Military Caring Sciences
Year:2019 | Volume:5 | Issue:4 (18)|Papers Count:10

Introduction: Making emends the deficiency in services oforganization’ s staff is an essential tool of human resources management. In case of managing properly, not only the goals and missions of the organization achieve the desired proficiency, but also the actual benefits of employees and organizations will be provided Objective: This study aimed to identify and explain the individual and managerial factors affecting the compensation of project-based organizations in Iran. Material and Methods: This study is practical-developmental, combinational, descriptive-survey in terms of objective, methods and research. The statistical population of the study was project managers and HR managers. To analyze the qualitative and quantitative data, grounded theory and structural equation methods were used, respectively. Results: The results of this study showed that the numerical values of intensity of effect on individual and managerial factors dimensions were 0. 09 0. 51, respectively. Also, the relationship between the constructs of the model are significant. Discussion and Conclusion: The results of the research showed that the individual factors affecting the compensation of services of project-based organizations include the competence of individuals, employee’ s intelligence, integrity, flexibility, moralities and literacy in order of preference, and management factors, include ethics and the role of leadership, managerial competence, personal power of managers, the principle of equality, the balance of pay and benefits with the performance and management of the supporter.

Introduction: Personality traits of university lecturers play an effective role in the reduction of academic achievement and enhancement of learning efficiency. Moreover, personality traits of university lecturers can be used to predict changes in their teaching styles. Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between personality traits and quality of teaching among the faculty members of the AJA University of medical sciences. Material and Methods: The present study is practical in terms of objectives and a correlational descriptive study in terms of methodology. The statistical population includes all the students of the AJA University of Medical Sciences during the academic year of 2017-2018 (a total of 974 students). Using Krejcie and Morgan’ s sample size determination table, a total of 175 samples were selected through stratified sampling. The teaching professional ethics questionnaire designed by Najafi et al. (2011) and Teaching Quality Scale by Seraj (2000) were used as data collection tools. Data analysis was performed using Pearson’ s correlation test using SPSS 19. Results: The results showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between personality traits and teaching quality of university lecturers (P <0. 01). That is, the higher level of personality traits among university lecturers leads to higher quality of their teaching. The correlation between these two variables is equal to 0. 398 which is considered significant (P <0. 01). Discussion & Conclusion: Considering the positive and significant relationship between «personality traits» and «professional ethics» variables, paying attention to the personality traits of faculty can be one of the main indicators and strategies for improving the quality of teaching quality in AJA medical university.

Introduction: Addiction is a complex disease characterized by compulsive behaviors, irresistible temptations, drug behaviors, and persistent consumption, even when there are many negative consequences for the individual. Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the role of self-concealment and alexithymia in predicting resistance to change of drug users. Material and Methods: This descriptive correlational study was carried out in all drug abusers referred to treatment centers in Ardabil, Iran. One hundred forty samples were selected using clustered random sampling method. The selfconcealment, Alexithymia and resistance to change scales were used for data collection. Data were analyzed using SPSS-20, Pearson correlation test and multiple regression analysis. Results: The results showed that the resistance to change was related positively to the self-concealment, total score of alexithymia and components like difficulties identifying feelings, difficulties describing feelings, externally-oriented thinking. The results of regression analysis showed that 31 percent of total variance of resistance to change is explained by self-concealment and alexithymia in the multiple regression analysis results (P<0. 0001). Discussion and Conclusion: The results of this study demonstrated that self-concealment and alexithymia are able to predict resistance to change of drug abusers.

Introduction: Patient plays a major role in treatment and control of diabetes. Therefore, his/her knowledge about various fields such as diet is very important. Objective: This research is conducted aiming at investigating the efficiency of Health Belief Model (HBM) for educating the patients with Type 2 Diabetes how to go on a diet. Materials and Methods: The current research is a quasi-experimental study. The studied population consists of 100 patients with Type 2 Diabetes in Tiran and Karvan counties and were randomly divided into two intervention (n=50) and control (n=50) groups. Data was collected through face to face interviews with patients using a researcher-made questionnaire with approved validity and reliability before and one month after the education. Furthermore, the collected data was analyzed by SPSS 19 and Chi-square test, Mann-Whitney, Paired t-test and independent T-test. Results: After the intervention, a significant difference was seen between experimental and control groups in terms of scores of awareness, perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, self-efficacy and eating behavior (P<0. 05). The mean of blood glucose in experimental group was significantly lower after educational intervention compared to pre-intervention (P<0. 05). Discussion and Conclusion: According to the present study, health belief model is efficient in educating the eating behaviors of diabetic patients.

