results two major themes were extracted from the analysis of the transcripts: “comprehensive caring commitment” and “patients’ medication grudge”. conclusions according to the findings, the nurses are in a unique position to care for people with ms; therefore they should be ready to provide high-quality patient care in ms patients. patients must be encouraged to study about their condition and ...

background: health technology assessment (hta) is a tool utilized for efficient dissemination of technology. for the purpose of encouraging decision-makers to utilize this tool, at first, we need to identify the obstacles in the processes of preparation, utilization, and implementation of htas. this study aims to define these barriers and offer solutions for effective utilization of hta reports...

abstract background and objectives: patients are oriented towards spirituality after coronary artery bypass grafting (cabg). the aim of this study was to explore the patients’ spiritual experiences after cabg. methods: this qualitative study was conducted using hermeneutic phenomenology. 11 participants (7 males and 4 females) were interviewed in tehran heart center hospital in 2013 using maxim...

background: providing holistic nursing care when there is a shortage of personnel and equipment exposes nurses to stress and a higher risk of occupational burnout. humour can promote nurses’ health and influence nursing care. the aim of this study was to describe nurses’ experiences of humour in clinical settings and factors affecting it.   methods : this qualitative study investigated nurses’ ...

background: breastfeeding is a complex phenomenon and its duration is influenced by several factors. since proper family support may affect the length and quantity of exclusive breastfeeding, this study aimed to explain the supportive role of families based on experience of successful mothers in exclusive breastfeeding. methods: this qualitative study was done in 2015with conventional content a...

background and objectives: understanding and meeting the religious needs of patients could lead to the satisfaction and promotion in religious care. this study aimed to explore the patients’ religious expectations of nurses. methods: researchers used a conventional approach to content analysis in this study. eighteen patients (11 men and 7 women) purposefully were selected with maximum variatio...

aim: substance abuse is a substantial threat and problem to public health. the goal of drug abuse treatment is to return people to a productive normal situation in the family, workplace, and community. treatment dropout is one of the major problems, encountered by the treatment programs. the maintenance of treatment is associated with retention in treatment, and many factors are associated with...

Background: The inability to have vaginal intercourse despite several attempts, defined as unconsummated marriage (UCM). It is a problematic worldwide sexual disorder. Lack of sexual knowledge has been shown affected UCM couples, so, we designed a qualitative narrative study to explain how a sample of Iranian unconsummated couples experienced sexuality when they were children and to explore wha...

background: smoking is a well‑known public health problem in women as well as men. in many countries including iran, there is an increase in tobacco use among women. exploring the experience of smoking by educated women in order to develop effective tobacco prevention programs in these women is necessary. this study aimed to explore the experiences of smoking among iranian educated women. metho...

background: infertility makes an essential challenge to the sexual life of couples, especially infertile women. when pregnancy does not happen, infertile women think that sexual intercourse is not fruitful and sexual desire became reduce gradually. infertile women progressively forget that their sexual relationship is also a response to their natural need. objective: this qualitative study was ...