Background and Aim: Appropriate control of blood sugar delays the onset and progression of diabetes mellitus (DM) complications. Nurses have a decisive role in the education of self-care behaviors to diabetic patients, including self-monitoring of blood glucose. The current study aimed at assessing the effect of educational intervention based on continuous care model on self-monitoring of blood...

Introduction: Preventive behaviors such as screening tests have an important role in prevention and control of breast cancer. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the effect of educational programs on preventive behaviors of breast cancer based on the health belief model among female teachers of guidance schools in Zahedan city.  Materials and Methods: This quasi-experimental study ...

Introduction: Cell phone usage during driving has become a threat to traffic safety. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of an educational program based on the health belief model to reduce cell phone usage during driving in taxi drivers of Tuyserkan.  Materials and Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 110 taxi drivers younger than 35 years were randomly divided into t...

 Background & Aim: Osteoporosis is considered as a silent disease. Having knowledge and correct health beliefs can be effective on preventive behaviors in osteoporosis disease. This study aimed to determine the impact of educational intervention on knowledge, perceptions and self-efficacy among adolescent girls. Materials & Methods: this quasi-experimental study was performed on 45 adolescent g...

Background and Objectives: Injuries constitute a major health problem throughout the world. School injuries are among the main injuries in young and school-aged children. The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of an educational program based on the Health Belief Model for the prevention of school injuries among junior high school students in Famenin.  Materials and Metho...

Introduction: The Pender’s health promotion model is a framework used for determining health-promoting lifestyle behaviors in people with chronic diseases. This study aims to investigate the effect of educational intervention based on the Pender’s health promotion model on the lifestyles of patients with diabetic foot ulcers. Materials and Methods: In this clinical trial conducted in 2019, 74 p...

Background & Aim: Osteoporosis is a silent and progressive disease that causes disability in people particularly women, with age and has irreversible consequences in their lives. This study aimed to determine the effect of an educational intervention program based on BASNEF model on prevention of osteoporosis among women referred to health centers in the south of Tehran. Methods & Materials: T...

Background and Objectives: Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is the tenth leading cause of death in the world. Despite the implementation of an effective prevention and treatment plan, the expected success in reducing and controlling TB cases has not yet been achieved. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of education based on health bel...