Journal of Education and Health Promotion

Erratum: Health-promoting behaviors in staff and students of Ardabil University of Medical Sciences

Volume 13, Issue 1 , January 2023, Pages 1-1

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Erratum: Iranian nongovernmental organizations' initiatives in COVID-19 pandemic

Volume 13, Issue 1 , January 2023, Pages 1-1

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The organizational health components for small‑sized health‑care organizations: A systematic review

Shirin Alsadat Hadian; . Mohammad Hossein Yarmohammadian; . Nasrin Shaarbafchizadeh

Volume 13, Issue 1 , January 2023, Pages 1-11

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BACKGROUND: Organizational health (OH) is an organizational aspect in which staff is encouragedto be clearly involved and participate in decision‑making, problem solving, and collaborating ... Read More

COVID‑19 vaccination acceptance and adherence among pregnant and lactating high‑risk group individuals of Maharashtra State, India

. Vaibhav Kumar; . Yashashree Patil; . Romi Jain; . Nikhil Bhanushali; . Ketaki Gaonkar; . Jobsy Ciby

Volume 13, Issue 1 , January 2023, Pages 1-9

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BACKGROUND: Since the outbreak of the pandemic, the release of the COVID (Corona VirusDisease)‑19 vaccine was highly anticipated. Nevertheless, vaccine availability does not symbolize ... Read More

Designing unified trans‑diagnostic interventions and their efficacy on the common mechanisms of the comorbid obsessive personality disorder with anxiety, depression, and obsessive‑compulsive disorder: A protocol study

. Amin Zirakbash; . Farah Naderi; . Fatemeh Sadat Marashian; . Behnam Makvandi

Volume 13, Issue 1 , January 2023, Pages 1-5

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BACKGROUND: The immense comorbidity among disorders could be ascribed to commontrans‑diagnostic processes. The term trans‑diagnostic has been of interest in both pathologyand psychology. ... Read More BACKGROUND: The immense comorbidity among disorders could be ascribed to commontrans‑diagnostic processes. The term trans‑diagnostic has been of interest in both pathologyand psychology. Trans‑diagnostic treatments were created as opposed to treatments based onsingle‑diagnosis treatments. It addresses the common underlying mechanisms in a range of comorbiddisorders. Trans‑diagnostic treatment is one of the new psychological treatments, and its efficacy hasbeen proven on many psychological variables. The main focus of the current study is on designingunified trans‑diagnostic interventions and their efficacy on the shared mechanisms of comorbidobsessive personality disorder with anxiety, depression, and obsessive‑compulsive disorder.MATERIALS AND METHODS: the sequential transformative strategy has two stages; qualitativeand quantitative. In The first and qualitative section of the research, explanatory research will becarried out to investigate the trans‑diagnostic intervention using a systematic review. To validatethe trans‑diagnostic intervention, and simultaneously with the trans‑diagnostic intervention, aquestionnaire has been prepared and given to 10 psychology experts and professionals in thetreatment field concerning content validity by evaluators.Quasi‑experimental research will be assessed with a pre‑test, post‑test, and a two‑month follow‑upafter confirming the validity and reliability of the intervention in the quantitative section.CONCLUSION: Designing unified trans‑diagnosis interventions and their efficacy on the commonmechanisms of comorbid obsessive personality disorder with anxiety, depression, and obsessive‑compulsivedisorder is an effective treatment method for helping those suffering from a personality disorder. Clinicalpsychologists, psychology experts, psychiatrists, and mental health experts are all the immediatebeneficiaries of this study. Moreover, clients could benefit from this intervention with less money and time.

Prevalence and predictors of vaccine hesitancy among mothers of under‑five children: A hospital‑based cross‑sectional study

. Narayana Goruntla; . Kokkala Akanksha; . Katta Lalithaasudhaa; . Vikash Pinnu; . Dasaratharamaiah Jinka; . Pradeepkumar Bhupalam; . Jyosna Doniparthi

