background: lifestyle factors such as weight, salt intake, and physical activity have shown to be important in treating hypertension.the object of this study was to describe feasibility and to assess the effectiveness of a multicomponent lifestyle intervention on high blood pressure (bp) of iranian women. materials and methods: this randomized controlled trial was conducted in four health cente...

irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) is one of the most common gastrointestinal disorders particularly affecting the quality of life (qol). evaluating qol in ibs patients is a valuable method of defining a psychobiological pattern of disease. various disease specific and general instruments are now available to measure health-related qol (hrqol) in ibs patients. though, no comparison has been made be...

objective: the aim of this study was to evaluate the type, severity and progression of psychiatric pathologies in a sample of 372 outpatients (age range 18–65 years) referred by their primary general practitioners (gps) to an urgent referral team (urt) based in a psychiatric hospital in aberdeen, scotland. this team offers immediate appointments (1- to 7-day delays) for rapid assessments and ea...

results local level of primary health care system in iran had mechanical structure, but in contextual dimensions the results showed different types. there was a significant relationship between structural and contextual dimensions (r = 0.642, p value < 0.001). goals and culture dimensions had strongest effects on structural dimensions. background in recent years, family physician plan was estab...

abstract background: primary immunodeficiency diseases (pid) are heterogeneous group of inherited disorders mainly characterized by recurrent infections leading to several times hospital admissions. the economic impact of pid is a challenging issue; therefore, this study was designed to determine the medical costs of hospitalizations in this group of patients as an indicator of the direct cost ...

background: prompt diagnosis and treatment of latent tuberculosis (tb) infection (ltbi) are needed to control tb. the aim of the study was to compare the performance of quanti feron-tb test (qft) with conventional tst for the diagnosis of ltbi. methods: in this analytical - comparison study, we enrolled 87 nurses working in teaching hospitals in ahvaz. all study subjects were tested by tst.  ts...

(known locally as a 'lady health workers') have formed the backbone of the primary health care system for the past fifteen years. These women are members of the communities they serve and are responsible for 150–200 households (around 1,000 people) each. They provide primary health care with a focus on reproductive health and family planning. During the day, lady health workers visit women at t...

health reforms that emphasize public health and improvements in primary care can be cost-effective measures to achieve health improvements, especially in developing countries that face severe resource constraints. in their paper “shanghai rising: health improvements as measured by avoidable mortality since 2000,” gusmano et al suggest that shanghai’s health policy-makers have been successful in...

Objective: To discuss a new book from India intended to inform and educate primary health care professionals on workers’ health problems, with the aim to encourage new initiatives. Study design: The book is considered against the background of international developments and evaluated on the usefulness for practice and policy development. Results: The publication focuses on the 90% of the worker...