Introduction: Health promoting behaviors (HPBs) are one of the main criteria to determine health. HPBs have a complex nature and are influenced by several factors. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between HPBs and general health in the elderly in Qazvin. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 372 older people were enrolled using convenience sampling. Data were collected...

background: nursing is one of the stressful jobs that affect nurse's general health. the aim of this study was assessment relationship between spiritual intelligence, hardiness and general health among nurses in the hospital of bushehr in 1388. methods: cross- sectional study designed and 125 nurses who have been working in different wards of the hospital enrolled in the study. data was collect...

Bu çalışmada bireysel özellikler, sağlık okuryazarlığı ve genel durumu arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Araştırmanın verileri özellikleri belirlemeye yönelik sorular ölçeği içeren anket formuyla toplanmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda 382 kullanılabilir elde edilmiştir. Veriler SPSS paket programına girilerek gerekli analizler yapılmış kişilerin özellikleri, okuryazarlık düzeyleri duru...

Background & Aims of the Study: Health is one of the basic needs of human. There is a close relationship between physical and mental health. Human psyche is directly affected by his physical condition, and mutually his body and actions of human systems are influenced by psychological and mental space. Students because of their particular circumstances are vulnerable to mental health problems. T...

in recent years, the prevalence of mental disorders has increased and the prevalence of 18-23% is reported for iran. this study aims to evaluate psychological aspect of general health status of children in ilam city, located in iran using a questionnaire. this study is a descriptive-comparative research that measures general health of boys and girls in schools. the required information is obtai...

background: health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. social, economic and cultural factors are main effective factors on person’s health. as university students are the spiritual resources of each society and the future manufacturers of their own country, the present study aimed to determine the predictive factors f...

abstract background/objective: this study was undertaken to address psychological health effects of dentists’ exposure to low ambient levels of mercury. methods: one hundred and six dentists and 94 general practitioners were randomly selected from clinics in shiraz city, iran. subjects were asked to complete the persian version of general health questionnaire. the data were analyzed using χ2 te...

OBJECTIVES We addressed three questions: Have recent improvements in old-age disability been mirrored in changes in self-reported general health status? Are general health status trends similar for younger and older Americans? Have changes in general health status been uniform across demographic and socioeconomic groups? METHODS Using logistic regression, we analyzed data from the 1982-2003 N...

objectives: the purpose of this study was to explore the general health status in women as care givers of the elderly people with alzheimer who attending to the iranian association of alzheimer’s disease. methods & materials: in this descriptive –cross sectional study as a introductory stage of a randomized controlled field trial, 150 women were recruited with a consecutive sampling method. the...