Volume 13, Issue 1 , January 2023, Pages 1-9

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BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) states that vaccine hesitancy is one ofthe top 10 threats to global public health. Evidence shows that vaccine hesitancy studies in Indiaare ... Read More BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) states that vaccine hesitancy is one ofthe top 10 threats to global public health. Evidence shows that vaccine hesitancy studies in Indiaare limited and targeted toward individual vaccines. The study aimed to fill this gap by exploring therelationship between demographics and SAGE factors toward vaccine hesitancy.MATERIALS AND METHODS: A hospital‑based, cross‑sectional, analytical study was conductedin a non‑governmental organization (NGO) hospital with 330 beds, located in Bathalapalli,Andhra Pradesh, India. Mothers of under‑five children who attended outpatient departments ofpediatrics or obstetrics and gynecology were included. A total of 574 mothers were enrolled andvaccine hesitancy was determined by reviewing the mother–child protection card for the presenceof delay or refusal of the recommended vaccine. A face‑to‑face interview was conducted to obtaindemographics and WHO–SAGE variables from the participants. Binary logistic regression analysiswas performed to associate independent variables (demographics and SAGE variables) with thedependent variable (vaccine hesitancy).RESULTS: Out of 574 respondents, 161 mother’s children were noted as vaccine‑hesitant (refusal = 7;delay = 154); and the prevalence of vaccine hesitancy was 28.05%. The delay was observed in allrecommended vaccines, but the refusal or reluctance was seen in only four vaccines (hepatitis Bbirth dose = 1; IPV 1 and 2 = 2; Measles 1 and 2 = 3; and Rota 1, 2, and 3 = 1). The respondents’demographics like no or lower parent education (OR = 3.17; 95%CI = 1.50–6.72) and fewer antenatalvisits (OR = 2.30; 95%CI = 1.45–3.36) showed higher odds, whereas the upper socioeconomicstatus showed lower odds (OR = 0.09; 95%CI = 0.02–0.36) toward vaccine hesitancy. The WHO–SAGE dimensions like awareness (OR = 0.14; 95%CI = 0.03–0.53), poor access (OR = 7.76;95%CI = 3.65–16.51), and low acceptability of the individual (OR = 07.15; 95%CI = 1.87–27.29),community (OR = 6.21; 95%CI = 1.58–24.33) were significantly associated with vaccine hesitancy.CONCLUSION: The study concludes that the prevalence of vaccine hesitancy was high. Vaccinesafety and children’s health are primary concerns for parents’ refusal/reluctance. To achieve 100%immunization coverage, policymakers need to reduce vaccine hesitancy by developing strategiesbased on demographic and WHO–SAGE working group predictors.

Perceptions of medical undergraduate students toward biomedical research – A sequential, explanatory, mixed‑method study from Puducherry, South India

. Gaurang Narayan; . Anandaraj Rajagopal; . Lopamudra Moharana

Volume 13, Issue 1 , January 2023, Pages 1-7

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BACKGROUND: Biomedical research is not given adequate attention during undergraduationdue to the failure of the medical curriculum to motivate the students to take up research, teach ... Read More

The economic cost of cancer treatment in Iran

. Alireza Jabbari; . Marziye Hadian; . Elaheh Mazaheri; . Zahra Khakdel Jelodar

Volume 13, Issue 1 , January 2023, Pages 1-6

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BACKGROUND: With more than 12 million new cases of cancers and nearly 7.6 million deathsworldwide in 2020, cancer is currently the third leading cause of mortality in the world. The ... Read More BACKGROUND: With more than 12 million new cases of cancers and nearly 7.6 million deathsworldwide in 2020, cancer is currently the third leading cause of mortality in the world. The costsspent on treating patients with cancer account for a significant amount of healthcare costs. Healthcareexpenditures for cancer treatment have also increased significantly and are projected to skyrocketfurther over the next decade. This study was conducted to determine medical and non‑medical directcosts for the prevention of cancer in patients hospitalized in 10 selected educational hospitals in Iran.MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study employed a cross‑sectional design and was conducted in10 selected educational hospitals in Tabriz, Tehran, Isfahan, Mashhad, and Shiraz in 2020. Usinga researcher‑made questionnaire, we assessed direct medical costs and direct non-medical costsof cancer in patients over 20 years old with kinds of breast, prostate, leukemia, lymphatic, stomach,liver, lung, bladder, uterine, and intestine cancers who undertook oncology treatments (n = 2410).Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics including mean and standard deviation and analyticstatistics such as Kolmogorov–Smirnov, analysis of variance, and t‑test, using SPSS 18 and P ≤0.05.RESULT: The mean direct non-medical cost paid out of pocket per month was $99.6 ± $10.81 USD,and the mean direct medical cost per month was $1029.4 ± $68.5 USD. The total cost paid by thepatients was $889.4 ± 69.81 USD per month.CONCLUSION: Given the increasing number of patients with cancer, it is necessary to increase thenumber of special centers for the prevention and treatment of cancers. Dissemination of informationabout the costs of illnesses and their complications enables decision‑makers to make a propercomparison between different uses of resources. Moreover, to support the patients, the health systemmust implement plans to decrease out‑of‑pocket payments by patients.

