The Effectiveness of Health Literacy Training through Social Networks on Life Quality of Retirees of the Civil Servant Pension Fund

Objective: The main goal of this research is to measure the effectiveness of health literacy training for retirements of the civil servant pension fund through social networks. Methods: The current study is a semi-experimental study and was conducted as a pre-test-post-test. The research community were selected among the civil servant pension fund retirees in the whole country.after measuring their quality of life, 80 retirees who had a poor quality of life score in two groups, the test and the control.Health literacy training program through social networks (WhatsApp & Telegram), designed based on James Brown's systematic educational model. After that, the quality of life of both groups was checked and compared again. SPSS 23 software, inferential statistics and descriptive statistics and Kolmogorov Smirnov's tests, t test, as well as covariance test were used for dataa analysis. Findings: The results of covariance analysis showed that health literacy training through social networks has caused changes in the test group, and this means that training program has had an impact on the quality of life of the retirees of the civil servant Pension Fund. Conclusion: According to the findings of this research and the effectiveness of the training course through social networks for retirees, managers and planners of the country's health field can create a wide and integrated network in the whole with long-term planning by using social networks to improve the level of health literacy of retiree

Comparison of the Personality Profiles of Inmate Anonymous and Non-Anonymous Male Addicts

Aim: This study compared the personality profiles of inmate anonymous and non-anonymous male addicts. Method: The participants of study were anonymous and non-anonymous male addicts of the prisons of the Hamadan province in 1391. The population was 3130 addicts, including 627 anonymous and 2503 non-anonymous addicts. The 310 addicts were selected by stratified random sampling the sample size was determined by Cochran formula.The short-form NEO Five Factor personality questionnaire administered among selected sample. Data analyzed by descriptive statistic as frequency and percentage, also, inferential statistic as multivariate analysis of variance was run. Results: The results showed that personality profiles of anonymous and non-anonymous addicts were significantly different. That is, mean score of neuroticism in anonymous addicts was less than non anonymous. Also, mean score of extraversion was higher in anonymous addicts. Conclusion: It can be concluded that the anonymous male addicts are differ with non-anonymous male addicts in personality traits

The codification of spiritual intelligence measurement model in librarianship and medical information science students of medical universities in Iran

Introduction: According to the research mission of the librarianship and information sciences field, it is necessary to have the ability to communicate constructively between the user of the information and information in these students, and it appears more important in medical librarianship and information sciences because of the need for quick access to information for clinicians. Considering the role of spiritual intelligence in capability to establish effective and balanced communication makes it important to study this variable in librarianship and information students. One of the main factors that can affect the results of any research is conceptual model of measure variables. Accordingly, the purpose of this study was codification of spiritual intelligence measurement model. Methods: This correlational study was conducted through structural equation model, and 270 students were opted from library and medical information students of nationwide medical universities by simple random sampling and responded to the King spiritual intelligence questionnaire (2008). Initially, based on the data, the model parameters were estimated using maximum likelihood method; then, spiritual intelligence measurement model was tested by fit indices. Data analysis was performed by Smart-Partial Least Squares software. Results: Preliminary results showed that due to the positive indicators of predictive association and t-test results for spiritual intelligence parameters, the King measurement model has the acceptable fit and internal correlation of the questionnaire items was significant. Composite reliability and Cronbach's alpha of parameters indicated high reliability of spiritual intelligence model. Conclusions: The spiritual intelligence measurement model was evaluated, and results showed that the model has a good fit, so it is recommended that domestic researchers use this questionnaire to assess spiritual intelligence