The five dimensions of quality are Accessibility, Acceptability, Effectiveness, Efficiency and Safety. A newborn screening program consists of a number of interlinked parts, not usually managed by the same individual, and the quality of the program is dependent on the quality of program planning, specimen collection, laboratory testing and follow up, diagnosis and treatment. Outcome assessment ...

Introduction: In the design of educational programs, much attentionhas been paid to teaching methods, needs assessment, an importantpart of the development of educational programs, generally isneglected. Another important aspect in educational program design isassessing effectiveness. The aims of this study were to design a formalneeds assessment program to define the core contents of a faculty...

objectives: alzheimer’s disease causes many negative effects on the individual's physical, psychological and cognitive conditions. the multi sensory stimulation helps the patients to improve their physical, psychological and cognitive conditions. the aim of this study is to determine the effect of multi sensory stimulation on cognitive status and quality of life of the patients with alzhei...

Background: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) impacts the quality of life of the affected patients. The present study aimed to determine the effects of home-based self-care program follow-up on re-hospitalization frequency and quality of life in COPD patients. Methods: This quasi-experimental study was performed on 44 COPD patients at Masih Daneshvari Hospital in Tehran City, Iran, ...

This paper aims to present an automated tool that has been developed to assess pair programming program quality. The tool known as Java Quality Measurement Tool or JaQMeT is used to assess specifically Java program quality. There are two program quality factors that can be assessed which are correctness and complexity. Pair programming program will be graded using JaQMeT. Then the results will ...

introduction children with autism may experience unique adverse effects, which result in social restrictions and high stress in the parents, especially the mother. this research aims to determine the effectiveness of group training program relevant to stress management on improvement of quality of life and its dimensions (mental health, physical health, social adjustment, and environmental heal...