Showing 52 results for Quality
F Behzadi, S Vatankhah, S Zargar, F Hosseini,
Volume 8, Issue 2 (6-2009)
Abstract
Background: Medical Equipments have main rule in patients diagnosis and therapy trend and society health. In addition, technology development and increasing prices of these equipments cause vast quantity of exchange is designated to equipments import. Regarding to present level of economical development ability of manufacturing for different kinds of medical equipments is high in our country, there is no need to import in many cases, of course we can have export in this area. The aim of this research is survey of quantity development of medical equipments export emphasizing on 87 article of fourth economical, social and cultural development plan law.
Material and Methods: This research is descriptive applied study. Data have been gathered from checklists, meetings with related experts, library and internet studies and eventually former research documents investigation. Finally data have been analysis through comparative and adaptive tables and comparison of statistics calculated from statistical forms and checklists.
Results: Export rate of medical equipment from 1/08% of import rate, before the fourth economical, social and cultural development plan law, has increased to1/77% of import rate, after that .This rate had a growth rate equal to 63/88%.The ratio of number of certifications on number of medical equipment companies from 1/4, before the law, has increased to 2/12 after that .This ratio had a growth rate equal to 85/96%.The number of medical equipment companies have been presented at international exhibitions has increased too, from 13 to 71.
Conclusion :In quantity development area, the actualized growth rate in medical equipment export in first two years of fourth development plan law, in spite of increasing import, is remarkable. In quality development area as results showed, while increasing in number of companies, the number of certifications that will increase export rate, has increased too. The number of companies have been presented at international exhibitions also has a considerable growth that shows medical equipment quality has improved that plays main role in medical equipment industry presentation to the international market.
Sj Tabibi, Mj Kakhani, Mr Gohari, S Shahri,
Volume 8, Issue 3 (2-2010)
Abstract
Background: the competitive of existing area in servicing organizations which are showing the desired services, the importance and satisfy customers and making content about their needs more than before.
Material & Methods: The present study descriptive survey of practical purpose and its method correlation study has been done. Statistical Society of this research is all referred patients to outpatient clinics in private and governmental hospitals at Tehran province(N=260). The data collecting tools have included two questionnaires, so for measuring of services quality was used from servqual standard questionnaire and part of parasoraman, zitamel and berry(1996) standard questionnaire about customer's behavioral tendencies for measuring of loyalty.
Results: T-test was used for comparing the average in private and governmental section at all the five dimentions and pierson correlation coefficient was used for determining the relation between one by one the five dimentions of services quality with patient 's loyalty and also used regression test. 36% of variance in patients' loyalty is due to components of service quality. A change of one unit in tangible factors, ensuring, and empathy results in 0.263, 0.285, and 0.116 change in patient 's loyalty, respectively. Regression model cannot make any prediction for other components because the significance levels of components are greater than 0.05.
Conclusion: whereas in this research there is meaningful relation between services quality and patient's loyaltyit seems that in such organizations the strategic application which cause the improving of qualitywill redound the increasing of patient'sloyalty and finally it will cause more profitability for hospitals.
M Mohammadnia, B Delgoshaei, Sh Tofighi, L Riahi, A Omrani,
Volume 8, Issue 3 (2-2010)
Abstract
Background: However nurses are responsible for patients quality care legally and ethically, in other side, patients have rights to receive appropriate and quality care. The aim of this descriptive study was to explore SERVQUAL dimensions (Reliability, Responsiveness, Assurance and Empathy) of Nursing Service Quality (NSQ) at Tehran Social Security Organization (SSO) Hospitals.
Material and Methods: This study was carried out as an applied, descriptive and cross- sectional study during the summer and autumn of 2009 in Tehran SSO hospitals. Study tool was prepared on the basis of the standard and modified questionnaire of SERVQUAL based on Parasuraman, Zeithaml and Berry questionnaire (1988) for NSQ and consisted of 4 dimensions which were Reliability, Assurance, Empathy, and Responsiveness. The population for this study included of all inpatients of selected Tehran SSO hospitals who were selected by random sampling (N=200). For accounting Means, Standard Deviations and percents SPSS (ver. 16) have been used.
Result:The total percentage of NSQ was upper middle (66), prescriptively Reliability (74), Assurance (69) and Empathy (64) were the most ones and Responsiveness (58) was the lowest.
