Showing 19 results for ahmadi
Gholamreza Mahmoodi Shan, Fatemeh Alhani, Fazl-O-Llah Ahmadi, Anooshirvan Kazemnejad,
Volume 2, Issue 4 (10-2009)
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Arezo Ibn Ahmadi, Nastaran Heydari,
Volume 3, Issue 2 (4-2010)
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Zahra Molazem, Ahmadi, Iesa Mohammadi, Shahram Bolandparvaz,
Volume 3, Issue 3 (5-2010)
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Hossin Habibzade, Fazlollah Ahmadi, Zohreh Vanaki,
Volume 3, Issue 5 (6-2010)
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Mojgan Rahnama, Masood Fallahi Khoshknab, Sadat Seyed Bagher Madah, Fazollah Ahmadi,
Volume 5, Issue 3 (19 2012)
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Spiritual care includes assistance in performing religious rituals to support those seeking connection to the spiritual world. It forms an essential part of holistic care and helps finding answers to issues concerning life, pain, and death. This study was conducted to understand cancer patients' perception of spiritual care.A qualitative content analysis approach was applied to conduct the study. Semi-structured interviews were undertaken with convenience sampling of 17 cancer patients and their family members in oncology wards of a hospital in Tehran and Behnam Daheshpor Charity Organization. The recorded interviews were transcribed verbatim. For data reduction, data were labeled and coded before content analysis.The following themes were identified: characteristics and duties of nurses with a spiritual approach in religious and non religious domains, care with a spiritual approach in religious and non religious domains (emotional, communicational, functional), barriers to spiritual care.According to our findings, nurses do not satisfy all spiritual needs of the participants, because the characteristics and practices of nurses do not meet the expectations of patients and their family members, and ward environment does not support such care.
Tahereh Moghadas, Maryam Momeni, Mojgan Baghaee, Shahram Ahmadi,
Volume 5, Issue 4 (1 2012)
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Nurses play an important role in end-of-life care for dying patients. Based on the essence of the work environment, nurses are confronted with dying patients and their requests for euthanasia more than other care givers. However, little is known about their attitudes towards euthanasia. Hence, aim of present study was to determine nurses' attitudes toward euthanasia. In this descriptive-analytical study, 91 nurses who employed in intensive care units situated in educational and medical hospitals affiliated to Guilan University of Medical Sciences participated. Nurses attitudes evaluated by using Euthanasia Attitude Scale. Data analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics (T-test, ANOVA and generalized linear models) by SPSS software version 16. Majority of nurses (83.5%) had negative attitude toward euthanasia. Univariate analysis showed no significant statistical relationship between demographic factors and nurses' attitude toward euthanasia, whilst age (P < 0.029) and employment status (P < 0.004) were related to nurses' attitude toward euthanasia in regression analysis.
Findings of the present study showed that majority of nurse's believe in care of dying patients for health maintenance and life continuance even in the end stage of life. They don't accept euthanasia at any condition. Perhaps, more accurate studies need to assess other confounding factors such as nurses' knowledge, practice and role.
Mohammad Amin Bahrami, Maryam Asami, Azadeh Fatehpanah, Arefeh Dehghani Tafti, Gholamreza Ahmadi Tehrani,
Volume 5, Issue 6 (25 2012)
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Moral intelligence is the capacity of understanding right from wrong, choosing what's right and then behaving morally. This research was aimed to determine the moral intelligence status of the faculty and staff of the Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences.This descriptive/analytical research was done through cross-sectional method in 2011. Research population was comprised of the faculty and staff of public health and paramedical schools of Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences. Sample size was 100 people who were obtained by using stratified-random sampling method. Required data was gathered by a Lennick and Kiel valid questionnaire. Data analysis was done through the SPSS16 software.Research findings indicated that both faculty and staff have "very good" status in integrity, forgiveness and responsibility. Also, faculty members and staff have "very good" and "good" status in compassion respectively. The status of moral intelligence in faculty members and staff is "very good". There is a statistical meaningful relationship between age and moral intelligence status (P=0.04) but there is no relationship between other demographic variables and emotional intelligence.Moral intelligence status of faculty and staff can help the university to conduct its role in moral development of students effectively.
Maryam Malmir, Dariush Farhud, Mohammad Khanahmadi,
Volume 8, Issue 5 (2-2016)
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Community genetics is an applied research area that explores the role of genetic variables on the interactions and community structure determinism affecting species. Community genetics covers a spectrum from services, genetic and congenital disorders, genetic counseling, prevention and screening to macro policies. The focal point of community genetics is the society, and community-oriented physicians make priorities on medical genetics based on the specific characteristics of each society. The present study aimed to investigate the prioritization process of community genetics in the Iranian society.
