Standardized patients' experience of participating in medical students' education: a qualitative content analysis.

Background: Standardized patients are considered a significant educational method in medical sciences and have been successfully employed for many years. This study was conducted with the aim of explaining the experience of standardized patients participating in the education of medical student.

Method: A qualitative content analysis approach was used.

Strategies used by Iranian nursing students for adjusting to internship: a qualitative study.

Background: The internship setting is a highly challenging one for nursing students, and working in such an environment requires adjustment. Knowledge of the adjustment strategies used by students enhances the body of nursing knowledge and can help nursing officials adopt appropriate decisions to strengthen the students' effective adjustment skills and increase the benefits reaped from their internship. The present study was conducted to explore the strategies used by nursing students to adjust to internship.

Challenges of and corrective recommendations for healthcare-associated infection's case findings and reporting from local to national level in Iran: a qualitative study.

Background: The accuracy of health care-associated infections (HAIs) statistics in many countries is questionable and the main reasons of this inaccuracy are not well-known. The study aim was to explore inhibitors of and corrective recommendations for HAIs case findings and reporting in some of Iran hospitals.

Methods: Sixteen face-to-face interviews and an expert panel were performed with expertise of infection prevention and control (IPC) programs in hospitals, and Deputies of Health and Treatment in medical university and Ministry of Health from Feb 2018 to May 2019.

Barriers and facilitators to cardiopulmonary resuscitation within pre-hospital emergency medical services: a qualitative study.

Background: Out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest is a common and fatal problem. Rescuing patients with this problem by pre-hospital emergency medical services is associated with various barriers and facilitators. Identifying these barriers as well as the facilitators in a qualitative and an information-rich way will help to improve the quality of performing the maneuver and to increase the patients' survival.

The Effect of Family Presence During Resuscitation and Invasive Procedures on Patients and Families: An Umbrella Review.

Introduction: The concept of family presence during resuscitation and invasive procedures is a controversial issue and has not been universally adopted by health care providers. Owing to the sheer number of studies in this field, we conducted this umbrella study to provide an overview of this concept with the aim of investigating the impact of family presence on patients, families, and resuscitation and invasive procedures.

Methods: In this review, using the Joanna Briggs Institute levels of evidence umbrella methodology guidelines, the authors searched PubMed, Google Scholar, Embase, MEDLINE, Web of Science, Scopus, and the Cochrane database for systematic review and meta-analysis studies that evaluated the presence of family during resuscitation and invasive procedures without time limit until July 2020.

Barriers to and facilitators of nursing students' adjustment to internship: A qualitative content analysis.

Background: Identifying factors affecting nursing students' adjustment to the internship conditions can enable nursing officials to make important decisions that can help students benefit more from their internship period according to expected goals.

Objectives: The present study was conducted to explain the facilitating and inhibiting factors of nursing students' adjustment to the internship.

Design: The qualitative content analysis approach was used.

The psychometric properties of the Hypertensive Treatment Adherence Scale.

Background: Hypertension (HTN) is a public concern and treatment adherence has a key role in its management. This study was conducted to develop and test the reliability and validity of the Hypertensive Treatment Adherence scale (HTA-scale).

Methods: This was a cross-sectional and methodological study.

Evidence-Based Practice for Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Nurses: An Educational Intervention Study.

Background: This study examined the effectiveness of two educational methods on nurses' skills and commitment to implementing evidence-based practice (EBP).

Method: Ninety nurses were randomly assigned to three groups. Participants in the workshop group took part in a 2-day training course, participants in the multimedia group received educational content through video, and participants in the control group did not receive any training content.

Pregnancy and Motherhood Concerns Surrounding Women with Multiple Sclerosis: A Qualitative Content Analysis.

Background: There is a high prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS) among Iranian women of reproductive age. However, very few studies have been conducted in Iran to assess the experiences with and concerns about pregnancy and motherhood of such patients. The present study was conducted to better understand the experiences and concerns of women with MS about pregnancy and motherhood.

The Effectiveness of Workshop and Multimedia Training Methods on the Nurses' Decision-Making Skills Regarding Weaning From Mechanical Ventilation.

Background: Nurses can safely and effectively wean patients from mechanical ventilation (MV) by the use of proper instruments and planning.

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of 2 training methods on the decision-making skill of intensive critical care (ICU) nurses with regard to weaning from MV.

Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 80 nurses working in ICUs participated in 1 of 2 educational groups in 2016.

Cardiac patients' beliefs about their illness and treatment: A sequential exploratory mixed methods design.

Cardiac patients' beliefs about illness and treatment can disturb their treatment process, treatment regimen adherence, and daily activities. Exploring these beliefs by the use of appropriate, valid, and accurate scales can be helpful in false beliefs reforming by nurses and finally, result in life quality promotion. Therefore, this study is conducted to design and psychometry a questionnaire probing about cardiac patients' beliefs about illness and treatment.

Effects of Motivational Interviewing on Adherence to Treatment Regimens Among Patients With Type 1 Diabetes: A Systematic Review.

