Background: Cancer not only is a traumatic experience for the patients, but also can affect the familycaregivers. Post-traumatic growth (PTG) refers to positive psychological changes experienced bypeople as a ...

Background: Nowadays, the prevalence of chronic diseases, such as chronic renal failure, is rising.These patients need hemodialysis to continue their treatment, which is a stressful process. This research was conducted ...

Background: Breast Cancer is highly prevalent among women. The supportive care needs of such patients not only affect their quality of life (QoL) but also that of their family caregivers. The present study aimed to assess ...

Background: Considering the position of home health care in the current world, the objective of thisstudy was to design an applied model of providing home care services in Iran.Methods: The mixed methods approach ...

Background: Community health volunteers contributed to the total Tuberculosis (TB) case findings;however, the attrition rate of these volunteers was high which reduces their optimal performance.Hence, sustainability ...

Background: Few studies have been conducted on the burden of care in caregivers of children withchronic illnesses. This study investigated the burden of care and associated factors in first-degreecaregivers of ...

Background: This study aimed to examine the effects of an education program based on illness perceptions on the lifestyle of patients with metabolic syndrome. Methods: This is a randomized ...

Background: Adherence to treatment is a process that begins with alertness about the disease and hasto end with staying in treatment. It is a concern to all health care disciplines. The aim of this study wasto ...