objective: this study examines the effective factors in enhancing school managers' job motivation from viewpoint of school mangers, teachers, education department managerial and staff experts in teaching, and also identifies and prioritizes each of these factors and indicators. method: for selecting a representative sample and increasing measurement precision, 587 people were selected using cla...

The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and associated factors of high Blood Pressure (BP) among adolescents in a Brazilian city. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 653 adolescents (57.9% female) of high school level between 14 and 19 years of age. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) of all subjects were measured. Social and demographic variables ...

background: patient education is taken into account as one of the key components of comprehensive care as well as one of the significant nursing functions in order to increase community health. in this respect, education materials and written texts can improve patient information up to 50% and consequently meet patient satisfaction. readability is considered as an integral concept in patient ed...

background: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) is considered a major public health problem in the world. weight loss, muscle and fat mass depletion are common nutritional problems in copd patients and are determinant factors in pul­monary function, health status, disability and mortality. in the present study, we assessed nutritional status in copd pa­tients. methods: this cross-secti...

objective: although smoking increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases, its quitting leads to weight gain due to increased appetite. the aim of this study was to determine the effect of face to face dietary counseling on metabolic syndrome (mets) indices in cigarette quitter. materials and methods: this 9-week parallel randomized clinical trial was conducted by participation of 50 patients wi...