ORIGINAL_ARTICLE Prevention of Workplace Musculoskeletal Disorders among Computer Operators http://hehp.modares.ac.ir/article-1-2082-en.pdf 2017-08-29 1 3 Mohammad Hossein Delshad 1 PhD Candidate, Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran AUTHOR Sedigheh Sadat Tavafian 2 Associate Professor, Department of Health Education & Health Promotion, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran AUTHOR Anoshirvan Kazemnejad 3 Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. AUTHOR
ORIGINAL_ARTICLE The Effect of Education via Mobile Text Messaging on Self-care amongst Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Aim: The most important factor underlying the mortality of patients with diabetes is the lack of self-care. This study aimed to determine the effect of education via mobile text messaging on the self-care of patients with type 2 diabetes.Methods: This semi-experimental controlled study was carried out on 74 patients with diabetes in Chabahar, Iran. They were selected using convenience sampling in the health care centers, and were randomized into two control and intervention groups of 37 subjects each. The tools to collect data were questionnaires containing demographic profiles and self-care questionnaire. For each group, the questionnaires were completed, and educational SMS (short message service) was sent to the intervention group for four weeks. The post-test questionnaire was completed by both groups two months after educational intervention. Data were analyzed using SPSS16 and appropriate statistical tests.Findings: Before the intervention, the mean scores of all self-care dimensions between the two groups did not differ significantly but after that, the mean of total scores of self-care and some of its dimensions (adherence to diet, blood glucose self-monitoring and foot care) were positive, and significantly increased in the intervention group versus the control group regularly after intervention were not different significantly between the two groups (P>0.05).Conclusion: Considering the effectiveness of sending SMS educational method (SSEM) in improving the self-care of patients, it is necessary to further consider and use this method. http://hehp.modares.ac.ir/article-1-9352-en.pdf 2017-08-26 5 14 Diabetes mellitus Self-care Cellphone Text messaging karim bakhshian 1 Msc student, Department of Health Education, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran AUTHOR Rahman Panahi 2 PPh.D. Candidate, Department of Health Education, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran AUTHOR Alireza Hidarnia 3 Professor, Department of Health Education & Health Promotion, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran AUTHOR
ORIGINAL_ARTICLE Evaluation of Oral and Dental Hygiene in Students: Film- and Lecture-based Educational Intervention Aim: Oral health is among the important components of individual general health that affects the health of entire body. This study aims at investigating the effect of educational intervention on the primary school students' oral health.Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted on 175 primary school students recruited randomly from different regions of Dehloran City during the school year of 2014-15. The testimonial was obtained after holding briefings for the parents. Data were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire, which was administrated at baseline and 3 months after the intervention. The content validity was approved by the expert panel and its reliability was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Data were analyzed by SPSS software 18, inferential statistical tests, and paired t-test. This study was supported by the HSR Council and the Ethics Committee of Ilam University of Medical Sciences.Findings: The results indicated significant changes in the samples' knowledge (from 3.6±1.37 to 4.98± 1.57), attitude (from 28.17±5.7 to 30.98±6.35) and behavior (15.03 ±2.98 to 17.08 ±2.60) after the intervention.Conclusion: The positive results of educational intervention indicate that the education through appropriate methods can improve students' behavior in the field of oral health. Therefore, it is suggested more emphasis on oral health education at school age. http://hehp.modares.ac.ir/article-1-2248-en.pdf 2017-08-26 15 23 Educational Intervention Dental hygiene Students reza jorvand 1 Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Faculty of Health, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran AUTHOR omid gholami 2 M.Sc., Department of Public Health, Center for Health, DEHLORAN City, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran AUTHOR fatemeh khirolahi 3 Oral Health Expert, Department of Public Health, Center for Health, DEHLORAN City, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran AUTHOR Hojat Hasani 4 School Health Expert, Department of Education, DEHLORAN, Ilam Province, Iran AUTHOR Kobra Momeni 5 M.Sc. Student, Department of Biostatistics, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran AUTHOR Morteza Mansourian 6 Assistant Professor, Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Faculty of Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran AUTHOR
ORIGINAL_ARTICLE Effect of Healthy Nutrition Education on the Body Mass Index (BMI) of Health Volunteers in Ilam Province Aim: This study was conducted to evaluate the impact of healthy nutrition education on the body mass index (BMI) of health volunteers in Ilam Province, Iran.Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, two cities of Ilam Province were randomly selected and their active health volunteers (n = 70) were randomly placed in two groups of experimental and control after providing written informed consent. Data were collected by using the valid (by a panel of experts) and reliable (by Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.92) questionnaire (developed by the researcher) and standard equipment and methods at two stages: before and six months after the intervention. The experimental group participated in a one-day training workshop with an emphasis on increasing the knowledge of participants in the field of obesity and its problems. Data were analyzed using SPSS19 and the statistical tests, Chi-square test and T-test.Findings: The mean of BMI in the experimental group decreased significantly by 2.4 after intervention and reached to 25.1 ± 1.8, but there was no decrease in BMI mean in the control group. In the experimental group, the relationship between age and education level and weight loss was not significant, but the relationship between weight loss and having a BMI above 25 was significant.Conclusion: Weight loss in the experimental group compared to the control group suggests the impact of the intervention of the education; however, its difference between the existed weight loss standards imply that the education for nutrition just for modifying BMI was not enough. http://hehp.modares.ac.ir/article-1-6302-en.pdf 2017-08-26 25 34 Health education Healthy nutrition Body Mass Index (BMI) Health volunteers reza jorvand 1 Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Health Education, Faculty of Health, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran AUTHOR aghdas valizadeh 2 M.Sc., Department of Education, Agricultural Research Center of MOSIAN, Ilam, Iran AUTHOR bagher karami 3 M.Sc., Department of Nutrition, DEHLORAN Health Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran AUTHOR freshteh shahvali 4 M.Sc., Department of Environmental Health, DEHLORAN Shohada Hospital, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran AUTHOR fatemeh valizadeh 5 M.Sc., Department of Occupational Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran AUTHOR
