Journal of Education and Health Promotion

BACKGROUND: Natural disasters always have significant effects on social infrastructures, livingconditions, and health care systems. This study aims to explain the needs of victims in ... Read More

Utilization of elderly health promotion services during COVID 19 in Iran: A cross‑sectional study

. Telma Zahirian Moghadam; . Hamed Zandian; . Hadi Shirin Bonyad

Volume 12, Issue 8 , September 2022, , Pages 1-9

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BACKGROUND: The outbreak of COVID‑19 pandemic has made it difficult for older adults to utilizeordinary elder services. This cross‑sectional study investigated the status of feeling ... Read More BACKGROUND: The outbreak of COVID‑19 pandemic has made it difficult for older adults to utilizeordinary elder services. This cross‑sectional study investigated the status of feeling the need, seek,and utilization of health promotion services among older adults in Ardabil, Iran, covered by thecountry’s comprehensive health system during the pandemic.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This descriptive‑analytical and cross‑sectional study was conductedon 739 elderly people in Ardabil province. Cluster random sampling method was used for sampling.Data were gathered by referring trained individuals to the place of residence of the selected olderadults Questionnaires were consisted of three parts: demographic information, household’s economicstatus, and feeling the need, seek, and utilization from health promotion services. Multivariate logisticregression was used to separately model the need, seeking for, and utilization of health promotionservices in STATA ver. 14.RESULTS: The mean age of the older adults in this study was 68.88 ± 4.72 years. The resultsindicate that men showed significantly greater need, seek for, and utilization of health promotionservices during COVID‑ 19 than women. According to the results, people over the age of 80 had4.08 times (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.99–12.60) more need and utilization of health servicesthan the older adults under 65 years. The results also indicate that use of health promotion serviceswas significantly associated with being married (3.74, 95% CI: 1.22–2.62), having primary insuranceand supplementary insurance (1.92, 95% CI: 1.21–3.12), and obesity (2.05, 95% CI: 1.13–3.76) inP < 0.05 level. Based on the results, people with chronic disease and obesity were more likely toutilize health promotion services.CONCLUSION: Findings suggest that the access and utilization of inpatient and outpatient healthservices by the elderly in the COVID‑19 pandemic has somewhat decreased, which could be dueto the fear of the disease being referred to health centers by the elderly. Hence, enabling conditionssuch as parental health care were major factors affecting health‑seeking habits among the Iranianelder population.

Role of nongovernmental organizations in Iran’s health system: What do they do and what can they do?

. Mohanna Rajabi; . Parvin Ebrahimi; . Aidin Aryankhesal

Volume 12, Issue 3 , March 2022, , Pages 1-8

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BACKGROUND: Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) as entities out of the health sector can play various roles and functions at different levels of the health systems. The present ... Read More

A reproductive and sexual health promotion program for women with heart diseases: A protocol for mixed methods study

. Shahnaz Kohan; . Nafisehsadat Nekuei; . Masoumeh Sadeghi; . Minoo Movahedi

Volume 11, Issue 8 , September 2021, , Pages 1-8

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BACKGROUND: Nowadays, for various reasons, the prevalence of heart diseases has increased inwomen during reproductive age. These diseases can lead to serious reproductive and sexual‑relatedcomplications ... Read More

A critical analysis of Iran health system reform plan

. Fatemeh Kalroozi; . Nooredin Mohammadi; . Mansoureh Ashghali Farahani; . Behzad Haghighi Aski; . Ali Manafi Anari

Volume 10, Issue 12 , December 2020, , Pages 1-6

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INTRODUCTION: Iran’s Health System Reform Plan (HSRP) were initiated in public and hospitalsaffiliated to Medical Sciences Universities in June 2015. The purpose of the present ... Read More

Investigating the service provision challenges by healthcare providers in selected comprehensive health centers

. Foruzandeh Sabaghpoor; . Shahnaz Kohan; . Pejman Aghdak; . Marjan Beigi

Volume 9, Issue 9 , September 2019, , Pages 1-6

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INTRODUCTION: The healthcare program has opponents and supporters with its multiple policiesand also its difficult implementation, which requires that its barriers and problems be addressedcomprehensively ... Read More

Customers’ satisfaction with the Iranian health system reform plan

. Marziyeh Raisi; . Narges Eskandari; . Mohammad Abbasi; . Ahmad Rahbar

Volume 9, Issue 9 , September 2019, , Pages 1-9

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BACKGROUND AND AIM: Customer’s satisfaction is one of the main goals of the health systembecause it is effective on the desire of external customers for using the services of ... Read More

