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M Rabieyan, R Safdari, M Rahimkhani, R Sharifian, A Molaeezadeh,
Volume 2, Issue 3 (12-2008)
Abstract
Background and Aim: The risk of infectious diseases in laboratory's personnel is high and several factors can increase these risk. Some of these factors are general, such as burning (with stray acid and base) and electric shock hazards. Which are not exclusive for laboratories. In other hand some several risk factors such as burning liquids are exclusive for laboratories. And there is limited information available about them.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was designed to evaluate accidental exposures of all laboratories personnel of Teaching Hospitals of Tehran University of Medical Sciences during 2004- 2005. We selected 416 laboratories personnel's in 15 different teaching hospitably TUMS for our study. The data were collected using a questionnaire and SPSS software was applied for data analysis.
Results:There was no significant association between accidental exposures with gender (p=0.51), educational level (p=0.11) and age (0.09) of laboratories personnel. But, accidental exposures were lower among those who had job experience between 5 to 10 years (p<0.05) compare to less than 5 years or more than 10 years job experience.
Conclusions:Although age, gender and educational level of laboratories personnel did not influence their exposure to laboratory's accidents, little or extensive job experience may increase accidental exposures among them.
R Safdari , Zs Azad Manjir ,
Volume 3, Issue 2 (9-2009)
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Background and Aim: Development and evaluation of rehabilitation services as a section of health system, which plays an important role in the improvement of the quality of life, needs a mechanism for information management as well as other healthcare levels. The effectiveness of information management has been assured through standardization & ongoing evaluation of rehabilitation centers. There is no standardization on rehabilitation information management processes in Iran, Therefore we surveyed the standards of information management at Commission on Accreditation for Rehabilitation Facilities and compared them to same English & Australian rehabilitation services evaluation & standardization organizations. At the end, we present a framework for necessary standards for this field.
Materials and Methods: In this literature review article CARF standards in axis of information management infrastructural standards, data gathering, content of records, documentation principles, information reveal for confidentiality policies of standard classification has been investigated. We used reliable electronic references in this article.
Discussion and Conclusion: The CARF information management standards are included a standardized outcome-oriented program evaluation & management systems as a fundamental & infrastructural requirement, data gathering standards, internal content of patient records, the framework for complete documentation and maintenance of information confidentiality. Therefore CARF standards in term of information management are the most complete model and have enough details in compare to the others. The results indicate that CARF standards can be a proper model for standardization activities and evaluation rehabilitation centers.
F Sadooqi, M Ahmadi, M.r Gohari, F Rangraz Jeddi,
Volume 3, Issue 3 (3-2010)
Abstract
Background and Aim: Information Technologies (ITs) has become a significant resource for dissemination of information and resulted to an increase of health knowledge in communities. With attention to patient - centered approach this study was done to determine knowledge of inpatients about ITs.
Materials and Methods: A descriptive - cross-sectional study was done on 461 inpatient in Kashan University of Medical Sciences hospital's with a reliable (spearman Brown, r =0.83) and valid (face and content) questionnaire in two section, demographic information and study objects. Data gathering was done with interview then analyzed by SPSS and descriptive analysis.
Results: %42.1 and %26.7 of participants had knowledge about computer and the Internet relatively. %41.9 of them had the Internet access. 86.3% and 88.3% relatively would be interested to access and get medical records and their information. They intended to get test (%85.7), refill her/his prescription (79%), get appointment (%76.4), consult with physicians (%80), and get information about diets (80%) through ITs.
Discussion and Conclusion: It seems ITs attitude in inpatients is relatively good. Providing their information needs especially about prescription order and diets from CD or the Internet by hospital sites and introducing good medical sites to patient were recommended.
M Khayatan, Aa Nasiri Pour, M Amini, Sm Mohamad Nejad,
Volume 4, Issue 3 (3-2011)
Abstract
Background and Aim: In any country, one of the fundamental goals of health policymakers is to facilitate the people's access to treatment and health care services. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify factors that influence recievers' access to delivered services in urban health care services.
Materials and Methods: We performed this descriptive and cross sectional study in year 2008. We used the multi-stage sampling method for selecting 57 staffs of urban health care centers as statistical samples. The valid and reliable questionnaire for gathering data was designed. Data was analyzed by SPSS 2 version 13 software.
