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    The Effect of Acupressure on Intestinal Function in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction under Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
    (Department of Marketing Management, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2021) Kamali, Mahsa; Bagheri-Nesami, Masoumeh; Ghaemian, Ali; Moosazadeh, Mahmood; Esmaeili-Ahangarkelai, Nadali; Ghasemi, Fahimeh; Haghighat, Sahar
    Background and the objectives: Acute Myocardial Infarction patients are at risk for constipation, following the admission to intensive care units due to inactivity, use of drugs such as calcium channel blockers, diuretics and narcotics. So, the purpose of the study was to determine the effect of acupressure on intestinal function in patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction under Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Methods: The present randomized clinical trial was conducted in heart center affiliated to Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. 90 Acute Myocardial Infarction patients (30 patients in each group) were random allocated based on inclusion criteria. The data collection tools used included a socio-demographic questionnaire, Rome IV scale, Bristol stool scale and patient control checklist. Intervention was carried out among the Acute Myocardial Infarction patients two times a day (10 am and 6pm) for three sequences days. In the intervention group, the intervention was conducted on the acupressure points SJ6, LI4, ST25 and SP6 in both parts of body symmetrically, so that 1 minute vertical pressure with the thumb, then 5 seconds stop to rest and after that 1 minute rotational massage had been applied. Each session lasted for 9 min approximately. In the sham group, the intervention was carried out with 1.5 cm distance from the above-mentioned acupressure points. All three groups received 30 cc magnesium hydroxide a day. Results: The mean (SD) of the participants' age in the intervention, sham and control groups were 49.90 (10.26), 51.47 (10.19) and 52.53 (10.84) years, respectively. On the first and second days of the study, all of the Acute Myocardial Infarction patients had no defecation. In the intervention group 93.3% and 96.7% had normal defecation on the third and fourth days of the study, respectively. In the sham group 46.7% participants had normal defecation on the both third and fourth of the study. In the control group 50.0% and 63.3% had normal defecation on the third and fourth days of the study, respectively. The results of chi-square test revealed significant different among three groups (P-value<0.001). Conclusion: The results of present study showed normal defecation based on Bristol scale was significant different among three groups, so that the frequency of normal defecation in the interventional group was higher than sham and control groups. So, an acupressure as noninvasive and safe procedure can be used in clinical setting as nursing intervention.
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    Related Factors of Online Self-Regulation Learning among University' Students: A Systematic Review Study
    (Department of Marketing Management, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2021) Kamali, Mahsa; Bagheri-Nesami, Masoumeh; World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies (Wfas)
    Online learning is growing and especially in the age of COVID-19 pandemic considered as the main method of learning. Self-regulation has an important role in learning process and outcomes. Some researchers believed that students who well-developed are selfregulated. The main purpose of universities is to develop the students who can regulate learning. Thus, recognizing the related factors is necessary to manage the challenges in this regard. So, the main purpose of this study was to assess the related factors of online selfregulation learning among university' students. The present review study conducted by researchers through comprehensive search in databases such as Google Scholar, PubMed, PsycINFO, web of science, Cochrane Library, Science Direct and Scopus in the period of 1 August 2021 until 11 August 2021. The keywords which selected by MeSH strategy were [("Online learning" OR "distance learning" OR virtual learning AND self-regulation" OR self-regulated AND student). Articles were selected without time limitation. Overall 856 articles have been searched. Researchers reviewed the abstract and full text of all articles. Finally 15 articles had been used. According to the results of studies, related factors of online self-regulation could be classified to two main categories: learner and educator. Factors related to learner including level of anxiety, motivation, perseverance, available resource management and organization, time management, summarizing, systematic planning, determine the purpose. Factors related to educators consisted of content variety, attractiveness of content, awareness to e-learning space, space and quality of content, quality of presentation of educator, interaction with classmate, observer and informed family. Due to the growing rate of online learning users, especially in the age of COVID19 pandemic, considering the related factors may be useful for managers and also learner and educators to manage the challenges and online situations to achieve of learning outcomes.