conclusions health providers should improve the qol in the elderly by facilitating hpl through health-promoting interventions, which will maintain and increase physical activity, stress management, and spiritual growth. background as individuals live a longer life, health-promoting lifestyle (hpl) becomes even more essential, particularly with regard to maintaining functional independence and i...

Background Health literacy is the capacity of individuals to acquire process and understand information and basic health services needed for proper health decision-making. Medical students, as health promoters and professional care providers, play a key role in promoting health. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the components of health literacy and their relationships with heal...

conclusions perceived social support is the most important factor that influences health-promoting behaviors. increasing social support by enhancing self-efficacy and decreasing perceived barriers can improve health-promoting behaviors among veterans. background health-promoting behaviors can enhance physical and mental health among individuals with disability, particularly veterans. objectives...

introduction: health promoting lifestyle is one of the determinants of health. university years are important phase of life when one can develop health promoting lifestyle. given the high cost of healthcare there is need of shift from a treatment based approach to a preventive approach in which appropriate methods should be developed to promote health and productivity among youth. objective: th...

background: investing in the health of children in learning situation is one of the most important health interventions. the aim of this study was to determine the effect of health promoting schools in improving the health status of schools in urmia, north west of iran.methods and materials: this interventional study was conducted on 155 schools executing the health promoting schools program th...