N. Rouhani-Tonekaboni, S. J. Seyedi-Andi, M. Haghi
{"title":"Factors Affecting Fast Food Consumption Behaviors of Female Students in North of Iran: Application of Theory of Planned Behavior","authors":"N. Rouhani-Tonekaboni, S. J. Seyedi-Andi, M. Haghi","doi":"10.29252/CJHR.3.3.75","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29252/CJHR.3.3.75","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":112656,"journal":{"name":"Caspian Journal of Health Research","volume":"14 5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114199093","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Biswas, M. Saha, Irteja Hasan, Md Faisal, Joy Prokash
Background: Occupational risk factors are one of the major causes of health-related problems of brickfield workers. The purpose of this study was to assess the occupational health illness of the brickfield workers. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the unorganized brick kilns in the south-central part of Bangladesh. Multi-stage probability sampling technique was applied to select brick kilns. A total of 220 workers from 10 brick kilns with one year of working experience were selected. A Standardized Nordic questionnaires and semi-structured respiratory questionnaire was applied for the collection of quantitative information. Results: The mean age of the workers was 39.01 years and most of them were male. The average working experience was 7 years and about 40% of them worked more than 8 hours in a day without any break of the week. A total of 140 subject (79.5%) had musculskeletal pain and 140 subject (63.6%) suffered from respiratory problems. Multivarite logistic regression model showed that type of working was the only independent predictor of both musculuskeletal and respiraory problems. Conclusion: The findings of this study revealed a high prevalence of musculuskeletal and respiraory problems in brick kiln workers. Brick carring was the most hazardous task among workers at brick kiln industeries.
{"title":"Occupational Musculoskeletal and Respiratory Illness among Brick Kiln Industry Workers in Bangladesh","authors":"A. Biswas, M. Saha, Irteja Hasan, Md Faisal, Joy Prokash","doi":"10.29252/CJHR.3.3.80","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29252/CJHR.3.3.80","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Occupational risk factors are one of the major causes of health-related problems of brickfield workers. The purpose of this study was to assess the occupational health illness of the brickfield workers. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the unorganized brick kilns in the south-central part of Bangladesh. Multi-stage probability sampling technique was applied to select brick kilns. A total of 220 workers from 10 brick kilns with one year of working experience were selected. A Standardized Nordic questionnaires and semi-structured respiratory questionnaire was applied for the collection of quantitative information. Results: The mean age of the workers was 39.01 years and most of them were male. The average working experience was 7 years and about 40% of them worked more than 8 hours in a day without any break of the week. A total of 140 subject (79.5%) had musculskeletal pain and 140 subject (63.6%) suffered from respiratory problems. Multivarite logistic regression model showed that type of working was the only independent predictor of both musculuskeletal and respiraory problems. Conclusion: The findings of this study revealed a high prevalence of musculuskeletal and respiraory problems in brick kiln workers. Brick carring was the most hazardous task among workers at brick kiln industeries.","PeriodicalId":112656,"journal":{"name":"Caspian Journal of Health Research","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125604073","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
H. Mobaraki, A. Rezapor, Ramin Rahiminia, H. Asadi, Zohreh Ghavamiazad, Yaser Jooyani
Background: The phenomenon of aging is among the important evolution currently happening in Iran. The rise in older adults population presents health policy-makers with new challenges and highlight the need for the evidence of providing and funding services to deal with this phenomenon. Methods: The present cross-sectional study was performed on 550 randomly selected older adults from 22 districts of Tehran, Iran in 2017. Data were collected using the household healthcare expenditure questionnaire. The catastrophic health expenditures (CHEs) were defined as health expenditure exceeding 40% of the capacity to pay. The relationship between household characteristics and catastrophic expenditures was determined using multivariate logistic regression model in Stata version 14. Results: The findings showed that 11.1% of older adults were burdened with. The highest frequency of catastrophic expenditures was observed in the first and second income quintiles household size of five and higher, the unemployed, and those with no supplementary insurance. According to the multivariate model, household income was an independent predictor for CHEs. Compared to the first quintiles of income, being at the third quintile decreased the odds of encountering CHEs by 42% and the forth quintiles and higher decreased the odds of CHEs by 78%. Conclusion: This study revealed an obvious prevalence of CHEs among older adults. Lower household income was associated with higher probability of suffering from CHEs.
