Showing 19 results for Iran
F Akbari Haghighi, E Jaafari Pooyan,
Volume 8, Issue 3 (2-2010)
Abstract
Background: Various studies have highlighted the importance of accreditation as a ubiquitous performance measurement system of hospitals. However, the effectiveness of this mechanism has not been addressed, as much it deserves, in developing countries. Therefore, current study intends to investigate the performance of the system using the SERVQUAL model.
Material and Methods: This research is an applied and cross-sectional survey. Decision-making Board of Hamedan Hospitals (N= 200) constitutes the target group. A self-administered questionnaire including both structured and open-ended questions has been used for data collection. Analysis of the quantitative and qualitative data was conducted using SPSS and Thematic Content Analysis (TCA), respectively.
Results: Only 39 percent of the target group had high awareness of current accreditation programme.
The highest rate of gap, 55.8%, between the group's perceptions and expectations from accreditation system, belonged to the indicator of staff's satisfaction and the lowest rate, 17.3%, to structures and establishments.
Conclusion: The low score of the target group's perceptions towards the accreditation programme could be a sign of the low degree of their satisfaction, which might result in their poor cooperation. More and effective attention to hospital managers' views, recommendations and reactions might be an appropriate preventive solution.
Ali Ardalan, Arezu Najafi, Anita Sabzghabaie, Vahid Zonoobi, Saeed Ardalan, Hamidreza Khankeh, Gholamreza Masoumi , Mohsen Abbasi, Amir Nejati, Mehdi Zahabi,
Volume 9, Issue 3 (2-2011)
Abstract
Background: vulnerable events could damage structural, non structural and functional components of hospitals that might lead to community crisis, accordingly. Risk assessment is the first step to develop of a hospital disaster plan. In this study, a primary phase of developing a local tool for Iran's hospital disaster risk assessment entitled "Hospital Safety Index (HSI)" was conducted by World Health Organization originally.
Materials and Methods: First, the original index was translated into Farsi in five forms and 145 items. Then a group of four experts from the fields of medicine and engineering assessed the items one-by-one for their relevance and applicability. Revised edition tested three times at Shariati hospital in Tehran. An expert panel also evaluated the feature and content validity of the index. They also weighted the items as well.
Results: Test-retest of the index by two independent research groups found 93% of agreement. Furthermore, 244 points were revised or added to the original edition. The most important changes included: Combining instruction parts with related items for increasing educational properties, completing the list of hazards, developing a plan to analysis, and to present a quantitative and graphic of the model and finally to prepare an educational package as well.
Conclusion: Persian version of HSI, in response to needs of Iranian's health system, represents a rapid no-expensive tool for screening disaster risks at hospitals based on an international template that was tested in several countries. Based on this study, the Farsi index would be evaluated in more hospitals around the country. The assessment results will provide Iranian's health system with evidence-based information for more effective allocated resources and interventions evaluating.
M Moosazadeh, M Nekoei-Moghadam, Mr Amiresmaili,
Volume 12, Issue 1 (5-2013)
Abstract
Background: Patients are the raison d'etre of the hospitals therefore satisfying their needs and expectations is one of the most important duties of the hospitals. Consequently in recent decades patient satisfaction has been considered as a reliable measure for studying the quality of care and treatment. Hence in the present study, documents related to patient satisfaction in Iran was surveyed and the overall level of satisfaction was estimated using meta-analysis.
Materials and Methods: Articles on patient satisfaction were identified by searching different data bases using appropriate key words. Twenty six studies were extracted after applying inclusion criteria measures. The results were analyzed using Meta-analysis commands in STATA11 software.
Results: 14058 cases were surveyed in this 26 studies by meta- analysis. Based on the random-effect model the patient overall satisfaction percentage was estimated at 70.5 (CI:63.3-77.6) though based on fixed effect model.
Conclusion: The scale of patient satisfaction in Iran is in a proper level compared to other countries. Additionally, there has been an increasing trend in patient satisfaction in recent years, which might be attributable to measures such as using different methods of quality improvement, customer orientation and customer reverence.
M Arab , M Sharifi , M Mahmoudi , B Khosravi , R Hojabri , A Akbari Sari , B Ahmadi , F Eftekhar,
Volume 13, Issue 2 (8-2014)
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Background:In recent years, clinical governance introduced as amodel to determine continuous quality improvement principals in health services. This study considers assessing the readiness of selected hospitals clinical governance programsimplementation by using CGCQ instrument.
