Introduction: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between postural abnormalities with the quality of life and self-efficacy of the blind and partially sighted people. Materials and Methods: 100 blind and partially sighted people (mean age 34 years old including 48 males and 52 females) under the supervision of the Association of the Blind and Partially Sighted of Arak ...

Introduction and purpose: Self efficacy is associated with psychological aspects of elderly’s life, such as health and quality of life. The aim of this study was to compare the seniors’ self-efficacy between institutionalized and non-institutionalized elderly in Shahrekord. Materials and Methods: This comparative cross-sectional study was conducted among 100 women and men aged more...

Introduction: Decreased self-efficacy and self-esteem are common complications after a stroke. Rehabilitation for patients after stroke is inevitable. The training of the use of mobility assistive devices helps to increase the level of activity and independence. This study aimed to determine the effect of movement assistive devices skills training on the self-efficacy and self-esteem of stroke ...

  Background & aim: Self-efficacy regulates stressful processes. Furthermore, students are known as a high risk group for depression suffering . This study aimed to investigate the relationship between depression and self- efficacy in nursing students of Tehran University of Medical Sciences.   Material & Methods: This is a correlational study. The study population consisted of und...

Background and Objective: The review of literature suggests self-talk and self-control as effective methods for improving mental health and achievement of goals. Considering the importance of improving the level of self-efficacy of students, this study aimed to compare the effectiveness of positive self-talk and self-control training on self-efficacy of 10th high school female students. Methods...

Introduction: The aim of the present study was to compare the efficacy of ACT with STSFT on pain self-efficacy and resilience of female students with chronic headache. Methods: The method of this study was semi-experimental with pre-test, post-test and follow up with the control group. The population of the study consisted of female students with chronic headache in the secondary school of Tab...

Objectives: The aim of this research was to study the predictive role of self-efficacy, belief of treatment effectiveness, social support and doctor-patient relationship on diabetes Mellitus self-management. Method: 500 type II diabetes outpatients (245 men and 255 women) presenting to Shariati Hospital in Tehran were selected by convenience sampling. The subjects completed the scales related t...