aims: adolescence is one the most precarious periods of life, concerning the drug abuse. the social cost of the drug abuse and injury among adolescents is extraordinary and requires intervention. the theory of planned behavior (tpb) is perhaps the most influential theory for prediction of social and health behaviors including drug abuse. this study aimed at designing and implementing a curricul...

background: studies suggest that family caregivers of hemodialysis patients experience a high level of burden, which could lead to numerous physical and psychological problems. despite the need for adequate training and support, these caregivers are mostly neglected, and few studies have been performed in this regard. aim: to evaluate the effect of educational programs on the home care of hemod...

background: the family caregivers of patients undergoing hemodialysis have a major role in the care of patients at home. the study results indicate that these caregivers face with multiple problems regarding responsibilities and issues arising from the care and treatment of the patients.these issues decrease their quality of lives. however, these caregivers are mostly neglected andno studies ar...

background: this study aimed toassess the effectiveness of educational program on lifestyle modification among type iidiabetic patients. methods: this was aquasi-experimental study which was conducted to determine the effectiveness of educational program on lifestyle modification among type iidiabetes patients in 2011.study population included120 people who suffered from type iidiabetes and div...

INTRODUCTION A study examined the appropriateness and likelihood of usage of the north American Period of PURPLE Crying® intervention program in far north Queensland, to educate families about the risk of infant abusive head trauma (AHT)/shaken baby syndrome. METHODS A mixed-method cross-sectional study with a questionnaire and semi-structured interview was conducted with 33 health profession...

drug utilization evaluation (due) is an effective program to identify variability in drug use and to support interventions that will improve patient outcomes. the appropriate use of enoxaparin, a low molecular weight heparin (lmwh), which is widely used as curative or preventive treatment of thromboembolic disorders was assessed in the study. a prospective due was carried out at masih daneshvar...

after development of a great concern (in last decade) about the adequacy and fidelity of the undergraduate educational program of electrical engineering in the electrical engineering department of sharif university of technology, a committee was assigned in 2004, to identify the shortcomings of the program and initiate a dynamic, restructured program to satisfy the educational requirement of a ...