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مجله پایش
سال دهم شماره 3 (پیاپی 39، تابستان 1390)

تاریخ انتشار: 1390/04/10
تعداد عناوین: 10

فارسی
English

انتخاب همه

Iranian Health Perception Survey (IHPS): the study protocol

Ali Montazei, Sepideh Omidvari, Ali Azin, Afsoon Aeenparast, Katayoun Jahangiri, Jila Sadighi, Mahdi Ebadi, Faranak Farzadi, Farzaneh Maftoon, Maryam Vahdaninia Page 315

Objective (s): This paper aims to document our approach to data collection for a nationwide study on health perception among an Iranian general population using a simple and short questionnaire.
Methods
This project was developed through group discussions in Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research. An extensive literature search carried out to provide a simple and short questionnaire to cover topics related to health (physical, mental and social), health-related behaviors, self-reported health, health information, and satisfaction with health care as perceived and rated by the respondents. The intention was to collect data from a random sample of individuals aged between 18 and 65 years living in Iran. Primarily a sample of 24000 individuals from all 30 provinces in Iran was thought. However, the actual sample size obtained was 27883. The plan then was to analyze the data using a descriptive approach locally and nationally.
Conclusion
It is hoped that this study would provide basic information for better understanding on how people thinking and how they behaving about their health. Based on the results obtained we also might be able to establish areas for health interventions and contribute to health policy in Iran.

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Determinants of satisfaction with health care system: a population-based study from Iran

Faranak Farzadi, Farzaneh Maftoon, Afsoon Aeenparast, Ali Azin, Sepideh Omidvari, Katayoun Jahangiri, Jila Sadighi, Mahdi Ebadi, Ali Montazei, Maryam Vahdaninia Page 323

Objective(s)
Satisfaction with health care system is an important indicator of health care delivery effectiveness. It could contribute to both policy and practice. This study aimed to examine Iranians’ satisfaction with health care.
Methods
This was a nationwide cross sectional study. A random sample of individuals aged between 18 and 65 years were entered into the study. Respondents were asked to rate their overall satisfaction with health care system on a 5-point-likert scale. The record of demographic and socioeconomic data included age, gender, education, marital status, employment, income, and chronic diseases. Logistic regression analysis used to estimate odds ratios to indicate factors contributing to satisfaction with health care system.
Results
In all, 27,833 individuals examined in this study. The mean age of respondents was 32.7 (SD=11.8) years old. Overall 20.7 % of the respondents were satisfied or very satisfied with the health care delivery system while 36.2 % of people indicated low or no satisfaction with health care system. The regression analysis results indicated that income (a proxy measure of access to health care), and information variable were the most significant factors contributing to people's dissatisfaction (OR for lower income=2.17, P<0.0001; OR for people with poor health information=2.01, P<0.001).
Conclusion
The study findings suggest that access to health care and information would lead to improved people's satisfaction with health care system.

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People's perspectives about the role of physicians and health specialists: Iranian Health Perception Survey (IHPS)

Katayoun Jahangiri, Jila Sadighi, Ali Azin, Sepideh Omidvari, Afsoon Aeenparast, Mahdi Ebadi, Faranak Farzadi, Farzaneh Maftoon, Ali Montazei, Maryam Vahdaninia Page 331

Objective(s)
To identify community views on the role of physicians and health specialists on people's health.
Methods
This was a nationwide cross sectional study. A random sample of 27883 individuals aged between 18 and 65 years were entered into the study. Each respondent was asked to indicate the role that health professionals play in the public community health.
Results
In all, 45.2 % of the respondents indicated that health professionals had very influence in shaping public community health while only 1.8 % of people believed “they have no role”. However, about 30 % of people indicated a limited role for health professionals.
Conclusion
The findings suggest that about one-third of people believe health professional do not have influential role in public health. This might be an indicator of people's access to health care and merits future investigation.

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Who is responsible for health: Iranian Health Perception Survey (IHPS)

Farzaneh Maftoon, Faranak Farzadi, Afsoon Aeenparast, Ali Azin, Sepideh Omidvari, Katayoun Jahangiri, Jila Sadighi, Mahdi Ebadi, Ali Montazei, Maryam Vahdaninia Page 347

Objective(s)
To examine how people thinking and behaving about their health.
Methods
This was a nationwide cross sectional study. A random sample of individuals age 18 to 65 years were entered into the study. Respondents were asked to rate their views on a 5-point scale indicating who is responsible for their own health. The record of demographic and socioeconomic data included age, gender, education, marital status, employment, income and chronic diseases. Logistic regression analysis used to estimate odds ratios for contributing factors to responsibility for health.
Results
In all, 27,883 individuals taken part in the study. The means age of the respondents was 33.67 (SD=11.8) years. Overall, 52 % of people reported that individuals themselves are responsible for their own health and 14 % reported that the state is responsible for public community health. The results of logistic regression analysis showed that males (OR=1.40), low level income groups (OR=1.43), having at least one chronic disease (OR=1.52) were more likely to assign responsibility for health to governance sectors.
Conclusion
The findings suggest that most people believe that health is a personal issue that everybody should take care of him or herself.

