Journal of Education and Health Promotion

Mobile health applications for pregnancy in Iran: Current state investigation

. Mahboubeh Shirvanian-Dehkordi; . Firoozeh Zare-Farashbandi; . Rahele Samouei; . Rasool Nouri

Volume 12, Issue 9 , October 2022, , Pages 1-5

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BACKGROUND: The expansion of pregnancy‑related mobile applications has led to an increasein the usage of these applications by Iranian women, which has the potential to have a long‑termimpact ... Read More

A content analysis of pediatric information in widely circulated newspapers in Iran

. Firoozeh Zare-Farashbandi; . Faezeh Amini; . Alireza Rahimi; . Roya Kelishadi

Volume 7, Issue 4 , July and August 2017, , Pages 1-7

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BACKGROUND: Newspapers play an important role in improving public health literacy. This studyanalysis the content of pediatric information in widely circulated Iranian newspapers in ... Read More

The condition of interdisciplinary communication among various Educational and Research Departments of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

. Elaheh Mazaheri; . Ehsan Gerae; . Firoozeh Zare-Farashbandi; . Ahmad Papi

Volume 7, Issue 3 , May and June 2017, , Pages 1-7

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BACKGROUND: The study aimed to assess interdisciplinary communication among variousEducational and Research Departments of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences (IUMS) in clinicalmedical ... Read More BACKGROUND: The study aimed to assess interdisciplinary communication among variousEducational and Research Departments of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences (IUMS) in clinicalmedical sciences using social network analysis.MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study was carried out using scientometrics method andinterdisciplinary communication network analysis. Interdisciplinary network of 1298 articles in medicalsciences published in Journal of Isfahan Medical School was evaluated using macro‑ and micro‑levelcriteria of network analysis. Ravar Matrix, UCINET, and VOSviewer software were used to analyzethe interdisciplinary network of medical sciences articles.RESULTS: Findings showed that “Students Research Committee” and “School of Medicine,” theaffiliations of the medical students in general practice with scores of 272 and 197, “Epidemiology andBiostatistics,” “Community Medicine,” and “Internal Medicine” with 170, 101, and 99, respectively,possessed the first ranking of productivity index in scientific communication. Furthermore, inbetweenness centrality index, “Epidemiology and Biostatistics” (3427.807), “Students ResearchCommittee” (2967.180), and “Community Medicine” (1770.300) have an appropriate position inthe network. Based on the centrality index, “Epidemiology and Biostatistics” (22.412), “StudentsResearch Committee” (22.185) as well as “Community Medicine” and “School of Medicine” (both21.554) acquired the least amount of distance with other nodes in network.CONCLUSION: Given the increased specialization in medical fields in recent years, communicationbetween researchers with various specializations and creation of interdisciplinary or multidisciplinarydepartments had turned into an undeniable necessity. Therefore, communication between educationalor research departments can facilitate the flow of information between researchers; and consequently,the top ranking departments in this study had more participation in scientific production of IUMSand getting more scores in annual evaluation by scientometrics department. This network analysisshowed that researchers in various medical fields closely collaborate with each other and are ableto connect with <2 intermediates.

Comparison of Iranian National Medical Library with digital libraries of selected countries

. Firoozeh Zare-Farashbandi; . Nayere Sadat Soleimanzade Najafi; . Bahare Atashpour

