Seyyedeh Akram Hosseini; Mehdi Golafrooz shahri; Hajar Sadeghi; MohammadHasan Rakhshani; Azam Barabadi
Volume 22, Issue 2 , May and June 2015, , Pages 359-367
Abstract
Background: although, Self-esteem can improve mental health, studies indicated that nursing students'Self-esteem level, especially in female is not desirable. Exercise may be influenced on enhancing self-esteem. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of Pilates exercises on ...
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Background: although, Self-esteem can improve mental health, studies indicated that nursing students'Self-esteem level, especially in female is not desirable. Exercise may be influenced on enhancing self-esteem. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of Pilates exercises on self-esteem of female nursing students.
Method: This randomized control trial(single blinded) study was performed on 62 female nursing students at medical sciences university of sabzevar 2014. After selecting participants via convenience method, they were divided randomly into an experimental (n= 32) and a control(n = 30) group. The experimental group did the Pilates exercise twice a week for 2 months while, the control group continued their daily activities. Then, self-esteem level assessed and abtained data was analyzed by means of SPSS software (version 18) using descriptive statistics, paired t-test and covariance test.
Result: before intervention, the average score of self-esteem in experimental group was 90/09± (8/20) and in control group was 92/80±)9/22),whereas at the end of intervention these scores for experimental and control groups was observed as observed as 100/34± (7/72) and 94/10±)9/22), respectively which this difference was significant statistically (p=0/002).
Conclusions: in the present study, performance of pilates exercise was effective to improve female nursing students' self-esteem, therefore, there is suggested to use this as an attractive and harmless method for enhancing the students’ self-esteem level.
Mehdi Akbarzadeh; Somayyeh Nasrollahi; Mehdi Golafroz shahri; Somayyeh Salehabadi; Nasrin Mircholi
Volume 20, Issue 4 , January and February 2014, , Pages 539-546
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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 ...
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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.
Mehdi Golafruz; Mehroz Javadi; Hadi Golafruz; Abbas Ebadi; Mohammadmehdi Salari
Volume 18, Issue 2 , July and August 2011, , Pages 98-103
Abstract
Background and Purpose: Health care personnel are always exposed to occupational injuries especially injuries due to sharp and cutting things. Therefore، the present study was designed and conducted to investigate the effect of safe management performance on knowledge، attitude and practice (KAP) levels ...
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Background and Purpose: Health care personnel are always exposed to occupational injuries especially injuries due to sharp and cutting things. Therefore، the present study was designed and conducted to investigate the effect of safe management performance on knowledge، attitude and practice (KAP) levels of the health care personnel of Baqyatallah Hospital، Iran.
Method and Materials: This experimental study was carried out in 2010، and 115 nurses were selected from 8 parallel wards; two random groups were shaped: experimental (n=59) and control (n=56) groups. The data were collected by a researcher-made questionnaire including 59 questions on the personnel’s knowledge، attitude and practice. The KAP was assessed in both groups after a two-month training period. The obtained data were analyzed in SPSS 15 using chi-square، independent and paired t-test (P0.05). However، the KAP scores of the experimental group after training became 15.7±2.6، 58.1±2.7 and 87±4.6 respectively، with the corresponding control group scores of 6.2±1.8، 50.6±7.1 and 76.7±13 respectively; the difference after training was significant (P
Mehdi Golafrooz Shahri; Mahmood Rivandi; Akram Kooshki
Volume 18, Issue 1 , March and April 2011, , Pages 41-46
Abstract
Background and Purpose: There is evidence on the anti-obesity effects of dietary calcium. Most employees have low physical activity and due to many rounds of work، their nutritional intake is affected، and around one-fifth of them suffer from overweight. The present study was conducted to investigate ...
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Background and Purpose: There is evidence on the anti-obesity effects of dietary calcium. Most employees have low physical activity and due to many rounds of work، their nutritional intake is affected، and around one-fifth of them suffer from overweight. The present study was conducted to investigate the correlation of dietary calcium and anthropometric indices in the staff of Vasei Hospital in Sabzevar، Iran.
Methods and Materials: The cross sectional descriptive study was conducted on 300 employees at Vasei Hospital in Sabzevar، Iran. Their weight، height، hip and arm circumference were measured by standardized procedures to take a record in data collection forms. A 24-hour recall form was given for two successive days to each participant، and a food frequency form was completed for the annual nutritional pattern of each participant. The food intake by grams was given into the Food Processor 3 software. Then، each participant’s data on nutrients and their anthropometric readings were fed into SPSS 14 for analyzing by independent t-test، Person correlation coefficient، One-way and Two-way ANOVA.
Results: In this study، 77.9% of the participants had normal weight and 22.1% were overweight. Mean calcium intake was 1843.57±1383 and 1023.99±703.71 mg/day in men and women، respectively. No correlation was observed between calcium، BMI (p=o.52) and body weight (p=0.22). However، there was significant negative correlation between dietary calcium and hip (p=0.01) and arm circumference (p=0.04) in men.
Conclusion: The results showed that there is no significant correlation between dietary calcium، BMI and body weight.
Abbas Heydari; Mehdi Golafrooz Shahri; Majid Farsadpoor
Volume 16, Issue 1 , March and April 2009, , Pages 57-61
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Background and Purpose: Widespread use of CT Scan is sometimes associated with potential risks such as irreversible tissue destruction. In order to avoid undue uses of CT Scan as a diagnostic procedure precise information on the frequency of brain damage due to CT Scan can help provide x-ray protection ...
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Background and Purpose: Widespread use of CT Scan is sometimes associated with potential risks such as irreversible tissue destruction. In order to avoid undue uses of CT Scan as a diagnostic procedure precise information on the frequency of brain damage due to CT Scan can help provide x-ray protection to some extent. Therefore this study was conducted to investigate the frequency of cerebral damage in CT Scan of patients admitted to the CT Scan center of Emdad Hospital in Sabzevar Iran. Methods and Materials: In this deh1ive cross sectional study all patients (8076 cases) admitted to the CT Scan Center of a hospital in Sabzevar Iran (during the second quarter of 2005) were included in the study. Data were collected through interview and examination of the patients’ file (CT scan report and medical advice). After classification the data were analyzed using chi-square in SPSS. Results: According to the findings no cerebral damages were observed in 81.8% of the cases admitted to the CT Scan center. Among cases with damage stroke (9.9%) was the most prevalent and only 0.5% of the cases had tumoral damages. Also most cases (34.6%) complained from headaches. Conclusion: The results of the present study indicate that prescribing CT Scan in Emdad Hospital in Sabzevar Iran has been higher than that of other countries in some cases.