EXTRACT Today home health care is implementing in many countries. In Iran, because of increasing population growth and hospital investments, home health care is not avoidable. Home health care not only causes decreasing length of hospitalization and rapid offloading of hospital's beds for the use of other patients, but also presenting direct health services in home based on individual needs, e...

Introduction: One of the main components of community-based care services, which can help to involve families in patient care and self-care, is home care services. This study was conducted with the aim of reviewing the literature related to the barriers to home care in Iran. Methods: In this systematic review, all articles related to the study objectives, published until March 2021, were examin...

Introduction: Adherence of home care nurses to ethics in care, while improving the quality of nursing care, also improves patient satisfaction. Therefore, nurses must have ethical in care competency. The purpose of this study is to explain of ethical competency in care at home. Methods: The qualitative content analysis study is conventional that was conducted in home health care centers in Tehr...

The emerging phenomenon of COVID-19 has affected all aspects of life across the world as the disease is spreading rapidly worldwide. The widespread COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences are of great concern to the human community)1(. The pandemic has posed particular challenges to healthcare services(2). Healthcare services in a community consist of various sectors, one of the most important o...

Background & Aim: Satisfaction with life in the aged care home is crucial because living in the aged care home affects all aspects of the resident’s life. Identifying the factors affecting the satisfaction of the older people can be the basis for strategic planning to facilitate their life in the aged care home. So, the purpose of this qualitative study was to explain the factors affectin...

  Background: One of the most challenges in diabetic patients is learning how to glycemic control. Patient education in the home increases the ability of patients to self-care. This study aimed to determine the effect of home care education on glycemic control in type 2 diabetes patients.   Methods: This study was a clinical randomized controlled trial which conducted on sixty diabetic type 2 p...

Background: Reducing in mortality rate due to improved health status in recent years has led to an increased number of elderly people in the world. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the structure of the home care plane in developed countries to provide practical implementations for Iran. This paper is based on valid studies, library and internet searches in databases like science dire...