Iranian Journal of Health Education and Health Promotion
Year:2018 | Volume:6 | Issue:1 |Papers Count:8

Background and Objective: Self-medication is a serious health problem. So this study aimed to study the impact of educational intervention based on health belief model in order to prevent arbitrary use of drugs among women in health centers in Bandar Abbas.Methods: This study was interventional, semi-experimental and controlled (before and after). 180 women who referred to health centers have participated in this study and were divided randomly into two groups. The data collection method was a questionnaire based on Health Belief Model constructs and a checklist for selfmedication use. The questionnaires were distributed before and after the intervention, and finally, after 4 months, the information of both groups was collected again and analyzed. The data were analyzed by SPSS version 19, paired t-test and independent ttest. Results were considered significant at p<0.05.ere Results: Findings showed that the constructs of health belief model on the arbitrary use of drugs and women's performance after educational intervention were significantly different; and the female performance score increased from 4.7 to 7.7.Conclusion: The results indicated the effect of applying the health belief model on the prevention of arbitrary use in women. By increasing sensitivity, severity, benefits and perceived self-efficacy and reducing perceived barriers for arbitrary use of drugs, the level of women' self-treatment decreased.

Background and Objective: Despite the acceptance of Inter-professional education (IPE) as an approach to improve the participation process among members of the health department, few studies have used valid and reliable tools to evaluate the attitude. This study aimed to provide a valid and reliable tool for investigating the attitude towards inter professional education in health care.Methods: This study was conducted to evaluate the attitude towards IPE of 90 faculty members of Iran and Tehran University of Medical Sciences in 2015. Initial instrument- compromised 15 items, Likert type- was adopted from previous studies. Impact item score, content validity and content validity index were assessed by 10 participants and 10 experts respectively; construct validity was evaluated by using exploratory factor analysis. Reliability of the scale was evaluated by internal consistency calculation and with the test-retest. Results: According to the impact item score of above 1.5, the index of content validity of 0.62 and the content validity index of 0.7, 12 questions were preserved. Based on exploratory factor analysis, 12 items were kept in scale. Considering an eigenvalue above 1, two factors were extracted. This instrument was able to predict 52% of the change that occurred in the total scale.Conclusion: The results of this study indicated the strength of the factor structure and reliability of an instrument for measuring students’ attitudes towards IPE scale in health care. The results of study can assess attitude towards IPE in universities and other educational institutes.

Background and Objective: Dairy product is one of the most important nutrition and has a great role in health. However, it is inadequate intake of this nutrient in Iran. This study aimed to investigate perceived benefits and barriers of dairy consumption among women in Tehran.Methods: This cross-sectional study was descriptive and analytical. The statistical population of this study consists of 400 women, covered by health centers in Tehran. The data gathering tool was a questionnaire, including three parts: Standard Dietary Frequency Questionnaire, Demographic Information and Standard Questionnaire related to perceived barriers and benefits. The data were analyzed by using Spss software and Spearman، Mann U Whitney and Kruskal_Wallis tests.Results: The mean age was 37±11.9. The highest frequency of use was related to cheese. 78.1% of women consumed enough dairy product daily. The most important benefit for the women was to maintain healthy bones and teeth and most important perceived barrier was the price of these products. There was a significant relationship between dairy consumption and level of education (P<0.001) and marital status (P<0.004). There was a positive correlation between dairy consumption and perceived benefits and negative correlation between dairy consumption and perceived barriers. Conclusion: This study showed that although the matter of prices is one of the major obstacles for inadequate intake of dairy products but with increasing knowledge and perceived benefits, women will consume more dairy products. To improve the diet and health, it is suggested not only to increase women's awareness about the benefits of consuming dairy products, but dairy products’ prices should also be considered.

Background and Objective: This study aimed to examine the relationship between age, gender and body mass index with performance of fundamental motor skills among children aged 7-10 years.Methods: A total of 600 children aged 7-10 years from Tehran participated in this research. Body mass index was directly measured, dividing weight (kg) by squared height (m)2 for each child. Fundamental motor skills were assessed using the OSUSIGMA scale.Results: The results showed that age and gender variables had a significant relationship on walking and running skills, but BMI was not significant (P>0.05). Also age, gender and body mass index variables had a significant relationship on jumping, skipping, hopping and ladder climbing (P<0.05). Age and BMI variables had a significant relationship on ladder climbing but gender variables was not significant. The results showed that age and gender variables had significant effect on catching and throwing skills but BMI was not significant for these skills. Finally the results showed that age, gender and BMI had a significant relationship on kicking and sticking skills. Also, this research demonstrated that boys performed better than girls.Conclusion: Based on presented results, the need for educational programs in the field of play and physical activities seems necessary in elementary schools. If these programs are carefully implemented, can lead to increasing expertise in fundamental motor skills. Thus, increased playing and physical activities, will lead to reducing the prevalence of obesity and overweight in children.