Hospital health literacy conceptual explanation: A qualitative content analysis based on experts and population perspectives

. Fatemeh Bahrambeygi; . Sakineh Rakhshanderou; . Ali Ramezankhani; . Mohtasham Ghaffari

Volume 13, Issue 1 , January 2023, Pages 1-13

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BACKGROUND AND AIM: Given the complexities of the health care system and the importanceof the subject and effects of health literacy in all aspects of care, defining specific health ... Read More

Impact of angiotensin receptor blocker as antihypertensive in assessing mortality in patients of COVID‑19: A single tertiary care center study

. Sourya Acharya; . Sunil Kumar; . Ruchita Kabra; . Mansi Patel; . Neha Phate; . Dhruv Talwar; . Varun Daiya

Volume 13, Issue 1 , January 2023, Pages 1-5

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BACKGROUND: The angiotensin‑converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor, a membrane receptorpresent in the respiratory system, the gastrointestinal tracts, the heart, and the kidney is the ... Read More

The effectiveness of group intervention focused on intolerance of uncertainty on psychological distress and quality of life in multiple sclerosis patients

. Hani Rahimi; . Mohammadreza Pirmoradi; . Fahimeh Fathali Lavasani; . Hojjatollah Farahani

Volume 13, Issue 1 , January 2023, Pages 1-8

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AIM AND BACKGROUND: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a long‑course incurable disease as well as anunknown prognosis causing patients to experience a variety of psychological outcomes. Meanwhile,inability ... Read More

Adherence to medical nutrition therapy and it’s challenges among antenatal women with gestational diabetes mellitus in South India‑ A sequential explanatory mixed‑method study

. Vanessa Ravel; . Venkatachalam Jayaseelan; . Sasirekha Rengaraj; . Subitha Lakshminarayanan; . Sivaranjini Kannusamy; . Balaji Susindhran

Volume 13, Issue 1 , January 2023, Pages 1-12

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BACKGROUND: Globally, one in ten pregnant women have diabetes; out of which, 90% contributeto gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) is the cornerstone ... Read More

The relationship between sexual self‑concept and contraception sexual behavior in 15 to 49 years old women covered by community health centers

. Fatemeh Doremami; . Hajar Salimi; . Zeinab Heidari; . Fatemeh Torabi

Volume 13, Issue 1 , January 2023, Pages 1-8

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BACKGROUND: One of the most important goals of sexual intercourse is to arouse the psychologicaleffects of intercourse and to increase sexual self‑concept, which changes following ... Read More

Metamemory functioning and memory strategies used among medical students

. Kinjari Kancharla; . Sagayaraj Kanagaraj; . Ram Gopal C. N.

Volume 13, Issue 1 , January 2023, Pages 1-8

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BACKGROUND: Metamemory can be described as an intentional endeavor to guide or controlone’s memory processes. In other words, awareness and knowledge of one’s own memory ... Read More

Challenges of providing health services to patients with cardiovascular diseases during disasters in Iran: A qualitative study

. Shandiz Moslehi; . Fahimeh Barghi Shirazi

Volume 13, Issue 1 , January 2023, Pages 1-11

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BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular diseases are the most common causes of death in the world.Because of the rate of emergencies and disasters in the country, this study was conducted toinvestigate ... Read More

Effective components of teachers’ professionalism in viewpoints of various stakeholders

