Background and Objective: Arterial hypertension is considered a chronic medical problem and also a challenging condition. The present study aimed to compare the effects of motivational interviewing and teach-back on people with hypertension. Materials and Methods: In this clinical trial conducted in Yasuj in 2018 a total of 81 patients with essential hypertension were selected in terms of the inclusion criteria. Then, they were randomly divided into three groups: teach-back (Group 1), motivational interviewing (Group 2), and control (Group 3). Three teach-back sessions were held for the teachback group, five sessions of motivational interviewing for the motivational interviewing group, and the routine care was provided for the control group. In addition, data were collected by the demographic form and scale of Adherence to Systemic Hypertension Treatment, which were completed by participants of all three groups at baseline and also two months from the intervention. Data were analyzed using SPSS 21 by applying descriptive statistics, one-way ANOVA, chi-squared test, Fisher's exact test, and Bonferroni test. Findings: Two months from the interventions, in Group 1, the score of adherence to the hypertension treatment regimen significantly increased by 816.38 points compared to the control group, in Group 2 by 1228.9 points compared to the control group, and in Group 2 by 412.6 points compared to Group 1 (p >0.05). Conclusion: Both teach-back and motivational interviewing increased the adherence to the hypertension treatment regimen; however, motivational interviewing was more effective compared to teach-back in boosting adherence to the hypertension treatment regimen.

This work aimed at discussing the most important measures preventing and protecting individuals against the COVID-19. Found with keywords in the first 2118 articles. After reviewing the title, abstract, and text of the research study, three researchers were excluded from the study due to their duplication or exclusion criteria. Finally, 10 articles were selected. The selection of articles was based on PRISMA Checklist. The main findings of this study included symptom accuracy, hand hygiene, distance from each other, mask application, no nasal touch, eyes and mouth. The most important thing about this disease is prevention and protection. Keeping this in mind can prevent the transfer of COVID-19. Preventive issues are important to all people. The results of this review paper showed that in 75% of the articles, educating other family members is mentioned as one of the most important factors in preventing coronavirus.

Aims Hypertension is one of the common, chronic, and preventable diseases which lifestyle change is the most important strategy for its prevention and treatment. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of teach back and motivational interview on the blood pressure in hypertensive patients. Materials & MethodsIn this clinical trial, 81 hypertensive patients in the health centers of Yasuj city in 2018 were selected by purposive sampling method and divided into two intervention groups and one control group through random block allocation (27 people in each group). For one intervention group, 3 teach back sessions were conducted, and for the other intervention group, 5 group motivational interview sessions were performed, while the control group received only the usual care. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure of samples were checked and recorded at the beginning of the study and two months after the intervention. Findings In post-test, systolic and diastolic blood pressure in teach back group decreased compared to the control group, but this decrease was not significant (p>0.05), while systolic and diastolic blood pressure in the motivational interview group decreased significantly compared to the control group (p<0.05). The difference in systolic and diastolic blood pressure decreases in the motivational interview group was not significant compared to teach back group (p>0.05). Conclusion There is no difference between the effect of motivational interview on blood pressure level compared to teach back, but only the effect of motivational interview on the above variable is confirmed.

A case series was conducted on three rape victims who were hospitalized with a diagnosis of major depressive disorder (MDD). Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) was employed to reduce their risk of suicide or suicidal ideations. EMDR can be an effective treatment to reduce the level of suicidal ideation in rape victims.