Publications by authors named "Leila Ahmadi Ghahnaviyeh"
Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) interventions increase psychological flexibility and improve mental health and quality of life in patients with myocardial infarction. Study design: A controlled clinical trial study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of an ACT intervention in improving the quality of life in patients with MI in Isfahan, Iran. The present controlled clinical trial with a pre and post-test design was conducted on a statistical population consisting of patients with MI admitted to hospitals in Isfahan (n = 60) who were selected through sequential sampling based on the study inclusion criteria and were randomly divided into an intervention and a control group (n1 = n2 = 30).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Although the World Health Organization has emphasized the need for reorientation of hospitals toward health promotion (HP), HP in hospitals of Iran is a new concept. This study investigated the concept of HP among health-care professionals working in educational hospitals of Isfahan, Iran, 2015.
Methods: A descriptive exploratory qualitative approach was employed in this study, with semi-structured interviews to investigate HP concept.
Context: The World Health Organization (WHO) has emphasized the need for reorientation of hospitals toward health promotion (HP).
Aims: This study explores health-care professionals' perception of barriers and strategies to implementing HP in educational hospitals of Isfahan Province in Iran.
Settings And Design: The study settings included four selective educational hospitals and the Treatment Administration affiliation to the Isfahan University of Medical Sciences.