Background: Thalassemia negatively affects key aspects of life and self-care behaviors. It is essential to promote self-care behaviors in patients with thalassemia in order to improve their functions and mitigate adverse effects. Objectives: In this context, the present study aimed to investigate the effects of self-care education on self-care behaviors of patients with major β-thalassemia based on Orem's model. Methods: This clinical trial investigated 60 patients with major β-thalassemia who had been admitted to Razi Hospital in Saravan, southeast of Iran, in 2017. The subjects were selected and randomly allocated to the control and experimental groups. A demographic questionnaire and a researcher-made self-care scale were used to gather data. The experimental group received individualand group-training for 5 sessions of 30 to 45 minutes, while the control group was presented with routine instructions. After one month, the questionnaires were completed again and the data were analyzed in SPSS 23 using chi-square test and independent t-test. Results: The results of this study showed that administering the self-care program enhanced three aspects of self-care, including mental health, physical activities, and therapeutic measures in patients with major β-thalassemia, but no improvement was observed in terms of nutrition after the intervention (P = 0.28). Conclusions: It is promising to undertake self-care interventions to improve self-care behaviors of patients with major βthalassemia.
SERVQUAL model is a popular remarkable tool for assessing the quality of educational services. The main of this research is exploring lived Experiences of Management Intern Nursing Students in the Clinical Settings of the Quality of Educational Services Using the SERVQUAL Model. Methods: This is a qualitative study was conducted by using a phenomenological approach. The study population consisted of the 8th semester nursing students spending management internships in the wards of teaching hospitals of Zabol and Zahedan located in southeastern Iran. The study participants were selected by using both the convenience sampling and the purposeful sampling. The participants were 22 eligible students. Interviews were conducted in a secluded and open environment for collected data. Results: The analysis results of the interviews can be divided into five main themes and 15 subthemes. Main themes are Conflict over physical resources, the inadequacy of facilities and equipment, Lack of coordination among employees, Challenges of responsiveness in the ward, Conflict in confidence, Double empathy. Conclusion: It is therefore recommended that research to be conducted in several teaching hospitals with different facilities at the same time in order to generalize the results.
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