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Women Studies, Mar 21, 2017
Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy, 2019
Background: Patients with type-2 diabetes have poor adherence to the therapeutic regime. It can r... more Background: Patients with type-2 diabetes have poor adherence to the therapeutic regime. It can result in various complications in body systems associated with undesirable metabolic control. Purpose: The present study aimed to explore the inhibitors of medication adherence in patients with type-2 diabetes. Patients and methods: This was a qualitative study using a conventional content analysis method. Participants were 12 patients with type-2 diabetes referred to the diabetes unit in Saghez, Kurdistan Province in 2015. The purposive sampling method was used with a maximum variation in sampling, and data collection was continued until data saturation was achieved. Semi-structured interviews were used for data collection. Interviews were recorded and immediately transcribed verbatim. Results: Data analysis led to the development of four main categories including disbelief in medical explanatory/prescriptive knowledge, lived experiences of the disease, challenges of everyday life, and interactive/economic challenges. The main inhibitors were the patient's understanding of his/her own physical status and strategies used for maintaining the internal balance. Healthcare providers need to take patients' perceptions into account when they are prescribing medicinal diets. Another inhibitor was the incidents of everyday life, including economic and social challenges, and interactions to receive education and skills for living with the disease. Conclusion: Beliefs of the medical team and patients should be brought closer to each other, and patients' trust in the medical team should be increased. Nurses should consider the unique experience of every patient when giving healthcare recommendations, and try to limit the existing challenges as much as possible.
Nursing and Midwifery Studies, 2016
Context: Considering the high prevalence of psychological distresses among patients with chronic ... more Context: Considering the high prevalence of psychological distresses among patients with chronic physical diseases, the question is why do some of these patients not experience any disorders and cope better with their disease? Objectives: The current study aims at reviewing the researches on resilience in adult patients with chronic diseases.
Social Welfare Quarterly, Apr 10, 2021
International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being, Jan 14, 2010
The aim of this qualitative study is to explore the way people using modern health care perceive ... more The aim of this qualitative study is to explore the way people using modern health care perceive its consequences in Ouraman-e-Takht region of Iranian Kurdistan. Ouraman-e-Takht is a rural, highly mountainous and dry region located in the southwest Kurdistan province of Iran. Recently, modern health practices have been introduced to the region. The purpose of this study was to investigate, from the Ouramains' point of view, the impact that modern health services and practices have had on the Ouraman traditional way of life. Interview data from respondents were analyzed by using grounded theory. Promoting survival was the core category that explained the impact that modern health practices have had on the Ouraman region. The people of Ouraman interpreted modern health practices as increasing their quality of life and promoting their survival. Results are organized around this core category in a paradigm model consisting of conditions, interactions, and consequences. This model ca...
Quality & Quantity, 2014
All modern governments are concerned with population and its management; they pursue a variety of... more All modern governments are concerned with population and its management; they pursue a variety of policies in order to deal with demographic conditions adequately. One of the countries that seriously adopted population policies-especially birth control policy-in the late 20th century is Iran. Different studies stress that the population growth policy in the first half of the 1980s and the population control policy in the late 1980s and 1990s in Iran were influenced by the predicament the country found itself in during the war with Iraq and after the war, as well as the necessity of population management to renew human resources during the war and perform development and reconstruction plans properly after the war. This study claims that adopting such policies has not been due to a full understanding of real situations, but largely has been influenced by meta-forces i.e. political and ideological discourses that governed the country. In fact governing discourses actually determine the policies and their courses, rather than changes in policy-makers' understanding of real conditions in the society. This study indicates that since the Islamic Revolution, different discourses, including Islamic Idealism, Islamic Pragmatism, Islamic realism and Principlism, have governed Iran; consequently different population policies consistent with these discourses have been followed. In other words, this study tries to show that discursive attitudes seem to account more adequately for population policies in Iran than positivistic attitudes.
Uniwersytet Łódzki, Wydział Ekonomiczno-Socjologiczny, Katedra Socjologii Organizacji i Zarządzania, 2012
We conducted this research based on a qualitative approach to describe the opinions of older wido... more We conducted this research based on a qualitative approach to describe the opinions of older widows and widowers on remarriage obstacles. Based on purposive sampling and inclusion criteria, we chose 48 participants on maximum diversity of sex, age, education, employment, and socioeconomic status. Two thirds of the participants were female, 40% had spent more than 10 years widowed, and 65% were living with their children. We collected data individually through semistructured, face-to-face interviews. Based on conventional content analyses, 2 independent researchers implemented data analysis manually. Barriers to remarriage were finally categorized into 4 main themes: personal, normative, interactive, and financial factors. Results of this study showed that older people are more concerned about public opinions and social norms surrounding remarriage. As long as these thoughts and norms are not changed, the concept of remarriage among widows and widowers remains a vital taboo and concern.
