Journal of Education and Health Promotion

Checking the relationship between physicians’ communication skills and outpatients’ satisfaction in the clinics of Isfahan Al‑Zahra(S) Hospital in 2011

. Fatemeh Rezaei; . Hedayat Allah Askari

Volume 4, Issue 4 , August 2014, Pages 1-5

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Introduction: The quality of communication skills of health care providers has a significantimpact on patient treatment consequences. Aims: The present research has been conducted tocheck ... Read More

The relationship between sociability and productivity

. Saeed Karimi; . Leila Mohammadinia; . Maryam Mofid; . Marziye Javadi; . Reza Torabi

Volume 4, Issue 4 , August 2014, Pages 1-5

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Introduction: When productivity is in the same way with culture and organized socialization, it isthe gem of organization that can ensure stableness and survival of the organizations ... Read More

Women health heart project: Methodology and effect of interventional strategies on low education participants

. Masoumeh Sadeghi; . Safoura Yazdekhasti; . Hamidreza Roohafza; . Ali Pourmoghaddas; . Zahra Kasaei; . Pejman Aghdak

Volume 4, Issue 4 , August 2014, Pages 1-7

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Background: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the most common cause of mortality andmorbidity in women. Intervention programs aimed at improving the lifestyle can reduce theincidence ... Read More Background: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the most common cause of mortality andmorbidity in women. Intervention programs aimed at improving the lifestyle can reduce theincidence of these diseases and their factors. The purpose of this study was to evaluatethe difference of the interventions impact on CVD risk factors and the women’s physicaland biochemical indicators based on education levels. Materials and Methods: As part ofIsfahan Healthy Heart Program after identifying the status of women over the age of 18 andover five years, a large educational or environmental intervention was performed in differentmethodologies and in order to improve the lifestyle. Some organizations such as health carecenters and the Literacy Campaign Organization have cooperated for low educated women.Demographic data and risk factors such as obesity, hypertension, diabetes and serum lipidswere investigated and compared during the first and last phase. Data were entered in SPSS‑15software and were analyzed by using T‑test in two independent samples, Chi‑square testand Fisher exact test. Results: Findings of this study showed that performing the five yearsinterventions could reduce physical and biochemical indexes such as nutrition, lipid profile,waist circumference and waist‑to‑hip ratio in both groups (P < 0.005). In the pre‑interventionphase, 6391 subjects and after the intervention 4786 women participated. After Interventions,women with higher educational levels were showed significant decrease in Body MassIndex (BMI) (P = 0.01) and dyslipidemia (P = 0.02). Conclusion: The present study showedthat the community-based interventions even in low‑literate women could cause effectivechanges on improving lifestyle and CVD risk factors. Due to the greater impact of interventionsin literate women, effective interventions should be considered in the society to decrease theprevalence of Non‑Communicable Diseases (NCDs).

Evaluation of growth and development pattern in normal, low and very low birth weight neonates at 18 months of age

. Zahra Abdeyazdan; . Soheila Ehsanpour; . Elahe Hemmati

Volume 4, Issue 4 , August 2014, Pages 1-4

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Introduction: Growth and development monitoring could lead to general judgment aboutchildren’s health. With advances in NICUs establishment, the survival rate of very low birthweight ... Read More

Preconception interventions in infertile couples

. Nafisehsadat Nekuei; . Ashraf Kazemi; . Akbar Hasanzadeh

Volume 4, Issue 4 , August 2014, Pages 1-5

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Background:Preconception interventions in infertile couples can increase the chance ofpregnancy and lower its complications. The success in infertility treatment and achieving asuccessful ... Read More

The relationship between cultural intelligence and social compatibility in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences dormitories resident students

