Corrigendum to: “The Prevalence of Internet Addiction and Its Relations to the Self Esteem and Life Satisfaction in Students of a Medical University”

Using internet has a growing popularity, especially among students. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of internet addiction and its relationship with the level of self esteem and life satisfaction in students of lorestan university of medical sciences in Iran. A cross-sectional study, with applying stratified sampling and then multi-stage cluster sampling method was performed. The sample size was 160. Four questionnaires (Demographic characteristics, Internet Addiction Test (IAT) by Dr. Kimberly Young, Rosenberg's Self esteem Scale and Diener’s Life Satisfaction Scale) were used to collect data, the software spss 16 was used for data analysis. Prevalence of internet addiction was 10%, and this problem was more prevalent in male students (P˂0.05). Moreover, there was a significant and adverse relation between internet addiction score and self esteem score (P=0.015), and life satisfaction score (P=0.012). There was a significant and direct relationship between life satisfaction and self esteem (P=0.001). Young people should be encouraged to use the internet as a more useful and efficient tool and become aware of the internet and its harmful effects.

Quality of public hospitals websites: a cross-sectional analytical study in Iran

Introduction: Nowadays, hospitals have turned increasingly towards the Internet and develop their own web presence. Hospital Websites could be operating as effective web resources of information and interactive communication mediums to enhance hospital services to the public. Aim: Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the quality of websites in Tehran's public hospitals. Material and methods: This cross-sectional analysis involved all public hospitals in Iran's capital city, Tehran, with a working website or subsites between April and June, 2014 (N=59). The websites were evaluated using three validated instruments: A localized checklist, Google page rank, and the Alexa traffic ranking. The mentioned checklist consisted of 112 items divided into five sections: Technical characteristics, hospital information and facilities, medical services, interactive on-line services and external activities. Data were analyzed using descriptive and analytical statistics. Results: The mean website evaluation score was 45.7 out of 224 for selected public hospitals. All the studied websites were in the weak category based on the earned quality scores. There was no statistically significant association between the website evaluation score with Google page rank (P=0.092), Alexa global traffic rank and Alexa traffic rank in Iran (P > 0.05). The hospital websites had a lower quality score in the interactive online services and external activities criteria in comparing to other criteria. Due to the low quality level of the studied websites and the importance of hospital portals in providing information and services on the Internet, the authorities should do precise planning for the appreciable improvement in the quality of hospital websites

Family members’ psychological experiences of the COVID-19 lockdown: A qualitative study

Abstract Background: Major traumatic events such as the COVID-19 pandemic and related lockdown can affect the family as the fundamental unit of all societies. This study aimed to describe the psychological experiences of healthy families during the COVID-19 lockdown.Methods: A descriptive qualitative research was conducted by purposive sampling. The sample size was achieved 29 by data saturation. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were used to collect the data. Content analysis was used in data analysis.Results: The findings of this study included both positive and negative psychological aspects, each of which had some subcategories. Negative psychological aspects: Anxiety, a sense of isolation and intensification of loneliness, Mood and energy changes (hardship and fatigue from lockdown/Boredom, anger, depression), disruption of the sleep-wake patterns, feelings of helplessness, more frequent family disputes and arguments, Increasing the risk of the problematic Internet use. Positive psychological aspects: The expansion of the worldview and a sense of pleasure and happiness.Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic lockdown created negative and disruptive experiences and positive and constructive experiences for different individuals.</jats:p

Exploring the Barriers Related to the Healthcare System and Healthcare Professionals in Implementing Quality Intravenous Chemotherapy: A Qualitative Study

Abstract Purpose: This study aimed to explore barriers related to the healthcare system (HCS) and healthcare providers (HCPs) in implementing quality intravenous (IV) chemotherapy (CT) from the perspectives of cancer patients, family caregivers, and healthcare professionals.Methods: Using an explanatory descriptive qualitative method, this study was conducted in 2019. Forty-one participants (6 patients, 5 family caregivers, 12 oncologists, and 18 nurses) were selected through purposive sampling. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted to collect the data, which were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Lincoln and Guba’s criteria of rigor were employed to ensure the trustworthiness of the study.Results: Data analysis showed two categories, each with three subcategories: Barriers related to HCPs that contains “educational and communication barriers”, “failure to establish trust” and “unskilled healthcare professionals”; Barriers related to the HCS, which consists of “inadequate physical and care infrastructures to provide services”, “lack of support in the disease trajectory from diagnosis to rehabilitation” and “mismanagement of CT wards/procedures”.Conclusion: The identification and removal of the barriers related to HCPs and HCS from routine care are crucial. Education of and communication with cancer patients and their family caregivers are two important pillars in the quality of intravenous chemotherapy (IV CT) and this education and communication should be based on individualized care and tailored to the unique needs of each patient.</jats:p

Handling students’ misbehaviors in crowded classrooms: the nursing faculty members’ experiences

Abstract Introduction The ability of teachers to organize classes and manage the behavior of their students is critical in achieving positive educational outcomes. The aim of this study was to explain the experiences of nursing faculty members in managing disruptive behaviors in the classroom. Methods The study adopted descriptive explanatory qualitative study design and provided an avenue to explain the experiences of nursing faculty members in managing disruptive behavior in the classroom Participants were included via the purposive sampling. In-depth and semi-structured interviews were used to collect data. The content analysis presented by Graneheim and Lundman was used to analyze the data. The present study utilized four strength criteria, including credibility, confirmability, transferability, and dependability. Results The finding were presented using five themes that emerged from 350 open codes, including managing disruptive behavior in the classroom, guiding the disruptive student, trying to increase learning, and making the class more interesting, setting the rules and regulations of the class with sub-categories. Conclusions Participants cited strategies that they enabled to understand the cause of misbehavior and implement strategies to modify students’ misbehaviors by creating a safe and healthy climate to nurture effective learning by students