The present paper has reported a case study of the “Electronic Doctor’s Bag” which is a telemedical tool for home-visit medical services using the mobile communications environment in an isolated island and a disaster area hit by the tsunami. Clinical trials performed for 20 patients around a clinic in Miyako Island indicated that the communication functions of the proposed system were highly e...

BACKGROUND The nurses as the largest group among different groups of hospital workforce play a crucial role in success of the hospital activities and promotion of community health. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to obtain an estimation of the necessary nursing workforce status in educational hospitals affiliated to Ilam and Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences based on the scientific formula. ...

Recently, a dramatic increase in pregnancies complicated by mental disorders has been observed in Tokyo, Japan [1, 2]. In 2014, the estimated number of deliveries complicated by mental disorders was 1,800 [2]. The rate of general hospital with psychiatric inpatient beds is only about 16% of the delivery facilities in Tokyo; however, about 36% of the deliveries with mental disorders were managed...

School staffs have a major role in the prevention, identification and referral of cases of child abuse and neglect. School administrators, teachers and school support staffs require knowledge about abuse and neglect, as well as a clear set of guidelines and procedures for dealing with it if they are to carry out these responsibilities effectively. The Toronto Board of Education has developed a ...

The clinical features of patients reflux esophagitis without any symptoms have not been clearly demonstrated. This study evaluated the clinical features of patients with endoscopy-positive reflux esophagitis, who did not complain of symptoms, as detected by brief questioning by nursing staffs. Eight thousand and thirty-one patients not taking medication for gastrointestinal disease, were briefl...

Hospitals are slow adopters of radio frequency identification technology (RFID), in comparison with retailers and military units. Customer satisfaction and organizational performance are important drivers for RFID adoption. It is central to understand how RFID can help improve customer service quality in hospitals, thereby improving customer satisfaction and organizational performance. The emer...

BACKGROUND In Thailand, acute diarrhea is one of the most common problems among ambulatory patients at the outpatient department (OPD). Overuse of antibiotics is associated with increased rates of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, unnecessary increased cost of treatment, and significant incidence of adverse effects. In Thailand, how frequently antibiotic is prescribed in adult patients with acute ...

INTRODUCTION Given the role of personnel working in hospitals in promoting health, there is a clear need for a study to clarify the level of health literacy and affecting factors on it among the non medical and medical staffs working in hospitals. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was performed on 389 employees who were working in hospitals affiliated to Semnan University of Medical Sciences o...