the purpose of this study was comparison the mean numbers of health knowledge & attitude and practice of first and last year students in hamadan university of medical sciences. the studied populations were 301 first year medical students and 233 last year medical students in different subjects; they were compared with a sample population of bou- ali university students as control group. the res...

patients with chronic low back pain (lbp) hold various knowledge, perceptions and beliefs about their pain which are based on prior learning and social conditions. since lbp is a bio- psycho-social phenomenon and there are not any reports about awareness and attitude of iranian patients’ views regarding it, this descriptive study was employed to earn this information p to apply its results in h...

statement of the problem oral health education may play an important role in the prevention of oral complications of diabetes mellitus. different methods have been used to present these educations purpose this study investigated the efficacy of oral health education package to increase knowledge of diabetic patients about oral health in iran. materials and methods in this experimental study, 37...

this is a quasi-experimental study. the purpose was to comparison between two methods of codified education, and no codified education on knowledge and attitude of chronic mental patients for acceptance of therapy regimen. the hypothesis was patients participated in codified educational classes have more knowledge and positive attitude in compare to patients participated in no codified educatio...

objective: trauma is a major health problem worldwide regardless of regional socioeconomic and healthcare status. as a leading cause of death, trauma results in severe socioeconomic damages, which could be highly prevented by optimal care. as nurses are the major professional groups involved in patient care, improvement of their knowledge and practical skill leads to more qualified healthcare s...

background osteoporosis is one of the consequences of chronic diseases such as nephrotic syndrome in adolescents, especially in those undergoing glucocorticoid therapies. the present study aimed to determine and compare the effect of education by peers and health personnel on the prevention of osteoporosis in the adolescents with nephrotic syndrome. methods the present quasi-experimental study ...

conclusions those with inadequate health literacy had lower kidney knowledge and lower adherence compared to those with adequate health literacy. after controlling for education, health literacy was significantly associated with kidney knowledge and adherence. patients with higher health literacy had higher kidney knowledge and adherence behaviors. in addition, knowledge was a mediator of healt...

background: smoking is one of the most common causes of premature.death. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of education using health belief model in the prevention of smoking in high school students of zahedan. methods: in this quasi-experimental study, 380 students selected through randomized cluster sampling method and randomized in two case and control groups. the data col...

background: unhealthy nutrition is very influential in incidence of some diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes.  since the most unhealthy behaviors was originated from childhood or adolescence experiences, and proper nutrition during puberty has strong influence on health, therefore this study was to examined the effects of two educational methods on nutritional knowledg...