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scientific journal of ilam university of medical sciences, 2017
Introduction: Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women worldwide that causes mor... more Introduction: Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women worldwide that causes more mortality each year. Given that lack of regular screening for cervical cancer is associated with an increased risk of 2 to 6 times and that the Health Belief Model (HBM) has been introduced as a suitable model to improve screening behaviors, this study was conducted aimed to survey the effect of blended educational program on cervical cancer screening behavior based on HBM among housekeeper women. Materials & methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 120 individuals of housekeeper women referring to health centre in West Eslamabad city were randomly selected. Using standardized questionnaire knowledge, HBM items and Pap test performance were measured before and after 3 months of educational intervention. The educational intervention consisted of four sessions of 45-minute-long of four weeks. Data were analyzed by software spss 21 and descriptive statistics (frequency, mean and standar...
Iranian Journal of Ageing, 2015
Objectives This article aims to identifying social, cultural, economic, wellbeing, and urban stru... more Objectives This article aims to identifying social, cultural, economic, wellbeing, and urban structure needs of Tehran Seniors Association members and recognizing their current conditions in 8 areas with respect to WHO project on an age-friendly city indexes. Methods & Materials Four hundred members of Tehran Seniors Association who lived in Tehran were selected by random sampling method (276 women and 124 men with the mean age of 63 years) to participate in this descriptive-inferential study. Data were collected using a questionnaire, including inferential and descriptive parts. The descriptive part was divided into demographic characteristics with 12 questions and elders' needs in 8 areas or 75 indexes. Scoring was conducted based on a 1 to 5 scale. Data analysis was performed using SPSS. Results In the area of open spaces and buildings, the highest score belonged to "cleanness of public areas" and the lowest score to "providing special services in stores and banks" (mean scores of 2.50 and 1.65, respectively. Regarding transportation area, the highest score went to "appropriate installment of traffic signs at cross-roads" and the lowest score to "seniors specific transportation" (mean scores of 3.03 and 1.58, respectively). Concerning housing, "suitability of interior design" got the highest score and "affordable and adequate housing" got the lowest one (mean scores of 1.93 and 1.51, respectively). Regarding social participation, "allowance of proper time to seniors special occasions" and "aiding elders at risk of social isolation" (mean scores of 2.88 and 2.07, resectively) got the maximum and minimum scores. Considering respect and socialization, "positive attitude toward elders in mass media" and "looking for elders' advices on how to serve them better in commercial centers" (mean scores of 2.84 and 1.74, respectively) gained the highest and lowest scores, respectively. Concerning citizenship participation and employment, the highest score belonged to "training senior employees for post-retirement jobs" and the lowest scores to "supporting self-employment opportunities for elders" (mean scores of 2.87 and 1.75, respectively). Regarding information and communication, "the feasibility of having oral communication" had the highest score and "free and open access of elders to computer and the Internet" (mean scores of 2.33 and 1.77, respectively) had the lowest score. finally, regarding social support and health services, "supporting and encourAgeing voluntary services" and "inclusion of both housekeeping services and health care in home care services" (mean scores of 2.23 and 1.78, respectively) scored as maximum and minimum. Conclusion Among the 8 areas, the mean elders' assessment regarding the extent of their needs was less than the mean value (2.11). With some compromise, "social participation" was the only area that approached mean the value and "Housing" area has got the lowest score. In other words, elders' need for housing was their main issue as compared to their other demands.
Background: Overweight and obesity along with life style, increasing urbanization and low physica... more Background: Overweight and obesity along with life style, increasing urbanization and low physical activity are the major factors influencing prevalence of chronic diseases. Unawareness of citizens as well as inappropriate diet is the etiologic factors of being obese. The aim of this study reviews effects training weight management and obesity prevention on knowledge of clients coming to Neighborhood Health Houses in the city of Tehran. Methods: This is a quasi-experimental study. 150 clients coming to Health House was randomly selected. The data was collected by questionnaire; the questions divided into 4 parts: demographic information of clients, psychological knowledge of clients, client’s knowledge of the etiologic causes of obesity and various treatment of weight management, client’s knowledge of sport medicine. The questionnaires in 2 steps before and after training were completed. Educational program was performed as face to face training using whiteboard, questioning and ans...
