Background & Aim: Several studies have shown that the self-care activity of patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillator is inadequate. This study was conducted to assess the effect of an educational program based on the Orem’s self-care model in self-care ability of the patients .   Methods & Materials: This clinical trial was conducted among 66 patients with implantable cardiove...

due to lack of knowledge management system in the organization of technical and vocational university of iran (tvuni) and losing good employees because of retirement and substitution causes huge amount of costs to replace the similar expertise. there is no any suitable system in the tvuni to store, to document, and to distribute knowledge. based on the university’s features such as it has diffe...

Background and Aim: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the most common public health problems worldwide. Diabetic foot as a late complication of DM imposes high physical and emotional costs to the patients. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of an educational program based on the Health Belief Model (HBM) on diabetic foot care in type-2 DM patients. Materials and Methods: Nine...

Diabetes, as the most common disease caused by metabolic disorders, is an important global challenge. This disease needs a lifelong self-care throughout one's life, so this study aimed to determine the effect of health belief model based on educational program on reduction of HbA1c levels in type 2 diabetic females. This study is a quasi-experimental. The samples were 138 diabetic female into t...

Aims: One of the most important causes of nutritional problems is the discrepancy between the performance of individuals on the basis of knowledge and the lack of proper nutritional knowledge. So, the aim of the current study was to investigate effect of targeted educational program based on the transtheoretical model in promoting healthy nutrition behaviors in middle-aged women in Dehdez, Iran...

Background & Objective: Hospital is a supportive environment in three levels of prevention. This study pointed out patient empowerment based on health promoting hospitals approach. Materials & Methods: The semi-experimental study had been done cardiovascular ward in BOU ALISINA hospital in Qazvin .four domains including: patient empowerment, educational intervention for nurses, organizational ...

 Background: Skin cancer is the third prevalent cause of mortality and morbidity and the second widespread cancer based on organ involvement in Yazd province. This study aimed to assess the effects of educational intervention on promoting skin cancer preventive behaviors of female students based on of  some PRECEDE Model constructs.   Methods: Semi- experimental interventional study wi...