Material and Methods: The survey was conducted in 14 private and public Hospitals in order to assess hospitals’ readiness to clinical governance programs implementation in Tehrancity. In this regards, 800 health professionals including physicians and nurses were inquired. Collected data analyzed by SPSS17 using correlation coefficient, mean comparison and descriptive tests.
Results:Based on study results, both private and public hospitals had readiness to implement clinical governance program. Results of field survey revealed mean score of organizational climate of clinical governance (3.14) is higher than average score (2.5) in selected Hospitals.
Conclusion: This survey demonstrated the necessary readiness to implement clinical governance programs is in an acceptable rangein assessed hospitals. Moreover, there is a big effort to use a unique and comprehensive strategy with the intention ofcontinuous quality improvement in health services.
Mahdi Farzadkia, Somayeh Golbaz, Haniye Sadat Sajadi,
Volume 14, Issue 1 (6-2015)
Abstract
Background: There are various departments in hospital that produce hazardous, infectious, pathological and radioactive wastes. Utilizing proper methods of waste management is of high priority in order to prevent from releasing these wastes to environment. This study aimed to evaluate waste management efficiency in Karaj hospitals.
Material & Methods: This cross - sectional study was conducted in Karaj during 2011-2013. All hospitals of Karaj had been selected as statistical population of this study (n=8) by census. The data had been collected by separating and weighting produced hospital wastes for 4 month (during one week at each month) and filling related checklists of health ministry. Collected Data had been analyzed using SPSS software.
Results: The daily capita of waste was 4.1 kg per active bed, 5.6 kg per occupied bed and 9.4 kg per patient. The overall percentage score of present status of hospital waste management was assessed 88% and in 12% which indicate moderate and weak levels respectively. Hospital waste management had been evaluated weak in terms of collection, transportation and personnel but seen from the viewpoint in the separation and temporary storage, it was assessed moderate. However, in terms of disposal, assessment of hospital waste management showed it is in a desirable status.
Conclusion: The present status of hospital waste management was far beyond the expectations among studies hospitals. Thus, developing an operational plan and monitoring its implementation is highly recommended to. Given the main weakness of hospital waste management was related to production, collection, separation, and transportation, taking these areas consideration is of high priority.
Mr Hojat , , ,
Volume 14, Issue 4 (1-2016)
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Background: providing human resources is one of the most important factors to achieve the organization goals. Human resources are the most valuable aspect in production and service delivery. Staff shortages and excesses can be effective in reducing quality of services.This study aimed at assessing the hospitals' human resources condition from 2001 to 2014.
Materials and Methods: This review article extracted required information from ISI, Pubmed, Scopus, Wiley, Proquest, Emerald, Magiran, SID ,Iranmedex, Google, Google scholar and other related database considering keywords Human resource, Human resource management, Staff, Workforce, Hospital ,Iran, staff nursing, medical, physician personnel with Persian equation. Searched Articles Search Based on article objectives analyzed step to step with arrangement with study title, abstract and full text.
Results: Findings revealed that the majority of hospitals faced to lack and inappropriate distribution of human resources especially in medicine and nursing but there was no shortage in logistic, financial, paramedics and allied professional human resources.
Conclusions: Correct and appropriate human resources management, planning due to compensated inadequate human resources and raising them to a standard level can enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of hospital activities.
Leila Doshmangir, Fereshteh Torabi, Hamid Ravaghi, Ali Akbari Sari, Hakimeh Mostafavi,
Volume 15, Issue 1 (6-2016)
Abstract
Background: Medical errors and adverse events are the main reasons of many avoidable deaths and imposed expenditures in worldwide health systems. Hence, this study aimed to recognize some challenges, medical errors and adverse events, and to address the appropriate solutions in order to solve them in the Iranian health system.
Materials and Methods: This qualitative study had three main data resources including key informants, national documents and expert panel. Key informants (30 persons) and experts (12 persons) were selected purposefully from macro, meso and micro levels of health system and some other health related organizations. Data were interpreted and analyzed through a mixed (inductive/deductive) thematic framework.
Results: Although, most reasons of medical errors were in relation with weak patient security system and low level security culture in hospitals, other factors like manpower, physical and external agents of hospital environment induced these errors as well. The most considerable solutions to decrease the medical errors comprised identification of medical error reasons in different levels of heath system, errors documentation and generation a consolidated system for recognition and following the errors and their main causes.