. Mahmoud Keyvanara; . Mohammad Hossein Yarmohammadian1; . Batoul Soltani

Volume 4, Issue 4 , August 2014, Pages 1-6

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Introduction: Cultural intelligence and social compatibility are two acquired processes that theireducation and reinforcement between dormitory’s students who have inter cultural ... Read More Introduction: Cultural intelligence and social compatibility are two acquired processes that theireducation and reinforcement between dormitory’s students who have inter cultural interactionswith each other can conclude with results that tension diminution, inter cultural contrast andconflict, social divisions and consequently healthy and peaceful relationships and governanceand finally mental peace, and health are of its most important. Hence, the research has beenoccurring in order to the determination of cultural intelligence relationship with the socialcompatibility of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences dormitories resident students in 2012.Materials and Methods: The research method is descriptive‑correlation, and its populationis composed of all Isfahan University of Medical Sciences dormitories resident students in2012 that were totally 2500 persons. The two steps sampling method have been used, groupsampling and random sampling has been occurring at first and second steps and totally 447persons were selected. Research data were collected via Earley and Ang cultural intelligencequestionnaire with 0.76 Cronbach’s alpha Coefficient and California social compatibility standardquestionnaire with higher than 0.70 Cronbach’s alpha factor. Questionnaire data have beenanalyzed with the SPSS software and results have been presented in the shape of descriptionsand statistics. Findings: Results showed that there is a direct significant relationship (P < 0.001)between cultural intelligence and the social adjustment in students living in Isfahan Universityof Medical Sciences dormitories and also there is a direct significant relationship in the levelof (P < 0.05) between cognitive and motivational dimensions of cultural intelligence; however,there is no significant relationship between cognitive and behavioral dimensions of culturalintelligence and social adjustment (P > 0.05). Conclusion: Cultural intelligence and cognitiveand motivational addition in dimensions of students living in Isfahan University of MedicalSciences dormitories increase their social integration, therefore, cultural intelligence and socialadjustment of students can be increased through planning and we can try for their mentalhealth by this way.

A study on scientific collaboration and co‑authorship patterns in library and information science studies in Iran between 2005 and 2009

. Saba Siamaki; . Ehsan Geraei; . Firoozeh Zare‑ Farashbandi

Volume 4, Issue 4 , August 2014, Pages 1-5

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Background: Scientific collaboration is among the most important subjects in scientometrics, andmany studies have investigated this concept to this day. The goal of the current study ... Read More Background: Scientific collaboration is among the most important subjects in scientometrics, andmany studies have investigated this concept to this day. The goal of the current study is investigationof scientific collaboration and co‑authorship patterns of researchers in the field of library andinformation science in Iran between years 2005 and 2009. Materials and Methods: The currentstudy uses scientometrics method. The statistical population consists of 942 documentspublished in Iranian library and information science journals between years 2005 and 2009.Collaboration coefficient, collaboration index (CI), and degree of collaboration (DC) were usedfor data analysis. Findings: The findings showed that among 942 investigated documents, 506documents (53.70%) was created by one individual researcher and 436 documents (46.30%)were the result of collaboration between two or more researchers. Also, the highest rank ofdifferent authorship patterns belonged to National Journal of Librarianship and InformationOrganization (code H). Conclusion: The average collaboration coefficient for the library andinformation science researchers in the investigated time frame was 0.23. The closer this coefficientis to 1, the higher is the level of collaboration between authors, and a coefficient near zero showsa tendency to prefer individual articles. The highest collaboration index with an average of 1.92authors per paper was seen in year 1388. The five year collaboration index in library and informationscience in Iran was 1.58, and the average degree of collaboration between researchers in theinvestigated papers was 0.46, which shows that library and information science researchershave a tendency for co‑authorship. However, the co‑authorship had increased in recent yearsreaching its highest number in year 1388. The researchers’ collaboration coefficient also showsrelative increase between years 1384 and 1388. National Journal of Librarianship and InformationOrganization has the highest rank among all the investigated journals based on collaborationcoefficient, collaboration index (CI), and degree of collaboration (DC).

