BACKGROUND Recently, quality is a serious concern in development of organizations. There are various indicators to assess quality and the purpose of this study was to identify the main indicators for quality measurement of Iranian health centers. METHODS This qualitative study was conducted in three stages: first, review of the literature was performed to identify different indicators for qua...

abstract growth quality index (qgi) is affected by two sets of structural and social composite indicators. structural indicator contributes to achieve the main target of sound, sustainable, and competitive output growth. by the way, the sound output growth should enhance social public services and living standard. although qgis are computed based on different scenarios, the trend of the qgis an...

background: recently, quality is a serious concern in development of organizations. there are various indicators to assess quality and the purpose of this study was to identify the main indicators for quality measurement of iranian health centers.   methods : this qualitative study was conducted in three stages: first, review of the literature was performed to identify different indicators for ...

conclusions in spite of improvements in the national health indicator, different groups of people use health care services differently, but these inequities in hcu are related to social and individual factors. also, it is clear that health sector facilities and the accessibility to health services are not the only predictors. results 66.4% of those in need sought outpatient health care from whi...

Erectile dysfunction (ED) affects the quality of life (QoL) of millions of people worldwide (Rosen et al., 2004; Aytac et al., 1999; National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Panel on Impotence, 1993). Nowadays, QoL measurements have become an important health status indicator in determining the general health of a person. ED affects a man’s self-esteem, relationships with sexual part...

Introduction: Clinical education is part of medical education where students gradually acquire skills by attending patients’ bedside. In fact, students use the acquired skills and logical experiences to resolve patients’ problems. Materials and Methods: This qualitative study was performed using the non-guided content analysis method. The study population included 240 assistants from 13 educati...

background: health-care-associated infections are a major threat to the safety of patient care. control of such problem is a major criterion for hospital accreditation. this study was aimed to determine the developing use of chemical (class 6 products) and biological indicators in tabriz district hospitals since 1997 to 2011. methods: we conducted this time-trend interventional study with all o...

purpose: to identify the profile of cataract surgery in an iranian population. methods: this population-based survey was conducted on adults aged ≥50 years and over in 2009 at varamin district. cataract surgical coverage (csc) was defined as the proportion of operable cataractous eyes (best-corrected visual acuity [bcva] < 6/18 due to cataracts) that had been operated. poor outcome was defined ...