Masoumeh Bagheri-Nesami

Masoumeh Bagheri-Nesami
Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences | MAZUMS · Department of Medical-surgical Nursing

Doctor of Nursing Practice

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January 2000 - January 2015
Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
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Nurses acknowledge that their understanding of the shortcomings in the utilization of medical devices stems from insufficient knowledge about their correct usage. The use of Quick Response (QR) technology has paved a new gateway for accessing information and resources. The available evidence confirmed the usefulness of QR codes for use in clinical...
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The aim of the study is to determine the cultural and socio-economic factors that influence changes in aging among Iranian women. This qualitative study was part of a more extensive study designed according to grounded theory method. A purposeful, snowball and theoretical sampling technique was used. Data collection instruments were interviews and...
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Background: Music can serve as a passive distraction to reduce pain and anxiety. Due to the limited number of studies in this field, a study was designed and implemented to determine the effect of music therapy on the pain level of 3 - 6-year-old children undergoing wound repair by suturing and their parents' anxiety in the emergency department. Ob...
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Background Flaxseed powder seems to improve bowel movements in these patients. Therefore, this study compares the effects of flaxseed powder and magnesium hydroxide on bowel movements of acute myocardial infarction patients hospitalized in ICU. Methods The population of the present parallel randomized controlled clinical trial included 70 acute my...
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Introduction: A large portion of the world's population has asthma. This study aimed to ascertain asthma prevalence and related factors in the Tabari cohort study (TCS). Methods: The TCS included 10,255 35-70-year-olds from urban and mountainous Sari (northern Iran) between June 2015 and November 2017. Education, occupation, domicile, socioeconomi...
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Background and Purpose: Patients on hemodialysis often struggle with their body image. This study was conducted with the aim of investigating the validity and reliability of the Persian version of the body image concern questionnaire for the first time in hemodialysis patients in Iran. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 400 hemodialysis patien...
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Background and purpose: Hemodialysis patients often face various psychological challenges that can significantly affect their overall health. Alexithymia is a construct that refers to the inability to distinguish between emotions and bodily reactions, difficulty describing emotions to others, and a cognitive style that is driven by reality and conc...
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Objective: The current study aimed to compare the impact of acupressure and clonazepam tablets on the quality of sleep in hemodialysis patients in light of the rising prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD), the high prevalence of sleep disturbance in these patients, and the side effects of hypnotic drugs. Method : A total of 60 patients were se...
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Background: Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) is associated with death anxiety and endangers the feeling of well-being. Objectives: This study was designed to examine the impact of foot reflexology massage on well-being and death anxiety in patients undergoing CABG surgery. Methods: This randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted on 66 pa...
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Background: Distraction is a technique that has had positive effects on reducing children’s pain in painful interventions, such as venipuncture, and replacing the burn dressing. Based on the available data, very few articles exist about the application of this technique when suturing children. Objectives: This study was designed to determine the e...
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Aim This study aimed to determine the effects of acupressure on the intestinal function of patients undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) surgery. Background Studies indicated that cardiovascular patients are prone to constipation. Acupressure is one of the therapeutic and palliative approaches that can be used by doctors, nurses, and eve...
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Background: Cardiac patients are prone to experiencing constipation. The main purpose of the present study was to assess the effect of acupressure on preventing constipation in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) under primary percutaneous coronary intervention. Methods: The present randomized clinical trial was conducted on 90 patients...
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Background: Considering the importance of sleep in the treatment success and quality of life in patients with cancer, it is necessary to seek effective solutions to improve their sleep quality. In this regard, a comprehensive review of the effect of melatonin on sleep can be very useful to provide an evidence-based clinical guide. Therefore, the a...
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Introduction: Hemodialysis as a common and vital method of treatment in kidney patients, despite maintaining the survival of patients can be a source of stress for them. Material and Methods: In this descriptive-correlational study, which was conducted in 2019, 97 patients with chronic kidney disease under hemodialysis in the dialysis center of Ima...
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Background and objective A wide range of intensive care patients on a ventilator are at risk for pneumonia and atelectasis. It seems that Thymus vulgaris essential oil administered by nebulization is useful in preventing these complications. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the effect of Thymus vulgaris inhalation therapy on airway s...