According to previous studies, priorities of community genetics services in Iran can be evaluated from several aspects, including severity and type of illness, diagnosis, prevention and treatment, epidemiology, attitudes toward illness, and domestic, social, cultural, ethical and economical challenges. In order to promote community genetics activities, the above-mentioned priorities must be taken into consideration, while special attention should be paid to the four ethical principles of medical genetics, that is, autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice.
Aria Hejazi, Alireza Moshirahmadi, Golnaz Sabetian, Nazila Badieeyian Mousavi ,
Volume 9, Issue 5 (1-2017)
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Euthanasia is still a controversial issue worldwide. There are different and sometimes contradictory opinions about euthanasia and its practice. By exchange of ideas and opinions about this issue, some countries have explicitly accepted euthanasia and it has been legalized. Whereas, some other countries distinctly rejected euthanasia and in result it has been criminalized. Among countries there is a third group, with a passive or neutral position. In those countries, like Iran, the acceptance or rejection of euthanasia has been discussed among the law experts but there is no legislation to address the issue. This article aims to evaluate euthanasia based on the Article 372 of Iran's Islamic penal code.
Shamsa Ahmadian, Jamileh Mokhtari,
Volume 9, Issue 6 (3-2017)
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Nursing role development was created to response to the challenge of balancing supply and demand in healthcare system. The aim of this study is to examine the evolution in nursing role development and subsequent experience in dealing with the challenges in the world. In this study, electronic resources were searched till to 2015 by English keywords contain 'Role development' and 'Nursing role' in combination and individually. Data were extracted from articles that were more relevant. This study found two approaches regarding nursing role development. First, the role extension that relates to progressing in the field of medicine and the traditional functions of physicians, and the role expansion that implies any enlargement of the nurse's role within the boundaries of nursing education, theory and practice. In many countries that seek to expansion/extension of the nurses’ role. However, despite the shortage that exist in nursing and also because of the increased workload of nurses, caused employment of workers with lower skills and in result multiple significantly challenges have been experienced. In our country, nursing role development has not considerable progress. The current situation does not provide enough infrastructures such as the licensing professional qualification and data-based decision-making from monitoring the effect of changes on the quality of care. Therefore, decision-making about the implementation of any changes in the nursing profession and its role development, must be accomplished very prudential with regard to all aspects of the professional Ethics.
Ghasem Ahmadi, Ali Elhami, Reza Baghizadeh, Hossein Moradi, Mahmoud Motaharinia,
Volume 10, Issue 0 (3-2017)
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Bioethics is an interdisciplinary course which includes public health. The public health is a general concept dealing with ethical, spiritual, cognitive, and physical issues. Ethical health is part of bioethics. This paper analyses the discourse between feminism and Islam regarding the influence of gender on ethics. Considering influence or lack of effect of gender on ethics is the most important difference in Islam and feminism. The essence of the difference is in ontology and epistemology principle of both views. Islam considers God as decisive ethic and ethical behaviours while feminism considers human as ethic decisive. In Islam, gender does not play role in origin of humanity and does not cause perfection or imperfection and strength or weak of being human. However, gender influences ethic and ethical behaviours and causes difference in ethical behaviours between man and woman. But, .in feminism view, gender does not affect not only humanity origin but also ethical issues and behaviours. feminism granting ethical similarity between men and women overlooks ethic-gender roles leading to creation of a system that makes man and woman responsible for and tends to Bigender by proposing gender similarity between men and women ; this attitude has unethical outcomes and affects ethical health. This paper aimed to explain Islamic view (Quran and traditions) and outcomes of feminism view about gender effect on ethic along with investigating different sects of feminism.
Masomeh Khajeahmadi, Faezeh Jahanpour,
Volume 10, Issue 0 (3-2017)
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Maintaining the privacy is one of the most fundamental rights of the patients, based on the need for respect to human dignity. Considering that today's students are tomorrow's nurses who are directly involved with patients during and after their education, it is necessary to review their performance regarding the privacy of patients. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the privacy practices of patients among trainees and interns of the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery of Bushehr University of Medical Sciences. This was a descriptive analytical and cross-sectional study. A total of 283 nursing and midwifery students of Bushehr University of Medical Sciences who had the necessary features to enter this study were selected by consensus method. The data collection tool was privacy questionnaire made by Heidari (2000), which validity and its reliability was confirmed. Data analysis was performed using SPSS software version 23 as well as statistical tests (T-test and ANOVA). The results of this study showed that the average score of patient's privacy was 09.24 ± 11.97. Also, students' performance in the area of personal, human, and in general the patient privacy was approximately good, and there was a significant difference between the average performance of trainees and interns in the domain of human (p-value = 0.002) and, in general, the privacy the patient (p-value = 0.018). There was a significant difference between the demographic factors of the educational level, ethnicity and occupation of students with practice of patient's personal privacy. Since the students' performance regarding the privacy of the patients was good, the administrators and clinicians should plan and take the necessary measures to maintain the present situation.
