Showing 7 results for Satisfaction
Mohammad Ebrahimzadeh, Hossein Hajhosseini, Farideh Dehghani, Parichehr Kafaie, Davoud Dehghani Ashkezari,
Volume 4, Issue 4 (12-2013)
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Background and Aim: Hirsutism is one of the most common reasons for which women visit dermatology and beauty clinics. Lasers have got considerable popularity during last two decades because they can reduce unwanted hairs. This study was conducted to evaluate the satisfaction of patients with hirsutism traeted with diode laser, IPL or combination of both.
Methods: In this retrospective study, hirsute patients referred to Yazd Laser Center from October 2011 until October 2012 were studied. Patient satisfaction from the amount of hair loss one month after starting treatment, one month after the end of treatment and 6 months after treatment were asked using telephone.
Results: Patient satisfaction one month after the end of the treatment with diode laser was higher than the other two methods (P=0.034). Patient satisfactions at one month after initiation of the treatment and six months after the end of the treatment were not the statistically significant. The number of laser sessions was similar in the three groups.
Conclusion: Results of the current study revealed that there was no significant difference in the patient satisfaction with diode laser, IPL and combination of both methods in the treatment of hirsutism 6 months after the end of the treatment.
Ali Ebrahimi, Hossein Ershadinia,
Volume 5, Issue 1 (3-2014)
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Background and Aim: Unwanted hair growth (hirsutism) is a cosmetic problem, which has been resulted in a large number of researches regarding its treatment. Patient satisfaction after treatment using hair removal lasers has been different. The aim of this study was to investigate the satisfactaion rates of the patients with hirsutism after being treated with a diode laser.
Methods: In this study satisfaction rates of 50 women with hirsutism were evaluated based on an audio-visual evaluation in Haj Daii clinic in Kermanshah, Iran.
Results: Fifty patients with a maen±standard deviation age of 32.5±9.2 years were categorized in three groups in accordance with their skin phototypes. Patient satisfaction after using laser diode hair removal with 25-40 J/cm2 was 74.6%. The most common side effect was transient post laser erythema (28.3%). The highest satisfaction rate was obtained in patients who were taking hormone regulating drugs (85.0%). The lowest satisfaction was obtained in patients with irregular menstrual cycle who were not taking any hormon drugs (73.3%). There was a direct correlation between the number of laser sessions and patients satisfaction (r=0.51, P<0.05).
Conclusion: Findings of the present study showed that diode laser is an effective method in treatment of hirsute patients and patients satisfaction rates are good.
Negar Sadeghi, Alireza Moradi, Jafar Hasani, Shahram Mohammadkhani,
Volume 9, Issue 2 (7-2018)
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Background and Aim: The cosmetic surgery is one of the prevalent phenomenons in recent decades. Body image is a key factor for interest in cosmetic surgery, but body image is a multidimensional concept and all its dimensions should be studied. This study aimed to study cognitive, emotional and behavioral dimensions of body image in women interested in cosmetic surgery.
Methods: This study was a cross-sectional research with causal-comparative method. A sample of 600 female students, age 18 to 35 years, were selected from universities in Tehran by using multi-stage cluster random sampling methid, who completed a set of questionnaires including “Beliefs About Appearance Scale (BAAS)“, “Body Areas Satisfaction Scale (BASS)“, “the Body Image Coping Strategies Inventory (BICSI)“ and Acceptance of Cosmetic Surgery Scale (ACSS). The collected data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA).
Results: The students who were interested in cosmetic surgery got a higher score in components of body investment as cognitive dimension and body dissatisfaction as emotional dimension. Among the three behavioral components of body image, there was significant difference only in appearance fixing coping (P<0.0001) and there were no significant differences in acceptance and avoidant strategies between students.
Conclusion: All of the cognitive, emotional and behavioral dimensions of body image are important in cosmetic surgery, and women interested in cosmetic surgery not only had body dissatisfaction, but also had dysfunctional attitudes about appearance important in interpersonal relationships, personal achievement and self-concept, and used strategies based on body modification. These findings can be used in prevention and intervention programs.
Negar Sadeghi, Balal Izanloo, Hava Falahati, Mohammadreza Eftekhari,
Volume 9, Issue 4 (1-2019)
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Background and Aim: The adolescence is one of the phases that adolescents experience significant physical changes during it, these change can causes the changes in body image especially in girls but body image is a psychological phenomenon that be powerfully affected by sociocultural factors. So, it is necessary to study body image in cultural context. The present study aimed to investigate the role of the sociocultural pressures and mediators mechanisms in the development of dissatisfaction among Iranian Adolescent Girls.
Methods: A sample of 250 adolescent girls, ages 15 to 18, were selected from Karaj city by using multi-stage cluster random sampling and responded a set of questionnaires including "The Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Scale-4 (SATAQ-4)", "Physical Appearance Comparison Scale-Revised (PACS-R)" and "Body Areas Satisfaction Scale (BASS)". The collected data analyzed using Lisrel and was used path analysis method.
