Objectives: Within the context of Health-Related Quality of Life studies, it was necessary to translate and evaluate the psychometric properties of the SF-12 Health Survey version 2. The aim of this study was to investigate the factorial structure, convergent validity and reliability of this instrument in a healthy Iranian sample, following translation and establishment of content and face vali...

Abstract. To date, there has been inconclusive evidence on the predictive ability of health-related cognitive distortion, as measured by Irrational Health Belief Scale (IHBS), regarding health behaviors (HBs). The aims our study were to provide a validation Slovak translation IHBS and assess relationship with wide range HBs, well HBs over above other psychological constructs. A total 448 studen...

Abstract Introduction: Health consciousness is a theoretical construct that, depending on the concept, constitutes psychological structure expressed primarily in cognitive and behavioural sphere. It determines how individuals respond to health issues extent which they are ready take action improve them. The level of patient his/her family has an impact achieved therapeutic effects. Due lack ana...

OBJECTIVES To compare the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) as screening tools for postpartum depression. METHODS This study population included the first 500 women to enroll and return their packets during an ongoing study of postpartum depression. RESULTS The primary outcome of this study was to find rates of concordance and discordance i...

BACKGROUND Community level interventions to improve maternal and child health have been supported and well evaluated in resource poor settings, but less so in developed countries. PRISM--Program of Resources, Information and Support for Mothers--was a primary care and community-based cluster-randomised trial in sixteen municipalities in Victoria, Australia, which aimed to reduce depression in m...