INTRODUCTION Iran introduced the urban family physician reform, based on the primary healthcare (PHC) approach, in 2012. The reform is restricted to two pilot provinces, which are Fars and Mazandaran and its policymakers request evidence of the reform progress. The study aimed to determine the accessibility of health care in the two pilot sites. METHODS A cross-sectional study using Primary C...

BACKGROUND Despite the large number of surveys, there are not any validated biomarkers for SLE disease activity till now. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between serum level of IL-2 in patients with SLE and disease activity in comparison with control group. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this case-control study, 73 patients with lupus and 73 healthy subjects referred to the rheumatolo...

OBJECTIVE To describe the management of sigmoid volvulus with reference to the type of surgical procedures performed and to determine the prognosis of sigmoid volvulus. STUDY DESIGN A case series. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Ghaem Hospital of Mashhad, University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran, from 1996 to 2008. METHODOLOGY A total of 944 cases of colon obstruction were reviewed. Demo...

AIM The quality of services plays a primary role in achieving patient satisfaction. The main purpose of this study was to explore the effect of outpatient service quality on patient satisfaction in teaching hospitals in Iran. METHODS this cross-sectional study was conducted in 2014. The study sample included 500 patients were selected with systematic random method from the outpatient departme...

OBJECTIVE The commitment of employees is affected by several factors, including factors related to the organizational climate. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between organizational commitment of nurses and the organizational climate in hospital settings. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2014 at two teaching hospitals in Yazd, Iran. A total of 90 nurs...

BACKGROUND Given that happiness is an important construct to enable adolescents to cope better with difficulties and stress of life, it is necessary to advance our knowledge about the possible etiology of happiness in adolescents. OBJECTIVES The present study sought to investigate the relationships of emotional intelligence, depressive symptoms, and happiness in a sample of male students in T...

INTRODUCTION Death anxiety is a concept with greater importance among the elderly as they approach inevitability of death. Identifying the correlates of death anxiety among old people is important in order to reduce the burden of this problem. Therefore, the present study was performed with the aim to examine the association between spiritual experiences and life satisfaction with death anxiety...

UNLABELLED Background : Evidences shows that menopause affects women's health, but women's knowledge of proper care and maintenance is insufficient. OBJECTIVE To determine knowledge of hormone therapy (HT), reproductive physiology, and menopause in a population of 40-60 year old women. MATERIALS AND METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted through a cluster sampling among 330 women ...

objective : iud is a highly effective, safe, private, long-acting, and rapidly reversible method of contraception with few side effects. the aim of this study was to assess the continuation rate and cause of iud discontinuation in isfahan, iran. materials and methods: this historical cohort study wascarried out on 12 randomly selected health centers of isfahan province in 2007. 244 literate mar...