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Spiritual Coping against the Desire of Re-using Drug
Get PDFIntroduction: Through recognizing spiritual coping strategies against the desire of re-using drug among ex-addicts, their empowerment in facing the desire of re-using drugs can be improved. This study aimed to explore some spiritual coping methods against the desire of re-using drug among ex-addicts.
Method: This study was done based on the qualitative method and contract content analysis. The participants were 18 ex-addicted men selected through a targeted sampling method, which were in different periods of drug withdrawal. Data collection was done through semi-structural interviews; and the data were analyzed using the method of Graneheim and Lundman.
Results: The theme of spiritual-bases coping with three main categories of "spiritual beliefs", "supportive-based resources", and "spiritual evolutions" was specified as spiritual coping strategy against the desire of re-using drug.
Conclusion: Considering the efficacy of spiritual coping against the desire of re-using drug among ex-addicts, it is necessary for social workers to strengthen spirituality and spiritual beliefs in these patients as an impediment tool to improve their supporting programs.
Keywords: Spirituality, Coping, Addiction, Drug abuse
Needs of family caregivers of the patients with Alzheimer disease: Analyzing of family caregivers experiences
No full textNeeds of family caregivers of the patients with Alzheimer disease: Analyzing of family caregivers experiences Mohammadi F 1 (PhD), Fallahi khoshknab M 2 (PhD), khanke H3 (PhD) 1. Assistant Professor, Dept of Gerontology & Research Center on Aging, Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences University, Tehran, Iran. 2. Assistant Professor, Dept of Nursing, Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences University, Tehran, Iran. 3. Assistant Professor, Dept of Nursing, Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences University, Tehran, Iran. Abstract Background and aimWith the increasing elder population, providing effective family care is turning to be the most important challenge in health and welfare of elder people. The aim of this study was to explore needs of family caregivers of the patients with Alzheimer disease by analyzing of family caregivers experiences Materials and methodsThis qualitative study was conducted by latent conventional content analysis. 35 family caregivers of elder patients with Alzheimer disease participated in the study. Participants were selected based on purposive sampling. Sources of information included documents of participant's diaries, about their problematic and complicated days of caring. Data were analyzed through reading and rereading documents, determining meaning units, extracting of codes and categorizing of them. Findings Most of participants (80%) were female, with mean age of 56/2 and literate (under diploma level). The findings generated 794 initial codes, which were grouped in 7 categories of: need to knowledge, receiving help from other family members in caring, modification of the home environment, self caring of caregivers, need "to be visible", compatible and complimentary health care system and caring equipments. ConclusionRegarding to Global expansion of Alzheimer disease, considering the family care giving issue of elders with Alzheimer disease is essential. Therefore, providing suitable information, establishing education for caregivers related to disease and patient care management, management of caregivers’ health, psych–social support and establishing of appropriate complimentary health care system for elderly patients should be considered. These strategies would facilitate the family care giving and support the caregivers on their journey. Keywords: Elderly, Alzheimer, Need, Family caregiver *Corresponding Author: Farahnaz Mohammadi, Assistant Professor at Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences University, Department of gerontology & Research center on Aging. E-mail: [email protected]
Musculoskeletal Disorders and Working Conditions Among Iranian Nursing Personnel
No full textThis study investigated the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and associations with organizational, physical and psychosocial working conditions among 520 nursing personnel in Tehran, Iran. The results of the cross-sectional study on aids and different educational levels of nurses showed that the participants experienced 88% of MSDs in at least one body region during the past 12 months. The 3 most prevalent body regions were the low back (65.3%), knee (56.2%) and neck (49.8%). The participants reported inflexible work schedule, poor quality of devices for transferring patients, overexertion and job dissatisfaction. Physical and psychosocial exposure revealed an elevated odds ratio (95% confidence interval) of MSDs. The results showed a combination of high physical and psychosocial work demands along with low control over the work which increased work-related stress and enhanced the risk of MSDs. This study findings could help to understand work-related MSDs among nursing personnel in a developing country where the work situation and sociocultural context differ from other countries.</p
Nurses´ perception of Spirituality and Spiritual Care
