conclusions the evaluation of the questionnaire for identifying the individuals in the risk of addiction showed that the questionnaire benefits from appropriate validity and reliability. therefore, it can be used in preventive fields and research. moreover, by illuminating interpersonal factors that are effective in drug abuse, proper strategies can be used to prevent drug addiction. results in...

conclusions the farsi version of the pass is a valid and reliable tool to measure academic procrastination in iranian undergraduate medical students. background procrastination is a common behavior which affects different aspects of life. the procrastination assessment scale-student (pass) evaluates academic procrastination apropos its frequency and reasons. objectives the aims of the present s...

conclusions the present study showed that the 59-item meavdq was a valid and reliable questionnaire for the assessment of women’s attitudes toward medical ethics application in vaginal childbirth. this tool might assist specialists in making a judgment and plan appropriate for women in vaginal delivery management. patients and methods this methodological study was carried out in iran in 2013 - ...

conclusions we concluded that the fcchl scales are valid and reliable, and can be used to measure health literacy among iranian diabetic patients. however, further research is needed to establish stronger psychometric properties for the use of this questionnaire in iran. results exploratory factor analysis (efa) identified three main factors with 27.07%, 22.46%, and 16.23% of extracted variance...

objectives we aimed to translate the bapt into farsi, assess its content validity, and examine its reliability and validity to identify exclusive breastfeeding discontinuation in iran. materials and methods the bapt was translated into farsi and the content validity of the farsi version of the bapt was assessed. it was administered to 356 pregnant women in the third trimester of pregnancy, who ...

background good knowledge, attitude and practice (kap) of the physicians allow them to handle their patients in such a way that they prevent themselves from contracting, and their patients from spreading, the infection. however, the iranian standardized kap questionnaire of physicians about viral hepatitis is not available. so, we developed a standard questionnaire. objectives the purpose of th...

introduction: linguistically adapted oral health literacy tools are helpful to assess oral health literacy among local population with clarity and understandability. the original oral health literacy adult questionnaire, oral health literacy adult questionnaire, was given in english (2013), consisting of 17 items under 4 domains. the present study rationalizes to culturally adapt and validate o...

objective: evaluation and diagnosis are determinants of treatment outcome; therefore, diagnostic tools should be accurate. the purpose of the present research is construction and norm-finding of a rating scale for the diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd). method: a checklist based on behavioral symptoms of adhd from clinical sources was constructed, based on interview wi...

background: in its constitution of 1948, who defined health as “a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity” . in 1994, the agency for health care policy and research published clinical practice guidelines recommending providers to routinely evaluate patients’ hrqol (health related quality of life) and use their assessment to ...

objective: the forgivingness questionnaire has been designed to assessforgivingness in a variety of cultural contexts. this questionnaire was based on common western conceptualizations of forgiveness. in western communities, when one is the victim of an intentional offense, a feeling of resentment seems logical. the intensity and duration of this feeling of resentment usually depends on the cir...