Health Education
Arezo Niknejad jalali; SOMAYE SETOUDEH; Mobina Rahimi; Malek Solimaney mohammadi
Volume 29, Issue 2 , July and August 2022, , Pages 255-267
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INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study is to investigate some of the demographic and behavioral factors related to the observance of health principles related to Covid 19 and to study the knowledge, attitude and practice of Sabzevar residents of the principles of care of Covid 19.METHODOLOGY: This study ...
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INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study is to investigate some of the demographic and behavioral factors related to the observance of health principles related to Covid 19 and to study the knowledge, attitude and practice of Sabzevar residents of the principles of care of Covid 19.METHODOLOGY: This study was descriptive-analytical and cross-sectional study. The study sample was 1007 people of Sabzevar who were selected by random sampling method. In this study, a standard questionnaire was used which included demographic factors, attitude survey, knowledge assessment and observance of preventive behavior. The data analysis was performed using SPSS.20, the data with Mann-Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis and Spearman descriptive and analytical statistics tests.Results: Considering the mean scores obtained, there is a significant relationship between marital status and attitude and performance (p <0.05). There is no significant relationship between gender and knowledge and attitude, but there is a significant relationship between gender and performance (p <0.05) that women performed better than men. There is a significant relationship between age groups and knowledge and attitude (p <0.05). There is a significant relationship between income and attitude and performance (p<0.05). Housewives have both more knowledge and better performance than other occupations.Conclusion: According to the results of the study, most people have sufficient knowledge and attitude about the principles of health care and methods of disease transmission. It seems that due to the prevalence and prevalence of coronary heart disease, the only solution to control it is vaccination and observing hygienic principles.
Nursing
seyed yosef Lotfi Hadi Biglo; khalil maleki; ali bahadori; ramin hoseinzade
Volume 28, Issue 3 , May and June 2021, , Pages 329-337
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Introduction: One of the hospital’s evaluation methods is the use of national accreditation standards, which its consideration causes enhancement in both patient safety and quality of services. It is essential for managers and personals whom involved in accreditation to have a positive knowledge ...
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Introduction: One of the hospital’s evaluation methods is the use of national accreditation standards, which its consideration causes enhancement in both patient safety and quality of services. It is essential for managers and personals whom involved in accreditation to have a positive knowledge and attitude. This study was done to assess Nurses Knowledge, Attitude, and Comment on Hospital Accreditation and its Impact on Patient Care Quality in Imam Khomeini Hospital in Sarab. Materials and Methods: This research is a descriptive crosssectional study which has been done. In order to collectthe information, we used the corrected questionnaire of azami et al. Imam Khomeini hospital nurses 126 mirage with a minimum of one year of work experience to the classified random sampling method in this study. Data analysis were done using SPSS software. Results: The average knowledge score was 36 points (18.22), attitude was 60 points (32.76), comment was 50 points (25.98) and nursing care was 5 points (2.72). The average score for knowledge, attitude and commentshowed that a modest positive about attitude, knowledge, andpositive comment was seen. Conclusion: Enhancement of knowledge and creation of a positiveperspective about accreditation may reduce anxiety and stress caused by theaccreditation and the quality of nurses care of the patient is alsocan increase.
Health and environment
MohammadHossein Saghi; reza malayjerdya; SEDIGHE RASTAGHI; A Rastgar; hosein rezaee
Volume 27, Issue 4 , November and December 2020, , Pages 514-519
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Introduction: In recent years, the uses of chemical pesticides in agricultural crops more than the world standards. The aim of this study was evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practice of farmers in Jovuin on the environmental health aspects of pesticide use in the 2018 years.
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Introduction: In recent years, the uses of chemical pesticides in agricultural crops more than the world standards. The aim of this study was evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practice of farmers in Jovuin on the environmental health aspects of pesticide use in the 2018 years.
Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. The population of this study is farmers of Jouvin of Khorasan Razavi province. The sample size for study was 100 farmers. The data obtained with a standard questionnaire and data analysis was performed using SPSS version 20 software.
Results: The knowledge, attitude and practice of farmers in relation to environmental health and safety principles during spraying indicate that the average score was 12.43 in attitude and awareness, but the very low mean score of individuals (5.46) in the performance. Also Pearson analysis showed the have scientific relation with attitude and awareness. (P-Value>0.05)
Conclusion: The practice of farmers in this study has received a very low score. This subject requires the scientific and practical training of farmers so that they can be used to reduce the amount of toxins consumed and thus reduce the pollution of the environment
Maasoume Aran; Manouchehr Ardjomand-Hessabi; Malahat Akbar Fahimi; Marjan Vejdani; Mohammad Kamali
Volume 24, Issue 4 , July and August 2017, , Pages 211-216
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Background & Objectives: People with disabilities are increasing in the world; so recognizing attitude of the society about disability is necessary. Since this attitude is important, having appropriate tools for its measuring is essential. This study was aimed to investigate psychometric properties ...
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Background & Objectives: People with disabilities are increasing in the world; so recognizing attitude of the society about disability is necessary. Since this attitude is important, having appropriate tools for its measuring is essential. This study was aimed to investigate psychometric properties of a measuring scale of attitudes toward people with disabilities.
Materials & Methods: This is a non-experimental study, in which scale of attitudes toward people with disabilities (ATDP) was translated, equivalent and normalized. Data collection tool was ATDP Scale. English version of the questionnaire in two stages was translated in Persian by three translators whose native language was Persian and they had experience and proficiency in the English translation, then translated back. Scale reliability was investigated test- the test within three weeks. ICC and SEM indices were used for evaluating the relative and absolute repeatability and Cronbach's alpha was used for coefficient to evaluate reproducibility of scale scores. For content validity, qualitative method of content validity was used. The translated text was sent to ten experts and their comments were taken.