All modern governments are concerned with population and its management; they pursue a variety of... more All modern governments are concerned with population and its management; they
pursue a variety of policies in order to deal with demographic conditions adequately. One of
the countries that seriously adopted population policies—especially birth control policy—in
the late 20th century is Iran. Different studies stress that the population growth policy in the
first half of the 1980s and the population control policy in the late 1980s and 1990s in Iran
were influenced by the predicament the country found itself in during the war with Iraq and
after the war, as well as the necessity of population management to renew human resources
during the war and perform development and reconstruction plans properly after the war. This
study claims that adopting such policies has not been due to a full understanding of real situations, but largely has been influenced by meta-forces i.e. political and ideological discourses
that governed the country. In fact governing discourses actually determine the policies and
their courses, rather than changes in policy-makers’ understanding of real conditions in the
society. This study indicates that since the Islamic Revolution, different discourses, including Islamic Idealism, Islamic Pragmatism, Islamic realism and Principlism, have governed
Iran; consequently different population policies consistent with these discourses have been
followed. In other words, this study tries to show that discursive attitudes seem to account
more adequately for population policies in Iran than positivistic attitudes.
The aim of this qualitative study is to explore the way people using modern health care perceive ... more The aim of this qualitative study is to explore the way people using modern health care perceive its consequences in
Ouraman-e-Takht region of Iranian Kurdistan. Ouraman-e-Takht is a rural, highly mountainous and dry region located in the
southwest Kurdistan province of Iran. Recently, modern health practices have been introduced to the region. The purpose
of this study was to investigate, from the Ouramains’ point of view, the impact that modern health services and practices
have had on the Ouraman traditional way of life. Interview data from respondents were analyzed by using grounded theory.
Promoting survival was the core category that explained the impact that modern health practices have had on the Ouraman
region. The people of Ouraman interpreted modern health practices as increasing their quality of life and promoting their
survival. Results are organized around this core category in a paradigm model consisting of conditions, interactions, and
consequences. This model can be used to understand the impact of change from the introduction of modern health on a
traditional society.
Over the last few decades, the Iranian Kurdish society, including family and kinship systems, has... more Over the last few decades, the Iranian Kurdish society, including family and kinship systems, has experienced enormous changes as a result of government implemented modernization efforts. This paper reports the results of a quantitative/
qualitative mixed methods study aimed at exploring (a) the nature of change in
family and kinship systems and (b) how people understand and interpret these
changes. The sample for this study was drawn from the Mangor and Gawerk tribes residing in the Mahabad Township located in the West Azerbaijan Province of
Iran. Using standardized questionnaires, 586 people were sampled as part of the
quantitative portion of the study. For the qualitative portion, data was collected
on 20 people using both in-depth interviews and participant observations. The
quantitative data was analyzed by SPSS software and the qualitative data was interpreted using grounded theory procedures. The quantitative findings showed
that the urbanization, modern education, and mass media have all contributed to
the emergence of a new form of family and kinship life. In addition, while supporting quantitative findings, the qualitative results revealed that participants
were aware of and sensitive to sources, processes, and effects of modernization
on their family and kinship life.
Family Changes; Modernization; Mixed Methods Research; Grounded Theory;
Mangor and Gawerk Tribes
William Good, as far back as 1963, stated there has been a global revolution in family and
kinship systems. In many parts of the world, this
revolution continues today bringing considerable
change to what had been known as traditional values and customs. Among the changes are: declining
birth rates; delayed marriage; delayed childbearing
amongst married couples; increasing divorce rates;
single parent or single sex families; and an ever increasing number of women receiving higher education and working outside the home.
Thornton, Binstock and Ghimire (2004) have pointed
out that changes in family systems are not confined
to western societies. Increasingly, they are occurring
in non-western countries although the degree and
form of change are often different. For example, in
recent years, Iranian society has witnessed considerable change to its family systems largely as a result
of government instituted modernization processes.
Among the modernization processes are: the expansion of education to all levels of society; encouragement of economic development and growth; and the
introduction of modern health facilities and health
care practices. Though modernization processes
have been beneficial in many ways, they have also
brought challenges to a society that for so long has
been characterized by family cohesiveness and traditional ways of life.
