abstract background: the aim of this study was to standardize and assign validity and reliability of the trauma symptom checklist for children (tscc-a). methods: normative data for the tscc-a were based on 3042 students participating in a prevalence child abuse study in 19 different locations of tehran and 140 participants who had been refered to the run-away children centers in tehran. after t...

context randomized controlled trials (rcts) are important tools for evidence-based health care decisions. it is, therefore, important that they be conducted and reported with the highest possible standards. the aim of this study was to evaluate the reporting quality of the rcts published in nephrology urology monthly journal and to examine whether there was a change over time in the reporting q...

AbstractHealth economic evaluation research plays an important role in selecting cost-effective interventions. The purpose of this study was to assess the quality of published articles in Iranian journals related to economic evaluation in health care programs based on Drummond’s checklist in terms of numbers, features, and quality. In the present review study, published articles (Persian and En...

Teacher education programs can play a principal role in helping prospective teachers to acquire requisite knowledge and skills. Vital to the issue of teacher education is the efficient evaluation of such programs in promoting prospective teachers’ knowledge base. However, the literature contains very few reports of the evaluation of the Iranian EFL preservice teacher education program, which is...

AIM The aim of this review is to present a realist synthesis of the evidence of implementation interventions to improve adherence to the use of safety checklists in surgery. BACKGROUND Surgical safety checklists have been shown to improve teamwork and patient safety in the operating room. Yet, despite the benefits associated with their use, universal implementation of and compliance with thes...

Efficient throughput—difficult to achieve, yet essential to long-term financial success— is a Holy Grail for OR nurse leaders, who spend much time and energy seeking it. Given all the demands of their role, how can leaders best use their time to gain the most benefit from throughput initiatives? One method is to focus on communication—the underlying component of any successful throughput effort...

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BACKGROUND In the intensive care unit (ICU), checklists can be used to support the delivery of quality and consistent clinical care. While studies have reported important benefits for clinical checklists in this context, lack of formal validity testing in the literature prompted the study aim; to develop relevant 'process-of-care' checklist statements, using rigorously applied and reported meth...