Assessing the service quality of Iran military hospitals: Joint Commission International standards and Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) technique

. Mohammadkarim Bahadori; . Ramin Ravangard; . Maryam Yaghoubi; . Khalil Alimohammadzadeh

Volume 4, Issue 4 , August 2014, Pages 1-8

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Background: Military hospitals are responsible for preserving, restoring and improving the health ofnot only armed forces, but also other people. According to the military organizations ... Read More

Mothers’ perceptions of fever in children

. Maryam Ravanipour; . Sherafat Akaberian; . Gissou Hatami

Volume 4, Issue 4 , August 2014, Pages 1-5

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Background: Fever is one of the most common symptoms for children. Most fevers are notdangerous; parents, especially mothers, nevertheless experience severe anxiety confrontingchildren’s ... Read More

Does spiritual care program affect levels of depression in patients with Leukemia? A randomized clinical trial

. Amir Musarezaie; . Mahin Moeini; . Fariba Taleghani; . Tayebeh Mehrabi

Volume 4, Issue 4 , August 2014, Pages 1-6

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Background: Although 25‑33% of patients with non‑hematological malignancies suffer fromdepression disorder, some studies have reported the rate among patients with leukemia ashigh ... Read More Background: Although 25‑33% of patients with non‑hematological malignancies suffer fromdepression disorder, some studies have reported the rate among patients with leukemia ashigh as 50%. Furthermore, based on studies chronic disease such as leukemia increases thepatients’ spiritual needs and may accelerate the patient problems. Therefore, spirituality hasa significant role in adapting to leukemia and coping with its consequent mental disorderssuch as depression. Owing to the spirituality aspect importance and contradictory results ofprevious research, this study was hence performed to determine the effects of a spiritual careprogram on depression of patients with leukemia. Materials and Methods: This randomizedclinical trial was conducted in specialized cancer treatment center affiliated to IsfahanUniversity of Medical Sciences (Isfahan, Iran). A total of 64 adult patients with leukemia wererandomly divided into experiment and control groups. The spiritual care program includingsupportive presence and support for religious rituals was implemented for 3 days. Depressionsub‑scale of 42‑item depression, anxiety and stress scale‑42 was completed before and afterthe intervention for both groups. Data was analyzed using ANCOVA, Mann‑Whitney U‑test,Chi‑square, in SPSS statistical software (version 18, SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL). Results: Afterthe intervention, mean score of depression was significantly lower in the experiment groupthan in the control group (P < 0.01). Comparison the mean score of depression in two groups,revealed the decrees in mean score of depression 11.09 (8.47) after spiritual care programthat it was significant (P < 0.001). Conclusion: Our spiritual care program could successfullydecrease depression level in patients with leukemia and nurses have to apply a holistic careapproach with emphasis on spiritual care to decrease depression, so paid attention to spiritualaspect of patients accompanying with physical aspects in therapy process is recommended.

Investigating the relationship between information literacy and academic performance among students

. Mohammad Reza Soleymani

Volume 4, Issue 4 , August 2014, Pages 1-4

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Background: Nowadays, no student can ever pursue the ends of his studies unless he makesuse of his information literacy skills. To become lifelong learners, they do need these skills.Information ... Read More Background: Nowadays, no student can ever pursue the ends of his studies unless he makesuse of his information literacy skills. To become lifelong learners, they do need these skills.Information literacy is a set of information needed for searching, retrieval, evaluating, andmaking best use of information. This study uncovers the relationship between informationliteracy and academic performance among students at Isfahan University of Medical Sciences.Materials and Methods: This is a practical study using a survey method. All MA studentsin Isfahan University of Medical Sciences make the statistical population for this study,according to the sample size determined by using Cochran formula 265 samples that wereselected by stratified random sampling. Data collection was through information literacyquestionnaires designed by Davarpanah and Siamak, verified by Library and InformationSciences experts; and finally, gave a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.83. To determine academicperformance, the average scores of the students in previous semesters were considered.Results: The information literacy of all other students was significantly higher than mediumexcept for students at Nursing and Nutrition faculties. The students of Management andInformation Sciences faculty had the highest level of information literacy and students ofnutrition faculty were attributed with the least level. There was no significant differencebetween male and female students’ information literacy. We also found out that there wasa significant positive relationship between information literacy and students’ academicperformance in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences.Conclusion: Information literacy isone of the most important factors that leads to educational success. As there is a significantpositive relationship between information literacy and students’ academic performance,we should necessarily provide them with relative skills dealing with information literacy toimprove their academic performance.