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Background Burn-specific pain anxiety and sleep disorders are common factors in burned patients that affect wound healing process, as well as the severity of burn pain. This study aimed to investigate the effect of foot reflexology massage on burn-specific pain anxiety and sleep condition of patients hospitalized in the burn ICU. Method In this ra...
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Background: Telephone follow-up is one of the effective ways to improve lifestyle of cardiac patients. Discharge planning is the development of an individualized discharge plan for the patient prior to leaving hospital, with the aim of improving patient outcomes. This study was done to investigate the effect of telephone follow-up after discharge o...
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Context: The lengthy process of treatment in burns units requires the patient to be hospitalized in the intensive care unit (ICU) for a few days up to several months. Aims: The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of planned family presence at the patient's bedside in BICU on the family's anxiety. Setting and Design: The present ra...
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Background: Increased Gastric residual volume (GRV) is one of the common problems in ICU. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of cumin extract on gastric residual volume in patients with traumatic episodes hospitalized in ICU. Method: This double-blind randomized clinical trial was conducted on 60 patients traumatic hospita...
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Introduction: Patients admitted to the intensive care unit express the chest tube removal as one of their worst experiences. In spite of scientific advances, no effective action is taken to reduce the pain due to it. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of respiratory relaxation on the severity of pain resulting from the r...
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Objective: Standardization of hospital resources and physical space can be an important strategy to increase productivity and effectiveness of services. The study was conducted with the aim of comparative accreditation of human resources and physical space in Mazandaran heart centre compared with the standards. Method: This comparative descriptive...
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Background: Disability due to headache in migraine and being chronic of it can lead to sadness and depression. Objective: This study was aimed to determine the effect of lavender aromatherapy on depression and headache disability. Methods: This clinical trial study was conducted on 60 migraine patients referred to Toba Clinic of Sari (Mazandaran, I...
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This study aimed to determine the effect of self-care training on emotional intelligence of nursing students. This quasi-experimental study was conducted on nursing students of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences in 2016. The subjects (60 students) that were collected with random sampling method were divided into experimental and control grou...
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Religious and spiritual practices are related to physical and mental health. Social support is an important source to aid coping, but this is not without its difficulties. This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between religious coping and self-care in a sample of Iranian cancer patients. In this cross-sectional study (October–Dec...
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Hemodialysis patients experience debilitation in spite of the improvement of dialysis techniques. Impaired functioning, well-being and quality of life in these patients are of a great concern. The current study is intended to examine the effects of lavender essential oil on well-being in hemodialysis patients. This randomized clinical trial was con...
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Pain of cancer had various significant side effects that based on the literature it can reduced by religious coping methods. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between religious coping and pain perception in Iranian cancer patients. In this cross-sectional study (October–December, 2015), 380 hospitalized cancer patients were entered t...
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Cough is postoperative complication following endotracheal intubation as well as inflammation of the pharynx, larynx and trachea. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of eucalyptus vapor on cough after tracheal extubation in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). In this randomized controlled trial, 100 patients underg...
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Background: Functional dyspepsia is one of the most common and disturbing symptoms that affect many patients visiting health care centers. Objectives: This study was intended to examine the efficacy of honey and diet education in functional dyspepsia symptoms. Methods: This randomized clinical trial was conducted on 60 patients with functional dysp...
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Background: Ventilator-associated infections caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL)-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa leads to severe complications. Objectives: This research studied ESBL-producing P. aeruginosa carrying integron class 1 and class 2 isolated from patients with ventilator-associated nosocomial infections, admitted in to...
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Background: Ventilator-associated infections caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL)-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa leads to severe complications. Objectives: This research evaluated ESBL-producing P. aeruginosa carrying integron class 1 and class 2 isolated from patients with ventilator-associated nosocomial infections, admitted in to...
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Background: The use of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) can have an important role as one of the ways to prevent and treat atelectasis, but it seems that there is still no consensus about its beneficial level. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of different levels of PEEP on the incidence of atelectasis after heart surgery. Me...
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Objective Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in women and has more severe mental and emotional effects than other types. Depression as a mental disorder affects people’s mental well-being, physical symptoms, occupational performance, and finally quality of life. The aim of this study was to determine depression levels in Iranian women...
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Context: Various factors can hamper the hemodynamic status and the arterial oxygen saturation (SpO2) percentage in patients. Aims: The study has been performed pursuing the goal to compare the effect of two methods, namely, Qur'an recitation and scheduled visits on the hemodynamic status and SpO2of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) suffering patien...
