conclusions: focusing on successful aging and adopting hpbs can prevent and decrease aging problems which in turn decreases the financial burden and related costs. this is especially important for the policy and decision makers of the health systems. results: the mean age of the participants in this study was 65.9 ± 3.6 (range 60-73). results showed a statistically significant difference betwee...

INTRODUCTION Inner strength is a factor for mental health and well-being and, consequently, a dynamic component of holistic healing. Health-promoting behaviors are appropriate activities to improve health status and prevent the progression of the functional defect resulting from heart failure. The present study aimed to determine the correlation between inner strength and health-promoting behav...

OBJECTIVES To determine work stress, and stress-coping strategies, and to analyze their the relationships in order to improve health-promoting lifestyle of nurses in Taiwan. METHODS Three hundred eighty-five nurses who had work experience for more than 6 mo, were selected from four district hospitals in Kaohsiung and Ping Tung. We used a stratified cluster random sampling method for the selec...

background: with increasing age, the prevalence of chronic diseases increases. since health‑promoting behaviors (hpb) are considered a basic way of preventing diseases, especially chronic diseases, it is important to assess hpb. this study examines the validity and reliability of the health promoting lifestyle profile ii (hplp‑ii). methods: this is a cross‑sectional study which is conducted on ...

The health-promoting hospitals (HPH) movement in Estonia was initiated in 1999. This study aimed to compare the implementation of health-promoting and quality-related activities in HPH and those which have not joined the HPH network (non-HPH). In the beginning of 2005, a postal survey was conducted among the top managers of 54 Estonian hospitals. The questionnaire was based on the WHO standards...

Background and aims: Midwives experience a high level of stress due to heavy workloads, which hasbeen shown to have adverse effects on well-being. Accordingly, the main goal of this study was toassess the predictors associated with a healthy lifestyle in a sample of midwives working in hospitalsand health centers of Qazvin, Iran.Methods: A total of 200 midwives were recr...