EVALUATING TREATMENT-SEEKING BEHAVIOR AND THE RELATED FACTORS AMONG THE DWELLERS OF SAFASHAHR CITY

Objective: The present study aims to recognize and evaluate treatment-seeking behavior and the related factors among the dwellers of Safashahr city.Methods: The current applied research is cross-sectional with a population size of 380 and executed in a systematic random sampling among thedwellers of Safashahr city and the villages governed by it. SPSS version 22 has been utilized for analyzing the data in this study. T-test, Chi-squarevariance analysis, Pearson test, and Spearman test have been used to evaluate the significance and the relationship between the understudy variableswith the treatment-seeking variables.Results: 75% of participants in the study have reported being diagnosed with illness in the past 6 months. Visiting family physician was rankedhighest with an average 3.36 followed by public hospitals with an average of 3.05. However, they chose to go to clinic centers with an average of2.1. Self-medication has been reported for an average of 2.6% and 88.2% of the participants in this study have preferred to ignore the medium andless than medium treatment. In this study, a significant relationship has been found between age, number of family members, living location, salary,habitation status, and type of insurance with at least one of the search-for-treatment (p<0.05).Conclusion: Taking into account the findings of the research, lifting the society's awareness about the consequences of self-medication and ignorancetoward treatment, continuing and executing the urban family physician in other areas, implementation of measures for limiting access to unprescribedmedications, increasing satisfaction, and trust toward public sector and provision and allocation of health resources across cities are recommended asappropriate solutions to improving the pattern of using health services.Keywords: Treatment seeking behavior, Self-medication.Objective:Thepresentstudyaimstorecognizeandevaluatetreatment-seekingbehaviorandtherelatedfactorsamongthedwellersofSafashahrcity.Methods:Thecurrentappliedresearchiscross-sectionalwithapopulationsizeof380andexecutedinasystematicrandomsamplingamongthedwellersofSafashahrcityandthevillagesgovernedbyit.SPSSversion22hasbeenutilizedforanalyzingthedatainthisstudy.T-test,Chi-squarevarianceanalysis, Pearsontest,andSpearmantesthavebeenusedtoevaluatethesignificanceandtherelationshipbetweentheunderstudy variableswith the treatment-seeking variables.Results:75%ofparticipantsinthestudyhavereportedbeingdiagnosedwithillnessinthepast6months.Visitingfamilyphysicianwasrankedhighestwithanaverage3.36followedbypublichospitalswithanaverageof3.05.However,theychosetogotocliniccenterswithanaverageof2.1.Self-medicationhasbeenreportedforanaverageof2.6%and88.2%oftheparticipantsinthisstudyhavepreferredtoignorethemediumandlessthanmediumtreatment.Inthisstudy,asignificantrelationshiphasbeenfoundbetweenage,numberoffamilymembers,livinglocation,salary,habitation status, and type of insurance with at least one of the search-for-treatment (p<0.05).Conclusion:Takingintoaccountthefindingsoftheresearch,liftingthesociety'sawarenessabouttheconsequencesofself-medicationandignorancetowardtreatment,continuingandexecutingtheurbanfamilyphysicianinotherareas,implementationofmeasuresforlimitingaccesstounprescribedmedications,increasingsatisfaction,andtrusttowardpublicsectorandprovisionandallocationofhealthresourcesacrosscitiesarerecommendedasappropriate solutions to improving the pattern of using health services.Keywords: Treatment seeking behavior, Self-medication

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND HOSPITALS AGILITY OF SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES

Introduction: Regarding the changing environment of hospitals and necessity of providing services in the shortest possible time and with acceptable quality and cost for patients, attention to innovative and smart approaches and using maximum mental abilities of the organization for increasing hospitals agility seems necessary. In fact, this study aims to answer this question that is there a significant relation between organizational intelligence (and its components according to Albrecht model) and hospitals agility?Method: The present study is applied in respect of aim and descriptive in regard of nature and method and for this purpose, a 368 persons sample was selected by stratifies sampling method among all 8247 personnel working in 15 active hospitals. For data collection in the field of organizational intelligence Albrecht organizational intelligence standard questionnaire and for organization agility, agility standard questionnaire which has been designed based on Goldman agility model were used. Results: Findings showed that there is a positive and significant relation between organizational intelligence and its seven components (strategic perspective, shared fate, desire to change, spirit, knowledge application, union and agreement and performance pressure) with hospitals agility and except intervening variable of educations other intervening variables like age, gender, marital status and working background have no impact on organizational intelligence and hospitals agility. Conclusion: Regarding the results of this study, choosing some solutions for codifying dynamic strategic programs in hospitals and holding training courses of organizational intelligence for informing personnel and managers could lead to increasing of hospitals agility level and providing effective service for patients

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND HOSPITALS AGILITY OF SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES

Introduction: Regarding the changing environment of hospitals and necessity of providing services in the shortest possible time and with acceptable quality and cost for patients, attention to innovative and smart approaches and using maximum mental abilities of the organization for increasing hospitals agility seems necessary. In fact, this study aims to answer this question that is there a significant relation between organizational intelligence (and its components according to Albrecht model) and hospitals agility?Method: The present study is applied in respect of aim and descriptive in regard of nature and method and for this purpose, a 368 persons sample was selected by stratifies sampling method among all 8247 personnel working in 15 active hospitals. For data collection in the field of organizational intelligence Albrecht organizational intelligence standard questionnaire and for organization agility, agility standard questionnaire which has been designed based on Goldman agility model were used. Results: Findings showed that there is a positive and significant relation between organizational intelligence and its seven components (strategic perspective, shared fate, desire to change, spirit, knowledge application, union and agreement and performance pressure) with hospitals agility and except intervening variable of educations other intervening variables like age, gender, marital status and working background have no impact on organizational intelligence and hospitals agility. Conclusion: Regarding the results of this study, choosing some solutions for codifying dynamic strategic programs in hospitals and holding training courses of organizational intelligence for informing personnel and managers could lead to increasing of hospitals agility level and providing effective service for patients

COMPARATIVE STUDY OF NURSING GROUP PERSONNEL NUMBER TO ACTIVE BED OF HOSPITALS AFFILIATED TO YASUJ MEDICAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY WITH EXISTING STANDARDS AND FACTORS EFFECTIVE ON IT IN 2015

Introduction: Most problems of institutions providing treatment services in health systems (hospitals) are due to shortage of human force or its unsuitable distribution. Among the most important ways of increasing employing nurses as the major part of hospitals human forces is standardization of quantity and distribution of this valuable source. Methods: This study is applied descriptive and of cross sectional type. The research sample and society is nursing group personnel affiliated to Yasuj Medical Sciences University. Data collecting tool is some tables containing number, gender combination and type of employment of nursing personnel (library model) and effective factors like reducing working hours rate due to efficiency law, increasing the number of hospitalization days after health system evolution plan were studied. Information after collecting was analyzed using SPSS software and using descriptive statistical tests. Results: The obtained results indicate that the ratio of nurse to active bed number is not similar to standards and there is a difference. The rate of working hours reduction due to efficiency law and the number of hospitalization days results in need to more personnel after health system evolution. Conclusion: The obtained results show that the required nursing force in the hospitals affiliated to Yasuj Medical Sciences University in some wards is not according to the standard of Ministry of Health and systematic attitude standard

COMPARATIVE STUDY OF NURSING GROUP PERSONNEL NUMBER TO ACTIVE BED OF HOSPITALS AFFILIATED TO YASUJ MEDICAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY WITH EXISTING STANDARDS AND FACTORS EFFECTIVE ON IT IN 2015

Introduction: Most problems of institutions providing treatment services in health systems (hospitals) are due to shortage of human force or its unsuitable distribution. Among the most important ways of increasing employing nurses as the major part of hospitals human forces is standardization of quantity and distribution of this valuable source. Methods: This study is applied descriptive and of cross sectional type. The research sample and society is nursing group personnel affiliated to Yasuj Medical Sciences University. Data collecting tool is some tables containing number, gender combination and type of employment of nursing personnel (library model) and effective factors like reducing working hours rate due to efficiency law, increasing the number of hospitalization days after health system evolution plan were studied. Information after collecting was analyzed using SPSS software and using descriptive statistical tests. Results: The obtained results indicate that the ratio of nurse to active bed number is not similar to standards and there is a difference. The rate of working hours reduction due to efficiency law and the number of hospitalization days results in need to more personnel after health system evolution. Conclusion: The obtained results show that the required nursing force in the hospitals affiliated to Yasuj Medical Sciences University in some wards is not according to the standard of Ministry of Health and systematic attitude standard

Location Allocation and Econometrics of a Solar Chimney with 50 KW Output Power in Terms of Climate Conditions of Southern Iranian Provinces

The aim of the current research is location allocation and econometrics of solar tower (chimney) for power generating in climate conditions of southern Iranian provinces. Location allocation means determining an appropriate location for constructing a solar chimney with appropriate size including receiving surface (absorber or collector), tower height and turbine diameter for 50 kW output power so that the location is compatible with climate conditions of the selected province. Firstly, the amount of solar energy received on the earth surface in one of the southern provinces of Iran is calculated and then, all available governing equations on tower elements (receiving surface, tower height and turbine diameter) are written and solved in MATLAB. The obtained results are validated by comparing the output of computer solution for 50 kW daily power with the model produced in Manzanares, Spain, where have a similar climate conditions with south of Iran. In addition to validation with experimental data, the computer solution is re-validated with the results obtained from finite element analysis performed by FLUENT software. The obtained results show that: in low power, solar tower is not cos effective without considering economic conditions.Moreover, solar tower with small turbine diameter needs to large size receiver and high height that should be scientifically investigated. Further, after validation of results, the expected power is analyzed using the relationships between tower elements to achieve a comprehensive plan which has a complete analysis of relationships between the size and location of solar chimney and optimization process of final cost along with the plan econometrics in terms of the available facilities on the selected province

Comparing the status of medical tourism in private and public hospitals in Tehran city