Results: The results showed that the translators were agreed in the overall quality of the translation (90%), in the same concept (93.3%), in the transparency (96.7%) and in the common language translator (96.7%). All scales of the questionnaire were showed good stability (Cronbach= 0.85, Icc= 0.75 and r= 0.70).
Conclusion: The study showed that the Persian version of the ATDP scale has reliability and validity for measuring attitudes toward people with disabilities in society.
Mahdieh Sarhadi; Asma Abdollahyar; Razieh Sarhadi
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Backgrounds Since nurses play important role in taking care of end-stage patients, it is important to consider their attitudes toward euthanasia. The current study aimed at examining the attitudes of nurses working in Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran, toward euthanasia.Methods & ...
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Backgrounds Since nurses play important role in taking care of end-stage patients, it is important to consider their attitudes toward euthanasia. The current study aimed at examining the attitudes of nurses working in Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran, toward euthanasia.Methods & Materials The current cross sectional study enrolled 157 nurses working in the teaching hospitals affiliated to Zahedan University of Medical Sciences in 2014.Data were gathered using the euthanasia attitude scale (EAS) and a demographic data short-form. The data were analyzed using the statistical tests by SPSS version 17.Results Results of the current study showed that 34% and 66% of the nurses had negative and positive attitudes toward euthanasia, respectively.Conclusion The results of the study showed that most of the nurses had negative viewpoint on euthanasia. Thereby, no significant relationship was observed between the results of EAS and demographic variables ; further studies should be conducted focusing other variable such as knowledge, function, and role of the nurses.
Azadeh Imani; Zahra Lajvardi; Sepideh Motahhar; Mahbobeh Rasouli; MahmoudReza Ghadimi; Abdolkarim Chobsaz; Shirin Razeghian
Volume 21, Issue 2 , May and June 2014, , Pages 310-319
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Background: Cesarean delivery is usually limited to cases where it is not possible through normal path, or is associated with serious risks for the fetus and mother, therefore it is expected, Caesarean section should be used in limited and specific cases and the rate of it does not exceed certain limits. ...
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Background: Cesarean delivery is usually limited to cases where it is not possible through normal path, or is associated with serious risks for the fetus and mother, therefore it is expected, Caesarean section should be used in limited and specific cases and the rate of it does not exceed certain limits. Unfortunately,nowadays reported cesarean section rate is more than acceptable in the country. Lack of awareness of the complications of cesarean and negative attitude toward normal vaginal delivery was of the causes of the increased tendency of pregnant women to have cesarean. The aim of this study was to investigate the factors affecting on selection of the methods of delivery and attitude of pregnant women admitted to the civil hospitals Social Security Organization in 2013.
Materials and Methods: This research was descriptive–analytical and cross–sectional. In this study of 2521 pregnant women in 67 civil hospitals Social Security Organization across the country had referred in the summer of 2013, using simple random sampling were examined. For data collection, a questionnaire including demographic characteristics, the questions about reasons for selection of cesarean, and attitude measurement toward vaginal delivery and cesareanwas prepared by voting of midwives and obstetricians and then,after final approval by test-ratest method,completed through interviews withpergenant mothers. For the data analysis were used of SPSS 22 software and chi-square and T-tests.
Results: The mean age mothers were 27.64±0.21 and also 57% of them had a higher education diploma. The cesarean rate was 50.7% in women in the study. 57% of women tend to be more moderate cesarean (p
Ali Kheradmand; Akbar Ranjbarzade; Kazem hassanpour; Fatemeh Bidi
Volume 19, Issue 4 , January and February 2013, , Pages 336-344
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Background: Diabetes is the most widely and important patient that derived from body metabolism disorders. Health education and modification and behavioral methods are more effective and economic way to prevent and control the diabetes. So, the aim of present research is study of the effect of changing ...
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Background: Diabetes is the most widely and important patient that derived from body metabolism disorders. Health education and modification and behavioral methods are more effective and economic way to prevent and control the diabetes. So, the aim of present research is study of the effect of changing behavior on knowledge, attitudes, self-care, quality of life, and lifestyle of type II diabetic patients. Materials and Methods: Research method was experimental that carried out using the pretest–posttest plan and a control group. From patients with type II diabetes who referenced to Bojnord health center selected forty patients that fitted to identified criteria and assigned to 2 group of experiment (20 patients) and control (20 patients). Five-section questionnaire was implemented to determine the demographic information and to measure knowledge (from Ghanzanfari and reliability 0.84), attitude (from Ghanzanfari and reliability 0.81), self-care (from Ghanzanfari and reliability 0.91) and quality of life (SF-20 and reliability 0.79). These tools conducted in 2 stages. Validity of questionnaires has approved through experts. Educational program based on modification of habits and nutrition method conducted in 5 session 30 minutes. Data analyzed through SPSS 18. Results: The mean age of people was 52.17±7.58. The results showed that intervention of education had no significant effect on the knowledge of the people under study (p=0.083). However, on the variables of attitudes toward the illness (p=0.001), self-care (p=0.001) and quality of life (p=0.001), intervention of changing behavior had a significant effect. Conclusion: Implementing health care and changing inappropriate behaviors, type II diabetic patients would be able to change their attitude toward life and lifestyle. Such cares would be better to be continuous and the clinical and psychological methods to be applied in addition to the pharmaceutical ones.