Background and Aim: Iran has experienced a great variation in women's status in recent years. There is a little knowledge on how and why advancing gender equality and equity and the empowerment of women play a role in recent fertility reduction in the country. This study was conducted to gain insight into the role of gender beliefs and women's empowerment in the couples 'experiences of fertilit...

The purpose of this qualitative research was to explore the needs and difficulties of mothers who had multiple babies at Sakarya County by focusing on their breastfeeding experience. Ten mothers who gave birth to multiple infants participated in the study voluntarily. The framework method of data analysis was applied systematically both within and across cases, with categories and themes identi...

OBJECTIVE The objective is to identify and describe critical care nurses' perception of arrhythmia knowledge. In addition, this study is the first step in developing levels of arrhythmia competency. DESIGN A qualitative research design was used. Focus group technique using a semistructured group session, with a moderator, was used to gather data. Data were analyzed by the constant comparative...

Modelling by geometric constraints is a promising method in the eld of CAD/CAM. However, this process, closely related to computer programming, is also prone error. A geometric constraints based modeller should help the end user to nd his mistakes , or, better, not to commit ones by watching the building process. The well known main cause of errors with these methods is the speciication of redu...

The purpose of this dissertation is to examine the long-term effects of bereavement on adults who experienced the death of a parent during childhood. By using a qualitative approach, this study is designed to gather information on each participant's unique understanding of how bereavement has impacted his or her life. This information is then used to identify general themes in childhood grief, ...

Despite an abundance of theoretical literature on virtue ethics in nursing and health care, very little research has been carried out to support or refute the claims made. One such claim is that ethical nursing is what happens when a good nurse does the right thing. The purpose of this descriptive, qualitative study was therefore to examine nurses’ perceptions of what it means to be a good nurs...

OBJECTIVE To explore illness experiences of patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia. DESIGN Qualitative method of in-depth interviews. SETTING Midsize city in Ontario. PARTICIPANTS Seven patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia. METHOD Seven in-depth interviews were conducted to explore the illness experience of patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia. All interviews were audiotaped and transcrib...