BACKGROUND Guidelines recommend that fall prevention programmes for older people include multifactorial interventions. OBJECTIVE We aimed to determine if randomised controlled trial evidence supports interventions with multiple components over single strategies in community based fall prevention. METHODS We searched the literature for trials of interventions aimed at preventing falls. We in...

Noncompliance affects all age groups, but older patients have specific barriers against effective medication use and can be more vulnerable to the incorrect use of medication. Some age-related barriers are vision loss and cognitive impairment. In people aged 60 years or older, noncompliance with medication regimens varies from 26-59%. In this article we review randomised controlled trials (RCTs...

the aim of this study was to provide a clinical pharmacy education program at masih daneshvari hospital, a university affiliated hospital, located in tehran, iran. for this purpose, the most common pharmacist involved interventions and aspects of potential fields for pharmacy students and residents education was firstly identified. clinical pharmacy interventions and drug information forms were...

objective: educating families and caregivers of schizophrenic patients on controlling and managing the disorder, has found particular importance in clinical psychology. the present study aims to examine the effect of psychoeducational interventions on illness management in families of schizophrenic patients. methods: the present study is a quasi-experimental research with pretest-posttest desig...

in recent years, mathematics is an essential aspect of all areas of daily life and the best predictor of being successful in economic situations of society. for many students, the mathematics accompanied with frustration, anxiety and negative attitudes towards mathematics. these students believe their anxiety have been derived from their math teachers, math misconception and weakness in math as...

improving employment opportunities for people and reducing the economic burden on government requires a broad and concentrated effort on private sectors.  private sector growth is a key engine for creation jobs. the major advantage of private sector is its employment potential at low capital cost. these sectors are the nursery of entrepreurship, often driven by individual creativity and innovat...

Successful use of vaginal support pessaries requires provider and patient understanding of expected symptom-relief, potential complications, self-care options, and evaluation and treatment of pessary-related problems. This second article in a three-part series summarizes clinical recommendations and evidence related to pessary management.

BACKGROUND Integrated care for older persons with complex care needs is widely advocated. Particularly professionals and policy makers have positive expectations. Care outcome results are ambiguous. Receiver and provider satisfaction is relevant but still poorly understood. METHODS During implementation of integrated care in residential homes (The MOVIT project), we compared general satisfact...