background: as insomnia is common, especially among the elderly in the nursing homes, we aimed to estimate insomnia prevalence among the elderly residing in nursing homes as well as to determine factors associated with insomnia in the elderly. methods: this cross-sectional study was carried out in 2009 on 772 elderly residents at kahrizak nursing home, tehran iran. the information was gathered ...

BACKGROUND With the aging of our population, an increased number of older Americans are expected to reside in nursing homes. Our objective is to determine the national trend in nursing home residence for older Americans. METHODS Using the Beyond 20/20 software, we analyzed publicly available data from National Nursing Home Surveys 1977-1999 to determine the trend in the demographics, marital ...

the aim of this study was the content analysis of elementary textbooks based on gender orientation. method of research was qualitative content analysis. statistical population was textbooks of the elementary. statistical sample of research includes heavenly gifts (hediehaye asmani), social studies, and persian books. components of the study were including personality characteristics, political ...

the effect of regular physical activity at home on patients' physical status after coronary artery bypasses surgery     hemmati maslakpak m [1] *, amirian z [2] , khalkhali hr [3] , salehi sh [4]     received: 5 aug, 2011 accepted: 3 nov, 2011     abstract   background & aims : coronary artery disease causes mortality and disability of large part of a country's productive people. oxyg...