Background and
Aim: One of the most
important factors to present successful managers is general health. If managers
have not highly general health, then they will encounter many problems.
Therefore, this research is aimed to induce the general health among Tehran
University of Medical Sciences hospitals’ administrators.
Materials and
Methods: A
cross-sectional, deceptive and analytical study was conducted among 25 Tehran
University of Medical Sciences hospitals administrators in Tehran, Iran. The
research tool was general health questionnaire developed by Goldberg and
Hillier to assess the administrators general health and its demographic
details. Data was analyzed by SPSS software and using analytic statistical
methods.
Results: The
results of this study showed that the hospitals administrators had normal range
of general health. Also, there was significant correlation between anxiety with
physical dysfunctions, and depression with physical dysfunctions, and anxiety
with social functions.
Conclusion: The
rate of general health among TUMS hospitals administrators is higher than the
other mangers compared with similar studies in Iran and out of Iran. Therefore,
we suggest periodic medical examination, general health training, and
consultant services to develop or maintain the general health among healthcare
managers.