BACKGROUND Several reports, however, not comprehensive, have been presented about the experiences of patients with replaced heart-valve. OBJECTIVES This study explores the experiences of the patients with heart valve replacement. PATIENTS AND METHODS A qualitative research with a content analysis approach was carried out on the patients with cardiac valve replacement during the year 2012 an...

We discuss current approaches to the development of natural language dialogue systems, and claim that they do not sufficiently consider the unique qualities of man-machine interaction as distinct from general human discourse. We conclude that empirical studies of this unique communication situation is required for the development of user-friendly interactive systems. One way of achieving this i...

the research methodology and research orientation of the studies published in the realm of teaching persian to the speakers of other languages (hereafter tpsol) have seldom been reported. that said, the purpose of the present study was to investigate the research methodology and research orientation of the papers published between 2012 and 2015 in tpsol journal. moreover, the study aimed to inv...

INTRODUCTION Cancer diagnosis is an extremely stressful experience that has a profound impact on a patient's life. Cancer related perceived stress and complications may lead to the experience of positive psychological changes and post-traumatic growth (PTG). Since there is lack of qualitative research assessing the experience of PTG in Iranian women with breast cancer, this study aims to invest...

BACKGROUND The expansion of outpatient services and the desire to provide more outpatient care than inpatient care create some problems such as the overcrowding in the outpatient clinics. Given the importance of overcrowding in the outpatient clinics, this qualitative study aimed to determine the factors influencing the overcrowding in the specialty and subspecialty clinic of a teaching hospita...

Interaction between mothers and midwives during natural childbirth is one of the important factors in relationship between mothers and midwives in natural childbirth. In this qualitative study we explored experiences of mothers and midwives in interaction with each other in natural childbirth. This study was a part of a larger study which was carried out in Iran in 2013-2014. A total of 23 part...

INTRODUCTION Sexual health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over their sexual health that should be based on people's needs and abilities. The aim of this study was to explore public sexual health promotion interventions and strategies. METHODS This study was a qualitative content analysis approach. This qualitative study was a qualitative part of an exploratory...

Effective communication and emotional support of parturient women improve the outcome of childbirth. Reduction in Duration of labor, cesarean rate, use of anesthesia, and 5 minute Apgar Score less than 7 can achieve. This study was a part of a large mixed method study during 2013-2014. In this qualitative study, in-depth interviews were conducted with 32 participants (16 mother and 16 midwife),...