E Zeraatkar , H Rahmani , M Ghazi Asgar , J Saeid Pour , S Azami , A Aryankhesal , M Pakdaman ,
Volume 12, Issue 4 (3-2014)
Abstract
Background: Hospital waste is one of the environmental problems .Ignoring the proper management of these wastes can lead to outbreak of diseases and epidemics which threat the public health and rise high costs as a result. This study is aimed to assess the level of staff awareness and hospital performance concerning waste management in selected hospitals of Tehran University of Medical Sciences in 2010.
Materials & Methods: This is a descriptive-analytical study. The data were collected by distributing a multipartite Likert scale questionnaire among 351 individuals which had been used to measure hospital awareness and performance. The collected data were analyzed by SPSS software. Among Descriptive tests Chi-Square test was used to determine the correlation of qualitative variables and Pearson correlation coefficient was used for quantitative variables. The significance level was considered at 0.05.
Results: Significant differences had been seen among different professions` level of awareness .There were no significant difference among different hospitals ` average awareness level although there were significant statistical differences among each hospital`s performance level (p ≤ 0.001).
Conclusion: Due to relatively poor status of hospital`s waste management and hospital staff `s performance , better planning for proper management and wastes `excretion is needed to achieve sustainable development, public health protection and the environmental preservation. Staff Training and their performance monitoring and improving is one of the most important factors of hospital waste management plan success.
J Saeidpour, M Ghazi Asgar, H Rahmani, M Khoshkho,
Volume 13, Issue 1 (6-2014)
Abstract
Background: Educating patients and improving their self-care skills are main factors to achieve maintaining and improving health as health care organizations prime priorities all over the world. This study is aimed to assess nurses and doctors viewpoints on obstacles and facilitators of educating patients.
Materials and Methods :This quasi experimental research were undertaken in Kermanshah Razi hospital.85 nurses and doctors were selected by Simple Random Sampling method. The data were collected by a questionnaire based on Likert scale consisted 32 questions in 3 parts. Validity and reliability of the questionnaire were confirmed by Content validity and Test-Retest methods respectively.
Results : Shortage of nurses and lack of sufficient financial resources among inhibiting factors and holding seminars on teaching and learning strategies and also considering educating patients as a annual evaluation determinant among enhancing factors were the most important ones .
Conclusion: Providing efficient resources and facilities and running personnel`s training courses seems necessary to overcome current obstacles.