Background & aim: Diabetes is one of the most common health problems in the world that can be con... more Background & aim: Diabetes is one of the most common health problems in the world that can be controlled through educational programs. Therefore, this study was carried out to evaluate the effect of educational intervention based on extended theory of reasoned action on self-care behaviors in patients with type 2 diabetes. Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 90 patients with type 2 diabetes were assigned into experimental (45 people) and control (45 people) groups using stratified randomization method. Data collection tool was a questionnaire based on the extended theory of reasoned action and self-care behaviors. Data were collected before and 3 months after the intervention. Data analyses were performed by parametric statistical tests using SPSS-20. Results: The results showed that mean scores of all structures of extended theory of reasoned action has increased significantly in the intervention group after educational intervention (p<0.05). However, changes were not sig...
Journal of Analytical Research in Clinical Medicine, Sep 10, 2016
Increasing life expectancy has been one of the major achievements of the human being in the twent... more Increasing life expectancy has been one of the major achievements of the human being in the twentieth century. The world's population is heading towards ageing. In the
Journal of research in health sciences, 2016
The importance of consuming fruits and vegetables (F&V) in prevention of chronic diseases is know... more The importance of consuming fruits and vegetables (F&V) in prevention of chronic diseases is known. Childhood play an important role in formation of healthy eating habits. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of education, with application of the theory of planned behavior, on improvement of F&V consumption. In this quasi-experimental study, 184 fourth, fifth, and sixth-grade students participated were enrolled from Jan 2013 to Jun 2014. The samples were selected from 6 schools in Chalderan County, West Azerbaijan, Iran through cluster random sampling method. Two out of 6 schools were randomly selected and each was employed in either experimental or control group. The data collection instruments included a researcher-made questionnaire and a 24-h F&V recall. Data were collected after verification of the reliability and validity of the questionnaire. Before the intervention, no significant difference was observed between the intervention and control group regarding att...
Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 2016
Background: Skin cancer is a serious public health problem in the world. Its prevalence in many c... more Background: Skin cancer is a serious public health problem in the world. Its prevalence in many countries has been increased in recent years. This study aimed to assess the effects of a theory-based educational intervention to promote skin cancer preventive behaviors (SCPBs) among rural farmers in Chalderan County, Iran. Methods: This was a quasi-randomized controlled field trial study conducted on 238 rural farmers. The data were collected by a questionnaire containing the constructs of the Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) as well as the items of SCPBs. The differences between the groups before and 3 months after the intervention were determined by independent t-test, paired t-test, and chi-square applying SPSS software. Results: Before the intervention, no significant difference was found in the scores of the PMT constructs between the two groups (p>0.05). However, significant differences were found between the scores of all the variables, as well as SCPBs, in the two groups ...
Background & Objectives: Diabetes is the most common metabolic disorder which if not controlled; ... more Background & Objectives: Diabetes is the most common metabolic disorder which if not controlled; it can cause a decrease in patient's quality of life. Therefore, this study was carried out to evaluate the effect of educational intervention of self-care behaviors on quality of life in patients with type 2 diabetes. Materials and Methods: This clinical trial study was conducted in 2015 on 90 patients with Type II diabetes in the city Chalderan. Patients were stratified randomization to intervention and control groups. Data was collected using standardized questionnaires in two phases before and 3 month after the educational. To analyze the data was used descriptive statistics and paired t and independent t tests in level of p<0.05. Results: Mean and standard deviation age of the patients was 46.3 ± 9.5. The results showed that the mean (SD) score of knowledge, attitudes and self-care behaviors significantly has increased in intervention group, but changes was not significant in the control group. In addition, the educational intervention had a significant effect in improving the quality of life in all its dimensions compared to the control group had (p<0.05). Conclusion: The findings of current study showed that educational intervention has been improved self-care behaviors in patients with type II diabetes. Morover the results showed that by training selfcare behaviors can be improved quality of life.
Objectives This article aims to identifying social, cultural, economic, wellbeing, and urban stru... more Objectives This article aims to identifying social, cultural, economic, wellbeing, and urban structure
needs of Tehran Seniors Association members and recognizing their current conditions in 8 areas with
respect to WHO project on an age-friendly city indexes.
