s:7477:"Background: To explore the Impact of Infertility on Pschological and Social Status of Women in Iran Materials and Methods: Design A qualitative design, based on the content analysis approach, was employed for data collection and analysis of the experiences of Iranian women on infertility. Qualitative studies are intended to enhance understanding and describe the world of human experienc...

background the use of long-term care services has risen and this trend is expected to continue as the population reaches old age. objectives this study was performed to assess the caring conditions in nursing homes. patients and methods this study was conducted with a qualitative approach using conventional qualitative content analysis. the study was conducted on 23 iranian participants includi...

conclusions generally, many iranian mothers choose the medicalized approach, despite their inclination to comply with the natural mode of delivery. it seems that mothers have an ambivalent attitude toward childbirth. health authorities can prevent the adverse effects of medicalized birth and encourage natural childbirth among women using the obtained findings. results as the results indicated, ...

background increased prevalent use of methamphetamine is a global public challenge. information on drug use can be helpful in preventing high-risk behavior related to drug abuse. objectives this study aims to investigate the sexual function changes related to methamphetamine use in the male clients of public and private addiction treatment centers. patients and methods in this qualitative study...

this study aimed at identifying required competencies for the labor market by the graduates majoring in the agricultural extension education field. the study population included undergraduates, faculty members, and employers, as related to bachelor level in three extension and education departments at bu ali sina, tehran, and shiraz universities of iran. the study has employed both quantitative...

We present a framework to describe the process of conducting community-based qualitative research. Qualitative research activities are presented as a series of interrelated acts called asking, witnessing, interpreting, and knowing. Each act in the research process is described in terms of current qualitative research practices, and illustrated with examples from our own research projects on fam...

The goals of the National Institute on Drug Abuse Clinical Trials Network (CTN) are to test promising drug abuse treatment models in multisite clinical trials and to support the adoption of new interventions into clinical practice. Using qualitative research methods, we studied adoption in the context of two multisite trials, one outside the CTN and another within the CTN. Seventy-one participa...

The conventional biomedical concept of the “human subject” is out of step with World Health Organization’s (WHO) holistic definition of health. The “human subject” in international and national research-ethics policies is a highly individualistic, autonomous person, in contrast to WHO’s holistic definition of the healthy person. Qualitative research, this paper suggests, offers a way out of thi...

Case and grounded theory are two methods of qualitative research. Both methods have their roots in sociology and are focused on understanding, explaining, and/or predicting human behavior. They are ideal methods for nursing research, as they are useful for exploring human responses to health problems. The theoretical underpinnings, methodologies, strategies for data collection, requirements for...

In Australia the tradition of conducting quantitative psychological research within a positivist framework has been challenged, with calls made for the inclusion of the full range of qualitative and quantitative methodologies within the undergraduate psychology curriculum. Despite this, the undergraduate psychology curriculum in most Australian universities retains a strong focus on teaching qu...