Journal of Education and Health Promotion

A comparative study on the health‑promoting behaviors of patients with and without hypertensive heart disease in Iran

. Parastoo Baharvand; . Farideh Malekshahi; . Nafiseh Gheydar

Volume 12, Issue 2 , February 2022, , Pages 1-6

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BACKGROUND: Health‑promoting behaviors can affect the psychological and physical consequences of hypertension. For the prevention and control of hypertension, lifestyle modification ... Read More BACKGROUND: Health‑promoting behaviors can affect the psychological and physical consequences of hypertension. For the prevention and control of hypertension, lifestyle modification has been recommended. This study aimed to investigate the health‑promoting behaviors of patients with hypertensive heart disease in Iran and compare them with those of healthy people.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a descriptive comparative study with cross‑sectional design. Participants were 141 patients with hypertensive heart disease (mean age = 39 ± 10.2 years) referred to the cardiac clinic of Madani Hospital in Khorramabad, Iran, and 141 healthy people selected from those referred to the hospital. The Persian version of the revised Health‑Promoting Lifestyle Profile‑II (HPLP‑II) was used to evaluate the health‑promoting behaviors of participants. After collecting data, they were analyzed in SPSS v. 22 software using descriptive statistics and statistical tests including independent t‑test and one‑way ANOVA.RESULTS: The overall HPLP‑II score was 142.34 ± 30.48 in patients and 150.52 ± 37.07 in controls. The highest and lowest HPLP‑II dimension scores in both groups were related to health responsibility and stress management dimensions. There was a significant difference between groups only in dimensions of nutrition (P = 0.017) and physical activity (P = 0.016), and in the overall score (P = 0.044), whose scores were lower in patients compared to controls. The difference in HPLP‑II score of patients with different demographic characteristics (marital status, place of residence, gender, age, educational level, and occupation) was not statistically significant.CONCLUSION: Patients with heart disease caused by high blood pressure in Iran have poorer diet and physical activity compared to healthy people. Educational interventions with a focus on the importance of dietary regime and exercise are recommended for them.

Prevalence of body image concern among schoolgirls aged 12–17 years in Iran

. Parastoo Baharvand; . Farideh Malekshahi; . Pariya Mahdiyan

Volume 10, Issue 8 , August 2020, , Pages 1-6

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BACKGROUND/AIM: Adolescent girls’ concerns about their body images can negatively affect theirsocial and academic performance. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of ... Read More

Using an educational program based on health belief model to improve the preventive behaviors of nurses against cardiovascular diseases

. Shahram Ghasemi Amraei; . Farideh Malekshahi; . Fateme Goudarzi; . Farzad Ebrahimzadeh

Volume 10, Issue 4 , April 2020, , Pages 1-8

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BACKGROUND: An unhealthy lifestyle can threaten the health of nursing staff, especially in thecontext of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Considering the importance of health education ... Read More BACKGROUND: An unhealthy lifestyle can threaten the health of nursing staff, especially in thecontext of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Considering the importance of health education inpromoting preventive behaviors against these diseases, this study aimed to evaluate the effect ofan educational program based on the health belief model (HBM) on improving preventive behaviorsof nurses against CVDs.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a randomized controlled trial with a pretest–posttest designconducted on 104 nursing staff of Imam Khomeini Hospital in Kuhdasht, Lorestan, Iran, in 2017.They were randomly assigned into two groups of HBM (n = 52) and control (n = 52). The HBM groupreceived the educational intervention for 6 weeks, one session per week each for 30–40 min. Theywere measured before and after the intervention using a demographic form, a researcher‑made HBMquestionnaire, Baecke Habitual Physical Activity Questionnaire, and the 3‑day food intake record all inPersian. The collected data were analyzed in the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS)v. 24 software using the Chi‑squared test and paired t‑test.RESULTS: The educational program could only increase the perceived severity (22.64 ± 2.22),perceived benefits (50.83 ± 5.22), and perceived self‑efficacy (42.37 ± 5.93) of nurses in the HBMgroup compared to the controls (P < 0.05). The nurses’ perceived sensitivity was also increased,but it was not significant (P > 0.05). In the HBM group, a significant change was found in thefood intake level for energy (t = 4.79, P = 0.000), protein (t = −2.99, P = 0.004), and unsaturatedfat (t = −2.94, P = 0.005) after intervention. No significant difference was observed in the total physicalactivity score after the intervention (P > 0.05).CONCLUSION: An educational program based on the HBM model can be used to increase theseverity, benefits, and self‑efficacy of the nurses’ preventive behaviors against CVDs and modifytheir dietary regime.

Relationship between anger and drug addiction potential as factors affecting the health of medical students

. Parastoo Baharvand; . Farideh Malekshahi

Volume 9, Issue 8 , August 2019, , Pages 1-6

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BACKGROUND: One of the psychobehavioral factors that can predict drug abuse in students isanger. This study aimed to evaluate the association between anger and drug addiction potential ... Read More

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Author = . Farideh Malekshahi

A comparative study on the health‑promoting behaviors of patients with and without hypertensive heart disease in Iran

Abstract

Prevalence of body image concern among schoolgirls aged 12–17 years in Iran

Abstract

Using an educational program based on health belief model to improve the preventive behaviors of nurses against cardiovascular diseases

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Relationship between anger and drug addiction potential as factors affecting the health of medical students

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