Zeinab Hamzehgardeshi

Department of Reproductive Health and Midwifery, Nasibeh Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran; and Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research Centre, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran

[ 1 ] - Psychometric Properties of the Patient Self-Advocacy Scale: The Persian Version

Background: Advances in science and technology and the changes in lifestyle have changed the concept of health in terms of etiology and mortality. The aim of this study was to test the psychometric properties of the original Patient Self-Advocacy Scale for use with an Iranian population.Methods: In the current study, 50 chronic patients between the ages of 25 and 75 were selected as samples. Th...

[ 2 ] - Effective Materia Medica on Infertility From Hakim Mo’men’s View

Introduction: Hakim Mo’men Tonekabani is one of the most famous physicians in the history of herbal pharmacology in Iran. He wrote a comprehensive book of single and compound drugs correcting the book Ekhtiarat Badiˈei (Clear Independencies). This book is a sample of the pharmacology of the Safavid era. Infertility is a complex life crisis that is psychologically threatening, and many studies h...

[ 3 ] - Social Capital and Health of Iranian Women: A Scoping Review Study

Background and purpose: Human health and disease are as old as human history. Today, the concept of health is tied to the components of social capital which can act as a shield against stress, depression, anxiety, accident, aging, and various diseases. The present study aimed to review the effect of social capital on women's health. Materials and methods: A scoping review was carried out in fi...

[ 4 ] - Design and Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of Hysterectomy Women's Educational Needs Questionnaire (HWENQ)

Background & Aim: Despite that hysterectomy is the second gynecological surgery and providing the necessary information about this surgery will help womenchr('39')s positive perceptions of health care experiences, there is no comprehensive tool for examining the educational needs of women with hysterectomy. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of designing and psychometric ev...

[ 5 ] - COVID-19 as a Threat to Various Aspects of the Health of Women with Breast Cancer

 COVID-19 as a Threat to Various Aspects of the Health of Women with Breast Cancer

[ 6 ] - Strategies for Iranian Women Empowerment in Reducing Gender Inequality Using Focus Group Discussion

 Background and purpose: Gender inequality can cause waste of human resources, reduce women's social participation, influence women's physical and mental health, cause domestic violence and delay the development of a country. Hence, strategies are required to identify and reduce gender inequality in a society. The purpose of this study was to explain strategies to reduce gender inequality. Mat...