Conclusion: The results of this study showed that NSQ was in desired degree from patients` perspective in selected hospitals. The health care managers should have been attention to nursing as an important workforce of a hospital for raising the service quality of their organizations .Nurses are main role in quality care improvement and patients satisfaction. So, actions regarding to improve their performance are useful and necessary. Due to lowest score of Responsiveness among nursing staff, we suggest training courses for improving organizational culture on responding and effective communication to achieve high quality performance of all nursing group staff.
Reza Safdari, Hussein Dargahi, Leila Shahmoradi,
Volume 9, Issue 1 (9-2010)
Abstract
Introduction: Evaluations of a system of information, without analyzing its users understand is impossible. User satisfaction is as key factor of success information system. It is essential to consider information system context (user, task, equipment and environment), user type and user experience in quality ergonomic computerized information systems. Therefore in this study HIS quality ergonomic of Iran compared with other software.
Methods: A comparative study in 1389 was conducted. In order to compare the evaluation results of hospital information system with other software, applications were selected that already were evaluated using isometric questionnaire. These software are a) IS-H * med (software evaluated by Hamburg and colleagues in 2004), b) SAP-HR (software evaluated by Gruber 2000) and c) Microsoft word for Windows (software evaluated by Gediga and colleagues in 1999). Users view analyzed through descriptive statistical and one sample t-test. Data analyzed through SPSS and Excel.
Results: HIS than IS-H * med of is significantly more usable. HIS than SAP-HR in terms of the IsoMetric Scales such as "suitable for task," "suitable for learning", "Error tolerance" and "learning ability" is significantly more usable. HIS vs. Microsoft's word is significantly less usable.
Conclusion: The results of this study showed that hospital information system in Iran than the other software studied is average level in terms of ergonomic software quality. It is recommended regarding user expectations when designing and developing of information systems.
Bahram Delgoshyii, Leyla Riahi, Monika Motaghi,
Volume 9, Issue 1 (9-2010)
Abstract
Background: The purpose of the present study was to compare quality of working life in Kashan teaching and non-teaching hospitals and to determine its relationship with knowledge mamangment.
Materials and Methods:the study was descriptive in nature.The statistical population comprised of middle and senior managers at Kashan teaching and non-teaching hospitals.The data were collected using a valid Likert style questionaire (Very little to very much).Data analysis was carried out using SPSS.
Results : Worke space gained the highest score among another parameters (3.64 in teaching hospitals and 3.47 in non-teaching hospitals.Material facilities scored the lowest in teaching hospitals (2.7). Job designe also attained the lowest score in non-teaching hospitals (2.81).
Democracy showed the strongest correlation with knowledge management in teaching hospitals (r=0.83). There was a strong correlation between education and knowledge management in non-teaching hospitals (r=0.69).
There was a strong correlation between quality of working life and knowledge managment both in teaching and non-teaching hospitals (r=0.92 and r=0.83), respectively.
Conclusion : Based on the fidinges of the study, paying special attention to participation in decision-making and education could play a crucial role in improving work life quality.
Ma Rezaei , F Ghahramani, Gh Sadravi,
Volume 11, Issue 1 (3-2012)
Abstract
Background: Medical diagnostic laboratories play an important role in diagnosis, treatment and prevention of the diseases. Today’s without assisting of the laboratories, conserving of public health and outbreaks prevention of infectious and genetic diseases is impossible. In this research the cases determined by the department of health and medical education questionnaire in quality control of public and private laboratories.
Materials and Methods: This study is a cross sectional (descriptive and analytic) in which 20 private medical diagnostic laboratories and 16 training centers were selected. The quality control standards were reviewed and compared.
Results: From 12 items of the questionnaire the two following items, rules and regulations in both private and public laboratories gained the highest priorities with 100% private and 93% governmental laboratories respectively. The lowest score was related to testing quality control of the laboratories with that of public and private ones, 82% and 75.7 percent respectively. In all that cases, governmental laboratories and training centers were rated lower than private labs.
Conclusion: This study showed that both private and public laboratories’ score were under below of standards. Governmental laboratories were rated lower than private labs. In private laboratories, identifying errors and in the governmental laboratories, testing quality control should be considered
M Arab, H Shabaninejad, A Rashidian, A Rahimi, K Purketabi,
Volume 11, Issue 4 (2-2013)
Abstract
Background: The purpose of this study is to survey the Working Life Quality of specialists working in affiliated hospitals of Tehran University of Medical Sciences.
