Papers by Firoozeh Firoozehchian
BMC Medical Education
Background Current study was conducted with the aim of explaining domains of clinical competence ... more Background Current study was conducted with the aim of explaining domains of clinical competence in undergraduate midwifery students so that it addresses the challenges in midwifery curriculum and improving clinical assessment methods in Iranian undergraduate midwifery students. Methods Qualitative approach and conventional content analysis were used in the design of the present study. The research setting included midwifery and nursing schools and hospitals and health centers affiliated to Tehran and Guilan universities of medical sciences in Iran. The target population consisted of undergraduate midwifery students in the fourth to eighth semesters of school, midwives working in hospitals and health centers, midwifery faculty members, and obstetricians. The participants were selected through purposive maximum variation sampling, which continued until data saturation. After in-depth semi-structured interviews, the content of the interviews was analyzed according to the steps propose...
Domains of competence in midwifery students:A basis for developing a competence assessment tool for Iranian undergraduate midwifery students
Background:Given the growing importance of competence-based midwifery education, this study was c... more Background:Given the growing importance of competence-based midwifery education, this study was conducted to explain the domains of clinical competence in midwifery students. Methods: Qualitative approach and conventional content analysis were used in the design of the present study. The research setting included midwifery and nursing schools and hospitals and health centers affiliated to Tehran and Guilan universities of medical sciences in Iran. The target population consisted of undergraduate midwifery students in the fourth to eighth semesters of school, midwives working in hospitals and health centers, midwifery faculty members, and obstetricians. The participants were selected through purposive maximum variation sampling, which continued until data saturation. After in-depth semi-structured interviews, the content of the interviews was analyzed according to the steps proposed by Zhang & Wildemuth. Results: Twenty-four people participated in this study, including seven midwifer...
Domains of competence in midwifery students:A basis for developing a competence assessment tool for Iranian undergraduate midwifery students
Background:Given the growing importance of competence-based midwifery education, this study was c... more Background:Given the growing importance of competence-based midwifery education, this study was conducted to explain the domains of clinical competence in midwifery students. Methods: Qualitative approach and conventional content analysis were used in the design of the present study. The research setting included midwifery and nursing schools and hospitals and health centers affiliated to Tehran and Guilan universities of medical sciences in Iran. The target population consisted of undergraduate midwifery students in the fourth to eighth semesters of school, midwives working in hospitals and health centers, midwifery faculty members, and obstetricians. The participants were selected through purposive maximum variation sampling, which continued until data saturation. After in-depth semi-structured interviews, the content of the interviews was analyzed according to the steps proposed by Zhang & Wildemuth. Results: Twenty-four people participated in this study, including seven midwifer...
The effects of video podcast on learning among midwifery students: A randomized controlled trial
Nursing and Midwifery Studies, 2019
Background: Although some studies examined the challenges of using podcasts, there is limited inf... more Background: Although some studies examined the challenges of using podcasts, there is limited information about the effects of video podcasting on learning outcomes. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of video podcasting and lecture on learning among midwifery students and to assess their satisfaction with podcasting. Methods: This was a randomized controlled crossover trial. Five-semester baccalaureate midwifery students of a class were randomized into two seventeen-person groups to receive education about gynecological diseases in two sessions. In the first session, students in Group A received educational materials through lecture, while their counterparts in Group B received the same materials through video podcasting. In the second session, held 1 week after the first session, students in Group A received educational materials through video podcasting, while their counterparts in Group B received the same materials through lecture. Students' le...
International Journal of Women's Health and Reproduction Sciences
Objectives: Childbearing is considered as a great event in the lives of many women while the effe... more Objectives: Childbearing is considered as a great event in the lives of many women while the effect of pain on this event is undeniable. Thus, the think of pain and how to overcome it has engaged the minds of women, their family, and health-care providers. The birth ball is one of the non-invasive methods of pain control. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate the effect of the birth ball on the pain and self-efficacy of pregnant women during the childbirth process. Materials and Methods: This study was a randomized clinical trial. A total of 178 participants were selected based on the specific selection criteria and randomly allocated to control and intervention groups. The women in the intervention group were asked to join a planned exercise with the birth ball including a 20-minute well-defined exercise three times a week for 6–8 weeks at home whereas those in the control group followed up the routine prenatal cares. The questionnaires were completed by the participants a...
Nursing-Midwifery Students and Teachers’ Views of Effective Factors in Clinical Education
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2012
Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 2010
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