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Introduction: Elder abuse may increase the vulnerability of ageing people to disease and decrease their general health status, so addressing the issue is essential for promoting elderly quality of life. The study aimed to examine the relation between abuse experience and general health among elderly people in Yazd city- Iran
Methods: The cross-sectional study carried out on 250 community-dwelling seniors in the city of Yazd who were selected with cluster random sampling. Data collection tools included, Iranian Domestic Elder Abuse Questionnaire and Persian version of the General Health Questionnaire 28. Data were analyzed using Spearman correlation coefficient and linear regression tests
Results: Mean scores of abuse experience and general health among the elders were 11.84 +/- 12.70 [range 0-100] and 21.82 +/- 10.84 [range 0-84] respectively. General health status was more undesirable among elders who had experienced abuse than those who had not. Elder abuse subscales accounted for 17.2% changes in general health, which had only care neglect and physical abuse subscales with significant prediction effect
Conclusion: Abuse experience has negative effects on older adults' general health. care neglect and physical abuse play a more important role
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Introduction: Geriatric syndromes lead to a number of disabilities which dramatically affect the quality of life in ageing. Facilitating the process of self-care can improve the elder's health to a great extent which has received less attention in previous studies. This study aimed at investigating the relationship between the disability and self-care in the elderly of Yazd
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Yazd; 234 elderly participants were selected through cluster random sampling. WHODAS-II questionnaire and a researcher-designed self-care questionnaire were utilized and collected data analyzed using Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis H, chi-square and Spearman correlation coefficient tests
Results: The mean score of disability was 38.55 +/- 13.71 [ranging from 0 to 92] and the mean score of self-care was 61.57 +/- 15.94 [ranging from 0 to 118]. There was no statistically significant correlation between total score of disability and self-care, however, correlation was detected between the subscales
Conclusion: Given the high level of disability in a majority of elders and low level of their self-care, self-care promotion programs and prevention of disabilities in collaboration with their families and health centers are recommended
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Objective[s]: To applicate of regression based path analysis for introduction of the best model of self-monitoring of blood pressure determinants, using BASNEF Model constructs
Methods: This descriptive analytical study carried out on 150 hypertensive patients referred to a private clinic, which entered in the study with a convenience sampling. The data were collected by interview, using a survey questionnaire which was adapted by the researchers. Before starting the interview, validity and reliability of the scales approved by an experts panel and cronbach alpha. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences [SPSS] was used for the purpose of data entry, manipulation and analysis
Results: intention and enabling factors had a direct effect on self-monitoring behaviors which enabling factors had the most powerful effect. Subjective norms had indirect effects on self-monitoring behaviors through intention and enabling factors. Attitude had lowest effect on self-monitoring behaviors
Conclusion: Regarding good power of BASNEF model in predicting that behavior, interventional programs aimed at promoting self monitoring among hypertensive patients with an emphasis on providing enabling factors, and reinforcemet of intention and subjective norms may be effective on hypertention control
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Although a lot of interventional studies may be found which have investigated the effects of education on nursing mothers regarding advantages of breast-feeding behavior, but very few studies in developing countries have examined whether mothers are conscious of the risks associated with formula and bottle-feeding on children. Knowing that Breast-feeding Index has decreased in Iran and feeding behaviors are not suitable and adequate in nursing mothers, we studied the effect of education based on PRECEDE Model on improving mothers' breast-feeding behaviors in Yazd, Iran. Cluster stage sampling was employed to recruit 60 pregnant mothers who had one month to the time of their delivery. Before and 3 months after implementing the educational program through group discussion, lectures and pamphlets, a self-prepared questionnaire was completed by the respondents. Validity and reliability of the scales were approved. SPSS software was used for the purpose of data entry, manipulation, and analysis. Mean age was 25.9 [ +/- 5.8] years; 96.6% were housewives. After implementing the educational program, mothers' knowledge [38%] and attitude [12.3%] were significantly increased [P=0.001]. After implementing the program, 85% of the mothers fed their children exclusively with mother's milk and 15%, breast-fed together with formula. The children, who were formula-fed, were breast-fed 4-5 times daily as well. Moreover, none of them was formula-fed from the time of birth and formula-feeding was used as a result of improper weight getting in these children. in order to design effective educational programs, healthcare professionals should better understand the determinants of feeding behaviors in nursing mothers and develop stage-specific interventions, within which, promoting predisposing factors like knowledge and attitude are priorities of the program. The PRECEDE Model, as a basic model for programming, was found to be helpful in addressing the effects of education on formula and bottle-feeding behaviors and their predisposing factors in nursing mothers