Predictors of treatment adherence in patients with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study in Southern Iran based on Pender's Health Promotion Model using structural equation modelling.

Objectives: Treatment adherence in type 2 diabetes (T2D) is an important factor in optimal diabetes control and prevention of mortality. The present study aimed to determine the predictability of Pender's Health Promotion Model (HPM) constructs in T2D treatment adherence behaviour.

Design: The present cross-sectional and analytical study was conducted from November 2022 to January 2023.

The Effectiveness of Educational Intervention in Promoting Preventive Behaviors of Dengue Fever in Southern Iran: Applying Health Belief Model (HBM).

Background And Aims: Diseases transmittable by Aedes mosquito affect the health of millions of people every year, however, they can be effectively prevented. This study aimed to apply the Health Belief Model (HBM) in promoting preventive behaviors against dengue fever in southern Iran.

Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 320 people were randomly selected through multi-stage cluster sampling in 2022 (161 in the intervention group and 159 in the control group).

Effect of an educational intervention based on health belief model on preventive behaviors against malaria in over 18-year-old Afghan immigrants living in Parsian.

Background: Malaria disease is one of the most dangerous protozoan parasitic infections with a high mortality rate in developing countries. Malaria is a public health issue, especially in Hormozgan province, and is highly affected by foreign immigrants (Pakistani and Afghani); thus, the present study aimed to evaluate the effect of an intervention based on the health belief model (HBM) on the promotion of malaria prevention behaviors in Afghani immigrants over the age of 18. The participants resided in Persian city in Hormozgan province.

Effectiveness of educational intervention on quality of life in adults with thalassemia major: A quasi-experimental study based on PRECEDE model.

Background And Aim: Due to the adverse effects of their disease, patients with thalassemia major face many problems such as a lack of proper growth, enlarged spleen and liver, bone disorders, especially the bones of the head and face. As a result of the long treatment process of this disease, other aspects of their life are also affected. The physical and mental problems in this population of patients will lead to frustration and lower social performance and quality of life.

Predictors of self-care behaviors in patients with hypertension: The integrated model of theories of "planned behavior" and "protection motivation".

Background: Assessment of self-care behaviors in patients with hypertension may provide clinicians and practitioners with important information about how to better control hypertension. Therefore, the present study aimed to explore the predictors of self-care behaviors in patients with hypertension based on an integrated model of theories of planned behavior and protection motivation.

Materials And Methods: The present cross-sectional study was part of a larger study, conducted in 2022 on 344 hypertensive patients from Khamir County in Hormozgan Province in Iran.

Psychometrics properties of type 2 diabetes treatment adherence questionnaire (DTAQ): a study based on Pender's health promotion model.

Background: Management of type 2 diabetes (T2D) as a chronic disease requires treatment adherence such as controlling the blood glucose level and adopting a healthy lifestyle. The present study aimed to develop and psychometrically evaluate a questionnaire based on the Pender's Health Promotion Model (HPM) to measure treatment adherence and the associated factors among T2D patients.

Methods: The present study was conducted in qualitative and the quantitative phases between March 2022 and March 2023.

A health promotion model-based intervention to enhance treatment adherence in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Background: The present study aimed to determine the effect of an intervention based on Pender's health promotion model (HPM) on treatment adherence in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D).

Methods: The present quasi-experimental study with a 3-month follow-up was conducted in Bandar Abbas, a city in the south of Iran in 2023. The intervention group (IG) with a total number of 95 T2D patients was selected from Hormuz diabetes clinic and the control group (CG) with 95 T2D patients was selected from comprehensive health centers through a clustering sampling method.

Explaining the barriers faced by veterinarians against preventing antimicrobial resistance: an innovative interdisciplinary qualitative study.

Background: Considering the significance of increased antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and its adverse effects on individual and social health and the important and effective role that veterinarians play in controlling this growing issue worldwide, it is essential to have effective preventive control programs. To this aim, the first step is to identify the factors behind the prevalence of AMR in Iran and the barriers veterinarians face to controlling this problem. Thus, the present study was conducted to explain the barriers veterinarians faced in the prevention of AMR from an Iranian veterinarian's perspective.

