abstract   background: the aim of study was to compare the effect of kangaroo mother care (kmc) and conventional methods of care (cmc) in low birth weight babies less than 2000 grams.   method: one hundred babies with birth weight less than 2000 grams and without clinical problem were randomized in two groups the intervention group (n=50) who received kangaroo mother care and the control group ...

China’s ongoing health care reform, up to date social health insurance include urban employee basic medical insurance (UEBMI), urban resident basic medical insurance (URBMI) and the New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme (NRCMS) (1). Health insurance can share economic risks, and enable populations to access health care services (2). HBV-related disease impose financial burden to society (3-5). I...

Background: The United Nations has predicted that the population of slum dwellers will have grown from one billion people worldwide to 2 billion by 2030. This trend is also predictable in Iran. In the Iranian metropolis of Shiraz, more than 10% of the residents live in slum areas. There are several problems regarding the delivery of social services in these areas. The aim of this study was to e...

INTRODUCTION Korean Americans are a growing but understudied population group in the United States. High rates of potentially preventable hospitalizations suggest that primary care is underutilized. We compared preventable hospitalizations for chronic conditions in aggregate and for congestive heart failure (CHF) for Korean Americans and whites in Hawaii. METHODS Discharge data from 2010 to 2...

Abstract Insight from individuals with lived experience suggests that unnecessary hospitalization decreases the likelihood will disclose suicidal thoughts and behaviors to providers. To improve engagement create better outcomes for individual who experiences a crisis, clinicians should receive suicide-specific training emphasizes personalized care each patient matches their level of risk. Indiv...

Abstract Background Hospitalized patients with diabetic foot infections (DFI) are commonly stable upon admission and lack signs of sepsis, necrotizing fasciitis, critical limb ischemia, or bacteremia. Patients admitted for key components DFI care: non-urgent procedures source control; radiographic imaging; cultures; consultation infectious diseases (ID), podiatry, vascular surgery; peripherally...

abstract background: the readiness of mothers to take care for infants at discharge is a critical issue. poor readiness of mothers in taking care of premature infants at the time of discharge is associated with potential adverse consequences. this study examined the effect of implementing mothers’ empowerment program on the weight gain and duration of hospitalization in premature infants. mater...

Central Venous Catheters (CVC), widely used in Intensive Care Units (ICU) are important sources of bloodstream infections (BSI). This prospective cohort epidemiological analytical study, aimed to infer the incidence of BSI, the risk factors associated and evaluate the care actions related to the use of these catheters in seven ICU in the Federal District--Brasília, Brazil. From the 630 patients...