background using home remedies has a long history among many of ethnic groups. the turkmen people have their own special home remedies too. the aim of this research was to study beliefs and behaviors of the turkmen people of golestan province about dysmenorrhea remedies. material and methods in this micro-medical ethnography study using purposeful sampling, the semi-structured interviews conduc...

Background: Infertility is an acute life crisis which may last for an indeterminate length of time. In a holistic approach to infertile women’s care, which is believed to assist patients cope better with their experiences, all aspects of holistic care including religious and spiritual needs of individuals should be considered. A literature review revealed that religious and spiritual dimensions...

Prepared for a conference on “Interviews in Writing the History of Recent Science” held by the Immunology Project, Stanford University Program in the History of Science, Palo Alto, California, 28 30 April 1994. I am grateful to Anselm Strauss, Howard S. Becker, and William C. Wimsatt for instruction and discussions over many years of the ideas presented here. I am also grateful to M. Sue Gerson...

In today's society, knowledge is recognized as a valuable social asset and the educational system is in search of a new strategy that allows them to construct their knowledge and experience. The purpose of this study was to explore the process of knowledge creation in nursing education. In the present study, the grounded theory approach was used. This method provides a comprehensive approach to...

AIM   This paper reports a study to develop a grounded theory to explain the experience of recovery following surgery for colorectal cancer. BACKGROUND   Studies have adopted a biomedical framework to measure quality of life and symptom distress following surgery for colorectal cancer. These studies suggest that symptoms of pain, insomnia and fatigue, may persist for many months following tre...

Background. One of the most important elements of life are physical activity and sport: these are the basis of health during life. In order for society to benefit from the advantages of physical activity and sport, it is necessary to know the factors influencing this phenomenon. Objectives. The purpose of this paper is to design a sport development model in the free trade-industrial zones of I...

BACKGROUND Compassion is an important part of nursing. It fosters better relationships between nurses and their patients. Moreover, it gives patients more confidence in the care they receive. Determining facilitators of compassion are essential to holistic care. The purpose of this study was to explore these facilitators. MATERIALS AND METHODS This ethnographic study was conducted in 2014-201...

Introduction. The study explores the social processes that influence the construction by academic (information behaviour) researchers of the meaning(s) and significance of an author and her work prominent in the literature of their field (Brenda Dervin). Methods. Semi-structured qualitative interviews, based in part on the 'LifeLine' and 'Time-line' techniques developed by Dervin and her collab...

Introduction: An earlier descriptive study exploring the various supports available to Canadian health and social service providers who deployed to the 2010 earthquake disaster in Haiti, indicated that when systems are compromised, professionals are at physical, emotional and mental risk during overseas deployment. While these risks are generally well-identified, there is little literature that...