背景:老龄化现象是目前伊朗发生的重要演变之一。老年人口的增加给卫生政策制定者带来了新的挑战，并突出表明需要提供证据并为处理这一现象的服务提供资金。方法:本横断面研究于2017年在伊朗德黑兰22个地区随机选择550名老年人进行。使用家庭医疗保健支出问卷收集数据。灾难性卫生支出被定义为卫生支出超过支付能力的40%。采用Stata version 14中的多元logistic回归模型确定家庭特征与灾难性支出之间的关系。结果:调查结果显示，11.1%的老年人有负担。灾难性支出的最高频率出现在第一和第二收入五分位数的家庭中，家庭人数在五人以上，失业者和没有补充保险的人。根据多变量模型，家庭收入是CHEs的独立预测因子。与收入的前五分之一相比，处于收入的第三五分之一的人遭遇慢性心脏病的几率降低了42%，处于收入的第四五分之一及以上的人遭遇慢性心脏病的几率降低了78%。结论:本研究揭示了老年人冠心病的明显患病率。家庭收入越低，患冠心病的可能性越大。
{"title":"Catastrophic Health Expenditure and its Determinants in Older Adults in Tehran, Iran","authors":"H. Mobaraki, A. Rezapor, Ramin Rahiminia, H. Asadi, Zohreh Ghavamiazad, Yaser Jooyani","doi":"10.29252/cjhr.3.3.69","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29252/cjhr.3.3.69","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The phenomenon of aging is among the important evolution currently happening in Iran. The rise in older adults population presents health policy-makers with new challenges and highlight the need for the evidence of providing and funding services to deal with this phenomenon. Methods: The present cross-sectional study was performed on 550 randomly selected older adults from 22 districts of Tehran, Iran in 2017. Data were collected using the household healthcare expenditure questionnaire. The catastrophic health expenditures (CHEs) were defined as health expenditure exceeding 40% of the capacity to pay. The relationship between household characteristics and catastrophic expenditures was determined using multivariate logistic regression model in Stata version 14. Results: The findings showed that 11.1% of older adults were burdened with. The highest frequency of catastrophic expenditures was observed in the first and second income quintiles household size of five and higher, the unemployed, and those with no supplementary insurance. According to the multivariate model, household income was an independent predictor for CHEs. Compared to the first quintiles of income, being at the third quintile decreased the odds of encountering CHEs by 42% and the forth quintiles and higher decreased the odds of CHEs by 78%. Conclusion: This study revealed an obvious prevalence of CHEs among older adults. Lower household income was associated with higher probability of suffering from CHEs.","PeriodicalId":112656,"journal":{"name":"Caspian Journal of Health Research","volume":"85 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126244153","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maryam Basirat, M. Rabiei, A. Ashouri, mostafa Abbasi Rostami
Background: Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is the most common ulcerative oral lesions. Many factors including genetics, stress, lifestyle, gastric diseases and nutritional habits play a major role in the etiology of recurrent aphthous ulcers. The aim of this study was to evaluate the lifestyle of patients with a history of aphthous stomatitis. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 99 dentistry students with a history of aphthous stomatitis. The control group consisted of 145 dentistry students without any history of the lesion. Demographic information and lifestyle factors including smoking, body mass index, place of living, marital status, regular exercise were recorded. Nutritional habits were evaluated using a modified Food Frequency Questionnaire containing 95 food variables. Independent t-test and Mann Whitney test were used to compare the two groups. Linear regression analysis were used to determine the predictors. Results: There were no significant difference in nutritional habits of study participants. A family history of RAS was more frequently noticed in the case group (43.1%) rather than control group (27.7). Multivariate logistic regression model showed that the most powerful predictors of aphthous lesions were familial history of lesions (OR = 2.4, 95%CI: 1.11-5.13) and food allergy (OR = 4.71, 95%CI: 2.70 to 8.22) respectively. Conclusion: Based on the results of the present study, life style and diet are not associated with aphthous lesions. Considering that aphthous stomatitis is a multifactorial disease, there is a need to study other risk factors and laboratory tests.
