Hospital Practices and Research (HPR) is a peer-reviewed international academic journal published quarterly by the Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences. The journal publishes high-impact studies related to key aspects of hospital research. HPR provides a forum for hospital specialists to debate contemporary challenges of hospital research and healthcare services delivery and to seek ideas and solutions to achieve higher performance and effectiveness in healthcare settings. Our primary aim is to facilitate the exchange of ideas, hypotheses, techniques, and information among all physicians, staff, and students. The journal's main focus is placed on efficacy in improving clinically relevant outcomes such as mortality, morbidity, quality of life, function, and costs.

HPR publishes informative and multidisciplinary advances in all aspects of hospital and healthcare organization research. Regarding clinical studies, while a broad spectrum of research is welcome, HPR has a specific interest in studies examining the role of hospitalists and hospital medicine in improving the quality of healthcare, patient outcome, and overall hospital performance.

HPR is an open access, peer-reviewed, online journal and adheres to ICMJE and COPE recommendations.

 

Note: There are no submission fees or article processing charges for authors.

 

Frequency: 4 Issues Per Year

Systematic Review
Exploring Local Literature Bias: A Critical Evaluation of Iranian Trials on the Efficacy of Psychotherapy for Chronic Pain

Ali Zia-Tohidi; Zahra Shamshiri; Fatemeh Askari; Manijeh Firoozi

Volume 8, Issue 1 , March 2023, Pages 177-188

https://doi.org/10.30491/hpr.2023.177304

Abstract
  Background: Seeking local evidence on treatment efficacy is necessary if cultural factors are involved, as in psychotherapy for Chronic Pain (CP). Yet, local evidence is known to be prone to bias, making it difficult to reach reliable conclusions.Objectives: This study aimed to critically evaluate our ...  Read More

Review Article
Factors Affecting Self-Care in Cardiovascular Patients: An Integrative Review Based on Orem’s Theory

Hosein Mahmoudi; Rashid Jafari; Mohsen Saffari; Harold G. Koenig; Ahmad Ameryoun; Chung-Ying Lin

Volume 8, Issue 1 , March 2023, Pages 189-198

https://doi.org/10.30491/hpr.2023.180890

Abstract
  Background: Management of cardiovascular disease (CVD), the leading cause of death in the world, is often associated with a variety of treatments and lifestyle modifications.Objectives: In this review, the authors sought to identify and summarize self-care related behaviors in persons with CVD based ...  Read More

Original Article
Analgesic Response to Fentanyl in Comparison to Morphine among Adult Traumatic Patients in Emergency Departments: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Najmeh Zarei Jelyani; Razieh Sadat Mousavi-Roknabadi; Mohamad Javad Andalibi; Afsaneh Dehbozorgi; Faramarz Farahmand,

Volume 8, Issue 1 , March 2023, Pages 199-205

https://doi.org/10.30491/hpr.2023.177306

Abstract
  Background: Several studies have been performed to evaluate the efficacy of different pain management techniques in patients with trauma, using different methods.Objectives: To compare Intravenous (IV) morphine vs. fentanyl for analgesic response, the time to reach lowest pain score, and adverse effects ...  Read More

Original Article
A Comparative Study of the Level of Compliance with the Standards of the Green Hospitals in Teaching Hospitals of Yazd City

Mohammad Kazem Rahimi; Negin Habibi; Hasan Jafari

Volume 8, Issue 1 , March 2023, Pages 206-211

https://doi.org/10.30491/hpr.2023.177307

Abstract
  Background: A green hospital is a hospital that improves people's health by continuously reducing environmental consequences and eliminating its harmful effects. Therefore, in recent years, the concept of "green hospital" has been created due to sustainable development with the aim of controlling costs ...  Read More

Original Article
The Performance of Some Outbreak Detection Algorithms: Using the Reported COVID-19 cases in Iran

Mojtaba Sepandi; Yousef Alimohamadi; Mousa Imani

Volume 8, Issue 1 , March 2023, Pages 212-216

https://doi.org/10.30491/hpr.2023.182070

Abstract
  Background: Outbreak detection algorithms could play a key role in public health surveillance.Objectives: This study aimed to compare the performance of three algorithms (EWMA, Cumulative Sum (CUSUM), and Poisson Regression) using the reported COVID-19 data for outbreak detection.Methods: Three outbreak ...  Read More

