Journal of Education and Health Promotion

Developing and validating a checklist for accreditation in leadership and management of hospitals in Iran

. Hamid Jafari; . Ahmad Reza Raeisi; . Mohammad Hossein Yarmohammadian; . Mohammad Heidari; . Noureddin Niknam

Volume 8, Issue 10 , October 2018, Pages 1-6

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INTRODUCTION: In the Iranian Accreditation System, leadership and management standards havebeen almost ignored and not paid enough and necessary attention to the structural componentsand ... Read More

Stakeholder analysis of Iran’s health insurance system

. Majid Heydari; . Hesam Seyedin; . Mehdi Jafari; . Reza Dehnavieh

Volume 8, Issue 10 , October 2018, Pages 1-9

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INTRODUCTION: This study was designed and implemented with the purpose of identify and analyzethe stakeholders in Iran’s Health Insurance System (HInS).MATERIALS AND METHODS: ... Read More

Awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension among adult population in a rural community of Singur block, Hooghly District, West Bengal

. Nabarun Karmakar; . Kaushik Nag, Indranil Saha; . Ramanathan Parthasarathi; . Manas Patra; . Rabindranath Sinha

Volume 8, Issue 10 , October 2018, Pages 1-6

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BACKGROUND: Hypertension is an important treatable public health problem both globally and inIndia with an increasing prevalence significantly in both urban and rural population. It ... Read More

Comparison of group motivational interviewing and multimedia education on elderly lifestyle

. Mahmoud Movahedi; . Feryal Khamseh; . Abbas Ebadi; . Zahra Hajiamini; . Ali Navidian

Volume 8, Issue 10 , October 2018, Pages 1-7

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BACKGROUND: Many of the problems caused by aging can be delayed and the health of the elderlymaintained by improving and applying a healthy lifestyle during old age. Therefore, the ... Read More BACKGROUND: Many of the problems caused by aging can be delayed and the health of the elderlymaintained by improving and applying a healthy lifestyle during old age. Therefore, the researcherhas designed and implemented a study aimed “compare the impact of group motivational interviewswith multimedia education on improving lifestyle in the elderly.”METHODS: This study is triple blind before and after clinical trial was performed on three groups ofthirty (n = 90) of the elderly with mean age 63.41 ± 6.88 who were members of the elderly centersof Tehran city neighborhoods with average to unfavorable lifestyle score. The first test group wassubjected to group motivational interviewing during five sessions. The second test group was subjectedto distant multimedia training. No training was given to the third group as the control group. After3 months, the lifestyle questionnaire was completed in three groups. The results were analyzedby these techniques as statistical tests such as mean, standard deviation, relative frequency, andabsolute frequency were used. The inferential statistical tests such as paired t‑test and one‑wayANOVA were used, respectively, to compare the pre‑ and post‑mean scores and in each group andcompare the mean scores of lifestyle dimensions in three groups.RESULTS: Both motivational interviewing and multimedia education have been effective in changingthe lifestyle of the elderly, but according to the findings, motivational interviewing has a greater impacton elderly lifestyle. The total lifestyle score in four areas such as nutrition, self‑care, mental health,and physical activity was significantly different in the three groups after the intervention (P < 0.001).CONCLUSIONS: Each educational program can somehow improve behavioral skills in individuals.Effective teaching methods should address the learning difficulties and inability to learn during theaging period. The results of this study can be a step toward the elaboration of strategies for educationand promotion of healthy lifestyle in the elderly.

Exploring the reasons for theory‑practice gap in emergency nursing education: A qualitative research

. Shima Safazadeh; . Alireza Irajpour; . Nasrollah Alimohammadi; . Fariba Haghani

Volume 8, Issue 10 , October 2018, Pages 1-8

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BACKGROUND: Nursing is a scientific profession, based on theory and art of care. However, thetheory‑practice gap has become the biggest challenge of this profession and decreases ... Read More

Pharmacy students’ perception and inclination toward scholarly research publications: A multinational study

. Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula; . Deepak Kumar Bandari; . Shazia Qasim Jamshed; . Vijay Kumar Chattu

Volume 8, Issue 10 , October 2018, Pages 1-6

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BACKGROUND: Scholarly research experiences during student life can make pharmacy studentscapable of reaching the pinnacle of triumph with scientific skills.AIM: The aim of this study ... Read More