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Background: The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between self-care and pain control in patients with cancer. Methods: In this cross-sectional study (October to December, 2015) 380 cancer patients were admitted to one of the hospitals affiliated to Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences (Sari, Iran) entered to the study using s...
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Background and purpose Atelectasis is the most common pulmonary complication after open heart surgery. This study was intended to examine the effects of pleasant olfactory mental imagery on postoperative atelectasis in patients undergoing open heart surgery. Materials and methods This is a randomized controlled clinical trial. The sample consisted...
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Background and purpose Arterial hypoxemia is one of the most common respiratory complications following cardiac surgery. This study was intended to examine the effects of pleasant olfactory mental imagery on postoperative hypoxemia in patients undergoing open heart surgery. Materials and methods This is a randomized controlled clinical trial. The...
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Background: The present study aims at investigating the relationship between religious coping behaviors and depression in Iranian patients with cancer. Methods: In this cross sectional study (October to December, 2015), 380 patients with cancer, admitted to the associated university’s medical sciences hospitals (Sari, Iran), were entered to the pre...
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Introduction: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) due to non-fermenting Gram-negative bacilli (NFGNB), especially Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter spp., is one of the main hospital-acquired infections leading to mortality and morbidity, especially in intensive care units (ICUs). This study seeks to determine the multidrug and co-resistan...
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Objective This study was intended to examine the effect of selective soothing music on fistula puncture-related pain in hemodialysis patients. Materials and methods This is a randomized clinical trial in which 114 participants were selected from two hemodialysis units by means of a non-random, convenience sampling method. The participants were the...
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Background: Acinetobacter baumannii has increasingly become one of the most common pathogens causing ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Objectives: In the present study, we aimed to assess the presence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) and integron genes in A. baumannii isolates from VAP patients in the intensive care units (ICUs) of...
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Introduction: There is a paucity of information on the effects of Hegu point ice massage and 2% lidocaine gel on fistula puncture-related pain in hemodialysis patients. The aim of the present research was compare the two methods in terms of their effectiveness. Methods: This study is a randomized controlled trial. Seventy hemodialysis patients were...
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This study was intended to examine the effects of lavender essential oil aromatherapy on anxiety and depression in haemodialysis patients. This randomised clinical trial was conducted on 72 haemodialysis patients divided into control and experimental groups. The control group only received the routine care. The experimental group received aromather...
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Background and Purpose: Spiritual well-being plays an important role in the mental and physical health, and is considered as a common strategy to cope with problems. Given the importance of promoting spiritual well-being in the nursing and midwifery students, we must first determine the level of this state in this population. Regarding this, the pr...
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Background Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common infections in developing countries. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of nosocomial catheter- associated UTI and its related factors in hospitalized patients in intensive care units of hospitals affiliated to Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, in 2014....
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Background and purpose: One of the key components of social support is the role of family members and friends. The present study was designed to determine the effectiveness of family participation in providing primary care to reduce pain anxiety of burn ICU patients. Materials and methods: In a randomized controlled trial 110 patients were selecte...
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Background: Nurses are an important part of the health system, thus it is essential to evaluate the quality of their working life. Based on various studies, positive religious coping has positive consequences such as higher self-esteem and better quality of life. Objectives: The present study aimed to determine the association between religious cop...
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Background and purpose: Multiple drug resistance in Enterobacteriaceae has restricted the available options for treatment of infections caused by these bacteria. The aim of this study was to investigate the pattern of multidrug resistance and cross-resistance in Enterobacteriaceae causing nosocomial infections in intensive care units during 2014-20...
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Background The current cross-sectional study was carried out to determine relationships between self-care and depression in patients with cancer. Materials and Methods From October to December, 2015, 380 patients with cancer admitted to the associated university’s medical sciences hospitals (Sari, Iran), were entered into the study using non rando...
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Gastric residual volume is considered as an important parameter for gastric emptying and feeding tolerance. This volume is measured before each time of feeding and it has direct effect on the volume and time of the next feeding. Ginger is one of the medicinal plants that have effect on gastric emptying rate. This study aim...
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Background: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common infections in developing countries. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of nosocomial catheter- associated UTI and its related factors in hospitalized patients in intensive care units of hospitals affiliated to Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, in 2014....
