Background Communication skills are essential for health professionals to establish a
positive relationship with their patients, improving their health and quality of life. In this …

Background: Adolescents and children are a core target population for health literacy (HL)
studies and practice. There is limited knowledge regarding the HL skills and abilities that …

Objective This study aims to examine the association of quality of life (QOL) with life
satisfaction, subjective norms, general health, optimism, and attitude among university …

Doctor–patient communication interacts with patients' satisfaction to influence patients' risk
perception. Current theories to explain this relationship have assumed particular …

Background As the health paradigm shifts toward patient-centeredness, patients can actively
participate in their own treatment. However, there is still a unilateral aspect of doctor-patient …

Abstract Introduction Low-and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) in the Middle East and
North Africa (MENA) region are facing increasing global health challenges with a reduced …

Iron and vitamin D deficiency are the common problems in Iranian adolescents. This study
aimed to examine whether the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) implemented in the …

Objective To identify the effect of self-management education programs on the changes of
self-efficacy and the management of blood pressure (BP) in hypertensive patients. Methods …

There are increasing calls for public health policies to realize the visions of a health literate
society and health literacy on a global scale. However, there are still more gaps in what …

Health systems in middle-income countries face important challenges in managing the high
burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD). Primary health care is widely recognized as …