Masoud Karimi

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences | SUMS · health educatioin and promotion

Background Correctly, performing breast self-examination (BSE) has an important role in the early diagnosis of breast cancer and prevention of women's mortality due to it. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of virtual education programs on breast self-examination, self-efficacy, and skills. Methods This quasi-experimental study was...

Background: Retirement challenges can significantly impact retirees’ well-being. Purpose: This study investigated retirees’ psychological well-being (PWB) and ways of coping (WOC) during retirement. Methods: A cross-sectional study of 341 retirees was conducted using systematic random sampling. Standardized questionnaires evaluated PWB and WOC. Dat...

Introduction Globally, hypertension is a significant public health concern and a leading cause of premature death. Since this disease is incurable, it is necessary to promote patients’ self-care behaviors to control it. The goal of this research was to identify the elements that influence self-care actions in individuals with hypertension, utilizin...

Background: Youth is a unique stage in everyone’s life. During this period, individuals often engage in high-risk behaviors, including high-speed driving, smoking, sexual behaviors, alcohol consumption, physical inactivity, unhealthy eating habits, and violence. One of the factors influencing these high-risk behaviors is subjective norms. This stud...

Background Diabetes self-management education is necessary to improve patient outcomes and reduce diabetes-related complications. According to the theory of behavioral reasoning, the likelihood of performing a behavior is predicted by the link between beliefs, motivation, intention, and behavior. This study aimed to investigate the effect of an edu...

Aim Nurses need a variety of skills, including the ability to communicate effectively, especially in challenging scenarios such as the COVID-19 pandemic. This study was conducted with the aim of evaluating the communication competence of nurses in this crisis. Design: This cross-sectional study is designed to investigate nurses’ communication compe...

Objective: This study aimed to develop and validate a model for predicting productivity in university administrative staff. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 614 participants completed a survey comprised of the Job Stress Questionnaire, Job Security Scale, Role Clarity Scale, Distributive Justice Subscale, Procedural Justice Subscale, Job Con...

Introduction. The outbreak of COVID-19 has led to various challenges for healthcare workers, including nurses. Nurses play a critical role in the fight against this disease, and their communication of self-efficacy and job satisfaction has garnered significant attention. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between communication self-ef...

Background Needle stick injuries (NSI) can lead to dangerous infectious diseases for health care workers. This study aimed to determine the predictors of observance of safe injection guidelines in hospital nursing staff, based on protection motivation theory. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted on the nursing staff of five randomly se...

Introduction Breast cancer disease is known as the most common cancer among women. Lack of knowledge and awareness is a leading cause of breast cancer, and since nearly all women are increasingly susceptible to this disease, training screening behaviors for early detection is proven essential in order to reduce breast cancer mortality. Therefore, t...

Background The skill of communicating with the patient is one of the basic clinical skills and part of the necessary competencies for medical doctors. The present study aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and performance (KAP) of medical students, assistants, and professors of Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences regarding clinical comm...

Protecting the female workforce from sexual harassment is a legal duty for employees in most countries; nevertheless, it is a common phenomenon. The aim of this qualitative study was to investigate how and why Iranian women working in retail sales responded when confronted by sexual harassment by customers. The setting for this qualitative study wa...

Introduction: The present study aimed to investigate the effect of positive thinking skills training based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) on nurses' resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic in the year 1400. Methods: The current research is a semi-experimental interventional study with a pre-test and post-test design, the statistical popula...

Introduction The changes that retirees experience during their retirement years will challenge their ability to cope, potentially endangering their health and quality of life. This study aims to design and evaluate a theory-based health promotion programme to improve retirees’ psychological well-being and quality of life. Methods and analysis This...

Background The white cane is globally an important tool in orientation and mobility for blind and visually impaired people, but it is not often used. The goal of this study was to develop and validate the white cane use perceived advantages and disadvantages (WCPAD) questionnaire for detecting effective factors in the use or non-use of canes. Meth...

