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Background & Aim: Pre-hospital emergency staff, as the first responder group at the scene of emergencies and disasters, should be able to cope with, and maintain their physical and mental health. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between resilience and self-efficacy of pre-hospital emergency staff with their professional quality of life.
Methods & Materials: The present study is a cross-sectional, descriptive study that was conducted in 2019. A total of 200 pre-hospital emergency operational staff from Alborz province participated in the study using proportional and convenience sampling. Data collection tools were a demographic form and three standardized questionnaires including the emergency medical services resilience scale, the Schwartz and Jerusalem self-efficacy scale, and the Stamm professional quality of life scale. Data were analyzed through the SPSS software version 20 using descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and analytical statistics (Spearman correlation, one-way ANOVA and linear regression) at the significance level of P less than 0.05.
Results: The mean and standard deviation of self-efficacy (29.67±5.82), resilience (123.14±17.07), compassion satisfaction (39.81±8.09), burnout (12.06±4.76), and secondary traumatic stress (23.61±7.27). There was a significant correlation between self-efficacy and three components of professional quality of life (P<0.05). Self-efficacy was positively related to compassion satisfaction and negatively related to burnout and secondary traumatic stress. Self-efficacy and resilience were also predictors of compassion satisfaction and burnout (P<0.05). The effect of self-efficacy and resilience on compassion satisfaction was positive. The results of stepwise multiple linear regression analysis showed that five components of resilience including self-management, stress outcomes, communication challenges, maintaining peace of mind and job motivation had an effect on compassion satisfaction (P<0.05). The effect of all resilience components on compassion satisfaction was positive.
Conclusion: Alborz pre-hospital emergency operational staff were at an acceptable level in terms of resilience, self-efficacy and professional quality of life.
 

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Background & Aim: Due to the importance of breastfeeding in the health of premature infants, the present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effect of telephone counseling on the continuity and breastfeeding status of mothers with late preterm infants.
Methods & Materials: In this randomized controlled trial, 65 eligible mothers from Ahvaz in 2019-2020 were selected using the convenience sampling method and divided into two intervention and control groups using block randomization (with block sizes of 4). The routine care was provided for the control group. The intervention group received a daily telephone support counseling for 14 days after discharge. Data were collected using a questionnaire on the continuity of breastfeeding and breastfeeding status at the pre-counseling phase and then monthly up to four months after discharge. Data were analyzed using chi-square test, independent t-tests and Kaplan Meyer survival analysis at a significance level of 0.05 through the SPSS software version 16.
Results: According to Kaplan Meyer survival analysis, the rate of exclusive breastfeeding interruption in the control group was higher than that of in the intervention group (5 vs. 8) but it was not statistically significant. Improvement of breastfeeding status one month after discharge was significantly different between the two groups (P=0.048).
Conclusion: The results showed that telephone support counseling was effective in improving breastfeeding status up to the first month after discharge. Continuous telephone support counseling can be a good approach to improving breastfeeding and its continuity in the first month after discharge.
Clinical trial registry: IRCT20150731023423N13