Development and implementation of a competency‑based module for teaching research methodology to medical undergraduates
Development and implementation of a competency‑based module for teaching research methodology to medical undergraduates

. Somdatta Patra; . Amir Maroof Khan

Volume 9, Issue 8 , August 2019, Pages 1-7

Abstract
  CONTEXT: Research experience helps an undergraduate student to understand published works, tolearn teamwork, and even to consider research as a career. Few medical institutions have ...  Read More
Status of geriatric education and meeting the standards of facilities in dental schools
Status of geriatric education and meeting the standards of facilities in dental schools

. Bahareh Tahani; . Abbasali Khademi; . Sadaf Fathollahi

Volume 9, Issue 8 , August 2019, Pages 1-7

Abstract
  CONTEXT: Information, specific tendencies, and skills are needed to provide oral care for the elderlypopulation, and these skills should be learned in dental schools.AIMS: The aim of ...  Read More
Educational system defects and observing professional behavior: A qualitative study
Educational system defects and observing professional behavior: A qualitative study

. Fateme Alipour; . Zahra Shahvari; . Fariba Asghari; . Shahram Samadi; . Homayoun Amini

Volume 9, Issue 8 , August 2019, Pages 1-7

Abstract
  BACKGROUND: Observing professional behavior in clinical settings encounters many obstacles.In this research, the effect of defects of the educational system in observing professional ...  Read More
Knowledge, attitude, and perception on organ donation among undergraduate medical and nursing students at a tertiary care teaching hospital in the southern part of India: A cross‑sectional study
Knowledge, attitude, and perception on organ donation among undergraduate medical and nursing students at a tertiary care teaching hospital in the southern part of India: A cross‑sectional study

. Britzer Paul Vincent; . Gunjan Kumar; . Sreejith Parameswaran; . Sitanshu Sekar Kar

Volume 9, Issue 8 , August 2019, Pages 1-8

Abstract
  BACKGROUND: Organ donation is considered to be a noble act. Medical and nursing students willbe the major healthcare providers in this field in the future. Hence, their knowledge, attitude, ...  Read More
Effect of positive psychology interventions on psychological well‑being of midwives: A randomized clinical trial
Effect of positive psychology interventions on psychological well‑being of midwives: A randomized clinical trial

. Fatemeh Shaghaghi; . Zahra Abedian; . Mohammad Forouhar; . Habibollah Esmaily; . Elnaz Eskandarnia

Volume 9, Issue 8 , August 2019, Pages 1-8

Abstract
  BACKGROUND: The psychological well‑being of midwives is very important in the context of providinghealth services to two vulnerable groups of society, namely, mothers and infants. ...  Read More
Obesity consequences from the people’s perspective living in Kurdish regions of Iran: A qualitative content analysis
Obesity consequences from the people’s perspective living in Kurdish regions of Iran: A qualitative content analysis

. Seyed Fahim Irandoost; . Mohammad Hosein Taghdisi; . Tahereh Dehdari; . Bahman Bayangani; . Nammam Ali Azadi

Volume 9, Issue 8 , August 2019, Pages 1-10

Abstract
  BACKGROUND: Overweight and obesity are one of the most public health problems in the world.Considering obesity prevalence and its widespread health, economic, psychological, and socialconsequences, ...  Read More
Academic stress among Indian adolescent girls
Academic stress among Indian adolescent girls

. Seyed Fahim Irandoost; . Mohammad Hosein Taghdisi; . Tahereh Dehdari; . Bahman Bayangani; . Nammam Ali Azadi; . Sreevani Rentala; . Raghavendra Bheemappa Nayak; . Sugnyani Devi Patil; . Gayatri Subray Hegde; . Rajashree Aladakatti

Volume 9, Issue 8 , August 2019, Pages 1-7

Abstract
  CONTEXT: Academic learning is the main source of stress among adolescents and is associated withmental health problems; finding its determinants helps to know the risk factors that ...  Read More
Relationship between anger and drug addiction potential as factors affecting the health of medical students
Relationship between anger and drug addiction potential as factors affecting the health of medical students

. Parastoo Baharvand; . Farideh Malekshahi

Volume 9, Issue 8 , August 2019, Pages 1-6

Abstract
  BACKGROUND: One of the psychobehavioral factors that can predict drug abuse in students isanger. This study aimed to evaluate the association between anger and drug addiction potential ...  Read More
A modified student personalized learning approach to prompt academic acquisition in health sciences
A modified student personalized learning approach to prompt academic acquisition in health sciences

. Elham Raeisi; . Mathias Hossain Aazami; . Kamal Solati; . Omid Mohamadi; . Soleiman Ahmady