Conclusion: Relieveing the reasons of medical errors and adverse events can be a great step to prevent them. In order to eliminate the medical errors and its challenges, it is necessary to develop the consonant programs in national level via conclusive will of organizations, groups and related individuals.
Dr Alimohammad Mosadeghrad, Dr Ebrahim Jaafaripooyan , Mahdi Abbasi,
Volume 17, Issue 1 (5-2018)
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Background: The success of organizations depnds on their managers’ performance. This study aimed to measure hospital managers’ performance in the city of sari in 2017, Iran.
Materials and Methods: About 294 top, middle and first-line managers working in the hospitals in Sari (including four public, two private and one social security hospital) particaipated in this descriptive and cross-sectional study. A valid and reliable questionnaire was used to assess managers’ performance in eight functions including decision making, planning, organizing, coordinating, leadership, communication, budgeting and control. SPSS software, the 21st version, was used for data analysis.
Results: The mean score of hospital managers’ performance was 3.87 out of 5. Managers scored high in organizing (4.12), leadership (4.06), and decision making (3.97) and low in budgeting (3.27), planning (3.83), and coordinating (3.84). Managers’ performance was linked to their age, marital status, education level, and educational background. Those managers who worked in a position related to their educational background had better performance.
Conclusion: Hospital managers rated their performance as good. Measuring managers’ performance, determining their strengths and weaknesses and applying corrective actions are beneficial to the improvement of hospitals’ performance.
Dr Abdolreza Shaghaghi, Hassan Mahmoodi, Hossein Shahriari,
Volume 17, Issue 3 (11-2018)
Abstract
Background: The Health Promoting Hospitals (HPH) initiative emphasizes on changes in traditional hospitals’ approach in care provision. This study aimed to provide scientific evidence required for successful planning and implementation of the HPH in the country’s educational hospitals.
Materials and Methods: In this descriptive-analytical study, opinions of 300 frontline health professionals working in the ten educational hospitals affiliated to the Tabriz University of Medical Sciences were examined using validated tools in 2016. Descriptive data analysis procedures and logistic regression analysis (using Enter method) were applied by SPSS software version 22. The level of significance was considered less than 0.05.
Results: The mean scores and SD for applicability of the HPH standards were 66.06±17.51. Gender (OR=3.19 95%CI: 1.33- 8.40), occupation type (OR= 1.50 95% CI: 0.65- 0.70), hospital type (general vs. specialized) (OR= 1.59 95%CI: 1.10- 1.25), number of active beds (OR=3.84 95% CI: 1.56-9.42) and having prior knowledge about the HPH program (OR=2.81 95% CI: 1.31-4.80) were identified as significant predictors of the HPH standards’ feasibility in the studied hospitals.
Conclusion: Given that study findings, at least the baseline subjective inclination to adapt the HPH standards in the educational hospitals do not exist through the Iranian health care providers’ points of view. As the first step in progress towards preparation for implementing the HPH standards, planning of tailor-made educational programs for hospitals’ staff in Iran is recommended.
Fatemeh Esmaili, Dr Mohammadhosein Mehrolhassani, Dr Reza Goudarzi, Dr Mohsen Barouni,
Volume 18, Issue 2 (8-2019)
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Background: Considering the increasing growth in health care costs along with the resources finitude; therefore, improving the efficiency and efficient use of resources is considered as one of the main priorities of the health system. The aim of this study was to determine the efficiency of direct medical services affiliated with Iranian Social Security Organization using Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA) Method in 2008-2015.
Materials & Methods: In this descriptive- analytical study, performance of 30 units of direct medical services affiliated with Iranian Social Security Organization was analyzed using Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA) Method. The number of active beds, physicians, nurses and staff were used as inputs and combined variables obtained from factor analysis were selected as output. Frontier version 4.1 was used to determine the efficiency and Stata version 14 was used to study the effective factors on efficiency.
Results: The average technical efficiency of studied units was 0.816. Based on the value of index of likelihood ratio test ( LR = 100.45 ), Cobb-Douglas production function was selected as the best model.
Conclusion: Based on the findings of this study, adjusting surplus manpower, congenital planning for increasing efficiency and resource management should be the priority of the managers so that they can increase the level of efficiency of studied units and reduce the costs to the least possible.
