Publications by authors named "Yasaman Pourandish"
Purpose: This study aimed to implement the Quality of Care (QoC) Assessment Tool from the National Spinal Cord/Column Injury Registry of Iran (NSCIR-IR) to map the current state of in-hospital QoC of individuals with Traumatic Spinal Column and Cord Injuries (TSCCI).
Methods: The QoC Assessment Tool, developed from a scoping review of the literature, was implemented in NSCIR-IR. We collected the required data from two primary sources.
Article Synopsis
- - The study is a retrospective evaluation aimed at assessing the quality of care (QoC) for patients with traumatic spinal column and spinal cord injuries (TSC/SCIs) within the National Spinal Cord/Column Injury Registry of Iran (NSCIR-IR) using a specific assessment tool called QoCAT.
- - Pre-hospital care indicators showed that only around 46% of patients received essential immobilization techniques, with delays in transport to hospitals present in more than 30% of cases, highlighting poor pre-hospital QoC.
- - Post-hospital findings indicated a troubling first-year mortality rate of 12.5% and significant issues such as low employment rates (21.4%) and limited access to necessary equipment,
Purpose: This study compares the effects of inhalation aromatherapy using essential oils of sweet orange and damask rose on postoperative abdominal pain.
Design: A randomized three-arm controlled trial.
Methods: In this randomized double-blinded, and parallel-group controlled trial, a total of 120 patients who underwent open abdominal surgeries were enrolled using a sequential sampling method.
Background: Many patients presenting with migraine also complain of constipation. The relationship between these two symptoms has not been explored yet in detail. This study, therefore, was carried out to investigate the effect of treatment of constipation with lactulose on the improvement of migraine headache in patients who referred to neurology clinics in Arak.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Objective: Pain is an emotional and unpleasant experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage. The literature shows no study on the effect of aromatherapy with the essential oil of orange on unpleasant feelings of patients with fractured limbs. In this regard, this paper aims at studying the effect of aromatherapy with the essential oil of orange on patients with fractured limbs admitted to the emergency ward.
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