Firoozeh Mostafavi Darani

Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

[ 1 ] - The Impact of Adolescent Friendships on Unhealthy Eating Behaviors of Overweight and Obese Adolescents: A Qualitative Study

Background: Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions and become one the most important public health issues globally. One of the significant determinants of childhood obesity-related behaviors such as poor dietary habits relates to role of friends and peers. This study aimed toexplore the role of interaction within the social network of friends on unhealthy eating behaviors of overwei...

[ 2 ] - Effects of the Educational Intervention on some Health Belief Model Constructs regarding the Prevention of Obesity in Students

Background Obesity causes depression and undermines mental health in adolescents. It is also related to adulthood diseases and mortality. The current study drew upon an educational intervention to modify some Health Belief Model constructs to preventing overweight and obesity among adolescents.  Materials and Methods: In this quasi-experimental study 100 boy students recruited from selected bo...

[ 3 ] - A Nutrition Education Intervention Trial for Adolescent Girls in Isfahan: Study Design and Protocol

BackgroundNutrition behaviors of adolescent girls is of serious health concerns. Although nutrition education interventions in Iran have met with some success, most of them could not promote nutrition behavioral changes. The aim of our study is to determine a school-based nutrition education intervention to improve adolescents’ nutrition behaviors and behavioral mediators based on the social co...

[ 4 ] - ارزیابی آموزش مبتنی بر تئوری بر مؤلفه‌های بهداشت روان در سالمندان

زمینه و هدف: استرس، اضطراب و افسردگی از عوامل مهم بسیاری از آسیب‌های روانی و اجتماعی هستند. با توجه به آسیب‌پذیری سالمندان در برابر اثرات منفی این عوامل، برای کنترل این عوامل، مطالعۀ حاضر با هدف تعیین اثربخشی آموزش مبتنی بر تئوری رفتار برنامه‌ریزی‌شده بر مؤلفه‌های بهداشت روان در سالمندان صورت گرفت. مواد و روش‌ها: در این مطالعۀ تجربی، ۱۰۰ سالمند (دو گروه ۵۰نفره) با سن بالای ۶۰ سال شرکت کردند. سا...

[ 5 ] - Health Literacy Status and Its Related Factors in the Elderlies in Dorood, Iran

Aims: Elderly people with low levels of health literacy, as one of the most at-risk groups, have some problems regarding the perception of information related to their health. This study was conducted with the aim of determining health literacy status in elderly population of Dorood, Iran. Materials and Methods: This cross sectional descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 220 elderly peo...