OBJECTIVES To improve communication, discharge readiness, and satisfaction of burn patients and their families. METHODS In March 2009, the burn intensive care unit at University of Louisville Hospital, Louisville, Kentucky, incorporated family presence during dressing changes. Adverse family events during observation, measures of patient- and family-centered care according to a standardized p...

Factors were examined that are associated with life satisfaction one year post-discharge for persons with a spinal cord (SCI) or traumatic brain injury (TBI). Findings show persons with SCI or TBI should be considered as two distinct groups with regard to factors affecting life satisfaction. Different strategies might be considered to affect either group. Three psychosocial variables significan...

This research was undertaken to investigate the causal relationship between family cohesion, family conflict, and school satisfaction mediated by self-efficacy among female elementary school students. The statistical population of the study was comprised of all female 5th and 6th graders in Khorramabad in 2018-19 school year. For the purpose of sampling, random cluster sampling method was utili...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Career satisfaction among family physicians has declined over the last 15 years. The purpose of this study was to determine what aspects of residency training are associated with family medicine career satisfaction in recent graduates. METHODS This was a cross-sectional national survey of 1000 family physicians who graduated within the last 10 years. Questions were p...