S Rezaei, T Miraki, N Jahanmehr, F Gharibi,
Volume 13, Issue 1 (6-2014)
Abstract
Background: the using of economic tools such as production function is one of the ways to improving performance and efficient use of hospital resources. The aim of this study was the estimation of production function in educational hospitals of Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences during 2007- 2011.
Material & Methods: the number of inpatient as dependent variable and the numbers of active beds, nurses, doctors and other staffs as explanatory variables was considered. These data For 12 of hospitals since 2007 to 2011 was collected by production form. Also with Eviews software version 6 and panel data, the production function of hospitals was estimated.
Results: the elasticity and marginal of production for all variables explanatory was positive. The marginal of production for bed active, physician, nurse and other staff was 16.7, 54, 23.6 and 40.9 respectively. The total of input coefficient was equal 1.08 and the return to scale was increasing.
Conclusion: according to the positive marginal of production for all variables explanatory, for improving of productivity and efficient use of hospital resources is suggested that the managers of hospitals in exposure to regular and irregular demand can be used elasticity of production.
Dr Abdorrahim Afkhamzadeh, Dr Sharmin Fateh Babamiri,
Volume 16, Issue 3 (11-2017)
Abstract
Background: Job stress is a part of physician, nurses and hospital executives lives. Medical is tense basicly and tension affects the quality of life and health of physician. This study aimed to determine the occupational stress and its relates factors among medical residents in Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences.
Materials and Methods: In a cross-sectional study, all of seventy-one medical residents of Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences (first to fourth of residency in 2012) in the field of internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics and psychiatry were recruited in the study. Data collection was performed using standard questionnaire of job stress, Osipow. In the descriptive analysis, mean, standard deviation (SD) and range were determined for quantitative variables. For hypothesis analysis t-test and chi-square were used.
Results: Mean age and SD was 32.3 ± 3.05 years. Thirty-nine of participants (54.9%) were female and 32 (45.1%) male respectively. Job stress was moderate to severe and low to moderate in 80.3% and 19.7% participants respectively. Average job stress score were almost th same in different scales. But, stress in responsibility subscale was more than the others. Gender, specialty field and all subscales of job stressors had significant relationship with Job stress (P<0.05). But age, marital status and years of residency were not associated with job stress (P>0.05).
Conclusion: As the majority of medical residents experiencie moderate stress, providing interventions in residency training programs management in order to reduce the stress in Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences seems necessary.
