جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه « رفتارهای ارتقاء دهنده سلامت » در نشریات گروه « پزشکی »

Old age seems to be one of the most crucial stages of human life during which individuals encounter a wide range of changes, particularly in the realm of physical and psychological health. Health anxiety, especially in older adults, can have undesirable effects, making it important to examine the factors influencing this variable. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between basic psychological needs (BPNs) and health-promoting behaviors (HPBs) with health anxiety in older adults, through the mediating role of resilience. This was a correlational study, of path analysis type. The statistical population of this research included all older women residing in Tabriz, Iran in the spring of 2023, among whom 220 individuals were selected as the sample using convenience sampling method. The measurement tools included the Connor and Davidson’s Resilience Scale, BPNs Questionnaire, HPBs Questionnaire, and Health Anxiety Questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed using Pearson’s correlation coefficient in SPSS-23 software and path analysis in LISREL 8.8 software. The results indicated that BPNs (autonomy, competence, and relatedness) have a negative relationship with health anxiety in older women; HPBs (nutrition, physical activity, health responsibility, stress management, interpersonal relationships, and spiritual growth) have a negative relationship with health anxiety in older women. resilience had a negative relationship with health anxiety in older women. Moreover, BPNs were related to health anxiety in older women through resilience, as well as HPBs were related to health anxiety in older women through resilience. Therefore, it can be concluded that increasing resilience in older adults and fulfilling BPNs along with educating HPBs can prevent the increase of health anxiety.

Health-promoting behaviors include actions that lead to empowering people to increase their control over health and ultimately improve the health of the individual and society. Nurses are among the members of the health-care team who are responsible to the clients The realization of this important issue requires the health of the nurse herself.

The aim of this study was to investigate health-promoting behaviors and related factors in nurses. 

In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 322 nurses working in Sanandaj Educational and Medical Centers in 2019, were selected by stratified random sampling. In order to collect data, demographic Information questionnaire and a standard Walker-promoting lifestyle questionnaire were used. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 16, descriptive statistics, linear Regression and Pearson correlation coefficient.

The mean scores of health-promoting behaviors of nurses were 134.62±20.92. The majority of nurses (54.30%) were in the moderate group in terms of health-promoting behaviors. The variables of first child, age, work experience and chronic illness had a statistically significant effect on the total score of health-promoting behaviors (P<0.001).

The results of the present study showed that performing health-promoting behaviors of nurses is at a moderate level. It is suggested to organize training courses on health promoting behaviors for nurses, in health-care centers and universities. By knowing the factors affecting these behaviors, the awareness of nurses will increase and an important step should be taken to maintain their health.

Improving the quality of nursing care is one of the most challenging issues in recent years in the health system. Perhaps one of the factors affecting the quality of nursing care is the ability of nurses to increase control over improving and maintaining health,This study aimed to determine the relationship between health promoting behaviors and quality nursing care in nurses of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, was conducted in 1399.

This cross-sectional study was a descriptive-correlational study. The research population included all nurses working in departments of Imam Khomeini Hospital complex affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences, except for special departments, emergency room and operating room and their patients. Finally, 200 nurses were selected using quota and random sampling method and 600 patients were selected using available sampling method based on the entry criteria from September to November 2019. Data were collected and analyzed with using of demographic questionnaire, International Health Promoting Behavior Questionnaire (HPLP-II) and researcher-made questionnaire on the quality of nursing care (from the patient's perspective) and with the help of SPSS software version 16 in two sections: descriptive statistics and inferential statistics

 In general, from the point of view of more than half of the patients,  57.3% , the quality of nursing care was good. The mean total score of health-promoting behaviors was (128/93±22/45). The highest mean score was obtained in the dimension of "responsibility" (2.89 ± 0.51) and the lowest mean score was obtained in the dimension of "physical activity" (1.89 ± 0.72).  The mean total score of nursing care quality was (3.10 ± 0.45). The highest mean score was obtained in the field of "nursing ethics" (3.27 ± 0.52) and the lowest mean score was obtained in the field of "patient education" (2.88 ± 0.68). Finally, health-promoting behaviors only in the dimension of nutrition had a statistically significant correlation with the quality of nursing  in the dimension of nursing   ethics (ρ = 0.027), which was a negative correlation.

