For those concerned about disparities in health between rich and poor nations, 1993 was a momentous year. First, the World Bank's World Development Report for 1993, subtitled " Investing in Health " [1], forcefully put forward the thesis that improving the health of the poor is an engine for economic development. This is the case because healthier workers are better able to cope with both the i...

we conducted this study to determine the risk of transmission of q fever to health care workers (hcws) during perioperative exposure to coxiella burnetii -infected thoracic endovascular aneurysm stent graft. pre-operative and 6-week post-operative phase i and ii igg q fever antibody titers were determined in 14 staff members of an operation room. the room had a negative pressure and all the mem...

background: diabetes disease is one of the 4 main types of non-communicable diseases. no research has been conducted in order to identify data items for diabetic personal health record (dphr), in iran. this study, with the aim of systematically developing the dphr was done to supply ultimately the country with a national model through delphi method. methods: we conducted a systematic review of ...

introduction: personal health record is an individual–oriented system that is planned for people to access their health information that using other means of support such as knowledge databases to help people to have more active role in their health considering that physicians and nurses have a basic role in its completing, educating and using of this tools, this study was conducted to evaluate...

Rapid advancement in information and communication technology (ICT) has enabled vast amounts of health related information including genetic information to be collected, processed, analyzed and integrated, which in turn has contributed to unprecedented breakthroughs in medicine. At the same time, an individual’s health related information including physical condition, illness, treatment, medica...

Although African American families are at particular risk for obesity and its associated health comorbidities, few interventions have directly targeted low-income members of this group living in subsidized public housing. Using a consensual qualitative research approach, we conducted 11 interviews with African American mothers living in two public housing communities to enhance understanding of...

We studied the use, uptake, and effects of e-Vita, a personal health record, with self-management support and personalized asynchronized coaching, for type 2 diabetes patients treated in primary care. Patients were invited by their practice nurse to join the study aimed at testing use and effects of a personal health record. Patients were followed up for 6 months. Uptake and usage were monitore...

in a quasi experimental study, the effect of health education program in the students' knowledge about personal hygiene and its related factors were investigated. the subjects were 150 students that selected by stratified sampling from the moslemebna aghil guidance school in the rural area of ghooch hesar, a district of shahre rat. it was found that: before the health education program res...

In light of the increased awareness of global energy consumption, questions are being asked about the energy contribution of computing equipment. Although studies have documented the share of energy consumption by this type of equipment over the years, research has rarely characterized the increasing share contributed by the rapidly growing segment of portable computing. Portable computing is w...

Background Although preventable, healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) continue to pose huge health and economic burdens on countries worldwide. Some studies have indicated the numerous causes of HAIs, but only a tiny literature exists on the multifaceted measures that can be used to address the problem. This paper presents stakeholders’ opinions on measures for controlling HAIs in Iran.   M...