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Today besides the different avilable data there is no unique successfultreatment to cure psoriasis and to prevent its complications and recurrances.This study has been done on 50 psoriatic patients in oder to find out if self -care education can reduce the complications and the severity of the disease(Itching, fissuring, scaling) .Data shows that self - care educations can successfully reduce the fissuringfrom 100% in sever cases to 96% (p< 0/001) , and Itching that is seen in 100%of cases subside to 50% (p< 0/001) . skin scaling that is seen in 100% casesdisapper and the skin become normal in all of them (p<0/001) .In general the 88% of the patients has sever pseriasis and after the education itreduces to 50% in mild form.

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Background & Aim: The healthy nutrition education is one of the most important priorities in all life periods, especially in childhood. The teaching method is also considered one of the important factors for the effectiveness of education. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare the effect of lecture and role-playing methods on awareness of healthy nutrition in school-age children.
Methods & Materials: This quasi-experimental study was conducted on 60 primary school students in Gonabad city in 2017. Participants were selected by multistage random sampling and allocated into two groups of role-playing and lecture. Students' awareness was measured by a self-structured questionnaire before, immediately and one month after education. Data were analyzed using the SPSS software version 16 by descriptive and inferential statistics. A P-value less than 0.05 was considered significant.
Results: The mean score of awareness for the role-playing group before, immediately and one month after the intervention respectively was 10.77±2.55, 14.1±55.15 and 14.50±1.10 and for the lecture group respectively was 11.07±1.85, 13.72±1.43 and 11.47±2.84 (the score range: 0-16). There was a significant difference in the mean score of awareness before, immediately and one month after the intervention between the two groups (P<0.001), and in the role-playing group, the increase in awareness score was more than in the lecture group.
Conclusion: Considering the greater effect of role-playing method than lecture on healthy nutrition education in school-age children, it is suggested that more attractive, dynamic and effective methods such as role-playing, in accordance with educational behavioral goals, be used in school nutrition education programs. In addition to enhancing educational efficiency, this will make the effects of education and learning more sustainable for students.
 

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Background & Aim: The quality of communication between parents and adolescents can have profound effect on adolescents’ attitudes towards them and the formation of their emotional and social relationships. This study aimed to determine the effect of parent-child relationship training for parents on adolescents’ attitudes towards them.
Methods & Materials: This quasi-experimental study with a pre-test-post-test design and a control group was conducted on students aged 16 to 18 and their parents in 2023. In this study, 56 parents of students with poor parent-child relationships were placed in the intervention and control groups (28 people in each group) along with the relevant student. Parents in the intervention group received training on improving parent-child relationships, while the control group did not receive training. After 21 days, the quality of the parent-child relationship and adolescents’ attitudes towards parents were assessed. Data analysis was performed using SPSS version 27 software using independent t-test, paired t-test, Mann-Whitney, Fisher and Chi-square tests.
Results: The two groups were homogeneous in terms of demographic characteristics (P>0.05). The results showed that after the intervention, the quality of the parent-child relationship and adolescents' attitudes towards parents in the intervention group significantly improved compared to before the intervention and compared to the control group (P<0.001).
Conclusion: Training  in parent-child communication skills has a positive effect on improving parental relationships and adolescents' attitudes. These findings emphasize the importance of including parenting training in family education programs.