Background The purpose of this study is to explain the experiences of patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) about medication adherence. Method A qualitative content analysis study was conducted at the Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism Research and Training Center of Firoozgar Academic Hospital, affiliated to Iran University of Medical Sciences in Tehran, Iran during April–June 2017. Twenty-six semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with diabetic patients and their families. The participants were asked about their experiences of medication adherence. After the first round of the interviews, content analysis of data started and continued up to the data saturation. Results Four main themes including perceived barriers (with 6 subthemes including inadequate knowledge, situational influences, inadequate perceived threat about diabetes, treatment characteristics, personality traits and medication cost), perceived social support (with 3 subthemes including family, doctor and community supports), medication beliefs (with 3 subthemes including belief in the effectiveness of treatment, belief in the more effectiveness of complementary therapies than medication use and prioritizing the use of the pills instead of the insulin injection) and cues to action (with 2 subthemes including internal and external cues to action) emerged as the experiences of the participants in terms of anti-diabetic medications adherence which should be considered in developing medication adherence interventions for the patients with T2DM. Conclusion The patients with T2DM had more barriers for regular drugs consumption. They had incorrect beliefs about anti-diabetic drugs. In addition, they were in need of abroad support community, surroundings and also health professionals. Health systems should consider medication adherence training to be added to the treatment protocols of the diabetic patients.

Purpose: Given the importance of sun protection in the prevention of skin cancer, this study was designed to determine predictors of sun-protective practices among a sample of Iranian female college students based on protection motivation theory (PMT) variables. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a total of 201 female college students in Iran University of Medical Sciences were selected. Demographic and PMT variables were assessed with a 67-item questionnaire. Multiple linear regression was used to identify demographic and PMT variables that were associated with sun-protective practices and intention. Results: one percent of participants always wore a hat with a brim, 3.5% gloves and 15.9% sunglasses while outdoors. Only 10.9% regularly had their skin checked by a doctor. Perceived rewards, response efficacy, fear, self-efficacy and marital status were the five variables which could predict 39% variance of participants intention to perform sun-protective practices. Also, intention and response cost explained 31% of the variance of sun-protective practices. Conclusions: These predictive variables may be used to develop theory-based education interventions to prevent skin cancer among college students.

Introduction: In recent years, cosmetic surgery has increased among young people. Given the importance of recognizing effective factors in intention of cosmetic surgery among young people, the present study aimed to determine predictors of intention of have a cosmetic surgery among female college students based on the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA). Material and Methods:In this descriptive-analytical study, a convenience sample included 233 girl college students were selected and filled out questionnaires demographic characteristics and TRA constructs. Statistical analysis of data was performed with SPSS software and independent-samples T test, One-Way ANOVA and Pearson correlation tests. Results:The mean and SD age of of participants was 22.45±3.20 years. 6.61 percent of participants Were going to do a cosmetic surgery in future. The attitude of 39 percent was predicted changing of intention to perform cosmetic surgery in the future (R2=0.32, F =147.68, P<0.0001). The results showed that there is a significant relationship between attitudes toward cosmetic surgery and intention of participants (P<0.0001). Age, discipline, education, body mass index and subjective norms were not significantly correlated with the intention of students to have a cosmetic surgery. Discussion and Conclusion:Given the importance of attitude as one of the predictor of cosmetic surgery' intention in the future, designing and conducting interventions to reduce attitude of elective cosmetic surgery perform among college students is essential.

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