Checking the determinants of physical activity based on the theory of planned behavior in the housewives

. Fatemeh Saber; . Hossein Shanazi; . Gholamreza Sharifirad; . Akbar Hasanzadeh

Volume 4, Issue 4 , August 2014, Pages 1-6

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Background: Sedentary life has been recognized as a serious problem in today’sIranian society. Promoting the lifestyle with increased physical activity and prevention ofcardiovascular ... Read More

A study on literature obsolescence and core journals’ cost‑benefit in citations of the ‘Scientific Medical Journal of Ahwaz’

. Firoozeh Zare‑Farashbandi; . Parastoo Parsaei Mohammadi

Volume 4, Issue 4 , August 2014, Pages 1-8

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Introduction: One of the methods of identifying core and popular resources is by citationevaluation. Using citation evaluation, the librarians of the Acquisition Department can usequantitative ... Read More Introduction: One of the methods of identifying core and popular resources is by citationevaluation. Using citation evaluation, the librarians of the Acquisition Department can usequantitative methods to indentify core and popular resources among numerous informationresources and make serious savings in the library’s budget, by acquiring these core resourcesand eliminating useless ones. The aim of this study is assessing literature obsolescenceand core journals’ cost‑benefit in citations of the ‘Scientific Medical Journal of Ahwaz’.Materials and Methods: This study is a descriptive and cross‑sectional survey that usescitation analysis. Sampling is objective sampling from all documents from years 1364 (1985)to 1385 (2006), and the population comprises of 6342 citations of the articles published in‘Scientific Medical Journal of Ahwaz’. Data collection is done through referring to the originaldocuments and the data is analyzed using the Excel software, and for descriptive and analyticalstatistics the cost‑benefit formula and Bradford law formula are used. Results: Findings showedthat the average citation for each document in the ‘Scientific Medical Journal of Ahwaz’ was15.81. The average citation to international sources was 14.37, and the average citation tonational sources was 1.44. The literature obsolescence of Farsi documents in this study was15 years, while it was equal to 20 years for English documents. The highly cited Farsi journalswere (sorted based on citation in descending order): ‘Scientific Medical Journal of Ahwaz’,‘Daroudarman’, ‘Nabz,’ and ‘Journal of Medical School, Shahid Beheshti University of MedicalSciences’. The highly cited English journals were (sorted based on citation in descending order):‘Pediatrics’, ‘The New England Journal of Medicine’, ‘Gastroenterology’ and ‘Medicine’. All ofthese four journals are part of the ISI database and have good impact factors in the JournalCitation Reports (JCR). Also their cost‑benefit was reasonable based on the frequency of theiruse. Conclusion: The authors of the investigated journal were more inclined to use internationalreferences. The resources used by theauthors of this journal are relatively obsoleteand the authors ought to use more up‑to‑dateresources. The subscription for high citationEnglish and Farsi journals is still available inthis university. Also the authors of this journalhave used accredited ISI journals as theirresource, which is a sign of the credibilityfor the ‘Scientific Medical Journal of Ahwaz’.

The effective factors on library anxiety of students in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences and Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

. Hasan Ashrafi‑rizi; . Maryam Sadat Sajad; . Sedigheh Rahmani; . Susan Bahrami; . Ahmad Papi

Volume 4, Issue 4 , August 2014, Pages 1-6

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Introduction: The efficient use of libraries can be an important factor in determining theeducational quality of Universities. Therefore, investigation and identification of factors ... Read More

Psychometric testing of an instrument designed to measure nutritional perceptions of hypertensive patients

. Aziz Kamran; . Leila Azadbakht; . Behzad Mahaki; . Gholamreza Sharifirad

Volume 4, Issue 4 , August 2014, Pages 1-8

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Introduction: Measurement tools designed to ensure the achievements of studies’ objectivesmust be evaluated. Based on the health promotion model (HPM), the present study wasconducted ... 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.

