Background: Nurses encounter a lot of stressors in the workplace because of high workload, long working hours, and work-income imbalance, and these stressors have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Consequently, nurses' occupational stress levels have also increased, thereby increasing the incidence of anxiety disorders. Evidence indicates that anxiety disorders may result from a lack of appropriate coping strategies. Objectives: The present study aimed to determine the relationship between stress and coping strategies among nurses caring for COVID-19 patients. Methods: This descriptive study was conducted on 178 nurses selected by simple random sampling. Data was collected using Cohen's Perceived Stress Scale, Lazarus and Folkman's Ways of Coping Questionnaire, and a demographic information form, and it was analyzed using SPSS 16 software. Results: The results indicated that age and job tenure were directly associated with perceived stress. Accordingly, increases in age and job tenure were accompanied by increases in perceived stress (P < 0.05). The results also revealed a significant relationship between perceived stress and confrontative coping, distancing, self-controlling, seeking social support, accepting responsibility, planful problem-solving, and positive reappraisal strategies (P < 0.05). Conclusions: The study findings demonstrated that stress coping strategies differed among nurses depending on age, gender, education level, and other demographic features. As these factors cannot be changed in most cases, training nurses in stress coping strategies can reduce their perceived stress.
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Background: Prostate cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer and the fifth leading cause of cancer death among men worldwide. The early detection of prostate cancer with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) increases the disease treatment in the early stages. Moreover, knowledge and screening for PSA for prostate cancer in men decreases the mortality rate. Objectives: The present study aimed to screen prostate cancer behaviors according to the Health Belief Model in Men Aged above 40 in Dezful. Methods: This cross-sectional study encompassed 120 male employees aged above 40 years working at the Dezful University of Medical Sciences in 2018. The participants were selected using a random cluster sampling method. Data collection tools were a researcher-made, three-section questionnaire with questions on demographic characteristics, awareness, Health Belief Model (HBM) constructs, and prostate cancer screening behaviors. Results: The participants’ mean age was 46.22 ± 4.56 years (ranging from 40 to 60 years). Total awareness of prostate cancer and screening behavior among men was acceptable (5.59 ± 4.13). The performance of PSA was 20.8%. There was no significant difference between the mean age and PSA (P = 0.39). In the logistic regression analysis, perceived sensitivity to prostate cancer yielded a psychological predictor of prostate cancer screening behaviors (OR = 0.92, P value = 0.01). Conclusions: The findings showed a relationship between perceived sensitivity and the frequency of PSA. Moreover, the participants’ poor knowledge and performance indicated an urgent need for formal training programs to promote their sensitivity to the significance of prostate cancer screening. Factors affecting prostate cancer screening behaviors should be included in these training programs.
Background: Medicinal plants have been used for many different purposes in the past. These plants may produce antimicrobial metabolites that affect the natural growth of microorganisms. The aim of this research was to study the antibacterial properties of rhubarb, cinnamon and pennyroyal on Staphylococcus aureus and Klebsiella pneumoniae. Materials and Methods: In this study, the effect of hydro-alcoholic extract of pennyroyal, cinnamon and rhubarb on Staphylococcus aureus and Klebsiella pneumoniae was investigated after their collection and extraction process. The Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) and the Minimum Bactericidal Concentration (MBC) of this extract on bacteria were also measured. Results: The MIC of hydro alcoholic extract of pennyroyal was above 400 mg/ml for both Klebsiella pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus. Also the MBC has been reported 400 and 500 mg/dL, respectively. The MIC of cinnamon extract for Klebsiella pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus were reported 250 and higher and 500 and higher, respectively. Also, the MBC was reported 500 and 600 mg/ml, respectively. Klebsiella pneumoniae was resistant to rhubarb plant extract, and the MIC and the MBC for Staphylococcus aureus were reported 200 mg/ml and higher and 400 mg/ml and higher, respectively. Conclusion: The results of this study demonstrated that the hydro alcoholic extract of cinnamon, pennyroyal and rhubarb has anti bacterial effect against Klebsiella pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus.
Background: An important challenge for universities and research managers is to motivate faculty members to carry out research and increase the number of articles, which increases the university’s research ranking. The first stage in organizing research in the community is the achievement of a correct understanding of the capabilities and available facilities and realizing the weaknesses and strengths of research programs. Objectives: This study was conducted to investigate the barriers to research from the perspective of the faculty members of Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Khuzestan, Iran. Methods: This descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study was performed to determine the barriers to research from the perspective of the faculty members of Dezful University of Medical Sciences. The data collection tool was a questionnaire consisting of two personal information sections and a questionnaire containing 39 items in four domains. The SPSS software (version 21), independent t-test, and analysis of variance were used to analyze the data. Results: The mean age of the participants was 26.9 ± 7.43 years. Additionally, 25 (50%) and 25 (50%) subjects were male and female. Moreover, 34 (68%), 13 (23%), and 3 (6%) participants were working in the Medical School, Nursing School, and Paramedical School, respectively. Conclusions: From the perspective of the faculty members, there were several barriers to research activities, the most important of which was related to the individual domain and financial support for the researcher. Furthermore, the specification of the research process by eliminating cumbersome administrative rules and creating a balance between obligatory hours dedicated to research and education can be an effective stage in the process of performing research activities.
Background and aims: Clinical learning has a vital role in nursing. Appropriate methods should be used to evaluate the quality of clinical learning. For performance-based evaluation of nursing students, the effect of logbooks in an internship was investigated using the direct observation of procedural skills (DOPS) method. Methods: This experimental study was performed on 80 second-semester nursing students by randomly assigning samples to two intervention and control groups at Dezful University of Medical Sciences in 2019. The logbook was used for the experimental group students, and the control group completed the internship without using a logbook. At the end of the internship, the students of two groups were evaluated by five procedures: changing the dressing, blood pressure control, IV catheterization, Intramuscular injection, and inserting a Foley catheter by DOPS test. Data were analyzed using qualitative and analytic statistics content analysis that was carried out using SPSS version 21 software. Results: The mean score of DOPS in the intervention group was 7.66±1.07, and in the control group, 6.74±0.86, Which indicates that the mean score of the intervention group is 0.92 points higher than the mean score of the control group. In general, the scores of all clinical skills except inserting a Foley catheter in the intervention group were higher than the control group. However, this difference was significant only in two procedures. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that the logbook and evaluation could increase clinical skills and collegians’ more profound learning and be effective in a professional and influential workforce.
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