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{"title":"Home Hemodialysis Emerges as a Safe and Effective Option for Dialysis Patients amid COVID-19 Pandemic.","authors":"Nader Aghakhani, Alireza Nikoonejad, Pedram Abolfathpour","doi":"10.34172/jcs.33102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.34172/jcs.33102","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":516530,"journal":{"name":"Journal of caring sciences","volume":"13 2","pages":"72-73"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11417297/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142335991","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Motivation for Healing Scale in Patients with Cancer.","authors":"Fatemeh Hossieni, Eesa Mohammadi, Reza Hosseini, Zohreh Sadat, Negin Masoudi Alavi","doi":"10.34172/jcs.2024.31919","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.34172/jcs.2024.31919","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>This study was conducted to develop and validate a Motivation for Healing Scale (MHS) in Cancer.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>in this methodological study, the MHS draft was developed based on the approach of Waltz and colleagues using existing scales and concept analysis. The psychometric features, including face validity (qualitative and quantitative), content validity (qualitative and quantitative), structural validity (exploratory and confirmatory factors), and construct validity (convergent and discriminant validity) were assessed. Finally, the reliability was evaluated using internal consistency, and stability.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Based on the results of the qualitative phase, an initial item pool was generated with 55 items, Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed on the data collected from 404 patients. 25 Items were excluded during the psychometric evaluation phases. Reliability assessment and internal consistency assessment revealed that Cronbach's alpha value of the 25-item MHS was 0.912. The results of intraclass correlation coefficient (0.93, 95% CI: 0.86- 0.96) showed the stability was strong.</p><p><strong>Conclution: </strong>The 25-item MHS is a valid and reliable scale for the assessment of motivation for healing in patients with cancer.</p>","PeriodicalId":516530,"journal":{"name":"Journal of caring sciences","volume":"13 1","pages":"12-19"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11036165/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140871157","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Prevalence and Risk Factors of Metabolic Syndrome in Patients with Hemodialysis.","authors":"Maryam Masoumi, Mohammad Shahidi, Seyed Mohammad Hashem Montazeri, Mostafa Vahedian, Bita Bitarafan, Mohadeseh Farhadi, Cailan Feingold, Abbas Smiley","doi":"10.34172/jcs.2024.32974","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.34172/jcs.2024.32974","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Metabolic syndrome is a common disorder that puts patients at high risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality. To our knowledge, there is no published study in Pub Med which evaluated both lifestyle and metabolic syndrome in hemodialysis patients. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and investigate the potential risk factors in hemodialysis patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a cross-sectional study conducted on 204 patients enrolled conveniently. National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III criteria considered for Metabolic Syndrome. Demographics, lifestyle, and disease characteristics were gathered. The relationship between metabolic syndrome and its severity with independent variables was investigated through multivariable multivariate logistic and linear regressions.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The mean (SD) age was 55 (14) years and 42% were women. 42.6% had metabolic syndrome. Low high-density lipoprotein (HDL), high fasting blood sugar, high blood pressure (BP), increased waist circumference (WC), and high triglyceride were observed in decreasing order of frequency in 54.4%, 44.1%, 38.7%, 33.3% 28.9% of patients, respectively. The logistic regression model revealed significant associations between metabolic syndrome and physical activity (OR=0.85, 95% CI : 0.74-0.97), mood (OR=1.04, 95% CI : 1.002-1.078), age (OR=1.023, 95% CI : 1.001-1.046), and missed work (OR=0.86, 95% CI : 0.76-0.97). The linear regression model revealed significant associations between metabolic syndrome severity score and physical activity (<i>B</i>=-0.12, 95% CI : -0.21-0.02) and sleep quality (<i>B</i>=0.017, 95% CI : 0.001-0.033).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Poorer sleep quality, lower physical activity, lower mood status, and older age were associated with higher odds of metabolic syndrome/metabolic syndrome severity score in hemodialysis patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":516530,"journal":{"name":"Journal of caring sciences","volume":"13 1","pages":"27-35"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11036168/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140867554","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Maintaining Moral Sensitivity as an Inevitable Necessity in the Nursing Profession.","authors":"Mitra Khoobi, Fazlolah Ahmadi","doi":"10.34172/jcs.2023.33147","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.34172/jcs.2023.33147","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":516530,"journal":{"name":"Journal of caring sciences","volume":"13 1","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11036170/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140863132","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring Psychological Consequences of COVID-19 Pandemic on Nurses Caring Patients with COVID-19: A Qualitative Study.","authors":"Ali Dehghani, Somaye Makaremnia, Afrooz Rahmanian","doi":"10.34172/jcs.2023.31779","DOIUrl":"10.34172/jcs.2023.31779","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>COVID-19 is a new disease infecting a large number of people, and undoubtedly have psychological impacts on healthcare workers. Among healthcare staff, nurses are the most involved ones in fighting against COVID-19. Therefore, this study aimed to explore nurses' experiences of psychological consequences during caring patients with COVID-19.