Methods & Materials Four hundred members of Tehran Seniors Association who lived in Tehran were
selected by random sampling method (276 women and 124 men with the mean age of 63 years) to
participate in this descriptive-inferential study. Data were collected using a questionnaire, including inferential
and descriptive parts. The descriptive part was divided into demographic characteristics with
12 questions and elders’ needs in 8 areas or 75 indexes. Scoring was conducted based on a 1 to 5 scale.
Data analysis was performed using SPSS.
Results In the area of open spaces and buildings, the highest score belonged to “cleanness of public
areas” and the lowest score to “providing special services in stores and banks” (mean scores of 2.50 and
1.65, respectively. Regarding transportation area, the highest score went to “appropriate installment of
traffic signs at cross-roads” and the lowest score to “seniors specific transportation” (mean scores of
3.03 and 1.58, respectively). Concerning housing, “suitability of interior design” got the highest score
and “affordable and adequate housing” got the lowest one (mean scores of 1.93 and 1.51, respectively).
Regarding social participation, “allowance of proper time to seniors special occasions” and “aiding elders
at risk of social isolation” (mean scores of 2.88 and 2.07, resectively) got the maximum and minimum
scores. Considering respect and socialization, “positive attitude toward elders in mass media” and “looking
for elders’ advices on how to serve them better in commercial centers” (mean scores of 2.84 and
1.74, respectively) gained the highest and lowest scores, respectively. Concerning citizenship participation
and employment, the highest score belonged to “training senior employees for post-retirement
jobs” and the lowest scores to “supporting self-employment opportunities for elders” (mean scores of
2.87 and 1.75, respectively). Regarding information and communication, “the feasibility of having oral
communication” had the highest score and “free and open access of elders to computer and the Internet”
(mean scores of 2.33 and 1.77, respectively) had the lowest score. finally, regarding social support
and health services, “supporting and encourAgeing voluntary services” and “inclusion of both housekeeping
services and health care in home care services” (mean scores of 2.23 and 1.78, respectively)
scored as maximum and minimum.
Conclusion Among the 8 areas, the mean elders’ assessment regarding the extent of their needs was
less than the mean value (2.11). With some compromise, “social participation” was the only area that
approached mean the value and “Housing” area has got the lowest score. In other words, elders’ need
for housing was their main issue as compared to their other demands.
scientific journal of ilam university of medical sciences, 2017
Introduction: Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women worldwide that causes mor... more Introduction: Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women worldwide that causes more mortality each year. Given that lack of regular screening for cervical cancer is associated with an increased risk of 2 to 6 times and that the Health Belief Model (HBM) has been introduced as a suitable model to improve screening behaviors, this study was conducted aimed to survey the effect of blended educational program on cervical cancer screening behavior based on HBM among housekeeper women. Materials & methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 120 individuals of housekeeper women referring to health centre in West Eslamabad city were randomly selected. Using standardized questionnaire knowledge, HBM items and Pap test performance were measured before and after 3 months of educational intervention. The educational intervention consisted of four sessions of 45-minute-long of four weeks. Data were analyzed by software spss 21 and descriptive statistics (frequency, mean and standar...
Iranian Journal of Ageing, 2015
Objectives This article aims to identifying social, cultural, economic, wellbeing, and urban stru... more Objectives This article aims to identifying social, cultural, economic, wellbeing, and urban structure needs of Tehran Seniors Association members and recognizing their current conditions in 8 areas with respect to WHO project on an age-friendly city indexes. Methods & Materials Four hundred members of Tehran Seniors Association who lived in Tehran were selected by random sampling method (276 women and 124 men with the mean age of 63 years) to participate in this descriptive-inferential study. Data were collected using a questionnaire, including inferential and descriptive parts. The descriptive part was divided into demographic characteristics with 12 questions and elders' needs in 8 areas or 75 indexes. Scoring was conducted based on a 1 to 5 scale. Data analysis was performed using SPSS. Results In the area of open spaces and buildings, the highest score belonged to "cleanness of public areas" and the lowest score to "providing special services in stores and banks" (mean scores of 2.50 and 1.65, respectively. Regarding transportation area, the highest score went to "appropriate installment of traffic signs at cross-roads" and the lowest score to "seniors specific transportation" (mean scores of 3.03 and 1.58, respectively). Concerning housing, "suitability of interior design" got the highest score and "affordable and adequate housing" got the lowest one (mean scores of 1.93 and 1.51, respectively). Regarding social participation, "allowance of proper time to seniors special occasions" and "aiding elders at risk of social isolation" (mean scores of 2.88 and 2.07, resectively) got the maximum and minimum scores. Considering respect and socialization, "positive attitude toward elders in mass media" and "looking for elders' advices on how to serve them better in commercial centers" (mean scores of 2.84 and 1.74, respectively) gained the highest and lowest scores, respectively. Concerning citizenship participation and employment, the highest score belonged to "training senior employees for post-retirement jobs" and the lowest scores to "supporting self-employment opportunities for elders" (mean scores of 2.87 and 1.75, respectively). Regarding information and communication, "the feasibility of having oral communication" had the highest score and "free and open access of elders to computer and the Internet" (mean scores of 2.33 and 1.77, respectively) had the lowest score. finally, regarding social support and health services, "supporting and encourAgeing voluntary services" and "inclusion of both housekeeping services and health care in home care services" (mean scores of 2.23 and 1.78, respectively) scored as maximum and minimum. Conclusion Among the 8 areas, the mean elders' assessment regarding the extent of their needs was less than the mean value (2.11). With some compromise, "social participation" was the only area that approached mean the value and "Housing" area has got the lowest score. In other words, elders' need for housing was their main issue as compared to their other demands.