The effect of group bibliotherapy on the self-esteem of female students living in dormitory

. Sepideh Salimi; . Firoozeh Zare-Farashbandi; . Ahmad Papi; . Rahele Samouei; . Akbar Hassanzadeh

Volume 4, Issue 4 , August 2014, Pages 1-6

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Introduction: Bibliotherapy is a supplement, simple, inexpensive and readily availablemethod to treat the diseases that is performed with cooperation of librarians andpsychologists ... Read More

Comparison on information‑seeking behavior of postgraduated students in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences and University of Isfahan in writing dissertation based on Kuhlthau model of information search process

. Mahnaz Abedi; . Hasan Ashrafi-rizi; . Firoozeh Zare-Farashbandi; . Rasoul Nouri; . Akbar Hassanzadeh

Volume 4, Issue 4 , August 2014, Pages 1-8

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Introduction: Information‑seeking behaviors have been one of the main focuses of researchersin order to identify and solve the problems users face in information recovery. The aim ... Read More Introduction: Information‑seeking behaviors have been one of the main focuses of researchersin order to identify and solve the problems users face in information recovery. The aim of thisresearch is Comparative on Information‑Seeking Behavior of the Postgraduate Students inIsfahan University of Medical Sciences and Isfahan University in Writing Dissertation based onKuhlthau Model of Information Search Process in 2012. Materials and Methods: The researchmethod followed is survey and the data collection tool is Narmenji questionnaire. Statisticalpopulation was all postgraduate students in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences and IsfahanUniversity. The sample size was 196 people and sampling was stratified randomly. The type ofstatistical analyses were descriptive (mean and frequency) and inferential (independent t testand Pearson’s correlation) and the software used was SPSS20. Results: The findings showedthat Isfahan Medical Sciences University followed 20% of the order steps of this model andIsfahan University did not follow this model. In the first stage (Initiation) and sixth (Presentation)of feelings aspects and in actions (total stages) significant difference was found betweenstudents from the two universities. Between gender and fourth stage (Formulation) and thetotal score of feelings the Kuhlthau model there has a significant relationship. Also therewas a significant and inverse relationship between the third stage (Exploration) of feelingsand age of the students. Conclusion: The results showed that in writing dissertation therewere some major differences in following up the Kuhlthau model between students of thetwo Universities. There are significant differences between some of the stages of feelingsand actions of students’ information‑seeking behavior from the two universities. Thereis a significant relationship between thefourth stage (Formulation) of feelings in theKuhlthau Model with gender and third stageof the Feelings (Exploration) with age.

Public health measures to curtail infant mortality

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

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Factors related to adopting healthy behaviors by patients with tuberculosis in Isfahan: Application of health belief model

. Maryam Johari; . Ahmad Ali Eslami; . Hamid Alahverdipoor; . Akbar Hasanzade; . Fariba Farid

Volume 4, Issue 4 , August 2014, Pages 1-5

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Introduction: Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium Tuberculosiscomplex. It is one of the most common infectious diseases largely resulting from the patient’s ... Read More

Retinopathy risk factors in type II diabetic patients using factor analysis and discriminant analysis

