Background The risk rate for the lifetime prevalence of any mental disorder is calculated as
50%, and the prevalence of mental disorders has an increasing trend. So, this study aimed …

Background This article aims to provide a description of conceptual dimensions and
psychometric properties of the tools of oral and dental health literacy. Methods Two authors …

Background Poor health literacy has been associated with poorer physical and mental
health function, and higher emergency department and hospital utilizations. The study was …

AIMS: Improvement of general health literacy is one of the ways to achieve the desired
public health condition. To this end, the first step is to determine the health literacy level and …

Aim To investigate barriers to patient engagement in the delivery of safe hospital care.
Design Qualitative exploratory study. Methods A qualitative study with 35 Iranian health …

BACKGROUND: Health literacy is the capacity to acquire, process, and understand basic
information and services necessary for appropriate health decisions. Given the importance …

Background: Health literacy is one of the most important determinants of noncommunicable
diseases prevention. Health literacy is associated with elevated risks for poorer access to …

Introduction The internet has become a powerful worldwide information source that
revolutionized access to knowledge, especially in the fields of health and medicine (health …

Objective: Considering the high prevalence of complications, including unwanted
pregnancies and high risk sexual behaviors among the Iranian youth population, the aim of …

Background: Although researchers have performed several smoking-related investigations,
limited achievements have been found in decreasing rates of smoking because most of …