results according to the results there is a significant statistical difference between average numbers of models before and after educational intervention (p < 0.001). also hba1c and fbs after educational intervention were lower (p < 0001). conclusions applying the hbm model proved is very effective in developing an educational program for diabetics, to control their blood sugar. besides such p...

background: preconceptional care is very effective to ensure mothers and babies health during and after pregnancy. the clinics and health center personnel are able to offer preconceptional care especially to the risky cases. learning about the experiences of health center personnel in such cases is useful for others to find solutions for the same problems which may come up. this study tends to ...

background according to the reports of world health organization (who) and centers for disease control and prevention, the prevalence of chronic hepatitis b infection in iran has decreased from 2-7% in 2001 to 1.3-0.8% in children aged 2-14 years. in 2010 the institute of medicine recommended more comprehensive screening by primary care physicians (pcps) for evaluation, vaccination, and managem...

Transinstitutional information systems support collaboration beyond the borders of single health care institutions. Information management in health care networks aims at establishing systematic information processing in order to contribute to the network's strategic goals. Health care networks can be characterized by complex and even conflicting goal systems. Our objective is to propose a fram...

OBJECTIVE To investigate factors contributing to health care equipment problems and associated technological investments in public hospitals. DESIGN The article reviews the processes of equipment planning, procurement and management. Analysis of results and observations from experts leads to recommendations and suggestions on good equipment management practices in public hospitals. It also pr...

universal health coverage in thailand: achievement and experiences learned doshmangir l1,2 (msc, phd), rashidian a3,4 (md, phd), bazyar m3* (msc, phd condidate) 1 department of health services management, iranian center of exellence in health management, tabriz university of medical sciences, tabriz, iran 2 tabriz health services management research center, tabriz university of medical sciences...

This comment on Professor Fotaki’s Editorial agrees with her arguments that training health professionals in more compassionate, caring and ethically sound care will have little value unless the system in which they work changes. It argues that for system change to occur, senior management, government members and civil servants themselves need training so that they learn to understand the effec...

BACKGROUND Since 2005, Kenyan medical universities have been training general practitioners, providing them with clinical, management, teaching and research skills, in order to enhance access to and quality of health care services for the Kenyan population. This study assesses what expectations family physicians, colleagues of family physicians and policy makers have of family medicine, what ex...

objective: in the last 30 years, ever since the phc network in iran has been established, the job duties of behvarzes (mental health workers in rural areas) have been constantly increasing. the aim of this study was to determine the burnout level, mental health status and the severity of occupational stress among behvarzes. methods: all behvarzes (227) working in areas covered by iran universit...