Mahtab Gholizadeh; Rahim Akrami; Mosareza Tadayonfar; Roya Akbarzadeh
Volume 22, Issue 6 , January and February 2016, , Pages 955-964
Abstract
Background & Objectives: Stroke is a debilitating and chronic disease. Caring of a patient with stroke can affect caregiver’s life dimensions, especially their quality of life. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of patient care education on caregivers’ quality of life of stroke patient.
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Background & Objectives: Stroke is a debilitating and chronic disease. Caring of a patient with stroke can affect caregiver’s life dimensions, especially their quality of life. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of patient care education on caregivers’ quality of life of stroke patient.
Materials & Methods: This randomized field trial was performed on 120stroke patients who were hospitalized in Vasei hospital in Sabzevar in 2014. Research units were randomly assigned to two groups: intervention group (n=60) and control group (n=60).Both groups completed SF-36 questionnaire before and one month after education. Data analyzed through chi-square, wilcoxon, paired t-test and independent t-test with STATAsoftware(V.12) with 5% significant level.
Results: The results revealed that, one month after education, scores of quality of life was significantly higher in intervention group than control group. The most differences were in General Health (p=1.000), Role ofPhysical(p=1.000) and Role of Emotion (1.000).
Conclusion: Teaching caring to caregivers of stroke patients leaded to enhancement of knowledge and skill in caring of patients and, finally, increased their quality of life. So,the importance of teaching care skills to caregivers by nurses must be paid more attention than before.
Akram Kooshki; Roya Akbarzadeh; Fatemeh Ghardashi; Masoumeh Hashemian; Raha Salehabadi; Manidheh Yousefi Moghaddam; Mohsen Hiteh
Volume 22, Issue 5 , November and December 2015, , Pages 716-723
Abstract
Background& Objectives: Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the women and, since nutrition is one of the factors in thise disease, the present study was conducted to assess the effect of energy, macro nutrients and antioxidants intake in women on the breast cancer in Sabzevar. Materials ...
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Background& Objectives: Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the women and, since nutrition is one of the factors in thise disease, the present study was conducted to assess the effect of energy, macro nutrients and antioxidants intake in women on the breast cancer in Sabzevar. Materials & Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 125woman with breast cancer in Sabzevarin 2011. Census sampling was done in homes by volunteers and referral of suspected women to mammography, ultra sound and radiology clinicand, also, and Sabzevar center of cancer statisticsforexaminationand diagnosis of breast cancer. After writting informed consent by patients, a demographic questionnaire and semi-quantitative frequency of 160 foods wascompleted by the trained interviewers. The obtained nutritional information was analysedusing the Software Nutritioni IV. Descriptive statistics, frequency, one-sample t-test and non-parametric X2 tests were assessed using SPSS 16 software, and PResults: The mean BMI of patients was 22.5±5.7 kg/m2, the average age of women was 50.7 ± 1years, mean of the first menstrual period was 13.2±1.6 years and mean of menopause 46.4±4.7years. Dietary assessment showed mean of energy, protein, fat and carbohydrate intakes were 2309±1389.24, 64.26±19.05, 65.84±21.70 and 363.79± 154.72 ,respectively (P<0.05). Also, in this study, energy and macronutrients intakeswere rather than dietary standard values, andantioxidants of vitamin A, E, C and selenium intake were less than dietary standard values in women. Conclusion: The findings showed that energy and macronutrients intakesrather than dietary standard values, and antioxidants intake was less than dietary standard values in women.