A h a d The informational quality of press n w about community health nurses is a critical factor in gaining the required public support for the scarce resources needed to advance community health nursing practice. Using content analyses, 2,561 artides on community health nursing for the period 1978-1981 were coded for key message themes and compared with articles on other nusing subjects. Resu...

job satisfaction of employees is one of the most challenging concepts in any organization and is the basis for many of the policies and management strategies to increase productivity and efficiency. it is influenced by many factors including environmental and personal factors, income, nature and social status of the job, organizational prestige, promotion, job security, lack of role ambiguity, ...

background: human toxoplasmosis is an important zoonotic infection worldwide which is caused by the intracellular parasite toxoplasma gondii (t.gondii). the aim of this study was to review briefly the general aspects of toxoplasma infection in   in iranian health system network. methods: we searched published toxoplasmosis related articles in english databases including science direct, pub med,...

Department of Occupational Health Education, Hyperbaric Medical Center, Graduate School of Allied Health Sciences Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Department of Community Health Nursing, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Course of Community Health Nursing, The Japanese Red Cross Musashino Junior College of Nursing, Department of Mental Health Nursing, Nagano College of Nursing, Depar...

background & aim: nowadays, home health care services play significant roles in modern societies. such services allow the elderly and needy people to pass their treatment process at their own houses in a friendly environment. in this paper, weekly routing and scheduling problem of home health care personnel was investigated. methods & materials: insufficient number of expert personnel or overla...

background: implementing community-based psychiatric services is one of the priorities of the who/emro mental health programs. this study presents an aftercare service, as a community based-service, for patients with severe mental illness (smis).   methods : in this randomized controlled clinical trial design, 176 patients, who attended selective hospitals with smi, were allocated into three gr...

conclusions geographic accessibility of pharmacies at night and on holidays has to be addressed by provincial health policymakers. materials and methods the analysis was based on straight-line distance measurements. we considered 150, 300, 450, 600, and 750 m for pedestrians, and 1, 2, and 3 km for driving accessibility as the acceptable distances. we calculated the number and percentage of hou...

The study aimed to describe the practice of community involvement in health programmes. The study therefore explored the nature and practice of community involvement in health programmes in the two communities in KwaZulu Natal. The study was guided by the conceptual framework adapted from Arnstein's,(1969) Ladder of Citizen Participation. This framework shows different levels and steps in commu...