Marjan Mardani - Hamooleh, Masoomeh Ahmadi, Naimeh Seyedfatemi, Hamid Haghani,
Volume 11, Issue 0 (3-2018)
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Empathy is considered an essential prerequisite for a nurse to effectively care for a patient. Also, spirituality is an important component in nurse-patient relationships. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between empathy and spiritual attitude among nursing students. In this descriptive and correlation study, the samples consisted of 272 nursing students that were studying in 3 Medical Sciences Universities in Tehran, 2017. Samples were selected through convenience sampling method. Data were collected by demographics’ data form, validated and reliable scales of empathy and spiritual attitude. Data were analyzed by descriptive and analytical (Pearson Coefficient, Independent T test, and ANOVA) statistics. The students had a mean empathy score of 106.982 ± 14.65 that this was more than median scores of scale (60). Furthermore, they had a spiritual attitude score of 115.79 ± 15.8 that this was more than median scores of scale (86). Findings indicated that a significant relationship between empathy and spiritual attitude among nursing students (r=.265, p=.0001). Gender, educational level, interest in nursing, work status, and the average score of the previous term had significant relationships with empathy (P < 0.05). Interest in nursing and work status had significant relationships with spiritual attitude (P < 0.05).Research findings support the hypothesis of association between empathy and spiritual attitude. Since empathy has a significant relationship with spiritual attitude, it seems that nursing students’ empathy will increase by promoting their spiritual attitude.
Faezeh Ezzati Arasteh Pour, Hossein Aliahmadi Jeshfaghani,
Volume 11, Issue 0 (3-2018)
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Recent developments in the digital domain and its influence in the health sector have led to the development of digital health technologies. The development of these technologies in addition to the benefits such as lowering medical care costs and improving the quality of patient care, has introduced new ethical challenges into the field of medicine. In this study, 25 articles were identified on the ethical challenges in digital health technologies by using literature review. These articles were in areas of mobile health, electronic health records, telemedicine, electronic health, wearable and big data technologies. The ethical challenges found in the articles reviewed in the field of digital health include: the privacy challenges that are due to the creation of huge data sources in this type of technology, how to ensure access justice, challenges for determining the responsibilities of surgical and technical members in telemedicine technologies, changing the patient's role, challenges regarding data ownership and patient access to raw data, the challenge of balancing the privacy of patient information and data sharing in advancing the community's science and health big data, and guaranteed quality of provided health information. These surveys can be effective in identifying challenges and developing ethical guidelines before developing and applying these types of technologies.
Mohammad Hossein Asgardoon, Sepehr Azizi, Azin Ebrahimi, Mohammad Hossein Ahmadian,
Volume 12, Issue 0 (3-2019)
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Several definitions for medical futility has been proposed in the literature. Medical futility is defined as the condition in which an intervention, either for diagnosis, prevention, treatment, rehabilitation or other medical goals, has no benefit for the individual patient. This critical review aimed to increase the understanding of physicians and other healthcare providers on the issue of futility in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Our comprehensive search resulted in more than 1000 studies; unrelated studies were excluded by title and abstract screening, then 219 full-texts were read and finally, 118 studies were included. The conclusion concerning whether or not it is morally acceptable to provide a futile treatment in CAM, becomes a controversial issue based on different approaches. Using futile treatments is not acceptable according to the duty-based approach, and the principle of justice. In contrast, the case-based approach and the principle of autonomy of the patient, hold that such treatments could be morally acceptable. Based on utilitarianism, only evidence-based treatments can be morally discussed, and those CAM therapies that have been shown to be futile, should be prohibited; thus health care providers must not offer them to patients since it would be a kind of deceit. We suggest that more comprehensive studies should be performed to clarify the boundary between placebo, nocebo, and futility.
Alireza Moshirahmadi, Abdoreza Javan Jafari, Aria Hejazi, Hesam Ghapanchi,
Volume 13, Issue 0 (3-2020)
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The possibility of mistakes, negligence, injuries and damages in medical activities could give rise to a civil or criminal case. In such cases, resorting to experts’ opinion is necessary. Forensic medicine organization has important role in such cases. Therefore, understanding of the criteria used by experts of this organization is important and could give rise to awareness of doctors and reduce their professional failures. This is a practical research with a descriptive and analytical method and its necessary information are collected by documentary studies. This investigation shows that medics normally try to have correct medical diagnosis and select appropriate process, and treat patients through reasonable methods to reduce their suffering and pains. It is possible that medics make a mistake in their diagnosis and treatment. Although the result of medical treatment are not guaranteed always, they have to do their treatment and operation according to reasonable and scientific standards and any recklessness and negligence causes criminal or civil responsibility. Reflection on the medical cases shows that the reasons of medic’s conviction can be divided into two categories including pre-treatment and post-treatment factors. Pre- treatment indices contain errors related to diagnosis or choice of treatment.
