abstract background: this integrative review was aimed to examine in literature and integrate the determinants of nurses’ organizational commitment in hospital settings. materials and methods: in this study, an integrative review of the literature was used. the search strategy began with six electronic databases (e.g. cinahl and medline). considering the inclusion criteria, published studies th...

background: increased life expectancy and the growing phenomenon of aging can lead to increased burden of chronic diseases (cds) which adversely affects the overall health of elderly, their sexuality in particular. sexual life of aged population is overlooked in many of the societies. in the present narrative review, we aim to assess the impact of cds on sexual function of elderly people. mater...

introduction: although many studies have been conducted in the telepathology field in recent years, a systematic review that examines studies in a comparative manner has not yet been undertaken. this paper aims to review the published papers on telepathology projects and compare them in several aspects such as telepathology method,telecommunication method, clinical outcome, etc. methods: pubmed...

studies can be found in two groups of primary and secondary studies. review articles are the most important secondary studies in which the researcher comprehensively surveys published articles in a specific field. however, the deep gap between scientific evidence is an undeniable fact that is probably caused by the large volume of publications. reviewing such a wide variety of publications woul...

s:1858:"Background: Infertility is defined as inability in pregnancy after one year of regular intercourse without using contraceptive methods. Approximately15-10% of couples in childbearing appears infertile. It is the cause of infertility in men and women and infertility treatment depends on type of failure and is one of the methods of treating infertility in vitro fertilization. This researc...

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Proper scientific reporting is necessary to ensure correct interpretation of study results by readers. Systematic reviews (SRs) are of critical importance in evidence-based dentistry. This study assessed the reporting quality of published dental SRs in Iran.METHODS: The PubMed and ISI electronic databases were searched to collect published Iranian dental SRs up to the end of...

Background An effective emergency referral transport system is the link between the home of the pregnant woman and a health facility providing basic or comprehensive emergency obstetric care. This study attempts to explore the role of emergency transport associated with maternal deaths in Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh (UP).   Methods A descriptive study was carried out to assess the causes of a...