Population aging management from the perspective of the health field of Iran and other countries: A scoping review.

Population aging is one of the challenging phenomena where due to health changes and the importance of different levels of prevention, the country's health system is most responsible for it. Therefore, it is responsible for providing responsible service and dealing with challenges and obstacles to successfully face the aging phenomenon. In this regard, the study was conducted aiming to identify inefficiencies and solutions to face the phenomenon of population aging from the perspective of the health field in Iran and other countries.

Instances of unethical performance of academic faculty members in conducting and publishing research works.

Background: Today, compliance with ethical principles and standards has become a concern of research ethics committees more than in the past, and the informed society is more demanding of researchers' considerations and adherence. In this regard, a survey was conducted with the aim of determining instances of unethical behavior of faculty members in conducting and publishing research works.

Materials And Methods: This study was performed cross-sectional with 100 faculty members answering in the form of systematic random sampling from the scientific measurement system of the Ministry of Health of Iran in August 2023 and testing using a checklist containing 32 examples of unethical research behavior.

Predicting the level of resilience of adults aged 25-65 relation to the elderly according to their interpersonal problem-solving methods.

Background: Elderly home caregivers are among the first and most important people involved in elderly care. Since the process of caring for the elderly affects the mental, physical, and life conditions of the caregivers, it is of utmost importance to study interpersonal problem-solving methods and the role they play in the resilience of caregivers. In this regard, the study was conducted to predict the resilience of adults aged 25-65 years compared to the elderly according to their interpersonal problem-solving methods.

Validity and reliability of Persian version of Low Physical Activity Questionnaire (LoPAQ).

Background: The Low Physical Activity Questionnaire (LoPAQ) was specifically developed to measure the low activity level observed in extremely inactive hemodialysis (HD) patients. This study aims to evaluate reliability and validity of Persian version of the LoPAQ.

Methods: This study was a cross sectional study, conducted in three HD centers in Iran.

Identifying the challenges of holding comprehensive exams in the Ph.D. programs of Iranian medical universities: A protocol for qualitative research.

Background: The purpose of Ph.D. education is to train students equipped with science in a particular area and familiar with research methods and the most recent foundations of education and research to apply their knowledge, creativity, and innovation in research and scientific areas to meet the needs of the society, extending the frontiers of knowledge in their special field, and reach undetected areas in the world of science, especially health.

Social determinants of health: Awareness and attitude of students and professors in medical sciences universities.

Background: Considering the obvious and important role of social determinants of health on health outcomes and the mission of medical universities in explaining it, the aim of this study was to determine the awareness and attitude of the medical universities students and professors toward social determinants of health.

Materials And Methods: This descriptive-survey study was conducted on the students and professors of Isfahan and Kashan Universities of Medical Sciences in fields related to social determinants of health and at different educational levels in the years 2020-2021. Data were collected by a researcher-made questionnaire of awareness and attitude.

Mobile health applications for pregnancy in Iran: Current state investigation.

Background: The expansion of pregnancy-related mobile applications has led to an increase in the usage of these applications by Iranian women, which has the potential to have a long-term impact on women's pregnancy health and, as a result, community health. The goal of this research was to investigate the state of pregnancy-related mobile applications in Iran.

Materials And Methods: This was a descriptive-applied research approach which was conducted in 2020.

Strategies to increase social capital and interaction of faculty members of medical universities.

Background: Social participation and group interaction are the basic and expected indicators of serving in the job of the faculty. Some improvements are needed for universities and professors in this area, which they can be better identified by studying the main beneficiaries. In this regard, this study was aimed to identify strategies to increase social capital and interaction of medical universities' faculty members.

Identifying strategies for dealing with the aging population from the perspective of health system experts: A qualitative study.

Background And Aim: Given the growing trend of aging and the limited resources of the health system, the lack of long-term prior government planning, and reduced growth of the productive force of society, identifying strategies for planning and action to deal with future aging is very important. In this regard, the study was conducted to identify strategies for dealing with the aging population from the perspective of health system experts.

Methods: The qualitative content analysis study was performed on 29 Iranian male and female experts in the aging and health scope from Isfahan, Tehran, Tabriz, and Babol who purposefully participated in the semi-structured interview.

Identification of the factors related to the clinical knowledge sharing: A protocol for systematic review.

Today, the ability of the organizations to successfully knowledge management and sharing can help them in better performance. Effective knowledge sharing (KS) in the clinical context provides better clinical decisions and improves the quality of care services. This systematic review will be conducted to identify the factors related to the clinical KS (CKS).

Investigation of the effect of mindfulness on sexual desire and sexual satisfaction in primigravida pregnant women.

