Preventing falls of the elderly at home: Applying the precaution adoption process model.

Background: Falling in the elderly causes a variety of issues such as dependence, decreased self-efficacy, depression and limitation in daily activities, hospitalization and imposition of costs on the individual and society. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevention of falls in the elderly at home by applying the Precaution Adoption Process Model.

Materials And Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 200 elderly people participated, 100 of whom were in the intervention group and 100 in the control group.

The assessment of risk factors and risk perception status of breast cancer in Northern Iran.

Background: Breast cancer (BC) is the most common malignancy in women. Identifying and avoiding the preventable risk factors of BC reduces its occurrence effectively. So, this study aimed to assess BC's risk factors and risk perception status in Babol, Northern Iran.

Effectiveness of the application of an educational program based on the Health Belief Model (HBM) in Adopting.

Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of the application of an educational program based on the Health Belief Model (HBM) in Adopting Preventive Behaviors from Self-Medication among Women in Iran.

Methods: Interventional study with pre and post phases. 200 women referring to the health centers of Urmia were selected by simple random sampling, divided into two groups of treatment and control.

Investigating the effect of teach-back method on improving the lifestyle of health ambassadors in Urmia.

Background: Adopting a healthy lifestyle is necessary to maintain and promote health. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of teach-back method on improving the lifestyle of health ambassadors in Urmia.

Materials And Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 200 health ambassadors were participated.

Determinants of Sailors' Protective Behaviors in Fishing Spots against the Risks of Sunlight and Skin Cancer: A Qualitative Study in Iran.

Introduction: The growing rate of nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) and melanoma has been a great challenge for global health system. The present research aims to determine sailors' protective behaviors against the risks of sunlight and skin cancer in Iran.

Materials And Methods: The present research was qualitative in type, and its data were collected from August to December 2019.

Effect of information, motivation, and behavioral skills model on adherence to medication, diet, and physical activity in HIV/ADIS patients: A health promotion strategy.

Background: Adherence to treatment is one of the major challenges in patients with HIV/ADIS. If the patients do not adhere, they will face recurrent consequences, such as disease progression. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of information, motivation, and behavioral Skills (IMB) model on medication adherence, diet adherence, and physical activity in HIV/ADIS patients.

Antiretroviral therapy adherence based on information, motivation, and behavioral skills model and its association with depression among HIV-positive patients: Health promotion strategy towards the 909090 target.

Background: HIV-infected patients with poor antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence are prone to depression, and depression can exacerbate the disease condition. This study was conducted to determine ART Adherence based on Information, Motivation, and Behavioral Skills (IMB) Model and its association with depression among HIV-positive patients.

Materials And Methods: This descriptive-correlational study was carried out on people over the age of 18 years with HIV/AIDS, who referred to the Behavioral Diseases Counseling Center in Kerman City, Iran, in 2017.

Adherence to Medication and Physical Activity among People Living with HIV/AIDS.

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the adherence to medication and Physical Activity (PA) among People Living with HIV (PLHIV).

Materials And Methods: In the present cross-sectional study, 122 PLHIV were selected. The research tools included the Baecke questionnaire and the AIDS Clinical Trials Group questionnaire.

Antiretroviral therapy adherence and its determinant factors among people living with HIV/AIDS: a case study in Iran.

Objectives: This descriptive-correlational study was conducted on 122 Iranian people living with HIV (PWHIV), who referred to a behavioral diseases counseling center in 2018. The AIDS Clinical Trial Group (ACTG) questionnaire was used to collect the required data. The study aimed to determine the level of medication adherence and its determinants in PWHIV.

Evaluation of the referral system in Iran's rural family physician program; a study of Jiroft University of Medical Sciences.

Background And Objective: Referral systems are relatively easy in terms of design, but implementing them is extremely difficult. Considering the three levels of primary healthcare, access of people to specialized services through a referral system is possible. With regard to the importance of a referral system in a family physician program, this study was performed to assess the function of the referral system in the family physician program in Jiroft University of Medical Sciences.