. Fatemeh Keshmiri; . Sara Jambarsang; . Amir Houshang Mehrparvar

Volume 13, Issue 1 , January 2023, Pages 1-8

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BACKGROUND: The teacher must conduct educational responsibilities in the best way by observingthe ethical principles to meet students’ educational needs. The aim of the study ... Read More BACKGROUND: The teacher must conduct educational responsibilities in the best way by observingthe ethical principles to meet students’ educational needs. The aim of the study was to investigate themain factors of professionalism among faculty members from the viewpoints of various stakeholdersincluding learners, peers, and educational officials, as well as the components were assessed fromthe viewpoints of the stakeholders.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a descriptive analytical study conducted in two phases. Inthe first phase, a questionnaire was developed and validated to assess the professional behaviorof faculty members. In the second phase, the evaluation of the teachers’ professional behavior wasdone from the viewpoint of various stakeholders, including learners, middle and senior educationmanagers and peers. The participants were faculty members from 10 schools enrolled in the studyby census (n = 427). To extract the factors that constitute professional behavior in faculty members,exploratory factor analysis was used. Data were summarized using descriptive indices (mean,standard deviation, and percent). Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was used to extract the factorsthat constitute professional behavior in faculty members. Data was analyzed by using SPSSsoftware (version 23.0).RESULTS: In the first phase, the questionnaire with 11 items was developed. The validity and reliabilityof the tool was confirmed. The mean (SD) of the faculty members’ scores was 4.54(±0.34), with aminimum score of 2.33 and a maximum score of 5.00. The highest scores of faculty members werereported in the items of “altruism to colleagues and students” and the lowest scores were relatedto “feedback seeking and feedback acceptance”. Professional behavior was categorized under twodomains: accountability to professional duties and adherence to professional values. Fifty percentof the participants followed the adherence to professional values (P = 0.22), but less than 50% ofthe individuals followed the adherence to professional duties significantly (P = 0.002).CONCLUSION: The results of the present study showed that adherence to professional duties was lowin faculty members. Assessment of individuals’ adherence in these two domains showed that facultymembers’ compliance in the domain of accountability to professional duties was significantly lower.

Impact of social media on mental health of the general population during Covid‑19 pandemic: A systematic review

. Uma Phalswal; . Vani Pujari; . Rasmita Sethi; . Ranjana Verma

Volume 13, Issue 1 , January 2023, Pages 1-12

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During the COVID‑19 pandemic, people are using social media more than usual routine because theyrely on online sources to seek health information for themselves and their loved ones. ... Read More During the COVID‑19 pandemic, people are using social media more than usual routine because theyrely on online sources to seek health information for themselves and their loved ones. The spread ofinaccurate and misleading information via social media has a number of detrimental psychologicaleffects on members of society. The aim of this systematic review was to describe the impact of socialmedia on the mental health of the general population. An extensive systematic search was done till thelast month of 2021 for collecting the evidence using the PRISMA technique. The search was mainlyfocused on the article leading with keywords and search engines used during the course of the studywere Pubmed, Semantic Scholar, Mendeley, and Science direct. Articles for this study were selectedbased on the predetermined eligibility criteria and performed quality assessment by using the NHLBIquality assessment tool. Most of the studies included in this review are found fair (score between9 and 12) quality. Out of 866 publications, 533 articles were included in the initial screening, afterduplication removal 46 full‑text articles were assessed for eligibility and 14 studies were selected forsystematic review. In most of the studies, maximum participants used social media as a primary sourceof information. Relatively high rates of symptoms of depression (14.14% to 48.3%), anxiety (7.4% to47.82%), and prevalence of stress increased to 37.67% are reported after exposure to social mediafor coverage of COVID‑19 news in the general population. Risk factors of psychological distress areassociated with female gender, younger age group, marital status, staying alone, and duration ofexposure to mass media. Increased exposure to COVID‑19 information through mass/social mediais associated with highly significant levels of psychological health issues; mitigating the hazardouseffect of social media exposure during the COVID‑19 pandemic on the psychological health of thegeneral population is an international public health priority.

Designing a conceptual model for dynamic empowerment of medical science education managers

. Mehdi Bagheri; . Shahram Shayan; . Fariba Jowkar

Volume 13, Issue 1 , January 2023, Pages 1-11

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BACKGROUND: Educational managers at universities of medical sciences are the suppliers ofhuman resources to the healthcare system. Thus, attention to their professional empowerment ... Read More

The age of doom scrolling – Social media’s attractive addiction

. Rajeshwari S.; . S. Meenakshi

Volume 13, Issue 1 , January 2023, Pages 1-6

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BACKGROUND: Human survival requires the ability to communicate. Today’s students’ use ofsocial media has opened up a slew of new possibilities; nevertheless, it is hard ... Read More

An exploratory study of the clinical technology undergraduate program in South Africa: Preparedness of students for clinical practice

. Dorcas Rosaley Prakaschandra; . Rhoda Meyer; . Raisuyah Bhagwan

Volume 13, Issue 1 , January 2023, Pages 1-8

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BACKGROUND: This study sought to understand whether the theoretical components of thecurriculum prepared students for clinical practice training in the Bachelor of Health Sciences (BHSc)in ... Read More

Impact of a simple educational intervention on awareness regarding cardiovascular disease among school‑going adolescents in a rural area of Bengaluru district, India

