advantages and disadvantages of hospital information systems in teaching hospitals of urmia university of medical sciences     jebraeily m [1] *, raheimi b [2] , zareh z [3] , dolani a [4]     received: 18feb, 2012 accepted: 22may, 2012     abstract   background & aims : the critical requirement of healthcare services on information and also disabilities of paper chart to meet these serious nee...

background and objectives: stress among students of the health sciences can lead to reduced performance of future healthcare human resources. to address this threat there is a need to develop a robust understanding of the nature and intensity of stress in these professionals. to help approaching this goal, the present study assessed stress-induced life change in students of tehran university of...

introduction: science production is one of the main dimensions of sustainable development in any country. thus, universities as the major centers for science production play a key role in development. the present study aimed to assess the trend of science production in iran’s type i universities of medical sciences from 2007 to 2012. method: in this study, the universities’ scores of empowering...

effects of an anti-stigma program on components of stigma on patients with mental disorders among nursing students asayesh h1 (msc), rahmani anaraki h2 (msc), qorbani m3,4 (phd), aliakbarzade arani z5* (msc) 1 medical emergency department, paramedical faculty, qom university of medical sciences,qom, iran 2 medical-surgical department, nursing & midwifery faculty, golestan university of medical ...

introduction: in the age of information, in order for offering integrated library services to the users, librarians need to be knowledgable about new web technologies and their applications in library services, especially in medical areas.  this study investigates the level of knowledge and and usage of world wide web in library services among medical librarians in tehran. methods: the present ...

introduction: one of the common methods for scientific activity assessment is scientometrics. it has been made possible with citation databases like web of science (wos) and scopus. in this paper, we studied the scientific production rate of hamadan university of medical sciences during 11 years via scientometrics methods. methods: in a descriptive, cross-sectional study, data was collected by ...

nursing students quality of sleep in dormitories of urmia university of medical sciences     ghanei r [1] , hemmati maslakpak m [2] *, rezaei k [3] , baghi v [4] , makki b [5]    received: 31 jan, 2011 accepted: 10 june, 2011   abstract  background & aims: sleep is a physiological and reversible phenomenon. one of its primary functions is to help organisms conserve their energy resources and it...

study of status and knowledge of female student about cutaneous leishmaniasis in abuzid abad, kashan, in 2007     dehghani r [1] , moosavi ga [2] , abbasi f [3] , novrozi s [4] ,farahani m [5] , hooshyar h [6] *    received: 19 feb, 2011 accepted: 20 june, 2011   abstract   background & aims: cutaneous leishmaniasis is a protozoan parasitic disease that is prevalent in tropical and subtropical ...

Background Today, despite the efforts of the medical community and healthcare staff along with the advancements in medical technology, patients’ dissatisfaction and complaints have been increased. The present study aimed at making a survey on the patients’ complaints in a large training hospital affiliated to Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (MUMS).   Methods This descriptive, cross-secti...

Background: Over the past decade, new dynamics have emerged in each of the key domains of higher education, research and innovation; therefore, considering effective factors on performing research activities is so necessary. The aim of the present study was to determine the factors influencing on postgraduate students’ interest and participation in research activities. Methods: This cross-secti...