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Frequency and potential causes of medication errors from nurses ’ viewpoint in hospitals affiliated to a medical sciences University in Iran
International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the prevalence of medication errors (MEs) and the factors affecting them among nurses of hospitals affiliated to Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences (KUMS) in 2016. Design/methodology/approach This is a cross-sectional and descriptive-analytic study. In total, 503 nurses were selected using census method from six hospitals affiliated to KUMS. A self-constructed questionnaire was employed to collect information on nurses ’ socio-demographic characteristics (6 items), the prevalence and type of ME...
Source: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare - May 2, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Diabetes patients ’ perspectives on the patients’ rights: evidence from east of Iran
International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, Ahead of Print. Purpose The Iranian patients ’ rights charter defines patient rights as a reflection of fundamental human rights in the field of medicine and incorporates all elements of patient rights accepted in international texts. The purpose of this paper is to study the way in which diabetes patients’ rights are being exercised in ev eryday hospital practice in Birjand, Iran. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional study design was used in 2014. The sample size was estimated 150 patients, out of which 108 diabetes patients completed questionnaire. The q...
Source: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare - May 2, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

The Burwood Academy: incorporating the principles of the independent living paradigm into rehabilitation research
International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, Ahead of Print. Purpose The independent living (IL) movement is a social movement but also an analytic paradigm which can be used to inform and shape rehabilitation research and practice. The purpose of this paper is to describe how the principles of DeJong ’s IL paradigm have been used to develop a guiding framework for the Burwood Academy, a rehabilitation and disability research organisation in New Zealand. The Burwood Academy drew on the consumer empowerment principles inherent in DeJong’s IL paradigm, whereby the person learns to take control of the rehabilitat...
Source: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare - May 2, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Patrons ’ behaviours towards Malaysian slimming centres: paradigm of marketing mixes
International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, Ahead of Print. Purpose Slimming centres have become a hot spot for people to reduce their size and reshape their body figure through the sophisticated and modern treatments that are provided by the therapists. The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of price, place and promotion on the behavioural intention to consume the slimming treatments. Design/methodology/approach This research is a cross-sectional study in which 308 primary data were collected for descriptive analysis, confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modelling. The data were c...
Source: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare - May 2, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Impact of patients ’ safety rights and medical errors on the patients’ security feeling: a cross-sectional study
International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, Ahead of Print. Purpose The regulation defines patients ’ rights as a reflection of fundamental human rights in the field of medicine and incorporates all elements of patients’ rights accepted in international texts. Hence, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between patients’ safety, medical errors and patients’ safety r ights with patients’ security feeling in selected hospitals of Mazandaran Province, Iran. Design/methodology/approach This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in selected hospitals of Mazandaran Province ...
Source: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare - May 2, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Emotional empathy mediates the relationship between personality traits and coping strategies in orphan and non-orphan students
This study included orphan and non-orphan students from the two cities of Pakistan; consequently, its findings may not be generalizable to the whole population. In the future, cross-sectional and experimental researches working with more assorted data could help elucidate the mechanisms by which interpersonal factors affect and stimulate coping strategies in orphans and high school students. Practical implications This paper exposes a number of ways for upcoming future studies. This study findings can be employed to enhance knowledge and offer assistance for orphans, on how to identify and get help from coping resources t...
Source: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare - April 8, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Editorial
International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare,Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 77-78, May 2019. (Source: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare)
Source: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare - April 8, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

What do we know about maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity audits in sub-Saharan Africa? A scoping literature review
International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a situational overview of the facility-based maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality audits (MPMMAs) in SSA, their current efficacy at reducing mortality and morbidity rates related to childbirth. Design/methodology/approach This is a scoping literature review based on the synthesis of secondary literature. Findings Not all countries in SSA conduct MPMMAs. Countries where MPMMAs are conducted have not instituted standard practice, MPMMAs are not done on a national scale, and there is no clear best ...
Source: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare - March 10, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Explaining the challenges of academic professional ethics training from the perspective of faculty members at Ardabil University of Medical Sciences: a qualitative study
This study results could help to improve the quality of training and ethical standards in medical education. Originality/value To comply with the codes of ethics in research, permission was obtained from the Ethics Committee and the participa nts were ensured about the confidentiality of their data and their right to withdraw from the study at any stage. Given that this project was a qualitative study, the authors did not have a moral or practical problem in the study. This study was approved with number “IR.ARUMS.FEC.1394.25” at the Ardabil University of Medical Sciences Research Ethics Council. The cooperation of pa...
Source: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare - March 10, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Denying homeless persons access to municipal support
International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to focus on the denial of social support to homeless persons and related societal effects of new local governance arrangements. Design/methodology/approach Analysis of new data and secondary evaluative and comparative data on the policies, administrative structures and management styles of Copenhagen, Glasgow and Amsterdam have brought better understanding of the elements of local governance arrangements that influence the number of homeless persons who are denied access to services and the number of persons sleeping...
Source: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare - February 28, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

The effect of Iranian health system reform plan on payments and costs of coronary artery bypass surgery in private hospitals of Iran
International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, Ahead of Print. Purpose In May 2014, a new reform in the health sector of Iran was implemented called “health evolution plan.” In the first phase of this reform, the government reduced out-of-pocket payments for service delivery by paying subsidies to the services and after that a revision was done to the medical services values book to improve equity and increase motivation of health profession s. One of the affected services in this reform was coronary artery bypass surgery. The purpose of this paper is to show the effects of HEP on costs of coronary artery bypass...
Source: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare - February 28, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research