Results: Our findings indicate that mean scores of individual, geographical, financial and structural factor was 2.29 (61.4% with high impact), 2.42 (57.9% with high impact), 2.27 (56.1% with high impact) and 2.58 (86% with high impact), respectively. (Our mean score range was 0 to 3).
Conclusion: According to the assessment of employee's viewpoint of Urban Health Care Centers, all of four individual, geographical, financial and structural factors had high influence on person's access to health care services in Urban Health Care Centers. Consequently this study has presented suggestions (according to the findings) for improving access to delivered services in urban health care centers.
S Dabiran, Ma Abbasi Moghadam,
Volume 5, Issue 2 (9-2011)
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Background and Aim: Vaccination is one of the most important primary prevention and preventing the spread of infectious diseases. DTP3 is commonly used as a criteria for the availability of health services. The purpose of this study was determining vaccination coverage of DTP3 and factors influencing it.
Materials and Methods: One thounsed and four hundred fiftey eight children (12-24 month old) from 17th district of Tehran were enrolled in this cross sectional study. In this study, vaccination status of the DTP3 vaccination schedule according to the demographic variables was determined. Information was collected by a questionnaire referring to children's vaccination card. Sampling method was cluster sampling and included 146 clusters with 10 children in every cluster. Data collected were analyzed using spssv13 software and chi-square and t tests.
Results: In this study, 744 girls and 714 boys participated. 1241 patients, (85.1%) cases received their vaccines at the right time. 190 patients (13%) cases had not received the vaccine at the proper time, and 27 patients (1.9 %) were not vaccinated. Between vaccine status and mother's education (p=0.003), father's education (p=0.012), family income (p=0.003), number of children in the family (p=0.006), birth order (p=0.007), and status of family's medical record in the health center (active - inactive)(p=0.002), significant difference was observed.
Conclusion: Although vaccination coverage rate of DTP3 was 98%, more than 13% of cases, did not receive the vaccine at the right time and this constitutes to childhood illness. More research is needed to identify factors influencing no vaccination at the right time.
Mohammad Reza Rezayi Mofrad, Fatemeh Rangraz Jeddi, Maryam Rangraz Jeddi,
Volume 5, Issue 3 (11-2011)
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Background and Aim: Knowledge about the external causes of accidents is vital for their prevention, and insufficient data on external causes can reduce their usefulness. That is why, the adequacy of the sources of data is of great importance. The aim of this research is to study the adequacy of data regarding the injuries' external causes for coding based on ICD-10 in inpatient medical records and emergency wards of Kashan Shahid Beheshti Hospital.
Materials and Methods: This prospective descriptive cross-sectional research was done on 1000 patients in Kashan Shahid Beheshti Hospital in 1386 (2007). The data needed for coding were chosen from medical records based on ICD-10 rules and for the following groups: transportation accidents, poisoning, burns, lightning, assaults, respiratory threats, intentional self harm, contact with venomous animals, and exposure to animate and inanimate mechanical forces. Then, the data were put in a checklist and analyzed with SPSS and descriptive statistics.
Results: The data required for the three main characters of the external causes of injuries were adequate in 740 files (47%) the figure for the fourth character of the external causes of transportation accidents was found to be 430 (88.7%). Figures for the place of occurrence and the type of subjects' activities at the time of accidents were found to be sufficient in 109 cases (21.16%) and 50 cases (5%), respectively.
Conclusion: Data on the eternal causes of injuries do not have the required adequacy. More evaluations are essential to enhance the adequacy of such data
Yaser Joyani, Mehdi Raadabadi , Zahra Kavosi , Jamil Sadeghifar , Khalil Momenei ,
Volume 5, Issue 3 (11-2011)
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Background and Aim: An Adapting work condition with physical and mental conditions of employees is an essential factor to do the job effectively. This study
was conducted to determine the relationship between employees occupational accidents and absence from work in Shiraz Namazi Hospital.
Materials and Methods: This descriptive-analytical and cross-sectional study was done in Shiraz Namazi Hospital at 2010. One Hundred and sixty employees in
different departments of the hospital with a random stratified sampling were enrolled in this study. Data were collected using the checklist consisting of three
parts: demographic information, types of occupational accidents and three open questions to enumerate other occupational accidents, diseases resulting from
occupational accidents and possible causes of exposure to this accidents. Data were analyzed using the SPSS software and using descriptive statistics and chi square & t tests.