Vahid Alipour, Aziz Rezapour, Ebrahim Hasanzadeh, Saeid Bagheri, Mohammadreza Sheykhi Chaman, Yaghoub Yousefi,
Volume 18, Issue 3 (10-2019)
Abstract
Background: Activity-Based Costing Analyzes the Activities Performed in the Service Delivery Process and Accurately Identifies Costs to Improve The Performance and Efficiency of The Delivery Units and Calculates the Cost of Each Activity by Identifying Services and Activities. The Purpose of This Study Was to Calculate the Cost of Radiology Services Based on Activity Based Costing Method In Firooz Abadi Hospital.
Materials and Methods: This is a descriptive retrospective study conducted in 2018. Data were collected through interview with Hospital officials, direct observation and from existing documents in hospital. Data entry was done through Excel software and analyzed Based on activity-based costing system in eight steps.
Results: Based on the Findings of this Study, Four Types of Imaging Services Were Commonly Found In Firooz Abadi Hospital. From Total Radiology Costs, 79.3% Were Estimated to Be Related to Direct Costs and 20.7% to Indirect Costs. Finally, the Cost Per CT Scan Service Was 725,133 Rials, Mammography 608,054 Rials, Radiology 809,165 Rials and Ultrasound Service 512,692 Rials.
Conclusion: Results of the Study Indicated that Direct Costs accounted for most Costs in Radiology Unit, So Improving Performance and Policies in Health System, Particularly in Human Resource Management, Service Consumption Standardization and Staff Training Suggested to Cost Reduction.
Simin Shams Javi, Pouran Raeissi, Amir Ashkan Nasiripour,
Volume 19, Issue 2 (8-2020)
Abstract
Background: One of the fundamental changes in the health system of Iran in recent years is the "health system reform plan", that the effects of which should be examined from various dimensions. The purpose of this study is to determining the effect of health system reform plan on health indicators in population covered by Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences.
Materials & Methods: In this descriptive-analytical study, the data of the selected health indicators of Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences in the period before and after the health care system reform plan (from 2012 to 2018) was collected, described and analyzed with SPSS.
Results: The highest rate of change in mortality indices was between 2013 and 2015, orderly in U5MR, IMR & NMR, With the mean difference 13.282, 10.825 & 7.955 (P=0.001, P=0.002 & P=0.004). The highest rate of change in Care Coverage for Children Under-five, is between 2014 and 2015 with mean difference of 11.335 and about the Antenatal Care Coverage, between 2014 and 2017, with mean difference 10.050 (orderly p=0.002 & p>0.001). MMR was not significant.
Conclusion: The time trend analysis on health indicators confirms that the changes in the early years of the reform plan have been a lot, then it has slow down. Most of the change in health indicators is related to years of 2015 and 2016. The findings indicate that the latest health reform plan in Iran has improved the mortality indices (Reduce in NMR, IMR & U5MR), Care Coverage for Children Under-five and Antenatal Care Coverage (6+). Health reform plan has not affected on MMR.
Hossein Alaie, Niloufar Amiri Ghale Rashidi, Mojtaba Amiri,
Volume 19, Issue 3 (11-2020)
Abstract
Background: The Family Physician Program, one of the most important efforts of the Iran health system to establish a referral system, was developed and implemented in several provinces, but it faced challenges due to several reasons that prevented the program's progress. So This study was conducted to analyze the family physician program to identify the causes and challenges of the program failure.
Materials & Methods: This retrospective study of policy analysis is a qualitative study with Purposive sampling. Semi-open interviews and document analysis were used for data collection. Data analysis was performed through thematic analysis in the policy triangle framework using MAXQDA software.
Results: According to the study framework, the challenges of the Family Physician Program in the context are conflict of interest, dependency of plans to oneself, instability in management and plans, insufficient attention to culture, resources, and infrastructure. In terms of content include disproportionate executive approach, Lack of localization, selection of inappropriate tools, insufficient transparency, and ambiguity in goals, tasks, and responsibilities; The challenges of the process were examined based on the policy cycle.
Conclusion: The implementation of the family physician program is influenced by cultural, social, political, managerial, and economic factors. As the Ministry of Health officials has re-introduced this crucial program, reviewing the content and methods of program implementation seems necessary.
