoms and complications. Therefore, education and appropriate interventions, including self-care education, are necessary to increase the quality of life in these patients. The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of self-care education on quality of life in MS patients affiliated to Iranian MS Association.