Masoumeh Golmahi; Arefeh Poortaleb; Ehsan Saffari; Somayyeh Salehabadi; Marjan Vojdani; Arash Shirdel; Fatemeh Ehtemam
Volume 22, Issue 3 , May and June 2015, , Pages 300-307
Abstract
Background: this is undeniable that elderly population and their health needs are on the increase in developing countries. On the other hand, living environment is a contributing factor in their health status. The aim of the study was the evaluation of elderly's health status living in nursing homes ...
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Background: this is undeniable that elderly population and their health needs are on the increase in developing countries. On the other hand, living environment is a contributing factor in their health status. The aim of the study was the evaluation of elderly's health status living in nursing homes in Sabzevar -2014.
Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 171 elderly people living in nursing home in Sabzevar were selected using census method. Data were gatherers by means of a questionnaire (27 questions) through interview and then analyzed by SPSS 16 and descriptive statistics.
Results: The results showed that 90/1% of elderly suffer from joint pain. 83/6% of their had sleep problems, 62% anxiety and stress, 74/8% dental conditions, 79/5% vision problems, 28/1% hearing problems, 76/9% memory impairment, 56/7% history of collapsed.also, the percentage of urinary tract problems and constipation was 52/7% and 45/7%, respectively. 79/5% of people suffered from foot problems in which 56/7% of them had dry feet.
Conclusion: Due to the increasing elderly population, as a vulnerable group, this is essential to pay attention to them spatially in terms of some common disease. This can be an effective strategy to present some health and cultural programs.
Mehdi Akbarzadeh; Somayyeh Nasrollahi; Mehdi Golafroz shahri; Somayyeh Salehabadi; Nasrin Mircholi
Volume 20, Issue 4 , January and February 2014, , Pages 539-546
Abstract
Background and purpose: one of the main mission of the university is trainivy theprofessional manpower for the society. They must make efforts to reach this goal by identifying the problems, compiling and implementing plans and finally modifying them. Nursing and midwifery are applied professions dealing ...
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Background and purpose: one of the main mission of the university is trainivy theprofessional manpower for the society. They must make efforts to reach this goal by identifying the problems, compiling and implementing plans and finally modifying them. Nursing and midwifery are applied professions dealing with human life and clinical education makes the core of these jobs. The present study is intended to investigate the problems of clinical education from the views of clinical instructors and ways of enhancing its quality.
Methods and materials: this descriptive study involved senior students of nursing and midwifery (n=116) and instructors(n=13). Data were collected by a questionnaire including three Sections: personal information, clinical problems and solutions.The data were analyzed in spss using descriptive statistics.
Results: the sample comprised of 75 nursing students(64.7%) and the rest were students of midwifery. Also, 19.8% (n=23) were male and the rest female, with the mean age of 22.19±0.98. Instructors, mean age was 38.53±7.61, and 53.8% (n=7) were male.The most important causes of demotivation for instructors were fatigue due to high education load (36.2% students and 84.6% instructors). The most important problems against teaching skills were facilities and circumstances, less or no cooperation by the staff, students overload in wards and the non-educational status of the hospitals.
Conclusion: turning hospitals into educational, oriention of deputies of education and treatment in the university to provide facilies, reducing the number of students in rounds can be considered as solutions.