quantum organizations are referred where stakeholders know how to access the infinite potential of the quantum field. viewing healthcare organizations from perspective of quantum theory suggest new approaches into management techniques for effective and efficient delivery of healthcare services. this research is aimed to determine the quantum skills, quantum leadership characteristics and funct...

Aims: The Pap smear test as the primary screening test for cervical cancer has a low application rate among Iranian women. This study aimed to explore Iranian women’s Pap smear test experiences at healthcare centers. Participants & Methods: This qualitative study was carried out in Varamin City, in 2018. To this end, 15 women admitted to healthcare centers were selected using purposive samplin...

Global social and economic changes have not only led to substantial increases in elderly populations but also the manifestation of numerous degenerative and chronic diseases, and new patterns of disease caused by occupational hazards, environmental pollution and accidents.1,2 Today, public health concerns related to quality care, cost of medical services and low access to health care centers ha...

Increasing population has remained a concern for human societies and is thus frequently discussed by experts and politicians (1). In the past three decades, Iran's government policy has promoted a decrease in its population (2). To this end, the country's parliament passed a bill on population control in 1989 and, thereafter, the ministry of health and medical education launched healthcare cent...