Journal of Education and Health Promotion

Comparison of risk factors of cardiovascular diseases in male and female nurses

. Mohsen Hojat; . Mahdi Karimyar Jahromi; . Saiede Rahmanian Koshkaki; . Mojdeh Rahmanian

Volume 9, Issue 1 , January 2019, , Pages 1-4

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INTRODUCTION: Cardiovascular disease is one of the most important causes of mortality in theworld; identifying and correcting the modifiable risk factors reduce the prevalence of coronary ... Read More INTRODUCTION: Cardiovascular disease is one of the most important causes of mortality in theworld; identifying and correcting the modifiable risk factors reduce the prevalence of coronary arterydisorders. Nurses, with regard to their employment conditions, can be prone to cardiovasculardisease. The aim of this study was to compare the risk factors of cardiovascular diseases in maleand female nurses.MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this descriptive cross‑sectional study, 263 nurses from JahromUniversity of Medical Sciences hospitals were enrolled in the study by convenience sampling. Thedata collection tool was self‑report Framingham Risk Score and has two parts: first part: personal data,history of disease, history, cigarette, stress and fat disorder, alcohol consumption, diet, exercise, andaverage hours and second part: height, weight, body mass index (BMI), waist‑to‑stature ratio (WSR),waist‑to‑hip ratio (WHR), blood pressure, triglyceride (TG), cholesterol, and fasting blood sugar. Thebenchmark for blood pressure was the JNC‑7 guide. The Adult Treatment Panel III was the guideline.Independent t‑test, Chi‑square, and Mann–Whitney tests were used for data analysis.RESULTS: None of the staff reported smoking or alcohol history. Data were analyzed using descriptiveand inferential statistics. There was no statistically significant difference between the mean of fastingblood glucose, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, TG and cholesterol, Framingham percentage,religious practices, green tea and black tea, fish, vegetables, and fast food. The data were analyzedwith independent t‑test, Chi‑square, and Mann–Whitney tests. There was no statistically significantdifference between the mean of fasting blood glucose, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, TG andcholesterol, Framingham Percentage, religious practices, green tea and black tea, fish, vegetables,and fast food and sports and walking of men and women were not observed. However, there wasa statistically significant difference between women and men in indicators such as eating breakfast,family history, fruit consumption, high‑density lipoprotein, BMI, WSR, and WHR.CONCLUSION: The results of the study showed that men are at higher risk for cardiovasculardiseases and complications than women.

The relationship between work resources and physical and mental health among nurses: A confirmatory factor analysis

. Marjan Mohamadirizi; . Mohammad Reza Dalvi

Volume 9, Issue 1 , January 2019, , Pages 1-5

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INTRODUCTION: Physical and mental health is one of the major factors during work life amongnurses that can be affected by differential aspects of work such as work resources. Therefore, ... Read More

Attitudes and practices of nurses toward oral care of hospitalized patients – A cross‑sectional survey in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

. Deyaaldeen Mohammad Al Rababah; . Mohammad Zakaria Nassani; . Omar Ghazi Baker; . Eyad M. Alhelih; . Suzan Ali Almomani; . Samer Rastam

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

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BACKGROUND: Oral care of hospitalized patients is an important measure that aims to maintainand promote the health of oral and dental tissues. This study aimed to investigate nurses’ ... Read More

Efficacy of purposeful educational workshop of medical and nonmedical interventions based on needs assessments in nurses

. Abbas Attari; . Mahin Aminoroaia; . Mohammd Reza Maracy

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

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Background: The medical and nonmedical care of patients is the necessary skills in nursingprofession. That it needs proper knowledge and attitude. Hence, it is important to promotenurses’ ... Read More

An investigation into the effect of health belief model‑based education on healthcare behaviors of nursing staff in controlling nosocomial infections

. Farzaneh Zeigheimat; . Abbas Ebadi; . Fatemeh Rahmati ‑Najarkolaei; . Fahimeh Ghadamgahi

Volume 6, Issue 1 , 2016, , Pages 1-8

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Background: Health‑care acquired infections are significant given the risks and coststhey impose. All previous studies indicate a poor level of knowledge and performanceamong the ... Read More

A study of determining factors affecting the performance of nurses based on the achieve model in selected hospital of Isfahan (Iran)

. Maryam Yaghoubi; . Marzieh Javadi; . Fariba Rakhsh; . Mohamadkarim Bahadori

Volume 3, Issue 9 , September 2013, , Pages 1-5

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Background: The achieve uses 7 variables: ability; clarity; help; incentive; evaluation; validity;and environment, to provide leaders and staffs with the necessary tools to improve ... Read More

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Comparison of risk factors of cardiovascular diseases in male and female nurses

Abstract

The relationship between work resources and physical and mental health among nurses: A confirmatory factor analysis

Abstract

Attitudes and practices of nurses toward oral care of hospitalized patients – A cross‑sectional survey in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Abstract

Efficacy of purposeful educational workshop of medical and nonmedical interventions based on needs assessments in nurses

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An investigation into the effect of health belief model‑based education on healthcare behaviors of nursing staff in controlling nosocomial infections

Abstract

A study of determining factors affecting the performance of nurses based on the achieve model in selected hospital of Isfahan (Iran)

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