Health professionals assume the quality of life (QOL) as a main outcome of health care activities, especially in the elderly. Thus, they need valid tools for evaluating the effectiveness of their interventions. This study aimed to investigate the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the World Health Organization quality of life-old que...

Background: Needle stick injuries (NSI) can lead to dangerous infectious diseases for health care workers. This study aimed to determine the Predictors of observance of safe injection guidelines in hospital nursing staff, based on protection motivation theory. Methods: This cross-sectional study, was conducted on nursing staff of randomly selected...

دوران پس از زایمان یکی از پر استرس ترین دوران زندگی زنان می باشد که می تواند کیفیت زندگی زنان و خانواده ایشان را تحت تاثیر قرار دهد. یکی از مهمترین عوامل موثر بر کیفیت زندگی، دریافت حمایت اجتماعی از سوی دیگران بویژه خانواده می باشد. ایجاد توانمندی در درخواست و دریافت این حمایت توسط زنان از طریق آموزش و اقدامات کارکنان بهداشتی بویژه پرستاران و ماما...

The relationship between family emotional support and postpartum quality of life

The relationship between family emotional support and postpartum quality of life

Background The postpartum period is a challenging time for mothers, in which the quality of life (QOL) is an important indicator of health. Assessing the factors related to postpartum QOL (PQOL) can provide a holistic approach to health programs from an individual to a macro level. This study identified predictive factors for PQOL among Iranian pos...

Introduction Nonsuicidal self‐injury (NSSI) in adolescents is a growing public health concern, demanding preventive measures, particularly among high school students. Based on social cognitive theory (SCT), self‐efficacy coupled with outcome expectations, social support, self‐regulation, and behavioral intention, determine the likelihood of engagin...

Background Osteoporosis, as the most common metabolic disease and the leading cause of death among older people, affects more than 200 million women throughout the world. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of a health communication campaign on knowledge, attitude, and practice of older women towards prevention and control of osteoporosis. Met...

Introduction: Girls can use their mother's emotional, informational and behavioral support to perform healthy behaviors due to their constant access to their mothers. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of role modeling and maternal support in the family to improve healthy behaviors and perceived Family Health Climate (FHC) in female students....

Pregnant women are at higher risk of getting severe Covid-19 disease and consequences on the health status of them and their fetuses. Despite vaccination, all preventive behaviors are emphasized. This study aimed to identify the determinants of Covid-19 preventive health behaviors in pregnant women using Extended Parallel Process Model. This cross-...

Objective: To assess the impact of family social support (FSS) on postpartum quality of life (PQOL). Methods: This analytical cross-sectional study enrolled postpartum women and asked them to complete the PQOL and FSS questionnaire (FSSQ) between October 2021 and February 2022 in three urban health centres in Shiraz, Iran. Pearson correlation co...

The CAGE questionnaire is an instrument, proved useful in helping to make a diagnosis of alcoholism. The questions focus on Cutting down, Annoyance by criticism, Guilty feeling, and Eye-openers. The questionnaire has been more pervasive simple tool than AUDIT and LAST scales to screen in busy medical settings where limited time is considered for ad...

Introduction: Menopause is an inevitable part of women's lives. Physical activity as nonhormonal therapy can decrease the symptoms of menopause. This study is aimed at investigating the effect of educational intervention based on the transtheoretical model (TTM) on physical activity and menopausal symptoms of female clients of the health center in...

Background Breast cancer is known as the most common cancer and the first-rank malignancy among women. Screening plays a crucial role in early diagnosis and timely treatment. This paper presents the results of design, evaluation and analysis of a questionnaire based on the health action model to investigate breast cancer screening behaviors and the...

Introduction: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. Considering the lack of knowledge about the cause of breast cancer and since all women are susceptible to this disease, training screening behaviors for early diagnosis is essential to reduce the mortality from this disease. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the effect of...

Achieving the optimal Quality of Life (QoL) has been the expected outcome of all evolutionary periods in human life, including retirement. The present study aimed to determine the relationship between QoL, retirement resources, and retirement adjustment among retirees. This analytical cross-sectional study was conducted on 220 Iranian retirees who...

