background & aim: the prevalence of gestational diabetes during pregnancy is one of the major maternal and fetal complications. self-care behavior could be an effective method to control gestational diabetes induced by pregnancy. the theory of planned behavior (tpb) is one of the popular conceptual frameworks for the study of human action and the prediction and understanding of particular behav...

background : the importance of consuming fruits and vegetables (f&v;) in prevention of chronic diseases is known. childhood play an important role in formation of healthy eating habits. the purpose of this study was to examine the effect of education, with application of the theory of planned behavior, on improvement of f&v; consumption. methods : in this quasi-experimental study, 184 fourth, f...

objective: this study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral stress management training with regard to glycemic control, psychological distress (depression, anxiety, and stress) and quality of life in patients with type 2 diabetes. methods: a total of 60 patients with type 2 diabetes (34 females and 26 males mean age 49.5±5.7 y) were included in this study. they were...

Onnsrn is well-recognized as a major health hazard. Only two common characteristics have been observed in obese persons: a tendency to overeat and a tendency to underexercise (U.S. Public Health Service, undated). While obesity has been ascribed to various causes (Bychowski, 1950; Hamburger, 1951; Deri, 1955; Stunkard, 1959; Mendelson, 1966), the treatment of overeating has been successful when...

Multiagent schema-based reactive robotic systems are complemented with the addition of a new behavior controlled by a human operator. This enables the whole society to be a ected as a group rather than forcing the operator to control each agent individually. The operator is viewed by the reactive control system as another behavior exerting his/her in uence on the society as a whole. The operato...