in this commentary the findings from a systematic review that concluded there is no compelling evidence to suggest that implementing complicated, multi-faceted interventions is more effective than simple, single component interventions to changing healthcare professional’s behaviour are considered through the lens of harvey and kitson’s editorial. whilst an appealing conclusion, it is one that ...

background: this paper considers a range of issues related to the financing of health care system and relevant government policies in iran. methods: this study used mixed methods. a systematic literature review was undertaken to identify relevant publications. this was supplemented by hand searching in books and journals, including government publications. the issues and uncertainties identifie...

Daniels, Porteny and Urrutia et al make a good case for the idea that that public decisions ought to be made not only “in the light of” evidence but also “on the basis of” budget impact, financial protection and equity. Health technology assessment (HTA) should, they say, be accordingly expanded to consider matters additional to safety and cost-effectiveness. They also complain that most HTA re...

Introduction: In the field of orthopedic surgery, highly impact journals like Journal of Bone and Surgery (JBJS-Am) and Clinical orthopedics and Related Research (CORR) publishing the LOE for their manuscript. JBJS-Am started to publish the level of evidence (LOE) for all manuscript since 2013. Results:310 articles were reviewed. Country of origin for these, were twelve different countries incl...

During the course of novel coronavirus pandemic ,Shariati hospital in Tehran , as a tertiary center in both orthopedictrauma and COVID-19 , we detected 7 cases with definite diagnosis of COVID-19 and concomitant emergent orthopedicproblem.This paper represents considerations and special issues in managing and decision making in these patients.Level of evidence: IV

In this commentary the findings from a systematic review that concluded there is no compelling evidence to suggest that implementing complicated, multi-faceted interventions is more effective than simple, single component interventions to changing healthcare professional’s behaviour are considered through the lens of Harvey and Kitson’s editorial. Whilst an appealing conclusion, it is one that ...

background: foot ulceration is one of the most common complications associated with diabetes that needs to be managed. in iran, prevalence of diabetes foot ulcer is 3%. according to studies, evidence‑based nursing (ebn) is an effective alternative to facilitate clinical decision making in patient care and may lead to quality improvement in nursing practice. the aims of this study are to assess ...

It is indicated that the realities of social life, political situation, global processes transformation phenomena and require legal precision in understanding fundamental prescriptions specified by Constitution, as well ensuring compliance legislation with its provisions. Regarding first question, there are two ways solving it: detailing provisions, which to a certain extent creates bulky codif...