background: despite the benefits of diabetes patient education, it is imperative to analyze the status of researches in this field and identify research gaps and priorities if our limited health resources are to be used wisely and effectively. this study is a part of iran diabetes research roadmap study to find the knowledge gap in the field of diabetes patient education in iran. methods: all p...

background: the related literatures revealed that there is a lack of effective patient/family education in the health care centers. several studies indicate that patients, while getting discharged from hospitals, receive insufficient information about their illness and self‑care. aims: the purpose of the study was to explore the factors influencing patient education from the perspectives of nur...

Health professionals tend to resist incorporating education into their patient-care activities despite increasing evidence that educating patients in self-care management can favorably influence health outcomes. Moreover, health professionals often lack skill and expertise in developing patient- education plans. To remedy this situation a new method was developed for teaching health professiona...

introduction: adherence to diet and fluids is the cornerstone of patients undergoing hemodialysis. by informing hemodialysis patients we can help them have a proper diet and reduce mortality and complications of toxins. face to face education is one of the most common methods of training in health care system. but advantages of video- based education are being simple and cost-effective, althoug...

Introduction: Patient education is influenced by cultural factors. This studyaims to find out the role of culture in patient education.Methods: A qualitative study was conducted on 23 Iranian nurses. Inclusioncriteria were minimum 5 years of working experience in clinical nursing. Semistructured face to face interviews were used to collect the data. Interviews were taped, transcribed and analyz...

BACKGROUND Patient education is widely recognized as a core component of nursing. Patient education can lead to quality outcomes including adherence, quality of life, patients' knowledge of their illness and self-management. This study aimed to clarify patient education process in teaching hospitals affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) in Iran. METHODS This cross-section...

b a c k g r o u n d & aim: today, one of the leading causes of pathogenicity and mortality in patients undergoing hemodialysis is their failure to follow the treatment plan. the present research was con- ducted to compare effects of patient-centered  education with family-centered  education on adher- ence with the treatment program. methods & materials: this clinical trial was performed betwee...

Introduction: The patient safety is a subset of organizational culture and is defined as a set of individual and organizational priorities, values, attitudes and behaviors which look for minimizing errors and damages arising from the process of patient treatment.  This study seeks to describe the experiences of patients and their companions about the patient safety organizational culture and me...

introduction : it is clear that if the discharge process takes less time and the patient leaves the hospital bed earlier, the length of hospitalization, and consequently, the waiting time for admission decreases. therefore, the method of use of treatment facilities is somewhat improved. the hospital discharge process, from when the discharge authorization is issued until the patient leaves the ...