Kobra Akhoundzadeh; Zahra Abedini; Hoda Ahmari Tehran; Ashraf Khorrami Rad
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Background: Achieving the balance between work and life is a serious challenge for faculty members. The present investigation aimed to examine the association between trait mindfulness and work-life balance among faculty members and determine the importance of sleep quality in this relationship.Objectives: ...
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Background: Achieving the balance between work and life is a serious challenge for faculty members. The present investigation aimed to examine the association between trait mindfulness and work-life balance among faculty members and determine the importance of sleep quality in this relationship.Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the association between mindfulness, work-life balance, and sleep quality in medical faculty members.Methods: The present cross-sectional study determined the association of mindfulness and work-life balance with sleep quality among 255 medical faculty members using the Work-Life Balance Perceptions Questionnaire, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire. Data analysis was carried out through SPSS software (version 20) and Amos software (version 20). The data were analyzed using structural equation modeling.Results: A positive correlation was observed between mindfulness and work-life balance (r = 0.25, P = 0.04). A negative correlation was noticed between impaired sleep quality with mindfulness (r = -0.27, P = 0.03) and work-life balance (r = -0.31, P = 0.02). Sleep quality played a mediating role in the association between mindfulness and work-life balance.Conclusion: This study supports the advantages of mindfulness in work-life balance. The enhancement of mindfulness in medical faculty members helps improve their sleep quality and can be effective in enhancing their work-life balance.
Ashraf Khorrami Rad; Kobra Akhond Zadeh; Zahra Abedini; Saiedeh Heydari
Volume 7, Issue 2 , January 2011, , Pages 134-140
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Background & Objective : The most important aim of each educational approach is to promote learners level of knowledge and attitude Undoubtedly Service Learning educational methods are more efficient than others The aim of the present study was to determine the efficacy of Service Learning ...
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Background & Objective : The most important aim of each educational approach is to promote learners level of knowledge and attitude Undoubtedly Service Learning educational methods are more efficient than others The aim of the present study was to determine the efficacy of Service Learning Method on knowledge and attitude of nursing students in regard to AIDS Methods : In a quasi experimental study 34 nursing students in the 2nd semester of 2009 were selected by census sampling method and randomly divided into two experimental and control groups Educational program of AIDS was thought to the experimental and control groups by service learning and traditional methods respectively Knowledge and attitude of the two groups as well as a target group (51 employed nurses) were determined before and after the intervention Data analysis was done using descriptive statistics and Chisquare test Results : Mean post test knowledge and attitude scores of experimental and control group showed significant difference (p
