scholarly journals The effect of group logo therapy on the burden of hemodialysis patients’ caregivers

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. e33-e33
Author(s):  
seyedeh zahra hoseinigolafshani ◽  
Soraya Taheri ◽  
Maryam Mafi ◽  
Mohamad Hossein Mafi ◽  
Leila Kasirlou
Keyword(s):  
Caregiver Burden ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Hemodialysis Patients ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Effective Care ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Study Population ◽  
High Level

Introduction: The relationship between caregivers and patients plays a vital role in providing effective care. Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of group logo therapy on the burden of hemodialysis patients’ caregivers. Patients and Methods: The present research was a quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest design. The study population was all caregivers of hemodialysis patients in Qazvin. The sample of this study consisted of 100 caregivers (50 participants in the intervention group and 50 participants in the control group) who were selected according to the inclusion criteria and then randomly allocated in two groups. After the initial evaluation of burden in both groups, 10 sessions, (90 minutes for each session) logo therapy was conducted for intervention group. Immediately after the end of the course and one month later, the intensity of caregiver burden in both groups was measured. The data collection tools were demographic questionnaires for the patient and caregiver and the Zarit Burden Interview. Results: In this study we found, the intervention group with a mean score of 44.6±7.4 and the control group with a mean score of 44.8±5.38 experienced severe burden. Regarding the effect of logo therapy on caregiver burden, the results showed that the mean score of burden before the intervention was 44.6±7.4 and immediately after the intervention and one month later were 37.2±12.6 and 2.14±6.34, respectively (P<0.001). Conclusion: The findings showed the positive effect of group logo therapy on reducing the burden of hemodialysis patients’ caregivers. Considering the high level of caregiver burden, it appears that the application of logo therapy in educational programs for dialysis centers is necessary to reduce the caregiver burden and improve the quality of life.

scholarly journals Gymnastic and Warm Compression Effect on Dysmenohrea Adolescence Overcoming Behavior

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Deswani Kasim ◽  
Sri Maryani Syahlan
Keyword(s):  
Young Women ◽  
Reproductive Organs ◽  
Pain Scale ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Nursing Interventions ◽  
Compression Effect ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Study Population

Changes that occur in young women entering puberty are the functioning of all reproductive organs, one of which is marked by the onset of menstruation that can cause pain during menstruation which is also called dysmenorrhea. Dysmenorrhea is a condition where a woman experiences pain before menstruation and during menstruation. Dysmenorrhea can interfere with learning activities and indirectly can also affect the productivity and quality of life of adolescents. The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of gymnastics and warm compresses on the management of dysmenorrhea and pain scale. The research design used the quasi-experimental design with the non-randomized pretest-posttest control group. The study population was 60 respondents, the results of the study of the effect of warm gymnastics and compress in reducing teenage dysmenorrhea dysmenorrhea with controlled gymnastics and warm compresses  Gymnastics and warm compresses can be recommended for teenagers and as part of nursing interventions to deal with dysmenorrhea.

scholarly journals The Effect of Compassion-Based Counseling on Marital Intimacy of Conflicted Couples

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryam Zahedi
Keyword(s):  
Marital Conflict ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Marital Intimacy ◽  
Counseling Intervention ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
And Control

Background: The occurrence of marital conflicts decreases the quality of communication between couples and marital intimacy. Therefore, the present study was conducted to determine the effect of compassion-based counseling on marital intimacy of conflicted couples in Isfahan. Methods: The research method was quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design and control group. The statistical population included all couples referring to Isfahan counseling centers in 1396. The sample size was 30 couples who were selected by purposive non-random sampling method and were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The intervention group received compassion-based counseling intervention for 8 sessions which lasted an hour and a half for 2 months. Then, subjects in both groups were examined. The instruments used were the marital conflict questionnaire and marital intimacy questionnaire. After collecting the questionnaires and extracting the raw data, data were analyzed by SPSS (version 23) using descriptive statistics and covariance analysis. Results: The results showed that compassion-based counseling had a significant effect on the marital intimacy of couples in the post-test phase (P < 0.0001). This treatment could increase the marital intimacy of conflicted couples. Conclusion: Based on the findings of the present study, it can be concluded that compassion-based therapy using techniques such as mindfulness training, empathy, and sympathy for oneself and managing difficult emotions can enhance the marital intimacy of the conflicted couples. In this regard, compassion-based therapy can be used as an effective treatment to increase the marital intimacy of conflicted couples.

