عربلو, جلال

دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تهران، تهران، ایران.

[ 1 ] - تأثیر تخلیه هیجانی احساسات بـا نگارش کتبی بر میزان افسردگی زنان سرطانی

Background: Cancer is the third-leading cause of death in Iran. Depression is a prevalent disorder in cancer patients. This study was conducted to investigate emotional catharsis by writing on depression in cancer patients. Methods: A quasi-experimental study, before and after design with a control group was conducted on 30 cancer patients referred to the Research Cancer Center affiliated with...

[ 2 ] - Application of policy analysis frameworks in tobacco control research: A systematic review of qualitative literature

    Background: Tobacco consumption is still considered as the first preventable cause of death in the world. In order to influence tobacco policy process, researchers and policymakers must use frameworks of policy-making to understand the process to provide them insights for influence the process. This systematic review aims to review the application of policy analysis framework...

[ 3 ] - Telemedicine: A systematic review of economic evaluations

Background: Telemedicine is an expanded term in health information technology that comprises procedures for transmitting medical information electronically to improve patients’ health status. The objective of this research is to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of telemedicine interventions in various specialty areas.    Methods: The Cochrane Library and Centre for Review and Di...

[ 4 ] - Cost-effectiveness of teriparatide compared with alendronate and risedronate for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis patients in Iran

    Background: Hip, vertebral and wrist fractures are the most common consequences of osteoporosis. This study aimed at analyzing the cost-effectiveness of teriparatide (CinnoPar®), compared with alendronate and risedronate, in the treatment of women aged 60 and over with postmenopausal osteoporosis in Iran.    Methods: A decision tree model with a 2-year time hor...

[ 5 ] - Safety, effectiveness and economic aspects of maggot debridement therapy for wound healing

  Background: Maggot therapy has recently attracted considerable attention as an emerging debridement technique for wound healing. This study aimed to review the safety, effectiveness and economic evaluations of Maggot Debridement Therapy for wound healing.   Methods: To retrieve the relevant evidences, the Cochrane Library (until September 2014) was searched by appropriate ke...

[ 6 ] - Health technology assessment of image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT): A systematic review of current evidence

Background: Image-guided radiotherapy used multiple imaging during the radiation therapy course to improve the precision and accuracy of health care provider's treatment. Objectives: This study aims to assess the safety, effectiveness and economic aspects of image-guided radiation therapy for decision-making about this technology in Iran. Methods: In this study, the most important med...

[ 7 ] - Safety, effectiveness and economic evaluation of intra-operative radiation therapy: a systematic review

  Background: Intra-operative radiation therapy (IORT) is the transfer of a single large radiation dose to the tumor bed during surgery with the final goal of improving regional tumor control. This study aimed to investigate the safety, effectiveness and economic evaluation of intra-operative radiation therapy.   Methods : The scientific literature was searched in the main biomedical databases ...

[ 8 ] - Stakeholders\' perspective on health equity and its indicators in Iran

Background: In this regard, in Iran a plan was developed and accordingly 52 indicators to measure equity inhealth were developed and announced by the Ministry of Health in collaboration with other sectors.This study aims to obtain a deeper understanding of the development of health equity indicators andidentify their implementation challenges and proposed solutions from the perspective of polic...

[ 9 ] - Does high social capital lead to creation of a favorable ethical environment in the organization? A survey from the perspective of nursing staff in public hospitals of Tehran

Background and Objectives: High levels of social capital can improve job satisfaction and quality of work life in nurses and hospital’s productivity. The moral values are the foundation of any organizational culture and the high levels of it lead to greater commitment, service quality and satisfaction of patients. This study aimed to assess relationship between social capital and ethical ...

[ 10 ] - سنجش نگرش ایمنی بیمار از دیدگاه پرستاران بخش‌های اورژانس و مراقبت‌های ویژه بیمارستان‌های دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تهران

Background and Aim: Patient safety is a critical element of health care quality, and is a priority of health system that pursue to improve the quality of health services. This study aims to determine the attitude the nurses about patient safety in hospitals of Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Materials and Methods: Nurses employed in 7 emergency and intensive care ward specialty and su...