Z. Zarei, S. Hessam, S. Vahdat, Alireza Oliaei Manesh
Received: 31 May, 2020 Accepted: 12 Sep, 2020 Abstract Background and Objectives: Strategic purchasing of health care services is one of the major issues contributing to the enhancement of the performance and reform of healthcare systems across the globe. Traditional (passive) purchasing suffers from serious weaknesses, such as low efficiency in the health care system, lack of targeted resources, Resource inefficiency, and unfair access to services. To solve these problems, the World Health Organization has introduced strategic purchasing as the main activity to improve the performance of healthcare systems. In light of the aforementioned issues, the present study aimed to investigate the challenges and problems of strategic purchasing in the health sector.
{"title":"Analysis of the Situation and Challenges of Strategic Purchasing in order to Achieve Universal Health Coverage in Iran","authors":"Z. Zarei, S. Hessam, S. Vahdat, Alireza Oliaei Manesh","doi":"10.29252/QUMS.14.7.19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29252/QUMS.14.7.19","url":null,"abstract":"Received: 31 May, 2020 Accepted: 12 Sep, 2020 Abstract Background and Objectives: Strategic purchasing of health care services is one of the major issues contributing to the enhancement of the performance and reform of healthcare systems across the globe. Traditional (passive) purchasing suffers from serious weaknesses, such as low efficiency in the health care system, lack of targeted resources, Resource inefficiency, and unfair access to services. To solve these problems, the World Health Organization has introduced strategic purchasing as the main activity to improve the performance of healthcare systems. In light of the aforementioned issues, the present study aimed to investigate the challenges and problems of strategic purchasing in the health sector.","PeriodicalId":20865,"journal":{"name":"Qom University of Medical Sciences Journal","volume":"32 1","pages":"19-30"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87964645","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Received: 10 Jun, 2020 Accepted: 23 Aug, 2020 Abstract Background and Objectives: Many healthcare providers use health information technology to improve their performance. Picture Archiving and Communication System is a subsystem of the health information system that aims to facilitate the storing, archiving, and managing of digital images as well as their transmission. In this regard, measuring the level of acceptance of technology can be very helpful in the successful implementation of a system. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the level of acceptance of Picture Archiving and Communication System by users based on the Technology Acceptance Model questionnaire. This study was conducted in teaching hospitals of Qom, Iran (where the Picture Archiving and Communication System are currently in operation).
{"title":"Study of the Attitude of Users towards Picture Archiving and Communication System Based on the Technology Acceptance Model in Teaching Hospitals of Qom, Iran","authors":"امیر همتا, مائده محمدزاده, مریم همتی, مرضیه دهقان زادگان","doi":"10.29252/QUMS.14.6.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29252/QUMS.14.6.1","url":null,"abstract":"Received: 10 Jun, 2020 Accepted: 23 Aug, 2020 Abstract Background and Objectives: Many healthcare providers use health information technology to improve their performance. Picture Archiving and Communication System is a subsystem of the health information system that aims to facilitate the storing, archiving, and managing of digital images as well as their transmission. In this regard, measuring the level of acceptance of technology can be very helpful in the successful implementation of a system. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the level of acceptance of Picture Archiving and Communication System by users based on the Technology Acceptance Model questionnaire. This study was conducted in teaching hospitals of Qom, Iran (where the Picture Archiving and Communication System are currently in operation).","PeriodicalId":20865,"journal":{"name":"Qom University of Medical Sciences Journal","volume":"14 1","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85748336","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fateme Bambaeeroo, R. Zarei, Mojgan Amirainzadeh, N. Shahamat
Received: 23 Jul, 2020 Accepted: 09 Sep, 2020 Abstract Background and Objectives: Improvement of the level of student development is one of the most important goals of the higher education system. Regarding the significance of providing and reinforcing the developmental opportunities in medical students and its impact on promoting the health community system, the present study aimed to explain the attitude of professors towards the implementation of student mentoring in the field of medical education.