Optimal clinical setting, tutors, and learning opportunities in medical education: A content analysis

. Maria Shaterjalali; . Tahereh Changiz; . Nikoo Yamani

Volume 8, Issue 10 , October 2018, Pages 1-7

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INTRODUCTION: As an integral and the most important part of medical education, clinical educationprovides the opportunity to prepare medical students as professionals. This study explores ... Read More

A cross‑sectional study to assess the awareness and practices related to adult immunization among nursing students in a metropolitan city

. Rujuta S. Hadaye; . Shruti Shastri; . Sujata R. Lavangare

Volume 8, Issue 10 , October 2018, Pages 1-6

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INTRODUCTION: Immunization against vaccine‑preventable diseases in adults is the need of thehour. The student nurses by virtue of training are the frontline health workers dealing ... Read More INTRODUCTION: Immunization against vaccine‑preventable diseases in adults is the need of thehour. The student nurses by virtue of training are the frontline health workers dealing with patientcare. They are exposed to maximum risk of contracting the diseases. Vaccine awareness is nota part of their induction training program. It is necessary to plan preventive measure related tovaccination in their interest.AIM: This study aims to assess awareness and practices of nursing students related to adultimmunization.MATERIALS AND METHODS: It is a cross‑sectional study, conducted on nursing students ofSchool of Nursing in Mumbai, over a period of 4 months. Universal sampling technique was used.Sample size was 271. A semi‑structured interview schedule was used for data collection. Data wereanalyzed in Microsoft Excel.RESULTS: The awareness about the vaccines was as follows: hepatitis B (98.1%), hepatitis A (72.3%),rabies (90.4%), H1N1 (74.9%), dT (52%), meningococcal (33.6%), human papillomavirus (49.8%),vaccines during pregnancy (88.2%), varicella (76.4%), typhoid (54.6%), cholera (52.8%),rubella (79.7%), travel vaccines (63.5%), Japanese encephalitis (69%), haemophilus influenzaeb (40.9%), and pneumococcal (43.5%). About 87.8% of students have received TT at 10 years ofage and 83% have received TT at 16 years of age. Hepatitis B vaccine was taken by 64.5%, outof which only 35% students received complete three doses. Majority of them could not answer thecorrect doses, availability, and cost of these vaccines.CONCLUSIONS: The awareness and practices about adult immunization are found to be inadequate.Nurses should be appraised about theory and practical aspect of immunization as an immediatesolution. Furthermore, considering the importance of this topic, the induction training programof nursing students should include awareness on adult immunization and emphasize their ownvaccination. The annual health checkup of students should ensure the compliance of vaccines suchas hepatitis B.

An investigation into the effective factors on the acceptance and use of integrated health system in the primary health‑care centers

. Maryam Jahanbakhsh; . Hamid Reza Peikari; . Farzaneh Hazhir; . Sakineh Saghaeiannejad‑Isfahani

Volume 8, Issue 10 , October 2018, Pages 1-6

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BACKGROUND: The successful application of the information systems in the health‑care domainrequires a reasonable recognition of the factors affecting the acceptance and use of such ... Read More

Investigating the effect of education on health literacy and its relation to health‑promoting behaviors in health center

. Tahere h Bayati; . Azizallah Dehghan; . Fatemeh Bonyadi; . Leyla Bazrafkan

Volume 8, Issue 10 , October 2018, Pages 1-6

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BACKGROUND: Health literacy is a combination of reading and listening skills, data analysis,decision‑making, and the ability to implement these skills during the necessary health ... Read More

Inputs of Iranian health system reform plan from health sector managers and policy‑makers’ points of view

. Mohammad Hossein Yarmohammadian; . Elahe Khorasani; . Mohsen Ghaffari Darab; . Manal Etemadi; . Mahan Mohammadi

Volume 8, Issue 10 , October 2018, Pages 1-8

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CONTEXT: Health system reform plan refers to conducting some fundamental, systematic, andsustainable changes.AIMS: The aim of the present study was to evaluate different required inputs ... Read More

Cognizance and social attitudes regarding tobacco control laws in and around educational institutions of Nellore city, India