Explaining the personal cognitive factors affecting physical activity and nutritional behaviors in the middle-aged at risk of coronary artery disease: A directed qualitative content analysis.

Background And Aims: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common cardiovascular disease worldwide. Nutrition and physical activity are recognized as the major lifestyle-related behaviors to reduce the risk of noncommunicable diseases. It is essential to explain personal cognitive factors to identify potential ways to increase physical activity and improve nutritional behavior.

An intervention to improve antibiotic prescription behavior in veterinary students: A protocol based on the multi-theory model to tackle antimicrobial resistance.

Background And Aims: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health threat. Moreover, incorrect and inappropriate drug prescription behavior is considered a fundamental risk factor. Thus, the present study aims to develop, implement, and evaluate the effectiveness of an educational program based on the multi-theoretical model (MTM) in improving antibiotic prescription behavior in veterinary students of Iran.

Relationship between self-efficacy and adherence to antiretroviral therapy in HIV/AIDS patients: An analytical cross-sectional study in southern Iran.

Background And Aims: The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, also known as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), is spreading rapidly in the world, especially in developing countries, and is considered a serious health threat. This study aimed to assess the relationship of adherence antiretroviral therapy (ART) and self-efficacy among people living with HIV.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in March-July 2022 at the Center for Behavioral Diseases in Bandar Abbas.

Design, implementation and evaluation of an intervention based on a social cognitive theory of physical activity and nutritional behaviors in middle-aged people at the risk of coronary artery disease in Bandar Abbas: A study protocol.

Background: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common cardiovascular disease (CVD) and the main cause of mortality in developed and developing countries. Physical activity and nutritional behaviors are modifiable factors in people at the risk of CAD and its risk factors; thus, the present study aimed to design, implement, and evaluate an intervention based on the social cognitive theory for physical activity and nutritional behaviors in the middle-aged population at the risk of CAD residing in Bandar Abbas city.

Materials And Methods: The present study will be conducted in three phases: qualitative, cross-sectional, and community-based intervention.

Etiology, consequences, and solutions of working women's work-life conflict: a qualitative study.

Introduction: Work-life conflict (WLC) is important in organizational behavior research and human resource management. The present research aimed to investigate the underlying causes, consequences, and solutions to WLC in Iranian working women.

Materials And Methods: The present qualitative study was conducted through a content analysis method among 19 working married women in Birjand, a city in the east of Iran, from December 2021 to February 2022.

Impact of the Social Marketing-Based Intervention on Preconception Healthy Behaviors of Women With Sickle Cell Disease.

Introduction: A suggested method to improve the outcomes of pregnancy with sickle cell disease (SCD) is to engage more women at reproductive age in preconception healthy behavior (PCHB). Social marketing can be a suitable strategy to achieve this goal. We aimed to assess the impact of the social marketing-based intervention on women's engagement in PCHB.

Determinants of Adherence to Treatment in Type 2 Diabetic Patients: A Directed Qualitative Content Analysis Based on Pender's Health Promotion Model.

Adherence to the treatment of type 2 diabetes (T2D), which includes the use of prescribed drugs, following a healthy diet, and adopting a physically active lifestyle, is important to control the disease and improve the patients' quality of life. The present study aimed to explain the determinants of adherence to treatment in patients with T2D based on Pender's Health Promotion Model (HPM). The present research used a qualitative content analysis and was based on Pender's HPM.

A predictive model of waterpipe smoking cessation among women in southern Iran: application of the theory of planned behavior.

Background: Today, waterpipe (WT) smoking is a rising issue worldwide, and has taken a significant and growing share of tobacco consumption in the world. Present study aimed to explore the predictors of WT cessation in the light of the theory of planned behavior (TPB).

Methods: This cross-sectional analytical study was conducted in 2021-2022 using a multi-stratified cluster sampling on 1,764 women in Bandar Abbas, southern Iran.