Background Uncontrolled diabetes is an important public health problem that endangers the quality of life of patients. Promoting self-management through well-planned training is an essential strategy to control diabetes effectively. This study aimed to examine the effects of a training program based on social cognitive theory (SCT) on self-manageme...

Background: COVID-19 is a social health problem. Several risk factors threaten students, and schools can provide a suitable environment for managing and performing health promotion programs. Given the extensive spread of the disease and the existence of multilevel components affecting the adoption of preventive behaviors, understanding the views a...

Background Breast cancer is the most common cancer and the first-rank malignancy in women. Screening plays a crucial role in early diagnosis and timely treatment. The present study aimed to design and psychometrically evaluate a questionnaire based on the health action model to evaluate breast cancer screening behaviors and their relevant factors....

Enhancing health and quality of life (QoL) of elderly people is technically challenging. The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of small group education method on adherence to Mediterranean diet and QoL in elderly women. In this randomized-controlled study, one hundred 60-74-year-old women were selected from two health centers using...

Background Unhealthy diet including consumption of high amounts of sugar-sweetened beverages is a key modifiable risk factor for obesity and NCDs which begin in childhood and adolescence. The study aimed to compare the effect of gain frame vs. loss frame messages on SSBs consumption intention and behavior of high school boy students. Methods In th...

Background: The postpartum period is one of the most important stressful situations in women's lives that affects their quality of life (QOL). The important factor affecting the QOL in the postpartum period is social support, especially family social support (FSS). The present study has been designed to assess the impact of FSS on postpartum qualit...

Background: The postpartum period is also called the fourth stage of labor. In this period quality of life (QOL) is used as an important indicator of health. Assessing the factors related to postpartum QOL can give a holistic approach from the individual level to the macro system for health program. This study will identify the determinants of PQOL...

Aims: Appropriate complementary feeding is one of the main ways to prevent malnutrition in infants, which is a serious health problem in developing countries including Iran. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a theory-based educational intervention on timely complementary feeding initiation in primiparous mothers. Materials & Meth...

Objective To recognize and screen common mental disorders in elderlies and determine their relationship with social support in Shiraz, Iran. Methods In this cross-sectional analytical study, 400 elderlies aged >60 years from Shiraz were selected through stratified random sampling. Data collection was done by 3 demographic data, Medical Outcome Stu...

The aim of this study was to examine the effect of Health Belief Model-based education on determinants of intention to perform influenza prevention behaviors among the older adults. In this experimental controlled randomized study conducted on 100 rural older adults (50 in each group), four education sessions were conducted for the experiment group...

Background Oral diseases are considered an important health challenge around the world, especially among children. This study aimed to compare the effects of mothers and students’ education on female students’ oral health behaviors. Methods This three-arm randomized controlled educational trial was conducted on 261 fifth- and sixth-grade female st...

Introduction: Girls can use their mothers emotional, informational and behavioral support to perform healthy behaviors due to their constant access to their mothers. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of role modeling and maternal support in the family to improve healthy behaviors and perceived Family Health Climate (FHC) in female students. M...

Background: Breast cancer is one of the most common health problems worldwide. The mortality rate of this disease is due to the lack of knowledge about screening methods and late diagnosis of cancer. Objective: The purpose of this study is to determine the predictors of breast cancer screening behaviors using protection motivation theory. Metho...

Background: Unhealthy diet including consumption of high amounts of Sugar-sweetened beverages is a key modifiable risk factor for obesity and NCDs which begin in childhood and adolescence. The study aimed to compare the effect of gain frame vs. loss frame messages on SSBs consumption intention and behavior of high school boy students. Methods: In t...

The aim of this study was to investigate the level of readiness of Eghlid city community for adolescents’ substance abuse prevention programs, and to develop strategies to improve community readiness levels based on the community readiness model (CRM). In this two-stage qualitative study, a 36-item semi-structured CRM questionnaire, was used to int...

