Journal of education and health promotion
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J Educ Health Promot · Jan 2017
A comparison the effects of reflexology and relaxation on the psychological symptoms in women with multiple sclerosis.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) occurs with a variety of physical and psychological symptoms, yet there is not a conclusive cure for this disease. Complementary medicine is a current treatment which seems is effective in relieving symptoms of patients with MS. Therefore, this study is aimed to determine and compare the effects of reflexology and relaxation on anxiety, stress, and depression in women with MS. ⋯ The results showed that reflexology and relaxation in relieving anxiety, stress and depression are effective in women with MS. Hence, these two methods, as effective techniques, can be recommended.
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J Educ Health Promot · Jan 2017
Four components of pain management in Iranian neonatal Intensive Care Units: The nurses' and physicians' viewpoint.
As an important right and a treatment priority, pain management and alleviation can prevent harmful consequences and sever effects to the infant. The aim of this study was to determine the nurses and physicians' viewpoints about assessment, intervention, and evaluation of pain in the infants in the neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs). ⋯ The results of this study showed that the nurses and physicians' viewpoint about pain management was at a moderate level. The effect of work experience and continuing education on pain management is proved in the study. Researchers suggest that both experienced staff employment and education continuation must be incorporated in pain management in NICUs.
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J Educ Health Promot · Jan 2017
Pregnant women's preferences for mode of delivery questionnaire: Psychometric properties.
The rate of caesarean delivery is increasing worldwide. Maternal beliefs may be influential on the mode of delivery. This study aimed to validate pregnant women's preferences for mode of delivery questionnaire among pregnant women. ⋯ In general, the findings suggest that this newly generated scale is a reliable and valid specific questionnaire for assessing pregnant women's preferences for mode of delivery. However, further studies are needed to establish stronger psychometric properties for the questionnaire.
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J Educ Health Promot · Jan 2017
The condition of interdisciplinary communication among various Educational and Research Departments of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences.
The study aimed to assess interdisciplinary communication among various Educational and Research Departments of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences (IUMS) in clinical medical sciences using social network analysis. ⋯ Given the increased specialization in medical fields in recent years, communication between researchers with various specializations and creation of interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary departments had turned into an undeniable necessity. Therefore, communication between educational or research departments can facilitate the flow of information between researchers; and consequently, the top ranking departments in this study had more participation in scientific production of IUMS and getting more scores in annual evaluation by scientometrics department. This network analysis showed that researchers in various medical fields closely collaborate with each other and are able to connect with <2 intermediates.
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The Iranian victims of sulfur mustard attack are now more than 20 years post-exposure and form a valuable cohort for studying the chronic effects of an exposure to sulfur mustard. Articles on sulfur mustard exposure in Iran-Iraq war were reviewed using three known international databases such as Scopus, Medline, and ISI. The objectives of the study were measurement of the author-wise distribution, year-wise distribution, subject area wise, and assessment of highly cited articles. ⋯ This article has highlighted the quantitative share of Iran in articles on sulfur mustard and lays the groundwork for further research on various aspects of related problems.