Journal of Education and Health Promotion

Prediction of health information‑seeking behavior components based on health anxiety among users of public libraries

. Nasrin Musarezaie; . Rahele Samouei; . Leila Shahrzadi; . Hasan Ashrafi‑Rizi

Volume 9, Issue 11 , November 2019, , Pages 1-10

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INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to predict health information‑seeking behavior (HISB) componentsbased on health anxiety among users of public libraries.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This ... Read More

Health information seeking behavior of female breast cancer patients

. Zahra Ghazavi‑Khorasgani; . Hasan Ashrafi‑Rizi; . Faribprz Mokarian; . Mina Afshar

Volume 8, Issue 11 , November 2018, , Pages 1-7

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BACKGROUND AND AIM: One of the methods for involving breast cancer patients in their owntreatment is to provide them with credible and simple information. To provide this information, ... Read More

Cardiovascular, respiratory, and total mortality ascribed to PM10 and PM2.5 exposure in Isfahan, Iran

. Ali Abdolahnejad; . Negar Jafari; . Amir Mohammadi; . Mohammad Miri; . Yaghoub Hajizadeh; . Ali Nikoonahad

Volume 7, Issue 6 , December 2017, , Pages 1-6

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BACKGROUND: Air pollution is an important environmental issue due to its proven serious impactson human health. The aim of this study was to estimate the attribution of particulate ... Read More

Effect of storytelling on hopefulness in girl students

. Shima Shafieyan; . Mohammad Reza Soleymani; . Raheleh Samouei; . Mina Afshar

Volume 7, Issue 6 , December 2017, , Pages 1-5

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BACKGROUND AND AIM: One of the methods that help students in learning critical thinking anddecision‑making skills is storytelling. Story helps the students to place themselves in ... Read More

The relationship between media literacy and health literacy among pregnant women in health centers of Isfahan

. Farideh Akbarinejad; . Mohammad Reza Soleymani1; . Leila Shahrzadi

Volume 7, Issue 1 , March and April 2017, , Pages 1-6

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Background: The ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and convey information in various formsof media including print and nonprint requires media literacy, but the capacity to obtain, ... Read More

Nurses’ commitment to respecting patient dignity

. Zahra Raee; . Heidarali Abedi; . Mohsen Shahriari

Volume 7, Issue 1 , March and April 2017, , Pages 1-6

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Background: Although respecting human dignity is a cornerstone of all nursing practices,industrialization has gradually decreased the attention paid to this subject in nursing care.Therefore, ... Read More

Implementing clinical governance in Isfahan hospitals: Barriers and solutions, 2014

. Masoud Ferdosi; . Farhad Bahman Ziyari; . Mehran Nemat Ollahi; . Amaneh Rahim Salmani; . Noureddin Niknam

Volume 6, Issue 1 , 2016, , Pages 1-9

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Introduction: In the new approach, all health care providers have been obligated to maintainand improve the quality and have been accountable for it. One of the ways is the implementationof ... Read More

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.

Hormonal and reproductive risk factors associated with breast cancer in Isfahan patients

. Mehdi Tazhibi; . Mohsen Dehghani; . Shadi Babazadeh; . Fariborz Makkarian; . Maryam Tabatabaeian; . Masoumeh Sadeghi; . Parisa Rezaei; . Mehri Faghihi

Volume 4, Issue 3 , June 2014, , Pages 1-5

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Background: Breast cancer is the most prevalent type of cancer among Iranian females;it is noteworthy that the condition of this type of cancer among Iranian women does notsignificantly ... Read More Background: Breast cancer is the most prevalent type of cancer among Iranian females;it is noteworthy that the condition of this type of cancer among Iranian women does notsignificantly differ from what has been reported from other countries. Considering theimportance of this issue, identification of the backgrounds factors and risk factors of thebreast cancer risk are highly needed. Therefore, the present study is aimed to comparethe risk factors of resident patients of Isfahan province, Iran, with accredited risk factors byother countries and also identify the importance of each factor in the incidence of cancer.Materials and Methods: The present work is a case-control study, which was conductedin 2011. In order to conduct the study, 216 women who had been clinically identified withbreast cancer were selected from Seiedo-Shohada Hospital, Isfahan, Iran, as the case group.Moreover, 41 healthy women who were the relatives of the selected patients (i.e., sisters andaunts) were selected as the control group. The data and information of the patients from1999 to 2010 were collected from either assessing the database system of the center for breastcancer research or interviewing the patients through phone. To analyze the data, multiplelogistic regression method was applied. Results: The range of age among selected individualsin this study was from 20-75 years old. The determinant factors for odds of breast cancerincluded in the applied multiple logistic regression model were the use of oral contraceptivepills (OCPs) (odds ratio [OR] =0.18, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.04-0.75) as the protectivefactor, hormone replacement therapy (OR = 10.2, 95% CI = 1.18-88.89) and menopause atold age (OR = 1.26, 95% CI = 1.11-2.12) as the risk factors. Furthermore, there was not seenany significant relationship between age, vocation, and marital status with odds of breastcancer in multiple model. Conclusion: Basedon the results, use of OCPs as protectivefactor, hormone replacement therapy, andmenopause at old age are identified as therisk factors in developing breast canceramong women. Influencing and modifiablefactors should be considered very importantin society based interventions and preventiveinterventions planning.

