Balvardi, Mohadeseh

Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Sirjan Faculty of Medical Sciences, Sirjan, Iran

[ 1 ] - Knowledge Attitude and Performance of Female Students of Medical versus Nonmedical Sciences toward Breast Self-examination

Introduction: Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in Women, which, if diagnosed at an early stage, can be treated. Breast self-examination is a simple and inexpensive way to screen for breast cancer. Students, especially medical students, as the educated class of the community, are expected to be knowledgeable with good attitudes and performance in this field. The purpose of this st...

[ 2 ] - The Effect of Cryotherapy in the Hoku point on the Severity of Pain of Fistula Catheterization in Patients on Hemodialysis

 Background & Objective: Pain is an unpleasant feeling that influences the quality of patients’ life. Arteriovenous fistula catheterization pain can be reduced in hemodialysis patients with nonmedicinal and noninvasive methods of pain relief. This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of cryotherapy at the Hoku point on the severity of the pain of catheterization in hemodialysis patients.  M...

[ 3 ] - Effectiveness of Mindfulness and Metacognition Education on Social Welfare and Life Expectancy of Nurses

Introduction: Nurses have a key role in providing health services, so promoting their social well-being and life expectancy is associated with improving in job performance. The present study was done with the aim of investigation the effectiveness of mindfulness and metacognition education on social welfare and life expectancy of nurses. Methods: in this quasi-experimental research with pretest...

[ 4 ] - Prevalence of Sexual Behaviors among Medical Students in Southeast of Iran

Background and Purpose: This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of sexual behaviors and sexting among students of medical science universities in southeast of Iran by indirect method. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, using a multistage non-random sampling method, we recruited 3900 students from eight universities of medical sciences from Kerman and Sistan and Baluches...