background: reducing blood pressure through diet decreases the possibility of heart attacks, and lowering blood cholesterol can reduce the risk of coronary artery disease. the aim of the present study was to examine the effects of education based on the health belief model on the dietary behavior of patients following coronary artery bypass graft surgery (cabg) at the heart surgery department o...

BACKGROUND Asthma and COPD are major health problems and an extensive burden for the patient and the health care system. Patient education has been recommended, but the influence on knowledge and health outcomes is not fully examined. Our aims were to compare patient characteristics, education and knowledge in patients who had an emergency room (ER) visit, to explore factors related to disease ...

BACKGROUND The Fountain of Health (FoH) initiative offers valuable evidence-based mental health knowledge and provides clinicians with evaluated tools for translating knowledge into practice, in order to reduce seniors' risks of mental disorders, including dementia. METHODS A presentation on mental health promotion and educational materials were disseminated to mental health clinicians includ...

how can patient learn to control their diabetes? the author believes that this important work happen by right training of reporting. since accurate reporting in the nursing profession is a skill, have you ever though that you teach this skill to their patients?   reporting about people with chronic disease especially diabetes is beneficial for the following reasons: determination dose of insuli...

the aim of this study was to evaluate knowledge, attitude and practice of herbal remedies (hrs) in infertile patients. this was a cross sectional study in a referral infertility care center. three hundred and six outpatients, both women and men, presenting for the first time with complaint of infertility at arash hospital, were recruited. verbal consent for participation was received. a self ad...

Background & aim: Sexual health education is an important part of health promotion services. Families including mothers have a major role  in boys’ sexual education so that they have to be equipped with enough knowledge regarding their young teens. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of group training on maternal knowledge and attitude toward sexual healt...

a comparative study between two methods of health   education on mother's knowledge about child training in   urmia health center in 2003.     amirzadeh n [1] , khalilzadeh h [2] , amirzadeh j [3]     abstract:   introduction: the future of every society depends on its children. today, parents (especially mothers) must challenge for their care, training, and socialization. parents most be ...

BACKGROUND Community-based health education programs may be helpful in improving health outcomes in patients with chronic illnesses. This study aimed to evaluate community-based health education strategies in the management of hypertensive patients with low socioeconomic status in Dongguan City, China. METHODS This was a randomized, non-blinded trial involving 360 hypertensive patients enroll...