Volume 4, Issue 5 , November 2014, , Pages 1-6

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Introduction: The important role of information and communication technologies and theirinfluence on methods of storing, retrieving information in digital libraries, has not only changedthe ... Read More Introduction: The important role of information and communication technologies and theirinfluence on methods of storing, retrieving information in digital libraries, has not only changedthe meanings behind classic library activates but has also created great changes in their services.However, it seems that not all digital libraries provide their users with similar services and onlysome of them are successful in fulfilling their role in digital environment. The Iranian NationalMedical library is among those that appear to come short compared to other digital librariesaround the world. By knowing the different services provided by digital libraries worldwide, onecan evaluate the services provided by Iranian National Medical library. The goal of this study is acomparison between Iranian National Medical library and digital libraries of selected countries.Materials and Methods: This is an applied study and uses descriptive – survey method. Thestatistical population is the digital libraries around the world which were actively providing libraryservices between October and December 2011 and were selected by using the key word “DigitalLibrary” in Google search engine. The data‑gathering tool was direct access to the websites ofthese digital libraries. The statistical study is descriptive and Excel software was used for dataanalysis and plotting of the charts. Results: The findings showed that among the 33 digitallibraries investigated worldwide, most of them provided Browse (87.87%), Search (84.84%), andElectronic information retrieval (57.57%) services. The “Help” in public services (48/48%) and“Interlibrary Loan” in traditional services (27/27%) had the highest frequency. The Iranian NationalMedical library provides more digital services compared to other libraries but has less classicand public services and has less than half of possible public services. Other than Iranian NationalMedical library, among the 33 libraries investigated, the leaders in providing different servicesare Library of University of California in classic services, Count Way Library of Medicine in digitalservices, and Library of Finland in public services. Results and Discussion: The results of thisstudy show that among the digital libraries investigated, most provided similar public, digital,and classic services and The Iranian National Medical library has been somewhat successfulin providing these services compared to otherdigital libraries. One can also conclude thatthe difference in services is at least in partdue to difference in environments, informationneeds, and users. Conclusion: IranianNational Medical Library has been somewhatsuccessful in providing library services indigital environment and needs to identifythe services which are valuable to its usersby identifying the users’ needs and specialcharacteristics of its environment

The effects of non‑attendance information therapy on the control of glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1C) in type 2 diabetic patients

. Azam Yarahmadi; . Firoozeh Zare-Farashbandi; . Ali Kachuei; . Rasoul Nouri; . Akbar Hassanzadeh

Volume 4, Issue 4 , August 2014, , Pages 1-5

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Introduction: Patient education plays an important role in the control of diabetes. Nonattendanceeducation, enabling elimination of limitations caused by time and space and facilitating ... Read More Introduction: Patient education plays an important role in the control of diabetes. Nonattendanceeducation, enabling elimination of limitations caused by time and space and facilitating the relationshipbetween patient and care liaison is an effective, simple, and cheap method. The aim of this studyis determination of the effects of nonattendance information therapy on the control of glycosylatedhemoglobin (HbA1C) in type2 diabetic patients in Isfahan. Materials and Methods: The present studywas an interventional semi experimental study with pretest and post‑test and control groups. Statisticalpopulation were type 2 diabetics patients of the Isfahan Endocrine and Metabolism Research Center,of whom 64 people were randomly selected and divided into intervention and control groups. First, thepreliminary data were collected using the HbA1c test in patients. Then, the intervention group receivedtraining package and Short Message Service (SMS) for eight weeks. After one‑month incubationperiod, HbA1c was again determined in both groups. Data were analyzed using t‑test, paired t‑testand Mann–Whitney U and Chi‑square tests. Results: Results showed that diabetes patients’ HbA1cin the intervention group was significantly lower after the intervention through training packagesand SMS service compared to before the intervention (P < 0.001). Comparison of the two groupsshowed that there was a significant difference in the HbA1C between the intervention and controlgroups (P = 0.048). Conclusion: Follow‑up of education of patients with type 2 diabetes throughtraining packages and SMS services had significant effects on the control of the patients’ HbA1C.Also due to the low cost and high effectiveness of this method, it is recommended to health‑careproviders and treatment groups. This study also showed that having medical librarians along withtreatment group can have a positive effect on the type 2 diabetic patients’ health.

The effect of group bibliotherapy on the self-esteem of female students living in dormitory

. Sepideh Salimi; . Firoozeh Zare-Farashbandi; . Ahmad Papi; . Rahele Samouei; . Akbar Hassanzadeh

Volume 4, Issue 4 , August 2014, , Pages 1-6

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Introduction: Bibliotherapy is a supplement, simple, inexpensive and readily availablemethod to treat the diseases that is performed with cooperation of librarians andpsychologists ... Read More

Comparison on information‑seeking behavior of postgraduated students in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences and University of Isfahan in writing dissertation based on Kuhlthau model of information search process

. Mahnaz Abedi; . Hasan Ashrafi-rizi; . Firoozeh Zare-Farashbandi; . Rasoul Nouri; . Akbar Hassanzadeh

