Patients value the interpersonal aspects of their health care experiences. However, faced with multiple resource demands, primary care practices may question the value of collecting and acting upon survey data that measure patients’ experiences of care. The Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) suite of surveys and quality improvement tools supports the systematic coll...

abstract background: patient safety is considered as the most important quality for healthcare. one of the main factors that play an important role in the promotion of healthcare institutes is patient safety. this study describes the nurses’ awareness of patient safety culture in neonatal intensive care units (nicus). materials and methods: in this descriptive study, 83 nurses working in neonat...

this descriptive study was aimed to identify how provided nursing care related to physical problems caused by traction and cast in patients with fracture and dislocation in cervical spinal cord in educational hospitals of tehran university of medical sciences. samples, including 46 patients were recruited from neurosurgery and orthopedic wards, and also from neurosurgical intensive care units d...

conclusions a significant association was found between ages of women with their delays in consultation. delay is still prevalent amongst women with breast cancer. it seems necessary to design educating programs for women in both clinical and community settings, about breast cancer and early detection practices. results the mean age of women was 46.99 years. 38.4% of women were ≤ 40 years. 61% ...

compassion is a complex process that is innate, determined in part by individual traits, and modulated by a myriad of conscious and unconscious factors, immediate context, social structures and expectations, and organizational “culture.” compassion is an ethical foundation of healthcare and a widely shared value; it is not an optional luxury in the healing process. while the interrelations betw...

background many diagnostic and treatment procedures are done in hospitals and clinics. offering services in these areas have a prominent role in promoting patients’ satisfaction levels and their prospective about health services. objectives this study is going to assess the satisfaction levels of patients referring to the six military hospital clinics in iran. materials and methods in this cros...

BACKGROUND Patients with serious chronic illness are at a greater risk of depersonalized, overmedicalized care as they move into later life. Existing intervention research on person-focused care for persons in this transitional period is limited. OBJECTIVE To test the effects of LifeCourse, a team-based, whole-person intervention emphasizing listening to and knowing patients, on patient exper...