. Mahdi Tazhibi; . Sheida Sarrafzade; . Masoud Amini

Volume 4, Issue 4 , August 2014, Pages 1-5

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Introduction: Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases in the world. Incidence andprevalence of diabetes are increasing in developing countries as well as in Iran. Retinopathy ... Read More Introduction: Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases in the world. Incidence andprevalence of diabetes are increasing in developing countries as well as in Iran. Retinopathy isthe most common chronic disorder in diabetic patients. Materials and Methods: In this study,we used the information of diabetic patients’ reports that refer to endocrine and metabolismresearch center of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences to determine diabetic retinopathyrisk factors. We used factor analysis to extract retinopathy’s factors. Factor analysis is usingto analyze multivariate data, in which a large number of dependent variables summarize intothe fewer independent factors. Factor analysis is applied, in both diabetic and nondiabeticpatients, separately. To investigate the efficacy of factor analysis, we used discriminant analysis.Results: We investigated 3535 diabetic patients whose prevalence of retinopathy was 53.4%.Six factors were extracted in each group (i.e. diabetic and nondiabetic groups). These sixfactors were explained 69.5% and 69.6% of total variance in diabetic and nondiabetic groups,respectively. Using original variables such as sex, weight, blood sugar control method, andsome laboratory variables, the correct classification rate of discriminant analysis was identifiedas 67.4%. However, it decreased to 49.5% by using extracted factors. Discussion: Retinopathyis one of the important disorders in diabetic patients that involves a large number of variablesand can affect its incidence. By the method of factor analysis, we summarize diabetic retinopathyrisk factors. Factor analysis is applied separately, in two diabetic and nondiabetic group. Inthis way, 10 variables were summarized into the six factors. Discriminant analysis was used toinvestigate the efficacy of factor analysis. Conclusion: Although factor analysis is a powerfulway to reduce the number of variables, in this study did not worked very well.

The effects of applying information technology on job empowerment dimensions

. Sima Ajami; . Raziyeh Arab‑Chadegani

Volume 4, Issue 4 , August 2014, Pages 1-6

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Information Technology (IT) is known as a valuable tool for information dissemination. Today,information communication technology can be used as a powerful tool to improve employees’quality ... Read More

Information‑seeking behavior of cardiovascular disease patients in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences hospitals

. Maryam Zamani; . Mohammad Reza Soleymani; . Mina Afshar; . Leila Shahrzadi; . Akbar Hasan Zadeh

Volume 4, Issue 4 , August 2014, Pages 1-6

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Background: Patients, as one of the most prominent groups requiring health‑based information,encounter numerous problems in order to obtain these pieces of information and apply them. ... Read More Background: Patients, as one of the most prominent groups requiring health‑based information,encounter numerous problems in order to obtain these pieces of information and apply them. Theaim of this study was to determine the information‑seeking behavior of cardiovascular patients whowere hospitalized in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences hospitals. Materials and Methods: Thisis a survey research. The population consisted of all patients with cardiovascular disease whowere hospitalized in the hospitals of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences during 2012.According to the statistics, the number of patients was 6000. The sample size was determinedbased on the formula of Cochran; 400 patients were randomly selected. Data were collectedby researcher‑made questionnaire. Two‑level descriptive statistics and inferential statistics wereused for analysis. Results: The data showed that the awareness of the probability to recoverand finding appropriate medical care centers were the most significant informational needs.The practitioners, television, and radio were used more than the other informational resources.Lack of familiarity to medical terminologies and unaccountability of medical staff were the majorobstacles faced by the patients to obtain information. The results also showed that there was nosignificant relationship between the patients’ gender and information‑seeking behavior, whereasthere was a significant relationship between the demographic features (age, education, place ofresidence) and information‑seeking behavior. Conclusion: Giving information about health to thepatients can help them to control their disease. Appropriate methods and ways should be usedbased on patients’ willingness. Despite the variety of information resources, patients expressedmedical staff as the best source for getting health information. Information‑seeking behavior ofthe patients was found to be influenced by different demographic and environmental factors.

Efficacy of purposeful educational workshop on nursing care

. Mahin Aminoroaia; . Mortaza Mashhadi; . Mohammad Reza Maracy; . Abbas Attari

Volume 4, Issue 4 , August 2014, Pages 1-5

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Background: This study aimed to define the efficacy of a nursing care educational workshopon nurses’ knowledge and attitude until 3 months after holding the workshop in psychiatricwards ... Read More

Iranian nurses’ perception of essential competences in disaster response: A qualitative study

. Masoud Bahrami; . Fatemeh Aliakbari; . Fereshteh Aein

Volume 4, Issue 4 , August 2014, Pages 1-9

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Background: Today disasters, natural and man‑made, are a part of many people’s lives. Iranhas a long history of disaster events. Nurses are one of the most significant groups ... Read More

