Background: Hospitalization in neonatal intensive care units predisposes preterm neonates to negative stimuli such as continuous 24-hour lighting. Objectives: The present study was done to evaluate the effects of a cyclical lighting model on weight gain and length of hospital stay among preterm neonates. Methods: This clinical trial was performed during year 2012 on 60 preterm neonates, who were hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit of Bentolhoda hospital, Bojnord, Iran. The neonates were conveniently recruited and randomly allocated to a control and an experimental group through permuted block randomization. The neonates in these groups were exposed to continuous and cyclical lighting, respectively. Their weight and sleeping time were measured both before and after the intervention. Moreover, the length of their hospital stay was documented. The data were analyzed through doing the independent-sample t and the Mann-Whitney U tests by using the SPSS software (v. 18.0) at a significance level of less than 0.05. Results: Before the study intervention, the groups did not differ significantly regarding the neonates' birth weight, Apgar score, height and sleeping time (P > 0.05). Compared with baseline values, the neonates' weight in the control and the experimental groups increased significantly during the study by 263±52 and 232±48 grams, respectively (P = 0.02). Moreover, the means of hospi-

Background and Objectives: One of the significant concepts considered by organizations is job engagement, which has been able to cover variables, namely, job engagement, motivation, and commitment. The present study aimed at investigating the effect of Luthans's psychological program on job engagement among nursing staff. Methods: In the present semi-experimental study, 64 nursing staff working at 22nd of Bahman Hospital in Khaf, during year 2017, with the inclusion criteria, were selected through convenience sampling and randomly assigned to the experimental group (N = 32) and the control group (N = 32). The training program of Luthans's Psychological Capital was presented in ten 2-hour sessions (two sessions a week) for the experimental group and the control group did not receive any intervention. The instruments for data collection included a demographic form and work engagement scale, developed by Schaufeli and Salanova (2001). Data were analyzed using SPSS-22 software, independent t-test, pairwise t-test, Mann-Whitney U, Chi-square, Fisher exact test, and two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). Results: No significant difference was found between the mean score of general job engagement and its components before the intervention in the staff of the experimental and control groups (P > 0.05). In the staff of the experimental group, after the intervention, the mean score of general job engagement and its components was significantly higher than before (P < 0.05), whereas no significant difference was observed in the control group before and after the intervention (P < 0.05). The mean variations in general job engagement score and its components before and after the intervention were significantly higher in the staff of the experimental group compared to the control group (P < 0.05). Conclusions: Based on the results of the present study, it is recommended to lay the groundwork for promoting job engagement and thus increase nurses' job engagement, using the psychological capital training program for nurses.

Background Objectives: A nurses' job satisfaction is a significant factor behind their motivation for quality care delivery. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship of communication skills with job satisfaction among hospital nursing staff. Methods: In this descriptive-correlation study, 162 nursing staff were recruited through stratified random sampling from teaching hospitals in Birjand, Iran. They were asked to complete a demographic questionnaire, job descriptive index, and burton's communication skills questionnaire. The SPSS program (v. 18.0) was employed to analyze the data via the analysis of variance, the independentsample t, the Tukey's tests, Pearson correlation analysis, and the stepwise multiple linear regression analysis. The level of significance was set at less than 0.05.

BACKGROUND: Living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) veterans imposes severe stress on relatives especially their wives. Despite of these difficulties these stratum of women suffer insufficient support and less attention. This study aimed to explore the experiences of wives of veterans with PTSD.METHODS: This study was conducted in 2021 using qualitative content analysis approach. Participants were selected purposely from PTSD veterans’ wives. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews with 18 wives of veteran men with PTSD. All the interviews were transcribed verbatim. Data were collected using in-depth and semistructured interviews, up to the point of data saturation, and were analyzed by Graneheim and Lundman’s content analysis method with the support of MAXQDA software.FINDINGS: Through analysis of transcribed interviews, one theme and 4 categories and 13 sub categories were emerged : The theme called “abandoned in miserable life stream” and categories consist of “living in the cage of grief and regret”; “insufficient support resources”; ”marital burnout”; and “selfsacrifice to maintain family cohesion”.CONCLUSION: The results of this study provide a broad range of context-specific challenges faced by wives of veterans with PTSD. In confronting with full of tensions life and lack of support, wives of veteran with PTSD are neglected and need more attention and support. It is essential for healthcare providers to be aware of the complex psychological and social conditions of wives of veterans with PTSD.