Original Article
Relationships of Work Engagement and Professional Ethics with Organizational Intelligence in Healthcare Workers: Mediated by Organizational Support

Leila Ahmadi; Fatemeh Sadat Marashian

Volume 8, Issue 1 , March 2023, Pages 217-223

https://doi.org/10.30491/hpr.2023.182242

Abstract
  Background: Healthcare workers are in close contact with patients and have serious responsibilities for the health and life of people. Moreover, dissatisfaction of employees with their jobs has a negative impact on the quality of services and ultimately leads to dissatisfaction of patients.Objectives: ...  Read More

Original Article
Guardians of Health: Exploring Hand Hygiene Practices, Knowledge and Hurdles among Public Health Nurses in Effutu Municipality

Charles Owusu-Aduomi Botchwey; Agartha Afful Boateng; Regina Brown; Francis Acquah; Farrukh Ishaque Saah; Vivian Kruh; Adwoa Otiwaa Ekanem; Yvonne Boatemaa-Yeboah

Volume 8, Issue 1 , March 2023, Pages 224-232

https://doi.org/10.30491/hpr.2023.180891

Abstract
  Background: Hand hygiene has been recognized as an upfront yet a vital practice that halts the transmission of nosocomial contagions or healthcare-associated diseases in hospital locations. In healthcare organizations, hand hygiene is an important component of contagion prevention and protects patients' ...  Read More

Ethical Issues in COVID-19 Pandemic

Mohsen Saberi Isfeedvajani; Foroozan Fares; Zahra Ismaili Shahroudi Moqaddam

Volume 5, Issue 4 , December 2020, , Pages 126-133

https://doi.org/10.34172/hpr.2020.25

Abstract
  The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 disease (COVID-19) is the most current life-threating disease that affect health and economic sectors in the world. This pandemic raises weighty and urgent ethical issues that affected patients, health care provider and health care systems. Based on medical ethics textbooks, ...  Read More

The Impact of Motivation on the Work Performance of Health Workers (Korle Bu Teaching Hospital): Evidence from Ghana

Kofi Aduo-Adjei; Odoom Emmanuel; Opoku Mensah Forster

Volume 1, Issue 2 , May 2016, , Pages 47-52

https://doi.org/10.20286/hpr-010245

Abstract
  Background: Motivation is a driver to health worker performance in most Ghanaian hospitals. In view of this, Ghana’s Ministry of Health has rolled out enough motivational policies to accentuate work performance of health workers. Objective: The focus of this study was to examine the impact of ...  Read More

An Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Patient Treated With Homeopathy: A Case Report

Belinda Gousta; Mohsen Saberi Isfeedvajani

Volume 1, Issue 2 , May 2016, , Pages 73-75

https://doi.org/10.20286/hpr-010271

Abstract
  Introduction: Homeopathy can be applied to treat various diseases and conditions such as cancer, allergy, mood disorders, headache and pain. This case showed that homeopathic medicine can be a treatment modality for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), an autoimmune-mediated hematologic disorder. ...  Read More

Is a Single dose of Prophylactic Antibiotics Sufficient in Patients with Acute Non-Complicated Appendicitis?

Soleiman Hosseini Khalifani; Soleiman Heydari; Mehdi Morshedi; Hassan Ali Mohebi; Gholamali Ghorbani; Shahram Manoochehry

Volume 1, Issue 3 , August 2016, , Pages 83-86

https://doi.org/10.20286/hpr-010383

Abstract
  Background: Acute appendicitis is one of the most common acute surgery events. Its main treatment is surgery. However medical management before and after the surgery has an important impact on the treatment. Objective: The aim of study was evaluating the outcomes of single dose and quadruple doses of ...  Read More

A Narrative Review of Factors Affecting Job Satisfaction among Nurses in Africa

Emmanuel Ajuluchukwu Ugwa; Ugwa Charity

Volume 1, Issue 3 , August 2016, , Pages 79-82

https://doi.org/10.20286/hpr-010379

Abstract
  Background: There is a renewed interest in job satisfaction among healthcare workers including nurses in Africa and the West African sub-region due to the perception that global shifts in the internal structures and employment practices are inducing changes in the ties that bind employees to their job. ...  Read More