background: avoidable mortality (am) is one of the most important health indicators (hi) and represents the quality of care in a hospital.objective: this study measured the efficacy of a training program for a hospital healthcare staff to reduce am.methods: this epidemiological study on community intervention analyzed time-series data on hi by semesters from 2008 to 2015. the pre-intervention p...

conclusions in spite of improvements in the national health indicator, different groups of people use health care services differently, but these inequities in hcu are related to social and individual factors. also, it is clear that health sector facilities and the accessibility to health services are not the only predictors. results 66.4% of those in need sought outpatient health care from whi...

background: the quality of care from the perspective of people with type 2 diabetes using a new model (cqmh) including three dimensions of quality in health care (technical, service and customer quality) was assessed. methods: a cross-sectional survey with a sample of 577 people with type 2 diabetes was conducted. measures were self-reported adherence to national guidelines for technical qualit...

purpose: to identify the profile of cataract surgery in an iranian population. methods: this population-based survey was conducted on adults aged ≥50 years and over in 2009 at varamin district. cataract surgical coverage (csc) was defined as the proportion of operable cataractous eyes (best-corrected visual acuity [bcva] < 6/18 due to cataracts) that had been operated. poor outcome was defined ...

précis: this debate article highlights some questions from critics of qualitative research. planning for proper design, philosophical background, researcher as a research instrument in the study, trustworthiness and application of findings are main debates in this field. one of the issues that have been received little attention is report of qualitative inquiry. a qualified report can answer th...

background & purpose: since 2005, a reform known as rural insurance and family medicine scheme has introduced to primary health care network in iran in rural areas and small towns. the content of the reform implies a substantial change in those aspects of health centers that mainly could be categorized as structural quality. although, this is the requirement of all health care providers, they a...

abstract ba ckground: high level of stress in intensive care unit nurses affects the quality of their nursing care. therefore, this study aimed to determine the effects of a stress management program on the quality of nursing care of intensive care unit nurses. materials and methods: this study is a randomized clinical trial that was conducted on 65 nurses. the samples were selected by stratifi...

conclusions the quality gap in the services provided by maternity units showed that these units are not able to meet pregnant women’s expectations completely. the negative quality gaps can be used as a guideline to improve the maternal health care quality and reduce maternal mortality, particularly in high-risk women such as those living in rural areas. results there was a negative gap in all d...

background and objectives: the iranian ministry of health and medical education has introduced clinical gov­ernance as the accepted model of hospital healthcare improvement. subsequently, a growing movement for implementing clinical governance in health facilities has emerged. this study aimed to explore the opinions of the relevant experts and executives to provide insight into current challen...

purpose : to report a study design for assessing the cataract surgery outcome methods : we conducted the study in an eye hospital in which over 13,300 cataract extractions are performed annually. sampling framework and recruitment included international classification of diseases (icd)-10-based electronic hospital records of patients who underwent age-related cataract extraction within the prec...