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How people rate their own health: a nationwide study from Iran

Maryam Vahdaninia, Mahdi Ebadi, Ali Azin, Afsoon Aeenparast, Sepideh Omidvari, Katayoun Jahangiri Page 355

Objective (s): Little is known about self-reported health in developing countries such as Iran. As part of a large study on health perception in Iran this was investigated.
Methods
This was a nationwide cross sectional study. A random sample of individuals aged between 18 and 65 years were entered into the study. Respondents were asked to rate their own present health status on a 5-point scale. The record of demographic and socioeconomic data included age, gender, education, marital status, employment, income, place of residence, and chronic diseases. Logistic regression analysis was used to estimate odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for indicating of the contributing factors to self-reported health.
Results
In all 27,883 individuals were studied. The mean age of respondents was 32.7 (SD = 11.8) years. 71.5% rated their health as good or better than good while the remaining 28.5% indicated their health less than good and poor. The findings showed that in addition to some demographic variables, the most contributing factors to poor self-rated health were: income [Or=2.81 for lower income], and presence of chronic diseases [OR=7.6, 85%CI=6.8-7.5]. Living in smaller towns was found to contribute to a better self-reported health [OR=0.89, P=0.01].
Conclusion
The findings indicated that there were inverse relationships between self-reported health and socioeconomic and ecological factors. The results suggest that social determinants of health play an important role in people's evaluation of their own health status. Policies need to address these concerns.

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Trait anxiety among Iranians: a nationwide study

Sepideh Omidvari, Ali Azin, Ali Montazei, Jila Sadighi, Katayoun Jahangiri, Afsoon Aeenparast, Faranak Farzadi, Mahdi Ebadi, Farzaneh Maftoon, Maryam Vahdaninia Page 373

Objective (s): To collect data on self-reported anxiety among the general population in Iran and indicate its contributing factors.
Methods
This was a nationwide cross sectional study. A random sample of individuals aged between 18 and 65 years were entered into the study. Respondents were asked to rate their anxiety on a 5-point scale. The record of demographic and socioeconomic data included age, gender, education, marital status, employment, income, and chronic diseases. Logistic regression analysis was used to estimate odds ratios for contributing factors to self-reported anxiety.
Results
In all 27,883 individuals took part in the study. The mean age of respondents was 32.7 (SD = 11.8) years. Overall 20.1% reported that they were very or very much anxious. The results obtained from logistic regression analysis showed that females [OR=1.52], lower income groups [OR for lowest income group=1.53], having at least one chronic disease [OR=1.27], and those with lower self-reported health [OR for lowest group=5.12], were more likely to suffer from poor mental health.
Conclusion
The findings indicated that there were inverse relationships between anxiety, income and self-reported health. The contributing of income to psychological distress might be explained in the context of social determinants of health.

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Lifestyle and nutrition behaviors among Iranian population

Jila Sadighi, Katayoun Jahangiri, Ali Azin, Sepideh Omidvari, Afsoon Aeenparast, Mahdi Ebadi, Faranak Farzadi, Farzaneh Maftoon, Ali Montazei, Maryam Vahdaninia Page 381

Objective(s)
There is a strong belief that poor nutrition is a major risk factor for developing ill health including chronic diseases. As part of a study on health perception among Iranian people, the relationship of nutrition with other lifestyle factors was assessed.
Methods
This was a population-based study. A random sample of individuals aged between 18 and 65 years were entered into the study. Respondents were asked to indicate how much they look after of own nutrition status. They rated their behavior on a 5-point scale. In addition to socio-demographic, the record of lifestyle data included smoking, and physical activity. Descriptive statistic and correlation were used to analyze the data.
Results
In all 27,883 individuals taken part in this study. The mean age of respondents was 32.7 (SD = 11.8) years old. 39.3% and 13.4% respondents indicated that they were very or very much concerned about their nutrition issues respectively. Further analysis showed that there were a positive correlation between nutrition behaviors and other lifestyle habits. Non-smokers, those with higher level of physical activities and those who were more health-oriented were more likely to take care of themselves regarding nutrition issues.
Conclusion
The findings suggest that health-related behaviors are very connected to each other. Indeed cognitive interventions might be necessary to improve the health-related behaviors among Iranian nation.

Abstract View Paper Original: Persian

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دوماهنامه پزشکی به زبان فارسی و انگلیسی

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