Publications by authors named "Monir Ramezani"

Introduction: Patient safety is the most important priority in the healthcare system. Medical universities always attempt to find innovative and more effective educational methods to improve the students' abilities for clinical decision-making and quality and safe care. Thus, this study was designed to evaluate the effect of scenario-based learning on the knowledge, attitude, and perception of nursing students about patient safety.

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Background: Dysfunctional stress-coping styles may accelerate negative emotional self-efficacy in the mothers of preterm neonates. This study was conducted to determine the effect of applying problem-solving skills on stress-coping styles and emotional self-efficacy in mothers of preterm neonates.

Methods: This randomized clinical trial was conducted from January 2020 to February 2021 in 4 neonatal intensive care units (NICU) of Mashhad, Iran.

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Background: Thalassemia is one of the most common genetic disorders. Patients with beta-thalassemia major confront serious clinical and psychosocial challenges in their all lives, which require coping strategies. It appears that psychological interventions are necessary to improve their coping skills.

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Background: The motivation of caregivers plays a crucial role in the treatment, follow-up, and care of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Previous studies have focused on the older people and end-stage diseases, while giving less attention to the motivation of mothers caring for children with special needs. This study aimed to explore the motivations of mothers caring for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Iran.

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Introduction: Previous studies have compared various technology-based devices, such as ultrasonography (USG), near-infrared (NIR), and transilluminator (TI), with standard care (SC) to facilitate peripheral intravenous cannulation (PIVC) in pediatric patients. This study aims to investigate the efficacy of these interventions on the first-attempt success rate (FASR) of PIVC in pediatric patients with difficult intravenous access (DIVA) using network meta-analysis (NMA).

Methods: We conducted a comprehensive literature search in databases to identify randomized clinical trials comparing the effects of different devices on the FASR of PIVC from inception until August 2023.

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Introduction: Health-promoting lifestyle (HPL) among the survivors of colorectal cancer (CRC) is essential to reduce CRC complications, prevent its recurrence, and improve survival. Nonetheless, there is no comprehensive definition for the concept of HPL in CRC survivors. This study aimed to define the concept of HPL among CRC survivors based on the existing literature.

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Background: Detecting a health-promoting lifestyle in colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors is of paramount importance to manage disease complications, prevent their recurrence, and enhance survival; however, no specialized tool has yet been provided to measure the lifestyle of these patients. Accordingly, this study aimed to develop and determine the psychometric properties of the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Scale in CRC Survivors (HPLS-CRCS).

Methods: This study was a mixed study with an exploratory sequential design in two phases.

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Background: Inborn errors of amino acid metabolism are chronic conditions that have many sequels. Mothers of these children are facing different challenges which are underdetermined. This study was done to explore lived experience of mothers caring for these children.

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Background: Precise examination of breast cancer survivors' lifestyles can lead to improved planning and implementation of care and counseling interventions to increase their survival rate and improve their quality of life. Therefore, a valid and reliable instrument needs to be developed. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Healthy Lifestyle Instrument for Breast Cancer Survivors (HLI-BCS).

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Background: Patients with a vegetative state (VS) are completely dependent on caregivers in all physical aspects of their lives. Caring for such patients comes with a great deal of difficulty for family caregivers. As a result, family caregivers must be fully trained and prepared for this role.

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Oropharyngeal colonization with pathogenic organisms contributes to the development of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in intensive care units (ICUs). Oral hygiene care (OHC) is a very effective method for reducing the risk of VAP in these patients. This study aimed to evaluate recent OHC strategies to decrease VAP.

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This study was carried out to develop a spiritual care model for clinical nurses. This study has used a 3-step strategy proposed by L. O.

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Objective: Accurate identification of the unmet needs of patients with cancer and with a valid and reliable scale leads to the improvement of planning and implementation of nursing care. Thus, this study aims to translate the Short-Form Survivor Unmet Needs Survey (SF-SUNS) into Persian and to assess the psychometric properties of the Persian version among patients with cancer in Iran.

Methods: This study was conducted by methodological design.

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Background: Although a silent phenomenon, violence against women has been well studied. Such violence is a universal problem with different regional and cultural patterns; it imposes heavy costs on society.

Aims: This study aimed to assess the circumstances and features of domestic violence against women in Mashhad, Islamic Republic of Iran.

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Background: CNS injury in preterm infants is still one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity. Routine care events might affect the perfusion and cerebral oxygenation of preterm infants. Although positioning the infant's head in a particular condition to improve brain oxygenation is included in many institutions, there is no robust clinical evidence to support this intervention's effectiveness.

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Background: Spiritual sensitivity is the child's ability to be spiritually aware of what is happening both outside and within him or herself, and the further ability to respond accordingly. On the other hand, play is one of the strategies to develop children's capabilities. Yet, there is limited information about the relationship of play and spiritual sensitivity.

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Objective: Understanding the experiences of survivors and healthcare providers about health-promoting lifestyle (HPL) in colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors is important in planning for coping with the disease, managing treatment side effects, increasing survival, and improving quality of life (QOL). This study was conducted to explore the experiences and perspectives of CRC survivors and healthcare providers about HPL in CRC survivors.

Methods: This descriptive qualitative study was performed in 2020 at Omid and Imam Reza Hospitals in Mashhad, Iran.

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Background: Premature birth is a crisis for mothers and affects resilience. Premature babies are at risk for developmental disorders. The Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) can reduce maternal stress and improve the growth of the baby.

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Purpose: The study was an attempt to explore the effect of applying spiritual model of nursing care on spiritual well-being and quality of spiritual care in cancer patients.

Method: A quasi-experimental study, the present inquiry was carried out with control and intervention groups with participation of 72 patients and 63 nurses in an advanced center in Iran. The Spiritual Care Model (SCM) was designed by the researchers in this study and was performed on the intervention group by nurses after they received proper training.

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As an important part of the holistic care, spiritual care is considered an indicator of care quality. This study aims to identify and characterize nursing spiritual care interventions. In order to identify and select resources, an integrative review was done.

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Objective: Neonates are exposed to multiple painful invasive procedures. Pain management in neonates is an ethical and important task for nurses. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of familiar olfactory stimulation with lavender scent and glucose on the pain of blood sampling in term neonates.

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