Results: Out of 160, 159 participants responded and returned the questionnaire,out of which 68.9% were females. Cuts with sharp objects (22%) and toxicity
resulting from working with solvents (82%) were the lowest and highest nonexposure in sample's studies, respectively. A statistically significant relationship
between gender, work shift, organizational status and duration of employment with the occurrence of a number of occupational accidents was observed.
Conclusion: According to the results, there was no clear relationship between absences from work and frequency of each occupational accident. We recommend
the hospitals to consider notebooks for recording occupational accidents and theirway of occurrence. Also , training courses for employees shoud be in priority.
Mehrdad Farzandipor, Mehdi Shaeri, Fatemeh Rangraz Jeddi,
Volume 6, Issue 4 (11-2012)
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Background and Aim: Nowadays, Information conduct health care system and its substantiation depend on available correct data and reliable information. This study was performed to determine the accuracy rate of statistical indicators in Kashan educational hospitals.
Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study carried out in March2009- August 2010. Data(the items that need for evaluate of each indicator) were gathered with self-designed checklist. The accuracy of items and hospital indicators were compared with items and indicators that researcher had gathered or calculated. Data(frequency and percent) was presented with descriptive statistical method.
Results: Findings showed that maximum rate of accuracy was found in gross death percentage(68%), and minimum rate was found for the average bed count(24%). The accuracy rates of other indicators were: bed occupancy percentage(39%), bed turn over rate(47%), and bed occupancy average(61%). Net death percentage and bed turn over interval both were(49%). Totally, the accuracy of hospital indicators were 53% which was in a moderate level.
Conclusion: The accuracy of hospital indicators is low. Use of monitoring methods for improvement of its accuracy is recommended.
Mahmudreza Gohari, Seyed Jamalodin Tabibi, Amirashkan Nasiripour, Mohammad Mahboubi,
Volume 6, Issue 4 (11-2012)
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Background and Aim: Accountability is a process by which all service organizations including hospitals are required to legitimize their activities. This research aims to study the seven aspects of accountability in Iran's teaching hospitals.
Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional analytic study performed in the second half of 1390 in five major medical-educational hospitals in 5 points of the country. A research-made questionnaire with seven dimensions (ethical, cultural, financial, operational, legal, informational, and structural) was used. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics.
Results: The total number of subjects was 454, of whom 45.6% were males and the rest were females (n = 247). They were mostly (40.1%) in the age group of 21- to 29-year-olds, and the least figure (6.8%) pertained to those older than 50 years of age. The average mean of structure turned out to be the highest (3.54 ± 0.97) and the informational dimension had the lowest (3.45 ± 0.97). The average accountability score was the highest in Rasht hospital (99.3 ± 0.61) and the lowest in Tehran hospital (3.02 ± 0.67). The correlations between all dimensions were confirmed. Moreover, accountability as evaluated in the studied educational hospitals was above average.
Conclusion: Patients' attitude towards accountability in Iran's teaching hospitals was assessed to be above average. The findings show that an office or a unit for accountability, validation, and continuous audit of its dimensions is essential to advance the high goals of the hospitals.
Masoud Abolhallaj, Peivand Bastani, Maryam Ramezanian, Javad Jafari,
Volume 6, Issue 6 (3-2013)
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Background and Aim: Financial reforms in the healthcare system go back to 1384. This study aims to analyze and summarize the most important strengths of implementing the first phase of the reform in units affiliated with the Ministry of Health and Medical Education from the experts' point of view at middle and operational levels.
Materials and Methods: In this qualitative research study, 15 coaches of the new financial health management reform along with 8 financial managers of Medical Universities were selected purposefully to participate in expert panels to be interviewed. Data were saturated following the interviews. The data analysis process was conducted applying Kruger method with one of the researchers having no conflicts of interest with the topic.
Results: Human resources enabling, effective trainings, integrated information system, dynamic culture, structural appropriateness, efficiency and effectiveness, and perfect facilities were the seven themes extracted from the content analysis of the interviews each theme was further divided into some sub-themes.
Conclusion: Recognition of the strengths of the first phase of health system's financial management reform may help bring about the possibility of more correct and exact planning to direct these changes and maintain the achievements as well as designing a long-term horizon and determining an ideal vision for the next phases of the reform.
