conclusions perceived social support played an important role in improving the performance of self-care behaviors in our heart failure patients. given the strengths of the present study, these findings can be considered in future research in this domain. results based on the obtained results, educational intervention was effective in the improvement of perceived social support among our heart f...

objective: the aim of present research was to compare the quality of life in caregivers of acute and chronic schizophrenic patients. methods: considering the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 30 participants were selected through purposive sampling method among the caregivers of acute and chronic schizophrenic patients. the sample answered to who quality of life (whoqol-100) and demographic que...

background: health literacy is the ability to obtain, read, understand and use healthcare information to make appropriate health decisions and follow instructions for treatment. the aim of this study was to identify the effect of various factors on health literacy in patients with diabetes.   methods: this was a cross-sectional observational study of 407 iranian patients older than 15 years of ...

background: people who have been administrated radiopharmaceuticals could be a source of radiation to their relatives, medical nurses, and people who are in contact with them. the aim of this work was to estimate radiation dose received by nuclear medicine nurses. materials and methods: in this study, the dose rates at various distances of 5 – 100 cm from 70 patients, who were administered diag...

background and objectives : the objective of this study was to determine and compare the general levels of awareness of patient’s rights among the patients and nurses in training hospitals in qom province. methods: in a descriptive analytical study, 150 nurses and 200 hospitalized patients were asked about patient’s rights in all public hospitals in qom. data were collected using questionnaires...

introduction: the coagulation factor 13 has a fundamental role in homeostasis, protective effects on thrombosis, and some other associated diseases. due to increasing the chronic coagulability of major thalassemic patients, this study was conducted with aim determining the prevalence of val34leufxiii polymorphism in the thalassemic patients. materials and methods: the present case-control study...

although it is not often thought of, elderly abuse is a frequently occurring phenomenon. especially when an older patient dies, maltreatment is low on the list of possible causes of death. there are, however, signs that may point in the direction of abuse. these can either be on the patient’s body, in the surroundings, or within the story as to how the patient died. attention should be paid to ...

BACKGROUND Acute renal failure (ARF) after liver transplantation requiring continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) adversely affects patient survival. We suggested that postoperative renal failure can be predicted if a clinically simple nomogram can be developed, thus selecting potential risk factors for preventive strategy. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 153 l...

Canadian patients receiving intensive home hemodialysis (IHHD; ≥16 hours per week) have survival comparable to that of deceased donor kidney transplant recipients in the United States, but a comparison with Canadian kidney transplant recipients has not been conducted. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of consecutive, adult IHHD patients and kidney transplant recipients between 2000 and ...