The purpose of this article is to investigate the divergent approaches of Iranian couples towards purchasing activities. A questionnaire comprising 55 items was distributed among 400 couples in shopping centers in order to examine their decision-making styles. Analyses conducted included scale reliabilities and validities, as well as EFA and CFA were utilized. Seven decision making styles among...

OBJECTIVE To explore the interactions concerning the frail and elderly patients having to do with discharge from acute hospital wards and their participation in medical decision-making. The views of the patients and the medical staff were both investigated. DESIGN A qualitative observational and interview study using the grounded theory. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS The setting was three hospit...

the aim of this study was to evaluate the status of health mangers’ evidence-based decision-making in kermanshah university of medial sciences in 2013. in this descriptive - analytical survey, research tool was a 33-item questionnaire based on kansas standard. the study sample was randomly drawn from among 180 experts, heads and deputies of health care centers in kermanshah province. the collec...

In response to its concern for the future of community health centers (CHCs) and those who receive care in these centers, in 1997 the Pfizer Foundation created and funded Community Health Ventures (CHV), a four-year, $3.6 million grant-making program. It was designed to increase the capacity of centers to adjust to a changing health care environment. This descriptive special report discusses th...

OBJECTIVE To characterize parent perceptions and satisfaction with physician counseling and delivery-room resuscitation of very low birth weight infants in countries with neonatal intensive care capacity. STUDY DESIGN Convenience sample of 327 parents of 379 inborn very low birth weight infants (<1501 g) who had received resuscitation and neonatal intensive care in 9 neonatal intensive care u...