The association between health literacy and pedestrian safety behavior among adults: a cross-sectional study.

Introduction: Pedestrians are considered the most vulnerable and complex road users as human behavior constitutes one of the fundamental reasons for traffic-related incidents involving pedestrians. However, the role of health literacy as a predictor of Pedestrian safety behavior remains underexplored. Therefore, the current study was designed to examine the level of health literacy and its association with the safety behavior of adult pedestrians in the city of Tabriz.

Modelling of physicians' clinical information-seeking behaviour in Iran: a grounded theory study.

Objectives: Exploring clinical information-seeking behaviour (CISB) and its associated factors contributes to its theoretical advancement and offers a valuable framework for addressing physicians' information needs. This study delved into the dimensions, interactions, strategies and determinants of CISB among physicians at the point of care.

Design: A grounded theory study was developed based on Strauss and Corbin's approach.

Healthcare provision for medical tourism: A comparative review.

Providing quality services, using modern technologies, having effective marketing, and providing services at an international level have led to the globalization of hospital services. This study aimed to identify the components of health services in developing countries that provide services to international patients. A comparative review was conducted by searching in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar, Google, and the websites of the World Medical Tourism Organization, the World Bank, and the Ministry of Health of the selected countries from 2000 to 2022.

Serious educational games for children: A comprehensive framework.

Introduction: Serious educational games are digital games designed to support teaching or learning objectives that have become popular among children. However, a set of principles is needed to develop a successful educational game. Therefore, this study aimed to provide a comprehensive and valid framework for designing children's serious educational games.

Utilization of EHRs for clinical trials: a systematic review.

Background And Objective: Clinical trials are of high importance for medical progress. This study conducted a systematic review to identify the applications of EHRs in supporting and enhancing clinical trials.

Materials And Methods: A systematic search of PubMed was conducted on 12/3/2023 to identify relevant studies on the use of EHRs in clinical trials.

Unmet and unperceived needs for type 2 diabetes self-management among slum dwellers in Iran: a cross-sectional study.

Aim: This study aimed to identify unmet and unperceived needs for T2D self-management among those residing in Tabriz slums, Iran, in 2022.

Background: Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and its complications are more common among slum dwellers. T2D is a lifelong disease that requires continuous care.

Artificial Intelligence and Decision-Making in Healthcare: A Thematic Analysis of a Systematic Review of Reviews.

Introduction: The use of artificial intelligence (AI), which can emulate human intelligence and enhance clinical results, has grown in healthcare decision-making due to the digitalization effects and the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study was to determine the scope of applications of AI tools in the decision-making process in healthcare service delivery networks.

Materials And Methods: This study used a qualitative method to conduct a systematic review of the existing reviews.

Peritoneal dialysis vs. hemodialysis among patients with end-stage renal disease in Iran: which is more cost-effective?

Background: There is little economic evidence on different modalities among patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in Iran. This study aimed to assess the cost-utility of peritoneal dialysis (PD) and hemodialysis (HD) among ESRD patients in Iran.

Methods: From the health system perspective and with a 10-year time horizon, we conducted a cost-utility analysis based on a Markov model to compare three strategies of PD and HD [the second scenario (30% PD, 70% HD), the third scenario (50% PD, 50% HD) and the fourth scenario (70% PD, 30% HD)] among ESRD patients with the current situation (PD, 3% vs.

An affordable and immersive virtual reality-based exercise therapy in forward head posture.

Forward Head Posture (FHP) is one of the most commonly occurring musculoskeletal abnormalities. Despite exercise therapy being an effective approach for FHP treatment, it can be long, monotonous, and tedious. Virtual reality (VR) can be used as an innovative solution to address these challenges.

Design and evaluation of child abuse web-based application for parent education & strengthen.

Background: Child abuse is one of the major health and social problems in the world and has severe short-term and long-term consequences on children's psychological, social and physical functioning. One of the effective strategies to control and prevent child abuse is training parent through web-based applications. The aim of this study is to design and evaluation of child abuse web-based application for parent education and strengthen.

Mental Health Services Integration in Primary Health Care in Iran: A Policy Analysis.

The National Mental Health Services (N-MHSs) in Iran was integrated with Primary Health Care (PHC) in 1988. This study aimeds to analyze the policy of integrating N-MHSs in PHC, focusing on the analysis of the current situation, pathology, and the existing challenge. This qualitative research was conducted in 2020 using a case study approach.