Results: The results of the path analysis indicated that the paths of media and peer pressure on internalization had significant coefficients but the path of parent pressure was not significant. Also, the mechanisms of the appearance compare and internalization mediate the relationship of sociocultural pressures and body dissatisfaction.
Conclusion: The results indicate sociocultural perspective can predict the development of dissatisfaction among Iranian Adolescent Girls based on sociocultural pressures and their mediator mechanisms.
Abdoulhossein Emami Sigaroodi, Zeynab Haghdoost, Mohammad Taghi Moghadamnia, Ehsan Kazemnezhad Leyli,
Volume 9, Issue 4 (1-2019)
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Background and Aim: Burn is a risk, which threatens human beings every day in various forms. It is one of the most destructive injuries, associated with various physical and psychological complications. Burn affects the quality of life and life satisfaction . Evaluation of life satisfaction is very important due to its close relationship with physical and mental health. Given the high prevalence of burn in Iran and the presence of challenges in the treatment and rehabilitation of these patients, we decided to conduct this research to evaluate the life satisfaction in burned patients, admitted to Burn Injuries and Reconstructive Surgery Center in Rasht.
Methods: In this descriptive-analytical research, 379 burned patients were included in the study using convenient sampling method. The Diner Life Satisfaction Questionnaire was used to collect the data. Data were analyzed using descriptive and analytical statistics. The significance level was considered to be less than 0.05.
Results: Most of the subjects were male (64.1%) and had high level of education (34.6%). Also, most of them returned to their previous jobs (83.4%). Most of patients (48.5%) were satisfied with their life and the variables of lodging (P<0.0001), educational level (P<0.0001), marital status after burn (P=0.05), pre-burn job (P=0.016), post-burn job (P=0.014), skin graft (P<0.0001) and insurance (P<0.0001) were considered as predictive variables related to life satisfaction.
Conclusion: Since burn injury was expected to cause more than obtained dissatisfaction , other factors such as the power of faith and satisfaction with divine providence, high life expectancy, etc may influence their state of satisfaction. Thus, it is recommended that supporting and charity institutions (such as welfare, relief committee, IRIB, etc.) provide more support for these patients. It is also recommended that programs and classes with advisory and educational content be held for patients and their families.
Robabeh Abedini, Maryam Nasimi, Kosar Pakseresht,
Volume 10, Issue 1 (4-2019)
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Background and Aim: Medical residents play an important role in visiting the patients; also they're the future specialists of their country. Thus, their job satisfaction is of significant importance. In this study, we aimed to assess Iranian dermatology residents' job satisfaction and its related factors.
Methods: We used short Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ), in which, intrinsic and extrinsic job satisfaction factors are assessed with 20 questions. The data collection method was accidental sampling. Data analysis was performed by SPSS (version 17) program.
Results: Data were collected from 62 residents in years 2016-2017, majority of whom were studing in Tehran universities. Mean intrinsic and extrinsic satisfaction rates were 79% and 60% respectively. General satisfaction was 71.6%. In analytical assessment, attending attitude to residents (P=0.005), how much teaching performed by attendings (P<0.001), senior residents' attitude (P=0.003) and teaching skills by seniors (P<0.001) had a significant positive correlation with job satisfaction.
Conclusion: Generally, job satisfaction among Iranian dermatology residents was found as above average. The lowest satisfaction belonged to payments, job physical conditions, the hospital rules and education that all were extrinsic factors. It seems that change in educational program such as increasing training sessions, develop and implementation of rules halting non dermatologists practitionaires working in dermatology fields can promote dermatology residents' job satisfaction.
Shabnam Fahim, Seyedmohamad Ghazanfari Hashemi, Ahmadreza Taheri, Amir Teimourpour, Nafiseh Esmaeili, Narges Ghandi,
Volume 12, Issue 2 (8-2021)
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Background and Aim: So far, the relationship between patient experiences and the quality of services provided to them has not been widely studied. However, evidence suggests that improving patient experiences can improve clinical outcomes. The aim of this study was to determine the satisfaction of parents of children referring to the pediatric clinic as well as the related factors.
Methods: This descriptive study was conducted using a pre-designed Press Ganey questionnaire in Persian language and through interviews with 207 parents of children who referred to the pediatric clinic of Razi Dermatology Hospital in 2018.
Results: Of the 207 participants, 87 were fathers (42%) and 105 were mothers (50.7%). The remaining 15 had other relationships with the child. Overall satisfaction (recommending our clinic to others) was 62.8%. Also, 72.5% of the participants believed they would recommand their doctors. The lowest level of satisfaction was due to the lack of introduction of clinic staff and the difficulties in setting up an appointment. The factors that most closely correlate with the patient's overall satisfaction included respectively: the cheerfulness of the visit by the doctor, the confidence in the doctor, and the likelihood of recommending the doctor.
Conclusion: The relationship between a physician and a patient is significantly related to the quality of patients' experiences in the pediatric dermatology clinic. Families and patients, when evaluating their experiences, focused on clear language and doctor's sensitivity.