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Hadi Tehrani

Bio: Hadi Tehrani is an academic researcher from Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health literacy & Health education. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 63 publications receiving 442 citations.

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TL;DR: Interventions based on socioecological model can positively affect women’s physical activity, and mean values of the above terms increased in the intervention group.
Abstract: Background: A sedentary life without sufficient physical activity is recognized as a risk factor for various diseases, and a major modifiable risk factor for noncommunicable diseases. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of intervention using socioecological model in promoting women’s physical activity in the city of Kerman, Iran. Materials and Methods: In this randomized, double-blinded, controlled study, 360 women were studied at health and medical centers of Kerman. This educational intervention was based on socioecological model and conducted on 4 levels of personal, social, organizational, and political. Data collection tool included a researcher-made questionnaire based on constructs of socioecological model and the international physical activity inventory. Results: The results indicated insignificant differences between the two groups in terms of perceived social, physical, and political support and also with regard to level of physical activity before intervention. However after the intervention and according to independent t test, significant differences were observed between two groups in perceived social, physical, and political support and also level of physical activity (P < 0.001). Furthermore, mean values of the above terms increased in the intervention group. Conclusions: According to the results, interventions based on socioecological model can positively affect women’s physical activity.

49 citations

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TL;DR: There is a significant relationship between job stress with mental health and exposure time of life events with personality type and people with type A personality are less compatible with stress and are prone to get mental disorder.
Abstract: Dear Editor, Nursing are known as a profession that is constantly exposed to various stresses. Stress job in this profession could lead to disturbances that seriously put at risk the mental health of nurses. Pressure caused by stressors in the job has the undesirable effect on the individual and the organization. Increased accidents and injuries, poor staff morale, low motivation, job satisfaction and Fatigue early are natural consequence lack of the elimination of workplace stressors (1). Although nurses have been trained to attention to care and quality of life of patients But they rarely think of their individual needs (2). Occupational Safety and Health Institute has been investigated the relationship between mental illness and job stress , reported that Among the 130 job studied, Nursing has been allocated ranked 17th in the acceptance rate to mental health problems (3). National immunity Association of America has also reported that amongst 40th most stressful professions, nursing job is with high prevalence of disease-related stress (4). Therefore we conducted a cross-sectional study over 200 randomly selected nurses which working in Tehran Emergency Medical Services (Also named 115 Tehran Emergency units) to investigate the relationship between psychological stress and personality type and life events in them. A general Health questionnaire and a special questionnaire were used in order to evaluate their mental health and possible contributing factors including job stress personality type and daily life events respectively. Results of the study show that 115 emergency nurses in Tehran are facing with high job stress. Mental health reduce, When higher levels of job stress and exposure to stressful life events increase in this group, The findings indicate that increasing in the stressful life events cause to job stress is more and People with type A personality are less compatible with stress and are prone to get mental disorder. Overall, the results of this study are consistent with other studies in the field of occupational stress such as Gershon E (5), Kirkcaldy D (6) and Neylon TC (7). However, it is important to be noted that these studies have been carried out on populations with different characteristics and various stressful life. This study showed that there is a significant relationship between job stress with mental health and exposure time of life events with personality type. In general, mental health nurses in the emergency 115 is at risk more than other segments of society is at risk, the main reasons can be noted such as; stressful nature of the profession, Working pressure, dealing with unexpected situations, shifts, extra responsibility, Excessive demands from the patient and his family, Lack of recreational facilities, Visionary with the reality of death, Organizational factors and individual factors . Prevalence of impaired health nurses reported different numbers in other parts of the world for example Rout showed The major sources of stress isolated by the ward nurses related to: time pressure, administrative responsibility, having too much to do, component not under their control, interruptions, keeping up with National Health Service (NHS) changes, and lack of sources (8) Farrell have reported The prevalence of mental health disorder among nurses 34 percent and Fagin stated 41 percent in nurses, (9, 10) Researches conducted in other countries stated The prevalence of mental health disorder in nurses is higher than the other social groups. For example Yang reported the prevalence of mental health disorder in the nursing population 48/8 % against the general population of 33/3% (11). In this study, there was no significant difference between job stress and mental health status with Professional Background. It was noticed that the nursing staff with a bachelor's degree in nursing and operating room technicians were better in job stress and mental health perhaps attributed to self-confidence and pays more than them. The survey also showed that between marital status and mental health and job stress are significant relations. The survey also showed that between marital status and mental health and job stress are significant relations so that the single people had better mental health and job stress which can be caused by having generally more family complications and responsibilities, which generally leads to more stress as compared to those who are single (12). However, the necessity of maintaining social, occupational and educational functioning is mental health in community. In recent decades the main issues of organization's management has allocated to mental health and its impact on an organization. Stress in organizations such as aphthous disrupts their activity and efforts. So much capital is lost due to lack of physical - mental health staff, reducing their efficiency and absence from work. The results of this study could be considered as a data source to be used for planning in mental health programs.

