Determinants of life expectancy in eastern mediterranean region: a health production function.

Background: Determinants of health or health production function in health economics literature constitute noticeable issues in health promotion. This study aimed at estimating a health production function for East Mediterranean Region (EMR) based on the Grossman theoretical model.

Methods: This ecological study was performed using the econometric methods.

Nursing in Islamic thought: Reflection on application nursing metaparadigm concept: A philosophical inquiry.

Background: Metaparadigm of nursing is one of the nursing discipline challenges of the present century, which should take into consideration the diversity of different cultures and viewpoints.

Materials And Methods: The purpose of this study is to evolve the concept of "nursing" (one of the concepts in nursing metaparadigm) on the basis of the Islamic scholars' view. In this philosophical inquiry, we sought to clarify the concept of nursing according to the ideas derived from the Islamic scholars' view.

The nursing metaparadigm concept of human being in Islamic thought.

The metaparadigm concept of person as a core emphasis for nursing theorizing has attracted considerable attention in western literature, but has received less attention in the context of eastern philosophical contexts. In this philosophical inquiry, we sought to clarify the concept of what it is to be a human being according to ideas deriving from Islamic tradition, drawing on concept analysis as general approach to advance an understanding of how nursing within an Islamic context might operationalize metaparadigm conceptualization. Specifically, we considered person as human being on the basis of its definition, attributes/characteristics and boundaries to explore the anatomy of the concept in this context.