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Cancer is a chronic disease, which, despite all the advances in diagnosis and treatment, is also a reminder of pain, limitation, deformity and death. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between spiritual intelligence and life expectancy in cancer patients in Kerman University of Medical Sciences hospitals in 2017.
 

This was a descriptive-correlational study. Data were collected by  questionnaires includeSpiritual Intelligence, Snyder's Life Expectancy, Rosenberg's Self-Esteem . The sample was 235 patients were selected by available sampling method. Data were analyzed using SPSS 21 software, descriptive statistics (central indexes and dispersion and tables describing percentage and frequency) and analytical statistics (T test,ANOVA,Pearson correlation coefficient) .

The mean and standard deviation of spiritual intelligence (122.88 ±13.5) and life expectancy (39.3 ± 6.41) and Self-esteem (82.4 ± 4.69) were respectively, which indicates that the patients under study enjoyed high spiritual intelligence ,life expectancy and Self-esteem. According to Pearson correlation coefficient between spiritual intelligence and self-esteem (r = 0.26, p = 0.0001), between spiritual intelligence with life expectancy (r = 0.37, p = 0.0001) and between dignity Self-esteem with life expectancy (r = 0.42, p = 0.0001) was a direct and significant relationship.

The results of this study confirm the importance of spiritual intelligence and self-esteem as influential variables on the life expectancy in cancer patients. Therefore emphasize on spiritual intelligence and self-esteem improves their self-control , physical and mental health.

Hospitalization of preterm infants in intensive care unit leads to separation of parents from their infants and chaos in family life. This study aimed to determine the relationship between maternal attachment and self-esteem in mothers of hospitalized premature infants in neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

This descriptive correlational research was conducted on 200 mothers of preterm infants hospitalized in neonatal Intensive Care Units in selected hospitals of Birjand University of medical sciences. The sampling was done with simple random method. Data collection was performed using the Rosenberg’s self-esteem scale and Lifer maternal- fetal relationship scale. Then, the data analysis was done by SPSS version 19.

Results showed that 51/5 percent of mothers were within the age range of 20-30 years. Mean and standard deviation of self-esteem and maternal attachment were 22.7 ± 4.6 and 32.2 ± 4.2, respectively. The spearman test showed that there was a significant correlation between maternal-fetal attachment and self-esteem (p <0.05,r= 0.332). Also, correlation between Self-esteem and age of mothers was negative. Divorced, widowed and addicted mothers have a lower self-esteem scale. There was a positive and significant correlation between self-esteem, level of education, income and birth weight. Also, mothers who were breastfeeding had higher self-esteem.

According to the results of the study, there was a positive and significant relationship between self-esteem and maternal attachment in mothers of preterm infants.Therefore, providing maternal educational support packages while caring for preterm infants can be effective in promoting motherschr('39') self-esteem and consequently improving mother-infant attachment.Younger mothers and the motherchr('39')s higher level of education, higher income, optimal weight of the child, and breastfeeding increased self-esteem and attachment.Implementing educational programs on the necessity of skin-to-skin contact with the infants and how to communicate with the child, how to deal with and manage the infantchr('39')s problems, involvement of family members in infant’s care and coping strategies, dealing with problems and acceptance of life responsibilities can be used for the mental health of mothers with preterm infants. It is also recommended to perform nursing care with emphasis on creating a close relationship between mother and child such as touch, massage and kangaroo care in neonatal Intensive Care Units.

Nurses in the intensive care unit face a variety of ethical issues that can lead to moral distress. Nurses need moral courage for correct moral performance in a state of moral distress. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between moral courage and moral distress in nurses. The descriptive-analytic study of correlation type which aimed to investigate the relationship between moral courage and moral distress in nurses. A total of 310 nurses from special units of educational hospitals in Kerman were selected by census method. The tools Sekerka's moral courage and Corley's moral distress were used to collect data. Data were analyzed by descriptive and analytical tests of SPSS version 24. Mean score of moral courage of nurses was 42.71 ± 9.67. Moral courage was the highest in moral agent. The mean of moral distress was 56.03 ± 18.21 and the most moral distress was in the dimension of errors. There was a significant and negative relationship between moral courage and moral distress (R = -0.166; p = 0.003). Moral courage was different in position, type of department, and marital status. Moral distress differed only from type of department. The results of study indicated a significant and negative relationship between moral courage and moral distress. Strengthening the moral courage of nurses plays an important role in controlling and reducing moral distress. Therefore, nurses can reduce their moral distress by reinforcing moral courage and, instead, increasing the quality of care for patients.

Several Studies revealed that musculoskeletal pain in the elderly is very common and they have performed cognitive and behavioral methods for its relief.The purpose of this study was to explore self-care management strategies among elderly with musculoskeletal pain in Kerman city.in a cross - sectional study, 370 elderly people in Kerman were selected (90 subjects were resident in nursing homes and others resident in the family). The Data were collected using questionnaires and analyzed by SPSS 15 software.Prevalence of self-care management strategies was 79.2 %(293). Most subjects were used psychological strategies more than other strategies. Women used the medical strategies more than men. There were statistically significant differences between education level and control pain strategies.identification of musculoskeletal pain control strategies among elderly is important. These strategies can be applied as accepted methods to reduce pain, and thus improve quality of life of elder patients.