Happiness and Achievement Motivation among Iranian Nursing Students: A Descriptive Correlational Study.

Background: Happiness and achievement motivation are two important concepts in students' lives. Therefore, this study was aimed at investigating the association between happiness and achievement motivation in undergraduate nursing students and examining their relationship with students' demographic characteristics.

Method: A descriptive correlational study was undertaken; 255 undergraduate nursing students enrolled in one nursing school in an urban area of Iran during the academic year 2017-2018 were included in the study using census method sampling.

The effect of the Continuous Care Model on treatment adherence in patients with myocardial infarction: a randomised controlled trial.

Background: Adherence to treatment is one of the behaviours associated with successful outcomes following a myocardial infarction, which leads to successful treatment in the disease.

Aims: This study aimed to investigate the effect of the Continuous Care Model (CCM) on treatment adherence in patients with myocardial infarction.

Methods: This was a randomised controlled trial performed on 82 patients with myocardial infarction.

The Effect of Positive Psychotherapy on the Meaning of Life in Patients with Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Background And Aim: Cancer, as a social phenomenon, disrupts the daily functions and social activities of a person and changes his ability to perform roles and responsibilities and reach the meaning of life. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of positive psychotherapy on understanding the meaning of life in patients with cancer.

Materials And Methods: This was a randomized clinical trial study.

Communication Behaviors in Nursing Homes in South-East Iran: An Ethnographic Study.

Background: Because of the increasing number of the elderly, the need for care in aged nursing homes (NHs) is increasing. As a cultural perspective toward care is new, it is very important to understand the communication behavior of the elderly in various cultures. This study aimed to explore the communication behaviors among the elderly in NHs in Kerman, Iran.

Mothers' Experiences of Maze Path of Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis in Children.

Background: Incidence of diabetes Type 1 in children with non-classic symptoms is one of the reasons for the delay in their follow-up. Failure in its diagnosis by the health professional exposes the mothers to many challenges. This study was conducted to explore mothers' experiences in the diagnosis pathway of diabetes Type 1 in children.

An ethnographic study in nursing homes in Iran.

Background:: The approach of death is an undeniable part of ageing and death is the most important concern for elderly people who live in nursing homes. This study examines describes how care home residents feel when they recognise that they are close to death.

Aims:: The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of elderly residents who are dying in nursing homes as well as their caregivers toward death in an Iranian context.

The relationship between spiritual intelligence and aggression in medical science students in the southeast of Iran.

Background Due to their presence in clinical educational settings when dealing with patients, medical science students are more affected by mental disorders than other students. Some experts believe that spiritual intelligence enhances people adaptability and compatibility and creates calm in humans, especially in stressful situations. Objective The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between spiritual intelligence and aggression among students of medical sciences in the southeast of Iran.

Lived Experiences of Mothers with Diabetic Children from the Transfer of Caring Role.

Background: Following the confirmed type 1 diabetes in children and their discharge from the hospital, the care responsibilities are transferred from nurses to mothers. These mothers are faced with many challenges to play this caring role. The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of the diabetic children's mothers from the transfer of caring role.

The Relationship between Students' Bonding to School and Multiple Health Risk Behaviors among High School Students in South-East of Iran.

Background: School is the first social institution which affects adolescents' lives, and it determines their opportunities, life quality and behavior. Thus, the aim of this study was to determine the relationship between students' bonds with their school and multiple health risk behaviors amongst high school students in Kerman City, Iran.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, high school students of all levels participated during November and December 2001 in Kerman.