Farokhnezhad Afshar, Pouya

Iran University of Medical Sciences

[ 1 ] - COVID-19 pandemic in the community-dwelling and Nursing home older adults in Iran

The epidemic of COVID-19 disease began in 2019 (January 10) in Wuhan, China, and quickly became a global problem. The rapid growth of this disease in Iran was from March 25, 2020, to April 15, 2020 (1). In addition to physical problems, the disease had many social, economic, and cultural consequences. The old people are one of the age groups that were less seen and more at risk. Iranian older ...

[ 2 ] - The relationship between Frailty and Quality of life in hospitalized old patient

Introduction: One of the expected consequences of population aging is the increased prevalence of frailty. Various factors can affect the quality of life and frailty is probably one of them. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of determining the relationship between frailty and quality of life in hospitalized old patients. Method: This is a cross-sectional descriptive study ...

[ 3 ] - Association Between Perceived Social Support and Mental Health Status Among Older Adults

Introduction: The elderly need social support to reduce their physical and mental disabilities. Perceived social support is one of the effective factors in the lifestyle of older adults. Objective: This study aimed to determine the association between perceived social support and mental health status among older adults. Materials and Methods: This research is a cross-sectional analytical stud...

[ 4 ] - Relationship of Identity Styles and Coping Strategies With Marital Adjustment in Nurses

Objectives Nursing profession is a stressful job. Nurses need to use appropriate coping strategies to maintain their focus on patient care and having marital adjustment and solving personal problems. The relationship between nurses’ identity styles with their used coping strategies and marital adjustment is not clear yet. Therefore, this study aims to determine the relationship of identity styl...