Measuring Iranian women’s sexual behaviors: Expert opinion

. Zohreh Ghorashi; . Effat Merghati‑Khoei; . Alireza Yousefy

Volume 4, Issue 4 , August 2014, Pages 1-10

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The cultural compatibility of sexually related instruments is problematic because the contextsfrom which the concepts and meanings were extracted may be significantly different fromrelated ... Read More

The effect of educational intervention on girl’s behavior regarding nutrition: Applying the beliefs, attitudes, subjective norms, and enabling factors

. Asiyeh Pirzadeh; . Mohammad Mehdi Hazavei; . Mohammad Hassan Entezari; . Akbar Hasanzadeh

Volume 4, Issue 4 , August 2014, Pages 1-6

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Introduction: The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of an educationalprogram based on the Belief, Attitude, Subjective Norm, and Enabling Factors (BASNEF) Modelon ... Read More

Effect of book reviewing workshop on awareness of, aptitude for and attitude toward book reviews in faculty members of faculty of management and medical information

. Nayere Sadat Soleimanzade Najafi; . Hasan Ashrafi‑rizi; . Mohammad Hossein Yarmohammadian; . Leila Shahrzadi; . Akbar Hasanzade

Volume 4, Issue 4 , August 2014, Pages 1-6

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Introduction: Works evaluation and critique is one of the most important phases in scientificproduction cycle. Reviewers need some aptitude about rules and principles of writing good ... Read More Introduction: Works evaluation and critique is one of the most important phases in scientificproduction cycle. Reviewers need some aptitude about rules and principles of writing good review.Considering the important role of books for storage and transferring the scientific findings, bookreviewing is vital to scientific progress. Despite this fact, investigation of Isfahan University of MedicalScience’s journal, demonstrated the number of published book reviews to be very small. This studyaims to investigate the influence of reviewing training courses on participants’ book reviewingawareness, attitude, and aptitude. Materials and Methods: The study method is experimental withtwo group design (with pre‑test and post‑test) and applied. Statistical population is of all facultymembers of the faculty of management and medical information of Isfahan University of MedicalScience, including both hired and contracted employees, which, according to faculty’s departmentof Education, consists of 86 people. The sampling method used in this study is random. Numberof samples in case and control groups was calculated using the following equation of n= (z1 + z2)2 (2s2)/d2 and is 15 people. One checklist and two questionnaires were the means of data collection.Data were analyzed using SPSS 18.0 software and two level of descriptive (mean and SD) andinferential statistics (t‑test and t‑paired). Results: Findings showed that the mean score of awarenessof book reviews in case group increased meaningfully after the training course (55.7) compared to thescore prior to the intervention (33.1), P < 0.001. On the other hand, the mean score of awareness ofbook reviews in control group remained mostly the same before (31.6) and after intervention (35.1),P = 0.35. The mean score of attitude toward book reviews showed no significant difference beforeand after intervention in both case group (71.4 before intervention and 74.4 after intervention,P = 0.11) and control group (70.9 before intervention and 74.4 after intervention, P = 0.91).The mean score of book reviewing aptitude in case group showed a significant increase from10.2 ± 6.7 before intervention to 53.6 ± 26.3, showing a 43.4 increase (P < 0.001), while the controlgroup’s mean score showed no significantdifference (8.5 before intervention and 8.6 afterintervention, P = 0.996). Conclusion: This studyshowed a significant influence of training courseon participants’ book reviewing aptitude andawareness. But attitude toward book reviewswas in good level from the beginning to the endand remained mostly unchanged.