Background: Motivational interviewing (MI) is a strategy for promoting adherence to treatment regimens among patients with diabetes. However, limited evidence exists regarding its effectiveness in reducing A1C.

Objective: To identify and synthesize evidence about the effectiveness of patient, provider, and health system interventions to improve diabetes care among patients with type 1 diabetes.

Inner Voice of Pregnant Women: A Qualitative Study.

Background: Spirituality becomes more significant and evident during crises like pregnancy; therefore, it is crucial for healthcare providers to be supportive during pregnancy through exploring and understanding the meaning of spirituality for pregnant women. This study aimed to discover the experiences of Iranian pregnant women regarding spirituality.

Materials And Methods: This qualitative, inductive, content analysis study was performed in 11 pregnant women (28-36 weeks' gestation) who attended the healthcare centers of Karaj, Iran.

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.

Health care-associated infection surveillance system in Iran: Reporting and accuracy.

Background: Valid data are a crucial aspect of infection prevention and control programs. The aim of this study was to examine the accuracy of routine reporting in the Iranian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System in intensive care units.

Methods: A blinded retrospective review of general intensive care unit medical records was performed with a standard case-finding form.

Health-Seeking Behavior of Afghan Women Immigrants: An Ethnographic Study.

Background: Nowadays, in light of gender inequity, new concern has been raised for health-seeking behavior of women in clinical setting. The aim of this study was to investigate the perceptions and health-seeking behaviors of Afghan immigrant women residing in Mashhad, Iran.

Method: An ethnographic design was used to examine the health-seeking behavior of Afghan women.

Perspectives of Oncology Unit Nurse Managers on Missed Nursing Care: A Qualitative Study.

Objective: The main objective of this study was to explore factors affecting missed nursing care in oncology units from the perspective of nurse managers.

Methods: Twenty nurse managers working at oncology units of referral teaching hospitals in Iran participated in this study. Data were collected through individual face-to-face and telephonic interviews using an interview guide.

Coping strategies of nursing students for dealing with stress in clinical setting: A qualitative study.

Background: Nursing students in the clinical setting experience a high level of stress. The understanding of people involved in nursing education, from coping strategies of nursing students with clinical stress, is highly important for any kind of planning in this field.

Objective: To explore the coping strategies of Iranian nursing students with stress in a clinical setting.

Factors affecting knowledge transfer from continuing professional education to clinical practice: Development and psychometric properties of a new instrument.

Despite the emphasis placed on the implementation of continuing professional education programs in Iran, researchers or practitioners have not developed an instrument for assessing the factors that affect the knowledge transfer from such programs to clinical practice. The aim of this study was to design and validate such instrument for the Iranian context. The research used a three-stage mix method.

"Life behind the mask": Sexual life of Iranian women with multiple sclerosis.

Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a debilitating and life-long disease that affects the sexual life of people. However, in Iran little attention has been paid to the sexual life of women with MS.

Objective: The aim of this study was to understand the sexual life and experiences of Iranian women with multiple sclerosis.

Psycho-social and Mental Variables and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Traffic Accident Survivors in Northern Iran.

Objective: To assess the psycho-social and mental variables associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a series of Iranian patients.

Methods: A total of 528 eligible accident survivors in pre-sampling of a randomized controlled trial targeting PTSD were included in this cross-sectional study. Psycho-social characteristics associated to PTSD were explored in these survivors in an outpatient clinic.

The Life Process of Children Who Survived the Manjil Earthquake: A Decaying or Renewing Process.

Introduction: Among earthquake survivors, children are more vulnerable than other age groups due to their exposure to harrowing scenes of devastation as well as their drastically new living situations that result from an earthquake disaster. The life process of children survivors undergoes many different changes that are affected by a wide range of factors. Understanding the life process of these children may lead to effective outcomes and interventions.

Sexual dysfunction levels in iranian women suffering from multiple sclerosis.

Objective: Sexual dysfunction (SD) is a common complaint in women who suffer from Multiple Sclerosis (MS), which has been categorized in three levels (primary, secondary, and tertiary) in previous studies. This study was conducted to assess the prevalence of sexual dysfunction (SD) at each level, and to identify associated factors and their impacts on SD in married women who suffer from Multiple Sclerosis. This study was conducted in Iran where the cultural barriers are recognized as important challenges in sexual function.

Evaluation of the Master's curriculum for elderly nursing: a qualitative study.

Background: Improving the quality of health care and rehabilitation for the elderly is one of the most important priorities of the health care system. Given the importance of evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of any program after its implementation, this study was conducted to identify the advantages and weaknesses of a geriatric nursing program at Tehran University of Medical Sciences.

Methods: This was a qualitative study, and the study population comprised students, graduates, and professors of geriatric nursing at the Master of Science level.

Translation and validation of the Persian version of the treatment adherence questionnaire for patients with hypertension.

Background: Hypertension is a global public health crisis. Poorly controlled high blood pressure is one of the major factors contributed to this crisis. As lack of treatment adherence is often considered the main reason for this failure, the Treatment Adherence Questionnaire for Patient with Hypertension (TAQPH) was developed.