Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center (Mr Kermani, Dr Aghebati, and Ms Mohajer), Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery (Mr kermani, Dr Aghebati, Ms Mohajer), and Department of Biostatistics, School of Health (Dr Ghavami), Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Correspondence: Nahid Aghebati, PhD, RN, Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Ebne-Sina Ave, Mashhad, Iran ([email protected]).
This study was extracted from an MSc thesis in Geriatric Nursing approved by the Ethics Committee of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran, IR.MUMS.NURSE.REC.1397.004, and archived in Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials IRCT20180731040652N1. The authors, hereby, express their gratitude to the Research Deputy for their financial support. As well, the authors appreciate all the professors of the School of Nursing and Midwifery, authorities working in Emam Reza and Qaem hospitals, and the respected elderly individuals who contributed to this study.
The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest regarding the publication of this article.