ORIGINAL_ARTICLE The Relationship between Interpersonal Psychological Theory of Suicide Constructs (Loneliness, Perceived Social Support, Thwarted Belongingness and Burdensomeness) and Suicidal Behavior among Iranian Students Aim: This research has tried to study the relationship of loneliness, perceived social support, thwarted belongingness and burdensomeness with suicide among Iranian university students.Methods: The participants of the study included a pool of 315 Iranian university students who were randomly chosen from the students studying in 2015-2016. The study design was correlational and cross-sectional. Data were collected through using four instruments: Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire (INQ), Suicidal Behavior Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R), Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale (UCLA), and Perceived Social Support Questionnaire (PSSQ). In order to analyze the data, Pearson's correlation and step-wise regression were conducted.Findings: The findings revealed that while the males scored higher in both factors of thwarted belongingness and burdensomeness, the females possessed greater amount of loneliness and higher rate of perceived social support as compared to their male counterparts. Moreover, although no significant difference was found between marital status and suicide, single people showed more burdensomeness whereas married people felt higher amount of loneliness as well as higher perceived social support.Conclusion: Finally, based on the results, we can conclude that interpersonal psychological theory of suicide is moderately helpful in predicting and explaining suicidal behaviors in students. http://hehp.modares.ac.ir/article-1-5037-en.pdf 2017-08-26 35 48 Loneliness Perceived social support Thwarted belongingness Burdensomeness Interpersonal psychological theory Sajjad Rashid 1 BA Student, Department of Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili. Ardabil, Iran AUTHOR ahmadreza kiani 2 Assistant Professor, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili. Ardabil, Iran AUTHOR Kazem Khorramdel 3 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Shiraz Non-governmental, Nonprofit High Education Institute of Fatemiyeh (P.B.U.H.), Shiraz, Iran AUTHOR Forud Gholami 4 Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Psychology and Counseling, Hormozgan University. Hormozgan, Iran AUTHOR Laleh Senobar 5 MA in Psychology, Faculty of Education, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran AUTHOR
ORIGINAL_ARTICLE The Survey of Health Literacy and Factors Influencing It among High School Students in Tehran, 2016 Aim: Currently, the issue of adolescents’ health literacy is particularly important because it is an essential component in improving their quality of life. Due to the lack of enormous studies on this issue, this study aimed to determine the level of health literacy and factors influencing it among high school students in Tehran, Iran.Methods: This research is a cross-sectional and descriptive-analytic study, which was conducted on 400 male and female students studying in the second period of high school, who were selected using multi-stage random sampling. Data were collected through a questionnaire, which included personal characteristics, and the questionnaire of HELMA (Health Literacy Measure for Adolescents). The obtained data were analyzed using SPSS 20 and descriptive statistics as well as t-test and ANOVA tests.Findings: The mean age of students was 17.01±0.87 years. 50% (n=200) of the participants were female, 50.5% (n=202) were from the North part of Tehran, and 34.5% (n=138) were in the third grade. 37.5% (n=150) had inadequate health literacy, 37% (n=148) relatively adequate health literacy, 22.5% (n=90) adequate health literacy, and 3% (n=12) excellent health literacy. Health literacy was correlated significantly with the level of education, parents’ education, source of information, the assessment of health status and interest in the issues of health (p<0.05).Conclusion: The results indicated that most of the students had limited health literacy. Due to the role of health literacy in promoting the adolescence quality of life, it is necessary to pay more attention to promote health literacy and gain sufficient skills in order to make health information be practical and working. http://hehp.modares.ac.ir/article-1-11648-en.pdf 2017-08-26 49 59 Health Literacy Students HELMA Tehran Farideh Saeedi 1 M.Sc. Student, Department of Health Education and Promotion, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran AUTHOR Rahman Panahi 2 PhD Candidate in Health Education & Promotion, School of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat modares University, Tehran, Iran. AUTHOR Fereshte Osmani 3 Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Biostatistic, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran AUTHOR
ORIGINAL_ARTICLE Satisfaction and Happiness as a Function of Parks Planning Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the rate of satisfaction and happiness of citizens with parks and urban green space.Methods: This is a survey study. Six parks were randomly selected among 18 Mashhad large parks. Participants were 360 clients, who were selected by stratified random sampling method. All individuals completed the questionnaires of the satisfaction with park and Oxford happiness version of the park. Data were analyzed using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA).Findings: The results showed that the level of satisfaction with welfare installations and buildings, green space design, sport facilities, security, furnishings of park, parking and the feeling of happiness is a function of the park type. In addition, the level of satisfaction with green space design is a function of gender.Conclusion: Satisfaction and happiness as components of health are related with the design of the parks and green space. http://hehp.modares.ac.ir/article-1-10175-en.pdf 2017-08-26 61 72 park Green space Satisfaction Happiness Siavash Talepasand 1 Associate Professor, Department of Education and Psychology, School of Education and Psychology, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran AUTHOR Somaeih Haddadi 2 M.Sc. Student, Department of Psychology, School of Education and Psychology, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran AUTHOR Ali Taghinezhad 3 Assistant Professor, Department of English Language, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran AUTHOR