{"title":"Association of Lifestyle and Aphthous Stomatitis among Dentistry Students","authors":"Maryam Basirat, M. Rabiei, A. Ashouri, mostafa Abbasi Rostami","doi":"10.29252/CJHR.3.3.86","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29252/CJHR.3.3.86","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is the most common ulcerative oral lesions. Many factors including genetics, stress, lifestyle, gastric diseases and nutritional habits play a major role in the etiology of recurrent aphthous ulcers. The aim of this study was to evaluate the lifestyle of patients with a history of aphthous stomatitis. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 99 dentistry students with a history of aphthous stomatitis. The control group consisted of 145 dentistry students without any history of the lesion. Demographic information and lifestyle factors including smoking, body mass index, place of living, marital status, regular exercise were recorded. Nutritional habits were evaluated using a modified Food Frequency Questionnaire containing 95 food variables. Independent t-test and Mann Whitney test were used to compare the two groups. Linear regression analysis were used to determine the predictors. Results: There were no significant difference in nutritional habits of study participants. A family history of RAS was more frequently noticed in the case group (43.1%) rather than control group (27.7). Multivariate logistic regression model showed that the most powerful predictors of aphthous lesions were familial history of lesions (OR = 2.4, 95%CI: 1.11-5.13) and food allergy (OR = 4.71, 95%CI: 2.70 to 8.22) respectively. Conclusion: Based on the results of the present study, life style and diet are not associated with aphthous lesions. Considering that aphthous stomatitis is a multifactorial disease, there is a need to study other risk factors and laboratory tests.","PeriodicalId":112656,"journal":{"name":"Caspian Journal of Health Research","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115360854","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Background: Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) are the most important arthropods in medicine and health because of the burden of diseases which they transmit such as malaria, encephalitis, filariasis. In 2011, the last checklist of mosquitoes of Guilan Province included 30 species representing 7 genera. Methods: Using the main data bases such as Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, Scientific Information Database (SID), IranMedex and Magiran which were searched up to August 2018 and reviewing the literature, the available data about the mosquito-borne diseases of Iran and Guilan Province were extracted and analyzed. Also the checklist of mosquitoes of Guilan Province was updated. Results: One protozoal disease (human malaria), two arboviral diseases (West Nile fever, bovine ephemeral fever), two helminthic diseases (dirofilariasis, setariasis) and one bacterial disease (anthrax) have been found in Guilan Province which biologically or mechanically are assumed to transmit by mosquitoes. The updated checklist of mosquitoes of Guilan Province is presented containing 33 species representing 7 or 9 genera according different classifications of the tribe Aedini. Conclusion: There is no information about the role of mosquitoes in the transmission of bovine ephemeral fever and anthrax in Iran and Guilan Province. Also the vectors of dirofilariasis and setariasis are not known in Guilan Province and available data belong to other provinces. It seems that the role of arthropods in the epidemiology of anthrax is not important.
