Background and Objective: Increasing access to health care has been regarded as the main objective of the Iranian Health Care system and development of the rural healthcare network. The family physician plan within this network aimed at increasing access to health care by improvement in performance criteria of the Health Care system in villages and cities under 20,000 population since 2005. In ...

چکیده: Background: Cardiovascular diseases are known as the first cause of death and disability throughout the world. Evidence suggests that lifestyle is a determining factor in prognosis, progression, and recurrence of this group of disease. Therefore, it is important to consider modification of lifestyle. This study aimed to determine the effect of continuous care model on lifestyle of the pa...

Introduction: Hypertension can accelerate other complications of diabetes mellitus, particularly cardiovas-cular disease and nephropathy. This study was carried out in order to determine the effect of applying Continuous Care Model on diabetic patients’ blood pressure. Methods: This clinical trial was performed as time series on 74 patients with diabetes mellitus type II, in Orumieh in the yea...

چکیده: Background: Myocardial infarction is one of the most common types of cardiac diseases. Considering the necessity of self-care in these patients, continuous care model can be an appropriate framework for sensitizing patients to accept and continue health behaviors. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the effect of home-based continuous care model on the quality of life of patients wi...

Background and purpose: Gestational diabetes (GA) is a common complication associated with perceived stress. Patient’s commitment for self-care induces much stress in routine life which requires appropriate coping styles. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between self-care behaviors and coping strategies in women with gestational diabetes. Materials and methods: A...