objective: this study aimed to investigate the prediction of asthma control on the basis of perceived stress, locus of control, and self-efficacy in adult patients with asthma.  methods: this was a descriptive-correlative and cross-sectional study.the solecty of this study is all asthmatic patients in tehran. our sample consisted of 100 participants who were selected by purposeful sampling meth...

conclusions the hindi version of the abc scale demonstrated acceptable measurement properties, showing that abc-h can be used for assessing balance confidence in hindi-speaking, community-dwelling indian older adults. it can be an assessment tool either for clinical management or research. results the normative value of abc-h total score observed in the indian older population (n = 100) was 71%...

objective: in this study, the effect of bur cutting efficacy was evaluated on microleakage of class v composite restorations with two adhesive systems. materials and methods: class v cavities were produced on sound extracted human teeth, which had been assigned randomly to one of six groups (n=15) as follows: groups 1 and 6 were prepared using used rough diamond bur; group 2 and 5 were prepared...

the main purpose of this study was to compare parenting self efficacy between mothers of children with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (adhd) and mothers of normal children.one hundred twenty mothers including 60 mothers of children with adhd and 62 mothers of normal children were selected. in each group the participants were allocated between three subgroups of preschool, first and se...

background: teachers' self-efficacy and development may be conceptualized as their beliefs in their own ability to plan, organize and carry out activities that are required to attain educational goals. in this study, we examined the effect of different medical education training courses (six-day, one- month short- term and six-month long- term courses) on perceived self-efficacy and development...

background: chronic low back pain (clbp) is an important occupational injury. musculoskeletal injuries, especially clbp, are prevalent in the nurses, and can lead to reduced productivity, work absenteeism, and work disability.   the purpose of this study was to determine nurses' knowledge of the risk factors of low back pain (lbp) and their self-efficacy in coping with the risk factors, an...

BACKGROUND Patient demand and clinician interest have driven professional training in integrative therapies, but few rigorous evaluations have been published. METHODS This project evaluated the proof of concept of training in acupressure, guided imagery, massage, and Reiki on clinicians' sense of self-efficacy in providing nondrug therapies, self-confidence in providing compassionate care, an...

background: diabetic patients have some difficulties in controlling their disease and integrating it in their life. self-efficacy is a psychosocial variable in the field of diabetes which can have desirable or undesirable effects on all kinds of disease outcomes. this study aimed to determine self-efficacy and its effective factors among type 2 diabetic patients. methods: this cross-sectional s...

objective: the present study aimed at investigating the relationship between attachment styles and self-efficacy in blind and non-blind female high school students in tehran. methods: the statistical population consisted of all female students studying in grades one or two in tehran girl’s high schools, in the academic year 2014. the study design was causal-comparative, conducted on 120 subject...