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The aim of this study was to identify and analyze the advantages of developing home health care system in Iran. In this qualitative study in total, 19 professionals participated in the Interview and FGDs. Three of informants were interviewed and 16 professionals participated in 3 focus group discussions. Discussions and Interviews were well planned, the FGD environments were suitable and after interviews completion the notes were checked with participants for completeness. Each interview took 40-60 min and each FGDS about 90-120 min. In the semi-structured interview guideline was designed based on literature review and FGD results. Thematic analysis method was used for the analysis of qualitative data. Five themes and 47 sub-themes regarding home health care advantages were identified as follows: Economic and social advantages and advantages for patient, family and health system. Finding indicates that home care insures solidarity in Iranian families and society and will flourish and promote the quality of life and health of community together with reduced costs. Home care increases satisfaction of patient and family and improves quality of services since it is being provided in familiar and friendly context. It also reduces the medical errors and adverse affects caused by clinical and hospital procedures. Home care plays an important role in having to provide socioeconomic advantages, unique care in accordance to individual patient needs, empowering and using the capacity of the families, communities and NGO in service provision. Implementing home care in Iran will help to develop better community participation, a principle of Primary Health Care (PHC) which has not yet been obtained in Iran.
