Background: Researches have shown that in some countries where patients are transferred from intensive care to the general ward, they experience mental challenges, including anxiety. However, in Iran no researches have been done on this subject. Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of anxiety in patients transferred from the intensive care unit to the general ward. Methods: This study was a cross-sectional study. Samples of this study included 110 patients transferred from the intensive care unit to the general ward. Spielberger's questionnaire was used to collect data. To analyze the data, the SPSS version 16 software was used. Results: After entering variables in the multivariate logistic regression model, it was found, that there was only a significant relationship between gender and anxiety. Statistical data showed that 63.6% of patients had moderate anxiety. Conclusions: According to the study, the subjects had high levels of anxiety, thus providing a platform for learning how to deal with anxiety seems to be required for these patients. The study also found that being female is directly related to the level of anxiety in these patients. Therefore, more attention to females during transfer from the intensive care to the general ward is important.
Background: The demand for medical emergencies often begins with a call to a dispatch center. Appropriate performance of this unit significantly influences providing effective services. Objectives: The current study aimed to compare the effect of using telephone triage manual revised by New Jersey and the conventional methods on accuracy of triage done by 115 emergency medical dispatchers of Qom, Iran, in 2012. Methods: This quasi-experimental study aimed to compare the effects of two conventional and New Jersey revised methods on performance of emergency medical dispatchers of Qom. Conventional (September and October) and New Jersey data (December and January) were extracted and compared. November was skipped due to emergency medical dispatcher familiarity with the program. Results: Performing the new method non-significantly changed the response time (P = 0.053) and communication skill (P = 0.053). Scientific and medical skills (P = 0.000) were significantly changed. Overall performance significantly improved (P = 0.000).
Conclusions:The revised New Jersey method significantly increased appropriate overall performance of the communication experts and decreased their dysfunction.
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