Abdoreza Javan Jafari, Alireza Moshirahmadi, Aria Hejazi, Hesam Ghapanchi,
Volume 13, Issue 0 (3-2020)
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Efforts of the medical staff are to provide efficient, desirable, and high quality services to patients. However, medical treatments are not immune to error and mistake. So, occurrence of injury following medical managements is inevitable, an issue that could lead to a lawsuit against the medical staff. In such cases, resorting to experts’ opinion is necessary. Therefore, knowledge about effective indicators in sentencing can increase awareness of the treatment staff in addition to reduction of traumatic behaviors. Reflection on the medical forensic cases shows that the reasons of medic’s conviction can be divided in two categories including pre-treatment and post-treatment factors. Errors after entering the treatment process indicate post-treatment index. Breach at the end of treatment, not doing (lack of) treatment in the appropriate place, mismatch or mistake of used techniques, and fault or blunder are the most important issues related to this index. The present study intends to examine the effective criteria in sentencing medical staff in a descriptive-analytical manner based on expert opinions’ of medical malpractice cases.
Mohammad Hossein Eftekhari, Alireza Parsapour, Ayat Ahmadi, Bagher Larijani, Neda Yavari, Ehsan Shamsi Gooshki,
Volume 16, Issue 0 (ویژه نامه کاربست طرح های دو گروه اخلاق و آموزش پزشکی 2023)
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Defensive medicine is performing actions that have no medical indication and benefit for the patient (positive defensive medicine) or refraining from performing risky actions that have a medical indication and benefit for the patient (negative defensive medicine). These actions are carried out by the physicians with the sole motive of protecting themselves against complaints or tensions such as the protest of the patient or colleagues and usually cause physical, psychological, or economic harm to the patient or the institution that pays the treatment fee, such as insurance organizations. It can have consequences in terms of the quality of care and the efficient use of limited health resources. Factors such as the physician’s concerns about lawsuits and proceedings may lead to defensive behaviors. This study presented suggestions for the management and prevention of such behaviors, including three main categories related to the strategies for the reformation of the patient complaint handling system, social strategies for the management and prevention of defensive medicine, and managerial-organizational strategies. These strategies are based on the findings of a mixed-methods research including an unsystematic review of resources and a qualitative study conducted using semi-structured interviews. The results have been discussed by the Medical Ethics Committee of the Academy of Medical Sciences of Iran.
Hedayat Jafari, Fatemeh Ahmadi, Mobina Abedinpour,
Volume 17, Issue 0 (Supplement of 11th Annual Iranian Congress of Medical Ethics 2024)
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Compassion fatigue refers to the physical and emotional exhaustion experienced by healthcare professionals due to prolonged exposure to job-related stress and the emotional demands of caring for others. Compassionate care is vital for achieving better patient outcomes, but various factors during healthcare delivery can compromise it. This study examines the factors influencing compassion fatigue among critical care nurses. This systematic review was conducted by searching databases including SID, Magiran, Irandoc, Iranmedex, Civilica, Science Direct, Web of Science, Embase, PubMed, Scopus, ProQuest, and Google Scholar. Keywords used in the search included “compassion fatigue,” “critical care,” “intensive care,” “nurses,” “compassion satisfaction,” and “burnout.” After removing duplicates, studies were screened based on inclusion and exclusion criteria, and their quality was assessed using the Critical Appraisal Checklist for Analytical Cross-Sectional Studies. Ultimately, 23 studies met the criteria and were included in the systematic review (qualitative synthesis). The studies included in this review were conducted between 2012 and 2024, with a total of 5,820 participants. The review found that both workplace structural factors and demographic characteristics of nurses, such as age, sex, marital status, nationality, educational level, resilience, length of shifts, experience in critical care settings, place of work, position within the unit, and nurse-to-patient ratios, are causes and predictors of compassion fatigue. Leadership and administrative support in clinical settings, as well as the coping strategies employed by nurses, were identified as factors that mitigate the impact of compassion fatigue among critical care nurses. This systematic review highlights the profound impact of compassion fatigue on nurses and emphasizes the roles of workplace environment and demographic factors in its development. The findings underscore the importance of supportive leadership and effective coping strategies in reducing compassion fatigue and enhancing compassion satisfaction among critical care nurses. By addressing these factors, healthcare organizations can reduce burnout, improve nurse well-being, and enhance patient care and clinical outcomes.