Kamran Irandoust, Jafar Yahyavi Dizaj, Hiwa Mirzaii, Faroogh Na'emani,
Volume 20, Issue 2 (9-2021)
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Background & Aims of study: Service delivery is known as the most tangible function of the health system and hospitals are the most obvious manifestation of this function. Also, one of the most important factors in creating catastrophic health expenditures is the use of hospital services; therefore, in the present study, an attempt was made to describe the share of hospital service costs from total household health expenditures.
Materials and Methods: The present descriptive study was performed retrospectively for the period of 2011 to 2015. The study was done using the Household Expenditure and Income Survey (HEIS) which is conducted annually by the Statistical Center of Iran (SCI). Based on the designed model, the share of hospital costs from household health expenditure was determined by year and type of services in urban and rural areas.
Results: On average, 18.5% of households used hospital services and about 28.7% of household health expenditure had been spent on receiving health services from hospitals. The average cost of household hospital medical services was 92.4% in urban areas and 91.4% in rural areas. On average, 51% of the cost of household medical services in hospitals was related to public hospitals, and the highest cost spent by households in public hospitals was allocated to surgery.
Conclusion: The share of hospital services costs and the rate of use of these services among Iranian households are significant, which may lead to poverty and catastrophic health expenditures. Therefore, it is necessary for health decision makers to design and implement evidence-based policies to manage and control this part of health costs.
Farshid Nasrolah Beigi, Pouran Raeissi, Farbod Ebadifard Azar,
Volume 20, Issue 2 (9-2021)
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Background and Aim: Burnout is one of the most important factors that reduces the productivity of personnel. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the relationship between human resources management functions and job burnout from the perspective of managers and staff of deputy of Health in Iran University of Medical Sciences.
Materials and Methods: Subjects of this cross-sectional study consisted of 657 managers and staff members of deputy of Health in Iran University of Medical Sciences that 242 individuals were selected according to Morgan's table as the study population. Research data were collected using two questionnaires of burnout and human resources management functions.
Results: 174 (70.7%) participants in the study were women, with mean age and work experience of 41.3 and 15.8 respectively and a standard deviation of 7.35 years. 78.9% of married people and 69.1% of the participants were dissatisfied with the status of their salaries. The dimensions of consequential evaluation, transparent job description and comprehensive training with averages of 4.17, 4.12 and 4.03 out of 7 had the highest score among the various dimensions of human resources functions. Different dimensions of burnout showed that the highest mean was related to feelings of personal inadequacy and depersonalization (4.72). The results of the Pearson correlation test showed that there was a statistically significant relationship between human resources management functions and burnout with a correlation coefficient of -0.439 (P <0.05).
Conclusion: Job burnout can be significantly reduced with the improvement of human resources management functions.
Sepideh Safaverdikhan, Asgar Aghaei Hashjin, Aidin Aryankhesal,
Volume 20, Issue 4 (12-2021)
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Introduction: Root cause analysis is one of the most important tools in disaster management that aims to identify the real causes of an issue and find ways to eliminate them. Surgery is one of the areas in which the possibility of clinical error is significant. Therefore, the study aims to explain the weaknesses and challenges of root cause analysis in surgical events and identify the experience of staff around the technology.
Materials and methods: This qualitative study was conducted through interviews in 2021. Twenty members of the root cause analysis team working in teaching hospitals affiliated to Iran University of Medical Sciences were interviewed. After conducting the interviews, MAXQDA software version 10 was used to analyze the thematic content and extract concepts related to the research objectives.
Results: The majority of participants were female, head nurse, aged 30 to 40, work experience of 11 to 15, and employed in Hasheminejad Hospital. The most important weaknesses identified for root cause analysis included the lack of proper implementation of the root cause analysis process and the lack of participation of individuals, hospitals and universities in this process.
Conclusion: Health managers and policymakers should address the weaknesses of root cause analysis by explaining the necessity of the process, root cause analysis immediately after each clinical event, evaluating the effectiveness of root cause analysis, and providing adequate feedback from the authorities. Upstream therapy, creating a culture of root cause analysis, providing the necessary facilities to perform these analyzes, providing clear instructions to encourage and punish employees.
Ahmad Arabkhani, Hossein Dargahi, Raheb Ghorbani, Israfil Rushdi,
Volume 22, Issue 1 (5-2023)
Abstract
Background: The development of the health system increases the health level of the society. The present study was carried out with the aim of development of "Health System Development Scale".