Effect of education on preventive behaviors of breast cancer in female teachers of guidance schools of Zahedan city based on health belief model

. Khadijah Kalan Farman Farma; . Zahra Jalili; . Iraj Zareban; . Mahnaz Shahraki Pour

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Background: Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in females. Methods ofscreening are the best among early detection methods. The goal of this study is effect ofeducation ... Read More Background: Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in females. Methods ofscreening are the best among early detection methods. The goal of this study is effect ofeducation on preventive behaviors of breast cancer in female teachers of guidance schoolsof Zahedan city based on health belief model Materials and Methods: This study was asemi‑experimental, a kind of case‑control research. This study was carried on 240 femaleteachers in guidance schools, Zahedan city, in 2011‑2012 academic years with multi‑stagesampling. Data collection tool was a questionnaire that was used after confirmation of validityand reliability. Data were collected with questionnaire after analysis, educational interventionwith lecture, view video, group discussion, question and answer performed. Two month afterintervention, secondary evaluation was performed. Collected data with SPSS software andappropriate statistical tests like: Paired t‑test, independent t‑test, regression analysis, Chi‑squarewere analyzed. Results: Persons mean age in this study was 39.40(±7.4) years. In awarenessitem and health belief model constructs (awareness, perceived susceptibility, perceivedseriousness, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, self‑efficiency, behavior) and also practice,paired t‑test showed significant difference among before and after education (P > 0.0001).In twogroups based on Chi‑square in level of education and married status, there were no significantdifferences. Also, regression analysis outcomes showed that perceived barriers had the mosteffect on behavior, and this construct could be predictor of preventive behaviors from breastcancer. Conclusions: The findings of this study could conclude that educational programsdesigned based on the health belief model have significant impact on improving preventivetreatment of breast cancer. Given the fact that Iran has a very high incidence of breast cancer,since Iranian women’s awareness level and performance specially research samples accordingto educational level (associate degree andhigher) and employment conditions asmodel for today girls and future mothers inbreast cancer screening before educationalintervention was very low. So, due to need,increasing women’s awareness in healthbelief model framework to promote preventivebehaviors is recommended.

Recognition of medical errors’ reporting system dimensions in educational hospitals

. Mohammad H. Yarmohammadian; . Leila Mohammadinia; . Nahid Tavakoli; . Parvin Ghalriz; . Abbas Haghshenas

Volume 4, Issue 4 , August 2014, Pages 1-6

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Introduction and Objective: Nowadays medical errors are one of the serious issues in thehealth‑care system and carry to account of the patient’s safety threat. The most importantstep ... Read More Introduction and Objective: Nowadays medical errors are one of the serious issues in thehealth‑care system and carry to account of the patient’s safety threat. The most importantstep for achieving safety promotion is identifying errors and their causes in order to recognize,correct and omit them. Concerning about repeating medical errors and harms, which werereceived via theses errors concluded to designing and establishing medical error reportingsystems for hospitals and centers that are presenting therapeutic services. The aim of this studyis the recognition of medical errors’ reporting system dimensions in educational hospitals.Materials and Methods: This research is a descriptive‑analytical and qualities’ study, whichhas been carried out in Shahid Beheshti educational therapeutic center in Isfahan during 2012.In this study, relevant information was collected through 15 face to face interviews. That eachof interviews take place in about 1hr and creation of five focused discussion groups through45 min for each section, they were composed of Metron, educational supervisor, health officer,health education, and all of the head nurses. Concluded data interviews and discussion sessionswere coded, then achieved results were extracted in the presence of clear‑sighted persons andafter their feedback perception, they were categorized. In order to make sure of informationcorrectness, tables were presented to the research’s interviewers and final the correctionswere confirmed based on their view. Finding: The extracted information from interviews anddiscussion groups have been divided into nine main categories after content analyzing andsubject coding and their subsets have been completely expressed. Achieved dimensionsare composed of nine domains of medical error concept, error cases according to nurses’prospection, medical error reporting barriers, employees’ motivational factors for error reporting,purposes of medical error reporting system, error reporting’s challenges and opportunities,a desired system characteristics, and the quality of error experiences’ transmission in thehealth‑care system. Conclusion: Although, appropriate achievements have been assuredin Shahid Beheshti Hospital, but it seemsnecessary that in order to immune promotionnot only in this hospital, but in the otherorganizations, necessary infrastructures havebeen provided for an error reporting systemperformance. An appropriate medical errorreporting system could be educated andprevent the occurrence of repeated errors.

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