Journal of Education and Health Promotion

BACKGROUND: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is a multifactorial disease and can be described as anoncommunicable disease of epidemic magnitude. Little is known about the predictors of ... Read More

Preoperative anxiety among Iranian adult patients undergoing elective surgeries in educational hospitals

. Ali Barkhori; . Hamid Pakmanesh; . Amirreza Sadeghifar; . Ali Hojati; . Morteza Hashemian

Volume 11, Issue 6 , July 2021, , Pages 1-6

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BACKGROUND: Although surgical techniques have been improving, preoperative anxiety is stilla challenge in preoperative care and is known as an expected response experienced by patientswaiting ... Read More

Predictors and prevalence of periodontitis among pregnant women of slum areas of Patna, India: An opportunity for oral health promotion

. Supriya Singh; . Jazib Nazeer; . Revati Singh; . Kumari Kavita; . Md Asad Iqubal; . Rohit Singh

Volume 11, Issue 4 , May 2021, , Pages 1-7

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BACKGROUND: There is abundant documentation in literature that presence of maternal periodontalinfections has been attributed to serious health problem to the mother and the child. ... Read More

Predictors of high achievers in Indian medical undergraduates: Association with emotional intelligence and perceived stress

. Magna Manjareeka; . Srijan Yadav

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

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BACKGROUND: Today’s Bachelor in Medicine, Bachelor in Surgery (MBBS) students will becomeIndian Medical Graduates in future. Emotional intelligence (EI) is an essential component ... Read More BACKGROUND: Today’s Bachelor in Medicine, Bachelor in Surgery (MBBS) students will becomeIndian Medical Graduates in future. Emotional intelligence (EI) is an essential component in themaking of an Indian Medical Graduate. There is increasing stress during medical training. The studywas conducted to compare the association of EI score and perceived stress scale (PSS) amongaverage and excellent undergraduate medical students. The secondary objective was to find thepredictors of excellent academic performance.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This descriptive cross‑sectional study was conducted after institutionalethics committee approval. All 522 consented students studying in 2nd, 4th, 7th, and 9th semesters filledup established pre‑validated questionnaires ; Schutteself report EI test and Cohen’s perceived stressscale. Sociodemographic details of the respondents were collected. Average attendance and marksof previous semester examinations of all included students were collected from academic cell of theinstitution. All students were grouped into three groups: average, good, and excellent performersfrom the marks collected. Comparison of EI scores and PSS scores was done between students inexcellent and average groups using unpaired t‑test.RESULTS: Of the 94.9% of respondents, 78.2% of the students were included in the study. The meanEI and PSS scores were 123 ± 14.5 and 22.8 ± 13.9, respectively. There was no statistically significantdifference in EI scores between average and excellent performers ([123.8 ± 18.7] vs. [127.7 ± 16];P – 0.089). Perceived stress was lower in excellent performers ([20.9 ± 11.1] vs. [24.8 ± 15.0];P – 0.01). EI was associated with better performance in clinical year students. EI was negativelycorrelated to perceived stress.CONCLUSION. Our study provides predictors of excellent academic performances among Indianmedical undergraduates. This study suggests introduction of extracurricular activities in ongoingundergraduate curricular syllabus. It imparts awareness among students about the importance ofattending classes. This study bestows higher EI and lower perceived stress to better academicperformance.

Health literacy and its predictors among urban and rural adults in Bijar County

. Bahman Baraie; . Tahereh Pashaei; . Edris Kakemam; . Hassan Mahmoodi

Volume 10, Issue 7 , July 2020, , Pages 1-6

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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The World Health Organization has identified health literacy (HL)as one of the most important determinants of people’s health. Therefore, this research ... Read More

Association of quality of life with physical activity, depression, and demographic characteristics and its predictors among medical students

. Nafiseh Ghassab‑Abdollahi; . Seyed Kazem Shakouri; . Alireza Taheri Aghdam; . Ali Farshbaf‑Khalili; . Somayeh Abdolalipour; . Azizeh Farshbaf‑Khalili

Volume 10, Issue 6 , June 2020, , Pages 1-7

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BACKGROUND: Medical students face a variety of challenges during their years of medical educationthat can affect their quality of life (QOL). This study aimed to investigate the association ... Read More

Quality of life predictors in physically disabled people

. Fatemeh Rajati; . Hosein Ashtarian; . Nader Salari; . Masood Ghanbari; . Zahra Naghibifar; . Seyed Younes Hosseini

Volume 8, Issue 5 , May 2018, , Pages 1-8

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BACKGROUND: Physically disabled people experience more restrictions in social activities thanhealthy people, which are associated with lower level of well‑being and poor quality of ... Read More

Understanding the factors affecting the postpartum depression in the mothers of Isfahan city

. Maryam Amidi Mazaheri; . Leili Rabiei; . Reza Masoudi; . Saeid Hamidizadeh; . Mohammad Reza Rashidi Nooshabad; . Arash Najimi

Volume 4, Issue 3 , June 2014, , Pages 1-6

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Background and Objective: Depression is one of the most common and specific problemsduring pregnancy and after it. Maternal postpartum depression compromises mother’s healthand ... Read More Background and Objective: Depression is one of the most common and specific problemsduring pregnancy and after it. Maternal postpartum depression compromises mother’s healthand affects social relationship, and has negative effect on infant development. The aim ofthis study was to investigate the prevalence of postpartum depression and its related factorsin Isfahanian mothers. Materials and Methods: This is a cross - sectional study. The studypopulations were 133 women who at the last 8-4 weeks of labor referred to Isfahan healthcenters. Demographic information and obstetric and Beck Depression Inventory were applied.Three categories emerged according to the degree of scale: Mild, moderate, and severedepression. Statistical analysis was used with the Pearson correlation and linear regressionin SPSS version 18. Results: A total of 73 mothers had mild depression (10-19) and 56 hadmoderate depressions (20-29). Among the factors related to depression such as maternaleducation, financial status, unwanted pregnancy, premenstrual syndrome, and maternaloccupational history, there was a significant correlation with postpartum depression (P > 0.05).Variables in the regression analysis include maternal education, financial status, unwantedpregnancy, history of premenstrual syndrome, maternal occupation, type of delivery, historyof miscarriage, and having a satisfaction with baby gender. And, a total of 27.7% varianceexplains the postpartum depression. Among these factors, the predictive variables of maternaleducation, type of delivery, financial condition, unwanted pregnancy, premenstrual syndrome,and maternal occupational history were significant in the meantime; the prediction of unplannedpregnancy was more than other variables (ß = 0.24). Conclusions: With attention to factorsassociated with postpartum depression, the healthcare planner will help to better manage theproblem. The results of this study will help to better understand the factors influencing mothersin the labor process, and mothers in the laborprocess, experiences minimum mental healthdisorders.

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Prevalence and predictors of depression in type 2 diabetes mellitus

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Preoperative anxiety among Iranian adult patients undergoing elective surgeries in educational hospitals

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Predictors and prevalence of periodontitis among pregnant women of slum areas of Patna, India: An opportunity for oral health promotion

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Predictors of high achievers in Indian medical undergraduates: Association with emotional intelligence and perceived stress

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Health literacy and its predictors among urban and rural adults in Bijar County

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Association of quality of life with physical activity, depression, and demographic characteristics and its predictors among medical students

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Quality of life predictors in physically disabled people

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Understanding the factors affecting the postpartum depression in the mothers of Isfahan city

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