Publications by authors named "Ghasem Rajabi Vasokolaei"
Background: Informal payments are one of the major obstacles to health system reform in many developing countries, and its elimination is on the agenda of health system policymakers in many countries, including Iran. This study was conducted to identify the causes of informal payments in the Iranian health system.
Methods: This was a qualitative and exploratory study.
Patients' satisfaction with healthcare services providers and its determinants in the urban family physician program in Iran: A cross-sectional study.
Malays Fam Physician
July 2022
Introduction: The quality of healthcare services can be determined by patient satisfaction as it affects the performance, sustainability, and durability of health services. This study aims to determine patients' satisfaction with healthcare service providers and its determinants in the urban family physician program in Fars and Mazandaran provinces, Iran.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on the populations covered by the urban family physician program in Fars and Mazandaran provinces in 2016.
Iran is located in Asian esophageal cancer belt, with age-standardized incidence rate (ASR) of approximately 7 per 100,000 for both men and women. To provide potential solution recommendations for achieving accurate estimations regarding the burden of the disease in Iran, we designed a study to assess the burden of esophageal cancer in Iran during 1995-2015 by collecting data from the Global Burden of Disease studies. Data were extracted from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) during 1995-2015, which were published by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation.
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- Patient satisfaction is used as a key indicator of healthcare quality, with a study conducted in 2015 to assess health tourists' satisfaction in Lorestan University of Medical Sciences hospitals.
- The study surveyed 1,800 patients using a semi-structured questionnaire, exploring various aspects of the healthcare experience and found overall satisfaction levels at 61%, with the highest at Poldokhtar Imam Khomeini Hospital (68%) and the lowest at Kuhdasht Imam Khomeini Hospital (53%).
- The findings suggest that while patient satisfaction is at an average level, improving care by focusing on patient preferences and needs is crucial for enhancing healthcare quality and organizational management.
A health care service is a prerequisite for sustainable development. This requires access to balanced health workers in different geographic areas. The first step is to identify inequality in access to health workers in different areas.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Objective: Equality in distribution of health care facilities is the main cause for access and enjoyment to the health. The aim of this study was to examine the regional disparities in health care facilities across the Markazi province.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study.