BACKGROUND Multiple sclerosis (MS) could be considered as one of the most common chronic disorders of the central nervous system. However, patient education tasks in this group are a challenge for health care provider team but due to increase in the incidence of MS, a new category of contact, care, and education seems to be useful. Hence, the aim of this study was to compare the effect of elect...

ties involved in managing patients with gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. They were assigned to four working groups according to their specific clinical experience: Pathology (5), Biochemistry (3), Radiology (4), Nuclear Medicine (3), Surgery (5), Chemotherapy (6), Biotherapy (4), Echocardiography (4) and Follow-Up and Clinical Documentation (3). The complete list is provided at the...

Background: With regard to general advantages of electronic education and the necessity to pay attention to this issue, and with consideration of postpartum maternal care promotion, especially nutrition education, this study was conducted to define the effect of electronic education on the awareness of women about post-partum nutrition education. Materials and Methods: This is a quasi- experime...

OBJECTIVES This study aims to compare the impact of two different sources of resource use, self-report versus care provider registrations, on cost and cost utility. METHODS Data were gathered for a cost-effectiveness study performed alongside a 2-year randomized controlled trial evaluating the effect of an INTERdisciplinary COMmunity-based management program (INTERCOM) for patients with chron...

Bencana adalah peristiwa atau rangkaian yang mengancam dan mengganggu kehidupan penghidupan masyarakat disebabkan, baik faktor alam non-alam maupun manusia sehingga mengakibarkan timbulnya korban jiwa manusia, kerusakan lingkungan, kerugian harta dampak psikologis. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pengaruh media pendidikan kesehatan booklet terhadap pengetahuan mitigasi bencana banjir di ...

Left: Two 1.0 kW wind turbines supply electricity to the dormatory of the Villa Tehuelche Rural School, a remote boarding school located in southern Chile. FOREWORD A few years ago, during my tenure as the United States ambassador to the small African nations of Rwanda and Lesotho, I was responsible for administering the Ambassador's Self-Help Funds Program. This discretionary grants program, s...

BACKGROUND The life-time incidence of low back pain is high and diagnoses of spinal stenosis and disc prolapse are increasing. Consequently, there is a steady rise in surgical interventions for these conditions. Current evidence suggests that while the success of surgery is incomplete, it is superior to conservative interventions. A recent survey indicates that there are large differences in th...