establishment of hospital accreditation programs is increasingly growing across numerous developing nations. such initiatives aim to improve quality of care. however, such establishments, mainly incentivized by successful and famous accreditation plans in developed countries, usually suffer from lack of necessary arrangements which, in turn, result in undesired consequences. indeed, the first p...

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...

Abstract Background Knowledge of factors associated with quality of life in patients with thalassemia is necessary for creating appropriate clinical programs, social support, and improving treatment outcomes. The purpose of this study was to determine quality of life in children with thalassemia major at Center for Special Diseases of valiasr hospital in Birjand. Materials and Methods This...

background: due to the increased growing heart diseases and necessity to do heart surgery, as well as the importance role of rehabilitation in reducing patient’s mortality, patient’s promotion body image and quality of life should be proposed as one of the main goals of treatment interference. this research was performed with the goal to identify the process of   rehabilitation period on the ch...

Introduction: Diabetes is a complex disease that affects the quality of patient’s life. numerous studies have shown that quality of life in the people with diabetes is less than in people without diabetes, but, less research are discussed about the relationship between the quality of life and glycemic control. This study aimed to evaluate the health-related quality of life and its relatio...

In the acquisition of a software-intensive system, the relationship between the software architecture and the acquisition strategy is typically not specifically examined. The first phase of our research discovered an initial set of failure patterns that result when these two entities become misaligned. Programs with these failure patterns experienced reduced operational capabilities and effecti...

background : the aim of this study was to investigate the association between the two most commonly used generic and disease specific health-related quality of life (hrqol) measures in patients with chronic lung disease due to sm: medical outcomes study short form 36-item (sf-36) and st george's respiratory questionnaire (sgrq). methods : this is a secondary analysis of iranian chemical warfare...

background: nurses are responsible for maintaining and improving the health and quality of life of patients. therefore, it is important to assess the quality of life of nurses in order to improve it. quality of life is affected by many variables  and among them burnout, perceived social support and psychological hardiness are the leading ones. this study aimed at predicting the quality of life ...