背景:蚊子(双翅目:库蚊科)传播疟疾、脑炎、丝虫病等疾病，是医学和卫生领域最重要的节肢动物。2011年贵兰省最后一次蚊虫检出清单包括7属30种。方法:利用Web of Science、PubMed、Scopus、Google Scholar、科学信息数据库(SID)、IranMedex、Magiran等检索至2018年8月的主要数据库，并查阅文献，提取伊朗和桂兰两省蚊媒疾病相关数据并进行分析。同时更新了桂兰省蚊类名录。结果:贵州省共发现原虫病(人疟疾)1种，虫媒病毒病(西尼罗热、牛短暂热)2种，寄生虫病(双丝虫病、蛇尾虫病)2种，细菌性疾病(炭疽)1种，经生物学或机械推定为蚊媒传播。整理整理了贵州省按伊迪尼族不同分类的蚊类清单，共7属、9属33种。结论:蚊虫在伊朗和桂兰地区牛短暂热和炭疽热传播中的作用尚不清楚。此外，桂兰省还不知道蝇蛆病和丝虫病的传播媒介，现有数据属于其他省份。看来节肢动物在炭疽流行病学中的作用并不重要。
{"title":"A Checklist of Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) of Guilan Province and their Medical and Veterinary Importance","authors":"S. Azari-Hamidian, B. Norouzi","doi":"10.29252/CJHR.3.3.91","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29252/CJHR.3.3.91","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) are the most important arthropods in medicine and health because of the burden of diseases which they transmit such as malaria, encephalitis, filariasis. In 2011, the last checklist of mosquitoes of Guilan Province included 30 species representing 7 genera. Methods: Using the main data bases such as Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, Scientific Information Database (SID), IranMedex and Magiran which were searched up to August 2018 and reviewing the literature, the available data about the mosquito-borne diseases of Iran and Guilan Province were extracted and analyzed. Also the checklist of mosquitoes of Guilan Province was updated. Results: One protozoal disease (human malaria), two arboviral diseases (West Nile fever, bovine ephemeral fever), two helminthic diseases (dirofilariasis, setariasis) and one bacterial disease (anthrax) have been found in Guilan Province which biologically or mechanically are assumed to transmit by mosquitoes. The updated checklist of mosquitoes of Guilan Province is presented containing 33 species representing 7 or 9 genera according different classifications of the tribe Aedini. Conclusion: There is no information about the role of mosquitoes in the transmission of bovine ephemeral fever and anthrax in Iran and Guilan Province. Also the vectors of dirofilariasis and setariasis are not known in Guilan Province and available data belong to other provinces. It seems that the role of arthropods in the epidemiology of anthrax is not important.","PeriodicalId":112656,"journal":{"name":"Caspian Journal of Health Research","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116681685","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fahimeh Rabbanikha, R. Moradi, Fatemeh Monafi, Amir Kazemi-Bollboloy
Background: Organizational directors should change their way of thinking to keep up with the increasing changes and take measures to achieve organizational goals. When organizations are faced with new problems, old solutions are futile and no longer effective. Henceforth, strategic thinking skill is increasingly essential for different levels of directors. The present study aimed to investigate the amount of strategic thinking at different levels of (directors of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education. Methods: The present descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in 2017. The study population consisted of all directors of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education, including Director General, Advisors to the Minister, Advisors to Deputies, and Administrative Deputies, who entered the study by census. Data were collected using the pre-validated Strategic Thinking Scale based on Liedtka model, and analyzed in SPSS version 20. Results: The mean strategic thinking score was 68/100 for different levels of directors, which is higher than average. Among dimensions of strategic thinking, systems perspective and thinking in time had the highest and the lowest mean scores, respectively. No significant differences were observed in strategic thinking and its dimensions in terms of gender, age group, work experience, being a deputy, position or type of employment. Mean score of thinking in time was significantly different in terms of education, and those with Ph.D. and higher education scored had significantly higher score than the rest. Conclusion: Given the higher-than-average scores obtained by directors in strategic thinking and its dimensions, it is recommended that measures such as holding educational workshops and use of strategic management and planning consultants be taken to strengthen dimensions of strategic thinking.
