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Midwives' Attitude and Barriers of Evidence Based Practice in Maternity Care

Azmoude E, Aradmehr M, Dehghani F

Malays J Med Sci, 2018 May;25(3):120-128.
PMID: 30899193 DOI: 10.21315/mjms2018.25.3.12

Objectives: Midwives have a crucial role in providing optimal care for pregnant women. One of the most important policies for quality improvement in maternity care is implementation of evidence-based practice. However, the application of evidence-based practice within the maternity health care setting faces many challenges. The purpose of this study was to describe Iranian midwives' attitude and perceived barriers of evidence based practice in maternity care.
Methods: In this descriptive, cross-sectional study, a census sample of 76 midwives from two public hospitals and urban health centers in Torbat Heydariyeh, a city east of Iran were surveyed. Data collection tools were two reliable and valid questionnaires that measure midwives' attitudes and barriers of implementation of evidence-based practice. Data were analysed using SPSS version 16.
Results: The mean age and years of experience were 29.30 ± 4.86 and 5.22 ± 4.21 years, respectively. The mean score of attitude was 40.85 ± 4.84 (range = 30-60). This study also found time constraints (2.70 ± 0.92), inadequate facilities (2.64 ± 0.72), non-compilation of literature in one place (2.59 ± 0.92), lack of cooperation of physicians (2.48 ± 1.06) and the feeling of inadequate authority (2.45 ± 0.88) as the top five barriers to implementing EBP.
Conclusion: Survey participants demonstrated a positive attitude toward EBP. Organisational comprehensive strategies such as time efficiency, adequate material and human resources, familiarity with organisations such as the Cochrane Collaboration and managerial support for increasing professional legitimate authority are recommended to promote the use of Evidence-Based Practice in Iran.
Fulltext Effects of the Combined Contraceptive Vaginal Ring on Female Sexual Function: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Abdollahpour S, Ashrafizaveh A, Azmoude E

Malays J Med Sci, 2023 Feb;30(1):21-30.
PMID: 36875197 DOI: 10.21315/mjms2023.30.1.3

There are controversial debates regarding the effects of contraceptive vaginal ring devices on females' sexual function. Therefore, the meta-analysis of before-after was conducted on the intervention studies published in the past years to clarify these contradictions. The existing literature on the subject was reviewed by searching through such databases as PubMed, Scopus, ISI Web of Sciences, Embase, Cochrane Library and Google Scholar up to July 2021. Before-after intervention studies that had examined the effect of vaginal rings on females' sexual function were collected as well. In total, five studies with 369 participants were included in quantitative syntheses. Pooled results from the random-effect model showed that NuvaRing had a positive effect on females' sexual function three months after insertion (WMD: 2.48; 95% CI: 0.30, 4.67; P = 0.026); however, this effect was not significant after 6 months (WMD: 4.38; 95% CI: -4.95, 13.72; P = 0.357). Meta-regression analysis suggested that the effect of this device is associated with users' age and body mass index 3 months after insertion. No publication bias was found by Egger's test or funnel plots. Overall, the results of this meta-analysis support the view that vaginal ring use is associated with a positive effect on the sexual function of women 3 months after insertion, while the effect of this device on the sexual function of women was insignificant after 6 months. However, given the dearth of available data, it is not possible to reach a definite conclusion on the effect of vaginal rings on females' sexual function.

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