Masoud Ferdosi, Amin Saberi Nia , Farzaneh Mahmoudi Meymand , Fatemeh Nezamdoust, Leila Shojaei ,
Volume 7, Issue 3 (9-2013)
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Background and Aim: Transforming government hospitals into autonomous units improved hospitals. This study was performed to evaluate the responsiveness of board of trustees hospital according to the world bank’s organizational reform model (Preker Model) in isfahan city.
Materials and Methods: The study was a qualitative research method. In this research, depth and semi-structured interviews were carried out and purposive sampling was used.
The study population were top managers of Amin and Alzahra hospitals . Sampling was started with the first participant until saturated level of information, participants completed the 8 cases.
Results: According to interviews, the current role and contribution of non-university institutions (e.g. municipalities representatives) in hospital board of trustees is neither bold nor transparent. These hospitals can address minimum changes in their mechanisms of accountability after developing board of trustees.
Conclusion : It is rational for hospitals as they undergo organizational reform and developing board of trustees, to have more rights for decision making. Further more, their accountability mechanism should change accordingly.
Mehdi Kahouei, Hassan Babamohamadi ,
Volume 7, Issue 4 (11-2013)
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Background and Aim: Information technology acceptance model predicts acceptance based on end-users' perceived usefulness and ease of use of technology for a specific purpose. The aim of this study is to understand nursing staff’s adoption of clinical information systems based on information technology acceptance model.
Materials and Methods: This descriptive- analytic study was conducted on 316 nurses in hospitals affiliated with Semnan University of Medical Sciences (SUMS) and those affiliated with the Social Security Organization (SSO). The data collection tool was a valid and reliable questionnaire . The d ata were analyzed by descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney and chi-square tests .
Results: Some 73 % of nurses agreed that the nursing information system provides them with correct information. Besides, 55.7% of nurses had accepted the information system. The results showed that male nurses had admitted clinical information systems more than female ones (P<0.05). Moreover, nurses who were aware of their duties towards the computer program or those who were aware of the goals of computer applications had adopted information technology more (P <0.05).
Conclusion : Most of the nurses had accepted the clinical information system in their daily work. However, issues such as inadequate number of computers , content design, system c apability problems, and nurses' computer skills and knowledge should be seriously examined . Moreover, several interventions should be planned and developed in technical and individual areas such as enhancement of nurses' IT knowledge , teamwork culture , organizational position , team cooperation, and updating and upgrading the network.
Mohammadhiwa Abdekhoda , Maryam Ahmadi , Agha Fateme Hossini , Esmail Prikhani , Akram Farhadi ,
Volume 7, Issue 4 (11-2013)
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Background and Aim: Despite all inherent advantages of information technology in health sector, its implementation still faces many problems. One of the most important barriers is people’s resistance. This study was carried out to survey the factors affecting the acceptance of information technology by Health Information Management (HIM) staff of Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) hospitals based on Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) in 2011.
Materials and Methods: It is a descriptive-analytical survey. The population of the study consisted of the HIM staff (363 members) of TUMS hospitals. As the sample, 123 employees were selected. The data gathering tool was a questionnaire the validity and reliability of which were confirmed. The data were collected and analyzed by SPSS software, descriptive statistical methods and Spearman Test.
Results: The results showed that there was a positive direct relationship between perceived ease of use (PEOU) on the one hand and the staff’s attitude and their application of IT on the other hand (R=0.14, P= 0.05 R=0.36, P=0.05). Also, perceived usefulness (PU) had a significant direct effect on the staff’s attitude and their application of IT (R=0.22, P= 0.05 R=0.37, P=0.05).
Conclusion : Perceived ease of use (PEOU) and perceived usefulness (PU) are the factors affecting the acceptance of information technology by the HIM staff of TUMS hospitals. Therefore, it is suggested that the above two principles be considered when designing and implementing the IT systems.
Saeed Karimi , Kamal Gholipour , Ayan Kordi, Najmeh Bahmanziari , Azad Shokri ,
Volume 7, Issue 4 (11-2013)
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Background and Aim: Accreditation is one of the evaluating health care organization tools especially in hospitals and is also one of the priorities of Ministry of Health in Iran. The aim of this study was to examine the impact of accreditation on health service delivery in hospitals from perspective views of experts.
