Introduction: Elderly patients are the largest and fastest growing group of patients under dialysis and their caregivers are faced with high burden care. Therefore, the present study was conducted to determine the predictors of caregiver burden among caregivers of older patients under hemodialysis residing in Qazvin province, Iran. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducte...

  Abstract   Objectives: Evaluating the meaning of support from the perspectives of cancer patients under chemotherapy, their families, nurses, and the oncologists, their concepts of “being support- ed” and “providing support” was assessed.  Method: Data was collected through qualitative method and semistructured interviews of 10 patients and their families, and eight nurses and physicians with...

financial protection against health expenditures is a major goal of health system policymaking. governments have focused on the risk that high health expenditures pose to the financial security of deprived and vulnerable populations. Health systems need to be sure that people receive health services and are protected from the financial burden of health costs. There is no accepted standard for m...

Introduction: Although Mentoring programs are one of the essential reasons of professional development for medical students, most academics experience lack of them. Following Tehran university of Medical Sciences (TUMS) mentoring program for residents, this study was conducted to review clinical mentoring programs, their goals, effects and practical points about their design, implementation and...