abstract considering that vaginal delivery is a painful process, the present study investigated the effects of citrus aurantium on the severity of first-stage labor pain in primiparous women. this study was a randomized clinical trial conducted with 126 eligible primiparous patients. the pain severity of patients was measured at the time of enrolling in the study. in the intervention group, (ar...

background and purpose: rational use of drugs remains a problem in iran. polypharmacy, overuse of antibiotic, misuse and overuse of injections, short consulting time and poor patient compliance are common patterns of irrational use of drugs in eastern azarbydjan - iran. concerning the promotion of rational use of drugs, this study aimed the effect of educational intervention as interactive grou...

Twenty economically disadvantaged preschoolers (mean age 3;7) were randomly assigned to an intervention or a control group, and their mothers' styles of eliciting narratives from their children were assessed before and after intervention. Mothers of intervention children were encouraged to spend more time in narrative conversation, ask more open-ended and context-eliciting questions, and encour...

background: healthy lifestyle and ineffective coping strategies are deemed significant variables among patients with hypertension . this study attempted to determine the status of these variables following intervention via the mindfulness-based stress-reduction program ( mbsrp) in patients with hypertension. method : this study was a randomized clinical trial. the study sample, consisting of 30...

Purpose: Weight loss after breast cancer diagnosis has been associated with a decrease in risk of breast cancer recurrence and mortality. The purpose of this study is to examine the barriers, acceptance, and sustainability of an exercise intervention program offered at our institution to overweight women with newly diagnosed breast cancer. Methods: The Breast Cancer Database was queried for wom...

the analysis of incidents is one way of increasing safety in workplaces. in this approach, the process of preparing exact and scientific report is a critical step. the aim of this paper was to describe an intervention supporting the improvement of supervisors’ participation to report all occurred incidents. in this study, future workshop method was used with 44 supervisors in tab steel company,...

background: the stresses elderly face in various situations are different from those faced by other age groups. they are at a stage in life where they may face extended and critical health problems. in general, aging adults are vulnerable to the harmful effects of a negative stressor factors. this study was conducted to evaluate the effects of precede model-based educational program on level of...

background: significant elevation of cardiac biomarkers after percutaneous coronary intervention (pci) is associated with increased mortality. however, clinical importance of lesser degrees of cardiac enzyme elevation has not been well understood. multiple factors might have an etiologic role, and the incidence of myonecrosis has not changed dramatically despite pharmacological and technologica...

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conclusions: focusing on successful aging and adopting hpbs can prevent and decrease aging problems which in turn decreases the financial burden and related costs. this is especially important for the policy and decision makers of the health systems. results: the mean age of the participants in this study was 65.9 ± 3.6 (range 60-73). results showed a statistically significant difference betwee...