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Showing 3 results for Esmail
Masume Zakerimoghadam, Somayeh Asgari, Esmail Shariat, Hamid Haghani,
Volume 3, Issue 4 (3-2015)
Abstract
Aim. The aim of this study was to evaluate the current and expected status of comfort from the point of view of hospitalized cardiac surgery patients.
Background. Providing comfort for the patient is one of the most important aspects of nursing that should be considered in all aspects of care as the top nursing care priority.
Method. This was a descriptive comparative cross-sectional study in which 292 patients undergoing cardiac surgery were recruited as study sample. Data collection tool was a demographic form and modified form of Kolcaba's comfort questionnaire evaluating the current and expected status of comfort. After that the reliability and validity of the questionnaire was confirmed, it was completed by interview, the second day after surgery. Data analysis was performed by SPSS, version 16.
Findings. The participants reported the best current status of comfort in psychospiritual (63.57 percent) and sociocultural (62.71 percent) domains of comfort, and rated physical domain of comfort as the lowest one(36.64 percent). Patients reported the comfort status in the environmental domain as moderate (54.78 percent). The most expectation of the patients were to be provided with comfort in psychospiritual (92.02 percent), environmental (91.14 percent) and physical (90.96 percent) domains, respectively, and the provision of comfort in sociocultural domain were least expected (88.16 percent). There was a statistically significant relationship of comfort with gender, age, education, occupation, place of residence, income, number of family members, physical activity and history of heart surgery, hypertension and hyperlipidemia.
Conclusion. Patients reported less comfort in the physical domain and the most expected domain of comfort was psycho-spiritual. It is recommended that nurses pay more attention to providing comfort in physical and psychospiritual domains.
Ali Hosseinzadeh, Alireza Shameli, Somayyeh Esmailian, Esmaeil Mohammadnejad,
Volume 7, Issue 4 (3-2019)
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Aim. This study was conducted with the aim of determining the effect of peer education on outcome in people with heart failure.
Background. Heart failure is a complex clinical syndrome that is considered as a public health problem due to its chronic, progressive and irreversible nature.
Method. In this review study, a comprehensive search of scientific databases and search engines such as Science Direct, Scopus, PubMed, Google Scholar, and Medline using the keywords heart failure and peer education in both Persian and English language was done to find literature published between 2000 and 2018.
Findings. Studies about the effect of peer education on outcomes of heart failure patients in the country showed that these trainings have examined three outcomes of self-care, quality of life and self-efficacy in people with heart failure, and that this method has had a positive effect on all three components.
Conclusion. Peer education improves self-care, self-efficacy, and quality of life in people with heart failure. It is recommended to use this training program as an effective, cost-effective method without the need for specialized equipment.
Banafsheh Ghorbani, Nasibeh Ashouri, Kianoush Saberi, Fatemeh Bahramnezhad, Shariat Esmail,
Volume 7, Issue 4 (3-2019)
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Aim. The purpose of this study was to report a case of mitral valve thrombosis.
Background. Cardiac valve diseases are among the most important diseases, which is widespread despite many treatments. Among the wide range of treatments, replacement or repair of the valve are among the standard treatments. This treatment has many side effects that can be prevented by adhering to a proper diet. The present reports a rare case of mitral valve thrombosis.
Case Report. A 50-year-old female patient undergoes mitral valve replacement (mechanical) and tricuspid valve replacement (mechanical) dated 2018. After discharge, she was treated with 5 mg Warfarin and 80 mg ASA. She returned to the hospital due to progressive shortness of breath. A rare complication of mitral valve thrombosis was diagnosed.
Conclusion. Mitral mechanical valve thrombosis is a rare but dangerous complication. Although thrombosis is closely associated with anticoagulant drug use, this study and similar studies have shown that there is usually no clear relationship between INR and thrombosis.
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