Materials and Methods: This qualitative study was conducted by semi-structured interviews and opinions of 12 experts at Isfahan University of Medical Science in the field of hospital accreditation in 2012. After transcription of each interview, content analyses was used to minimize and structuring qualitative data.
Results: According to this study, 10 main theme and 72 sub- themes were identified. Main themes included: Necessity, implementations priorities and mechanisms of Accreditation effect, accreditation impact on service quality and organizational performance, patient satisfaction, commitment and job satisfaction of staff, reducing factors the impact of accreditation, confounder factors the effect of accreditation and the executive proposals in order to implement accreditation program in Iran.
Conclusion : Accreditation could be properly implemented through setting Conditions, selecting the appropriate accreditation model, justify stakeholders about the necessity of accreditation, monitoring, establishment of appropriate information systems, information transparency and changing the general attitude of the organization. It would take positive effects to achieve hospital goals and improve the quality of services.
Mohammadhiwa Abdekhoda , Moahmmadreza Alibeyk , Agha Fateme Hossini , Saman Ravand , Masoud Mohammadi , Javad Zarie ,
Volume 7, Issue 5 (1-2014)
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Background and Aim: Open access to scientific information is a new paradigm in scientific communication that facilitates access to research. This study was carried out to identify Tehran University of medical science faculties members’ familiarities with Open access and to survey their attitude about it.
Materials and Methods: A descriptive survey method was applied. The study population consisted of 163 members of Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Data gathering tool was questionnaires that its validity and reliability was confirmed. Data was collected and analyzed by SPSS software and descriptive statistic methods.
Results: Results show that more than 50 percent of population have modest familiarites with Open acces. Furthermore, the faculties’s members familiarites with Open access technique was moderate. More than 70 percent (114 person) of them have positive attitude toward Open access and it’s techniques.
Conclusion : Faculties members’ familiarity with Open access relatively is low but when they received information about the concept, rules and aim of this paradigm, their attitudes positively changed. Therefore, open access should be considered as a perfect method in scientific communication.
Mehrdad Goudarzvand Ghegini , Samaneh Esmaeili,
Volume 9, Issue 1 (5-2015)
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Background and Aim: The function of any technology in a society depends on the culture of that society. Organizational culture leads to a common understanding and agreement on institutional practices. Meanwhile, it is a powerful barrier to change, especially technological change. This study aims to determine the effect of indicators of organizational culture on the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology in hospitals of Rasht, Gilan Province.
Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional, descriptive-analytic study . From April to July 2013, 235 questionnaires were completed by health, administrative, financial and educational personnel of Razi, Poursina, and Heshmat Hospitals. For data analysis, such tests as compound reliability test, root mean square of variance, bootstrap test, t-test, and hierarchical regression were applied using Lisrel, PLS and SPSS softwares.
Results: Among the components of organizational culture (performance expectancy, effort expectancy, subjective norm, and facilitating conditions), there was a significant relationship only between "performance expectancy and facilitating conditions" and "behavioral inclination and using computers" (P<0.0001). Gender played no role in the relationship between cultural components and the use of computers (P>0.05).
Conclusion: The results of the study indicate that there is a relationship between organizational culture and application of information technology, and that a unified organizational culture can facilitate and speed up the acceptance and application of information technology.
Mohammadhiwa Abdekhoda, Maryam Ahmadi, Mahmodreza Gohari, Alireza Noruzi,
Volume 10, Issue 2 (5-2016)
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Background and Aim: Inclusive implementation of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) is more serious because of physicians’ perception. This study was carried out to identify the effects of organizational contextual factors on physicians’ perception regarding EMR’s adoption in 2013 (The merger of Tehran University and Iran).
Materials and Methods: This was a descriptive, analytical and cross- sectional study in which a sample of 270 physicians working in hospitals affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences was selected. Physicians’ perception toward adoption of EMR has been assessed by Technology Acceptance Model or TAM questionnaire and organizational context variables. Collected data were analyzed by SPSS. The study model was tested by Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) and represented by AMOS.
Results: The findings showed that perceived usefulness (PU), perceived ease of use (PEOU), management support, physicians’ involvement, physicians’ autonomy, and physician- patient relationship have direct and significant effect on physicians’ attitudes toward EMR adoption. However, training has no significant effect on TAM variables. Moreover, the results showed authorizing proposed conceptual path model explained about 56 percent of the variance of EMR adoption.
