Background: Vitamin D deficiency is a common health problem worldwide. The present
study was conducted to assess the vitamin D status in Iranian pregnant women and …

Background: Self-efficacy is the most influential among factors affecting nurses'
performance. Yet, understanding of the constituent elements of the caring self-efficacy …

Abstract Background Quality of life (QoL) is the most important indicator for assessing the
status of health care in chronic diseases. The present study aimed to determine the pathway …

Context Communication, as an essential human skill, is one of the most influential factors in
the performance of healthcare workers. In fact, the establishment of effective communication …

Introduction This study aimed to investigate the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of type
2 diabetic patients and its relationship with the complications of diabetes in Farashband …

Background: The family-centered empowerment model seems to be effective in empowering
the patient and engaging family members in identifying the patient's care needs and …

Abstract BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Chronic kidney disease is one of the major
health problems in today's world that creates a threatening situation for the health and …

Methods: This is a descriptive-analytic study that was conducted in 2018. The corpus of
study involved 191 Aged diabetic patients aged 60 years and over. Sampling method was …

Background: Adherence to diet is one of the basis of diabetes management in patients with
diabetes. Regarding to diabetes control, healthy lifestyle including nutritional behaviors, play …

Materials and Methods: This randomized double blinded clinical trial was conducted on
patients with type 2 diabetes in Tehran (Iran) during 2017. Patients were randomly divided …