Transportation is a necessity if the day-to-day economic activities of the society must move on. There are different modes of informal transport available in Nigeria. This study evaluated the determinants of the modal choice of informal transport among commuters in North central city of Ilorin, Nigeria. The study used primary data generated through a structured questionnaire administered to 100...

background the importance of cross-border healthcare, medical and health tourism plays a significant role in the european health policy and health management. after dentistry, orthopaedic treatments are the leading motivation for seeking care in hungary, as patients with rheumatic and motion diseases are drawn to the thermal spas and well-established orthopaedic centres. this paper aims to gain...

conclusions the interaction quality and process quality were the key determinants of patient’s trust in the private hospitals of tehran. to enhance the patients' trust, quality improvement efforts should focus on service delivery aspects such as scheduling, timely and accurate doing of the service, and strengthening the interpersonal aspects of care and communication skills of doctors, nurses a...

conclusions patient and public participation in kashan hospitals are not adhered well. as the patient has an important role in improving the quality of services, more use of mass media especially local newspapers, hospital websites, and training programs are suggested to inform both the patients and public on their rights and roles in improving the healthcare services. background in the recent ...

the doctor-patient relationship (dpr) is one of the most important subjects in medical sociology and health policy. due to mutual understanding, undistorted dprs not only result in satisfaction of both doctors and patients, but also help to reduce financial burdens for patients and the health care system. the purpose of this research was to identify a dpr based on the qualitative paradigm model...

background and aim: patients who receive hemodialysis need effective education in order to maintain their health. one of the effective methods for education is computer-assisted education. the aim of this study was to compare the impacts of computer-assisted multimedia education and traditional method on clinical parameters of patients receiving hemodialysis. methods: in this interventional stu...