Materials & Methods: The statistical population of this study includes 400 specialists and a crosssectional Descriptive & analytical method has been used to gain credible results.. Van lar working life quality questionnaire was used to gather the data needed.. The data were analyzed with the SPSS software through T-test and Anova statistical tests. In addition, the simultaneous effect of independent variables in the model was evaluated using the Backward Regression Model.
Results: The average total working life quality of specialists working in affiliated hospitals of Tehran university of medical sciences is estimated to be 48.75 percent. Total working life quality of male specialists is higher than the females and the index is higher in specialists resident in Tehran compared to the other ones but these differences are not significant statistically.. Working life quality of specialists which are satisfied with the facilities in their working places are higher compared to the others and these differences are significant statistically. In addition working life quality has decreased with the increase in the experience.
Conclusion: Working life quality of the Specialists studied is not in a satisfying level, thus more attention and effective plans are needed from responsible authorities in the ministry of health and the managers of the hospitals studied in order to improve specialist`s working life quality.
J.s Tabrizi , K Gholipour , R Alipour , M Farahbakhsh , M Asghari-Jafarabadi, M Haghaei ,
Volume 12, Issue 4 (3-2014)
Abstract
Objective: This study was aimed to assess Service Quality (SQ) of maternity care from the perception of pregnant women.
Methods and materials: A cross-sectional study was conducted using a sample of 185 pregnant women at the 9th month of pregnancy were selected randomly from 40 health posts and urban health centers in Tabriz, Iran. Service Quality was calculated using: SQ = 10 – (Importance × Performance) based on importance and performance of non-health aspects from the customer’ perspective. Data collection used a researcher-developed questionnaire whose validity and reliability was reviewed and confirmed. Data analyzed using SPSS-17 software. Independent sample T-test and ANOVA were used to investigate relationship between service quality dimensions and categorical variables.
Results: From the customers’ perspective the average service quality score was 7.59 of 10. Service quality aspects of “confidentiality” achieved scores at the level of good quality (≥9) and “support group” (3.48) reached low service quality scores. Also, result indicate housewife assess SQ better than worker (p=0.047) and mother who's have planned pregnancy has had greater SQ score (p=0.022). Although, in the linear regression analysis, job status and planned pregnancy were significantly and independently related to SQ score.
Conclusion: Findings revealed a significant room for quality improvement in most aspects of provided care, particularly support group and safety from the perception of people who received maternity care.
R Baradaran Kazemzadeh , M Sepehri , F Firouzi Jahantigh ,
Volume 12, Issue 4 (3-2014)
Abstract
Background and purpose: Hospital is the largest and most important executive unit of healthcare system therefore, full consideration of how to assess its quality is of particular importance. A question is always raised as how to evaluate the quality of the services. The current study seeks to provide a fuzzy model for assessing the service quality in this healthcare sector.
Material and method: The present cross-sectional study was conducted in two hospitals in Zahedan 2012.Via reviewing the related literature, the dimensions and components of service quality assessment were identified. The SERVQUAL questionnaire for hierarchical analyses was designed and the fuzzy AHP (Analytical Hierarchy Process) model was presented. SPSS v 10.0 and Fuzzy TOPSIS Solver 2013 software were used to analyze data.
Results: The findings indicated that the most important dimension for estimating the quality of healthcare services was empathy. Responsiveness, assurance, and tangible assets were the last important factors. The hospitals were compared using fuzzy AHP. According to the calculations, the ranking of the hospitals based on their performance was as follows: Imam Ali hospital with 31% compared to Social Security hospital with 29% had a better performance in service quality.
Conclusion: The results revealed that hospitals needed to focus more on empathy, expertise and reliability than providing high quality and satisfactory services. By considering their weaknesses, each of these hospitals can enhance service quality and consequently, provide a better service for patients.
M Keshavarz, A Akbari Sari, A Rahimi Foroshani, M Arab,
Volume 13, Issue 1 (6-2014)
Abstract
Abstract
Background: Accreditation is a program that is designed for evaluation of health care organizations and measured processes and structures according to predetermined standards. The purpose of this study is to survey the safety situation and quality of care in selected hospitals of Tehran University of medical sciences based on the Joint Commission International (JCI) standards and determination of their strengths and weaknesses.
Materials and Method: This descriptive, analytical and cross-sectional study was carried out in 5 hospitals. Translated Joint Commission International (JCI) questionnaire checklist with 14 standards was used as the study tool. Data entry and statistical analysis were performed using the SPSS.13 and K Independent Samples tests were used to compare hospitals.