HormoNet: a deep learning approach for hormone-drug interaction prediction.

Several experimental evidences have shown that the human endogenous hormones can interact with drugs in many ways and affect drug efficacy. The hormone drug interactions (HDI) are essential for drug treatment and precision medicine; therefore, it is essential to understand the hormone-drug associations. Here, we present HormoNet to predict the HDI pairs and their risk level by integrating features derived from hormone and drug target proteins.

Adapting the Donabedian model in undergraduate nursing education: a modified Delphi study.

Background: Donabedian conceptual and multidimensional framework has been used in several studies in an educational context. In this study, we aimed to adapt the Donabedian three-component model (structure, process, and outcome) in undergraduate nursing education. This conceptual framework provides a comprehensive image of nursing education institutions and can help to evaluate institutions by measuring different aspects of their performance.

Design and evaluation of collaborative decision-making application for patient care in the emergency department.

Background And Aims: Collaboration has become a crucial element of effective healthcare delivery in the emergency department (ED). In high-pressure environments, healthcare providers can prioritize patients by consulting with other specialists to gain diverse perspectives and arrive at a shared understanding of the best course of action. It was conducted for the purpose of designing and evaluating the collaborative decision-making application for patient care in the ED.

PERSIAN traffic safety and health cohort: a population-based precrash cohort study.

Purpose: Despite to high burden of road traffic injuries (RTIs), the RTI epidemiology has received less attention with rare investments on robust population cohorts. The PERSIAN Traffic Safety and Health Cohort (PTSHC) was designed to assess the potential causal relationships between human factors and RTI mortality, injuries, severity of the injury, hospitalised injury, violation of traffic law as well as offer the strongest scientific evidence.

Participants: The precrash cohort study is carried out in four cities of Tabriz, Jolfa, Shabestar and Osku in East Azerbaijan province located in northwest Iran.

Challenges and prerequisites of risk management program in the operating rooms of Iranian hospitals: A qualitative study.

Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) considers a safe operating room as one of the necessities of hospitals that support patients. Achieving safety in surgical operations in all countries of the world is the basic goal of healthcare centers and organizations; hence, the present study investigated the challenges and prerequisites for the implementation of an active risk management program in the operating rooms of Iranian hospitals.

Materials And Methods: This qualitative-phenomenological study was conducted in 2022.

Developing a model to predict neonatal respiratory distress syndrome and affecting factors using data mining: A cross-sectional study.

One of the major challenges that hospitals and clinicians face is the early identification of newborns at risk for adverse events. One of them is neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). RDS is the widest spared respiratory disorder in immature newborns and the main source of death among them.

A Systematic Review of Health Management Mobile Applications in COVID-19 Pandemic: Features, Advantages, and Disadvantages.

Introduction: With the increasing accessibility of smartphones, their use has been considered in healthcare services. Mobile applications have played a pivotal role in providing health services during COVID-19. This study is aimed at identifying the features, advantages, and disadvantages of health management mobile applications during COVID-19.

Compensation based on work relative value unit for cardiovascular surgeons in Iran: A mixed method study.

Background: Work relative value unit (wRVU) is a tool for assessing surgeons' performance, compensation, and productivity. It appears that wRVU for cardiovascular procedures does not consider complexity and its value for lengthy operations is low. The aim of the study is to determine wRVU for cardiovascular procedures in Iran according to the proposed approach.

Heart failure: a prevalence-based and model-based cost analysis.

Introduction: Heart failure (HF) imposes a heavy economic burden on patients, their families, and society as a whole. Therefore, it is crucial to quantify the impact and dimensions of the disease in order to prioritize and allocate resources effectively.

Methods: This study utilized a prevalence-based, bottom-up, and incidence-based Markov model to assess the cost of illness.

Virtual care in the health care system: A concept analysis.

Background: Health care providers need a better understanding of virtual care to recognise and use it for service delivery.

Aim: To provide a more comprehensive definition of the concept of virtual care.

Method: This study was conducted based on Walker and Avant's concept analysis method.

Financial burden of prostate cancer in the Iranian population: a cost of illness and financial risk protection analysis.

Background: Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in males worldwide and the third most common among Iran's male population. However, there is a lack of evidence regarding its direct and indirect costs in low and middle-income countries. This study intends to bridge the gap using a cost of illness approach, assessing the costs of prostate cancer from the perspectives of patients, society, and the insurance system.