The effect of a caring program based on the Pender's health promotion model on caregiver burden in family caregivers of patients with chronic heart failure: A quasi-experimental study.

Background: The Pender's Health Promotion Model is a comprehensive solution to improve health and reduce the risk of chronic conditions. This study aimed to determine the effect of a care program based on the Pender's Health Promotion Model on the caregiving burden of family caregivers of patients with chronic heart failure.

Methods: This semi-experimental study with a control group was conducted at the Imam Khomeini Heart Clinic in Saqqez in 2022-2023.

Factors associated with the quality of dying and death and missed nursing care.

Background: Patients in intensive care units need full nursing care due to the high mortality rate. However, some aspects of nursing care can be forgotten.

Aims: To investigate the quality of death and dying and its association with aspects of missed nursing care, alongside the overall perception of nurses in intensive care units about factors associated with missed nursing care.

Blinding and Its Quality in Clinical Trials Conducted on Patients with Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review.

Background: Blinding is one of the critical criteria of clinical trials that prevents probable bias. Judgment regarding results of an intervention significantly depends on the quality of such studies, one of which is blinding. This study aimed to investigate blinding and its quality in clinical trials in patients with breast cancer.

Investigating the effect of educational intervention based on the Pender's health promotion model on lifestyle and self-efficacy of the patients with diabetic foot ulcer: A clinical trial.

Background: This study aimed to investigate the effect of educational intervention based on the Pender's health promotion model (HPM) on lifestyle and self-efficacy of the patients with diabetic foot ulcer.

Materials And Methods: In this clinical trial conducted in 2019, 74 patients based on inclusion criteria were selected through convenience sampling and allocated to two groups of intervention ( = 37) and control ( = 37) using the randomized permuted block method. In this study, Demographic characteristics and localized Diabetes Foot Care Self-Efficacy Scale and Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile Questionnaire for diabetic foot care were completed by two groups.

Androgen Deficiency in Aging Males: Translation and Validation Study of the Iranian Version.

Background: Considering the importance of psychometric evaluation of the male sex hormone deficiency questionnaire by Iranian nurses, this study aimed to determine the translation and validation of the Iranian version of the Androgen Deficiency in Aging Males (ADAM) questionnaire.

Materials And Methods: This study was cross-sectional. After obtaining permission from the instrument maker, translating it into Farsi, retranslated it into English, and determining validity and reliability.

Struggle Turning Back to Professional Nursing Practice in Iran: A Qualitative Study.

Background: Current nursing shortage is becoming more complicated because of turnover intention among nurses. Most of the inactive nurses in Iran after a long time for various rations Returned To Professional Nursing Practice (RTPNP). Because the RTPNP program does not exist in Iran to prepare inactive nurses returning to practice, this study aimed to explore the strategies that contribute to preparing nurses for RTPNP.

Exploring the process of turning back to professional nursing practice in Iran: A grounded theory.

Background: The current nursing shortage is complicated because of turnover intention among nurses. Most of the inactive nurses returned to professional nursing practice. Returned to professional nursing practice program was low attrition rates and a more cost-effective strategy that prepared inactive nurses returning to practice.

The Effect of Self-Management Training on Anxiety and Comfort of Burn Patients Candidate for Skin Grafting.

Background: Self-management programs on needs of burn patients are still essential. So this study determined the effect of self-management training on anxiety and comfort of burn patients who were candidate for skin grafting.

Methods: In a continuous sampling method in Shahid Motahari Burn Center affiliated to Iran University of Medical Sciences, 80 burn patients candidate for skin grafting were divided into equal groups of intervention and control.

The Effect of Short-Term Training Course by Nurses on Body Image in Patients with Burn Injuries.

Background: Burn is the fourth most common cause of trauma worldwide and is the fourth among the injuries and surgeries requiring medical care. This study was designed to determine the effect of a short-term training course by nurses on body image in patients with burn injuries.

Methods: This study was a semi-experimental single-group survey assessing before and after interventions.

Exploratory Study of Andropause Syndrome in 40-65 Years in Arak: A Cross Sectional Study.

Andropause syndrome is caused due to the deficiency in sex hormones and brings about symptoms of physical, psychological, and sexual nature. This study aims at investigating the prevalence of andropause syndrome in 40-65-year-old men in the central city of Iran (Arak). This study is a descriptive cross-sectional research conducted on 600 men living in the city of Arak in 2017.

Nurses empathy and family needs in the intensive care units.

Introduction: The patients' families in intensive care units (ICUs) experience excessive stress which may disrupt their performance in daily life. Empathy is basic to the nursing role and has been found to be associated with improved patient outcomes and greater satisfaction with care in patient and his/her family. However, few studies have investigated the nursing empathy with ICU patients.