Clinical nurses' perceptions of the opportunities for using complementary therapies in Iranian clinical settings: A qualitative study

Kermanshahi, S Mohammadkhan; Mohammadi, Eesa

doi:10.1016/j.ctcp.2016.04.003

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“…This study was based on the naturalistic research paradigm with a qualitative design. Qualitative research is mostly used for the issues that are less approachable by quantitative methods and suffer from a lack of sufficient and proper information (10).…”

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Perceptions About the Nursing Assistant Role in Ganjavian Hospital of Dezful: A Conventional Content Analysis

Sarabi

2021

Trends in Med Sci

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Background: Using different skill levels for patient care not only helps better and more fully meet patients' needs but also reduces the need for expert nurses. Objectives: This study was conducted to determine the perceptions of nurses and nursing assistants about the nursing assistant role. Methods: This study was conducted based on a conventional content analysis approach. The data was collected at the Ganjavian hospital in Dezful, Iran. Ten nurses and eleven nursing assistants were selected by purposeful sampling, and data were collected using unstructured interviews. The recorded interviews were eventually transcribed verbatim, and meaning units were then identified. Coding was then performed by compressing the meaning units and converting them into codes. The codes were summarized and classified to form categories. At last, the categories formed themes based on their similarities and differences. Results: Displeasure of the position was the main category of the study, which consisted of the two main subcategories of “having a small role in assisting nurses” and “reluctance to work”. Conclusions: The results of the study showed that nursing assistants have problems performing their roles, which need to be addressed by nursing managers.

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Perceptions About the Nursing Assistant Role in Ganjavian Hospital of Dezful: A Conventional Content Analysis

Sarabi

2021

Trends in Med Sci

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“…Clinical procedures are often associated with anxiety, pain and discomfort, which may call for the use of tranquillizers and painkillers. Evidence has shown that nature-based interventions, including natural landscapes and images of nature can minimize stress related outcomes [9], as well as improve physical and mental health [27]. Therapeutic landscapes and healing gardens with a variety of features have the tendency to stimulate restoration and other positive influences on healthcare occupants [21,45].…”

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“…Consistent with this, [8] remarked, that improving patients and staff experience of health care services and environments with positive design, have a profound impact on their physical and mental status. These improvements have involved a range of non-pharmacological approaches to improve the discomfort associated with stress and the duration of stay in the hospital environment [9]. For example, therapeutic gardens and healing gardens as a non-pharmacological intervention have been shown to improve wellness, reduce the level of pain, agitation and anxiety of patient in the healthcare setting [10 -12].…”

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Therapeutic Gardens – A healing environment for optimizing the health care experience of Alzheimer’s and dementia patients: A narrative review  

Uwajeh¹,

Polay²,

Iyendo³

2018

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Purpose: This paper extends previous works to include the role of therapeutic gardens in the healing environment as an intervention for bettering the clinical outcomes of Alzheimer’s and dementia patients, the positive impact of healing gardens and the innovative application of technologies with nature, for promoting cognitive rehabilitation in this particular patient population.Methods: Using ISI Web of Science, PubMed, ProQuest Central, MEDLIN, Scopus and Google Scholar, a relevant literature search on the positive health implications of therapeutic gardens on Alzheimer’s and dementia patients’ in the healthcare milieu was conducted.Results: Health implication of therapeutic gardens on Alzheimer’s and dementia patients’ spans across physical, social, psychological and cognitive effects. Virtual reality (VR) technologies offer positive cognitive outcomes to Alzheimer's disease (AD) and dementia patients.Conclusion: Therapeutic gardens should be extended for speedier recovery of other patient populations. Future directions in the design of healthcare gardens with a focus on patient experience are inferred.

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“…Employing complementary medicine in nursing is not new, and has been one of the interests of nursing theoreticians for a long time [26,27]. However, nowadays, more attention is being paid to complementary medicine in the nursing profession due to changes in people's preferences.…”

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Fatigue, stigma, and mood in patients with multiple sclerosis: effectiveness of guided imagery

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Background and objectives The present study aimed to assess the effectiveness of guided imagery on fatigue, stigma, and mood in patients with multiple sclerosis. Methods This clinical trial is a double-blind study that was conducted on 60 patients with multiple sclerosis referred to the largest center for special diseases in the southeast of Iran in 2020. The convenience sampling method was used to select the participants who were later divided into two groups of intervention (n = 30) and control (n = 30) using block randomization method. The intervention group listened to the guided imagery audio file at home for 25 min. The control group did not receive any intervention. Data were collected by demographic information questionnaires, Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), Reece Stigma Scale for Multiple Sclerosis (RSS-MS), and the Profile of Mood States (POMS) before and one month after the intervention. Results According to the results, there was no significant difference between the two groups before the intervention in terms of the score of fatigue (P < 0.0 = 67), stigma (P < 0.64), and mood (P < 0.17). However, after the intervention, a significant differences was observed in this regard (P < 0.0001). In the intervention group, the mean score of fatigue decreased from 59.72 ± 18.32 to 35.8 ± 16.15, and the mean score of stigma decreased from 17.31 ± 15.62 to 5.09 ± 8.06, showing a significant reduction in the levels of fatigue (P < 0.0001) and stigma (P < 0.0001) compared to before intervention. Also, the mean score of mood decreased from 36.90 ± 12.21 to 28.55 ± 11.87, indicating an improvement in the mood of samples in the intervention group (P < 0.0001). Conclusions The results indicated that guided imagery, as a cost-effective method, can decrease the fatigue and stigma, and enhance the mood of patients with MS. Therefore, nursing staff can use this method to improve MS patients’ mood and decrease their fatigue and stigma.

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Clinical nurses' perceptions of the opportunities for using complementary therapies in Iranian clinical settings: A qualitative study

Cited by 11 publications

References 35 publications

Perceptions About the Nursing Assistant Role in Ganjavian Hospital of Dezful: A Conventional Content Analysis

Perceptions About the Nursing Assistant Role in Ganjavian Hospital of Dezful: A Conventional Content Analysis

Therapeutic Gardens – A healing environment for optimizing the health care experience of Alzheimer’s and dementia patients: A narrative review

Fatigue, stigma, and mood in patients with multiple sclerosis: effectiveness of guided imagery

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Clinical nurses' perceptions of the opportunities for using complementary therapies in Iranian clinical settings: A qualitative study

Cited by 11 publications

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Perceptions About the Nursing Assistant Role in Ganjavian Hospital of Dezful: A Conventional Content Analysis

Perceptions About the Nursing Assistant Role in Ganjavian Hospital of Dezful: A Conventional Content Analysis

Therapeutic Gardens &ndash; A healing environment for optimizing the health care experience of Alzheimer&rsquo;s and dementia patients: A narrative review&nbsp;&nbsp;

Fatigue, stigma, and mood in patients with multiple sclerosis: effectiveness of guided imagery

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