Introduction: In pediatric wards with high stress levels, nurses with high professional self-concept can provide better care for the patients. This study aimed at determining the correlation between the occupational stress and professional self-concept among the pediatric nurses in teaching hospitals affiliated to Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences in Tehran. Methods: In this descriptive-correlational study, 165 pediatric nurses were selected from the teaching hospitals affiliated to Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences in Tehran using the accessible sampling method. Data were collected using the demographic questionnaire, Expanded Nurse Stress Scale, and Nurse Self-concept Questionnaire. The content validity index of the instruments and their reliability were measured by the Cronbach's alpha (with 15 pediatric nurses) and test retest was measured after 10 days. Data were analyzed by the SPSS 24 software. Results: Results showed that the total mean score of occupational stress in pediatric nurses was 137.22 ± 45.09 and the total mean score of professional self-concept in pediatric nurses was 231.09 ± 49.06. Moreover, there was a negative linear correlation between occupational stress and professional self-concept. Conclusions: Due to the negative linear correlation between occupational stress and professional self-concept, it can be concluded that with the reduction of occupational stress in pediatric nurses, professional self-concept increases. Also, with increasing the self-concept, the occupational stress in pediatric nurses decreases. It is suggested that in the nursing management system, special attention should be paid to nurses' self-concept.
Introduction: Women spend more than a third of their lives in menopause and estrogen deficiency. These neuroendocrine changes affect the woman's sense of health and mental health through the loss of fertility and menstrual function. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the association between anxiety, stress and depression with women's experiences in menopause. Method: This was a descriptive-correlation study conducted on 250 postmenopausal women who met the inclusion criteria in 2016 in Mashhad. A convenience quota sampling method was used. The data gathering tool was a demographic questionnaire, DASS21, measuring the experiences of menopause women. Data analysis was performed using SPSS 16 software by Pearson correlation coefficient and regression model at a significant level of 0.05. Results: The mean age of menopause was 48 ± 4.56 years. The mean and standard deviation of anxiety score, stress and depression in postmenopausal women were 5.43 ± 4.8, 4.37 ± 7.7 and 4.33 ± 5.35, respectively. The mean total score of menopausal experiences was 33.5%. Pearson correlation showed a direct and significant association between stress, anxiety and depression score with the experiences of women in menopause (P = 0.001, r = 0.68). Conclusion: with increasing the scores of depression, anxiety and stress, the score of women's experiences in menopause increased. Therefore, these changes require counseling and supportive program to improve adaptation to menopausal psychosocial changes.
Background and Objective: The Age Friendly City has been proposed by the World Health Organization to achieve Active Aging. The aim of this study was to evaluation of transportation infrastructure and urban space of Tehran city based on the indicators of Age Friendly City. Materials and Methods: The present cross-sectional study examined the views of 418 elderly residents of Tehran on the indicators of the World Health Organization's Age-Friendly City in terms of Outdoor Spaces and Buildings, Housing, Transportation and Community Support and Health Services in 1398. Data were collected using Age-Friendly City questionnaire of the WHO.Results: Findings showed that the outdoor spaces and buildings indicator mean= 39.70 (the item of access to mosques and religious places has the highest mean (3.84), the housing indicator) mean= 7.80 (the item of proportion of the elderly house with its needs has the highest mean (3.15), the transportation indicator (mean =34.80) the item of existence of bus route to key destinations in the city and public centers with the highest mean (3.42) and the health services indicator (mean= 22.80) the item of access to elderly health insurance services has the highest mean (2.70). Conclusion:Considering the situation of the health services indicator compared to other indicators it can be said that the city of Tehran has not had favorable conditions in this indicator. Therefore, it is suggested that due to the upward trend of the country's elderly population, health policy makers and urban planners should consider improving the quality of health services indicators for the elderly in Tehran as a priority.
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