background few studies, especially in iran, have assessed the status of family participation in the care of the hospitalized patients. objectives this study was conducted to assess why family members partake in caregiving of their patients in hospitals, the type of care that family provide, and the outcomes of the participation in the opinions of nurses and family members. patients and methods ...

It is widely accepted that family and carer participation in adult mental health care is desirable. However, rarely is service development informed by representative opinions of both carers and service users. This study took place in the context of a larger project to introduce and evaluate practice standards relating to family participation. The aim of this paper is to explore the perceptions ...

OBJECTIVE Identify the current amount and intensity of patient and family participation at the patient, service and national levels from a diabetes and a psychiatric service perspective. Establish the current level of support for greater participation and related characteristics. METHOD Researcher-administered questionnaires were conducted with 738 patients and family members in an outpatient...

Family plays an important role in the care provided for patients in all areas of nursing. However, relatively few studies deal with the focus of the present study: the ways that nurses experience family participation in acute psychiatric inpatient settings. Data were collected by interviewing 18 nurses who had experience working in such settings. A phenomenographical approach was used to analys...

the main purpose of this article is to study comparatively the political participation of young and middle-aged people in noorabad mamasani and its related social factors. to explain the research problem, we have used the theory of political socialization and milbrath’s theory. we distributed questionnaires among 610 young and middle aged people in noorabad mamasani, who were selected through a...

background : the study of reproductive behaviors is one of the important factors of population. it plays a pivotal role in the growth of population.  reproductive behaviors are influenced by the cultural values and traditional beliefs of individuals. the aim of the present study is to compare reproductive behaviors of nomadic and non-nomadic tribes in the semirom province, and determine factors...

PURPOSE This study investigated patients' perceptions and expectations of their families' participation in the informed consent process of elective surgery. METHODS This is a survey study. Anonymous questionnaires that were mailed to potential participants included a demographic data sheet and a scale, measuring patients' perceptions of themselves and their families' participation level in th...