conclusions development of the job and task analysis to ensure providing the right training needs, applying more evidences through different studies for reforms, more decentralized equipped system with decision-making tools have been proposed for development. results the results showed the specific method of student selection and clear objectives and standards of training related to the health ...

the role of education in improving quality of life of patients with chronic renal failure has been emphasized by many studies. this survey was performed to assess the effect of a confined program of home-care on the health status of patients who were receiving hemodialysis. in this research, 37 patients afflicted by chronic renal insufficiency were chosen and put into two categories randomly, 1...

BACKGROUND The World Health Organization (WHO) recently developed growth standards to overcome the limitations of previous references. AIM The aim of this study was to compare the growth patterns of a cohort of children using the National Centre for Health Statistics (NCHS), the Centre for Disease Control (CDC), and WHO 2006 references/standards, and to evaluate the implications of adopting W...

background: low birth weight (lbw) is considered as an  important outcome of birth and pregnancy, which is associated with long-term consequences and health-care problems. maternal lifestyle and health care during pregnancy are powerful predictors of bw of infants. the purpose of this study was to assess the effect of a self-care educational program based on the health belief model (hbm) on red...

introduction: health information plays a vital role in managers' decision making and planning. health information in the form of medical records is also useful for caregivers, quality assessment, financial payments, legal measures, education, research and planning. in this study, to examine the managers and personnel's viewpoints about the application of medical records. methods and material: i...

OBJECTIVE This study compares the primary health care quality of community health centers (CHCs) and health maintenance organizations (HMOs) in South Carolina to elucidate the quality of CHC performance relative to mainstream settings such as the HMO. METHODS Mail surveys were used to obtain data from 350 randomly selected HMO users. Surveys with follow-up interviews were conducted to obtain ...

this survey was carried out on children less than five years of age from rural areas of three provinces in iran (west azarbaijan, bushehre, and central province), with different health care delivery systems and various types of immunization scheme, to determine the immune status of measles and the vaccine coverage. our results indicate that the rates of measles immunity and vaccine coverage for...

In 2002, Kaiser Permanente (KP) launched its Women’s Health Center of Excellence in Culturally Competent Care in the KP Northern California Region’s Greater Southern Alameda Area (GSAA) Service Area, which includes the KP Fremont and Hayward Medical Centers. The KP National Diversity Program Offices’ Institute for Culturally Competent Care made this designation of excellence possible. The Insti...