48 citations

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TL;DR: The findings of the study showed no significant difference between two groups in terms of mean scores of knowledge, attitude, performance, behavioral intention, and behavioral control before intervention, but a significant difference was observed after the health education intervention.
Abstract: Present study aims to investigate the impact of health education intervention on improving HIV/AIDS preventive behaviors among Health volunteers in Torbat-e Heydarieh Iran. 120 Health volunteers we...

42 citations

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TL;DR: Using innovative and digital media-based health education can be effective in improving health-based behavior such as physical activity and it seems necessary to develop user-based strategies and strengthen the behavioral change theories and hypotheses based on digital media for effective influence on behavior.
Abstract: Technological advances have caused poor mobility and lower physical activity among humankind. This study was conducted to assess the impact of a digital media-based (multi-media, internet, and mobile phone) health intervention on promotion of women’s physical activity. In this quasi-experimental study, 360 women were divided into case and control groups. The digital media-based educational intervention was conducted in two months in the case group electronically, using mail and Internet and telephone platforms. Physical activity was measured using International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) that estimated women’s physical activity rate in the previous week. Data was analyzed using descriptive and analytical statistics (ANOVA, chi-square, paired and independent t-tests) using SPSS 20. The mean score of knowledge, attitude and level of physical activity in the control group were not significantly different before and after the intervention. While in the case group, this difference before and after the intervention was significant (p < 0.001), and mean scores of the above-mentioned factors increased after the intervention. Using innovative and digital media-based health education can be effective in improving health-based behavior such as physical activity. Therefore, it seems necessary to develop user-based strategies and strengthen the behavioral change theories and hypotheses based on digital media for effective influence on behavior. Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials (IRCT), IRCT20160619028529N5 . Registered December 24, 2017 [retrospectively registered].

40 citations

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TL;DR: Results indicated that shifting to a comprehensive OHL would likely be a complex process because HL is not usually integrated into the healthcare organization's vision and strategic planning, and further development of OHL requires radical, simultaneous, and multiple changes.
Abstract: The term organizational health literacy (OHL) is a new concept that emerged to address the challenge of predominantly in patients with limited health literacy (HL). There is no consensus on how OHL can improve HL activities and health outcomes in healthcare organizations. In this study, a systematic review of the literature was conducted to understand the evidence for the effectiveness of OHL and its health outcome, and the facilitators and barriers that influence the implementation of OHL. A literature search was done using six databases, the gray literature method and reference hand searches. Thirteen potentially articles with data on 1254 health organizations were included. Eight self-assessment tools and ten OHL attributes have been identified. Eleven quality-improvement characteristics and 15 key barriers were reviewed. Evidence on the effectiveness of HL tools provides best practices and recommendations to enhance OHL capacities. Results indicated that shifting to a comprehensive OHL would likely be a complex process because HL is not usually integrated into the healthcare organization’s vision and strategic planning. Further development of OHL requires radical, simultaneous, and multiple changes. Thus, there is a need for the healthcare system to consider HL as an organizational priority, that is, be responsive.

