Background Despite the clinical importance of adherence to treatment in β-Thalassemia Major (β-TM) patients, poor adherence remains a prevalent and persistent problem in these patients. Objective The aim of this study was to explore Iranian β-TM patients' perception regarding the barriers and facilitators of adherence to their treatments. Methods In this qualitative study, data were collect...

Background and Aim: The health system financing is the process of collecting, pooling and managing financial resources and purchasing healthcare services. Health financing plays an important role in achieving the health system goals and objectives specially universal health coverage. The aim of this study was to strategically analyze the Iranian health financing system and recommend strategies ...

BACKGROUND The area of e-Health is broad and has an excellent growth potential. An increasing number of experts believe that e-Health will fuel the next breakthroughs in health system improvements throughout the world, but there is frequent evidence of unsustainable use of e-Health systems in medical centres, particularly hospitals, for different reasons in different countries. Iran is also a d...

BACKGROUND A better understanding of factors influencing quality of medical service can pinpoint better strategies for quality assurance in medical services. This study aimed to identify factors affecting the quality of medical services provided by Iranian physicians. METHODS Exploratory in-depth individual interviews were conducted with sixty-four physicians working in various medical instit...

This study investigates the impact of anxiety, productivity, and individual characteristics on employee compliance in an Iranian medical science university during COVID-19 outbreak. The data 160 healthcare employees various professions were collected with reliability validity measurements performed. Two regression tests revealed that higher anxiety reduces productivity increased compliance. Par...

conclusions available limited studies show that iranian healthcare personnel need hav vaccination. however, for selecting an appropriate preventive method for this high risk group, more original studies are still needed. results a gradual shift in age of hav infection has been seen from childhood toward adulthood. data about hav seropositivity among iranian hcws are very limited. however based ...

Despite extensive research on defining and measuring health care quality, little attention has been given to different stakeholders' perspectives of high-quality health care services. The main purpose of this study was to explore the attributes of quality healthcare in the Iranian context. Exploratory in-depth individual and focus group interviews were conducted with key healthcare stakeholders...

Purpose Healthcare workers have a main role in detection, assessment and spontaneous reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs), and improvement of their related knowledge, attitude and perception is essential. The goal of this study was evaluation of clinical pharmacists' interventions in improvement of knowledge, attitude and perception of healthcare workers about ADRs in a teaching referral ...

BACKGROUND Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is a potential cure for a range of life-threatening diseases, but is also associated with a high mortality rate. Nurses encounter a variety of situations wherein they are faced with discussing bad news with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patients. RESEARCH OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to explore the experiences and strategies ...