{"title":"Elucidation of the Professors' Attitude toward the Implementation of Student Mentoring in the Field of Medical Education: A Qualitative Study","authors":"Fateme Bambaeeroo, R. Zarei, Mojgan Amirainzadeh, N. Shahamat","doi":"10.29252/QUMS.14.6.50","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29252/QUMS.14.6.50","url":null,"abstract":"Received: 23 Jul, 2020 Accepted: 09 Sep, 2020 Abstract Background and Objectives: Improvement of the level of student development is one of the most important goals of the higher education system. Regarding the significance of providing and reinforcing the developmental opportunities in medical students and its impact on promoting the health community system, the present study aimed to explain the attitude of professors towards the implementation of student mentoring in the field of medical education.","PeriodicalId":20865,"journal":{"name":"Qom University of Medical Sciences Journal","volume":"3 1","pages":"50-59"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79510053","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Received: 18 Feb, 2020 Accepted: 14 Jun, 2020 Abstract Background and Objectives: Irrational use of antibiotics can lead to increased drug resistance. The Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical/ Defined Daily Dose (ATC/DDD) system is a tool to monitor medication use, evaluate the improvements in drug consumption quality, and make comparisons between international and other levels in this regard. This study aimed to determine the status of antibiotic prescription in hospitals in Qom, Iran.
{"title":"Investigation on the States of Antibiotics Prescription in Hospitals in Qom, Iran, during 2019","authors":"الهام گلفشان, سمانه حیدری, محمدادیب عباسی, مصطفی واحدیان, حکیمه دهقانی خرم آبادی, بهاره عبدی, محمدرضا رسولی, زهرا مهدوی اصل","doi":"10.29252/QUMS.14.5.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29252/QUMS.14.5.12","url":null,"abstract":"Received: 18 Feb, 2020 Accepted: 14 Jun, 2020 Abstract Background and Objectives: Irrational use of antibiotics can lead to increased drug resistance. The Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical/ Defined Daily Dose (ATC/DDD) system is a tool to monitor medication use, evaluate the improvements in drug consumption quality, and make comparisons between international and other levels in this regard. This study aimed to determine the status of antibiotic prescription in hospitals in Qom, Iran.","PeriodicalId":20865,"journal":{"name":"Qom University of Medical Sciences Journal","volume":"3 1","pages":"12-21"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86411497","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Methods: The effective compounds of the air branches of Citrullus Colocynthis L. were studied using phytochemicals methods. In order to evaluate the cytotoxic and antioxidant characteristics of this plant, the ethanolic and n-hexane extracts of the plant were collected, using Soxhlet apparatus and maceration methods. The effects of these extracts on Caco2 colon cancer cells were evaluated using MTT tests based on the ability of living cells to convert tetrazolium salt to unsolvable formazan, NBT method to evaluate the reduction of ROS using aqueous nitrotrazole and based on a completely randomized design using SPSS software and Duncan test.
{"title":"A Phytochemical Study and Comparison of the Effect of Citrullus Colocynthis Extracts on Colon Cancer Cells Caco-2","authors":"Neda Mirzaei, M. Kolahi, Babak Mokhtari","doi":"10.29252/QUMS.14.5.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29252/QUMS.14.5.1","url":null,"abstract":"Methods: The effective compounds of the air branches of Citrullus Colocynthis L. were studied using phytochemicals methods. In order to evaluate the cytotoxic and antioxidant characteristics of this plant, the ethanolic and n-hexane extracts of the plant were collected, using Soxhlet apparatus and maceration methods. The effects of these extracts on Caco2 colon cancer cells were evaluated using MTT tests based on the ability of living cells to convert tetrazolium salt to unsolvable formazan, NBT method to evaluate the reduction of ROS using aqueous nitrotrazole and based on a completely randomized design using SPSS software and Duncan test.","PeriodicalId":20865,"journal":{"name":"Qom University of Medical Sciences Journal","volume":"10 1","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84489478","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Received: 19 Apr, 2020 Accepted: 09 Aug, 2020 Abstract Background and Objectives: Hypertension is one of the most prevalent diseases affecting numerous people in different societies. One of the major complications of hypertension is the occurrence of acute renal failure. Therefore, it is important to evaluate the survival rate of patients with hypertension until the onset of acute renal failure and determine the factors affecting it.
