Masoome Alidosti; Masoumeh Delaram; Lila Dehgani; Mojgan Maleki Moghadam
Abstract
Background: Burnout is a leading cause of physical and psychological injuries and evaluating the relationship between the self-efficacy and burnout of nurses could provide new knowledge on the organization of the subject.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between self-efficacy ...
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Background: Burnout is a leading cause of physical and psychological injuries and evaluating the relationship between the self-efficacy and burnout of nurses could provide new knowledge on the organization of the subject.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between self-efficacy and burnout among nurses in Behbahan city, Iran, in 2014.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 151 nurses were randomly selected from 3 hospitals in Behbahan city proportionate to their staff number. Data were collected using the Maslach burnout and the Scherer self-efficacy questionnaires. Data were analyzed using ANOVA, t-test and Spearman correlation coefficient by SPSS software version 16. P < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant.
Results: From a total of 151 nurses, 39 cases were male and 112 were female. The mean age was 33.5 ± 8.7 years and the mean of self-efficacy was 60.89 ± 6.58. Most nurses had low burnout in the subscales of depersonalization (63.6%) and emotional exhaustion (64.2%); however, regarding lack of personal accomplishments most of them (65.6%) reported higher levels of burnout. The results also showed a significant and inverse difference between the self-efficacy and three dimensions of burnout, depersonalization (P < 0.001, r = -0.29), emotional exhaustion (P < 0.001, r = -0.49), and lack of personal accomplishments (P = 0.01, r = -0.26).
Conclusions: The findings of the present study show that increasing self-efficacy among nurses can lead to a decrease in burnout in the subscales of depersonalization, emotional exhaustion, and lack of personal accomplishment. Adopting strategies for increasing the self-efficacy would help reduce the burnout and increase motivation and satisfaction among nurses.
Masoumeh Delaram; Narges Khatoon Dadkhah
Abstract
Background: A large number of women were affected from the Post episiotomy pain and the common method for pain relief is use of oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
Objectives: With considering the adverse effects of these drugs, the aim of present study was to compare the effects of lidocaine ...
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Background: A large number of women were affected from the Post episiotomy pain and the common method for pain relief is use of oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
Objectives: With considering the adverse effects of these drugs, the aim of present study was to compare the effects of lidocaine cream and mefenamic acid capsule on post episiotomy pain.
Patients and Methods: In a clinical trial study, sixty of women with singleton pregnancy and 38-42 weeks of gestation who had episiotomy, were randomized by consecutively numbered sealed envelopes to one of the two study arms that is 2% lidocaine cream (n = 30) or 250 mg mefenamic acid (n = 30). Data collection was performed by questionnaire and visual analogue scale (VAS). The intensity of pain was compared with the first compliant of mother and 6, 12, and 24 hours after the delivery. For data analysis, we used SPSS package, t test and paired t test and P < 0.05 was considered significant.
Results: With the first compliant of women, the mean intensity of pain was 4.92 ± 1.9 in lidocaine group and 4.90 ± 1.5 in mefenamic acid group and the difference was not significant (P = 0.20). Also there was not a significant difference in mean intensity of post episiotomy pain in the two groups in 6 (P = 0.05), 12 (P = 0.36) and 24 (P = 0.98) after childbirth.
Conclusions: The effect of lidocaine cream and mefenamic acid capsule was similar in the relief of post episiotomy pain and the Lidocaine cream is a good alternative for mefenamic acid that is commonly used to reduce of pain after episiotomy especially in women who are breast feeding and oral analgesic drugs are secreted in their milk.
