Utilization obstacles to hypertension services provided at comprehensive health centers: a content analysis study.

Introduction: Hypertensive patients' failure to refer to health centers for the management of their disease is the most fundamental public health challenge in most societies. The aim of this study was to identify the utilization obstacles to hypertension services provided at comprehensive health centers (CHCs) from the perspective of patients and the staff of health centers.

Methods: This was a qualitative study using conventional content analysis which was conducted in 2022.

Ethical considerations of the vaccine development process and vaccination: a scoping review.

Background: Various vaccines have been developed and distributed worldwide to control and cope with COVID-19 disease. To ensure vaccines benefit the global community, the ethical principles of beneficence, justice, non-maleficence, and autonomy should be examined and adhered to in the process of development, distribution, and implementation. This study, therefore, aimed to examine ethical considerations of vaccine development and vaccination processes.

The Integrated Electronic Health System in Iranian health centers: benefits and challenges.

Background: Electronic Health Records (EHRs) were introduced to all Iranian medical universities in 2015 with the launch of Integrated Electronic Health System (which is known as SIB: a Persian backronym in Persian meaning apple), and a number of studies were conducted on SIB. However, most of these studies did not consider the benefits and challenges of adopting SIB in Iran. Therefore, the present study aimed to identify the benefits and challenges of SIB in health centers of Khuzestan Province, Iran.

Challenges of middle-aged men in utilizing new health services from primary health care providers' perspective: a qualitative study.

Background: Despite its special importance among different age groups, the middle-aged male group has often been neglected in the Iranian health system. The aim of this study was to examine, from the perspective of primary health care providers, the challenges of middle-aged men in utilizing health services.

Methods: This is a qualitative research that was conducted using semi-structured interviews in 2020 in Shoushtar Faculty of Medical Sciences, Iran.

Utilization of health services among the elderly in Iran during the COVID-19 outbreak: A cross-sectional study.

Background And Aims: Elderly people are potentially vulnerable with a higher need for health services, and utilization of Essential Public Health Services (EPHS) among this group is of high importance. This study aimed to examine the utilization of health services among the elderly in Iran during the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in 21 public health centers in Sirjan, Southern Iran, from May to December 2020.

Parent's Satisfaction of Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Program in Iran.

Measuring parent satisfaction is an important factor in pediatric health care service programs because parents play a major role in their child's life. The parental decisions are a basis for the success or failure of the child's treatment in many cases. The purpose of this study was to determine levels of parents' satisfaction following the implementation of universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) program in Iran.

A phenomenological study on barriers of adherence to medical advice among type 2 diabetic patients.

Background: More than three decades of research and study for overcoming the problem of "non-acceptance/non-compliance" of patients has neither resolved nor reduced the severity of this problem. This phenomenological study aimed to identify barriers of adherence to medical advice among type 2 diabetic patients.

Methods: This study was a qualitative research using phenomenology approach, and the data were analyzed using content analysis approach.

Barriers to reporting clinical errors in operating theatres and intensive care units of a university hospital: a qualitative study.

Background: Clinical errors are one of the challenges of health care in different countries, and obtaining accurate statistics regarding clinical errors in most countries is a difficult process which varies from one study to another. The current study was conducted to identify barriers to reporting clinical errors in the operating theatre and the intensive care unit of a university hospital.

Methods: This qualitative study was conducted in the operating theatre and intensive care unit of a university hospital.

The experiences of families raising autistic children: A phenomenological study.

Background: Conditions and needs of autistic children have impacts on both the children and the family members who have crucial roles in raising the child. The prevalence of autism is increasing, and this fact makes it necessary to focus more on experiences of parents who have children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Hence, this study aimed to reflect the experiences of parents who have autistic children.

Medical record documentation quality in the hospital accreditation.

Background: Medical records constitute a legal and professional document regarding the activities of medical staff in hospitals. This study was conducted with the aim of identifying the factors that affect the quality of medical records by implementing the accreditation models in hospitals.