Background: Pregnancy causes a set of complex physiological and psychological changes that affect marital relationships. Mindfulness is a form of meditation that can promote person's performance and perception of sexual relationships. The present study aimed to determine the effect of mindfulness on sexual desire and sexual satisfaction in primigravida pregnant women.

Evaluating the responsiveness of higher education system in relation to social determinants of health.

Background And Aim: To answer the society's health-care needs related to social determinants of health (SDH), higher education system must be responsive in training knowledgeable students and faculty members. Therefore, this study was carried out to determine the responsiveness of higher education system in relation to the SDH.

Methods: This is a content analysis study carried out using qualitative approach.

Psychometric evaluation of a questionnaire for measuring factors related to mental health of women in an earthquake.

The current study was performed with the aim of the psychometric evaluation of a questionnaire for measuring factors related to women's mental health in an earthquake. This descriptive instrumental study was carried out on a population of 378 women with an earthquake experience in Kerman Province, Iran, in 2017-2018. The formal validity, content validity, criterion validity, factor analysis, and reliability of the questionnaire were measured using Cronbach's alpha coefficient.

Awareness and attitude of students and professors of medical sciences universities toward social determinants of health: Design and preliminary psychometrics of a questionnaire.

Background And Aim: Considering the important role of universities in advancing educational, social, cultural, economic, and political affairs and given the significant and effective role of social determinants of health (SDH) in personal and social life, this study aimed to design a preliminary questionnaire to assess the awareness and attitude of students and professors of relevant medical sciences departments toward the SDH.

Methods: This is a descriptive survey study of the instrumentation type and is done on the students and professors of Isfahan and Kashan medical sciences universities in 2019. The content and face validity of the questionnaire were assessed.

Psychometric properties of acute stress disorder questionnaire for people exposed to Kerman earthquake.

Background And Aim: Some people exposed to disasters will suffer from acute stress disorder (ASD) due to the negative consequences of these disasters. Evaluating this disorder at a large scale requires a credible and standardized tool. Therefore, the current study aims to investigate the psychometric properties of the ASD questionnaire for people exposed to Kerman earthquake.

Prediction of health information-seeking behavior components based on health anxiety among users of public libraries.

Introduction: This study aimed to predict health information-seeking behavior (HISB) components based on health anxiety among users of public libraries.

Materials And Methods: This research was a descriptive-correlational study. The statistical population consisted of users of public libraries.

Review process of the health scientific journals according to explanation of experts.

Introduction: Reviewing articles are one of the most important methods for maintaining and improving the scientific quality of research outputs, especially in the field of health and medicine, and are often accompanied with various challenges.

Aim: The current study was carried out to Health Promotion in the Review Process of the Health Scientific Journals according to Explanation of Experts.

Materials And Methods: This study has a qualitative approach and was carried out using the content analysis method.

Prioritization of factors related to mental health of women during an earthquake: A qualitative study.

Background: According to the fact that women account for the highest rate of victims of mental health loss during disasters, prioritization of their requirements is of remarkable significance. Therefore, the present study was carried out with the aim to prioritize factors related to women's mental health during an earthquake.

Methods: This study was conducted using the Delphi method in 2017.

The effectiveness of acceptance and commitment group therapy on social anxiety in female dormitory residents in Isfahan university of medical sciences.

Aim And Background: Social anxiety can interfere with performance and academic success in students. One of the third-generation treatments for social anxiety is acceptance and commitment therapy. Therefore, the current study aims to determine the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment group therapy on social anxiety of female dormitory residents of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences.

Women's information needs in mental health in disasters.

Aim And Background: Women are among vulnerable groups and susceptible to mental health problems during any disaster. Therefore, the current study aims to identify the mental health information needs of women during disasters.

Methods: This is a qualitative study carried out using content analysis method through semi-structured interviews with 27 participants in cities of Tehran, Isfahan, and Mashhad during the year 2018.

Relation between personality disorders and characteristics of multiple sclerosis patients and their parents.

Aim And Background: Given the fact that immune system is greatly affected by people's emotional characteristics and since these characteristics are mainly formed through interactions with one's parents, this study aims to determine the relation between personality characteristics and disorders of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and their parents.

Methods: This is an applied, descriptive study on 88 MS patients and 63 parents who had visited two physiotherapy clinics in Tehran between January and August 2016. Participants who met the inclusion criteria were selected using convenient sampling method.

The effect of mindfulness program on general health of patients undergoing hemodialysis.

Introduction: Patients undergoing hemodialysis have a low level of health and mindfulness technique in mind-body medicine is used to help patients with chronic illness. Therefore, this clinical trial was conducted to determine the effect of the mindfulness program on the general health of patients undergoing treatment with hemodialysis.

Methods: Sixty hemodialysis patients were selected through the convenient method and randomly divided into experimental and control groups.