introduction: as the elderly population increases, chronic diseases and disabilities also become more prevalent. home care programs as hospital services supplement, not only can prevent elderly from get worse in their disabilities but also make it easier for governments to manage elderly people's needs therefore, we aimed to determine the home visit services provided for elderly residing i...

conclusions the results indicated that suitable facilities and equipment, human resources, and infrastructure were available in the district hospitals in iran. these findings showed that there is potential for the district hospitals to provide care in a wider spectrum. results in this study, 100% of the studied hospitals had oxygen cylinders, running water, electricity, anesthesia machines, eme...

background & aim: prenatal care is a key strategy for achieving public health goals, primary healthcare objectives, and the millennium development goals. the aim of this study was to investigate the factors influencing the use of prenatal care services in order to design suitable interventions and promote the use of these services. methods:in this systematic quantitative literature review, stud...

results the five determinants of cost, inconvenience, fear, organization, and patient-dentist relationship were determined as barriers to access to dental services among which the cost and patient-dentist relationship were identified as the first and last priorities with the coordinates (1.4 and 1.4) and (1.25 and -0.65), respectively. conclusions high cost of dental care has led to not referri...

Procedures Performed with UPPP Table 1. Demographic trends of admission for UPPP in the NIS 2006, N=6857 Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty: National Trends and Outcomes Shankar K Sridhara, MD (1); Lina Lander, ScD (2); Elie E Rebiez, MD (3); Rahul K Shah, MD (4) (1) Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, National Capital Consortium, Washington, DC (2) Epidemiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center Co...

0 d 1 eceived August 15, 2003; evised and accepted ecember 8, 2003. resented in a poster resentation at the 19th nnual Meeting of the uropean Society of uman Reproduction and mbryology, which was eld in Madrid in 2003. eprint requests: Pieternel teures, M.D., Academic edical Center, Center of eproductive Medicine, oom H4-213, Department f Obstetrics/Gynecology, eibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ msterdam, ...

introduction: supplementary health care services are provided to offer health care services beyond existing medical services at a reasonable cost to all members. these supplementary health care services contribute to the health and quality of life of the members and therefore membership provides peace of mind and a sense of security. this study aimed at investigating supplementary health care s...

In July 1969, the Secretary of Health, Edur cation, and Welfare appointed a task force to look into the deficiencies of Uedicaid-the Federa&Xtate m-edical assistance program under title XIX of the Social Xecurity Act--and to malce recommendations for improvements in that program and related programs. The 27-n&ember Task Force included persona representing consumers: industry, labor, government....

in recent decades, by increasing complexity of drug therapy, pharmacists considered as health- care members who can help optimizing drug therapy. we know that medicines do not have the anticipated effects all the times and a vast variability may exist in their behaviors in the body. so, it is very crucial to individualize treatment for every single patient. nowadays, optimizing drug therapy in ...

background and objectives: informal payment in the health settings is a significant challenge facing the health system, with consequences such as inequity in access to healthcare services, distrust to health care system, and dissatisfied customers. detailed identification of the nature of the problem is perquisite to developing relevant overcoming strategies. given that, this study aimed at pro...