Conclusion: The present study revealed that organizational context factors had significant effect on physicians’ attitude toward EMRs’ adoption. The study clearly identified six relevant factors that affected physicians’ perception regarding EMR adoption. These factors should be considered when comprehensive implementation is pursued.
Hossein Panahi, Seyed Ali Aleemran,
Volume 11, Issue 1 (5-2017)
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Background and Aim: The present study aimed to assess the impact of trade openness and vaccination on child mortality under five because the mortality of under-five-year-old children is one of the most important indexes of health and development.
Materials and Methods: Using an Eviews6 software, this study is doing a causal-analytic approach by exhausting a Johansen-Juselius method over the period of first quarter of 1984 to forth quarter of 2013, in Iran.
Results: Coefficients for each of the variables in the model were consistent with the theoretical bases. Based on the findings of the study, the increase of one unit in each of the variables of DTP vaccine and trade openness leads to the decrease of child mortality as much as 0.23 and 4.36 units, respectively. Also, the results based on error correction model indicate that in each period, about 0.04 of short-run imbalances is adjusted to achieve a long-term balance.
Conclusion: Since the increase of vaccination and trade openness reduce the mortality of under-five-year-old children, it is suggested that the immunization of children be trained in all parts of the country so that we can achieve high rates of growth and development by the delivery of healthy factors of production to the society. Moreover, by increasing trade relations and dealings with other countries, we can prepare the grounds for the entry of new knowledge and medical equipment as well as health promotion and human development.
Pardis Rahmatpour, Sara Emamgholipour, Mohammad Taghi Moghadamnia , Maryam Tavakkoli ,
Volume 11, Issue 3 (9-2017)
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Background and Aim: Health and equal access to quality care regardless of age, gender, race and location is health systems' goal in all countries. This study aimed to determine inequality in healthcare services distribution and development level of cities in Guilan province.
Materials and Methods: This descriptive, cross-sectional study assessed the distribution state of 13 healthcare indicators in all cities of Guilan (n=16) in year 2011 and 2013. In order to collect data, the database of Statistical Center of Iran (SCI) was used as reference. The taxonomy technique was employed to determine the degree of development of different cities. In addition, indicators were weighed by Shannon’s entropy. Finally, TOPSIS was used to rank the cities in term of access to health sector resources.
Results: Taxonomy technique in 2 years showed that Rudbar, Rudsar and Lahidjan were of most developed cities and Talesh, Rezvanshahr and Amlash were the most under-developed cities respectively. After weighting indicators and according to Shannon entropy, the number of specialists and paramedics gained the most and the least weight, respectively.
Conclusion: Due to the inequality in distribution of health resources in Guilan province, attention to underdeveloped cities in this province should be a priority. To achieve equitable health resources in Guilan, it is recommended that the plannings be based on state of development of cities.
Zahra Jalali, Hasan Ashrafi-Rizi, Mohammad Reza Soleymani, Mina Afshar,
Volume 11, Issue 4 (12-2017)
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Background and Aim: Functions and services of academic libraries have been affected very much by the entrance and the development of information technology (IT) in university libraries. Since the main mission of academic libraries is advance of educational and research programs of university, the authorities should deploy expertise with technical skills to be able to fulfill their most important job. The aim of this study was to identify factors influencing the adoption of information technology by librarians of governmental academic libraries based on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM).
Materials and Methods: This was a survey research and the tool was a questionnaire based on TAM. The study population consisted of 151 librarians and census method was used. The validity was confirmed by experts in library and information sciences and also IT. Reliability obtained 0.89 using Cronbach's alpha. Statistical method was descriptive, inferential and data analysis was done via software SPSS20.
Results: Determination coefficient 0.282 shows that TAM is applicable in research population. This means that the applicability of the TAM was relatively appropriate for study about librarians of university libraries. Priorities effects of TAMs variables on the actual use of IT shows the most effective variable are intent to use (0.39), perceived ease of use (0.21), perceived usefulness (0.15) and attitude to use of IT (0.12).
Conclusion: Provision of required IT infrastructure and training for effective use should be considered for librarians. In addition to that, courses of introduction to library information technology should be included in the library and information science curriculum.
