Mohsen Saffari

Bio: Mohsen Saffari is an academic researcher from Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences. The author has contributed to research in topics: Randomized controlled trial & Population. The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 88 publications receiving 2193 citations. Previous affiliations of Mohsen Saffari include Tehran University of Medical Sciences & Tarbiat Modares University.

The Fear of COVID-19 Scale: Development and Initial Validation

Abstract: Background: The emergence of the COVID-19 and its consequences has led to fears, worries, and anxiety among individuals worldwide. The present study developed the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) t ...

Spiritual coping, religiosity and quality of life: a study on Muslim patients undergoing haemodialysis

Abstract: Aim The number of haemodialysis patients globally is increasing and spiritual resources may help overcome adjustment problems among such patients. This study examined the relationships between spiritual/religious, demographic and clinical variables and quality of life among Iranian Muslims undergoing haemodialysis. Methods Using a cross-sectional design, 362 haemodialysis patients were surveyed from three general hospitals located in Tehran, Iran. Spiritual coping strategies, Duke University Religion Index, EQ-5D 3L and a demographic questionnaire were administered. Hierarchical regression was used to identify predictors of quality of life and health status. Results The distribution of reported problems across dimensions of quality of life was: mobility (59.4%), usual activities (30.4%), self-care (21.3%), pain/discomfort (47.8%) and anxiety/depression (29.3%). Univariate analysis showed that factors such as age, sex, marital status, location, number of children, body mass index, serum albumin, having diabetes mellitus or other comorbidity, as well as spiritual/religious factors that were related to quality of life, health status or both. Regression models revealed that demographics, clinical variables and especially spiritual/religious factors explained about 40% of variance of quality of life and nearly 25% of the variance in health status. Conclusion Spiritual resources may contribute to better quality of life and health status among haemodialysis patients. Further longitudinal studies are needed to determine whether these associations are causal and the direction of effect.

Empowering Education: A New Model for In-service Training of Nursing Staff.

Abstract: Introduction: In-service training of nurses plays an indispensablerole in improving the quality of inpatient care. Need to enhancethe effectiveness of in-service training of nurses is an inevitablerequirement. This study attempted to design a new optimal modelfor in-service training of nurses.Methods: This qualitative study was conducted in two stagesduring 2015-2016. In the first stage, the Grounded Theory wasadopted to explore the process of training 35 participating nurses.The sampling was initially purposeful and then theoretically basedon emerging concept. Data were collected through interview,observation and field notes. Moreover, the data were analyzedthrough Corbin-Strauss method and the data were coded throughMAXQDA-10. In the second stage, the findings were employedthrough Walker and Avant’s strategy for theory construction so asto design an optimal model for in-service training of nursing staff.Results: In the first stage, there were five major themes includingunsuccessful mandatory education, empowering education,organizational challenges of education, poor educationalmanagement, and educational-occupational resiliency.Empowering education was the core variable derived from theresearch, based on which a grounded theory was proposed. Thenew empowering education model was composed of self-directedlearning and practical learning. There are several strategiesto achieve empowering education, including the fostering ofsearching skills, clinical performance monitoring, motivationalfactors, participation in the design and implementation, andproblem-solving approach.Conclusion: Empowering education is a new model for in-servicetraining of nurses, which matches the training programs withandragogical needs and desirability of learning among the staff.Owing to its practical nature, the empowering education canfacilitate occupational tasks and achieving greater mastery ofprofessional skills among the nurses.Keywords: Grounded theory; Model; Nurse; Training

Health-related quality of life in a sample of Iranian patients on hemodialysis.

Abstract: Introduction. This study evaluated the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in a sample of Iranian patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. The data were compared with the HRQOL for the Iranian general population. Materials and Methods. Two-hundred and fifty patients undergoing hemodialysis were included using a convenience sampling approach in a cross-sectional study. Data collection was performed using a Persian translation of the Short Form-36 questionnaire in combination with demographic and clinically related questions. The collected data were analyzed using a logistic regression model with physical and mental summary scales as dependent variables. Results. The patients’ mean Short Form-36 scores were significantly lower than those obtained for the general population for all scales. Patients with longer duration of being on hemodialysis, poor adherence to treatment, higher body mass index, and comorbidity diseases suffered from a poorer physical health. Poor mental health was associated with a lower level of education, longer duration of hemodialysis, lower economic status, a lower degree of knowledge on disease, and comorbidity diseases. Conclusions. This study affirms the fact that patients undergoing hemodialysis suffer from poor HRQOL. In comparison with data from other studies from Asian and European countries, this sample of Iranian patients on hemodialysis had a lower HRQOL, a discrepancy that might be due to differences in life style, socioeconomic status, the general level of education of the patients, as well as physicianpatient communication.

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Functional Fear Predicts Public Health Compliance in the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Abstract: In the current context of the global pandemic of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), health professionals are working with social scientists to inform government policy on how to slow the spread of the virus. An increasing amount of social scientific research has looked at the role of public message framing, for instance, but few studies have thus far examined the role of individual differences in emotional and personality-based variables in predicting virus-mitigating behaviors. In this study, we recruited a large international community sample (N = 324) to complete measures of self-perceived risk of contracting COVID-19, fear of the virus, moral foundations, political orientation, and behavior change in response to the pandemic. Consistently, the only predictor of positive behavior change (e.g., social distancing, improved hand hygiene) was fear of COVID-19, with no effect of politically relevant variables. We discuss these data in relation to the potentially functional nature of fear in global health crises.

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