ôbjective: there is evidence to show an increase in use of stimulant substances among university students. this study is a qualitative assessment of the existing situation and the underlying reasons for stimulant use among the students of tehran üniversity of medical sciences in 2006. methods: three qualitative methods have been used: focus group discussions with 7 groups (60 individuals) consi...

Objective Guided Self-Determination (GSD) is a person-centered communication and reflection method. Education in groups may have a greater impact than the content of the education, and constructive communication between parents and adolescents has been shown to be of importance. The purpose of this study was to describe adolescents' perceptions of participation in group education with the Guide...

purpose: the main goal of this investigation was diagnosis the factors of successful marriage. method: the research methodology was qualitative by employing grounded theory method. statistical population included all couples whom living in tehran and had two years living together. sampling method was purposeful and theoretical sampling. so far 12 ones who got a high score from das& pfq and desc...

Although focus groups are commonly used in health research to explore the perspectives of patients or health care professionals, few studies consider methodological aspects in this specific context. For this reason, we interviewed nine researchers who had conducted focus groups in the context of a project devoted to the development of an electronic personal health record. We performed qualitati...

conclusions the two key requirements of the first aid and transportation courses are practicality and managerial engagement. we developed and provided specific guidance of fat curriculum by using the study findings. this curriculum is recommended for educating fat staffs, paramedics, emergency technicians, and military nurses. results study participants’ experiences of wartime first aid and tra...

Aims and method There is a drive to increase the number of psychiatry foundation placements to ensure that training keeps up with the changing health and social care landscape. This qualitative study aimed to explore, by interview, the experiences of 17 doctors who have completed a foundation placement in psychiatry. Results The study highlights the benefits of foundation psychiatry placements ...

objective: the aim of this study was to exploring the problems and challenges of dissertation writing process of library and information science in regard to students’ perspective.   method: the survey population was consisted of all library and information sciences’ students who graduated from one of the universities in tehran in recent years. the sample of research was consisted of 20 student...