Iranian Journal of Health Education and Health Promotion
Year:2013 | Volume:1 | Issue:1|Papers Count:5

Background: Nowadays computer has changed to an integral component in all the workplaces particularly in administrative ones. Health is directly related to internalsocial factors of work.Objective: This research is conducted to determine the Prevalence of psychosocial complications among computer users and to specify the factors influencing these complications.Method: The method of the present study is correlational and it is conducted randomly on 199 computer users in Abadan oil company. The data were collected through demographic questionnaire and psychosocial complications resulting from using computers were assessed. The maintained information was analyzed through Spss-19.Results: The sample compromised 78 females and 121 males aged between 30- 40 averagely, who were using computers 21 to 40 hours on average in one week. The results indicated that 51.8% of participants were suffering from psychosocial complications due to using computers moderately and 3.1% of them with the minimum frequency faced severe complications. Significant statistical relationships were seen between these complications and working hours, working hours and computer, rest and education.Conclusion: At the present time the existence of psychosocial complications are not damaging in the society which is being investigated; however, the users who use computer moderately are in danger and the way they use computers determines whether in future computer users will be addicted to computers severely or will be healthy users.

Background: Regarding prevalence of non-communicable diseases such as primary hypertension, osteoporosis, and cardiovascular diseases that sedentary is responsible for them; health policy makers plan to encourage people to do more physical activity. In this study, Knowledge, attitude and practice towards physical activity and its Related Factors of College Students Living on Campus in Shahid Beheshti University of medical science were determined.Methods: In this descriptive analytic survey, 665 individuals College Students Living on Campus in Shahid Beheshti University of medical science were selected by clustering sampling method. Data collected using a questionnaire and analyzed by SPSS16 (Pearson, spearman, ANOVA and T-test).Result: 54.9% of the subjects were female and 45.1% were male. Mean age of participants was 21.82 years for female and 22.76 years for male. Mean scores of knowledge was 73±1.72 for male and 78.901.66±for female. In addition mean scores of attitude was 79.18 for male and 74.33 for female and mean scores of practice was 228.78 minute per week for male and 174.41minute per week for female.Conclusion: Results indicated that students had no optimal practice towards physical activity. Thus, more attention is necessary to be paid by authorities to this specific topic and some measures are essential in training students.

Background: Overweight and obesity along with life style, increasing urbanization and low physical activity are the major factors influencing prevalence of chronic diseases.Unawareness of citizens as well as inappropriate diet is the etiologic factors of being obese. The aim of this study reviews effects training weight management and obesity prevention on knowledge of clients coming to Neighborhood Health Houses in the city of Tehran.Methods: This is a quasi-experimental study.150 clients coming to Health House was randomly selected. The data was collected by questionnaire; the questions divided into 4 parts: demographic information of clients, psychological knowledge of clients, client’s knowledge of the etiologic causes of obesity and various treatment of weight management, client’s knowledge of sport medicine. The questionnaires in 2 steps before and after training were completed. Educational program was performed as face to face training using whiteboard, questioning and answering and providing some educational material. Data analyzing was done by SPSS and test-paired.Results: Performing educational program has significantly influenced on knowledge of the clients. In all indexes mean of samples was more after training. Level of significance was less than 0.05.Conclusion: Weight management training had a significant effect on client’s knowledge. It is necessary to extend these programs.

Background: The study aimed at assessing the knowledge and skill of 4 medial related majors regard to CPR.Methods: Using a the descriptive-analytical design, the knowledge and skill of 320 senior students in medicine and nursing (clinical) disciplines with special education about CPR and health management & public health students (non-clinical) with potential related education about CPR during educational course, were assessed by a self report questionnaire. Collected data were analyzed by Chi 2 or Fisher, Student t and ANOVA tests in SPSS software.Results: Most of participants were female. The mean age of sample was 22.5±2.92. Students which receive special education about CPR, compared to other disciplines that receive only related education about CPR, have more knowledge about it (p<0.001) but their knowledge has a considerable gap to ideal situation. The score related to reported skills by most of student was higher than their knowledge score.Conclusion: The findings of this study indicate although the most of clinical participants versus non clinicians have relatively good knowledge about CPR but there is an over estimation between knowledge and skills related to CPR among them. This needs to more assess as well as the need to revision in special related education.

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