background: to analyse time trends in self-rated health in older people by gender and age and examine disability in the time trends of self-rated health. methods: the data used come from the spanish national health surveys conducted in 2001, 2003, 2006 and 2011-12. samples of adults aged 16 yr and older were selected. multivariate logistic regression was used to assess the association between a...

background: patients with end‑stage renal disease (esrd) who receive dialysis confront the burdens of long‑term illness and numerous physical problems. materials and methods: this was a quasi-experimental study. the selected patients from gorgan dialysis centre were randomly assigned into an empowerment group ( n = 40) and a control group ( n = 40). instruments comprised scales of empowerment a...

conclusions to empower the staff of self-care support system, an appropriate training design is needed beside a good self-care support program. self-care team members must teach specific information or skills to patients and their families. these members must possess special knowledge and skills. also, the evaluation of self-care support program is one of the main components of the national sys...

abstract background: in nursing, self-efficacy is quite critical for skill performance. some factors might influence and predict self-efficacy in nurses. thus, the present study aimed to investigate self-efficacy and the factors predicting nurses’ self-efficacy in clinical setting. materials and methods: in this cross-sectional study, 264 nurses were selected from five hospitals affiliated to s...

background: diabetes is one of the chronic and prevalent diseases in the world. the number of diabetic patients has increased 7 times during the last 20 years. if the current trend continues, there will be 350 million diabetics in 2030. it means that 7 million people will be patients annually. up to now, different unadjustable factors have been monitored in self-care for diabetes to manage and ...

the relationship between religiosity, self-control and drug abuse     kazemi y [1] , nikmanesh z [2]    received: 18 oct, 2010 accepted: 8 mar, 2011   abstract background & aims: some investigations show that social disorders have been increasing in iran recently. examining related factors helps to reduce these disorders. the present study aimed to investigate the relationships between religios...

the role of self-efficacy and factors of health belief model in dental patients’ brushing and flossing    badri gargari r [1] , salek hadadian n [2]    received : 29 des , 2010 accepted: 13 feb , 2011   abstract:  background & aims: the self-efficacy and the health belief model (hbm) were utilized to understand brushing and flossing self-care in tabriz private dental clinics.  materials & metho...

results the results showed that compared to the control group, relaxation (23.2) and positive self-talk (21.25) treatment methods alone can reduce pms (p < 0.001). on the other hand, a combined (relaxation + positive self-talk) treatment method (13.75) was more effective in reducing pms compared to relaxation or positive self-talk alone. conclusions it seems that psychological therapy based on ...