Socio-personal factors affecting adherence to treatment in patients with type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Purpose: The purpose of study was to identify the socio-personal factors affecting adherence to the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes.

Methods: Cross-sectional articles were extracted from databases such as Web of Science, PubMed, Elsevier. A meta-analysis was performed using integrated odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CIs) for age, BMI, depression, educational level, gender, employment status, marital status, smoking status.

Determinants of antimicrobial resistance occurrence in animal-based food, perceived by livestock farmers: A qualitative phenomenological study.

Background And Purpose Of The Study: The determinants of antimicrobial resistance in human medicine have been copiously explored. On the other hand, the existing research in veterinary medicine and animal husbandry is in its infancy. The present qualitative study used the one-health approach to explore farmers' attitudes toward antimicrobial use and antimicrobial stewardship.

Application of Pender's health promotion model for type 2 diabetes treatment adherence: protocol for a mixed methods study in southern Iran.

Background: Type 2 diabetes (T2D) mellitus treatment as a chronic disease requires adequate adherence to treatment including controlling blood glucose levels and lifestyle management. The aim of this study is to investigate the factors affecting of adherence to T2D treatment from the perspective of patients and design an intervention program based on Pender's health promotion model (HPM) to increase T2D treatment adherence in Bandar Abbas, a city located in the south of Iran.

Methods: This mixed method study will consist of qualitative stage, questionnaire design and a randomized, open-label, parallel-group interventional study based on HPM in southern Iran.

Effectiveness of educational intervention on women's participation to cervical cancer screening: a quasi-experimental study based on PEN-3 model.

Introduction: Cervical cancer is one of the most common cancer types among women in developing countries. Women's behavior in the early detection of the disease is influenced by sociocultural factors. Thus, the present study aimed to determine the effect of an educational intervention based on PEN-3 model on women's participation in cervical cancer screening.

A model for explaining adherence to antiretroviral therapy in patients with HIV/AIDS: A grounded theory study.

Maintaining a high level of adherence to antiretroviral therapy is a challenge among HIV/AIDS patients. The study aimed to explore the process of adherence to treatment with a grounded theory approach to help physicians and planners develop strategies to increase adherence to treatment. We conducted in-depth interviews and a focus-group discussion.

Increasing cervical cancer screening in Iran: effectiveness of a theory-based educational intervention.

Purpose Of Study: The high mortality rate of cervical cancer in developing countries is mainly related to inefficient screening programs. The aim of the present study was, thus, to determine the effect of an educational intervention based on BASNEF (Belief, Attitudes, Subjective Norms, and Enabling Factors) model on increasing the rate of cervical cancer screening (CCS) in Bandar Deir in the south of Iran.

Methods: A quasi-experimental educational intervention was made with 202 women participants (101 in the intervention group (IG) and 101 in the control group (CG)) in 2019-20.

Pregnancy in the Sickle Cell Disease and Fetomaternal Outcomes in Different Sickle cell Genotypes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: Pregnancy is a major concern among women with the sickle cell disease (SCD), and it is associated with increased adverse outcomes. The aim of the present meta-analysis is to report the fetomaternal outcomes in different sickle cell genotypes.

Methods: In this systematic review and meta-analysis, a comprehensive search of databases and search engines such as PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, ProQuest, Cochrane Library, Science Direct and Google Scholar were performed.

COVID-19 and hookah smoking cessation among women in Southern Iran: A cross-sectional study.

Hookah smoking does not only transmit COVID-19 but also intensifies the symptoms of the disease. Thus, the present research aimed to explore the association between COVID-19 and hookah cessation among female smokers. The institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted nine months after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The effect of a theory-based educational program on southern Iranian prisoners' HIV preventive behaviors: a quasi-experimental research.

Background: The present research explored the effect of an educational program based on the health belief model (HBM) on prisoners' HIV preventive behaviors in the south of Iran.

Methods: The present quasi-experimental research was conducted in 2019-20 on 280 prisoners, 140 in the control group (CG) and 140 in the intervention group (IG). The sampling was simple randomized.