Background & Aim: Patients adherence to medical recommendations requires new and effective strategies. Promoting self-efficacy is considered as an important measurement to help patients to participate in their own treatment protocol. This study was conducted to determine the effect of a nursing intervention on improving self-efficacy and reducing cardiovascular risk factors in patients with car...

Objectives: This study has been carried out to assess the prevalenceof cardiovascular risk factors in the elderly people in Amirshahr city. Methods & Materials: In this descriptive cross- sectional study, 1019 people over 60 years old in Amirshahr city were assessed. Amirshahr has 2000 elder people over 60 (53.5% male and 46.5% female) .Data were collected using standard questionnaire includ...

Background and Aim: Given the high prevalence of cardiovascular diseases in the community, identifying and controlling risk factors to these diseases, especially in high-risk groups is at assessing prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in heavy vehicle drivers. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted in 2009-2010 on 400 drivers of heavy vehicles, who, after being justifi...

Background: Cardiovascular Diseases are becoming increasingly prevalent due to urbanization and industrialization of our country. Therefore Screening of the Cardiovascular Risk Factors is one of the most important health system priorities. The aim of this study was to evaluate a screening method implementing family history for cardiovascular risk factors.Methods: We chose 10 Junior-high schools...

Background and Objectives: Obesity and overweight in addition to cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, greatly effects reproductive health as well. Although the positive effects of exercise on weight control and minimizing cardiovascular risk factors has been proven, the effects may vary depending on the type and intensity of the exercise. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare the ef...