33 citations


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TL;DR: Thank you very much for downloading health behavior and health education theory research and practice, maybe you have knowledge that, people have search numerous times for their favorite readings like this, but end up in harmful downloads.
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TL;DR: It was demonstrated that COVID‐19 had a significant psychological impact on frontline nurses, and more specific measurement should be combined with the GHQ‐12 to assess the varying degrees of psychological distress in frontline nurses.
Abstract: Aims and objectives This study aimed to portray the prevalence and associated factors of psychological distress among frontline nurses during COVID-19 outbreak. Background The COVID-19 outbreak has posed great threat to public health worldwide. Nurses fighting against the epidemic on the frontline might be under great physical and psychological distress. This psychological distress was predominantly described as sleep disturbance, symptoms of anxiety and depression, post-traumatic stress, inability to make decisions and even somatic symptoms. Design Cross-sectional study. Methods Frontline nurses from designated hospitals for COVID-19 patients were invited to complete an online survey by convenience sampling, and the survey included six main sections: the General Health Questionnaire, the Perceived Social Support Scale, the Simplified Coping Style Scale, the Impact of Event Scale-Revised, socio-demographic, occupation and work history. Multiple logistic analysis was used to identify the potential risk factors of psychological distress. The study methods were compliant with the STROBE checklist. Results Of the 263 frontline nurses, 66 (25.1%) were identified as psychological distress. Multiple logistic analysis revealed that working in emergency department, concern for family, being treated differently, negative coping style and COVID-19-related stress symptom were positive related to psychological distress. Perceived more social support and effective precautionary measures were negatively associated with psychological distress. Conclusions The study demonstrated that COVID-19 had a significant psychological impact on frontline nurses. Early detection of psychological distress and supportive intervention should be taken according to the associated factors to prevent more serious psychological impact on frontline nurses. Relevance to clinical practice This study highlighted that the frontline nurses were suffering from varying degrees of psychological distress, which needed early screening and supportive intervention for preventing more serious psychological impact on frontline nurses. Beside, more specific measurement should be combined with the GHQ-12 to assess the varying degrees of psychological distress in frontline nurses.

178 citations

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TL;DR: The CRtotal through exposure to drinking water for children and adults was borderline or higher than the safety level of US EPA risk, suggesting the probability of carcinogenic risk for theChildren and adults to the carcinogenic elements via ingestion and dermal routes is high.
Abstract: Arsenic and heavy metals are the main cause of water pollution and impact human health worldwide. Therefore, this study aims to assess the probable health risk (non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic risk) for adults and children that are exposed to arsenic and toxic heavy metals (Pb, Ni, Cr, and Hg) through ingestion and dermal contact with drinking water. In this study, chemical analysis and testing were conducted on 140 water samples taken from treated drinking water in Mashhad, Iran. The health risk assessments were evaluated using hazard quotient (HQ), hazard index (HI), and lifetime cancer risk (CR). The results of the HQ values of arsenic and heavy metals for combined pathways were below the safety level (HQ < 1) for adults, while the HI for children were higher than the safety limit in some stations. Likewise, Cr showed the highest average contribution of HItotal elements (55 to 71.2%) for adult and children population. The average values of total carcinogenic risk (TCR) through exposure to drinking water for children and adults were 1.33 × 10−4 and 7.38 × 10−5, respectively. Overall, the CRtotal through exposure to drinking water for children and adults was borderline or higher than the safety level of US EPA risk, suggesting the probability of carcinogenic risk for the children and adults to the carcinogenic elements via ingestion and dermal routes. Therefore, appropriate purification improvement programs and control measures should be implemented to protect the health of the residents in this metropolitan city.

129 citations

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TL;DR: The presence and severity of DR can be a means of identifying patients at increased risk for micro‐ and macrovascular complications, enabling earlier detection, referral and intervention with the aim of reducing morbidity and mortality among patients with diabetes.
Abstract: The aim of this systematic review was to examine the associations between diabetic retinopathy (DR) and the common micro- and macrovascular complications of diabetes mellitus, and how these could potentially affect clinical practice. A structured search of the PubMed database identified studies of patients with diabetes that assessed the presence or development of DR in conjunction with other vascular complications of diabetes. From 70 included studies, we found that DR is consistently associated with other complications of diabetes, with the severity of DR linked to a higher risk of the presence of, or of developing, other micro- and macrovascular complications. In particular, DR increases the likelihood of having or developing nephropathy and is also a strong predictor of stroke and cardiovascular disease, and progression of DR significantly increases this risk. Proliferative DR is a strong risk factor for peripheral arterial disease, which carries a risk of lower extremity ulceration and amputation. Additionally, our findings suggest that a patient with DR has an overall worse prognosis than a patient without DR. In conclusion, this analysis highlights the need for a coordinated and collaborative approach to patient management. Given the widespread use of DR screening programmes that can be performed outside of an ophthalmology office, and the overall cost-effectiveness of DR screening, the presence and severity of DR can be a means of identifying patients at increased risk for micro- and macrovascular complications, enabling earlier detection, referral and intervention with the aim of reducing morbidity and mortality among patients with diabetes. Healthcare professionals involved in the management of diabetes should encourage regular DR screening.

98 citations

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TL;DR: Distraction resulted in more nurse coaching and child coping and less child distress than did EMLA or typical care on an observational measure, and satisfaction ratings suggested that children preferred the treatments to typical care, whereas the nurse appreciated aspects of each of the conditions.

96 citations