Unintended pregnancy is a health problem that is particularly important in the practice of public health nurses (PHNs). Data from 844 PHNs showed that they were likely to practice in settings that incorporate family planning services and were knowledgeable about specific family planning methods. They favored family planning services and an expanded supportive government role in both family plan...

This paper provides a brief background of the education system in Saudi Arabia and current special education services and programs for students with disabilities. Additionally, this paper presents the findings of some studies that examined teachers' perspectives regarding the inclusion of students with disabilities. As Saudi Arabia continues its dramatic period of improvement, changes in specia...

Smart homes and Ambient Intelligence Environments require embedded technologies able to work and think jointly. Indeed, home technologies are expected to form together an individual supportive system whose cooperation and context awareness capabilities make it more than the sum of the different parts (equipments, functionalities, services, appliances, etc.). The present article introduce habit ...

This study examines lessons learned from the design, implementation, and early results of an integrated managed care pilot program linking member benefits of a Medicare-Medicaid health care plan with community services and supports. The health plan's average monthly costs for members receiving an assessment and services declined by an economically meaningful, statistically significant amount in...

It is the position of the American Dietetic Association that older Americans receive appropriate care; have broadened access to coordinated, comprehensive food and nutrition services; and receive the benefits of ongoing research to identify the most effective food and nutrition programs, interventions, and therapies across the spectrum of aging. Food and water and nutritional well-being are ess...

BACKGROUND As the most populated Persian Gulf country, in Iran, engagement with drug injection and unsafe sex are the main routes of HIV transmission among some drug-dependent women. OBJECTIVES The current study explored the barriers that a group of drug-dependent women reported in accessing and adhering to HIV services in drug use treatment. PATIENTS AND METHODS Qualitative interviews were...

The Clinton administration’s recently announced home and community-based care proposals have potentially important implications not only for long-term care policy, but also for housing policy in the United States. This article attempts to draw out some of those implications. The first section examines problems inherent in the current “medical/welfare” system of financing longterm care, which co...

OBJECTIVE To determine the impact of an implementation intervention designed to introduce policies and practices supportive of healthy eating in centre-based child-care services. Intervention strategies included staff training, resources, incentives, follow-up support, and performance monitoring and feedback. DESIGN A quasi-experimental design was used to assess change over 20 months in healt...

BACKGROUND A better understanding of factors influencing quality of medical service can pinpoint better strategies for quality assurance in medical services. This study aimed to identify factors affecting the quality of medical services provided by Iranian physicians. METHODS Exploratory in-depth individual interviews were conducted with sixty-four physicians working in various medical instit...