Effect of Digital Storytelling on Anxiety in Patients Who Are Candidates for Open-Heart Surgery.

Background: Open-heart surgery in persons with cardiovascular disease is associated with high levels of anxiety.

Objective: The goal of this study was to determine the effect of digital storytelling on anxiety in patients who were candidates for open-heart surgery.

Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 80 patients were randomly allocated into 2 groups.

The prevalence of potentially beneficial and harmful drug-drug interactions in intensive care units.

Background The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the prevalence of potentially beneficial and harmful drug-drug interactions (DDIs) in intensive care units (ICUs). Methods The present cross-sectional prospective study was conducted in two ICUs in Shahr-e Kord city, Iran. The study sample was consisted of 300 patients.

The comparison of the effects of education provided by nurses on the quality of life in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) in usual and home-visit cares in Iran.

Aim: Quality of life (QOL) can be considered as a quality indicator of health care systems and nurses can play an important role to improve QOL in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF). The aim of this study was to determine the effects of education provided by nurses on the QOL in patients with CHF in home-visit care compared to usual care.

Method: In a single-blind randomized controlled trial conducted from September 2011 to June 2012, 110 patients with CHF were randomly assigned into two groups.