Background and Objective: Living without mobility and physical inactivity is considered as one of the main modifiable causes of heart (cardiac) diseases. This study aimed to implement an educational program by using the theory of planned behavior to improve the physical activity of hypertensive patients.Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted among 150 patients with hypertension, referred to centers number 13 and 14 of Rasht in two intervention and control groups. The study tools were standardized GPAC questionnaire and physical activity related questionnaire based on the theory of planned behavior. Data analysis was done using Spss software.Results: The mean age of participants was 56.08 years, of which 76% were female and 24% were male. The mean and standard deviation of physical activity MET / MIN / WEAK were evaluated in five sections of total physical activity, physical activity at work, physical activity in displacement, physical activity of leisure and sitting state. The results showed that there was no significant difference in two groups before the intervention, and after that, there was a significant increase in total physical activity, physical activity at work and physical activity during sitting position in the intervention group, and decreased systolic and diastolic blood pressure in patients (P<0.05).Conclusion: The increasing of physical activity in hypertensive patients is effective in the quality of their self-care behaviors and it is necessary to provide some education on this matter to promote healthy lifestyle.

Background and Objective: Among women’s main problems during premenopause, difficulty in marital intimacy and sexual satisfaction can be noted. So, present research aimed to investigate the effectiveness of behavioral activation treatment on marital intimacy and sexual satisfaction of women during premenopause.Methods: This was a quasy-experimental research with a pre-test and post-test designed for experimental and control groups. The statistical population included all women during premenopause of Ahvaz city in 2016. 30 woman were selected by available sampling method and randomly assigned to two equal groups. The experimental group was trained about behavioral activation treatment in 8 sessions of 90 minutes. The groups completed the questionnaires of marital intimacy and sexual satisfaction as a pre-test and post-test. The data were analyzed using Spss-19 software and multivariate analysis of covariance method.Results: The results showed there was a significant difference between the experimental group and the control group on marital intimacy and sexual satisfaction. In other words behavioral activation treatment significantly led to marital intimacy increasing and sexual satisfaction of women during premenopause (P<0.05). Conclusion: Due to the results, behavioral activation treatment can increase the rate of marital intimacy and sexual satisfaction of women during premenopause, so counselors and therapists can use mentioned treatment method to increase marital intimacy and sexual satisfaction.

Background and Objective: Health is a multi-dimensional concept, and the WHO has pointed to its four physical, psychological, spiritual and social dimensions. Social health is one of the most important health indicators of each country and can be influenced by different factors. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between self-efficacy and dimensions of nurses’ social health.Methods: The research method was descriptive-analytic, correlation type. The statistical population was working nurses in Taleghani Hospital in Kermanshah in 2016. A sample of 100 were selected using randomized sampling method. Data were collected using the Demographic Information Questionnaire, Keyez methodology, and Sherer Self-efficacy Questionnaire. Data were entered into Spss-22 software and analyzed using Pearson correlation, independent t-test and one-way ANOVA.Results: The results showed that there was a significant relationship between nurses' self-efficacy and their social health (p <0.05). Also, there was no significant relationship between self-efficacy with demographic variables such as age, sex, education, residence and income level (p> 0.05).Conclusion: This research shows that there is a meaningful relationship between self-efficacy of the population studied and their social health. However, through selfefficacy- based interventions and education, the nurses' social health status was promoted.

Background and Objective: Healthy workplace models that have been used in the country merely appraised the situation of workplaces and were less practical and participative. The aim of this study is to indigenize the world health organization health promoting workplace model.Methods: Indigenization of the world health organization healthy workplace model to develop assessment tool for healthy work place were conducted in 3 phases. In preparation phase, checklist for assessment of different dimensions of the healthy workplace was prepared. In second phase, a practical guideline for application of model was developed and in third phase, the adaptation plan finalized draft of checklist and practical guideline was finalized through a joint meeting of panel members and representatives of the end users.Results: Situation of industrial workplaces in the country was considered in adaptation approach. Assessment tool for different dimensions of the healthy workplace including the physical work environment, the psychosocial work environment, the health resources and the enterprise involvement in the community and the practical guideline were finalized.Conclusion: Developed assessment tool for healthy workplace model and the practical guideline can be used by policy makers and planners.