 In general, there was no statistically significant relationship between health-promoting behaviors and the quality of nursing care, and the quality of nursing care was good from the patients' point of view. Also, in other results, due to the low physical activity of nurses, it is necessary to implement health education programs with emphasis on physical activity among them. Given that, the patient education had the lowest score. More time plans should be devoted to education and emphasis on the importance of this issue and its impact on accelerating the healing process and reducing the complications of the disease.

Health literacy and health-promoting behaviors are among the most important determinants of health. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between health literacy and the status of health-promoting behaviors in Shahrekord adults. 

Materials & Methods:

This study was performed on 384 adults who referred to healthcare centers in Shahrekord in 2018 using cluster sampling. Data were collected using functional, communication, and critical health literacy questionnaires and health promotion lifestyle scale. In addition, data analysis was performed in SPSS version 18 using descriptive and analytical statistics (e.g., Pearson’s correlation coefficient and one-way ANOVA). Notably, a P-value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.

In this study, the participants obtained low mean health literacy (functional: 49.19±54.15, communication: 53.45±15.89 and critical: 50.86±17.88) and health-promoting behaviors scores. In the target group, the highest and lowest scores obtained were related to the dimensions of spiritual growth and self-fulfillment (46.50±14.86) and physical activities (24.16±26.49), respectively. The results were indicative of a relationship between functional, communication, and critical health literacy and dimensions of health-promoting behaviors in the participants (P<0.05).

According to the results of the study, more attention must be paid to health literacy and health-promoting behaviors in healthcare plans and policies. Therefore, it is recommended that the increase and improvement of these factors be prioritized in this regard.

Creating and developing health-promoting behaviors in middle-aged women has a potential impact on promoting their health and quality of life. Therefore, it is necessary to design appropriate educational interventions in this group. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of education based on health belief model on health-promotion behaviors in middle-aged women.

This descriptive-analytical study was performed as an intervention in 2019 on 64 middle-aged women referring to two comprehensive health services centers in Mashhad. Data collection tools were a standard questionnaire of health-promotion behaviors and a researcher-made questionnaire based on the health belief model that was completed before and after training in two intervention and control groups. Independent t-test, paired t-test and Mann-Whitney U test were used.

Before the intervention, the two control and intervention groups were identical in terms of the mean overall score of health-promotion behaviors, however, one month after the intervention, the mean overall score of health-promotion behaviors and its dimensions in the intervention group was significantly higher than that in the control group.

Education based on the health belief model can improve health-promotion behaviors. Thus, it is necessary for health care providers in health centers to be trained on using models of behavior change.

Since many of the healthy behaviors are adopted and develop during adolescence, proper choice of such behaviors is very important in this period of life. In addition, paying attention to the health of girls is crucial because they will transfer such behaviors to the next generation. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the role of health literacy and demographic variables in determining health-promoting behaviors among second-grade high school girl students in the City of Tehran, Iran.

This descriptive-analytic cross-sectional study was conducted on 370 female students using cluster sampling method in 2018. Data were collected using demographic, Health Literacy Measure for Adolescents (HELMA) and Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLPII) questionnaires and analyzed using SPSS25.

The results of multivariate regression analysis revealed that there were statistically significant direct associations between health-promoting behaviors and the following variables: one’s health literacy (β= 0.39, p<0.001), interest in health topics (β= 1.35, p<0.001), reading of journals and newspapers (β=0.76, p= 0.007), father's education (p= 0.002), body mass index (p= 0.022), field of study (p<0.001), the first source of health information (p<0.001) and place of residence (p = 0.023). Further analysis of the data showed an indirect association between health-promoting behaviors and age (β= -1.69, p<0.001) and health assessment (β=-1.67, p<0.01).

Based on the findings it is concluded that the subjects’ health literacy and health-promoting behavior scores were “not sufficient” and “intermediate”, respectively. It is recommended to design and implement appropriate training/intervention programs aiming at increasing the heath literacy and promoting health behaviors of female students.