the knowledge about climatic comfort plays an important role in the humans life and her activities. in fact many human activates are directly related with climatic comfort in every region. this paper analyzed the climatic comfort in province kurdistan (sanandaj, saghez, bijar, ghorve, zarine, marivan and bane meteorological stations). rates of climatic comfort analyzed in meteorological station...

INTRODUCTION We determined if targeted education of emergency physicians (EPs) regarding the treatment of mental illness will improve their comfort level in treating psychiatric patients boarding in the emergency department (ED) awaiting admission. METHODS We performed a pilot study examining whether an educational intervention would change an EP's comfort level in treating psychiatric boarde...

OBJECTIVE The purpose was to assess factors potentially affecting care pharmacists provide to HIV/AIDS patients including comfort level, confidence, education, experience, professional competence, continuity of care and patient-provider relationship between pharmacists and HIV-infected patients. METHODS A 24-item questionnaire assessed the constructs of this study. Surveys were distributed fr...

PURPOSE There is no rigorous exploration of how the different titles used by medical trainees in medical school affect patients' perceptions of trainees. This study has two aims: (1) to understand the effects of medical trainee title on subjects' perceptions, and (2) to understand the effects of informing subjects about the medical education system on comfort with trainees. METHODS A survey w...

INTRODUCTION Multiple resident-related factors contribute to 'missed opportunities' in providing comprehensive preventive care for female patients, including comfort level, knowledge and experience--all of which are compounded by resident turnover rates. Of particular concern among Internal Medicine (IM) residents is their knowledge and comfort level in performing pelvic exams. AIM To evaluat...