Volume 9, Issue 8 , August 2019, Pages 1-6

Abstract
  BACKGROUND: Metacognition activation is described as a pillar of a driver in the learning process.The current study investigated the effectiveness of a modified protocol of “student ...  Read More
Design and psychometrics cultural competence questionnaire for health promotion of Iranian nurses
Design and psychometrics cultural competence questionnaire for health promotion of Iranian nurses

. Mehdi Khanbabayi Gol; . Abasali Dorosti; . Majid Montazer

Volume 9, Issue 8 , August 2019, Pages 1-6

Abstract
  INTRODUCTION: As an important factor in the quality of nursing care, cultural competence of nursesshould be assessed to improve the quality of care provided. Nursing care is sensitive ...  Read More
Designing a safety management system for higher education centers
Designing a safety management system for higher education centers

. Alireza Jabbari; . Elahe Khorasani; . Hori Asgari; . raja Mardani; . Yasamin Molavi Taleghani

Volume 9, Issue 8 , August 2019, Pages 1-14

Abstract
  INTRODUCTION: The system of safety management in higher education centers can preventthe complications caused by harmful issues to students and bring their potential talents closer ...  Read More
Association of ABO blood types and novel obesity markers in healthy adolescents
Association of ABO blood types and novel obesity markers in healthy adolescents

. Nazeem Ishrat Siddiqui; . Ajay Soni; . Sarfaraz Alam Khan

Volume 9, Issue 8 , August 2019, Pages 1-5

Abstract
  INTRODUCTION: Association of ABO blood type with body mass index (BMI) was explored in thepast studies, but literature on association of novel obesity markerssuch as total body fat ...  Read More
The association of high‑risk behaviors and their relationship with identity styles in adolescents
The association of high‑risk behaviors and their relationship with identity styles in adolescents

. Ali Zabihi; . Seyedeh Roghayeh Jafarian Amiri; . Seyed Reza Hosseini; . Valiollah Padehban

Volume 9, Issue 8 , August 2019, Pages 1-7

Abstract
  BACKGROUND: Adolescence is considered an important stage in the onset of high‑risk behaviors.Identity styles have significant pathological effects in various aspects of high‑risk ...  Read More
Development of nursing students' performance in advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation through role-playing learning model
Development of nursing students' performance in advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation through role-playing learning model

. Mohammad Nasr‑Esfahani; . Ahmadreza Yazdannik; . Shahla Mohamadiriz

Volume 9, Issue 8 , August 2019, Pages 1-5

Abstract
  BACKGROUND: Role play is an educational method that is widely used for skill training because itforces students to think about people who play their role. Therefore, the present study ...  Read More
Validating Self-Reflection and Insight Scale to Measure readiness for Self-Regulated Learning
Validating Self-Reflection and Insight Scale to Measure readiness for Self-Regulated Learning

. Leila Naeimi; . Mahsa Abbaszadeh; . Azim Mirzazadeh; . Ali Reza Sima; . Saharnaz Nedjat; . Sara Mortaz Hejri

Volume 9, Issue 8 , August 2019, Pages 1-7

Abstract
  BACKGROUND: Professional behavior of physicians is under scrutiny by medical associations,media, and patients; therefore, medical students are expected to be self‑directed learners ...  Read More
Chronic exposure to organophosphate pesticides as an important challenge in promoting reproductive health: A comparative study
Chronic exposure to organophosphate pesticides as an important challenge in promoting reproductive health: A comparative study

. Abolfazl Ghafouri‑Khosrowshahi; . Akram Ranjbar; . Leila Mousavi; . Hossein Nili‑Ahmadabadi; . Fatemeh Ghaffari; . Hamed Zeinvand‑Lorestani; . Amir Nili‑Ahmadabadi

Volume 9, Issue 8 , August 2019, Pages 1-6

Abstract
  INTRODUCTION: Organophosphate compounds (OPCs) are suspected to make changes inreproductive function by oxidant/antioxidant balance disruption in the brain, consequently impairinghypothalamic, ...  Read More
Examination of the relationship of diet quality with cardiometabolic risk factors in apparently healthy college students
Examination of the relationship of diet quality with cardiometabolic risk factors in apparently healthy college students

. Rachel A. Williams; . Angela M. Rose; . Richard S. Bruno; . Andrew S. Hanks; . Julie A. Kennel; . Joshua D. McDonald; . Allison N. Labyk; . Carolyn Gunther

Volume 9, Issue 8 , August 2019, Pages 1-6

Abstract
  BACKGROUND: Preliminary evidence indicates that subclinical cardiometabolic abnormalities arepresent in apparently healthy nonobese young adults. Poor dietary habits may be a contributing ...  Read More