Sooki, Z.

Trauma Nursing Research Centre, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery

[ 1 ] - Psychometric Evaluation of the Persian-Abbey Pain Scale (P-APS) in a Sample of Iranian Elderly with Dementia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Background and Objectives: Considering the problem of pain expression by the elderly with dementia, assessment and determination of its severity in this group require an appropriate scale. The present study was conducted with the aim of translation and psychometric evaluation of the Abbey Pain Scale (APS) in Iranian elderly with dementia. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study of...

[ 2 ] - Development of Nurses’ Beliefs and Attitudes Towards Complementary and Alternative Medicine Questionnaire and its Psychometric Evaluation

Objective Due to the impact of the beliefs and attitudes on clinical practice, it is necessary to measure the beliefs and attitudes of nurses towrads the use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) in patient care. This study aimed for development and psychometric evaluation of Nurses’ Beliefs and Attitudes towards CAM Questionnaire (NBACQ) for Iranian population. Methods In this metho...

[ 3 ] - Investigation the effect of group hope therapy on quality of life in elderly

Introduction: Given the decline in hope during period, one possible strategy for improving the quality of life in this period is hope therapy. Therefore, this study was designed to investigate the effect of group hope therapy on quality of life. Methods: A clinical trial study was performed on 56 elderly patients. Samples were randomly divided into two groups; control and intervention. The expe...