Abstract Background: Lifestyle modification is an integral component of secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases. Lifestyle is greatly influenced by the perception of disease. This study sought to evaluate the effects of pre-discharge education and telephone follow-up on illness perception and lifestyle in patients with myocardial infarction (MI). Methods: This non randomized contr...

Introduction: Post operative pain causes complications and dissatisfaction in patients. The aim of this study was to compare the perceprion of pain from the viewpoint of nurses, patients and surgeons and its relationship with analgesics at post open prostatectomy. Methods: Perceprion of pain from the viewpoint of the nurses, doctors and patients was assessed by questionnaire. Validity and re...

Purpose: The purpose of this study was the Effectiveness cognitive Captain's Log software on visual-spatial perception for student with learning disability. Method: This research was a  pretest-posttest design with control group. The statistical population consisted of all students with learning disabilities who were referred to educational and rehabilitation centers of students with specific l...

Futile medical care is considered as the care or treatment that does not benefit the patient. Thus, perception of the clinical team regarding futile care is of great importance and it has an important role in the quality of nursing care and health of clinical team. This study aimed to determine the relationship between perception of nurses regarding futile medical care and their caring behavior...

Objective: The current study was an attempt to examine the role of family emotional atmosphere, perception of parenting styles, family communication patterns, and perceived social support in predicting the abuse of industrial psychoactive substances in students. Method: The statistical population of this study included all male students in Bachelor and Master's programs in Razi university of Ke...

Background and Aim: Today, risk perception goes beyond the individual subject and has a social, cultural and ideological significance. Since the only way to reduce risk in the community is to increase the risk perception of the majority of the population in the community, this study aimed to investigate the factors influencing Iranians' risk perception of COVID-19 disease. Methods: This cross-s...