Aim Nurses' emotional intelligence (EI) affects many of their behavioural skills. Given the importance communication skills, aim this study is to investigate relationship between EI and skills emergency department nurses.Method 253 nurses working in five hospitals affiliated Ardabil University Medical Sciences took part cross-sectional analytical study. Participants completed Goleman's Scale a researcher-designed questionnaire. Validity reliability tools were measured throughout Data...

BACKGROUND: Professionalism, stress and demographic factors are the three key influences in nurses’ intention to provide care. OBJECTIVES: This study examined levels of work intention, professionalism nurses determine relationship between nursing response COVID-19. METHODS: cross-sectional was conducted on 362 from COVID-19-devoted hospitals Iran. A self-administered electronic-based questionnaire developed used stress, professionalism, intention. Multiple regression analysis carried out...

Abstract Background Different countries have set different policies to control and decrease the costs of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Iran was aiming reduce economic burden disease by a recent reform from named as health transformation plan (HTP). This study aimed examine CVDs before after HTP. Methods cross-sectional conducted on 600 patients with CVDs, who were randomly selected specialized hospital in north-west Iran. Direct indirect calculated using cost illness human capital...

Background: Children’s first referral to the dental clinic offers preventive care and parent education about child’s oral health. Considering importance of health in children, this study aimed examine reasons time for children’s visit. Methods: This cross-sectional comprised 598 children (314 girls 284 boys) from birth age 10 who referred Ardabil’s clinics 2022. Information visit, level parents, number family were collected. Chi-square Fisher’s exact test utilized analyze associations...

The nursing profession is known to induce high levels of stress, and being simultaneously engaged in a stressful professional occupation having family life can lead work-family conflict. Healthcare providers require recruitment retention strategies that preserve nurses' quality work-life mitigate

Hospitals are the most expensive health services provider in world. Therefore, evaluation of their performance can be used to reduce costs. The aim this study was determine efficiency hospitals at Kurdistan University Medical Sciences using stochastic frontier analysis (SFA).This a cross-sectional and retrospective that assessed teaching (n = 12) between 2007 2013. Stochastic Frontier Analysis method achieve aim. numbers active beds, nurses, physicians, other staff members were considered as...

Objectives One of the main objectives Targeted Subsidies Law (TSL) in Iran was to improve equity healthcare financing. This study aimed at measuring effects TSL, which implemented 2010, on Methods Segmented regression analysis applied assess TSL implementation Gini and Kakwani indices outcome variables Iranian households. Data for years 1977-2014 were retrieved from formal databases. Changes levels trends before after assessed using Stata version 13. Results In 33 index decreased 0.401...

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients often require long-term care, and while Hemodialysis (HD) is the standard treatment, Comprehensive Conservative Care (CCC) gaining popularity as an alternative. Economic evaluations comparing their cost-effectiveness are crucial. This study aims to perform a cost-utility analysis HD CCC using EQ-5D-5L ICECAP-O instruments assessing healthcare interventions in CKD patients.This short-term economic evaluation involved 183 participants (105 HD, 76 CCC)...

Abstract Background Women are among the susceptible groups to Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) in Ardabil, north-west of Iran, despite current global status. The underlying causes high incidence and fatality rate women Ardabil not fully understood. Hence, this study aimed investigate healthy behaviours its relationship with COVID-19 mortality. Methods We conducted a case–control compare adherence health protocols respect between infected (261 patients) (515 persons) women. Health such as...

Abstract Background and Aims Kidney stone disease is a crystal concretion formed usually within the kidneys. The worldwide prevalence of kidney stones could be affected by numerous differences in socioeconomic, environmental factors. purpose this study to investigate among Iranian adults aged between 35 70 years evaluation socioeconomic inequalities. Methods In this, cohort‐based cross‐sectional was carried out 20,427 participants ArNCDs old. defined as dependent (and binary) variable while...

Introduction: There have been multiple studies on socioeconomic-related inequalities in the use of dental services Iran, but evidence is still limited. This study measured inequality care utilization by socioeconomic status and examined factors explaining this among households Ardabil, Iran 2019. Methods: A total 436 household heads participated cross-sectional study. Using a validated questionnaire, face-to-face interviews were conducted to collect data utilization, unmet needs,...

Abstract Background Polyorchidism is a congenital anomaly of the urogenital system and means more than two testes. It rare phenomenon, where there are no 200 reported cases in literature. In this case, we report 13-month year’s old case with five testicles. Case presentation We testicles genital area 13-month-old baby. The initial diagnosis was undescended testis (UDT) based on ultrasound findings abdomen inguinal canal were detected. Surgery general anaesthesia performed to diagnose treat...

Purpose Health Sector Evolution Plan (HSEP) is known as the biggest and most comprehensive reform in Iran’s health system. One of goals HSEP to reduce inequity healthcare financing. The purpose this paper demonstrate agenda setting from perspective equity financing (EHCF) using multiple streams model. Design/methodology/approach This qualitative study was conducted by 26 documents review analysis, 30 semi-structured interview with Iranian key informants field that were selected based on...

Abstract Background Waterpipe tobacco smoking (WTS) is associated with several deleterious health outcomes. We sought to estimate the prevalence of WTS and explore socioeconomic inequalities this culturally-rooted practice among Iranian adults. Methods A cross-sectional analysis was conducted 20,460 adults (ages 18 older) enrolled in PERSIAN cohort study during 2020. Data were collected on status (SES), lifestyle, alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking, risk factors related non-communicable...

The Effect of Working-based Individual Protective Behaviors (WIPB) on COVID-19 Mortality in North-West Iran: A Case-Control Study

Background: In recent years various standards have been proposed for assessment and supervision of healthcare systems. One the most popular them in health care area is Joint Commission International (JCI) US. This study has conducted to investigate executive potentials related Accreditation Standards Maternity birth services this commission hospitals providing maternity Ardebil Province. Methods: a descriptive-analytic as cross-sectional on 232 employees three including Alavi, Arta Sabalan...

The aim of the present study was to explore and determine association between BMI socio-economic factors in Iran.Adults aged 35 70 (n = 20,460) were included from Ardabil Non-Communicable Disease (ArNCD) cohort study. calculated as kg/m2. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) used quintiles. Multivariate linear regression performed analyze dependent variable with explanatory variables, Additionally, decomposition analyzing conducted identify that explained wealth-related inequality obesity.The...

Helicobacter pylori infection is a major risk factor for gastric cancer in Iran, but the impact of socioeconomic factors on its prevalence poorly understood. This study aimed to assess inequalities and associated with H. Iran.This cross-sectional was conducted based PERSIAN cohort study. A total 20460 individuals aged 35 70 years Ardabil, Iran were included determined stool tests clinical records. Multilevel logistic regression models random intercepts at household community levels used...

Summary By implementation of the Health Transformation Plan (HTP), a revised tariff system for healthcare services was executed in Iran. This study explores changes physicians' behaviour facing informal payment (IP) based on HTP We conducted in‐depth semi‐structured interviews with 15 purposefully selected physicians and policy makers to explore (positive, negative no) behaviours without HTP. The were individually face face. conventional content analysis data by MAXQDA ver.10 used. Based...