. Vivek Bhat; . Reubel Coates; . Deepthi Shanbhag; . Natasha Pillai; . Neha Zacharias; . Reema D’Souza; . Geo Judes Mathew

Volume 13, Issue 1 , January 2023, Pages 1-5

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BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number one cause of death in India.Atherosclerosis begins in the second decade of life; thus, preventive efforts beginning in adolescenceare ... Read More

WHO‑PEN intervention in Iran’s health system based on 5As healthy lifestyle counseling model: A randomized‑clinical trial

. Najmolmolook Amini; . Sakineh Rakhshanderou; . Ali Ramezankhani; . Alireza Delavari; . Mohtasham Ghaffari

Volume 13, Issue 1 , January 2023, Pages 1-9

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BACKGROUND: Skill Training Intervention Based on the Healthy Lifestyle Counselling Module (5Asmodel) in the Ira PEN Program.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study was a randomized controlled ... Read More

Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward seasonal influenza vaccine during the COVID‑19 pandemic among students at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences‑Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

. Amir Abushouk; . Mohamed Eldigire Ahmed; . Zaher Althagaf; . Abdulrhman Almehmadi; . Samer Alasmari; . Fares Alenezi; . Muhannad Fallata; . Rayan Alshamrani

Volume 13, Issue 1 , January 2023, Pages 1-7

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BACKGROUND: Annual influenza vaccine is recommended among health professionals especially,health science undergraduates; although, studies suggest that there is a low level of vaccine ... Read More

Predicting intubation risk among COVID‑19 hospitalized patients using artificial neural networks

. Raoof Nopour; . Mostafa Shanbezadeh; . Hadi Kazemi-Arpanahi

Volume 13, Issue 1 , January 2023, Pages 1-8

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BACKGROUND: Accurately predicting the intubation risk in COVID‑19 patients at the admissiontime is critical to optimal use of limited hospital resources, providing customized and ... Read More

Development and validation of structured training module for healthcare workers involved in managing pediatric patients during COVID‑19 pandemic using “Objective Structured Clinical Examination” (OSCE)

. Rachna Pasi; . Thirunavukkarasu Arun Babu; . Vinoth Kumar Kalidoss

Volume 13, Issue 1 , January 2023, Pages 1-6

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BACKGROUND: COVID‑19 (Coronavirus disease‑19) is an ongoing pandemic. COVID vaccineadministration in adults has provided some degree of protection from infection but children are ... Read More BACKGROUND: COVID‑19 (Coronavirus disease‑19) is an ongoing pandemic. COVID vaccineadministration in adults has provided some degree of protection from infection but children are stillsusceptible So, we have to be prepared to handle COVID‑19 infection in children by training ourhealthcare workers by updating both their knowledge and skills. We developed a training module totrain our healthcare workers in all domains of learning and also planned related assessment methodsto know the effectiveness of the module.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a quasi‑experimental study with pre‑ and post‑interventionconducted at a tertiary‑level teaching medical college in southern India from July to September 2021.The training module was developed as per the “ADDIE” model of the development process module.It was further validated by five experts before implementation. In addition to the quasi‑experimentalmethod of evaluation like pre‑ and post‑test, Observed Skill clinical examination (OSCE) had beenalso used as an assessment tool at the completion of training. A total of 92 participants have beentrained as per this module in our tertiary‑level care hospital. The association between continuousand categorical variables was assessed using an independent t‑test and ANOVA, and paired t‑testwas used for comparing the difference between pre‑ and post‑test scores.RESULTS: Pre‑test scores had no association with years of experience (P = 0.803) and previoustraining status of participants (P = 0.350). The mean difference of pre‑ and post‑test scores was 3.8and it was statistically significant (P value < 0.001) A weak positive correlation between pre‑ andpost‑test was present by the Spearmen correlation test (r = 0.337). The correlation between post‑testscore and OSCE score does not have a significant correlation.CONCLUSION: Structured training module was effective in training the participants. Multimodeassessment method (Pre‑test, Post‑test, and OSCE) is an important step to evaluate any trainingprogram as compared to only the pre‑ and post‑test methods of evaluation.