No full textObjective(s): To assess nurses' attitude toward spirituality and spiritual care in the care of psychiatric patients/clients.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted to assess the attitude of nurses of Razi psychiatric center on spirituality and spiritual care and providing an educational plan. Samples consist of 107 nurses of Razi psychiatric center. Data were collected using the Spirituality and Spiritual Care Rating Scale (SSCRS). Data were analyzed with statistical software (SPSS) with using descriptive methods and statistical tests.Results: Results showed mean score of attitude on spirituality and spiritual care was 63.40 (SD±4.57). Majority of participants scored between 33-92 which was highest scores for the questionnaire. It shows that attitudes of nurses of Razi psychiatric center to spirituality and spiritual care were positively high. Conclusion: Nurses’ attitude for spirituality and spiritual care is positive and they believe that nurses must give spiritual care for their patients.</p
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Nurses´ perception of Spirituality and Spiritual Care
No full textObjective(s): To assess nurses' attitude toward spirituality and spiritual care in the care of psychiatric patients/clients.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted to assess the attitude of nurses of Razi psychiatric center on spirituality and spiritual care and providing an educational plan. Samples consist of 107 nurses of Razi psychiatric center. Data were collected using the Spirituality and Spiritual Care Rating Scale (SSCRS). Data were analyzed with statistical software (SPSS) with using descriptive methods and statistical tests.Results: Results showed mean score of attitude on spirituality and spiritual care was 63.40 (SD±4.57). Majority of participants scored between 33-92 which was highest scores for the questionnaire. It shows that attitudes of nurses of Razi psychiatric center to spirituality and spiritual care were positively high. Conclusion: Nurses’ attitude for spirituality and spiritual care is positive and they believe that nurses must give spiritual care for their patients.</p
Challenges of Parent-Adolescent Relationship: A Qualitative Study
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Introduction: Nowadays, challenges of parent-adolescent relationship is one of the main problems of families. According to the lack and gap of qualitative study of parent-adolescent problems in the existing research in the country, this study aimed to identify and analyze challenges of parent-adolescent relationship.
Method: This qualitative study was performed using content analysis. Data were collected using purposive sampling and individual semi-structured in-depth interviews with 17 parents and adolescents who referred to counselling and psychology centers. Data were analyzed using conventional content analysis. After transcribing recorded interviews and data analysis, initial codes were extracted. To determine the main classes, initial cods were revised, surveyed, and classified in several steps.
Results: After data analysis, 574 initial codes were obtained. These codes were categorized into 13 sub-themes and 5 themes including the generation gap, insufficiency in relationship quality, educational strategies dysfunction, modern and traditional perspectives conflict, and intrapersonal and interpersonal problems as the main challenges of parent-adolescent relationship.
Conclusion: According to the results, parents and adolescents face complex challenges in the relationship with each other. Attention to these challenges can help families to create better relationships with adolescents
The prevalence of smart phone addiction among students in medical sciences universities in Tehran 2016
No full textAbstractBackground and Aim:The use of smartphone technology has made significant development during recent years. The use of this technology in students' growth rate was higher. Besides the advantages of this technology, such as drug side effects may also occur. Despite the impairment nursing student safety and patient care is difficult. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of smart phone addiction among students of Tehran University of Medical Sciences.Materials and Methods:This study was a cross-sectional study was conducted between April and June 1395. The study has been conducted on 150 nursing students of Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Quota cluster sampling was done. The research instrument was kwon questionnaire smart phone addiction. The questionnaire was returned by forward-backward translation in Farsi. The data were analyzed by independent t-test and Chi-square. SPSS-16 Software was used for analysis.Results:The mean smart phone addiction among students was 12.77 ± 32.94. 9.3% of students were addicted to the smart phone addiction. Between the hours of use of smart phones and Internet access and there is a single smart phone addiction (p <0.05).Conclusion:Smartphone addiction among students with prevalence was nearly ten percent. There is access to the Internet and the increased use of smart phones is associated with the disorder. The use and how to use smart phones in educational environments and health should be controlled.Keywords:Addiction, Smartphone, Nursing student
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
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