Investigation of the age trends in patients with breast cancer and different sizes of tumors in Breast Cancer Research Center of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences in 2001‑2010

. Mehdi Tazhibi; . Zahra Fazeli Dehkordi; . Shadi Babazadeh; . Maryam Tabatabaeian; . Parisa Rezaei; . Mehri Faghihi

Volume 4, Issue 2 , May 2014, , Pages 1-4

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Background: Breast cancer is the most common cause of death in women in the age rangeof 35‑55 years. Each year, one or two cases of breast cancer per 1000 women are diagnosedas new ... Read More Background: Breast cancer is the most common cause of death in women in the age rangeof 35‑55 years. Each year, one or two cases of breast cancer per 1000 women are diagnosedas new cases. Despite the serious prognosis and high rate of morbidity, mortality, andpathogenicity, in the case of early diagnoses, the prognosis will be better. The aim of thisstudy was to investigate the age trends in breast cancer patients with different sizes of tumorsin Breast Cancer Research Center of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences in 2001‑2010.Materials and Methods: The information in radiotherapy and oncology of Isfahan University ofMedical Sciences and Milad Hospital from 2001 to 2010 were coded and analyzed. Frequencyof patients’ age groups, tumor sizes and the year of cancer diagnosis were calculated.Correlation test was used for data analysis in statistical analysis in social science (SPSS)software version 18. Findings: Among the 3722 patients with breast cancer, the highestrelative frequency distribution, respectively was observed in the age of 40‑49 years (34.4%),50‑59 years (26.6%), 30‑39 years (17.7%), 60‑69 years (13.2%), 20‑29 years (2.5%), 70 yearsand older (5.2%) and less than 20 years. Relative frequency distribution of tumor sizes in avariety of 5 cm (T2) was with the frequency of 59.8%, and then 26% at 5 cm (T3), 10.5% at2 cm (T1), 3.1% at T4 and 0.6 at In‑situ, respectively. Conclusion: The investigation of agetrends showed that diagnosis rate of breast cancer increased from 2001 to 2004. It reached itshighest value in 2006 at the age range of 30‑39 years. Then, the trend has been downward, andit has continued to decline until 2010, whichcould be the result of the equipping screeningsystem and recording the malignant cases.85.8% of the examined tumors in T2 and T3group were visible and may be disturbing.Comparing the frequency distribution of theinfected population showed that the highestincidence of breast cancer diagnosis were inthe age range of 40‑49 years. It seems that aslong as the mass has not reached an obviouspalpable state, it has not been diagnosed.

Quality gap in primary health care services in Isfahan: women’s perspective

. Gholam R. Sharifirad; . Mohsen Shamsi; . Asiyeh Pirzadeh; . Parvin D. Farzanegan

Volume 2, Issue 5 , December 2012, , Pages 1-6

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Background: Quality gap is the gap between client’s understanding and expectations. Thefirst step in removing this gap is to recognize client’s understanding and expectations ... Read More

Impacts of outsourcing in educational hospitals in Iran: A study on Isfahan University of Medical Sciences-2010

. Saeed Karimi; . Zahra Agharahimi; . Maryam Yaghoubi

Volume 2, Issue 3 , August 2012, , Pages 1-5

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Purpose: Outsourcing in healthcare is a cost-effective strategy that can lead to increase servicesquality. The aim of this study was to determine the types of services that have been ... Read More Purpose: Outsourcing in healthcare is a cost-effective strategy that can lead to increase servicesquality. The aim of this study was to determine the types of services that have been outsourcedin educational hospitals in Isfahan and to investigate managers’ view about the impact ofOutsourcing. Design/Methodology/Approach: A descriptive-survey study carried out in 2010.Our samples consisted of 100 educational hospital and treatment deputy senior managers ofIsfahan University of Medical Sciences and 53 usable questionnaires were received. Surveyinstrument main points were the extent to which educational hospital outsource services and theimpact of Outsourcing. Reliability and validity of the questionnaire have been verified. Data areanalyzed with SPSS18 software. Findings: The results for medical-diagnostics services showedphysiotherapy, radiology, and ultrasound that have the highest rate (33%) of being outsourced.Between logistic and administrative activities, housekeeping, and facility engineering maintenanceservices are the highest rate of outsourced (100%) and green space, CSR, laundry, and medicalrecords are the lowest rate of outsourced (16%). In managers’ view, in relation to advantagesof outsourcing, pay more attention to internal and external customers in private sector (57.2%)was the highest. In relation to disadvantages of outsourcing, costs increase for the patients(45.6%) was the highest. In relation to barriers of outsourcing, forgetting the goal of outsourcing(efficiency) (60.6%) was the highest. Conclusion: Finally, managers’ views about outsourcingin health services organizations were rather acceptable, but in their views, there are barriers inimplementation of outsourcing and they are focused on removing the barriers before outsourcing.Fundamental infrastructure developments as making competing market, promoting of cultures,education, modifying the management attitude and approach, and establishing incentive policiesare emphasized for successful implementation of outsourcing.

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