This paper reports on the findings of a mixed methods
quantitative/qualitative study undertaken to explore
the impact of government sponsored modernization
processes on families of people living in the area of
Kurdistan, Iran. This area was chosen for study because the people living in this region have had a long
history of tribal relations and adherence to traditional
family values and roles. It can be assumed therefore
Women Studies, Mar 21, 2017
Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy, 2019
Background: Patients with type-2 diabetes have poor adherence to the therapeutic regime. It can r... more Background: Patients with type-2 diabetes have poor adherence to the therapeutic regime. It can result in various complications in body systems associated with undesirable metabolic control. Purpose: The present study aimed to explore the inhibitors of medication adherence in patients with type-2 diabetes. Patients and methods: This was a qualitative study using a conventional content analysis method. Participants were 12 patients with type-2 diabetes referred to the diabetes unit in Saghez, Kurdistan Province in 2015. The purposive sampling method was used with a maximum variation in sampling, and data collection was continued until data saturation was achieved. Semi-structured interviews were used for data collection. Interviews were recorded and immediately transcribed verbatim. Results: Data analysis led to the development of four main categories including disbelief in medical explanatory/prescriptive knowledge, lived experiences of the disease, challenges of everyday life, and interactive/economic challenges. The main inhibitors were the patient's understanding of his/her own physical status and strategies used for maintaining the internal balance. Healthcare providers need to take patients' perceptions into account when they are prescribing medicinal diets. Another inhibitor was the incidents of everyday life, including economic and social challenges, and interactions to receive education and skills for living with the disease. Conclusion: Beliefs of the medical team and patients should be brought closer to each other, and patients' trust in the medical team should be increased. Nurses should consider the unique experience of every patient when giving healthcare recommendations, and try to limit the existing challenges as much as possible.
Nursing and Midwifery Studies, 2016
Context: Considering the high prevalence of psychological distresses among patients with chronic ... more Context: Considering the high prevalence of psychological distresses among patients with chronic physical diseases, the question is why do some of these patients not experience any disorders and cope better with their disease? Objectives: The current study aims at reviewing the researches on resilience in adult patients with chronic diseases.
Social Welfare Quarterly, Apr 10, 2021
International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being, Jan 14, 2010
The aim of this qualitative study is to explore the way people using modern health care perceive ... more The aim of this qualitative study is to explore the way people using modern health care perceive its consequences in Ouraman-e-Takht region of Iranian Kurdistan. Ouraman-e-Takht is a rural, highly mountainous and dry region located in the southwest Kurdistan province of Iran. Recently, modern health practices have been introduced to the region. The purpose of this study was to investigate, from the Ouramains' point of view, the impact that modern health services and practices have had on the Ouraman traditional way of life. Interview data from respondents were analyzed by using grounded theory. Promoting survival was the core category that explained the impact that modern health practices have had on the Ouraman region. The people of Ouraman interpreted modern health practices as increasing their quality of life and promoting their survival. Results are organized around this core category in a paradigm model consisting of conditions, interactions, and consequences. This model ca...
Quality & Quantity, 2014
All modern governments are concerned with population and its management; they pursue a variety of... more All modern governments are concerned with population and its management; they pursue a variety of policies in order to deal with demographic conditions adequately. One of the countries that seriously adopted population policies-especially birth control policy-in the late 20th century is Iran. Different studies stress that the population growth policy in the first half of the 1980s and the population control policy in the late 1980s and 1990s in Iran were influenced by the predicament the country found itself in during the war with Iraq and after the war, as well as the necessity of population management to renew human resources during the war and perform development and reconstruction plans properly after the war. This study claims that adopting such policies has not been due to a full understanding of real situations, but largely has been influenced by meta-forces i.e. political and ideological discourses that governed the country. In fact governing discourses actually determine the policies and their courses, rather than changes in policy-makers' understanding of real conditions in the society. This study indicates that since the Islamic Revolution, different discourses, including Islamic Idealism, Islamic Pragmatism, Islamic realism and Principlism, have governed Iran; consequently different population policies consistent with these discourses have been followed. In other words, this study tries to show that discursive attitudes seem to account more adequately for population policies in Iran than positivistic attitudes.
Uniwersytet Łódzki, Wydział Ekonomiczno-Socjologiczny, Katedra Socjologii Organizacji i Zarządzania, 2012
We conducted this research based on a qualitative approach to describe the opinions of older wido... more We conducted this research based on a qualitative approach to describe the opinions of older widows and widowers on remarriage obstacles. Based on purposive sampling and inclusion criteria, we chose 48 participants on maximum diversity of sex, age, education, employment, and socioeconomic status. Two thirds of the participants were female, 40% had spent more than 10 years widowed, and 65% were living with their children. We collected data individually through semistructured, face-to-face interviews. Based on conventional content analyses, 2 independent researchers implemented data analysis manually. Barriers to remarriage were finally categorized into 4 main themes: personal, normative, interactive, and financial factors. Results of this study showed that older people are more concerned about public opinions and social norms surrounding remarriage. As long as these thoughts and norms are not changed, the concept of remarriage among widows and widowers remains a vital taboo and concern.
