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Background: One of the basic needs of behavioral scientists is access to standard questionnaires. The purpose of this study was to determine the psychometric of a theory based questionnaire about colorectal cancer screening with uptake of fecal occult blood test based on health belief model
Materials and Methods: This descriptive analytic-psychometric study was carried out among 150 individuals aged over 50 years in Kermanshah, western Iran, in winter 2016. The participants were selected by using simple random sampling allocation method in proportional to size among households aged over 50 years covered by Kermanshah health centers. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 20
Results: The Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin [KMO] was calculated as 0.778. Three constructs of the five constructs of the health belief model including perceived benefits, perceived barriers, and perceived severity accounted to 73.27% of the variance of the hypothesized model. The reliability of the questionnaire by measuring Cronbach's alpha for constructs; perceived sensitivity, perceived severity, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, and perceived self-efficacy were 0.72, 0.78, 0.87, 0.81, and 0.70, respectively
Conclusion: The questionnaire had the obligatory validity and reliability to measure cognition related to about uptake of fecal occult blood test based on health belief model
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Introduction: Shahid Motahari Annual Educational Festival aims to improve the quality of medical education in the Islamic Republic of Iran, and has held since 2008. The present study was performed to determine the satisfaction level of Iranian medical universities' faculty members about holding Shahid Motahari Annual Educational Festival during the past six years, from 2008 to 2014
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 473 faculty members [FMs] including deputies and educational administrators, managers, and faculty members of medical education development centers, members of scientific committees, and faculty members who participated in Shahid Motahari Festival from 42 medical sciences universities in Iran. Data collection instruments were two reliable and valid questionnaires on the background and also participants' satisfaction towards Shahid Motahari Educational Festival. Data were analyzed using SPSS Software, version 14
Results: Among all participants, 30 FMs [6.3%] were educational deputies, 36 FMs [7.6%] managers of medical education development centers, 226 FMs [56.2%] members of scientific committees, 29 FMs [6.1%] members of the national committees, 343 FMs [27.5%] attendees, and 264 FMs [55.8%] had participated for retraining. The total satisfaction level of the participants was 73.3% which shows a good satisfaction level
Conclusion: The results identified the main important strength points such as "proposals' review process at the country level" and weakness points such as "organizing the festival"
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One of the most important factors affecting relapse of addiction is craving beliefs of substance use. The goal of the present study was assessment of the effectiveness of coping skills education program to reduce craving beliefs among opium addicts. In a randomized controlled trial, during September 2011 to August 2012, 70 opium addicted men referred to the Behavioral Disorders and Substance Abuse Research Center in Hamadan, western Iran were assigned to intervention group [receiving coping skills education program] and control groups. The study information was analyzed using SPSS software. Regarding craving beliefs for continuing drug use, the two groups had similar scales at the beginning of interventional program, while the level of these beliefs was significantly reduced in the intervention group [P = 0.002], but not in the control group [P = 0.105]. Also, a significant correlation was also revealed between taking advantage of the educational program and increase awareness of the signs of relapse in the intervention group [P = 0.003] that was not revealed in the control [P = 0.174]. On the other hand, executing coping skills education program led to reduce craving beliefs and improve knowledge towards signs of relapse. Our findings demonstrate positive impact of coping skills education program after detoxification process on decrease of craving beliefs among opium addicts
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Hepatitis A, an acute viral disease is the most common global cause of viral hepatitis that affects millions of people annually. Due to its high incidence, hepatitis A is considered a worldwide health problem. This study aims to determine the knowledge, risk perceptions, and behavioral intentions for hepatitis A among elementary school teachers in Yazd city. This was a cross-sectional study conducted in a random cluster sample of 307 people who taught at elementary schools. The data collection tool was a 30 question questionnaire that had validity and reliability in five parts: i] demographics, ii] knowledge, iii] individual risk perception, iv] general risk perception, and v] behavioral intention. The questionnaire completed by elementary school teachers in Yazd city. Mean Participants age was 37.80 +/- 7.89 years with a range of 20-53 years. The score knowledge was 23.44 +/- 3.17 [range 0-34], general risk perception was 23.44 +/- 3.17 [range 7-35], individual risk perception was 6.47 +/- 2.01 [range 2-10], and behavioral intention was 16.03 +/- 3.38 [range 5-25]. There were statistically significant differences between gender and mean score behavioral intention [p=0.009]. Therefore women had a high level of intention. It seems by emphasizing increasingly of knowledge aspect who can reach behavioral intention and finally the main purpose of health education with another meaning change behavior for creating health behavior.