conclusions the results showed that awareness of patients and a few doctors about the first trimester screening tests was respectively weak and middle level, showing that there is an urgent need for greater awareness in this field, regarding the importance of detecting some chromosomal abnormalities prior to birth. objectives the aim of this study was to examine the extent of awareness of physi...

background sufficient evidence is lacking about patient safety culture in iran. it is only by focusing on the culture of safety within healthcare and treatment institutes that improvements may be made in patient care services. conclusions given that “staffing” was the lowest rated element in patient safety culture, improving this element could help to increase patient safety culture in hospital...

background: today, patient safety is an important issue in providing hospital services. any failure in this area can cause undesirable consequences. objective:  the present study evaluated the status of patient safety culture in educational hospitals of tehran, iran. methods: this cross-sectional study surveyed 205 therapeutic and diagnostic personnel of three tehran hospitals selected using th...

magnesium is an essential metal that has important roles in physiological function of the body organs. ethambutol is an oral antitubercular agent with chelating effects owing to its chemical structure. the aim of present study is to determine whether ethambutol usage can alter serum magnesium concentration in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. sixty patients with diagnosis of pulmonary tuber...

background: patient safety is a serious global public health issue. estimates show that every day many patients are harmed while receiving hospital care. health care staff plays a key role in providing quality and safe patient care, especially physicians who are main members of the medical team and a critical element in patient safety efforts. objective: the current study used a theory of plann...

background in vitro evidence shows that immune function is compromised in people with diabetes. therefore, infections are more common and infection-related mortality is higher in this group. accurate information about the prevalence of infectious diseases in diabetic patients can help in health care policy and support planning. we do not know the spectrum of clinical infectious diseases in our ...

background and objectives: patient readmission is an important criterion in performance evaluation of healthcare settings. identifying the causes of the readmissions would help the policymakers in designing strategies for efficient management of health facilities. this stud aimed to explore factors contributing to readmission by sampling from an iranian hospital. methods: clinical records of 38...

conclusions in this study, trauma intervention increased satisfaction in patients admitted to the emergency department. therefore, managers and personnel of hospitals and healthcare training centers are urged to implement trauma intervention in their hospitals or healthcare training centers. results the mean score for total satisfaction after trauma intervention in the experimental group (45.6 ...

introduction: the use of panoramic radiography has shown a remarkable expansion over the past 20 years. accurate positioning and preparation of patients is needed to avoid image distortion. the aim of this study was to evaluate the common errors on panoramic radiographs taken in the radiology department of rasht dental school. materials and methods: the study sample included 390 digital panoram...

background: hundreds of patient education materials i.e. pamphlets are annually published in healthcare systems following their design, correction, and revision. aim: to design and evaluate patient education pamphlets based on readability indexes and their comparison with literacy level in society. method: the average literacy level among 500 patients admitted to two training hospitals in bojnu...