背景:组织管理者应该改变自己的思维方式，以跟上日益增长的变化，并采取措施实现组织目标。当组织面临新问题时，旧的解决方案是无效的，不再有效。因此，战略思维能力对不同级别的董事来说越来越重要。本研究旨在调查卫生和医学教育部不同级别主任的战略思维量。方法:本描述性横断面研究于2017年进行。研究对象包括卫生和医学教育部的所有负责人，包括总干事、部长顾问、代表顾问和行政代表，他们通过人口普查进入研究。采用预先验证的基于Liedtka模型的战略思维量表收集数据，并在SPSS version 20中进行分析。结果:不同级别董事的战略思维得分均值为68/100，高于平均水平。在战略思维维度中，系统视角和及时思维的平均得分最高，最低。在性别、年龄、工作经验、是否担任副手、职位或就业类型方面，战略思维及其维度未见显著差异。时间思维平均分在受教育程度上存在显著性差异，其中博士及高学历者得分显著高于其他学历者。结论:鉴于董事在战略思维及其维度上得分高于平均水平，建议采取举办教育研讨会、聘请战略管理和规划顾问等措施加强战略思维维度。
{"title":"Strategic Thinking Among Directors of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education","authors":"Fahimeh Rabbanikha, R. Moradi, Fatemeh Monafi, Amir Kazemi-Bollboloy","doi":"10.29252/CJHR.3.2.53","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29252/CJHR.3.2.53","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Organizational directors should change their way of thinking to keep up with the increasing changes and take measures to achieve organizational goals. When organizations are faced with new problems, old solutions are futile and no longer effective. Henceforth, strategic thinking skill is increasingly essential for different levels of directors. The present study aimed to investigate the amount of strategic thinking at different levels of (directors of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education. Methods: The present descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in 2017. The study population consisted of all directors of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education, including Director General, Advisors to the Minister, Advisors to Deputies, and Administrative Deputies, who entered the study by census. Data were collected using the pre-validated Strategic Thinking Scale based on Liedtka model, and analyzed in SPSS version 20. Results: The mean strategic thinking score was 68/100 for different levels of directors, which is higher than average. Among dimensions of strategic thinking, systems perspective and thinking in time had the highest and the lowest mean scores, respectively. No significant differences were observed in strategic thinking and its dimensions in terms of gender, age group, work experience, being a deputy, position or type of employment. Mean score of thinking in time was significantly different in terms of education, and those with Ph.D. and higher education scored had significantly higher score than the rest. Conclusion: Given the higher-than-average scores obtained by directors in strategic thinking and its dimensions, it is recommended that measures such as holding educational workshops and use of strategic management and planning consultants be taken to strengthen dimensions of strategic thinking.","PeriodicalId":112656,"journal":{"name":"Caspian Journal of Health Research","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130905747","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sahar Nickbin-Poshtamsary, Abdolhosein Emam-Sigaroudi, R. Farmanbar, G. Radafshar, Z. Atrkar-roushan
Background: This study aimed to determine the effect of educational program on dental plaque and caring performance of pregnant mothers in the city of Rasht. Methods: In this randomized controlled trial study, 110 pregnant mothers referring to 33 health centers in Rasht were randomly divided into experimental and control groups. The data regarding to the demographic characteristics of mothers, a validated questionnaire based on health belief model constructs, dental plaque index and caring performance of oral and dental hygiene were collected. After analyzing the pre-test data, experimental group received an educational intervention based on the health belief model (HBM). Three months after the intervention program, oral and dental hygiene were performed. The two groups were compared using analysis
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Elham Jahanbin-Amirhandeh, M. Hakimjavadi, Abbas Ali Hosein-Khanzadeh, H. Hatamian
Background: Childhood obesity is a health issue that, in addition to physical complications, can have many psychological consequences such as anxiety and depression. The aim of the present study was to compare anxiety, depression and lifestyle in obese and normal weight children. Methods: We carried out a cross-sectional study in Rasht, North of Iran. The study population included all children studying at primary school in city of Rasht during 2015-2016. Using non-probability multi-stage sampling method, a total of 240 children were selected. Body mass index was used to assess obesity. Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale, Children Depression Inventory, and Lifestyle Assessment Questionnaire were used to measure anxiety, depression, and lifestyle, respectively. Analysis of covariance was used to compare adjusted mean of anxiety, depression, and lifestyle scores between the two groups. Results: The mean age of participants was 11.78 years (standard deviation = 0.7). There was no statistical significant difference between obese and normal weight children in anxiety and depression. The adjusted mean of lifestyle score in obese children (216, 95% confidence interval (CI): 211-221) was significantly lower than that in the normal weight group (224, 95% CI: 219-229). In both groups of obese and normal weight, the mean lifestyle scores in girls (214, 95% CI: 209-219) were significantly lower than boys (226, 95% CI: 221-231). Conclusion: This study found no significant association between obesity with psychological disorders of anxiety and depression. Regarding to the better lifestyle scores of normal weight children compared to that of obese children, prospective studies on school-age children’s lifestyle especially in girls is needed.