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The present qualitative study was conducted using the conventional content analysis approach (Graneheim and Lundman) Iran. Participants in this study included 15 nurses working with patients with COVID-19, selected by purposive sampling. Data were collected using in-depth interviews. The rigor of data was assessed using the criteria proposed by Guba and Lincoln.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Nurses reported the four following psychological consequences of COVID-19 pandemic on caring patients with COVID-19: post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, physical exhaustion, and aggressive behaviors.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The data showed that nurses experienced a variety of psychological consequences during caring patients with COVID-19. Therefore, it is necessary to monitor nurses' psychological problems and implement interventions to improve their mental health.</p>","PeriodicalId":516530,"journal":{"name":"Journal of caring sciences","volume":"12 4","pages":"255-260"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10799274/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139513544","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Applying Parse's Human Becoming Theory for Caring of an Elderly with Spontaneous Pneumothorax Following the COVID-19: A Case Study.","authors":"Fatemeh Mansouri, Azar Darvishpour","doi":"10.34172/jcs.2023.33017","DOIUrl":"10.34172/jcs.2023.33017","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The elderly are one of the main groups at risk of contracting COVID-19. Using Parse's human becoming in practice can lead to important changes in a person's health. This study aimed to apply this theory in caring of an elderly patient with spontaneous pneumothorax following COVID-19.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This research was a case study which was conducted in 2023 in Guilan (Iran). This study was conducted based on the three principles of Parse's theory (meaning, rhythmicity, and transcendence) using Purposive sampling. Nursing interventions were performed based on the PRISM model (presence, respect, information, services, and movement). The data analysis was done based on the qualitative analysis-synthesis process of Parse's research methodology (2011).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Findings based on the first principle of Parse's theory showed that the meaning of COVID-19 changed from \"lethal\" to \"curable disease\". In the second principle, the paradoxes of \"disbelief/shock-active participation for recovery\", \"despair-hope\", and \"ignorance- searching for knowledge\" were identified. According to the third principle, the patient and her daughter had learned how to take the path of transcendence and deal with disease conflicts and create the necessary change in dealing with paradoxes.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The results showed that Parse's theory could be used to improve health status and deal with paradoxes in elderly patients suffering from spontaneous pneumothorax. It is suggested that this theory will be used in future studies in the care of other patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":516530,"journal":{"name":"Journal of caring sciences","volume":"13 1","pages":"3-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11036172/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140873212","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring the Midwives' Experiences of Providing Delivery Care for Women with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 Infection: A Qualitative Study.","authors":"Fatemeh Jafarzadeh-Kenarsari, Morvarid Ghasab-Shirazi, Kobra Abouzari-Gazafroodi, Yalda Donyaei-Mobarrez","doi":"10.34172/jcs.2023.33077","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.34172/jcs.2023.33077","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Midwives were at the forefront of caring for pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic, therefore, the present study was conducted with the purpose of exploring midwives' experiences of providing delivery care for women with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this qualitative study, 18 midwives working in the public hospitals affiliated with Guilan University of Medical Sciences (Iran). Who had experience in providing delivery care to women with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection were selected using purposive sampling. Data were collected via individual semi-structured interviews until reaching data saturation, and analyzed through conventional content analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Data analysis led to the extraction of three main categories and six sub-categories. The main categories included \"COVID-19 and organizational support\" with two sub-categories including lack of resources/neglecting the role of midwives, \"COVID-19 and positive achievements\" with two sub-categories including professional resilience/turning threats into opportunities, \"COVID-19 and informational support\" with two sub-categories, including up-to-date training/empowering pregnant women.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>According to the findings, to realize and guarantee the provision of high-quality maternity care to pregnant women in dealing with epidemic diseases such as COVID-19 in the future, the attention of policymakers and healthcare service officials to the physical and psychological needs of midwives is necessary. Also, organizational and informational support, improving job satisfaction, and paying attention to the importance of midwives' role in the medical team are recommended. Moreover, empowering pregnant women during epidemic diseases is essential.</p>","PeriodicalId":516530,"journal":{"name":"Journal of caring sciences","volume":"13 1","pages":"54-62"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11036164/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140862217","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}