Effect of Dill () Oil on Pruritus and Quality of Life of Hemodialysis Patients: A Randomized Double-Blind Three-Arm Controlled Trial.

Introduction: (AG), commonly known as dill, is a plant from the Apiaceae family that has been traditionally used as a skin softener and purifying agent in Persian medicine. In a previous study conducted on male rats, dill was found to have anti-inflammatory effects. The current study aimed to examine the efficacy of topical application of oil on pruritus severity, skin dryness, sleep quality, and quality of life in patients undergoing hemodialysis.

Heterogeneous Sono-Fenton like catalytic degradation of metronidazole by FeO@HZSM-5 magnetite nanocomposite.

In this research, FeO@HZSM-5 magnetic nanocomposite was synthesized via a coprecipitation method for metronidazole (MNZ) degradation from aqueous solutions under ultrasonic irradiation which showed superb sonocatalytic activity. The synthesized magnetite nanocomposite was characterized by using field-emission scanning electron microscope-energy dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy, (FESEM-EDS), Line Scan, Dot Mapping, X-ray diffraction (XRD), vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM), and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET). To investigate the sonocatalytic activity of the FeO@HZSM-5 magnetite nanocomposite, the sonocatalytic removal conditions were optimized by evaluating the influences of operating parameters like the dosage of catalyst, reaction time, pH, the concentration of HO, MNZ concentration, and pH on the MNZ removal.

The Effect of Training the Nonverbal Pain Scale (NVPS) on the Ability of Nurses to Monitor the Pain of Patients in the Intensive Care Unit.

Introduction: Pain in the intensive care unit is a silent fact. Considering the positive features of the nonverbal pain scale (NVPS) in assessing the pain of non-verbal patients, this study investigates the effect of training the NVPS on the ability of nurses to monitor the pain of patients in the intensive care unit.

Materials And Methods: In this semi-experimental study, the effect of the NVPS training on the ability of 50 intensive care unit (ICU) nurses of Imam Khomeini Hospital affiliated to Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences was investigated.

Psychometric Properties of the Intensive Care Unit Nurses' Perceptions Questionnaire of Self-Performance With Families of Critically Ill Patients (Persian Version).

Background And Purpose: Nurses' self-perception of their performance toward family members of patients is one of the most important issues in predicting family adaptive behaviors. This study analyzed the psychometric properties of the Persian version of intensive care unit (ICU) nurses' perceptions questionnaire of self-performance with families of critically ill patients.

Methods: Among 135 intensive care nurses, to determine face validity, 10 nurses were asked to comment on, comprehensibility, grammar, and writing of items.

Safety and efficacy of Favipiravir in moderate to severe SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia.

Background: We examined the safety and efficacy of a treatment protocol containing Favipiravir for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2.

Methods: We did a multicenter randomized open-labeled clinical trial on moderate to severe cases infections of SARS-CoV-2. Patients with typical ground glass appearance on chest computerized tomography scan (CT scan) and oxygen saturation (SpO) of less than 93% were enrolled.

Aroma for Anxiety in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial.

This study evaluated the antianxiety effect of aroma (neroli oil) inhalation on patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). A double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial. This study was conducted in the Coronary Care Unit of Torfeh Hospital in Tehran, Iran, from September 2017 to February 2018.

Experimental data on the removal of phenol by electro-HO in presence of UV with response surface methodology.

Phenol is classified as priority pollutant. Phenol and its derivatives are stable in water, environmental contamination, and health concerns that are used as raw material in many chemical industries. This study investigated the removal of phenol by electro-HO/UV system.

Removal of phenol from steel wastewater by combined electrocoagulation with photo-Fenton.

Phenol and its derivatives are available in various industries such as refineries, coking plants, steel mills, drugs, pesticides, paints, plastics, explosives and herbicides industries. This substance is carcinogenic and highly toxic to humans. The purpose of the study was to investigate the removal of phenol from wastewater of the steel industry using the electrocoagulation-photo-Fenton (EC-PF) process.

A Second-Order Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Moral Distress Scale-Revised for Nurses.

Background: Moral distress is a growing problem for healthcare professionals that may lead to dissatisfaction, resignation, or occupational burnout if left unattended, and nurses experience different levels of this phenomenon.

Objectives: This study aims to investigate the factor structure of the Persian version of the Moral Distress Scale-Revised in intensive care and general nurses.

Research Design: This methodological research was conducted with 771 nurses from eight hospitals in the Mazandaran Province of Iran in 2017.

Psychometric Evaluation of the Sex After Myocardial Infarction Knowledge Test in Iranian Context.

Purpose: To translate, adapt, and assess the psychometric properties of the Sex After MI Knowledge Test in Iranian context (where MI is myocardial infarction).

Design And Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive survey was performed. The sample comprised 250 patients with MI.

The Effect of Testicular Self-Examination Education on Knowledge, Performance, and Health Beliefs of Turkish Men.

Testicular cancer is the most common cancer among young adult men and easily detected at an early stage by periodic testicular self-examination (TSE); however, health care providers seldom teach TSE, thus opportunities for early detection are missed. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of TSE education on the knowledge, performance, and health beliefs of Turkish young men. This quasi-experimental follow-up research was conducted on 174 male Health Science university students in Turkey.

Gender differences in symptom predictors associated with acute coronary syndrome: A prospective observational study.

Signs and symptoms (typical and atypical symptoms) of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) differ between men and women. Identification of gender differences has implications for both health care providers and the general public. The aim of this study was to determine the symptom predictors of the acute coronary syndromes in men and women.

Nursing students' perspectives on clinical education.

Introduction: The importance of optimal clinical nursing education in professional skills development is undeniable. In clinical education, nursing students are often faced with problems. Recognizing nursing students' perception on clinical education is the first step to remove the barriers of this challenge.

Supporting families of dying patients in the intensive care units.

Family support in the intensive care units is a challenge for nurses who take care of dying patients. This article aimed to determine the Iranian nurses' experience of supporting families in end-of-life care. Using grounded theory methodology, 23 critical care nurses were interviewed.