Preventive Care in Nursing and Midwifery Journal

Background and Objectives: Considering the importance of thinking styles in individuals' decision making, this study was conducted to investigate the correlation between thinking styles with clinical decision making among nurses working in educational hospitals affiliated to Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. Materials and Methods: In this descriptive–correlational study, 196 nurses were recruited using random sampling method. Data were collected using the Thinking Styles Inventory and a researcher structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed using the Pearson correlation test and multiple regression analysis. Results: The results showed that hierarchical thinking had the most significant relationship with the clinical decision making (p<0.001 r=0.427). Conservative and internal thinking styles showed significant negative relationships with the clinical decision making (p<0.05 r=-0.201, r=-0.149, respectively). According to the multiple logistic regression analysis, type 1 thinking styles predicted better clinical decision makings and type 2 thinking styles were associated with low scores of clinical decision making. Nevertheless the relation intensity obtained from the test was poor (R2=0.171 p<0.001). Conclusion: Considering significant relationship between thinking styles with clinical decision making, further studies are recommended.

Background and Objectives: Prostate cancer is a common cancer among men and is considered to be the second cause of death among men after lung cancer. This study was conducted to determine the effect of an educational intervention based on empowerment model on awareness, attitudes, self-esteem and self-efficacy in men aged 35 to 55 years in preventing prostate cancer. Materials and Methods: This randomized clinical trial was conducted in Gonabad in 2013. Sixty men aged 35 to 55 years old were randomly allocated into intervention (n=30) and control (n=30) groups. The intervention group received an education based on individual empowerment model. Data were collected using a valid and reliable questionnaire before and two months after the intervention. By the SPSS-20, we analyzed the collected data using the T- test, Chi-squared test and Fisher's exact test. Results: There were no significant differences between the intervention and control groups in terms of all the study variables at baseline (p>0.05). After the intervention, significant differences were shown between the groups regarding awareness (p=0.007), attitude (p=0.041), self-steam (p=0.049) and self-efficacy (p=0.034). Conclusion: Implementing educational intervention in men based on empowerment model would be effective on awareness, attitudes, self-esteem and self-efficacy in preventing prostate cancer.

Background and Objectives: Prostate cancer is a common cancer among men and is considered to be the second cause of death among men after lung cancer. This study was conducted to determine the effect of an educational intervention based on empowerment model on awareness, attitudes, self-esteem and self-efficacy in men aged 35 to 55 years in preventing prostate cancer. Materials and Methods: This randomized clinical trial was conducted in Gonabad in 2013. Sixty men aged 35 to 55 years old were randomly allocated into intervention (n=30) and control (n=30) groups. The intervention group received an education based on individual empowerment model. Data were collected using a valid and reliable questionnaire before and two months after the intervention. By the SPSS-20, we analyzed the collected data using the T- test, Chi-squared test and Fisher's exact test. Results: There were no significant differences between the intervention and control groups in terms of all the study variables at baseline (p>0.05). After the intervention, significant differences were shown between the groups regarding awareness (p=0.007), attitude (p=0.041), self-steam (p=0.049) and self-efficacy (p=0.034). Conclusion: Implementing educational intervention in men based on empowerment model would be effective on awareness, attitudes, self-esteem and self-efficacy in preventing prostate cancer.