the present quasi-experimental study investigated the effect of using lesson study as an example of collaborative research in the classroom on the teaching motivation and self-efficacy of physical education teachers. for data collection, descriptive, case study, and qualitative methods were applied. the statistical population consisted of all physical education teachers in piranshahr city. 20 s...

The purpose of this research was to compare group-based and internet-based physical activity interventions in terms of desirability, participant characteristics, exercise self-efficacy, and barrier self-efficacy. Pretest questionnaires were completed prior to voluntary enrollment into either of the ten-week physical activity interventions. Both interventions were based on Social Cognitive Theor...

OBJECTIVE Booster seat use among school-aged children has been consistently lower than national goals. In this study, we sought to explore associations between parental experiences with booster seats and carpooling. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional Web-based survey of a nationally representative panel of US parents in January 2010. As part of a larger survey, parents of 4- to 8-year-old...

background & aim: fear of fall is well-known risk factor for falls among senior citizens. however, the mechanism by which fear of falls can facilitate falls is not clear. this study hypothesized that falls self-efficacy can play a role in relationship between fear of falls and falls. there has been rapidly growing literature on falls among senior citizens, and however, the role of falls selfeff...

background the present study was designed and conducted to determine the relationship between self-efficacy and marital satisfaction among married and single students. materials and methods the sample of this study consisted of 50 married students of payame noor university in izeh city, south west of iran; then simple random sampling method was used to select samples. to measure self-efficacy q...

abstract background: cardiac self‑efficacy is an essential factor in persistence of healthy behaviors in patients with coronary artery disease (cad). today, telenursing methods have numerous applications in health care. therefore, this study aimed to determine the effect of a text message and telephone follow‑up program on cardiac self‑efficacy of patients with cad. materials and methods: this ...

introduction: users of medical record information in accordance to relying on data and health information, they demand quality. proper storage, maintenance, and archiving of old medical records forms for different purposes has led to lack of enough storage space and retention problems for health services organizations. the objective of this study is to assess the effectiveness of medical record...

background : the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents has increased to a considerable level internationally. one of the most important causes of childhood obesity is the lack of meal frequency. self-efficacy has been considered as one of the most important psychological factors which can affect nutritional behaviors of adolescents in previous studies. thus, the ai...

background: nutrition is the most significant factor affecting the health statue of individuals and their longevity.in this respect , children and adolescents are more dependent to a healthy nutrition in order to have adequate physical growth and mental development and to be able to prevent chronic diseases in future. therefore , encouraging this age groups for following healthy nutritional beh...