A Scoping Review of Possible Solutions for Decreasing Socioeconomic Inequalities in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Background: As socioeconomic inequalities are key factors in access and utilization of type 2 diabetes (T2D) services, the purpose of this scoping review was to identify solutions for decreasing socioeconomic inequalities in T2D.

Methods: A scoping review of scientific articles from 2000 and later was conducted using PubMed, Web of Science (WOS), Scopus, Embase, and ProQuest databases. Using the Arksey and O'Malley framework for scoping review, articles were extracted, meticulously read, and thematically analyzed.

Healthcare reform and productivity of Hospital: a DEA-based analysis from South West of Iran.

Background: Different healthcare reforms could affect the productivity of hospitals. The aim of this study was to track hospital productivity before and after the recent Iranian healthcare reform in Khuzestan province, South West of Iran.

Methods: Hospital productivity was evaluated through data envelopment analysis (DEA) and Malmquist productivity index (MPI) from 2011 to 2015 for 17 Iranian public hospitals before and after the health sector transformation plan.

Explanation of Socio-economic Inequality in Medicine Use: A Cross-sectional Analysis from Iran.

Background: Despite the favorable progress in the production of medicines, there is no significant access to these important health inputs among different socio-economic groups.

Objectives: This study aimed to measure and explain socio-economic inequality in prescribed and non-prescribed medicine use in Iran.

Methods: Data were obtained from a recent household survey on health services in Iran conducted in 2016.

The Quality of Services of Iran University Hospitals Based on SERVQUAL's Evaluation Model: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Introduction: Systematic evaluation of the quality of services provided in hospitals and healthcare centers is the first step toward standardization and improving their quality.

Methods: In this systematic review (meta-analysis) study, the information was collected by searching for the articles published in well-known Iranian and international and through searching for the keywords of SERVQUAL, services quality, gap, hospital, patients, Iran, and without language and time restrictions.

Results: A total of 18 articles were reviewed and opinions of 4,714 people who referred to hospitals and healthcare centers affiliated to Iran University of Medical Sciences during the past 10 years from 2010 to 2019 were examined in this study.

Socioeconomic determinants of unmet need for outpatient healthcare services in Iran: a national cross-sectional study.

Background: Unmet need is a critical indicator of access to healthcare services. Despite concrete evidence about unmet need in Iran's health system, no recent evidence of this negative outcome is available. This study aimed to measure the subjective unmet need (SUN), the factors associated with it and various reasons behind it in Iran.

Hospital Efficiency Measurement Before and After Health Sector Evolution Plan in Southwest of Iran: a DEA-Panel Data Study.

Introduction: Efficiency is one of the most important indicators of hospital performance evaluation.

Aim: The study was conducted to measure the efficiency of public hospitals.

Material And Methods: This was a cross-sectional and panel data study.

Assessing Medical Tourism Services Quality Using SERVQUAL Model: A Patient's Perspective.

Background: Continuous quality improvement of the hospital services is a basic requirement of medical tourism industry. The different dimensions of hospital services quality are assessed constantly to improve the service of medical tourism. The aim of this study was to determine the services quality of medical tourism in private and public hospitals.

Comparison of Responsiveness Level in Iranian Public and Private Physiotherapy Clinics: a Cross-Sectional Multi-center Study.

Introduction: Responsiveness is a main goal of health systems. Responsiveness focus on the non-medical aspects of health services delivery. This study was aimed to assess responsiveness level in public and private physiography clinics.

Comparison of Statistical Models of Predict the Factors Affecting the Length of Stay (LOS) in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a Teaching Hospital.

Introduction: Modeling can be a useful tool to find out how the distributions of hospital length of stay (LOS) and the factors affecting the length of stay. The present study aims to determine factors affecting the length of stay and selecting suitable statistical models.

Material And Method: this is a cross - sectional study of 565 patients who were treated in the intensive care unit of Imam Khomeini hospital in Ahwaz.

Validation of Medical Tourism Service Quality Questionnaire (MTSQQ) for Iranian Hospitals.

Introduction: Assessing service quality is one of the basic requirements to develop the medical tourism industry. There is no valid and reliable tool to measure service quality of medical tourism. This study aimed to determine the reliability and validity of a Persian version of medical tourism service quality questionnaire for Iranian hospitals.

Bed Capacity Planning Using Stochastic Simulation Approach in Cardiac-surgery Department of Teaching Hospitals, Tehran, Iran.

Background: To determine the hospital required beds using stochastic simulation approach in cardiac surgery departments.

Methods: This study was performed from Mar 2011 to Jul 2012 in three phases: First, collection data from 649 patients in cardiac surgery departments of two large teaching hospitals (in Tehran, Iran). Second, statistical analysis and formulate a multivariate linier regression model to determine factors that affect patient's length of stay.

Cost Analysis of Hospitalized Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A State-Level Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common disease with important healthcare, social, and economic consequences. The aim of this study was to analyze the costs of hospitalizing patients with COPD.

Materials And Methods: In this state-level cross-sectional study, data from 165 COPD patients who had presented to our hospital between April 1, 2011 and March 31, 2013 were reviewed retrospectively.

Multivariate Analysis of Factors Influencing Length of Hospital Stay after Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in Tehran, Iran.

Length of hospital stay (LOS) is a key indicator for hospital management. Reducing hospital stay is a priority for all health systems. We aimed to determine the length of hospital stay following Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (CABG) based on its clinical and non-clinical factors.

Hospitals Productivity Measurement Using Data Envelopment Analysis Technique.

Background: This study aimed to measure the hospital productivity using data envelopment analysis (DEA) technique and Malmquist indices.

Methods: This is a cross sectional study in which the panel data were used in a 4 year period from 2007 to 2010. The research was implemented in 12 teaching and non-teaching hospitals of Ahvaz County.

Factors affecting family physicians' drug prescribing: a cross-sectional study in Khuzestan, Iran.

Background: Rational prescription is a considerable issue which must be paid more attention to assess the behavior of prescribers. The aim of this study was to examine factors affecting family physicians' drug prescribing.

Methods: We carried out a retrospective cross-sectional study in Khuzestan province, Iran in 2011.

A study on the direct and indirect costs of multiple sclerosis based on expanded disability status scale score in khuzestan, iran.

Background: Multiple sclerosis is a common and chronic neurologic disorder. This disorder imposes physical, economic, and psychosocial burden on individuals, their families and society. This study aims to analyze the costs of multiple sclerosis disease based on the severity of disability.