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Sajad Delavari, A. Aryankhesal, Somayeh Delavari, F. Lotfi
Background: Organizational efficiency should be continuously measured to plan for improvement, informing about organizational performance, and guiding the university toward its goals. In this study, the authors measured the efficiency of schools affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences as one of the most important universities in Iran, in 2011 and 2012. Methods: In this research, the efficiency of schools was measured using data envelopment analysis (DEA) technique in three dimensions of education, research, and development. Several indices in each dimension were assumed as input. Data were collected from university documents and analyzed by output oriented approach using DEAP software version 2.1. Results: Findings revealed that the efficiency scores of four schools including public health, pharmacy, nursing and midwifery, and advanced technologies were 100 in both years. In 2011, the efficiency scores for other schools were as follows: medicine 73.1, dentistry 57.6, rehabilitation 82.33, paramedical sciences 80.26, and management and medical information 60.26. These scores were respectively 73.76, 85.26, 71.63, 94.16, and 94.86 in 2012. Conclusion: This research could successfully measure the efficiency of schools. Moreover, it can help decision makers to improve the performance of schools by determining the optimized output.
{"title":"Measuring Technical Efficiency of Schools in Tehran University of Medical Sciences Using Data Envelopment Analysis","authors":"Sajad Delavari, A. Aryankhesal, Somayeh Delavari, F. Lotfi","doi":"10.29252/CJHR.3.2.41","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29252/CJHR.3.2.41","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Organizational efficiency should be continuously measured to plan for improvement, informing about organizational performance, and guiding the university toward its goals. In this study, the authors measured the efficiency of schools affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences as one of the most important universities in Iran, in 2011 and 2012. Methods: In this research, the efficiency of schools was measured using data envelopment analysis (DEA) technique in three dimensions of education, research, and development. Several indices in each dimension were assumed as input. Data were collected from university documents and analyzed by output oriented approach using DEAP software version 2.1. Results: Findings revealed that the efficiency scores of four schools including public health, pharmacy, nursing and midwifery, and advanced technologies were 100 in both years. In 2011, the efficiency scores for other schools were as follows: medicine 73.1, dentistry 57.6, rehabilitation 82.33, paramedical sciences 80.26, and management and medical information 60.26. These scores were respectively 73.76, 85.26, 71.63, 94.16, and 94.86 in 2012. Conclusion: This research could successfully measure the efficiency of schools. Moreover, it can help decision makers to improve the performance of schools by determining the optimized output.","PeriodicalId":112656,"journal":{"name":"Caspian Journal of Health Research","volume":"71 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128889050","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Background: Despite large body of evidence regarding the association of emotional intelligence (EI) of employees and their communication skills, no previous study examined the relationship between employees’ EI and client satisfaction. The present study aimed to examine the relationship between librarians’ EI and satisfaction of library users in the libraries of the University of Guilan,
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