Mindfulness is defined as nonjudgmental acceptance and paying attention in specific way to current thoughts and emotions. The concept of mindfulness is directly inspired by the Buddhist tradition, but it is not considered a religious practice. It is also not constrained to the Buddhist tradition. Mindfulness-based interventions were derived from the concept of mindfulness and were reported to b...

abstract background: malaria is one of the most serious diseases in pregnant women as well as children less than 5 years around the world. the present study aimed to investigate the effect of health education based on the protection motivation theory on malaria preventive behaviors in the households of ghale ganj, kerman, iran in 2011. methods: the present quasi‑experimental study was conducted...

background: since the caregivers of cancer patients have the main and basic role in caring, supporting and monitoring of treatment of these patients, providing their mental health is essential to continue such a care. paying attention to spiritual needs is recognized as an indispensable component of the holistic care in nursing. because of the importance of spirituality in recent years in the f...

aims: drug users form the main hiv-affected group in iran. about two-third of all the individuals affected by hiv in iran are those who use drug through injection. the aim of this study is to determine the effect of health belief model (hbm) on prevention of hiv transmission among the opiate-dependent population in zarandieh. methods and materials: this is a quasi-experimental intervention stud...

extract: children abuse probably not new phenomena but sever reflection of treble stories in press due to that this issue viewed as a problem which need to special nursing and medical attention.   each person who read new articles may to conclude that children abuse is a phenomenon relevant to twenty century but unfortunately children were abused for centuries. in 16th century a surgeon called ...

Introduction Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a prevalent and impairing neurodevelopmental affecting 2-5% of children. These children are at risk negative health, social educational outcomes; ADHD incurs an estimated £670 million annual cost to education care in the UK. Children with often experience severe difficulties school despite drug treatment: effective psychosocial int...

the present study was designed in quasi-experiment to assess adoption of the essential clauses of particular clinical laboratory quality management requirements based on international organization for standardization (iso 15189) in hospital laboratories and to evaluate the cost effectiveness of compliance to iso 15189.the quality management intervention based on iso 15189 was conceded through t...

background: adult age is a sensitive period of human life and paying attention to the issues and needs of this stage is a social necessity. regarding the specific needs of this period, considering the empowerment, dignity and self-efficacy in the elders is very important too which is frequently neglected. this study aimed to determine the effect of family-based interventions on the elders’ empo...