Methods: The study was qualitative-quantitative. For qualitative part, a semi-structured interview with 11 experts was conducted in a targeted manner with maximum diversity and the results were analyzed by open, central and selective coding method. For quantitative part, first the validity of the questionnaire was carried out through interviews with 10 experts. Finally, the construct validity was conducted according to the opinion of 220 experts by exploratory factor analysis (with the Kaiser-Meyer-Elkin scale) and confirmatory factor analysis (in the form of divergent, convergent validity and fit indices) using SPSS and Lisrel software. Reliability was also measured by calculating Cronbach's alpha coefficient and composite reliability.
Results: The scale was designed with 40 statements obtained from the findings of the qualitative study. In the quantitative part, the appearance and content validity ratio of the dimensions of the questionnaire was qualitatively confirmed (for all statements between 0.80 and 0.1). Construct validity was done by exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis and convergent validity was between 0.53 and 0.75 and divergent validity was between 0.54 and 1. The internal consistency of the tool was approved with Cronbach's alpha coefficient between 0.75 and 0.86 and composite reliability coefficient was between 0.72 and 0.80.
Conclusion: The validity and reliability of the scale was confirmed. It is suggested to use it to measure the level of development in the health system by experts in this field.
Mehrak Pourmotahari, Soad Mahfoozpour, Shahram Tofighi, Shaghayegh Vahdat, Irvan Masoudi Asl,
Volume 22, Issue 4 (1-2024)
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Background and purpose: As health resources face increasing constraints, the use of medical imaging services has risen significantly. On average, diagnostic services account for approximately 10% of total healthcare expenditures, and this figure is steadily increasing. This study aims to identify the causes of irrational utilization of medical imaging services and propose corrective measures.
Methods: This descriptive-survey research was conducted in two phases. In the first phase, a comprehensive literature review was performed using both international and national databases, covering the period from 1990 to November 2021. Relevant studies were identified using specific keywords. In the second phase, a semi-structured questionnaire was developed, and a series of in-depth interviews with experts and professionals were conducted. Data were analyzed using the six-step thematic approach by Braun and Clarke, utilizing MAXQDA software.
Results: A total of 605 studies were initially identified, of which seven met the inclusion criteria after rigorous screening. In the second phase, 12 in-depth interviews were conducted, yielding 65 codes, which were organized into 12 themes. The identified themes included legal issues, conflict of interest, monitoring challenges, poor governance and stewardship, inappropriate policymaking and planning, financial incentives, inadequate service provision infrastructure, health culture, education and continuous training systems, financing and purchasing services, political factors, and inadequate insurance systems. Various strategies for controlling the inappropriate use of diagnostic and therapeutic services were proposed, including policy interventions, monitoring and evaluation, and training.
Conclusion: The irrational use of healthcare services is a significant challenge in many countries. Key contributing factors include incomplete insurance coverage, out-of-pocket payments by patients, defensive medical practices, and gaps in knowledge. Addressing these issues requires targeted interventions and reforms.
Mahshid Zare, Zahra Kavosi, Sedighe Sadat Tabatabaei Far,
Volume 23, Issue 1 (5-2024)
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Background and purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a significant shock to healthcare systems worldwide, including Iran. The mental health of nurses, who have been at the forefront of the fight against the virus, has been profoundly impacted. This study aims to examine the mental health status of Iranian nurses during the pandemic.
Methods: This rapid review was conducted by searching keywords such as "Mental Health," "Nurse," and "COVID-19" in databases including Google Scholar, PubMed, ScienceDirect, ProQuest, Mag Iran, and Civilica. Articles were selected based on their titles, abstracts, and full texts in alignment with the study’s research objectives.
Results: The reviewed studies revealed a range of mental health disorders among nurses working in COVID-19 wards, with stress, anxiety, and depression being the most common. Several factors, such as demographic variables and the specific departments where nurses served, were identified as influencing their mental health. Given that the mental health of nurses affects the quality of care, resilience, and job satisfaction, various strategies have been proposed to improve their mental health.
Conclusion: The findings suggest that the mental health status of nurses is not at an optimal level, and neglecting this issue could lead to long-term harm to the healthcare system and its economic stability. It is recommended that healthcare managers and policymakers implement appropriate measures to address this critical concern.
