OBJECTIVE The aim of this paper was to identify the key factors of case management (CM) interventions among frequent users of healthcare services found in empirical studies of effectiveness. DESIGN Thematic analysis review of CM studies. METHODS We built on a previously published review that aimed to report the effectiveness of CM interventions for frequent users of healthcare services, usi...

A large body of evidence has shown that health-promotion programs in smoking cessation, stress management, fitness, nutrition, weight control, and medical self care have been successful in helping people improve their health practices and related health conditions. However, the impact of these programs on promoting self-healing among people with acute and chronic diseases is mixed. The purpose ...

Orthodox Christian ethics is grounded in the sacredness of life principle. Yet, it can accept a quality of life approach where "quality" refers not to capacities or states, but to the relationship between the patient's condition and the quest for transcendent life goals (Walter and Shannon, 1990). The true quality of human life derives from the vocation to stewardship, which enjoins an attitude...

background;it is important to know media and educational intervention and also produce them according to standards. thus, media and health educational interventions should evaluate to improve education quality. methods;the study sample were whole produced media and interventions in all medical universities, deportments, offices, and centers affiliated to ministry of health in 2008 and in the fi...