The purpose of this study was to consider the goodness of fit of a structural model of the relationship between teachers' job motivation and their social capital and social-emotional skills with the mediation of self-efficacy. The research method was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population included female teachers working in the 10th and 5th districts of Tehran in the second secon...

conclusions persian version of the self-management scale for patients with epilepsy is valid and reliable to measure the dimensions of self-management in iranian patients and it can be used to measure epileptics’ self-management. further research on the safety of this tool is recommended. results the validity of all items was above 0.63 and their content validity indexes (0.81-1) were appropria...

There are many possible means of determining exposure ranging from self-reports of physical exposure to measures of muscle activations and estimated spinal loads. In epidemiologic studies, issues of validity make instrumented measures preferable, however issues of cost and practicability tend to force investigators to less costly but less valid and less reliable measures of exposure, such as se...

background: although sleeping problems are common among all age groups, the elderly suffer a higher prevalence of sleep disorders. the present study aimed to investigate the relationship between sleep quality, self-efficacy, and stages of change among the elderly. methods: this descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 36 individuals aged 60-75 years selected through simple random sampling ...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a scale to measure the level of self-care behavior "doer identity" in persons with diabetes. METHODS Persons with diabetes (N = 355) completed questionnaires assessing self-as-doer identity and other related constructs. Principle components and parallel analyses and tests of reliability and validity were performed. RESULTS A 7...

This study sought to identify factors influencing maternal-fetal attachment in high-risk pregnancy in Korea. Data were collected between March 3 and 30, 2015 via structured questionnaires completed by 118 pregnant women visiting an obstetric clinic for prenatal tests or referred to university hospitals in three metropolitan areas for pregnancy maintenance. Data were analyzed, using IBM SPSS ver...

OBJECTIVES To examine the circumstances, features and management of anaphylaxis in children and adults. DESIGN Self-completed questionnaire. PARTICIPANTS The age of participants ranged from 0 to 72 years. SETTING We analysed data from self-completed questionnaires collected over a 12-year period, i.e. 2001-2013, available to people by phone and, since 2012, for online completion through t...