Lack of menopausal knowledge damages the quality of life (QoL) and couples' relationships. A new approach to prevent marital distress based upon stress and coping has introduced Couples Coping Enhancement Training (CCET). The present study assessed the effect of menopause care training using CCET approach on QoL and coping in menopausal women. This...

Objectives: This study examined the validity and reliability of the Family Health Climate Scale (FHC-Scale) among Iranian families. Second, can it be attributed to other family members by measuring the health climate in one person? Method: In total, 261 female students and 196 mothers completed the FHC-Scale. The study instrument was a Persian v...

Background and objective: Physical activity is an important behavior to reduce the risk of non-communicable diseases. Providing the context for physical activity in the workplace in addition to promoting the employees' physical and mental health has significant economic benefits for organizations. We conducted the present study using a social marke...

Background: Illegal drug abuse is an important challenge that is not adequately addressed with respect to gerontology in rural areas. Patients and Methods: In this cross-sectional study 641 people aged 60 years or older supported by rural health centers in Southern Iran were investigated (310 and 331 men and women, respectively). To take a sample s...

Introduction: One of the main challenges of Methadone Maintenance treatment (MMT) centers is the patients’ non-adherence to treatment process in tempting situations. This study was conducted to validate the Persian version of one of the valid questionnaires on situational drug use temptation. Methods: A cross‑sectional study was carried out on 15...

Background: Smoking is one of the greatest challenges for public health. It is estimated that 7% - 25% of adolescents have experienced smoking in Iran. Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate the viewpoints of high school male students, their parents, and teachers about smoking by adolescents based on four components of the social market...

Introduction Dental caries and gum diseases are among the most common oral diseases in children around the world especially in less developed countries. Evidences suggest that identifying the reasons for not following the oral health behaviors, can improve the oral health status through evidence based interventions. The aim of this study was develo...

Abstract Background & Aim: kangaroo care as a suitable and effective method of care for low birth weight and premature newborns and also their health promotion has been known in various countries around the world. Regarding the importance of nurses’ knowledge and performance about this kind of care, the study aimed to examine knowledge, performanc...

Background: Soft drinks consumption is a major world public health concern. This study investigates the factors which influence the students' intention to consume fewer amounts of soft drinks, using The Extended Parallel Process Model. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 320 high schools boys in Yazd, Iran (2014). A 15-item, 5-poin...

Background: Several environmental and psychosocial risk factors are known for adolescent smoking as the single cause of preventable diseases and premature death. This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the prevalence of cigarette smoking, socio-demographic factors associated with cigarette smoking (age, education level, parents' job, and fami...

Television (TV) viewing by children may be linked to a range of adverse health and behavioral outcomes. This study was aimed at examining the relationship between socioeconomic factors of families and TV watching behavior among 3-5 years old children in Ardakan, Yazd, Iran. In the cross-sectional study, mothers of 188 children (93 boys and 95 girls...

Background & Aim: kangaroo care as a suitable and effective method of care for low birth weight and premature newborns and also their health promotion has been known in various countries around the world. Regarding the importance of nurses’ knowledge and performance about this kind of care, the study aimed to examine knowledge, performance and perc...

Introduction: Rabies is a fatal zoonotic viral disease that is spread to people through animal bites. Around 35,000-50,000 individuals worldwide die of rabies each year, of which more than 99% of deaths occur in the developing countries. Since legislative actions does not appear to have been effective in reducing the incidence and severity of the...

Background: Since the mental health of marginal settlers (non-native population) may affect other citizens' health, the present study attempts to investigate the mental health status of marginal settlers of Yazd. Materials & methods: this study was a descriptive, cross-sectional research, in which 400 of non-native and native population have par...

To detect pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in migratory nomadic populations in Fars Province, southern Iran. Cross-sectional study. In this study, 5506 (82.8%) of a total nomad population of 6650 from 1337 tents were screened for PTB. The mean age was 27.4 ± 18.2 years (range 1-109). Based on clinical symptoms, 141/5506 (2.6%) were identified as TB sus...