The effect of self‑care training programs on lifestyle and breast self‑examination of immigrant Afghan women

. Elaha Jafari; . Mahnaz Zarshenas; . Monireh Toosi; . Azar Nematollahi; . Mehrab Sayadi

Volume 13, Issue 1 , January 2023, Pages 1-7

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BACKGROUND: Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer and a major cause of mortality amongwomen. Breast self‑examination (BSE) is a key technique for early diagnosis of breast cancer,which, ... Read More

Multidimensional perfectionism trends among various core and allied health care professionals in a major Indian metropolitan city of Western India

. Vaibhav Kumar; . Sushrut Anarase; . Romi Jain; . Nikhil Bhanushali; . Prachi Salvi; . Liza Ansari

Volume 13, Issue 1 , January 2023, Pages 1-13

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BACKGROUND: This exploratory study was done to assess the multidimensional perfectionismtrends among various core and allied health care professionals in a major Indian metropolitan ... Read More BACKGROUND: This exploratory study was done to assess the multidimensional perfectionismtrends among various core and allied health care professionals in a major Indian metropolitan city ofwestern India. Unlike other scales, here we considered both individual and intersubjective componentsof perfectionism by introducing three trait dimensions – self‑oriented perfectionism, other‑orientedperfectionism, and socially prescribed perfectionism.MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross‑sectional descriptive type of study was conducted with totalsample consisting of 500 participants with the main motive of evaluation and comparison of themultidimensional perfectionism among interns of the core and allied health care professionals fromfields of medicine, dentistry, ayurveda, and homeopathy residing in the major Indian metropolitancities of western India.RESULTS: This study showed that under the self‑oriented domain, highest mean score is of medicalfaculty (73.97). In other‑oriented domain, dental (62.62) and homeopathy (62.38) professionals havealmost similar mean. Lowest being of ayurveda (61.65) compared to the highest score of the medicalfraternity (67.62). In the socially prescribed domain, medical professionals (65.53) have the highestmean though it is the lowest mean value of the medical faculty compared to other two domains.Chi‑square test is applied to the data for the questions among all the three domains. Correlation hasbeen deduced by applying Pearson’s correlation to the collected data from the study. The degree ofcorrelation between self‑oriented with self‑oriented is 1, self‑oriented with other‑oriented is 0.763,and that of self‑oriented with socially oriented is 0.678.CONCLUSION: Medical professionals scoring maximum in self‑oriented perfectionism compared toother two domains reflect their extreme personal standards. Medical professionals are followed bydental professionals in self oriented perfectionism who are demanded of perfection in their routinepractice. Ayurveda and homeopathy professionals scored better in other‑oriented and sociallyprescribed perfectionism attributing to their sentiments of fulfilling the expectations and demandsof others.

Development and validation of a questionnaire based on the protection motivation theory to predict cigarette smoking preventive behavior in the Iranian university students

. Salime Zare Abdollahi; . Seyed Saeed Mazloomy Mahmoodabad,; . Mohammad Hasan Lotfi; . Seyed Mojtaba Yassini Ardakani

Volume 13, Issue 1 , January 2023, Pages 1-9

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BACKGROUND: Prevention of smoking is very important at a young age and during the studentperiod. Because of the lack of a questionnaire based on the prevention of smoking behavior,this ... Read More

‘Eat Right, Future Bright: Nutrition Education Program’ (ERFB-NEP) module for aboriginal primary school children in Malaysia

. Nur A. Nordin; . Syasya N. Haris; . Syahrul B. A. Hamid

Volume 13, Issue 1 , January 2023, Pages 1-8

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BACKGROUND: Nutrition is essential for schoolchildren to reach their full potential psychologicallyand cognitively. Malnutrition, which is prevalent among aboriginal schoolchildren ... Read More

Development and psychometric properties of teamwork scale in resuscitation: A sequential exploratory mixed‑method study

