Comparison of the effects of group and individual reflection methods on self-regulated learning strategies and learning motivation among emergency medical technicians: a quasi-experimental study.

Background: Reflection is an essential educational practice often characterized as a self-regulated learning activity. Self-regulated learning has been shown to positively influence learning motivation and metacognition. This study aimed to compare the effect of group and individual reflection methods on self-regulation learning strategies and motivational components among emergency medical technicians.

The Effect of a Combination of Vibration and External Cold on Pain Caused during Vaccine Injection in Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Aim: This study was conducted to determine the effect of combining vibration and external cold on pain caused by vaccine injection among six-month-old infants.

Design: Randomized controlled trial.

Methods: In this clinical trial, 80 eligible infants were selected from the infants referred to a health center as per the inclusion criteria.

A narrative review of psychomotor abilities in medical sciences: Definition, categorization, tests, and training.

Extensive research in the past decades has evidenced differences in the psychomotor ability of individuals resulting from varying levels of experience, age, gender, response precision, compatibility, performance, and ability. Many studies have called for the need to identify psychomotor ability and appropriate tests that can assess it. This review article surveys the definition, categorization, and tests of psychomotor ability as well as training based on psychomotor ability in medical sciences.

Psychomotor abilities in diagnostic upper gastrointestinal endoscopy derived from procedural task analysis techniques and expert review.

Background: Any prediction of a person's ability to succeed in a motor skill depends on the detection and accurate measurement of the basic abilities for the performance of that skill. Task analysis is needed to determine the psychomotor skills and abilities required to perform an action. This study aimed to determine the components of psychomotor abilities for diagnostic upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy through procedural task analysis (PTA) and expert review.

Prognostic Value of Procalcitonin for Morbidity and Mortality in Patients after Cardiac Surgery.

Background: The increased serum procalcitonin (PCT) level in cardiac patients is known as a sign of postoperative complications.

Objective: Considering the importance of predicting the incidence of both complications and mortality caused by coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, this study was conducted to determine the serum PCT level and its relationship with one-year morbidity and mortality among CABG patients.

Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was performed on 100 patients who underwent CABG surgery in Vali-e-Asr Hospital of Birjand, Iran.

The Effect of Combined Inhalation Aromatherapy with Lemon and Peppermint on Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy: A Double-Blind, Randomized Clinical Trial.

Background: Nausea and vomiting are almost inevitable features of pregnancy which have a serious impact on the quality of life of pregnant women. This study aimed to determine the effects of combined inhalation aromatherapy with lemon and peppermint on nausea and vomiting of pregnancy.

Materials And Methods: The parallel randomized clinical trial was conducted on 90 pregnant women suffering from nausea and vomiting of pregnancy referred to health centers in Birjand-Iran- from February 2015 to August 2016.

The relationship between cognitive perception of self-concept and coping styles in heart failure patients.

Aim: To determine the relationship between self-concept and coping styles in patients with heart failure in an Iranian population.

Design: This study had a correlational design.

Methods: In this study, 100 HF patients hospitalized in the CCU and cardiac ward of Vali-Asr Hospital of Birjand, Iran were selected by convenience sampling method.

A quasi-experimental study of the effect of teaching Orem's self-care model on nursing students' clinical performance and patient satisfaction.

Aims: This study aims to determine the effect of teaching Orem's self-care model on nursing students' clinical performance and patient satisfaction.

Design: The study was a quasi-experimental, non-randomized, two-group design with posttest.

Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 66 nursing students were selected via convenience sampling method.

Off-Pump Versus On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Outcomes During 6 Years: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Given the ongoing controversy over the risks and benefits of on-pump versus off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG), we aimed to compare time trends in off- and on-pump CABG long-term outcomes. In this prospective cohort study, the patients who underwent primary isolated non-emergent CABG in Imam Reza Hospital in Mashhad, Iran, in 2006 were followed for 6 years. The patients were contacted to obtain long-term follow-up data such as death, rehospitalization, myocardial infarction, and normal physical activity.

The comparison of saline enema and bisacodyl in rectal preparation before anorectal surgery.

Background: Given the limited data on the need of mechanical bowel preparation application before anorectal surgeries and the preferred method for bowel preparation, we aimed to compare saline enema and bisacodyl in rectal preparation before anorectal surgery.

Materials And Methods: This is a randomized clinical trial study. Seventy-nine hospitalized patients for anorectal surgery (hemorrhoid, fissure, and fistula) were recruited by convenient sampling and then randomly allocated to receive 500 cc Saline by rectal enema or six bisacodyl tablets (Sobhan company) beginning from a day before the operation in order to prepare the bowel.

The Relationship between Cognitive Appraisal and Adherence to Medical Regimens in Type 2 Diabetic Patients.

Introduction: Non-adherence to medical regimen has remained a challenge to the medical profession as well as to social sciences. To achieve positive results, the factors negatively impacting patient adherence to medical regimens (i.e.