All modern governments are concerned with population and its management; they pursue a variety of... more All modern governments are concerned with population and its management; they
pursue a variety of policies in order to deal with demographic conditions adequately. One of
the countries that seriously adopted population policies—especially birth control policy—in
the late 20th century is Iran. Different studies stress that the population growth policy in the
first half of the 1980s and the population control policy in the late 1980s and 1990s in Iran
were influenced by the predicament the country found itself in during the war with Iraq and
after the war, as well as the necessity of population management to renew human resources
during the war and perform development and reconstruction plans properly after the war. This
study claims that adopting such policies has not been due to a full understanding of real situations, but largely has been influenced by meta-forces i.e. political and ideological discourses
that governed the country. In fact governing discourses actually determine the policies and
their courses, rather than changes in policy-makers’ understanding of real conditions in the
society. This study indicates that since the Islamic Revolution, different discourses, including Islamic Idealism, Islamic Pragmatism, Islamic realism and Principlism, have governed
Iran; consequently different population policies consistent with these discourses have been
followed. In other words, this study tries to show that discursive attitudes seem to account
more adequately for population policies in Iran than positivistic attitudes.
The aim of this qualitative study is to explore the way people using modern health care perceive ... more The aim of this qualitative study is to explore the way people using modern health care perceive its consequences in
Ouraman-e-Takht region of Iranian Kurdistan. Ouraman-e-Takht is a rural, highly mountainous and dry region located in the
southwest Kurdistan province of Iran. Recently, modern health practices have been introduced to the region. The purpose
of this study was to investigate, from the Ouramains’ point of view, the impact that modern health services and practices
have had on the Ouraman traditional way of life. Interview data from respondents were analyzed by using grounded theory.
Promoting survival was the core category that explained the impact that modern health practices have had on the Ouraman
region. The people of Ouraman interpreted modern health practices as increasing their quality of life and promoting their
survival. Results are organized around this core category in a paradigm model consisting of conditions, interactions, and
consequences. This model can be used to understand the impact of change from the introduction of modern health on a
traditional society.
Over the last few decades, the Iranian Kurdish society, including family and kinship systems, has... more Over the last few decades, the Iranian Kurdish society, including family and kinship systems, has experienced enormous changes as a result of government implemented modernization efforts. This paper reports the results of a quantitative/
qualitative mixed methods study aimed at exploring (a) the nature of change in
family and kinship systems and (b) how people understand and interpret these
changes. The sample for this study was drawn from the Mangor and Gawerk tribes residing in the Mahabad Township located in the West Azerbaijan Province of
Iran. Using standardized questionnaires, 586 people were sampled as part of the
quantitative portion of the study. For the qualitative portion, data was collected
on 20 people using both in-depth interviews and participant observations. The
quantitative data was analyzed by SPSS software and the qualitative data was interpreted using grounded theory procedures. The quantitative findings showed
that the urbanization, modern education, and mass media have all contributed to
the emergence of a new form of family and kinship life. In addition, while supporting quantitative findings, the qualitative results revealed that participants
were aware of and sensitive to sources, processes, and effects of modernization
on their family and kinship life.
Family Changes; Modernization; Mixed Methods Research; Grounded Theory;
Mangor and Gawerk Tribes
William Good, as far back as 1963, stated there has been a global revolution in family and
kinship systems. In many parts of the world, this
revolution continues today bringing considerable
change to what had been known as traditional values and customs. Among the changes are: declining
birth rates; delayed marriage; delayed childbearing
amongst married couples; increasing divorce rates;
single parent or single sex families; and an ever increasing number of women receiving higher education and working outside the home.
Thornton, Binstock and Ghimire (2004) have pointed
out that changes in family systems are not confined
to western societies. Increasingly, they are occurring
in non-western countries although the degree and
form of change are often different. For example, in
recent years, Iranian society has witnessed considerable change to its family systems largely as a result
of government instituted modernization processes.
Among the modernization processes are: the expansion of education to all levels of society; encouragement of economic development and growth; and the
introduction of modern health facilities and health
care practices. Though modernization processes
have been beneficial in many ways, they have also
brought challenges to a society that for so long has
been characterized by family cohesiveness and traditional ways of life.
This paper reports on the findings of a mixed methods
quantitative/qualitative study undertaken to explore
the impact of government sponsored modernization
processes on families of people living in the area of
Kurdistan, Iran. This area was chosen for study because the people living in this region have had a long
history of tribal relations and adherence to traditional
family values and roles. It can be assumed therefore