Background and Objectives:Due to the high costs of conventional mental health care, there has been a rise in the application of web-based technologies in recent years, i.e., telemental health care. We conducted this systematic review in 2017, using high quality research articles on the applications, technologies, advantages and challenges associated with telemental health care published since year 2000.Methods:We used a combination of relevant key words to search four major databases, such as “Web of Sciences, Embase, PubMed and Science Direct”. From among 156 articles, which had been published since 2000, twenty five articles met all of the inclusion criteria and were selected for the final review. The information extracted from these articles were used to construct Tables 1 and 2. Also, the materials derived from 55 credible articles were used as further support and complementary facts to substantiate the information presented in the Discussion section.Results:The findings revealed that telemental health care is an extended domain supportive of conventional mental health services. Currently, telemental health care has multiple capabilities and technologies for providing effective interventions to patients with various mental illnesses. It provides clinicians with a wide variety of innovative choices and strategies for mental interventions, in addition to significant future potentials.Conclusions:Telemental health care can provide effective and adaptable solutions to the care of mental illnesses universally. While being comparable to in-person services, telemental health care is particularly advantageous and inexpensive through the use of current technologies and adaptable designs, especially in isolated communities.

BackgroundA considerable group of internet users consists of university users; however, despite internet benefits and capabilities, internet overuse is a threat to societies especially to young people and students.ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to determine the predictive role of information literacy in internet addiction among students of Iran University of Medical Sciences during 2016.MethodsThis analytical cross-sectional study was conducted in Iran University of Medical Sciences in 2016. Using stratified random sampling method, 365 students from different disciplines were selected. Measuring tools included the Information Literacy Questionnaire, the Yang Online Drug Addiction Scale and the General Health Questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed by Pearson product-moment correlation, independent samples t-test and multiple linear regression using SPSS version 22.ResultsAccording to this study, 31.2% of students had internet addiction (29.9% were mildly addicted and 1.3% had severe addiction). There was a significant and inverse relationship between higher information literacy and internet addiction (R= −0.45) and (p<0.001). The predictor variable “Information literacy” explained 20% of the variation in the outcome variable “Internet addiction”.ConclusionStudents play a substantial role in promoting the cultural and scientific level of knowledge in society; the higher their information literacy, the lower the level of Internet addiction, and consequently the general health of society will improve. It seems that wise planning by authorities of Iran’s universities to prevent internet addiction and to increase information literacy among students is needed.

Background: Patients' safety is one of the most important factors in health care system, which medication errors can threat it. It is of great importance to identify factors that cause medication errors. Objectives: The current study aimed at evaluating refusal to report the medication errors by nurses in Golestan educational Hospital after the healthcare reform from 2014 to 2015. Methods: The current cross sectional study was conducted in Golestan educational hospital of Ahvaz, Iran, after the healthcare reform from 2014 to 2015, prospectively. The data collection tool was a questionnaire including 2 parts, demographic characteristics and reasons "not to report medication errors". The results were analyzed by Excel and SPSS 16.0. Results: The results showed that 64% of medication errors were reported by the subjects. Among all causes, fear of reporting consequences had the highest score. The results showed that the most important reasons not to report medication errors were related to the fear of the consequences of reporting (3.64 ± 1.226). Factors related to the process of reporting were 3.41 ± 0.867 and managerial factors were 3.08 ± 1.126, respectively. Conclusions: According to the results of the current study, some hospitals could reduce not reporting medication errors by paying attention to local standards, encouraging nurses to report medical errors, encouraging hospital managers to give a positive response to them, and promoting an effective communication with nursing staff for reporting errors, without any stress.

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