Journal of Education and Health Promotion

Erratum: Relation between personality disorders and characteristics of multiple sclerosis patients and their parents

Volume 8, Issue 9 , September 2018, Pages 1-1

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Spiritual experiences of family members to cope with the challenges of childhood disability: A Qualitative study in Iran

. Khosrow Tavakol; . Mahboubeh Karimi; . Kobra Salehi; . Fahimeh Kashani; . Mahsa Shakour

Volume 8, Issue 9 , September 2018, Pages 1-5

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BACKGROUND: If we take the family as a circle, the disabled child is in the center of the circle andweights on all communications in the family. Therefore, in this research, the experiences ... Read More

A pilot study for evaluation of knowledge and common practises of nursing staff regarding use of multidose injection vials and their microbial contamination rate in a super‑specialty hospital

. Mohit Bhatia; . Bibhabati Mishra; . Poonam Sood Loomba; . Vinita Dogra

Volume 8, Issue 9 , September 2018, Pages 1-7

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CONTEXT: Multidose injection vials (MDVs) are prone to bacterial contamination, and their use hasbeen reported to be a potential source of infections.AIMS: The aim of this study was ... Read More CONTEXT: Multidose injection vials (MDVs) are prone to bacterial contamination, and their use hasbeen reported to be a potential source of infections.AIMS: The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge and common practises of nursing staffregarding the use of MDVs and its microbial contamination rate.SETTINGS AND DESIGN: A pilot study was conducted in a super‑specialty hospital from June toDecember 2016.SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Information about knowledge and common practises of 100 nursingstaff posted in various Intensive Care Units (ICUs) with respect to the usage of single and MDVs,respectively, was obtained and assessed. About 40 in‑use multidose injection vials containingsome remnants were collected from different ICUs. The volume of 1 ml content of each of thesevials was inoculated into a tube containing 15 ml thioglycolate broth and incubated at 37°C for10 days. The broth was visually examined every day and subcultured onto blood, chocolate, andSabouraud Dextrose agar plates on alternate days within 10 days or any time that the appearanceseemed turbid. The microbial isolates thus obtained were identified using standard guidelinesand recorded.STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: Descriptive statistics were used.RESULTS: The study group members had sufficient knowledge about various aspects of handlingsingle and MDVs, respectively, such as hand hygiene, disinfection, checking of vial labels, and expirydate. Low hand hygiene compliance rate of 55% was observed in all ICUs visited during this study.The contamination rate of MDVs injection vials was 25% with Coagulase‑negative Staphylococcusspp. being the most common isolate.CONCLUSIONS: The use of MDVs is associated with the risk of contamination and nosocomialoutbreaks of life‑threatening bloodstream infections. Healthcare professionals must strictlyadhere to basic infection control practises as per standard guidelines to minimize the incidence ofhospital‑acquired infections.

Sabbatical as a part of the academic excellence journey: A narrative qualitative study

. Mohammad H. Yarmohammadian; . Patricia Davidson; . Chao Hsing Yeh

Volume 8, Issue 9 , September 2018, Pages 1-14

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INTRODUCTION: Sabbaticals were first offered by Harvard University in the late 17th century toprovide “renewal” for faculty members. In this period of career development, ... Read More

Spiritual aspects of care for chronic Muslim patients: A qualitative study

. Alireza Irajpour; . Maryam Moghimian; . Habibreza Arzani

Volume 8, Issue 9 , September 2018, Pages 1-7

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INTRODUCTION: For Muslim patients confronted with chronic diseases, spirituality is an importantresource for coping. These patients expect the health team to take care of the spiritual ... Read More

Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding organ donation among adult population of urban Puducherry, South India

. Gokul Sarveswaran; . Manikanda Nesan Sakthivel; . Yuvaraj Krishnamoorthy; . Yashodha Arivarasan; . Jayalakshmy Ramakrishnan

Volume 8, Issue 9 , September 2018, Pages 1-7

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BACKGROUND: India is currently having a deceased donation rate of 0.05–0.08 per millionpopulation. The National Organ and Tissue Transplant Programme have planned strategies toimprove ... Read More

The challenges of E‑learning system: Higher educational institutions perspective

. Leila Shahmoradi; . Vahid Changizi; . Esmaeil Mehraeen; . Azadeh Bashiri; . Behrooz Jannat; . Mahsa Hosseini

Volume 8, Issue 9 , September 2018, Pages 1-6

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INTRODUCTION: The development of information technology (IT) in education has led to theexpansion of new teaching and learning methods at universities. Implementation of E‑learningprograms ... Read More

Exploring the challenges of clinical education in nursing and strategies to improve it: A qualitative study

. Saba Farzi; . Mohsen Shahriari; . Sedigheh Farzi

Volume 8, Issue 9 , September 2018, Pages 1-8

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BACKGROUND: Clinical education is the heart of professional education in nursing. The perspectiveof nursing students and clinical nursing educators as the main owners of teaching–learning ... Read More

Assessment of hashtag (#) campaigns aimed at health awareness in social media

. Neethu George; . D. Rock Britto; . Vaduva Krishnan; . L. Manoj Dass; . H. A. Prasant; . V. Aravindhan

Volume 8, Issue 9 , September 2018, Pages 1-8

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INTRODUCTION: The use of social media to disseminate major communications, particularly forcampaigns related to days of health importance, is becoming much popular. The use of Twitter,Instagram, ... Read More

Factors related to 6‑month mortality after the first‑ever stroke

. Ehsan Sarbazi; . Parvin Sarbakhsh; . Daryoush Savadi Oskooei; . Mohammad Yazdchi; . Saber Ghaffari‑Fam; . Seyed Morteza Shamshirgaran

Volume 8, Issue 9 , September 2018, Pages 1-7

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide andthe number of stroke cases has increased remarkably over the last 20 years. This study aimed atidentifying ... Read More BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide andthe number of stroke cases has increased remarkably over the last 20 years. This study aimed atidentifying predictors of with 6‑month mortality of first‑ever stroke patients and the factors contributingto it in East Azerbaijan province.MATERIALS AND METHODS: A closed cohort study was carried out from April 2014 toDecember 2014. All cases of first‑ever diagnosed stroke were included in the study. Any transientischemic attack, silent brain infarctions, and the stroke cases which were neither associated withtrauma, blood disease nor with malignancy were excluded from the study. The variables of this studyinclude participants’ demographic characteristics, stroke severity National Institutes of Health StrokeScale (NIHSS), and stroke risk factors. Patients were followed up within 6 months. To determine thesurvival time, the log‑rank method was applied to compare intergroup differences. The tests includethe univariate and multivariate analysis Cox regression. P < 0.05 were considered as statisticallysignificant.RESULTS: A total of 576 cases of stroke were included in this study. Average age of ischemic andhemorrhagic stroke was 70.15 ± 13.0 and 67.79 ± 12.69, respectively. Case‑fatality rate (CFR)of stroke patients was 49.2 and 21.7% in hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke types, respectively.Factors contributing to stroke mortality events include the severity of stroke (NIHSS categories15–19 and ≥20), age over 65, being female, high body mass index and hyperlipidemia. In thefinal model, the severity of stroke (with NIHSS 15–19 with hazard ratio (HR) 4.22 (95% confidenceinterval [CI] 2.36–7.56) and NIHSS ≥20 with HR 5.34 (95% CI: 2.81–10.12) and age above 65 withHR 1.61 (95% CI: 1.02–2.51) were the most important predictors of 6‑month mortality.CONCLUSION: Severity of stroke by NIHSS was the most prominent factor in stroke patients’mortality. By increasing the follow‑up time, a better evaluation of the predictors of mortality afterstroke can be achieved.

The effect of small group teaching on quality of life in pregnant women with nausea and vomiting: A clinical trial

. Zahra Kamali; . Zahra Abedian; . Ala SaberMohammad; . Zahra Mohebbi Dehnavi

Volume 8, Issue 9 , September 2018, Pages 1-7

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INTRODUCTION: Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy is the most common medical complication inthe first trimester of pregnancy. That associated with a wide range of physical and mental symptomsfor ... Read More

Socioeconomic determinants of health‑care and emotional needs among Iranian older adults in Isfahan

. Mehdi Nosratabadi; . Seyyed Hamid Nabavi; . Vahid Rashedi; . Mostafa Amini Rarani

Volume 8, Issue 9 , September 2018, Pages 1-7

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INTRODUCTION: The main aim of this study was to explore the socioeconomic determinants ofhealth‑care and emotional needs among older adults.MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this cross‑sectional ... Read More

Comparing the effects of simulation‑based training, blended, and lecture on the simulated performance of midwives in preeclampsia and eclampsia

. Maryam Tabatabaeian; . Masoumeh Kordi; . Salameh Dadgar; . Habibollah Esmaeily; . Talat Khadivzadeh

Volume 8, Issue 9 , September 2018, Pages 1-8

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INTRODUCTION: Preeclampsia is the most common medical complication in pregnancy; alongwith bleeding and infection, it is one of the three causes of death in pregnant women. Most of ... Read More INTRODUCTION: Preeclampsia is the most common medical complication in pregnancy; alongwith bleeding and infection, it is one of the three causes of death in pregnant women. Most of thesedeaths were due to delays in the diagnosis and improper midwifery management and care. Onthe other hand, the quality of midwifery education has a profound effect on the proper provision ofservices. Therefore, the present study has been done to compare the effect of simulation‑, blended‑,and lecture‑based education on simulated midwife performance in the management of preeclampsiaand eclampsia.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This three‑group clinical trial study was performed on 90 midwivesof selected hospitals in Mashhad in 2016. Midwives were divided into three groups of simulation‑,blended‑, and lecture‑based education using the random number table. The simulation group wastrained for 6 h at the Center for Clinical Skills, the blended group was trained for 4 h by lecture, and6 weeks through the educational website, and the lecture group was trained for 6 h through lecture.An objective structured clinical test was performed before and 2 weeks after the intervention. Datawere analyzed using SPSS Version 16 software and descriptive statistics, paired t‑test, one‑wayANOVA, and Wilcoxon and Kruskal–Wallis tests. Significance level was considered to be P < 0.05in all cases.RESULTS: The mean score of midwives’ performance was not statistically significant before educationin all three groups (P < 0.05). The mean score of midwives’ performance was significantly increasedin all three groups 2 weeks after education (P < 0.001), and the results of intergroup comparisonshowed that the mean score of performance in the simulation group was significantly higher than theblended group and the lecture group (P < 0.001), and it was higher in the blended group comparedto the lecture group (P < 0.001).CONCLUSION: Education increased the midwives’ simulated performance in preeclampsia andeclampsia. The performance of the management of preeclampsia and eclampsia in the simulationeducational group is more than that of the blended and lecture groups, so we can use the simulationeducation which is a self‑centered method.

Text messaging to promote responsible personal listening device use in young adults

. Abbey L. Berg; . Yula C. Serpanos

Volume 8, Issue 9 , September 2018, Pages 1-7

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OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study is to examine efficacy of text message reminders and toeducate and promote safe personal listening device (PLD) use in young adults.METHODS: ... Read More

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