مریم حبیبی وطن, مهوش نوربخش, پریوش نوربخش, شکوه نوابینژاد,
Volume 15, Issue 2 (7-2017)
Abstract
Aim and Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of 12-week physical activity on resiliency, subjective well-being, and work engagement among the female staff of Islamic Azad University. Methods and Materials: This semi-experimental research was carried out having pre- and post-test. The statistical population of this study consisted of 94 female staff of Parand Branch, Islamic Azad University, Iran; from whom, 72 person were purposively selected as samples and were randomly divided into experimental (n = 36) and control (n = 36) groups. The tools for gathering data were Konor and Davidson Resiliency Inventory, Schaufeli and Bakker Work Engagement Inventory, and Keyes and Magyar-Mae Subjective Well-Being Inventory. Data were analyzed via SPSS software, using one-way analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). Findings: Aerobic exercise significantly increased resiliency, subjective well-being, and work engagement among the subjects (P ˂ 0.05 for all). The dimensions of mental health were not equally affected by the practice. The effect size was obtained 0.63, 0.49, and 0.09 in resiliency, work engagement, and Subjective well-being, respectively. Conclusions: Based on our findings, it is recommended that managers should provide opportunities for their employees to participate in physical activity plans in order to increase their resilience, mental well-being, and work engagement. Under this condition, organizational managers can effectively benefit from their active and healthy human resources.
میترا نوربخش, حسین محجوبیپور,
Volume 16, Issue 2 (7-2018)
Abstract
Aim and Background: Appropriate professional collaboration between physicians and nurses can be effective on the quality of health care given to patients. This study was performed to compare the effects of Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation-II (APACHE-II) and new checklist of health status assessment on the quality of physician-nurse relationship. Methods and Materials: In this cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study, 100 nurses from intensive care unit (ICU) of Amin Hospital, Isfahan, Iran, participated. Jefferson Scale of Attitudes toward Physician-Nurse Collaboration was used for collecting data. Finally, data were analyzed using paired t-test and Wilcoxon test through SPSS software. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Findings: The mean score of physicians-nurses relationship in new checklist of health status assessment group was significantly higher than that of APACHE-II group (P < 0.001). But overall, the attitudes toward physician-nurse collaboration were positive in both scoring systems. Conclusions: According to the results, attitudes of the nurses toward physician-nurse relationship in new checklist of health status assessment group was significantly more positive than APACHE-II group, so using new checklist of health status assessment instead of APACHE-II system is recommended in the ICUs of the country's hospitals.