background various researchers have shown that the health level, performance status, and quality of life (qol) are often less than expected especially in hemodialysis (hd) patients. objectives this study aimed to determine the effect of the two methods of educational programs on health- related qol (hrqol) in iranian hd patients. patients and methods in this quasi-experimental, pretest-posttest...

background the members of healthcare team have an important role in implementation and protection of patient’s rights. contemporary nursing entails an ethical responsibility to advocate and protect the patients’ rights. conclusions the results of this study was concerning with regard to nursing students’ readiness for duties such as patient’s rights advocacy. therefore, it proposes ethics educa...

Advances in sensors, mobile and embedded devices have made possible patient monitoring and provided medical treatments and other assistance in health care. Aging populations will benefit from reduced costs and improved health care through assisted living based on these technologies. In this paper we present a monitoring and control architecture allow control of a patient’s disease trough mobile...

Women undergoing minimally invasive robotic-assisted surgery for a gynecologic malignancy have many questions and concerns related to the cancer diagnosis and surgery. The provision of information enhances coping with such illness-related challenges. A lack of print materials for these patients prompted the creation of a written teaching tool to improve informational support. A booklet was deve...

In order to equip medical students with all the necessary skills in dealing with patients to provide optimal treatment, the need for the use of real patients in educational settings has become prominent. But all the required skills cannot be practiced on real patients due to patients’ safety and well-being. Thus, the use of standardized patients (SPs) or simulated patients (SiPs) as a substitut...

This chapter is dedicated to educational applications of medical visualization techniques. Interactive 3D visualizations have great potential for anatomy education as well as for surgery education, with users ranging from high school students and physiotherapists to medical doctors who want to rehearse therapeutical interventions. Computer-assisted training systems enhance surgical manuals, sur...

background: knowledge of infertile couples about assisted reproductive technology is a fundamental parameter to optimize the infertility treatment and conduct it cooperatively. objective: to evaluate knowledge and attitude of infertile couples about assisted reproductive technology we designed a descriptive cross-sectional study. materials and methods: 400 infertile patients were investigated b...

background: patient education is taken into account as one of the key components of comprehensive care as well as one of the significant nursing functions in order to increase community health. in this respect, education materials and written texts can improve patient information up to 50% and consequently meet patient satisfaction. readability is considered as an integral concept in patient ed...

background: coronary angiography is recognized as the gold test for diagnosis of coronary artery diseases. based on the literature review, little is known about patients’ expectations about this procedure. understanding the patient’s expectations is an important way to achieve patient‑centered care. the purpose of this study was to explore the expectations of iranian patients undergoing coronar...

OBJECTIVE To test the impact of physician education and facilitator assisted office system interventions on cancer early detection and preventive services. DESIGN A randomised trial of two interventions alone and in combination. SETTING AND SUBJECTS Physicians in 98 ambulatory care practices in the United States. INTERVENTIONS The education intervention consisted of a day long physician m...