Materials And Methods: This was a qualitative study.

Validity and Reliability of the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 36-Item Persian Version for Persons with Multiple Sclerosis.

Background: No previous studies have assessed the psychometric properties of the 36-item version of the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0) in the Persian language of Iran.

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.

Catastrophic Health Expenditure of Chronic Diseases: Evidence from Hamadan, Iran.

Background: Chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) could increase the risk of catastrophic health expenditure (CHE). The present study aims to analyze CHE among households with and without chronic NCDs in Hamedan.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 780 households' patients, who were being discharged from hospitals in Hamedan, were selected using a proportional stratified random sampling method.

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.

Retirement homes: Social participation and quality of life.

Introduction: Social participation is considered as a means of improving one's quality of life, thus the study aimed at assessing the association between the quality of life and social participation in the elderly.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2016. The study population was selected from among the residents of a retirement home (an elderly residential home) in one of the Northwestern provinces of Iran, and the required data was collected via three questionnaires related to the demographic data, the specific quality of life for the elderly (LEIPAD), and the extent of social participation.

Population Attributable Fraction for Cardiovascular Diseases Risk Factors in Selected Countries: A comparative study.

Background: Cardiovascular diseases are the most common cause of death. The prevalence of cardiovascular diseases was reported to be 3,500 per 100,000. And it is predicted that these numbers will increase in the near future.

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.

Satisfaction with Hearing Aids Based on Technology and Style among Hearing Impaired Persons.

Introduction: Hearing loss is one of the most disabling impairments. Using a hearing aid as an attempt to improve the hearing problem can positively affect the quality of life for these people. This research was aimed to assess satisfaction of hearing impaired patients with their hearing aids regarding the employed technology and style.

ASSOCIATION BETWEEN DISABILITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS PATIENTS IN AHVAZ, IRAN.

Introduction: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a neurodegenerative and chronic disease of central nervous system which affected the middle aged people. The disabling nature of this disease can limit the daily activities, restrict the society roles, unemployment and finally lead to decline the quality of life (QoL) in MS patients. So, the main purpose of this study was to determine association between disability and quality of life among MS patients in Ahvaz, Iran.

The association between job satisfaction and general health among employees of Golestan Hospital in Ahvaz, Iran.

Introduction: Job satisfaction is one of the most challenging organizational concepts, and it is the basis of management policies to increase productivity and efficiency of the organization. The general health rate may affect job satisfaction in several ways. This study aimed to determine the association between job satisfaction and general health among employees of Golestan Hospital in Ahvaz, Iran.

Association between Organizational Commitment and Personality Traits of Faculty Members of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences.

Introduction: Individual characteristics are important factors influencing organizational commitment. Also, committed human resources can lead organizations to performance improvement as well as personal and organizational achievements. This research aimed to determine the association between organizational commitment and personality traits among faculty members of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences.

The correlation between organizational justice and trust among employees of rehabilitation clinics in hospitals of Ahvaz, Iran.

Introduction: Organizational justice is an intricate concept that refers to fair and ethical conduct of individuals within organizations. No research has been conducted on the variables associated with organizational justice in rehabilitation clinics. Thus, the aim of this research was to determine the correlation between organizational justice and organizational trust among the employees of rehabilitation clinics in hospitals of Ahvaz, Iran.

Satisfaction with Hearing Aids among Aged Patients with Different Degrees of Hearing Loss and Length of Daily Use.

Background And Objectives: The evaluation of subjective benefits and positive effects of hearing aids in daily is important for measuring the treatment outcome. The aim of this project was to investigate the degree of satisfaction of aged users with their hearing aids using the Satisfaction with Amplification in Daily Life (SADL) scale, which emphasizes non-auditory factors contributing to satisfaction as well as benefit.

Subjects And Methods: The Persian version of SADL scale was completed by 40 patients who received monaural hearing aid fitting at south of the Iran from December 2013 and March 2014.