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Introduction: Entry into military service with changing environmental conditions, social relationships and lifestyle can cause psychological stress and pressure on the soldiers and may promote or create risky behaviors. Non-verbal or verbal aggressive behavior such as fighting, obscenities, hitting, threats and intimidation may increase stress exposure. This study aimed to investigate the effects of anger management education based on Health Promotion Model on reducing risky behavior of soldiers [fighting] in the Military barracks of Ardekan in1389
Methods: This clinical trial is an experimental study. Participants were the 232 soldiers who were engaged in risky behavior score higher than 60. They are randomly divided into two groups. Anger control for the experimental group on the basis of religious and scientific evidence in health promotion model was trained. Data collection tool was built by researchers. Reliability and validity of the questionnaire [demographic, risky behaviors, health promotion model structures] were carried out
Results: Statistical analysis of covariance and independent t-test showed that all structures of the model [perceived benefits, perceived barriers, perceived self-efficacy, sense of behavior, interpersonal influences, situational influences] and the amount of conflict behavior, between the two groups [case and control] is significant. [P<0.001]
Conclusion: The positive impact of teaching anger management techniques, based on religious and scientific evidence and educational model of health promotion, showed that the model is effective. Model can manage aggression and destructive emotion, aggressive behavior and attitude and feeling. Anger management techniques leading to better compatibility with environmental stress and unwanted changes to the young people
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Health care personnel are always exposed to occupational injuries especially injuries due to sharp and cutting things. Therefore, the present study was designed and conducted to investigate the effect of safe management performance on knowledge, attitude and practice [KAP] levels of the health care personnel of Baqyatallah Hospital, Iran. This experimental study was carried out in 2010, and 115 nurses were selected from 8 parallel wards; two random groups were shaped: experimental [n=59] and control [n=56] groups. The data were collected by a researcher-made questionnaire including 59 questions on the personnel's knowledge, attitude and practice. The KAP was assessed in both groups after a two-month training period. The obtained data were analyzed in SPSS 15 using chi-square, independent and paired t-test [P < 0.05]. Mean scores of knowledge, attitude and practice in the experimental group before training were 6 +/- 2.4, 52.1 +/- 6.2 and 80.5 +/- 10.3 respectively; the corresponding scores in the control group were 5.9 +/- 2.3, 51.6 +/- 7 and 77.4 +/- 13.2 respectively; the difference between the two groups before training was not significant [P > 0.05]. However, the KAP scores of the experimental group after training became 15.7 +/- 2.6, 58.1 +/- 2.7 and 87 +/- 4.6 respectively, with the corresponding control group scores of 6.2 +/- 1.8, 50.6 +/- 7.1 and 76.7 +/- 13 respectively; the difference after training was significant [P < 0.05]. Implementing the safety management program caused an increase in the knowledge, attitude and practice of health care personnel and improved the safety levels
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Background and Purpose: Infection in healthcare settings is considered a serious risk and protection of the personnel and clients against it is a priority. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the hand hygiene practice in four treatment groups in Sabzevar hospitals in 2005
Methods and Materials: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among the hospital staff of Sabzevar hospitals in Sabzevar, Iran. The study sample [CI= 95%] with a 10% attrition rate was calculated to be 25, amounting to 100 in 4 groups, who were selected through convenient sampling. Luisham Observation checklist was used for data collection. For data analysis, ANOVA, t-test, Fisher's test, Chi-square and Tukey were used
Results: The findings revealed that adherence to hand hygiene practice in internists was 34.4%, in the surgical staff 21.3%, in the intensive group 15.65% and in doctors 16.59%. Out of 1356 situations of hand hygiene practice, only in 306 cases hand hygiene was practiced. In general, the mean percentage for the four groups was 22.6%
Conclusion: In general, the hand hygiene practice while taking care of patients is low and unsatisfactory