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Context: Diet and nutrition status has an important role in life and humans' health. Regular physical activity create health promotion and prevent diseases. Aim: Considering the importance of the health of students as young members of the society, the present study was designed to determine the status of nutrition and physical activity and its rela...
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Context Venipuncture has been reported as one of the major sources of pain in the children’s wards. Various distraction techniques have been used so far to reduce this pain. Distraction technique is one of the non-pharmacological methods of pain control that uses the five senses in order to focus the patient’s attention on other stimuli. Objective...
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Background Device-associated nosocomial infections (DA-NIs), due to MDR Enterobacteriaceae, are a major threat to patient safety in ICUs. We investigated on Extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL) producing Enterobacteriaceae and incidence of integrons in these bacteria isolated from ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and catheter-associated urina...
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Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia is one of the most common nosocomial infections which increase mortality rate and length stay of hospitalisation. Oral care would not only improve patient's oral health and well-being, but it can also reduce the incidence rate of ventilator-associated pneumonia. Objectives: The objective of this study...
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This study aimed to determine sleep disorders and associated risk factors in leukemia patients undergoing chemotherapy in Imam Khomeini Hospital of Sari, Iran. This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2015 with 100 patients selected. Inclusion criteria included complete mental and psychological health and being over 18 years old, and exclusion c...
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Background Burn dressings, debridement, surgical incisions, skin grafting and physical therapy are some of painful treatments of burn. According to the studies, distraction techniques have a significant effect on patients’ pain. The present study was designed and conducted to determine the effect of distraction on pain of dressing change in second...
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Background The present study was designed and conducted to determine the effect of video game play on pain of venipuncture in 3-6 year-old children. Materials and Methods This randomized controlled trial study was conducted on 80 hospitalized children with pain of venipuncture procedures. Playing a video computer game for children during the venipu...
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Background and Purpose: Spiritual health is one of the most critical health dimensions with remarkable influence on the life of individuals. Religion and spirituality play a pivotal role incoping with stressful events in life. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between spiritual health and quality of life in patients with multiple sclero...
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Background and Purpose: Severity of illness scoring systems is used for the classification of patients to receive medical services, predict the risk of mortality, determine hospital bed occupancy, and assess treatment progress. In Iran, these scoring systems are not frequently used due to the lack of knowledge of medical staff. This study aimed to...
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Background: Hospitalization and surgery are crucial adverse life events that lead to considerable anxiety in patients. Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate stressors after coronary artery bypass graft surgery and identify stressors that predict anxiety. Patients and methods: This is a descriptive-analytical study that uses a non-...
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Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia is the second most common nosocomial infection and the first most common infection in Intensive Care Units .The present study was conducted to investigate the Epidemiology of ventilator-associated pneumonia in intensive care units of hospitals affiliated to Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences. The present descr...
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Background and purpose: Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are the most commonoccupational health problems that have high costs and lead to productivity loss in nurses. On the otherhand, work-related stress is another important factor that could result in reduced productivity inorganizations and may lead to physical and mental problems in personnel....
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Cognitive function plays an important role in everyone's life and the prevalence of cognitive impairment increases with age. According to the statistics, this disease is so common in Iran and the worldwide. Nowadays, technology has helped people with cognitive impairment and their careers in different aspects. This study aimed to review the role of...
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Introduction: Medication errors are the most common medical errors which are used today as an indicator to determine the level of patient safety in hospitals. According to several papers and diversity of reports on the prevalence of medication errors, the aim of this study was determination of the frequency of medication errors in Iranian hospitals...
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Aim: This research organized to determine the relationship between Emotional Intelligence (EI) with Religious Coping and Mental Health of students at Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences. Method: This descriptive and analytical study was conducted in 2014 on 335 students at Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences. Students were selected b...
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Objective: This study was intended to examine the efficacy of lavender essential oil for the alleviation of fatigue in haemodialysis patients. Methods and materials: This randomized clinical trial was conducted on 59 haemodialysis patients in two groups. The routine care group received the routine care, but the experimental group inhaled lavende...
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Background: The implementation of guidelines for the prevention of Ventilator-associated pneumonia has been shown to have a significant effect in reducing the incidence of VAP. Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the implementation of the preventive strategies for VAP in ICUs of university hospitals of Sari, Iran. Materials...