scholarly journals The Effect of Self-Care Education on the Quality of Life in Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryam Abiz ◽  
Hasan Robabi ◽  
Alireza Salar ◽  
Farshid Saeedinezhad
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Self Care ◽  
T Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Care Education ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Quasi Experimental

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) affects various aspects of quality of life (QoL), and self-care is the most important form of primary care and one of the main factors involved in the process of treating chronic diseases and improving the patients’ QoL. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the effect of self-care education on the QoL of TB patients. Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 110 TB patients referred to the TB coordinating Center in Zahedan, Southeastern Iran, in 2018, are studied. Participants were selected using convenience sampling and were randomly assigned to the intervention (n = 55) and control (n = 55) groups. Data were collected using the tuberculosis quality of life-version 2 (TBQol-v2). For the intervention group, first, patients and their caregivers were divided into groups compromising of 4 to 6 members, and then three sessions of self-care education, including lectures and questions and answers meetings, each lasted for 30 minutes (in total 90 minutes) were provided to each group. Data were analyzed in SPSS version 21 using descriptive statistical tests, independent t-test, paired t-test, and chi-squared test. Results: Mean of the total QoL score of the two groups before the intervention was 67.56 ± 5.99 and 67.09 ± 5.03, respectively, indicating no significant difference (P = 0.65). But after providing the intervention, the mean score of patients QoL in the intervention group (74.84 ± 4.90) was significantly higher than the control group (67.98 ± 0.68) (P = 0.001). Conclusions: Since self-care education can effectively enhance the QoL of TB patients, it is recommended to provide such educations for both treatment and follow-up of these patients along with directly observed treatment, short-course (DOTS).

scholarly journals Keefektifan Metode Microskill Untuk Meningkatkan Kualitas Supervisi Klinik

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Sunarko Sunarko ◽  
Ova Emilia ◽  
Harsono Mardiwiyoto
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Clinical Supervision ◽  
Clinical Education ◽  
Nursing Student ◽  
Clinical Teaching ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental

Background: Clinical education requires competent supervisor to guide student. Supervisory competency should be trained and closely monitored to ensure quality learning process taking place. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of micro-skill supervisory model to improve the supervision quality among nursing student. Method: The research used quantitative approach with quasi experimental design. Subject consisted 91 students of the third year Nursing students at Magelang Health Polytechnic. Students were divided into two groups: intervention group (44 students) and control group (47 students) using purposive sampling. Research questionnaire consisted of 21 items which were derived from 5 micro skill domains was used. Intervention was supervision using micro-skill model during 2 weeks in a rotation of clinical practice.Results: There was no difference of quality clinical supervision was used in the control group while in experiment group the pre and post test score was significantly different. The experiment group had higher quality of supervision. The study showed that only 9 items showed significant improvement of supervision and 12 items did not show any improvement.Conclusion: Clinical teaching using micro skill model is more effective in improving the quality of nursing student clinical supervision compare to the conventional method. 

scholarly journals Testing the effectivity of the mixed virtual reality training Into D’mentia for informal caregivers of people with dementia: protocol for a longitudinal, quasi-experimental study

BMJ Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. e015702 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Helena Jütten ◽  
Ruth Elaine Mark ◽  
Ben Wilhelmus Jacobus Maria Janssen ◽  
Jan Rietsema ◽  
Rose-Marie Dröes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Caregiver Burden ◽  
Informal Caregivers ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Ethics Committees ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Objective Health ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Quasi Experimental

