The primary goal of the thousands of registered trials in cancer research is to extend survival. With evaluation of efficacy, safety, and tolerability, healthcare providers must ensure that the principles described in the Belmont Report are upheld and that patients are truly informed when signing a consent form. In this article, two cases are highlighted, and reasons for participating in clinic...

INTRODUCTION Awareness of the healthcare providers on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which is an important cause of mortality and morbidity in our country and all over the world, and on pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) which plays an important role in its nonpharmacological treatment will provide effectiveness in diagnosis and treatment of COPD. The present study aimed at determinin...

Fever is an easily-recognizable primary sign for many serious childhood infections. In Bangladesh, 31% of children aged less than five years (under-five children) die from serious infections, excluding confirmed acute respiratory infections or diarrhoea. Understanding healthcare-seeking behaviour for children with fever could provide insights on how to reduce this high rate of mortality. Data f...

BACKGROUND To explore healthcare providers' knowledge and attitudes to the need for pain relief for women in labor. METHODS A structured questionnaire (n = 200) distributed to healthcare providers working in the obstetric departments, including theatres, of three public hospitals in different settings (rural, peri-urban and urban) in Ethiopia. Descriptive analysis was performed using Excel 20...

assessing health beliefs and breast cancer early detection behaviors among female healthcare providers in tabriz health centers     mokhtary l [1] *, khorami marekani a [2] , habibpour z [3]     received: 2 mar, 2013 accepted: 4 may, 2013     abstract:   background & aims : breast cancer is the most common cancer among females. in iran 10.7% of cancers are related to breast cancer. early detect...

Background & aim: Sexual health education is one of the responsibilities of healthcare workers at schools, which can reduce the risk of sexually transmitted diseases such as AIDS, unwanted pregnancy, abortion, substance abuse, sexual violence, and suicidal tendencies. This study aimed to investigate healthcare workers’ competence in sexual health education for female adolescents at schools. Met...

BACKGROUND There is growing recognition of the benefits and safety of exercise and its importance in the comprehensive care of persons with multiple sclerosis (MS), yet uptake is low. OBJECTIVE We explored the needs and wants of patients with MS regarding exercise promotion through healthcare providers. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Participants were adults with MS who had mild-or-moderate disab...