Simulation is an educational technology that can facilitate learning, improve performance, and develop critical thinking and self-confidence in students. Motivation is an effective factor in the level of efficiency and the use of individual talent, ability, and satisfaction. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of simulation on students' motivation based on existing studies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Recently, the depression-alleviating impact of yoga therapy was documented among patients with type 2 diabetes; nonetheless, whether this consequence is similar in individuals with type 1 diabetes (T1D) is still unclear. Therefore, this trial sought to investigate the potential impact of yoga therapy on the depression of adolescents with T1D.
Methods: This randomized controlled trial recruited 62 girls with T1D, aged 12-17 years, from January to June 2020.
Background: Caring for people with schizophrenia is accompanied by challenges that impact caregiver health. We conducted this study to explore the effect of a Caring Science-Based health promotion program on the sense of coherence and well-being among caregivers of persons with schizophrenia.
Methods: This randomized clinical trial with the Solomon four-group design was conducted on 72 caregivers randomly allocated into two intervention and two control groups.
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has put heavy pressure on nurses. Psychiatric nurses are also exposed to moral distress due to the special conditions of psychiatric patients and patient's lack of cooperation in observing health protocols. This study has been conducted to explore and describe factors that caused moral distress in Iranian psychiatric nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The birth of premature newborns and their separation from family due to their hospitalization in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) cause stress in the parents, especially mothers. We conducted this study aimed to evaluate whether training the fathers to support their wives impacts premature newborn mothers' stress and self-efficacy or not?
Methods: A quasi-experimental (before-after study) including one experimental and control group was used. Data were collected from Seventy-five parents with newborns hospitalized in NICU (n = 30) in the intervention and (n = 45) in usual care groups.
Int J Community Based Nurs Midwifery
October 2020
Purpose: To evaluate the effect of education about human papilloma virus and its vaccine on awareness and attitude of healthcare workers and nursing students.
Design: This was a quasi-experimental study.
Methods: The sample size was 250 (155 healthcare workers and 95 students), and both groups received educational intervention.