IntroductionInformal caregivers for people with dementia (hereafter: caregivers) often feel (over)burdened by the care for a loved one with dementia, and this can have various deleterious effects on both caregivers and patients. Support for caregivers is urgently needed, and for this reason, a dementia simulator (Into D’mentia) was developed in which caregivers experience what it is like to have dementia. The simulator attempts to heighten caregivers’ empathy and understanding for the patient and, in turn, diminish their own caregiver burden. The current study evaluates whether the simulator is effective on a number of outcomes.Methods and analysisA longitudinal, quasi-experimental study is ongoing in the Netherlands. We aim to recruit 142 caregivers in total divided over two groups: 71 caregivers in the intervention group and 71 caregivers in the control group. All participants will complete interviews and questionnaires at four time points: at baseline, 1 week, 2.5 months and 15 months after the training. The primary outcomes include empathy, caregiver burden, caregiver’s sense of competence, social reliance, anxiety, depression and caregivers’ subjective and objective health.Ethics and disseminationThis study is being carried out in agreement with the Declaration of Helsinki, and the protocol has been approved by the local ethics committees.Registration detailsThis study is registered with The Netherlands National Trial Register (NNTR5856).

scholarly journals Investigating the Effect of a Structured Intervention on the Development of Self-Care Behaviors With Arteriovenous Fistula in Hemodialysis Patients

2020 ◽  
pp. 105477382097483
Author(s):  
Clemente Neves Sousa ◽  
Ana Rita Cabral Paquete ◽  
Paulo Teles ◽  
Cristina Maria Correia Barroso Pinto ◽  
Vanessa Filipa Ferreira Dias ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Arteriovenous Fistula ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Hemodialysis Patients ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Structured Intervention

This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of a structured intervention on the frequency of self-care behaviors with arteriovenous fistula (AVF) by patients on hemodialysis. This is a quasi-experimental study with pre- and post-measurements. Participants were assigned to an intervention group (IG) ( n = 48) or to a control group (CG) ( n = 41). IG patients were subject to a structured intervention on self-care with AVF (SISC-AVF) consisting of both a theoretical and a practical part. After SISC-AVF application, patients in the IG showed better overall self-care behaviors with AVF than patients in the CG (79.2% and 91.4%, respectively, p < .001) as well as better self-care concerning both the management of signs and symptoms (90.1% and 94.4% respectively, p = .004) and the prevention of complications (72.7% and 89.5%, respectively, p < .001). The study results suggest that the SISC-AVF had positive effects on patients in the IG.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Positive Thinking Training Program on Nurses’ Quality of Work Life through Smartphone Applications

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohadeseh Motamed-Jahromi ◽  
Zhila Fereidouni ◽  
Azizallah Dehghan
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Positive Thinking ◽  
Quality Of Work ◽  
Quasi Experimental

Aim. Job stress is a part of nurses’ professional life that causes the decrease of the nurses’ job satisfaction and quality of work life. This study aimed to determine the effect of positive thinking via social media applications on the nurses’ quality of work life. Methods. This was a pretest-posttest quasi-experimental study design with a control group. The samples were selected among the nurses in two hospitals in Fasa University of Medical Sciences and divided randomly into two interventional (n=50) and control (n=50) groups. Positive thinking training through telegrams was sent to the intervention group during a period of 3 months. Data were collected by using Brooks and Anderson’s questionnaire of work life quality and analyzed by SPSS 18. Results. The mean total scores of pretest and posttest in the intervention group improved noticeably and there were significant differences between mean scores of quality of work life in pretest and posttest scores in interventional groups (p<0.001) and in dimensions of work life quality, home life (p<0.001), work design (p<0.001), work context (p<0.001), and work world (p=0.003). Conclusion. This study concluded that positive thinking training via social media application enhanced nurses’ quality of work life. This study is necessary to carry out on a larger sample size for generalizing findings better.

scholarly journals THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INTRADIALYSIS STATIC BIKE EXERCISE TOWARD FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY IN HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 78-82
Author(s):  
Ria Desnita ◽  
Vivi Syofia Sapardi
Keyword(s):  
Functional Capacity ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Nursing Intervention ◽  
Hemodialysis Patients ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Degree Of Confidence ◽  
And Control