Introduction: Being frequently exposed to the multiple physical and psychological hazards, emergency staff become stressful in urgent circumstance. These tensions can affect the quality of their work and thus the productivity of the organization. The researchers deemed it necessary to study the anxiety roots and factors in emergency staff and use interventions to reduce them. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of aromatherapy with essential oil of Damascena on the anxiety of nurses working in the emergency ward of AJUMS hospitals. Materials and Methods: This randomized clinical trial study was performed on 60 nurses from the emergency ward of AJA Hospital in 2017. The sampling method was convenient and samples were randomly divided into intervention and control groups. The pre-test was done using demographic information form and Spielberg› s anxiety questionnaire. Then, the experimental group was tested with inhalation of essential oil of Damascena and the control group with placebo ( water). Ninety minutes after the intervention, the Spielberger questionnaire was completed again by participants. Subsequently, data was analyzed using SPSS 16. Results: The results of the study showed that the mean of anxiety was not significantly different in both groups (P=0. 77), but after the intervention, the mean of anxiety was significantly different in the control group (P=0. 008). Also, the results of paired t-test indicated that the comparison of anxiety score in the experimental group was significant before and after the intervention (P=0. 016). Discussion and Conclusion: Considering the positive effects of Damascena as an intervention of anxiety in nurses, the use flower oil is recommended to reduce the anxiety of emergency nurses.

Introduction: The heavy physical and mental pressure and stress in military career increases the sensitivity and importance of social support in the retired army officers and personnel. Specifically, their quality of life during the retirement are affected by the physical and mental damage resulting from the military service and life style. Objective: This research investigated the relationship between the quality of life of military personnel and social support from the society. Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional and correlational study. The study population included all the retired military personnel referring to the Army Retirements Center. The sample size was 146 of which 132 (82. 9) were male. The mean of age and standard deviation of respondents were 65. 4 (5. 09) years; they were selected by random cluster sampling. To collect data, a three questionnaires like Norbeck Social Support Questionnaire, Elderly Specific Questionnaire a questionnaire for the evaluation of quality life (lipad) were used. Data were analyzed using SPSS 20. And the significant level of P was considered. Results: The mean of quality of life was 47. 3 (SD 5. 4) which suggests the average level and the mean of social unsupportiveness was 18. 9. The relationship between social support and quality of life was statistically significant (P=0. 002). Discussion and Conclusion: As the evaluations showed the average quality life of retired military personnel and the changes of social support plays a pivotal role in the shaping this status, the policy makers must focus on increasing the social support to improve the quality of life of retired military personnel.

Introduction: Studying on employees’ morale is one of the effective ways to assess the success or failure of organizations for achieving their goals. Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the impact of managers’ organizational trust and managerial competency on the students’ organizational morale. Material and Method: This research is a descriptive-analytical and survey-based study. Of total 3000 students, 218 were selected using probable sampling method. The instrument used in this study was a fill-field questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS 20 and Regression analysis. Results: The results showed the moderate level for morale and managerial competency and low level for organizational trust. The correlation coefficient for organizational morale with organizational trust and the perception of management competence was 0. 65 and 0. 61, respectively which suggested a positive and significant relationship (P = 0. 001). Discussion and Conclusion: Organizational trust and the perception of managerial competency have a significant effect on the organizational morale; each and every one of them, has explained a degree of variance for organizational morale. Regarding that the organizational morale of the majority of students is moderate, and that the majority have a low organizational trust, other factors seem to involve in assessing the morale and it requires further studies in this regard.

Introduction: Nursing has always been developing as a clinical field. Nurses are the first staff who came to the scene during the crisis. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the clinical skills of military nurses in critical circumstances in selected military hospital in Mashhad. Materials and Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 150 military nurses in 2017 using convenience sampling. Data were collected from military nurses with questionnaire, the questionnaire included 30 skills and three levels including poor (rated lower than 79), moderate (rated 80 to 125) and good (rated higher than 125), then data were analyzed using SPSS 16. Results: According to the results, 56. 6% of the samples were female and 43. 4% male, the mean of age was 38. 7 years old. 75. 83% with bachelor degree and 71. 67% were nurses. Clinical skill of nurses were moderate in critical circumstances. Those who were 41-50 years old and had been working for 10-25 years were more skillful compared to the other groups. So, no significant relationship was found between the other demographic variables. They were the best at collecting data and recording the clinical information (nursing record) during the crisis (31. 6%) and the poorest in nursing care skills from NBC injured (63. 1%). Discussion and Conclusion: Military personnel, including the treatment staff during the crisis, have a significant role in reducing injuries and casualties. It seems that passing the related training courses and practical exercises could increase the skills of military personnel facing the crisis.