Introduction: Today, medical tourism is deemed as one of the most growing units of industrial sector in the world. This has caused the governments to plan for developing this industry in private and public sectors in their healthcare system. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare the status of medical tourism in private and public hospitals in Tehran city.Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional type of research was conducted in some private and public hospitals in Tehran. The statistical population included employed nurses in these hospitals. In order to gather data, a valid and reliable questionnaire was used. For data analysis, descriptive statistics (frequencies, mean and standard deviation) and analytical tests (t test) were applied. SPSS version 17 was used for data analysis. P value less than 0.05 was considered as statistically significant.Results: Findings indicated that the status of medical tourism in all dimensions, including expert manpower, medical equipment, type of services, information and communication technology (ICT), and marketing, in public hospitals was better than in private hospitals.Conclusion: Although the status of medical tourism in public hospitals is better than private hospitals but healthcare policymakers should find strategies to increase tourist attraction in private hospitals in order to earn income and promote health tourism in the country as well

EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE INFORMATION IN PROVIDING SERVICE IN HOSPITAL LEVEL OF HORMOZGAN PROVINCE

Objective: Examining the impact of access to healthcare information in providing service in hospital level was performed in Hormozgan province. The study is applied in objective respect. Methods: The statistical population of this study includes managers and employees of private hospitals of Hormozgan province who are 3240 persons that based on Morgan sample content table, 380 persons were specified as research sample. The questionnaire has been adjusted based on 5-value Likert scale. For analysis of collected data, Pierson correlation coefficient test using SPSS software version 18 and structural equations approach (pathway analysis) using AMOS software version 20 has examined and tested the research hypotheses. Results:  There is a positive and direct relation between access to healthcare information and providing services with correlation coefficient of 0.712. The results structural equation showed that access to healthcare information with pathway factor of 0.82 influences providing service. Conclusion: On the basis of results, with healthcare information it is suggested that topics relating to providing services to be noticed by authorities. Peer Review History: Received 1 July 2018;   Revised 9 July; Accepted 12 July, Available online 15 July 2018 UJPR follows the most transparent and toughest ‘Advanced OPEN peer review’ system. The identity of the authors and, reviewers will be known to each other. This transparent process will help to eradicate any possible malicious/purposeful interference by any person (publishing staff, reviewer, editor, author, etc) during peer review. As a result of this unique system, all reviewers will get their due recognition and respect, once their names are published in the papers. We expect that, by publishing peer review reports with published papers, will be helpful to many authors for drafting their article according to the specifications. Auhors will remove any error of their article and they will improve their article(s) according to the previous reports displayed with published article(s). The main purpose of it is ‘to improve the quality of a candidate manuscript’. Our reviewers check the ‘strength and weakness of a manuscript honestly’. There will increase in the perfection, and transparency. Received file:        Reviewer's Comments: Average Peer review marks at initial stage: 5.5/10 Average Peer review marks at publication stage: 8.5/10 Reviewer(s) detail: Dr. Omid Gholami, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Iran, [email protected] Dr. Razan Hani Amin Haddad, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan, [email protected] Similar Articles: INVESTIGATING THE OBSTACLES OF IMPLEMENTING HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS FROM VIEWPOINT OF PERSONNEL OF MEHRIZ HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IN 2017 THE IMPACT OF HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM ON THE WORKING PROCESS OF IMAM JA’FAR SADIQ HOSPITAL, ALBORZ PROVINCE - 201

THE EVALUATION OF THE POSITION OF HEALTH AND SAFETY SYSTEM IN MULTI-LEVEL STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF STAFFS IN SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE

Objectives: The present research aimed to evaluate the position of health and safety system in multi-level strategic management of Shiraz University of medical science. This is a co relational-surveying study. Field information was collected via questionnaire. Statistical population consists of all staffs of Shiraz University of medical science (900 individuals). Methods: To determine the sample size, Morgan Table was used so 269 individuals were selected by simple random method. To prevent drop out, 320 questionnaires were distributed and collected. As a result, 308 questionnaires were completed. Random sampling was used in the research. The instrument includes researcher-conducted questionnaire for evaluation of position of health and safety in multilevel management. The questionnaire's validity and reliability were confirmed. To analyze data, Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Pearson correlation coefficient, one sample T, independent T as well as variance analysis tests and SPSS version 20 were used. Results: Results indicated that the safety system has an improper position in multilevel management of staffs in Shiraz University of medical science in addition; health system has a good position in multilevel management of staffs in Shiraz University of medical science. Conclusion: It is suggested that subjects’ related to multilevel management of staffs is considered. Peer Review History: Received 9 November 2017;   Revised 10 January; Accepted 25 February, Available online 15 March 2018 Received file:        Reviewer's Comments: Average Peer review marks at initial stage: 6.0/10 Average Peer review marks at publication stage: 8.0/10 Reviewer(s) detail: Dina Abd Elfattah Eldakhs, Pharos university (PUA), Egypt,  [email protected]  Dr. Dalia Kamal Zaffar Ali, Modern University for technology and information, Egypt, [email protected] Similar Articles: EVALUATION OF FACTORS AFFECTING EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS AMONG STAFFS OF SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENC