The aim of this study was to provide a clinical pharmacy education program at Masih Daneshvari hospital, a University affiliated hospital, located in Tehran, Iran. For this purpose, the most common pharmacist involved interventions and aspects of potential fields for pharmacy students and residents education was firstly identified. Clinical pharmacy interventions and drug information forms wer...

background: undoubtedly proper nutrition has a great role in the prevention of many diseases, especially osteoporosis, and in increasing intellectual and physical efficiency. considering the importance of nutrition education for school age children, this study was performed to determine the effect of health education based on health belief model on the knowledge, attitude and practice of the se...

background: end stage renal disease negatively affects the patients’ quality of life. there are different educational methods to help these patients. this study was performed to compare the effectiveness of self-care education in two methods, face to face and video educational, on the quality of life in patients under treatment by hemodialysis in education-medical centers in urmia. methods: in ...

BACKGROUND Worldwide, about 50% of all new cases of HIV occur in youth between age 15 and 24 years. Studies in various sub-Saharan African countries show that both out of school and in school adolescents and youth are engaged in risky sexual behaviors. School-based health education has been a cornerstone of youth-focused HIV prevention efforts since the early 1990s. In addition, peer-based inte...

For many girls in developing countries, adolescence is characterized by a high risk of early and unwanted sexual activity, forced marriage, and early pregnancy-related events. By themselves, the provision of contraceptive services are unlikely to change these trends. Also since many girls receive no formal education, and those who do often have negative experiences, school-based sex education...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of usual care to an intervention emphasizing patient education targeted at a multicultural adult patient population with diabetes seeking eye care in an academic health center. METHODS Ninety patients were randomized to usual care or to the intervention. All patients received a comprehensive eye health and vision examination and com...

BACKGROUND The Arizona Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation (WISEWOMAN) project used provider counseling, health education, and community health workers (CHWs) to target chronic disease risk factors in uninsured, primarily Hispanic women over age 50. METHODS Participants were recruited from two Tucson clinics participating in the National Breast and Cervical Ca...

CONTEXT Children in low-income and racial and ethnic minority families often experience delays in development by 3 years of age and may benefit from center-based early childhood education. DESIGN A meta-analysis on the effects of early childhood education by Kay and Pennucci best met Community Guide criteria and forms the basis of this review. RESULTS There were increases in intervention co...

A growing body of research about personal epistemological beliefs has provided tertiary educators with evidence to inform strategies in promoting eff ective teaching and learning. Personal epistemological beliefs refer to an individual’s beliefs about the nature of knowing and knowledge and are considered to infl uence how one engages in teaching and learning experiences. Th ere has been very l...