Results: Highest quality and safety of care score belonged to the hospital B (84%) and then to hospitals C (83%), A (72.75%), E (72%) and D (70.5%). Central indices like patient and family rights, quality improvement and patient safety, infection prevention and control standards in the studied hospitals are completely different according to the statistical results.
Conclusion: Study results show that the status of hospitals in terms of safety and quality of care are almost appropriate but in some cases there is a large distance between JCI standards and their current status and the studied hospitals have to make appropriate and related policies in order to plan and implement proper programs to improve their situation in quality and safety of care.
Reza Ahmadi Kahnali,
Volume 13, Issue 4 (3-2015)
Abstract
Background: The main mission of hospital is to promote care quality for patients and to meet their needs and expectations. The present study aims at identifying and prioritizing the patients’ expectations of the hospital services quality, which is considered to be the first step toward accomplishing such an important mission.
Material & Methods: The present study is descriptive and applied. The data was collected through pairwise comparisons questionnaire that was distributed among 150 patients in a public hospital in Bandar Abbas, 104 patients filled out the questionnaire. The obtained data were analyzed by the use of AHP.
Results: The results show that among the different dimensions of hospital service quality investigated in the present study, the patients listed 5 main dimensions in order of priority: accessibility (0.251), medical services(0.232), environment(0.202), administration(0.160), and relation(0.155). Among different criteria, access to medicine and blood(0.054) was the first priority and attention to the patient(0.010) was the low priority.
Conclusion: Due to the key role of the patients in defining and assessment of service quality, the present study presents a framework for evaluation of hospital service quality according which the priorities of patients were determined. The managers are advised to prioritize the quality improvement practices based on the patients’ priorities in order to satisfy the patients and make the processes customer-oriented.
Jafar Sadegh Tabrizi, Saeide Alidoost, Amir Bahrami, Mohamad Asghari Jafarabadi,
Volume 13, Issue 4 (3-2015)
Abstract
Background: Given the importance of quality in health care and meeting the needs of patients, it seems important to measure the quality of services and identify the weaknesses from the patients' perspective. The purpose of this study is to assess the service quality (SQ) of care as perceived by people with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D).
Materials & Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 180 people with Type 2 diabetes in diabetes clinic using convenience sampling method in Tabriz, Iran in 2012. Service quality was calculated using: SQ=10 – (Importance ×Performance) based on importance and performance of non-health aspects from the patients' perspective. Validity and reliability of questionnaire was reviewed and confirmed. Independent sample T-test and ANOVA were used
to investigate relationship between service quality and categorical variables. Data analyzed bySPSS13 software.
Results: The average service quality score was 8.17 of 10. From the participants' perspective, of 12 aspects of service quality, communication and prevention had the highest score for importance. Dignity had the highest score for performance. However, the highest service quality values were for continuity of care, dignity and confidentiality.
Conclusion: overall service quality achieved inadequate quality and there is an opportunity to improve quality of care.
Dr Abbas Ziari, Dr Kambiz Abachizade, Dr Maryam Rassouli, Dr Mohamad Ali Haidarnia, Dr Mariam Mohseny,
Volume 13, Issue 4 (3-2015)
Abstract
Background:
Different approaches have been suggested to improve the quality of health care and the clinical governance is one of the main models. In the country, Clinical governance is initiated as a national model in 2009 and hospitals were forced to implement it. Only two hospitals of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences were approved according to evaluation of clinical governance implementation. This study aimed to describe and explain the barriers of clinical governance implementing in educational hospitals of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences.
Materials and methods:
In this qualitative study, conventional content analysis has been done. Twenty five participants involved in implementing clinical governance, including nurses, physicians, managers and the experts of hospitals and Ministry of Health, have been selected through purposive sampling method and interviewed in a semi-structural way till data saturation. Data were collected and analyzed simultaneously. Member check and peer check have done for data rigor.
Result:
Nine themes include human resource challenges, financing resource shortage, incomplete records and documentation systems, inappropriate organizational culture, lack of awareness of managers and employees, incomplete documented policies and procedures, inappropriate monitoring and evaluation, lack of inter-sector coordination and weak leadership were obtained and were placed in two domains input and process.
Conclusion:
The findings of this study indicate that there are several barriers for implementing clinical governance in hospitals that there is need to prioritize needs and to provide them appropriate solutions.
