BackgroundEye examination as one of the painful procedures for retinopathy of prematurity screening can cause some pain-related physiological and behavioral changes in preterm infants. Multisensory stimulation is an analgesic non-pharmacological method that has analgesic effects on infants during painful procedures.ObjectivesThis study aimed to determine the effect of multisensory stimulation on induced pain during eye examination for retinopathy of prematurity screening in preterm infants.MethodsIn this double-blind clinical trial, 80 preterm infants were randomly divided into two groups. In the intervention group, multisensory stimulation program was performed for 15 minutes before the beginning of examination while the control group received the routine care. Pain score for each infant was recorded by premature infant pain profile. Data were analyzed using independent t-test, Mann-Whitney, and ANOVA with repeated measures by SPSS software (version 16).ResultsThe mean gestational age was 30.4 ± 1.7 weeks in the multisensory stimulation group and 30.6 ± 1.8 weeks in the control group. Based on ANOVA with repeated measures, the pain score was significantly different between two groups during the assessment process (P < 0.001). The changes in pain severity during the examination were also significant between the two groups (P < 0.001); so that the pain was more intensive in the control group than the intervention group.ConclusionsMultisensory stimulation program as a safe and easy method can reduce pain in neonates and may be used as a way to reduce pain during eye examination in infants.
Background. The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed a psychological burden on a wide range of people in the community, including COVID-19 patients and their family caregivers.Objectives. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of online psychoeducational support on the caring burden in family caregivers of individuals with COVID-19. Material and methods. This study was conducted on 70 family caregivers of patients with COVID-19 referred to Imam Reza Hospital in mashhad, iran in 2021 by using a convenience sampling method. The participants were randomly assigned to intervention and control groups. The intervention group received one week of online psychoeducational support in six online group sessions of 35 to 45 minutes. Data were collected using the Zarit Burden questionnaire at the beginning and one week after the intervention. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics (Independent t-Test, Chi-squared test, Fisher's exact test, Mann-Whitney U test, Wilcoxon, and Paired t-Test). Results. At the baseline, the level of caring burden in the two groups was moderate and no significant difference was observed between the groups (p = 0.28). The total mean scores of caring burden before and after the intervention in the support group were 50.2 ± 10.5 and 46.0 ± 9.2, respectively, which significantly decreased after the intervention (p < 0.001). Consequently, the decrease in the burden mean score was significantly greater in the support group than in the control group (p = 0.04). Conclusions. It is recommended to implement online psychoeducational support for the caregivers of patients with COVID-19 to reduce their caring burden.
Background & Objectives: Epileptic child's mothers are faced with care problems such as low levels of management of self-efficacy care. These mothers have not received the same empowerment program yet. Aim of this study was to determine the effect of an epileptic child's care giving empowerment program on management of self-efficacy care in epileptic child's mothers. Materials and Methods: This clinical trial study was conducted on 100 mothers of epileptic children who hospitalized in neurology department of Ghaem Hospital in 2013. Eligible mothers were selected via convenience sampling and randomly assigned to experimental and control group. At first, management of self-efficacy care was evaluated using standard care giving self-efficacy scale in both experimental and control groups. In experimental group empowerment care was performed and the control group received no intervention. Forty-five days after the last session of program implementation, management of self-efficacy care was evaluated in both experimental and control groups again. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 11.5. Results: The results showed that the two groups were the same considering population variables and the mean scores of management of care self-efficacy (p=0.84). Mann-Whitney tests showed significant differences in two groups after the intervention (p<0.001). Wilcoxon test also showed significant increase in the management of self-efficacy care of experimental group (p<0.001). Although, this score significantly decrease in control group (p<0.001). Conclusion: Epileptic child's care giving empowerment program can be helpful in improving management of self-efficacy care of epileptic child's mothers.
Introduction This study aimed to determine the effect of an online psychoeducational support group on the perceived stress of caregivers of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) survivors. Methods This randomized clinical trial included 70 caregivers of COVID-19 survivors discharged from Imam Reza Hospital in Mashhad, Iran in 2021. The intervention group received a psychoeducational support training program for stress management through six online group sessions (each 35–45 minutes) in a week. An expert psychiatric nurse provided this program on WhatsApp immediately after the patient’s discharge from the hospital. The participants completed the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-14) before starting the intervention and 1 week after that. Data analysis was conducted by descriptive and inferential statistics, including Chi-square, Fisher’s exact test, independent, and paired t-test. Results Both groups were homogeneous in terms of demographic variables of survivors and caregivers. In terms of the PSS, there was no significant difference between the two groups before the intervention ( p=0.28). The pre- and post-intervention scores of PSS in the intervention group were 39.57 ± 5.89 and 35.48 ± 5.68, respectively, indicating a significant decrease (p<0.001). Also, the pre- and post-intervention differences between the intervention and control groups were −4.08 ± 3.52 and −0.11 ± 2.66, respectively, indicating a greater decrease in the total PSS of the intervention group ( p < 0.001). Conclusion The family caregivers of COVID-19 survivors suffered from psychological distress during their patient care. It is recommended to perform online psychoeducational support group interventions for these individuals based on psychological and educational support program.
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