. Mohammad Hosseini; . Abbas Heydari.; . Hamidreza Reihani; . Hossein Kareshki

Volume 13, Issue 1 , January 2023, Pages 1-10

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BACKGROUND: Non‑technical skills as a complement to technical skills have become increasinglyimportant in cardio‑pulmonary resuscitation, and teamwork is one of the most prominent ... Read More BACKGROUND: Non‑technical skills as a complement to technical skills have become increasinglyimportant in cardio‑pulmonary resuscitation, and teamwork is one of the most prominent of theseskills. Because of the limited number of tools introduced and validated for measuring teamwork inresuscitation, this study was conducted to develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of theTeamwork Scale in Resuscitation (TSR).MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study was a sequential exploratory mixed‑method study and wasconducted between March 2020 and April 2021 and in two phases. In the first phase (qualitative),semi‑structured interviews were performed with resuscitation team members who were selected usinga purposeful sampling method with maximum variation in terms of experience, level of education,age, and gender. Using directed qualitative content analysis, the data were analyzed and the primaryitem pool was developed. In the second phase (quantitative), assessing face, content, and constructvalidity as well as reliability via the internal consistency and stability, the psychometric properties ofthe instrument are evaluated.RESULTS: The initial tool consisted of 54 items; after assessing the face validity, ten items wereremoved during content validity, and the final tool consisted of 44 items and three main categoriesincluding the essential prerequisites for resuscitation, leadership, and teamwork, which was scoredbased on a 5‑point Likert scale from strongly disagree to strongly agree. The convergent validity andconcurrent validity of the tool were confirmed. The reliability of the instrument was also confirmedusing Cronbach’s alpha test and re‑test and the intra‑class correlation coefficient (ICC) between raters.CONCLUSION: The validity and reliability of TSR for measuring teamwork in resuscitation ina simulated environment are approved. Further studies are suggested for different contexts ofresuscitation and with trained raters to evaluate its use in real resuscitation situations.

Unleashing the most effective oral health education intervention technique for improving the oral hygiene status and oral health knowledge in visually impaired young individuals: A systematic review and meta‑analysis

. Apurva P Deshpande; . Anil V Ankola; . Roopali Sankeshwari; . Sagar Jalihal; . Deepika V Bhat; . Abhra Roy Choudhury; . Ram Surath Kumar; . Atrey Pai Khot

Volume 13, Issue 1 , January 2023, Pages 1-17

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Appropriate oral health education (OHE) plays a vital role in prevention of oral diseases and would bridgethe gap between dentists and visually impaired individuals. Hence, this systematic ... Read More

Home health care of Iranian elderly with dementia: Study protocol for guideline adaptation

. Alireza Irajpour; . Fatemeh Maleki; . Mohsen Shati; . Mohamad R. Najafii

Volume 13, Issue 1 , January 2023, Pages 1-6

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BACKGROUND: Advanced stages of dementia interfere with elderly self‑care. Consequently, theyneed caregivers who take responsibility for their care in the long‑term. Restrictions ... Read More

The relationship between personality traits and learning styles in medical education students at Iran University of Medical Sciences: A cross‑sectional study

. Zohreh Sohrabi; . Shoaleh Bigdeli; . Shabnam Nadjafi

Volume 13, Issue 1 , January 2023, Pages 1-6

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BACKGROUND: The relationship between personality traits and learning styles is an attractivesubject for researchers. “Learning Style” indicates on a method of education ... Read More

Pregnant women’s experiences of well‑being in high‑risk pregnancy: A qualitative study

. Kobra Mirzakhani; . Abbas Ebadi; . Farhad Faridhosseini; . Talat Khadivzadeh

Volume 13, Issue 1 , January 2023, Pages 1-9

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BACKGROUND: Physical changes in high‑risk pregnancy (HRP) can lead to changes in mood andsocial relationships and negative effects on women’s well‑being. Individuals in different ... Read More

Psychological features of the course of SARS‑CoV‑2 in individuals with chronic nephrology diseases

. Iryna Savenkova; . Mykola Didukh; . Volodymyr Schevchenko; . Oksana Oleksyuk; . Vira Yaroshenko

Volume 13, Issue 1 , January 2023, Pages 1-9

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BACKGROUND: It’s already known for certain that SARS‑CoV‑2 can affect any vital humanorgan, and super‑complex cases are even characterized by multiple organ pathology. In ... Read More

Using theory of reasoned action to reduce high‑risk sexual behaviors among patients with HPV: A randomized controlled trial

. Nima Pourgholamamiji; . Hooman Shahsavari; . Arpi Manookian; . Tahereh Soori; . Maryam Zandkarimkhani; . Zahra Zare

Volume 13, Issue 1 , January 2023, Pages 1-8

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BACKGROUND: Sexually transmitted diseases are a major health problem in all countries. Humanpapillomavirus (HPV) infection is the most common viral sexually transmitted disease in both ... Read More

Awareness, knowledge, and psycho‑emotional aspect of infertility among women seeking fertility assistance at a tertiary care hospital in Chhattisgarh, a cross‑sectional study

. Vinita Singh; . Gitika Rajpal; . Sagarika Majumdar; . Sucharita Mandal; . Rajshree Sahu