Alireza Hatam, Sajad Rezaei, Leila Kouchaki Nejad, Shahrokh Yousefzadeh,
Volume 13, Issue 4 (3-2015)
Abstract
Background
& Aim: Improving the quality of
work life in hospital personnel is introduced as one of the important factors
for ensuring the sustainability of the health system. The aim of this study was
to investigate the relationship among organizational justice and commitment,
and job satisfaction with quality of work life in Pour-Sina state hospital
personnel.
Materials
& Methods: The study design was
descriptive and cross-sectional, and statistical population included all of
physicians, nurses, radiology and administrative staff and service workers of
Poursina State Hospital in Rasht. 216 individuals were selected by quota
sampling and filled the questionnaires on demographic information, quality of
work life, organizational justice and commitment and job Descriptive Index(JDI).All
data were analyzed with SPSS 16 software and by correlation coefficient and
multiple regression.
Results: Among the demographic characteristics, only work
history had a significant negative correlation with quality of work life (r=-0.155,P<0.05).
All dimensions of organizational commitment(except continues commitment) and
organizational justice had a positive and significant relationship with quality
of work life(P<0.0001).in regression analysis variables of distributive
justice (P=0.0001,β=0.318),pay satisfaction (P=0001.0,β=0.288), affective
commitment (P=0.007,β=0.144), promotion satisfaction (P=0.003,β=0.172),
procedural justice (P=0.013,β=0.139 ), and normative commitment (P=0.003,
β=0.172) significantly predicted the levels of
quality of work life and totally explained 60% of shared variance(P<0.0001,F=46.913).
Conclusion: individuals working in hospital are always at risk
of burnout. Thus, it is proposed that much attention be paid to dimensions of
job satisfaction, organizational commitment and justice in order to increase
the quality of work life in hospital environments.
Amir Ashkan Nasiripour, Mehrak Pourmotahari,
Volume 13, Issue 4 (3-2015)
Abstract
Background: Nowadays, quality of working life
as a universal concept of human resource management and organizational development
have been regarded and improving it, is key to successfully managing any
organization. This study was conducted to survey Relationship between Quality of working life
and Work-family conflict among Nurses of Hospitals in Tehran.
Materials
and Methods: This
study is descriptive –analytic that performed cross sectional. The study
population was the nurses of the hospitals of the Tehran University of
Medical sciences (N=215).The data was
gathered using two questionnaires , Quality
of working life components of Casio and questionnaire of work-family
conflict prepared based on Carlson. Cronbach's alpha was used to assess the
reliability of the questionnaire. Spearman correlation test was used for
statistical analysis.
Results:
There was no significant
relationship between Education and work facilities (Quality of working
life components) with the work-family
conflict (p >0.05).but relationship
between the democracy, participation in decision making, job design,
workplace in organization with
the work-family conflict was significant (p <0.05).finally, between Quality of working
life and work-family conflict a significant
relationship was observed (p <0.001).
Conclusion:
Because the
significant relationship was observed between the Quality of working life and
work-family conflict among the nurses, It can be concluded that Work-family
conflict be reduced with improve of Quality of working life.
Hana Hasani, Rafat Mohebifar, Amene Barikani,
Volume 14, Issue 1 (6-2015)
Abstract
Background: understanding the patient expectations and perceptions of service quality is one of the requirements for improving quality of health services. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the gap between patient’s expectations and perceptions in five dimensions of service quality in hospitals affiliated with Qazvin University of Medical Sciences.
Materials & Methods: This cross-sectional study was done on 298 patients at hospitals affiliated with Qazvin University of Medical Sciences; it is designed to evaluate the quality of health services based on client’s expectations and perceptions and to determine the strengths and weaknesses of service quality. Data collection was performed by standardized SERVQUAL questionnaire to measure quality of services . the reliability and validity of this questionnaire has previously been confirmed by studies in Iran and other countries. Data analysis was done using SPSS software was performed.
Results: The results showed that there was significant correlation between patients’ expectations and perceptions in all dimensions of quality (p<0.05). The Reliability (2.36) and Assurance (2.24) dimensions have the most and responsiveness dimension (1.98) has the lowest gap. Also (A) and (D) hospitals have the most gap and (C) hospital has the lowest.
Conclusion: The negative gap (expectations more than perceptions) in all dimensions of quality showed that it is necessary to improve service quality in all dimensions. in order to reduce the gap of all five dimensions of quality and provide desired services, it is recommended that hospital managers by planning and their optimal management take the patients’ needs into account.
