Journal of Education and Health Promotion

The relationship between depression and quality of life among hemodialysis patients in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province in the year 2011

. Zaynab. Hemati; . Massomeh. Alidosti; . Golamreza Sharifirad; . Mehdy. Kargar

Volume 3, Issue 1 , January 2013, Pages 1-4

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Introduction: Although hemodialysis is therapeutic, it causes numerous physical andpsychological tensions, which affect the quality of life of patients. Assessing the quality oflife ... Read More

Assessing critical thinking in medical sciences students in two sequential semesters: Does it improve?

. Zeinab-Sadat Athari; . Sayyed-Mostafa Sharif; . Ahmad Reza Nasr; . Mehdi Nematbakhsh

Volume 3, Issue 1 , January 2013, Pages 1-5

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Objectives: Critical thinking is an important outcome criterion of higher education in anydiscipline. Medical and paramedical students always encounter with many new problems inclinical ... Read More

Effect of educational intervention on physical activityrelated knowledge, attitude and behavior of among first-grade students of male high schools

. Mohtasham Ghaffari; . Gholamreza Sharifirad; . Esmaeil Malekmakan; . Akbar Hassanzadeh

Volume 3, Issue 1 , January 2013, Pages 1-8

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Introduction: Regular physical activity has positive effects on physical, mental and socialaspects of individual and community health. Considering the prevalence of noncommunicablediseases ... Read More Introduction: Regular physical activity has positive effects on physical, mental and socialaspects of individual and community health. Considering the prevalence of noncommunicablediseases such as primary hypertension, osteoporosis and cardiovascular diseases for whichsedentary lifestyle is a responsible factor, health policy makers have planned to encouragepeople to do more physical activities. Development of beneficial health habits during childhoodand early adolescence are very important because the behaviors, which start at adolescencetend to continue into adulthood, too. This study aimed to determine the effect of educationalintervention on physical activity-related knowledge, attitude and behavior of the first gradestudents in male high schools of Bavanat in 2010. Materials and Methods: In this prospectiveexperimental study, after selecting two qualified schools from five high schools, all students ofone school (two classes including 42 individuals) were randomly assigned to the experimentalgroup and all the students of another high school (two classes including 43 individuals) wererandomly assigned to the control group. The data gathering tool was a 4-section questionnairewhich included demographic questions, knowledge- and attitude-related questions and thequestionnaire of physical activity performance. The first three sections of the questionnairewere the researcher-designed and validated by face and content validity. Test-retest and internalconsistency (Cronbach’s Alpha) methods were used to determine the reliability of knowledgequestionnaire and attitude questionnaire, respectively. For the measurement of physical activitybehavior, a self-reporting questionnaire (valid and reliable Garcia scale) was used in this study.After conducting the pretest, the educational intervention was done for the experimental group.Post-tests were conducted immediately and 1 month after intervention. The collected data wereanalyzed using SPSS18 statistical software (independent t-test, paired t-test, chi-square, MannWhitney test and repeated measures ANOVA). The participants voluntarily and consciouslyparticipated in this study. Results: The findings indicated no significant differences between thegroups in terms of mean scores of knowledge(P = 0.934), attitude (P = 0.155) and behavior(P = 0.387) before the intervention. Therewas a significant difference between meanscores of knowledge in the immediatefollow-up (P< 0.001) and 1 month afterintervention follow-up (P < 0.001), and alsobetween mean scores of attitude immediately(P < 0.001) and 1 month after intervention(P = 0.01) follow-ups in the experimentalgroup compared with the control one. Meanscores of physical activity 1 month after theintervention in both experimental and control groups significantly increased (P < 0.001, P = 0.01, respectively), but the mean scores ofphysical activity between two groups were not significantly different (P = 0.390). Discussion andConclusion: The results indicated the effectiveness of educational intervention, consequentlyincreased knowledge and improved attitude of students, in the experimental group comparedwith the control one in terms of physical activities; thus, physical activity behavior of interventiongroup increased. Although the mean scores of physical activity in the control group significantlyincreased, other studies should be done which can control and consider confounding variables.

The effectiveness of educational intervention based on PRECEDE model on the level of stress among the elderly at elderly clubs

. Gholamreza Sharifirad; . Mohtasham Ghaffari; . Samaneh Zanjani; . Akbar Hassanzadeh

Volume 3, Issue 1 , January 2013, Pages 1-6

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Introduction: The elderly are vulnerable to negative effects of stress factors; so, the presentstudy was conducted to determine the effect of educational intervention based on the PRECEDEmodel ... Read More

Relationship between junk foods intake and weight in 6-7 years old children, Shahin Shahr and Meymeh, Iran

. Leila Darvishi; . Reza Ghiasvand; . Maryam Ashrafi; . Elnaz Ashrafzadeh; . Gholamreza Askari; . Afshin Shiranian; . Akbar Hasanzadeh

Volume 3, Issue 1 , January 2013, Pages 1-5

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Background: Healthy nutrition is very important considering the weight status especially inchildren. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between junk foods intake andweight ... Read More

Assessing the micronutrient and macronutrient intakes in female students and comparing them with the set standard values

. Soheila Mirzaeian; . Reza Ghiasvand; . Fatemeh Sadeghian; . Mahdieh Sheikhi; . Zahra S. Khosravi; . Gholamreza Askari; . Afshin Shiranian; . Ghasem Yadegarfar

Volume 3, Issue 1 , January 2013, Pages 1-5

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Background: Healthy nutrition particularly the energy intake and the essential nutrients infemale students is very important. This study aims to assess micro- and macronutrient intakesin ... Read More

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Volume & Issue: Volume 3, Issue 1, January 2013

The relationship between depression and quality of life among hemodialysis patients in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province in the year 2011

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Assessing critical thinking in medical sciences students in two sequential semesters: Does it improve?

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Effect of educational intervention on physical activityrelated knowledge, attitude and behavior of among first-grade students of male high schools

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The effectiveness of educational intervention based on PRECEDE model on the level of stress among the elderly at elderly clubs

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Relationship between junk foods intake and weight in 6-7 years old children, Shahin Shahr and Meymeh, Iran

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Assessing the micronutrient and macronutrient intakes in female students and comparing them with the set standard values

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