Structural challenges in the health domain of the health system reform: A qualitative study

. Zahra Alipour; . Narges Eskandari; . Mohammad Abbasi; . Marziyeh Raisi; . Sareh Bakouei

Volume 9, Issue 3 , March 2019, , Pages 1-10

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BACKGROUND AND AIM: Considering that the Qom University of Medical Sciences was a pioneerto implement the health system reform (HSR) in the domain of health services and the lack of ... Read More

Experience of Behvarzes (Iranian primary healthcare providers) from giving primary health services in health houses

. Mahrokh Keshvari; . Eesa Mohammadi; . Ziba Farajzadegan; . Ali Zargham‑Boroujeni

Volume 6, Issue 1 , 2016, , Pages 1-7

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Background: Primary healthcare (PHC) providers play a major role in provision of public healthin rural areas in Iran. They are considered as the key elements of health development in ... Read More

The challenges of healthcare delivery to people with multiple sclerosis in Iran

. Ahmadreza Yazdannik; . Shahla Abolhassani; . Fariba Taleghani; . Ahmadreza Zamani

Volume 5, Issue 5 , December 2015, , Pages 1-9

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Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease prevalent in young and middle‑agedpeople. Patients with MS often have numerous complicated needs and, consequently, requirea ... Read More

Impacts of outsourcing in educational hospitals in Iran: A study on Isfahan University of Medical Sciences-2010

. Saeed Karimi; . Zahra Agharahimi; . Maryam Yaghoubi

Volume 2, Issue 3 , August 2012, , Pages 1-5

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Purpose: Outsourcing in healthcare is a cost-effective strategy that can lead to increase servicesquality. The aim of this study was to determine the types of services that have been ... Read More Purpose: Outsourcing in healthcare is a cost-effective strategy that can lead to increase servicesquality. The aim of this study was to determine the types of services that have been outsourcedin educational hospitals in Isfahan and to investigate managers’ view about the impact ofOutsourcing. Design/Methodology/Approach: A descriptive-survey study carried out in 2010.Our samples consisted of 100 educational hospital and treatment deputy senior managers ofIsfahan University of Medical Sciences and 53 usable questionnaires were received. Surveyinstrument main points were the extent to which educational hospital outsource services and theimpact of Outsourcing. Reliability and validity of the questionnaire have been verified. Data areanalyzed with SPSS18 software. Findings: The results for medical-diagnostics services showedphysiotherapy, radiology, and ultrasound that have the highest rate (33%) of being outsourced.Between logistic and administrative activities, housekeeping, and facility engineering maintenanceservices are the highest rate of outsourced (100%) and green space, CSR, laundry, and medicalrecords are the lowest rate of outsourced (16%). In managers’ view, in relation to advantagesof outsourcing, pay more attention to internal and external customers in private sector (57.2%)was the highest. In relation to disadvantages of outsourcing, costs increase for the patients(45.6%) was the highest. In relation to barriers of outsourcing, forgetting the goal of outsourcing(efficiency) (60.6%) was the highest. Conclusion: Finally, managers’ views about outsourcingin health services organizations were rather acceptable, but in their views, there are barriers inimplementation of outsourcing and they are focused on removing the barriers before outsourcing.Fundamental infrastructure developments as making competing market, promoting of cultures,education, modifying the management attitude and approach, and establishing incentive policiesare emphasized for successful implementation of outsourcing.

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Exploration of the primary needs of health care services for earthquake victims in the west of Iran

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Utilization of elderly health promotion services during COVID 19 in Iran: A cross‑sectional study

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Role of nongovernmental organizations in Iran’s health system: What do they do and what can they do?

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A reproductive and sexual health promotion program for women with heart diseases: A protocol for mixed methods study

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A critical analysis of Iran health system reform plan

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Investigating the service provision challenges by healthcare providers in selected comprehensive health centers

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Customers’ satisfaction with the Iranian health system reform plan

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Structural challenges in the health domain of the health system reform: A qualitative study

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Experience of Behvarzes (Iranian primary healthcare providers) from giving primary health services in health houses

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The challenges of healthcare delivery to people with multiple sclerosis in Iran

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Impacts of outsourcing in educational hospitals in Iran: A study on Isfahan University of Medical Sciences-2010

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