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Volume 14, Issue 1 (6-2015)
Abstract
Background: This study is aimed at investigating the effect of work-life balance in hospitals of Sanandaj. Work-life balance includes different aspects such as : family, work,leisure and personal growth. Moreover,the quality of life had been assessed by physical, mental, social, and environmental dimensions of health.
Materials and Methods: The statistical population includes personnel of hospitals of Sanandaj including doctors, nurses, office employees, technicians and guards. 150 individuals had been selected among mentioned population by using cluster sampling and Cochran formula as sampels. The data were analyzed using structural equations and AMOS18 and SPSS20 softwares.
Results:The results of this study showed that the main hypothesis of work-life balance among personnel of hospitals had an effect of 0.70 on the quality of their working life. Nevertheless , second hypothesis titled as "The effect of holding the balance in family on quality of life" was rejected because its critical value was in the range of rejecting the hypotheses.
Conclusion: Each three non-working dimension had an effect on the quality of life personnel which might be a result of the current economic downturn in Sanandaj.
Ghaseminejad, Tavafian, Heidarnia,
Volume 14, Issue 1 (6-2015)
Abstract
Introduction: Low back pain is a common problem among nurses. the purpose of this study was to assess effectiveness of physical health educational program on the quality of life of nursing staff with chronic low back pain working in hospitals in yazd.
Methood: This semi experimental study was carried over 119 employees with chronic low back pain working in hospitals in yazd in both intervention (n=60)and control (n=59) groups. The intervention group participated in a training program included a - 180 minutes education session. Data were collected through using the 36-item Short-Form Health Survey questionnaire (SF-36) at base line and 3- month follow up and analyzed using descriptive and analytical statistics.
Conclusion: This study showed the physical dimensions of quality of life including physical functioning , role physical , bodily pain and general health in the intervention group with mean age of 72/32,58/18,59/96,69/10 respectively were improved in compare with the same dimensions in control group with mean age of 60/50,47/88,38/05,51/27 at 3- month follow up (P<0/0001). There were no significant improvement in terms of mental component of quality of life in intervention (P=0/855).
Results: The results indicated the educational program could be effective on physical functioning, role physical, bodily pain and general health.
Sajad Shokohyar, Hassan Kavyani,
Volume 14, Issue 2 (8-2015)
Abstract
Background: in recent decades, Medical Tourism Industry has been mentioned by local countries because of its benefits such as high profits, more jobs creation and other benefits. High medical services quality is one of the most important factors developing this industry in health care centers. Therefore, concerning this issue this study assesses the provided medical services quality to the foreign patients by Medical Tourism Centers in Tehran city.
Materials and Methods: This study was an applicable and descriptive in term of purpose and nature repectively. This study conducted to assess provided services quality by Medical Tourism Centers evaluating 154 impatient foreign patients using SERVQUAL approach in ten swlwcted hospitals during March to April in 2014. Graded Integration method and terms of fuzzy set were performed considering complexcity and ambiguity in conceptualizing and weighting dimensions and indices.
Results: there was a negative gap and dissatisfaction in all dimensions and indices among foreign patients in the significant level p<0.05 except physicions and profession medical staff.
Conclusion: Considering the moderate situation of physicians and profession medical staff, modern medical facilities and equipment and appropriate medical costs comparing to services are the main factors of Medical Tourism Industry development, it is possible to enlarge Iran’s bazar portion of Medical Tourism Industry.
Hossien Ansari, Mohammad Abbasi, ,
Volume 14, Issue 3 (9-2015)
Abstract
Background: There is close relationship between quality of life and human health. Since, nurses as the most important health Provider group, they should have a desirable quality of life. This study aimed at evaluating the quality of life and related variables among nurses in Zahedan University of Medical Sciences hospitals.
Materials and Methods: In this descriptive analytic study the Iranian version of SF-36 was utilized to assess nursing quality of life. Data analyzed using Stata version 12. logistic regression was used to determine quality of life predictors.
Results: Three hundred women nurses (77.9%) with mean age of 31.6 ± 6/6 years were assessed. The mean of work experience was 7.55± 6.8 years. The most quality of life score was related to Physical domain (39.6 ± 11.8) and social function had the least score(8.2±6.7). Logistic regression analysis revealed marital status, overtime work, working shift Pattern and work experience were quality of life predictors (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Study results represented undesirable quality of life among nurses. Low quality of life can affect services quality of nursing. Nursing administrators can improve nursing quality of life by setting up and adjusting overtime set up and adjust overtime shift based on work experience .