. Deepthi Athuluru; . Chandrasekhara Reddy; . K. M. Sudhir, Krishna Kumar; . Sreenivasulu Gomasani; . Sreenivas Nagarakanti

Volume 8, Issue 10 , October 2018, Pages 1-8

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INTRODUCTION: Indian national law namely Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA)exists since 2003 and aims at protecting all the people in our country, but smoking is still ... Read More INTRODUCTION: Indian national law namely Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA)exists since 2003 and aims at protecting all the people in our country, but smoking is still prevalentamong people. This study was aimed to assess awareness, attitudes, and practices regardingprohibition of sale of tobacco products near educational institutions of Nellore city, India.MATERIALS AND METHODS: A descriptive cross‑sectional study was conducted in degreecolleges of Nellore city of Andhra Pradesh. The study population includes institutional personnel(student, teaching staff, nonteaching staff, and workers) of selected degree colleges of Nellore city.A structured questionnaire was designed for this study which was validated by Davis criteria; reliabilitywas assessed by test–retest design. The questionnaire was divided into five parts consisting ofdemographic details (age and gender), smoking behavior, knowledge about tobacco control laws,attitudes toward the law and policies, and practices followed in the institution. Logistic regressionanalysis was used to find out the association between different independent variables to tobaccousage among institutional personnel.RESULTS: Among the study population (n = 400 [100%]), 75.8% of the teaching staff do not knowthat there should be a board in the institution saying that “sale of tobacco product in an area withinthe radius of 100 m of educational institution is strictly prohibited,” 82.2% of the study population werenot aware to whom should they report, 96.3% of the study population accepted that strict executionof COTPA law saves life, the participants who answered no to strict implementation of COTPA law,and to punish the person who is violating the COTPA law are susceptible to 0.28, and 0.14 timesgreater odds to be a smokeless tobacco user, respectively.CONCLUSION: The study concluded that there was lack of knowledge about smoke‑free legislationamong the study population and a high support for strict implementation of COTPA.

Development an Electronic Oral Health Record application for educational dental setting

. Imaneh Asgari

Volume 8, Issue 10 , October 2018, Pages 1-7

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AIM: Worldwide, the adoption of electronic patient recording system is increasing among manyparts of the health sectors. Although paper‑based recording of patients’ information ... Read More AIM: Worldwide, the adoption of electronic patient recording system is increasing among manyparts of the health sectors. Although paper‑based recording of patients’ information was a routinein many departments of dental schools, easy destruction of collected information and the costs ofits conversion to electronic data, limited the availability of updated data at the department of dentalpublic health. This paper aimed to explain the project of designing a system for Electronic Oral HealthRecording (EOHR) in Isfahan dental school. The initial testing of system among dental students isreported too.METHODS: A situation analysis was conducted among the faculty members and dental studentsdealing with the Department of Oral Public Health. The content of EOHR was developed based onthe WHO STEPwise model for chronic disease surveillance systems. The system was developed asan application for smartphone and a web‑based database. The spiral model was applied in softwaredevelopment which was accomplished by the object‑oriented programming method. After that, alphaand beta testing were done in target population. Data were compiled during the interview and oralexamination by 40 dental students among 200 schoolchildren. It has been stored as a data bankfollowing the network connection. The pitfalls of the system during its usage in dental public healthcourse were evaluated as well.RESULTS: The baseline analysis of situation generally revealed a perception of need to change theexisting paper‑based recording system among the dental students and the academic members; it wassummarized in five areas as follows: benefits restrictions, structural barriers, perceived advantagesand feasibility. The application was designed and completed as six pages interface includingdemographic and follow‑up page, socioeconomic status of family, oral health‑related behavior,dental and gingival status, and quality of life. Drawbacks, such as nonresponded items, commonassumptions, student registration page on the mobile, and modification in the output Excel file foranalysis variables, have been resolved.CONCLUSION: A software application and web‑based database were designed regarding thecharacteristics of Agile Unified Process development and educational dental setting. This systemshould be improved and established gradually.

Learning by doing: Smartphone app in undergraduate medical students’ research

. C. Sahanaa; . Amit Kumar Mishra

Volume 8, Issue 10 , October 2018, Pages 1-4

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INTRODUCTION: In communication process, feedback plays a major role. Usually, a formal/informalfeedback is collected from students on their experience and understanding about the tasks ... Read More

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