Volume 13, Issue 1 , January 2023, Pages 1-15

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BACKGROUND: The lack of fundamental knowledge and awareness about the biological process ofreproduction is low worldwide but has reportedly higher incidence rates in under‑developed ... Read More BACKGROUND: The lack of fundamental knowledge and awareness about the biological process ofreproduction is low worldwide but has reportedly higher incidence rates in under‑developed countries.Infertility can have a tremendous effect on a woman’s psychological and social well‑being, pushingher toward mental stress, anxiety, depression self‑blame, self‑isolation, feeling of worthlessness,and lack of interest in life. The present study was conducted to determine the level of knowledge andawareness regarding factors affecting fertility and also to ascertain the emotional status of femalesvisiting the Obstetrics and Gynecology out‑patient department for fertility assistance.MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross‑sectional study was performed by using a questionnairewhich had two parts; the first part had questions about awareness and knowledge of the subjectof infertility, and the second part had 12 questions that assessed the psychological and emotionalstatus of the participants, and it also explored prevailing myths about infertility based on a validatedquestionnaire.RESULTS: There was a significant difference in mean knowledge score; those who were moreeducated had better knowledge of various aspects of infertility. The overall adequacy for knowledgeand awareness revealed that only 62 (47.7%) of the participants had adequate knowledge (score >6)regarding female infertility. The mean score for knowledge among all the respondents was 6.61 ± 1.48.The overall emotional and psychological score suggested that 30 (23%) of the respondents weredisturbed because of stress because of infertility.CONCLUSION: Infertility can have a serious impact on the psychological well‑being of females,and social pressure and stigma associated with childlessness can further worsen the physical andemotional well‑being of couples, which needs to be addressed before starting treatment of infertilityfor a better response to treatment. The limited knowledge and prevailing mis‑conceptions regardinginfertility need to be sincerely dealt with to complement the medical treatment of infertility.

Knowledge, attitude, and practice of medical interns and postgraduate residents on American Geriatric Society updated Beers criteria

. Aditi Rathore; . Rishabh Sharma; . Parveen Bansal; . Manik Chhabra; . Malika Arora

Volume 13, Issue 1 , January 2023, Pages 1-8

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BACKGROUND: Potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) prevalence in older adults is increasingday by day due to lack of knowledge among medical students and professionals.OBJECTIVE: ... Read More BACKGROUND: Potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) prevalence in older adults is increasingday by day due to lack of knowledge among medical students and professionals.OBJECTIVE: To determine the knowledge of medical students toward American GeriatricSociety (AGS) Beers criteria for PIM prescribing.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This cross‑sectional study employed a self‑administered questionnairewhich was validated and designed to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of medical internsand postgraduate residents on Beers criteria for PIMs in older adults. The study was conductedin Faridkot region of Punjab in 2019. This study will utilize a purposive sampling strategy and aconvenience sampling of up to 183 participants. Mann–Whitney U or Kruskal–Wallis tests were usedto compare different issues as appropriate. P values of <0.05 were considered significant.RESULTS: Out of 183 questionnaires distributed, only 155 participants (response rate 84.6%) hadfilled the survey and were included in the study. 61.3% (n = 95) of the respondents were males. Themean knowledge score of 155 participants was (5.16 ± 1.56), where the highest score was 9 and thelowest score was 2 out of 10. 15.5% (n = 24) of the participant strongly agreed that Beers criteria useis necessary in clinical setting and would be very helpful. While 22.5% (n = 35) of the participantsstrongly agreed that PIMs cause adverse drug event (ADE) and drug‑related problems (DRPs) inolder adults. Age of the participant had a significant effect on the knowledge score (p = 0.009), andparticipant aged between 31 and 40 years had significantly higher knowledge scores compared withparticipants falls under 20–30 years.CONCLUSION: Medical students and postgraduate residents had average knowledge of PIMs andare unaware of the standard guidelines in older adults such as the Beers criteria. Lack of formaleducation or training about Beers guidelines was the main reason responsible for average knowledgeamong participants.

Translation, cross‑cultural adaptation, and psychometric evaluation of the Persian version of the Symptom Distress Scale (SDS) in heart failure patients

. Mansoureh A. Farahani; . Shabnam Shariatpanahi; . Fereshteh J. Tehrani; . Mahsa Boozaripour

Volume 13, Issue 1 , January 2023, Pages 1-10

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BACKGROUND: Patients with heart failure experience severe and chronic physical and psychologicalmanifestations while the disease progresses. Assessing the degree of distress caused ... Read More

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