Background: Overweight and obesity along with life style, increasing urbanization and low physica... more Background: Overweight and obesity along with life style, increasing urbanization and low physical activity are the major factors influencing prevalence of chronic diseases. Unawareness of citizens as well as inappropriate diet is the etiologic factors of being obese. The aim of this study reviews effects training weight management and obesity prevention on knowledge of clients coming to Neighborhood Health Houses in the city of Tehran. Methods: This is a quasi-experimental study. 150 clients coming to Health House was randomly selected. The data was collected by questionnaire; the questions divided into 4 parts: demographic information of clients, psychological knowledge of clients, client’s knowledge of the etiologic causes of obesity and various treatment of weight management, client’s knowledge of sport medicine. The questionnaires in 2 steps before and after training were completed. Educational program was performed as face to face training using whiteboard, questioning and ans...
Background & aim: Diabetes is one of the most common health problems in the world that can be con... more Background & aim: Diabetes is one of the most common health problems in the world that can be controlled through educational programs. Therefore, this study was carried out to evaluate the effect of educational intervention based on extended theory of reasoned action on self-care behaviors in patients with type 2 diabetes. Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 90 patients with type 2 diabetes were assigned into experimental (45 people) and control (45 people) groups using stratified randomization method. Data collection tool was a questionnaire based on the extended theory of reasoned action and self-care behaviors. Data were collected before and 3 months after the intervention. Data analyses were performed by parametric statistical tests using SPSS-20. Results: The results showed that mean scores of all structures of extended theory of reasoned action has increased significantly in the intervention group after educational intervention (p<0.05). However, changes were not sig...
Journal of Analytical Research in Clinical Medicine, Sep 10, 2016
Increasing life expectancy has been one of the major achievements of the human being in the twent... more Increasing life expectancy has been one of the major achievements of the human being in the twentieth century. The world's population is heading towards ageing. In the
Journal of research in health sciences, 2016
The importance of consuming fruits and vegetables (F&V) in prevention of chronic diseases is know... more The importance of consuming fruits and vegetables (F&V) in prevention of chronic diseases is known. Childhood play an important role in formation of healthy eating habits. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of education, with application of the theory of planned behavior, on improvement of F&V consumption. In this quasi-experimental study, 184 fourth, fifth, and sixth-grade students participated were enrolled from Jan 2013 to Jun 2014. The samples were selected from 6 schools in Chalderan County, West Azerbaijan, Iran through cluster random sampling method. Two out of 6 schools were randomly selected and each was employed in either experimental or control group. The data collection instruments included a researcher-made questionnaire and a 24-h F&V recall. Data were collected after verification of the reliability and validity of the questionnaire. Before the intervention, no significant difference was observed between the intervention and control group regarding att...
Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 2016
Background: Skin cancer is a serious public health problem in the world. Its prevalence in many c... more Background: Skin cancer is a serious public health problem in the world. Its prevalence in many countries has been increased in recent years. This study aimed to assess the effects of a theory-based educational intervention to promote skin cancer preventive behaviors (SCPBs) among rural farmers in Chalderan County, Iran. Methods: This was a quasi-randomized controlled field trial study conducted on 238 rural farmers. The data were collected by a questionnaire containing the constructs of the Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) as well as the items of SCPBs. The differences between the groups before and 3 months after the intervention were determined by independent t-test, paired t-test, and chi-square applying SPSS software. Results: Before the intervention, no significant difference was found in the scores of the PMT constructs between the two groups (p>0.05). However, significant differences were found between the scores of all the variables, as well as SCPBs, in the two groups ...
Background & Objectives: Diabetes is the most common metabolic disorder which if not controlled; ... more Background & Objectives: Diabetes is the most common metabolic disorder which if not controlled; it can cause a decrease in patient's quality of life. Therefore, this study was carried out to evaluate the effect of educational intervention of self-care behaviors on quality of life in patients with type 2 diabetes. Materials and Methods: This clinical trial study was conducted in 2015 on 90 patients with Type II diabetes in the city Chalderan. Patients were stratified randomization to intervention and control groups. Data was collected using standardized questionnaires in two phases before and 3 month after the educational. To analyze the data was used descriptive statistics and paired t and independent t tests in level of p<0.05. Results: Mean and standard deviation age of the patients was 46.3 ± 9.5. The results showed that the mean (SD) score of knowledge, attitudes and self-care behaviors significantly has increased in intervention group, but changes was not significant in the control group. In addition, the educational intervention had a significant effect in improving the quality of life in all its dimensions compared to the control group had (p<0.05). Conclusion: The findings of current study showed that educational intervention has been improved self-care behaviors in patients with type II diabetes. Morover the results showed that by training selfcare behaviors can be improved quality of life.
Objectives This article aims to identifying social, cultural, economic, wellbeing, and urban stru... more Objectives This article aims to identifying social, cultural, economic, wellbeing, and urban structure
needs of Tehran Seniors Association members and recognizing their current conditions in 8 areas with
respect to WHO project on an age-friendly city indexes.
Methods & Materials Four hundred members of Tehran Seniors Association who lived in Tehran were
selected by random sampling method (276 women and 124 men with the mean age of 63 years) to
participate in this descriptive-inferential study. Data were collected using a questionnaire, including inferential
and descriptive parts. The descriptive part was divided into demographic characteristics with
12 questions and elders’ needs in 8 areas or 75 indexes. Scoring was conducted based on a 1 to 5 scale.
Data analysis was performed using SPSS.
Results In the area of open spaces and buildings, the highest score belonged to “cleanness of public
areas” and the lowest score to “providing special services in stores and banks” (mean scores of 2.50 and
1.65, respectively. Regarding transportation area, the highest score went to “appropriate installment of
traffic signs at cross-roads” and the lowest score to “seniors specific transportation” (mean scores of
3.03 and 1.58, respectively). Concerning housing, “suitability of interior design” got the highest score
and “affordable and adequate housing” got the lowest one (mean scores of 1.93 and 1.51, respectively).
Regarding social participation, “allowance of proper time to seniors special occasions” and “aiding elders
at risk of social isolation” (mean scores of 2.88 and 2.07, resectively) got the maximum and minimum
scores. Considering respect and socialization, “positive attitude toward elders in mass media” and “looking
for elders’ advices on how to serve them better in commercial centers” (mean scores of 2.84 and
1.74, respectively) gained the highest and lowest scores, respectively. Concerning citizenship participation
and employment, the highest score belonged to “training senior employees for post-retirement
jobs” and the lowest scores to “supporting self-employment opportunities for elders” (mean scores of
2.87 and 1.75, respectively). Regarding information and communication, “the feasibility of having oral
communication” had the highest score and “free and open access of elders to computer and the Internet”
(mean scores of 2.33 and 1.77, respectively) had the lowest score. finally, regarding social support
and health services, “supporting and encourAgeing voluntary services” and “inclusion of both housekeeping
services and health care in home care services” (mean scores of 2.23 and 1.78, respectively)
scored as maximum and minimum.
Conclusion Among the 8 areas, the mean elders’ assessment regarding the extent of their needs was
less than the mean value (2.11). With some compromise, “social participation” was the only area that
approached mean the value and “Housing” area has got the lowest score. In other words, elders’ need
for housing was their main issue as compared to their other demands.