abstract background: to respond efficiently to the increasing and new needs of people in health issues, it is necessary for nurses to develop their knowledge from hospital to society and to be equipped to play entrepreneur role in different levels of care. the present study was conducted to describe iranian entrepreneur nurses’ perceived barriers to entrepreneurship, in order to identify the ex...

the current study aims to identify the effective factors and barriers to loyalty in electronic banking services in the private banks customers. for this purpose, a survey was done with a questionnaire sampling from 420 customers of private banks in golestan province, who have used electronic banking services in 2011. the results indicated that seven factors including preference, customer satisf...

abstract background: the studies indicate that the majority of healthy and unhealthy behaviors formed during adolescence and t hey are considered educable. therefore, investing in the health and education of young people toward prevention of cardiovascular disease is considered as the underlying action.  this study’s aim was to investigate the effect of educational intervention on knowledge and...

Many individuals do not engage in sufficient physical activity due to low perceived benefits and high perceived barriers to exercise. Given the increasing incidence of obesity and obesity related health disorders, this topic requires further exploration. We used the Exercise Benefits/Barriers Scale to assess perceived benefit and barrier intensities to exercise in 200 non-exercising female univ...

Aims: Oral problems, particularly dental caries, are among prevalent health problems across the world that normally initiate in adolescence. This study aimed to determine oral health-related factors based on the health belief model among 10th to 12th-grade students in Kashan. Instrument & Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 180 10th to 12th-grade students living in Kashan City...

Background and aims: The prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents is increasing worldwide. One of the key lifestyle behaviors that helps prevent obesity and being overweight among children and adolescents is to avoid drinking sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) or to take, at most, one serving per day. The present study intended to evaluate knowledge and perceptions of...

INTRODUCTION Benefits of physical activity in the prevention and management of stroke are well documented in the literature. There is increasing evidence that stroke survivors in South-West Nigeria are physically inactive. Data on barriers to the achievement of the recommended physical activity levels including its differences along socio-demographic characteristics among stroke survivors in So...

OBJECTIVES To explore children's perceptions of the factors influencing their engagement in physical activity during the "critical" lunchtime period, using a social-ecological framework. DESIGN This study was an in-depth descriptive qualitative design. METHODS Fifty-four South Australian children aged 10-13 years participated in same-gender focus groups. Transcripts, field notes and activit...