Volume 4, Issue 4 , August 2014, , Pages 1-8

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Introduction: Information‑seeking behaviors have been one of the main focuses of researchersin order to identify and solve the problems users face in information recovery. The aim ... Read More Introduction: Information‑seeking behaviors have been one of the main focuses of researchersin order to identify and solve the problems users face in information recovery. The aim of thisresearch is Comparative on Information‑Seeking Behavior of the Postgraduate Students inIsfahan University of Medical Sciences and Isfahan University in Writing Dissertation based onKuhlthau Model of Information Search Process in 2012. Materials and Methods: The researchmethod followed is survey and the data collection tool is Narmenji questionnaire. Statisticalpopulation was all postgraduate students in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences and IsfahanUniversity. The sample size was 196 people and sampling was stratified randomly. The type ofstatistical analyses were descriptive (mean and frequency) and inferential (independent t testand Pearson’s correlation) and the software used was SPSS20. Results: The findings showedthat Isfahan Medical Sciences University followed 20% of the order steps of this model andIsfahan University did not follow this model. In the first stage (Initiation) and sixth (Presentation)of feelings aspects and in actions (total stages) significant difference was found betweenstudents from the two universities. Between gender and fourth stage (Formulation) and thetotal score of feelings the Kuhlthau model there has a significant relationship. Also therewas a significant and inverse relationship between the third stage (Exploration) of feelingsand age of the students. Conclusion: The results showed that in writing dissertation therewere some major differences in following up the Kuhlthau model between students of thetwo Universities. There are significant differences between some of the stages of feelingsand actions of students’ information‑seeking behavior from the two universities. Thereis a significant relationship between thefourth stage (Formulation) of feelings in theKuhlthau Model with gender and third stageof the Feelings (Exploration) with age.

Hyper Text Mark-up Language and Dublin Core metadata element set usage in websites of Iranian State Universities’ libraries

. Firoozeh Zare-Farashbandi; . Mahtab Ramezan-Shirazi; . Hasan Ashrafi-Rizi; . Rasool Nouri

Volume 4, Issue 1 , February 2014, , Pages 1-6

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Introduction: Recent progress in providing innovative solutions in the organization of electronicresources and research in this area shows a global trend in the use of new strategies ... Read More Introduction: Recent progress in providing innovative solutions in the organization of electronicresources and research in this area shows a global trend in the use of new strategies suchas metadata to facilitate description, place for, organization and retrieval of resources in theweb environment. In this context, library metadata standards have a special place; therefore,the purpose of the present study has been a comparative study on the Central Libraries’Websites of Iran State Universities for Hyper Text Mark-up Language (HTML) and DublinCore metadata elements usage in 2011. Materials and Methods: The method of this studyis applied-descriptive and data collection tool is the check lists created by the researchers.Statistical community includes 98 websites of the Iranian State Universities of the Ministry ofHealth and Medical Education and Ministry of Science, Research and Technology and methodof sampling is the census. Information was collected through observation and direct visits towebsites and data analysis was prepared by Microsoft Excel software, 2011. Results: Theresults of this study indicate that none of the websites use Dublin Core (DC) metadata andthat only a few of them have used overlaps elements between HTML meta tags and DublinCore (DC) elements. The percentage of overlaps of DC elements centralization in the Ministry ofHealth were 56% for both description and keywords and, in the Ministry of Science, were 45%for the keywords and 39% for the description. But, HTML meta tags have moderate presencein both Ministries, as the most-used elements were keywords and description (56%) and theleast-used elements were date and formatter (0%). Conclusion: It was observed that theMinistry of Health and Ministry of Science follows the same path for using Dublin Core standardon their websites in the future. Because Central Library Websites are an example of scientificweb pages, special attention in designing them can help the researchers to achieve fasterand more accurate information resources. Therefore, the influence of librarians’ ideas on theawareness of web designers and developerswill be important for using metadata elementsas general, and specifically for applying suchstandards.

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Mobile health applications for pregnancy in Iran: Current state investigation

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A content analysis of pediatric information in widely circulated newspapers in Iran

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The condition of interdisciplinary communication among various Educational and Research Departments of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

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Comparison of Iranian National Medical Library with digital libraries of selected countries

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The effects of non‑attendance information therapy on the control of glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1C) in type 2 diabetic patients

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The effect of group bibliotherapy on the self-esteem of female students living in dormitory

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Comparison on information‑seeking behavior of postgraduated students in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences and University of Isfahan in writing dissertation based on Kuhlthau model of information search process

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Hyper Text Mark-up Language and Dublin Core metadata element set usage in websites of Iranian State Universities’ libraries

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