{"title":"Comparison of Generalized Weibull and Weibull Parametric Models in Survival Analysis of Patients with Hypertension to Acute Renal Failure: Death due to Cardiovascular Disease as a Competing Risk","authors":"A. Hashemian, Leila Solouki, M. Rezaei, A. Attar","doi":"10.29252/QUMS.14.5.59","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29252/QUMS.14.5.59","url":null,"abstract":"Received: 19 Apr, 2020 Accepted: 09 Aug, 2020 Abstract Background and Objectives: Hypertension is one of the most prevalent diseases affecting numerous people in different societies. One of the major complications of hypertension is the occurrence of acute renal failure. Therefore, it is important to evaluate the survival rate of patients with hypertension until the onset of acute renal failure and determine the factors affecting it.","PeriodicalId":20865,"journal":{"name":"Qom University of Medical Sciences Journal","volume":"58 1","pages":"59-68"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74364747","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
صادق یوسفی, سروش شریفیمقدم, محمد حسن لطفی, هانیهسادات صادقی, پرنیان عراقی, احمدرضا همتی مقدم
{"title":"Philosophical Contemplation on Evidence-Based Medicine","authors":"صادق یوسفی, سروش شریفیمقدم, محمد حسن لطفی, هانیهسادات صادقی, پرنیان عراقی, احمدرضا همتی مقدم","doi":"10.29252/QUMS.14.4.22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29252/QUMS.14.4.22","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20865,"journal":{"name":"Qom University of Medical Sciences Journal","volume":"15 1","pages":"22-30"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78522697","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted using a preand post-test design with control and experiment groups. The study population included high school female students in Khosrowshahr, East Azerbaijan, Iran. The sample consisted of 30 students who achieved the highest score in the screening test for Irritable Bowel Syndrome. They were selected by purposive sampling method and randomly assigned into experimental (n=15) and control groups (n=15). Data were collected using the Irritable Bowel Syndrome Questionnaire and analyzed through univariate analysis of covariance.
{"title":"Effectiveness of Self-Compassion Training on Symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome","authors":"عزت اله احمدی, بهزاد شالچی, زهرا منصورزاده","doi":"10.29252/QUMS.14.4.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29252/QUMS.14.4.1","url":null,"abstract":"Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted using a preand post-test design with control and experiment groups. The study population included high school female students in Khosrowshahr, East Azerbaijan, Iran. The sample consisted of 30 students who achieved the highest score in the screening test for Irritable Bowel Syndrome. They were selected by purposive sampling method and randomly assigned into experimental (n=15) and control groups (n=15). Data were collected using the Irritable Bowel Syndrome Questionnaire and analyzed through univariate analysis of covariance.","PeriodicalId":20865,"journal":{"name":"Qom University of Medical Sciences Journal","volume":"3 8 1","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88332578","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Received: 19 Apr, 2020 Accepted: 22 Jun, 2020 Abstract Background and Objectives: Most of the phenomena observed during brain ischemia and reperfusion are associated with damage to the membrane structure. Oxidative stress results in an imbalance between high oxygen consumption and low levels of endogenous antioxidants. It is known that 1,8-cineole is a strong antioxidant. The present study was carried out to evaluate the effect of 1,8-cineole on ischemia/reperfusion (I/R)-induced brain injury in rats.
{"title":"Protective Effect of 1,8-cineole on Learning and Memory Impairment Induced by Cerebral Hypoperfusion in Male Rats","authors":"M. Farivar, Z. Hooshmandi, M. Setorki, S. Amini","doi":"10.29252/QUMS.14.4.40","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29252/QUMS.14.4.40","url":null,"abstract":"Received: 19 Apr, 2020 Accepted: 22 Jun, 2020 Abstract Background and Objectives: Most of the phenomena observed during brain ischemia and reperfusion are associated with damage to the membrane structure. Oxidative stress results in an imbalance between high oxygen consumption and low levels of endogenous antioxidants. It is known that 1,8-cineole is a strong antioxidant. The present study was carried out to evaluate the effect of 1,8-cineole on ischemia/reperfusion (I/R)-induced brain injury in rats.","PeriodicalId":20865,"journal":{"name":"Qom University of Medical Sciences Journal","volume":"19 1","pages":"40-47"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81689664","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Methods: In this study, 7 young adult male rats of 4 to 6 months of age and 7 old male rats of 24 to 26 months of age, were tested. after a twoweek familiarization period, the soleus and plantaris muscles of the rats were removed, embedded, and subjected to immunohistochemically staining to determine the neuromuscular junction site and neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) expression rate. The results were analyzed by analysis of variance at the significant level of p ≤ 0.01.
{"title":"Association of Age with the Expression of Denervation Marker in the Neuromuscular Junction of Male Wistar Rats","authors":"Z. Geramian, M. Kordi, F. Shabkhiz, S. B. Jameie","doi":"10.29252/qums.14.3.35","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29252/qums.14.3.35","url":null,"abstract":"Methods: In this study, 7 young adult male rats of 4 to 6 months of age and 7 old male rats of 24 to 26 months of age, were tested. after a twoweek familiarization period, the soleus and plantaris muscles of the rats were removed, embedded, and subjected to immunohistochemically staining to determine the neuromuscular junction site and neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) expression rate. The results were analyzed by analysis of variance at the significant level of p ≤ 0.01.","PeriodicalId":20865,"journal":{"name":"Qom University of Medical Sciences Journal","volume":"67 1","pages":"35-44"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73242179","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}