introduction: crimean congo hemorrhagic fever (cchf) is a zoonosis disease. the aim of this study was to examine the effect of educational intervention on practice improvement of employees in healthcare centers and meat distribution centers of ilam province in relation to crimean congo hemorrhagic fever. materials and methods: participants in present quasi-experimental study were 200 employees ...

background: the tuberculin test is widely used to identify tuberculosis infection. some individuals infected with mycobacterium tuberculosis may have an initial negative skin test reaction to tuberculin. the two step purified protein derivative skin test can decrease misinterpretation of tuberculin test .this study was aimed at comparing the two- step tuberculin skin test and booster phenomenon...

introduction: leadership style is one of the most debated topics in management (urban health-care centers), which has influenced a great number of managers and employees. the present study aimed to determine the impact of the managers’ leadership styles on the employees’ job motivation based on the vroom-yetton model. methods: this study was a descriptive–analytical one and the research environ...

Background: The tuberculin test is widely used to identify tuberculosis infection. Some individuals infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis may have an initial negative skin test reaction to tuberculin. The two step purified protein derivative skin test can decrease misinterpretation of tuberculin test .This study was aimed at comparing the two- step tuberculin skin test and booster phenomenon...

This study examined the relationship between physical activity and health care costs by different weight groups. The study sample consisted of 23,490 active employees grouped into normal weight, overweight, and obese categories. After adjustment for covariates, physically moderately active (1 to 2 times/week) and very active (3 + times/week) employees had approximately $250 less paid health car...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To examine the impact of a comprehensive periodic health examination programme on health care utilisation and costs in a working population. DESIGN A cohort method was used to observe the trends in health care utilisation and costs for a group of local government employees from 1 February 1986 until 31 January 1992, during which time (in 1988) a comprehensive periodic health e...

Information security is an understudied area within electronic government. In this study, we examine the quality of information security policy design in health care. Employees cause a majority of the security breaches in health care, and many of them are unintentional. In order to support the formulation of practical, from the employees’ perspective, information security policies, we propose e...

employees have experienced a mental health issue in the workplace, and those who lack support or resources from employers are more likely to seek it from the health care system, says a report from the Conference Board of Canada. The report, “Building Mentally Healthy Workplaces: Perspectives of Canadian Workers and Front-Line Managers,” includes data from a survey of more than 1000 employees, i...