Publications by authors named "S Poortaghi"

Objectives: This study explores the factors leading to decreased professional commitment among nurses and proposes actionable solutions to mitigate the challenges posed by this phenomenon in nursing.

Methods: This research was conducted by employing the scoping review methodology. To this end, the relevant studies were obtained by two researchers independently searching over Scopus, Medline (via PubMed), Proquest, SID, Magiran, and Web of Science databases.

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Article Synopsis
  • - The study explores the impact of retirement syndrome on older adults, highlighting feelings of emptiness, loneliness, and dissatisfaction that can accompany retirement, and emphasizes the need for adaptive interventions like support groups.
  • - A quasi-experimental study involved 80 retired adults from Iran, divided into intervention and control groups, where the intervention group participated in four support group sessions over eight weeks.
  • - Results indicated significant reductions in feelings of helplessness, idleness, and confusion among the participants in the support group, suggesting that these groups can effectively help seniors cope with retirement challenges.
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Background And Aim: Management of falling and its consequences is a major challenge of elderly nursing care. An effective educational strategy is essential to prevent falling among elderly people. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of simulated video education (SVE) about falling on falling rate and fear of falling (FOF) among hospitalized elderly people.

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Background: The quality of care has a significant impact on the condition of elderly patients. Many factors affect the quality of care, including ethical considerations. Ethical considerations, such as moral sensitivity, change in times of crisis.

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Background: The prevalence of chronic diseases is increasing worldwide. Implementing educational programs is an important step in prevention of chronic diseases in the community setting. This study was conducted to assess the effect of educational program based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) on the osteoporosis preventive behaviors in middle-aged individuals.

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