Hamideh Lari; Azita Noroozi; Rahim Tahmasebi
Volume 20, s1 , December 2018, , Pages 1-8
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Background: Physical activity is a vital element in diabetic patients and training of this behavior is important. Therefore, the present study aims to compare the effect of multimedia and short message service (SMS) based on the health promotion model on the physical activity of patients with Type 2 ...
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Background: Physical activity is a vital element in diabetic patients and training of this behavior is important. Therefore, the present study aims to compare the effect of multimedia and short message service (SMS) based on the health promotion model on the physical activity of patients with Type 2 diabetes. Methods: In this clinical trial study, 37 subjects in the SMS group and 40 subjects in the multimedia group were studied. Subjects in the SMS group received training messages based on the health promotion model for 2 weeks, and the subjects of multimedia groupreceived a teaching CD based on the health promotion model. Both groups completed the questionnaires at the beginning of the study, 2 weeks after training and 3 months after the 2nd stage. Results: The participants in the 2 groups were similar in terms of demographic variables. The comparison of the 2 groups showed that there was a significant difference between 2 groups in terms of the perceived self - efficacy (p = 0.032), benefits (p < 0.001), family (p = 0.024), and friend support (p = 0.002), however, the perceived health status (p = 0.271) and barriers (p = 0.085) had no statistically significant difference between 2 groups during the study. Additionally, 3 months after the education, the mean metabolic equivalent of task (MET) increased to 2634.71 ± 502.01 and 2614.03 ± 592.45 in SMS and multimedia groups respectively; there was no significant difference between the 2 groups (P = 0.662). Conclusions: The results of this study showed more usefulness of multimedia rather than SMS education in changing the belief of diabetic patients about the physical activity and also the effectiveness of both educational methods for promoting physical activity of diabetic patients.
Sara Sayar; Rahim Tahmasebi; Parviz Azodi; Tahereh Tamimi; Faezeh Jahanpour
Volume 20, Issue 5 , 2018, Pages 1-7
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Background: Clinical Decision Making (CDM) is the foremost aspect of caring for patients. Storytelling can enhance skills such as judging, and problem-solving among people, especially in clinical education environments. Objectives: The current study aimed at investigating the impact of tacit knowledge ...
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Background: Clinical Decision Making (CDM) is the foremost aspect of caring for patients. Storytelling can enhance skills such as judging, and problem-solving among people, especially in clinical education environments. Objectives: The current study aimed at investigating the impact of tacit knowledge transfer through storytelling on CDM by nurses.Methods: The current quasi-experimental study was conducted on 61 nurses. The participants were selected by convenience sam- pling method and randomly assigned into experimental and control groups. An eight-hour storytelling session was held for the experimental group, but not for the control group. The assessment tool was the Jenkins’ CDM in nursing scale. Results: The mean scores of CDM pre-intervention were 146.80 ± 12.68 and 138.42 ± 12.64 in the experimental and control groups, respectively (P = 0.012). The mean scores of CDM post-intervention were 163.43 ± 18.45 and 139.10 ± 11.78 for the experimental and control groups, respectively (P < 0.001). The gain scores were 28.74 ± 38.90 and 0.78 ± 3.84 in the intervention and control groups, respectively. The difference was statistically significant (P < 0.001). Conclusions: The obtained results showed that the transfer of knowledge and experiences through storytelling significantly en- hanced CDM score
Rahim Tahmasebi; Maliheh Saeed Firoozabadi; Azita Noroozi
Volume 19, Issue 9 , September 2017, , Pages 1-8
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Background: Given the importance of water-pipe smoking cessation in health improvement, further studies are required to identify the predictors of this behavior.Objectives: This study aimed to examine both one-way direct and indirect effects of the constructs of the extended theory of planned behavior ...
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Background: Given the importance of water-pipe smoking cessation in health improvement, further studies are required to identify the predictors of this behavior.Objectives: This study aimed to examine both one-way direct and indirect effects of the constructs of the extended theory of planned behavior (TPB) on nicotine dependence among women residing in Bushehr, situated in Southwest of Iran.Methods: This cross sectional study was performed in Bushehr province in Southwest of Iran. In this study, 430 women were selected through multistage, stratified, cluster, random sampling and were evaluated using a self-administered questionnaire. Path analysis was applied to estimate the direct and indirect effects of attitude, perceived norms, and personal agency on nicotine dependence.Results: The results demonstrated that extended TPB is a predictor of nicotine dependence (R2, 34%) and intention to quit water-pipe smoking (R2, 40%). According to the results, the modified model was a good fit for the data (RMSEA, 0.05; NFI, 0.97; AGFI, 0.91). Selfefficacy (factor loading, -0.30) and perceived behavioral control (factor loading, -0.17) both directly and indirectly affected nicotine dependence through intention. However, in this study, subjective norms did not predict nicotine dependence.Conclusions: The finding showed that skill-based training should be implemented in interventional programs to increase selfefficacy, alongside policies to constrain access to water-pipe smoking. Therefore, social and cognitive interventions can be effective only in the presence of political changes.