Background: Patients with terminal renal failure require renal replacement therapy in the form of hemodialysis. Although already have hemodialysis therapy, there is still buildup of metabolic waste in patients’ body that results in a decrease in functional capacity. Decreased functional capacity in hemodialysis patients causes limitations in carrying out physical activities that reduces their quality of life. However, intradialysis physical exercise by using static bike can be a therapy to increase patients’ functional capacity.Objective: This study was aimed to determine the effectiveness of static bike exercise toward functional capacity in hemodialysis patients.Method: This research is a quantitative study with a quasi-experimental method using pre and post approach with control group design. Intervention and control groups were included in this study. There were 20 people in each group that were selected through consecutive sampling technique as samples of this study. The study was carried out in the hemodialysis room of RSUP Dr. M. Djamil, Padang.Result: The analysis was done using Paired T-Test with a degree of confidence of 95% and showed that intradialysis static bike exercise effectively increased the functional capacity in hemodialysis patients (p = 0.001).Conclusion: Intradialysis static bike exercise can be used as a nursing intervention to increase the functional capacity in hemodialysis patients. Key words: Hemodialysis, exercise, functional capacity.

Rubric-based debriefing to enhance nursing students’ critical thinking via simulation

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-16
Author(s):  
Janet Yuen Ha Wong ◽  
Maggie Mee Kie Chan ◽  
Vivien Wai Yin Tsang ◽  
Michelle Tsz Ha Pang ◽  
Claudia Kor Yee Chan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Estimating Equation ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Simulated Patients ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
And Control

IntroductionDebriefing plays a vital role in effective simulation-based learning by providing feedback to students to foster their development of critical thinking in the learning.ObjectivesWe evaluated the effects of rubric-based debriefing on students’ critical thinking, level of confidence in performing tasks and communication.MethodThis is a quasi-experimental study. Final year nursing undergraduates (n=204) of a local university participated in the study. In the intervention group, students performed two 20 min simulation sessions individually with simulated patients followed by a 15 min individual rubric-based debriefing between the two sessions and had a 5 min of that at the end. In the control group, students performed the same simulation sessions followed by a 20 min individual rubric-based debriefing at the end. The primary outcome was comparing the critical thinking of students between two groups, which was assessed by The Northeastern Illinois University Critical Thinking Rubric. The qualitative data were collected by an open-ended question.ResultsBased on generalised estimating equation models, the intervention effect over time was found to be statistically significant (β=2.06, 95% CI 1.04 to 3.08) in enhancing students’ critical thinking. No statistically significant differences were reported in the self-perceived confidence levels between the intervention group and control group. Qualitative data reflected positive feedback from students on simulation activities.ConclusionsThis is the first study to provide evidence that a rubric-based debriefing enhances students’ critical thinking in simulation learning.

scholarly journals Improving Quality of Life in Hemodialysis Patients with Intradialysis Hypertension Using “SEHAT” Nursing Interventions

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 208
Author(s):  
Yunie Armiyati ◽  
Suharyo Hadisaputro ◽  
Shofa Chasani ◽  
Untung Sujianto
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Nursing Intervention ◽  
Hemodialysis Patients ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Nursing Interventions ◽  
Intervention Package ◽  
Hypertensive Patients ◽  
Significant Difference

Intradialytic hypertension can reduce the quality of life in hemodialysis patients. Providing appropriate nursing interventions will reduce morbidity, and improve the quality of intradialytic hypertensive patients. Provision of “SEHAT” nursing intervention package in the form of providing support, education and empowering, holistically with attention to therapeutic sensitivity can be applied to overcome patients problems. The purpose of the study was to analyze the "SEHAT" nursing intervention package to improve the quality of life of intradialytic hypertensive patients. The research method was a randomized controlled trial on 40 samples of hemodialysis patients which were divided into 20 group samples and 20 control group samples. The research instrument uses the Indonesian version of the Kidney Disease Quality of Life (KDQOL-36). The intervention was carried out for 4 weeks using the SEHAT nursing intervention package. The results showed an increase in the quality of life scores of respondents in the intervention group after being given SEHAT nursing intervention (p=0.000). There was a significant difference in the quality of life scores between the intervention group and the control group after being given the intervention (p=0.000). The “SEHAT” nursing intervention package is effective for improving the quality of life of intradialytic hypertensive patients.

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