Papers by Elahe Khorasani
International Journal of Educational and Psychological Researches, 2016
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Journal of Earth, Environment and Health Sciences, 2015
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Journal of Earth, Environment and Health Sciences, 2015
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International Journal of Preventive Medicine, Feb 8, 2014
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Iranian journal of public health, 2015
Addiction is one of the most serious social damages and due to its progressive nature in all aspe... more Addiction is one of the most serious social damages and due to its progressive nature in all aspects, adversely affects people's physical and psychological health. Hence, this paper investigates the characteristics of drug addicts in a drug rehabilitation center in the city of Isfahan. In this cross-sectional study conducted in 2012, the population consisted of all addicts that referred to Shefa Drug Rehabilitation Center. A sample of 201 individuals was selected randomly. Two questionnaires were drawn up to collect data; the first questionnaire examined demographic characteristics and the second was the 71-item Minnesota Multiphase Personality Inventory short form. Chi-square test, Fisher's exact test and Kruskal-Wallis test were used in SPSS20 to analyze the data. Overall, 98% of participants were men, 65.7% were married, and 13.3% were unemployed. Depression and hypomania were respectively the most and the least prevalent disorders among individuals with high-risk psychol...
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Journal of Military Medicine
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International Journal of Educational and Psychological Researches, 2015
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Considering the quality of care from views of patients is an important aspect in improving health... more Considering the quality of care from views of patients is an important aspect in improving health services and expected value of patient. So the value chain is a strategic tool in health care organizations to create value and achieve the goal of continuous improvement in quality. In this paper we discuss the role of value chain in promoting quality of health care. This study was review which was done the first half of 2012. For searching related articles and documents, the main value chain keyword and sub keywords quality and satisfaction were used in the database. Title, abstract and full text investigated respectively, and then 43 of them selected for evaluation. Findings were classified in several parts. These findings include the concept of quality, planning achieve to value-based quality, value chain, its use in health care organizations, describing components, logic planning implementation strategies, value adding healthcare service delivery strategies and value adding support...
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Introduction: Adverse events are among the important challenges that health systems in all countr... more Introduction: Adverse events are among the important challenges that health systems in all countries are grappling with and they are attempting to minimize them and reduce the damages caused by them. In the meantime, complainant is expressing dissatisfaction, which needs the accountability and auditing. Only a small proportion of dissatisfaction with the Health Care System is reflected in complaints. This paper aims at investigating the proportion of adverse events in the complaints of individuals referring to the Deputy of Treatment of an Iranian Province, which is the authority to respond the complaints from the real and legal people, who are health services providers. Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional retrospective descriptive research. The population of the study has been the cases of complaints referring to the Deputy of Treatment in 2012. All the registered cases have been studied. For data collection, we used extended checklists of the Deputy of Treatment in wh...
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Value in Health, 2014
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International Journal of Educational and Psychological Researches, 2015
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International Journal of Educational and Psychological Researches, 2015
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Introduction: Induced demand utilizes the advantage of higher information in respect to patients ... more Introduction: Induced demand utilizes the advantage of higher information in respect to patients and too much care is presented with suspicious value. Therefore, the theory of induced demand is based on the assumption of asymmetric information between physician and patient. The patients do not have sufficient expertise to assess the level and quality of provided services. They rarely know what and how much medical care they need. In fact, due to some reasons, patients can influence the demand induction. They have unlimited wishes and desires in respect to the offered services. This article examines the role of the patient in the phenomenon of induced demand with the use of the experiences of experts of Isfahan University Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. Method: The present research was a qualitative study. Semi-structured interview was used for data generation. Participants in this study were people who had been informed in this regard, were experienced, and were known as experts. P...
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Background and Aim: The hypothesis of supplier induced demand has attracted a lot of attention ov... more Background and Aim: The hypothesis of supplier induced demand has attracted a lot of attention over the past three decades. Most studies in this field agree that healthcare providers have the ability to influence the demand for their products. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the role of institutions in the phenomenon of induced demand. This study has been done using experts' experiences in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Materials and Methods: This is a qualitative study in which the semistructured interview was used for data generation. The participants were those informed in this regard and considered as experts. For data saturation, purposive sampling was done. In this study, 17 people were interviewed, and criteria such as reliability and stability were considered. The anonymity of the interviewees was guaranteed. The data were transcribed and categorized, and then analyzed using thematic analysis. Results: In the present study, thematic analysis was conduct...
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International journal of preventive medicine, 2014
In Isfahan, the second metropolitan in Iran, there are 1448 dentistry treatment centers that most... more In Isfahan, the second metropolitan in Iran, there are 1448 dentistry treatment centers that most of them are inefficient. Today, efficiency is the most important issue in health care centers as well as dentistry clinics. The goal of this research is to investigate the affordability and efficiency of dentistry clinics in Isfahan province, Iran. The current work is a quantitative research, designed in three methodological steps, including two surveys and experimental studies, for understanding current deficiencies of Iranian dentistry clinics. First, we ran a survey. Then, we analyzed the results of the questionnaires which guided us to find a particular intervening package to improve the efficiency of the clinics. At the second step, we chose an inefficient clinic named Mohtasham (Iran, Isfahan) to evaluate our intervening package. Based on what the interviewees answered, we mention the most important issues to be considered for improving the efficiency of dental clinics in Isfahan....
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Journal of education and health promotion, 2014
One of the most important subjects in health economics and healthcare management is the theory of... more One of the most important subjects in health economics and healthcare management is the theory of induced demand. There are different views about the concept of induced demand. Extensive texts have been presented on induced demand, however a compatible concept has not necessarily been provided for this phenomenon and it has not been defined explicitly. The main aim of this article is to understand the concept of induced demand with the use of experts' perceptions of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. The research was done using a qualitative method. Semi-structured interview was used for data generation. Participants in this study were people who had been informed in this regard and had to be experienced and were known as experts. Purposive sampling was done for data saturation. Seventeen people were interviewed and criteria such as "reliability of information" and "stability" of the data were considered. The anonymity of the interviewees was preserved. ...
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International journal of preventive medicine, 2014
The probability and severity of effects of induced demand are because of the interaction between ... more The probability and severity of effects of induced demand are because of the interaction between a range of factors that can affect physicians and patients behavior. It is also affected by the laws of the markets and organizational arrangements for medical services. This article studies major factors that affect the phenomenon of induced demand with the use of experts' experiences of the Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. The research is applied a qualitative method. Semi-structured interview was used for data generation. Participants in this study were people who had been informed in this regard and had to be experienced and were known as experts. Purposive sampling was done for data saturation. Seventeen people were interviewed and criteria such as data "reliability of information" and stability were considered. The anonymity of the interviewees was preserved. The data are transcribed, categorized and then used the thematic analysis. In this study, thematic anal...
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