Psychosocial issues need more attention in COPD self-management education

Education in COPD self-management: only part of the game.

The need to pay attention to differences in health literacy and knowledge in health education interventions

The Health Literacy (HL) is an individual and social capacity for access, understanding, evaluation of information and health services, and optimal utilization of it for health promotion [1]. Today, HL has been recognized as an important and vital indicator of the results and costs of health care the need for the effective health care system, has a good level of health literacy [2]. According t...

Psychosocial Issues ‌of Retirement in Iran: ‌A Qualitative Study

Objectives‏: Retirement as a potential challenge transition in aging has different‏ effects on elderly people’s lives. The purpose of this study ‏was to identify the psychosocial consequences, obstacles, and facilitators of retirement. Methods ‏&Materials‏: The conventional content analysis method was used in this study. Samples were based‏ on‏ maximum diversity and purposeful sampling strateg...

The radiation reduction methods in imaging need more attention.

The use of imaging in cardiology has been rapidly growing during recent years. New techniques such as computed tomography have been introduced, but also the use of more established techniques such as nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging has been growing globally. The potential risks of imaging have recently been actively discussed. These risks includ...

The Use of Psychosocial Rehabilitation in Mental Health Issues

Mental rehabilitation can include a range of disabling conditions, from severe and enduring psychotic or bipolar disorders to more transient affective disorders. The concept of rehabilitation reflects the concept of disability. If the concept of mental illness is viewed as a mechanism for social control, then we can say that one of the most powerful aspects of the medicalization of the individu...