the effect­ of education based on health belief model (hbm) in decreasing dental plaque index among first grade of middle- school girl students in hamadan    sohrabivafa m [1] , moeini b [2] *, hazavehei smm [3] , soltanian ar [4] , rezaei l [5]     received: 12 aug , 2013 accepted: 23 sep , 2013     abstract   background & aims : oral­-­dental health behaviors education to students is an impor...

since, the nutritional behavior is a complicated process in which various factors play the role, this study aimed at specifying the effective factors in nutritional behavior of diabetic patients based on health promotion model. this paper reviews the published articles from 2000 to the beginning of 2012, using the various data banks and search engines such as pubmed, proquest, scopus,elsevier, ...

backgroundosteoporosis is one of the most important health problems and it is of great importance to prevent this disease. this study aimed to evaluate the nutritional preventive behavior of osteoporosis using health belief model in female students in qom city, iran.materials and methodsthis cross-sectional descriptive analytical study was conducted on 265 tenth to twelfth grade female students...

background: prostate cancer has been reported as the second leading cause of cancer death among men in 2013. prevention and early detection of cancer are considered as critical factors in controlling the disease and increasing the survival of patients. therefore, we aimed to investigate the effect of health belief model (hbm)-based education on knowledge and prostate cancer screening behaviors ...

Lack of exercise is a major risk factor for secondary conditions among persons dependent upon motorized wheelchairs. Power wheelchair soccer is a unique exercise opportunity for this population, and understanding factors that influence exercise decision-making is necessary for clinicians to help those in motorized chairs reduce their secondary risk. Therefore, this study examined differences in...