Maryam Behzadifar

3. Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran

[ 1 ] - Relationship between general health and economic factors in Ilam Province

Introduction: Public health is a life quality concerning a person's emotional, mental, moral states and biological fitness that helps him to be able to adapt to the surrounding environment and do sufficient amount of physical, mental, and social work. Materials and methods: In this cross sectional study, 903 families from different cities of Ilam were selected through multistage cluster samplin...

[ 2 ] - Average medical visit time in Iran: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Background: Visit length is an indicator that can be used to assess patients’ satisfaction of the health care services. In recent years, some studies have focused on the mean visit time in Iran. This study aimed at determining the average visit time in Iran by performing a systematic review and meta-analysis.    Methods: In this study, Embase, PubMed/MEDLINE,...

[ 3 ] - Prevalence of nosocomial infections in Iran: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Background: Nosocomial infections represent a serious public health concern worldwide, and, especially, in developing countries where, due to financial constraints, it is difficult to control infections. This study aimed to review and assess the prevalence of nosocomial infections in Iran.    Methods: Different databases were searched between January 2000 and December 2017. To determ...

[ 4 ] - Iran’s Health System Transformation Plan: A SWOT analysis

Background: Societies are characterized by evolving health needs, which become more challenging throughout time, to which health system should respond. As such, a constant monitoring and a periodic review and reformation of healthcare systems are of fundamental importance to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare services delivery, equity, and sustainable funding. The establish...

[ 5 ] - Low birth weight in Iran: Implications from a systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis in the period 1999-2017

Background: Low birth weight (LBW), a crucial determinant of neonatal complications, represents a major public health concern worldwide. Epidemiological research is of crucial importance for designing and implementing ad hoc interventions for this issue, helping and guiding decision- and policy-makers in each country to prevent the increased prevalence of LBW in infants through estimating the p...

[ 6 ] - Depression among Iranian nurses: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Background: Depression is one of the most commonly diagnosed mental disorders. Nurses and other hospital service providers are a group at high risk for developing depression. Thus, knowing the prevalence of depression among nurses can help the health care decision- makers to plan ad hoc prevention programs to control depression in this group. This study was conducted to quantitatively assess th...

[ 7 ] - بررسی وضعیت سلامت و بیماری سالمندان استان ایلام

مقدمه: شایع ترین علت بیماری و مرگ در سنین سالخوردگی را بیماری های غیر مسری مانند بیماری های قلبی -عروقی، پُرفشاری خون، سکته و دیابت تشکیل می دهند، این در حالی است که بسیاری از این بیماری ها قابل پیشگیری هستند. پژوهش حاضر با هدف تعیین فراوانی بیماریهای جسمی، روانی و حوادث در سالمندان استان ایلام انجام شده است . مواد و روش ها: در یک مطالعه توصیفی- تحلیلی 1012 نفر بصورت تصادفی و از طریق نمونه گیری...

[ 8 ] - The Relationship between Spiritual Health and Use of Virtual Social Networks in High-School Students of Firozabad, Fars Province

Introduction: In different societies, paying attention to spiritual dimension of health has been emphasized as one of the health dimensions according to the WHO. The study aimed to determine the relation between spiritual health and use of virtual social networks among high school students in Firouzabad, Fars province in 2017. Methods: In the cross-sectional study, 380 students (16-18 years) w...