Motahareh Safi, Shahrzad Noori, Sepideh Zare, Mohsen Azad,
Volume 3, Issue 3 (10-2016)
Abstract
Introduction: Islamic life style adopts a positive approach to human life and is concerned with Islamic instructions and deals with all aspects of human life. On the other hand, happiness is a goal pursued in all human communities, but it differs across individuals and cultures. Therefore, the present research aimed to investigate the correlation between happiness and Islamic life style in the students of Bandar Abbas University of medical sciences in 2015.
Methods: The present descriptive-analytical research was conducted on 110 students affiliated with the nursing, midwifery and paramedical faculties of Bandar Abbas University. The data collection instrument was a questionnaire developed by the researchers. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by a panel of experts and its reliability was checked and confirmed through the test-retest method. The data were statistically analyzed using SPSS ver.16.
Results: The average age of the participants was 42.21±8.2years. Pearson's correlation test revealed a significant positive correlation between self-efficacy and Islamic life style (P<0.001, r=0.412). Similarly, a statistically significant correlation was found between sex and Islamic life style (P=0.033).
Conclusion: This study showed that Islamic life style can enhance the happiness. The findings of this study emphasize on the need for conducting educational programs and workshops regarding the effect of Islamic life style on happiness, life satisfaction, optimism, and mental health.
Zahra Khademi, Mojdeh Banaei, Masoomeh Mahdavifar, Elham Imani, Narges Tayari,
Volume 5, Issue 1 (9-2018)
Abstract
Introduction: Nurses are the largest professional group in the health care system that could be an ideal role model for improving the health of patients .However, the knowledge of nurses about health promotion does not lead them to self-care The purpose of this review study is to answer the question of how life style of health promotion behaviors is in Iranian nurses.
Data sources: Using the MESH system, the key words for health promotion, lifestyle, nurse, behavior, and Iran were retrieved and searched in English and Persian in databases of Pub MED, Web of Science, Google Scholar, Scopus, SID, and Magiran for a period of 10 years (2007 to 2017). The papers presented at conferences and seminars were deleted.
Selected method for study: After the electronic search، eight articles were retrieved; one of them was deleted due to inappropriate methodology. Six studies had investigated the health promoting lifestyle of the nurses and one study considered the barriers to adapting healthy lifestyles.
Composition of the contents and results: Results showed that the lowest score of healthy lifestyle was observed in the area of physical activity and the highest score in both areas of nutrition and spiritual growth. Nurses, as the largest provider of health care services, do not have a good lifestyle. Also, the performance of nurses was weak in particular in the field of physical activity.
Conclusion: Nursing managers can support nurses in achieving health by conducting educational programs in the hospitals and emphasizing different aspects of health
Key Words: Health Promotion, Life Style, Nurses, Behavior, Iran, Review Study.
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