Ahmad Nasiri

Birjand University of Medical Sciences · Health Qualitative Research Center

Aims: This study examined the short-term effect of motivational interviewing on treatment adherence and self-efficacy of adolescents with asthma. Design: The randomized controlled trial. Method: In this study, 72 adolescents with asthma were recruited and assigned to experimental and control groups randomly. In the experimental group, the moti...

Aim: The main objective of this analysis is to give an understanding of Watson's nursing Caritas as a concept. Design: Watson's nursing Caritas is an abstract concept, and difficult to define and operationalize because of its philosophical nature. Watson's nursing Caritas develops a clear relationship between care, caring factors, and the proces...

Background and purpose: Cancers are the third leading cause of death in Iran. Cancer reduces functional Aspects of quality of life (QOL). This study aimed to determine the effect of dignity therapy on functional dimensions of quality of life in cancer patients. Materials and methods: A randomized controlled clinical trial was carried out in 76 pati...

Objective: To assess the impact of peer counseling on breastfeeding behavior of primiparous mothers. Design and sample: A randomized controlled field trial was conducted with 80 mother-child pairs, who referred to health centers in 2018. The samples were recruited via convenience sampling method and were randomly assigned into experimental and c...

Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the effects of cognitive rehabilitation intervention on hope and depressive mood state of the elderly. Methods: In this field trial, 70 retired elderly people were recruited via convenience sampling method and were randomly allocated into intervention and control groups (n=35 per group). The interventio...

Background: Knee osteoarthritis is considered as one of the most prevalent musculoskeletal disorders which leads to joint degeneration and consequently disability in activities of daily living. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of aromatherapy massage with lavender essence on activities of daily living of patients with knee osteoarthritis....

Introduction: Hospitalization for surgery is associated with stress and anxiety for most patients. Candidates for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) experience a lot of stress and tension. This study aimed to identify and explore the determinants of stress in CABG patients.Methods: This qualitative study builds on content analysis. The sample c...

Introduction Nurse–physician inter-professional relationship is an important issue in health care system that can affect job satisfaction and patient care quality. The present study explores the major issues of nurse–physician inter-professional relationships in Iran. Materials and Methods In this in-depth qualitative content analysis study conduc...

Background: Osteoarthritis of the knee is the most common chronic joint disease that involves middle aged and elderly people. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of aromatherapy massage with lavender essential oil on pain in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee. Methods: In this single-blinded, randomized clinical trial,...

Background: Anxiety is the most common mental disorder in end-stage renal disease patients. The use of aromatherapy as a treatment for anxiety has increased substantially in most countries. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the effect of inhaling rose water aromatherapy on anxiety in hemodialysis patients. Methods: This randomized co...

Background: Shivering is a common complication of general and epidural anesthesia. Warming methods and many drugs are used for control of shivering in the recovery room. The present study is a randomized clinical trial aimed to investigate the effects of two interventions in comparison with pethidine which is the routine treatment on shivering in...

Uremic pruritus is a common complication in patients with chronic kidney disease. While its cause is not known for certain, different treatments are currently applied. This study aimed to compare the effects of Avena sativa, diluted vinegar, and hydroxyzine on the reduction of uremic pruritus. In this crossover randomized clinical trial, 23 hemodia...

Women's breast cancer causes various problems in both spouses' family life as well as enormous stress for their husbands. This grounded theory study aimed to define ways in which men adjust to their wives' breast cancer and to present an appropriate model in this respect. Twenty-six individuals (22 husbands, 2 patients and 2 physicians) were select...

Aims: Dialysis in addition to changing the mental image of patient from his/her body, psychic stress and threat of death in patients, causes their dependence on others to live as well. One of the concerns of therapeutic system and particularly nurses in the care of hemodialysis patients is to reduce their dependence and several studies have emphasi...

Aims: Dialysis in addition to changing the mental image of patient from his/her body, psychic stress and threat of death in patients, causes their dependence on others to live as well. One of the concerns of therapeutic system and particularly nurses in the care of hemodialysis patients is to reduce their dependence and several studies have emphasi...

Aims: Dialysis in addition to changing the mental image of patient from his/her body, psychic stress and threat of death in patients, causes their dependence on others to live as well. One of the concerns of therapeutic system and particularly nurses in the care of hemodialysis patients is to reduce their dependence and several studies have emphasi...

Husbands of women with breast cancer may experience problems in their sexual relationships with their wives. Adjustment to sexual issues can be affected by cultural norms and beliefs. Understanding men's perceptions and responses to their new sexual status after diagnosis of their wife's disease and during its treatment may help clinicians to bette...

Objective: The most common cause of lacrimation in children is congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction. Although there is a belief that the most of them resolve spontaneously, there is no agreement in the time and type of treatment. This study was done to determine the success rate of three approaches to treatment of congenital nasolacrimal duct o...