Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research
Year:2023 | Volume:28 | Issue:4|Papers Count:2

Background: Ostomy-related challenges in everyday life may negatively affect patients’ Quality of Life (QL), even long after ostomy surgery. Nurses provide care interventions that may have a significant effect on the patients’ QL. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to determine evidence of effective nursing interventions on the QL of patients with an ostomy. Materials and Methods: A systematic review was conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines. English articles published from 2000 to 2021 were identified and retrieved from PubMed, Medscape, MedlinePlus, ScienceDirect, Web of Science, Scopus, Wiley Online Library, ProQuest, ClinicalKey, SAGE, IRCT, and Cochrane. We assessed all included studies (18 articles) using the JBI Critical Appraisal Checklist. Results: Interventions reviewed in the study were categorized based on intervention, content of nursing intervention, training method, and target group of the nursing intervention. The nursing interventions involved natural treatments, self-care, and psychological support for patients. The training methods used in the studies included demonstration and lecture, mixed media presentation including PowerPoints, and Internet tools such as WeChat Applications. Some interventions were only presented to patients, caregivers, caregivers and patients together, or peer patients. Conclusions: According to the results of the present study, it is suggested that a regular care plan be used with the participation of families and patients from pre-operational to discharge along with nurses’ follow-ups and home care to promote the QL. A combination of self-care and psychological education can promote these patients’ QL.

Background: Considering the threats in the operating room during the COVID-19 pandemic, the optimal care and safety of the operating room nurses should be maintained when performing surgery on an acute respiratory patient. It seems necessary to design a tool to measure the caring behaviors of operating room nurses. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim to design a valid and reliable tool for measuring the caring behavior of operating room nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and Methods: In this sequential, exploratory, mixed-method study, the designing and psychometric evaluation of the caring behaviors of operating room nurses questionnaire during the COVID-19 pandemic were performed in qualitative and quantitative phases from August 2021 to July 2022 in Aja University of Medical Sciences, Iran. In the qualitative phase, the concept of caring behaviors of operating room nurses was explored through interviews and a literature review based on online searches. In the quantitative phase, validity (face, content, and construct), and reliability of the questionnaire were evaluated. Results: The findings supported 21 items in the 5 factors of caring behaviors related to attitude toward patients, knowledge of surgical care, virus prevention principles, self-care knowledge, and self-care performance, which explained 35. 92 of the total variance. Scale-Content Validity Index/Average and Cronbach’s alpha were calculated to be 0. 93 and 0. 89, respectively. Conclusions: Given its desirable reliability and validity, simple scoring, and ease of use by operating room nurses, the Caring Behaviors of Operating Room Nurses Questionnaire is applicable and its use is recommended.