The use of evidence in decision making by hospital managers in Lebanon: A cross‐sectional study

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadeen Hilal ◽  
Sara Harb ◽  
Diana Jamal ◽  
Fadi El‐Jardali
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hospital Managers

scholarly journals Assessing the use of Hospital Information Systems (HIS) to support decision-making: A cross-sectional study in public hospitals in ​​Huila, sanitary region of southern Angola.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomas Hambili Sanjuluca ◽  
Ricardo Cruz Correia ◽  
Anabela Antunes de Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Hospital Information Systems ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
No Production ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hospital Managers ◽  
Support Decision Making

Abstract Background Some previous studies have reported that hospital medical assistance in Angola lacks efficiency. There is no production of information on health financing or even health spending that could help monitor equity. Hospital information systems (HIS) could be relevant tools to inform hospital managers, supporting better management decisions in healthcare and, consequently, increasing efficiency. Nonetheless, the effective use of these systems by hospital managers to support decision-making in Angola is unknown. This study aimed to analyze the use of HIS as a tool to support decision-making by hospital managers in Huila, Angola. Methods This is a descriptive–cross-sectional study that was inducted between July and September 2017 in seven hospitals in Huila Province, Angola, specifically in Lubango and Matala cities. Each hospital board included four to six managers (e.g., general, clinical, administrative, nursing, diagnostic and therapeutic, and teaching and training managers). Thirty-six members of the hospital boards filled on a self-questionnaire that consisted of twenty questions based on the following issues: characterization of the interviewee's profile; availability of information in the institution; quality and usefulness of the available operational information and satisfaction with the existing HIS. Perform data analysis with IBM SPSS Statistics, version 21.0 Results At least ⅔ of the participants reported being unsatisfied or relatively satisfied with each of the HIS-specific features that were assessed. More than 50%have rarely or never used the health information system to support decision-making, and 47.2% have never noted audits performed in their institution. Only 25% of the participants considered that the HIS stored information was satisfactory to calculate the rate of service indicators. Conclusion Our study showed that most hospital managers don’t use hospital information systems as tools to support management-related decision-making in Angola. Improving the Hospital information systems, ability to compute adequate indicators, and providing training on HIS usage to hospital managers could be targets of future interventions to support better management-related decision-making in Angolan healthcare.

scholarly journals Prelicensure Nursing Students’ COVID-19 Attitude Impact on Nursing Career Decision during Pandemic Threat in Taiwan: A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 3272
Author(s):  
Shu-Chun Lin ◽  
Lee-Fen Ni ◽  
Yu-Ming Wang ◽  
Shu Hsin Lee ◽  
Hung-Chang Liao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Perceived Control ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Career Decision Making ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Prelicensure Nursing

The COVID-19 pandemic may cause a nursing shortage. Prelicensure nursing students who are exposed to high-stress COVID-19 events are related to defective career decision-making. This study validated the COVID-19 attitude scale and clarified how their attitudes about COVID-19 affected their behavioral intentions toward career decision-making. We conducted a cross-sectional study and recruited a convenience sample of 362 prelicensure nursing students from Northern and Central Taiwan. Two measurements were applied, including the Nursing Students Career Decision-making instrument and COVID-19 attitude scale. We used AMOS (version 22.0) to perform a confirmatory factor analysis. The Cronbach α of the COVID-19 attitude scale was 0.74 and consisted of four factors. The most positive attitude was the nursing belief factor, and the least positive factor was emotional burden. Prelicensure nursing students’ COVID-19 attitudes were significantly positively associated with their career decision-making attitudes and perceived control (ß = 0.41 and ß = 0.40, respectively; p < 0.001). All the key latent variables explained significantly 23% of the variance in the career decision-making behavioral intentions module. In conclusion, the COVID-19 attitude scale is valid. Although the prelicensure nursing students’ COVID-19 attitudes had no direct effect on career decision-making intentions, they had a direct effect on career decision-making attitudes and the perceived control.

scholarly journals Factors influencing decision-making to accept elective caesarean section: A descriptive cross-sectional study

Heliyon ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. e07755
Author(s):  
Victoria Bam ◽  
Alberta Yemotsoo Lomotey ◽  
Abigail Kusi-Amponsah Diji ◽  
Hayford Isaac Budu ◽  
Dorothy Bamfo-Ennin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Caesarean Section ◽  
Elective Caesarean Section ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Influencing

scholarly journals Impacto del grado de satisfacción en las expectativas del estudiante universitario. El caso de la Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas (UNACH)

2019 ◽  
pp. 20-27
Author(s):  
Marco Antonio Ovando Díaz ◽  
Octavio Grajales Castillejos
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Academic Training ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Institutional Services ◽  
Bachelor's Degrees ◽  
Degree Of Satisfaction ◽  
The University

The general objective of the article is to determine the degree of satisfaction of the students of the Autonomous University of Chiapas, Mexico, through a cross-sectional study to assess the institutional services offered and their impact on their academic training. The specific objectives are: 1) Analyze the opinion of students regarding their curriculum and teachers, 2) Analyze the opinion of students regarding the knowledge of university regulations and 3) Describe the conditions of University infrastructure: physical and technological. The methodology used was the explanatory method of qualitative-quantitative and transverse cutting, for this it was necessary to design and apply a Likert-type survey, which was applied to 3,842 enrolled students of the 5th. to the 8th. semester of 22 Bachelor's degrees from the various UNACH headquarters. The contribution that this research has is: a) Provide academic elements to university authorities for decision making in their accreditation processes, b) Training of human resources through the participation of students in the development of research and c) Sensitize the university community through the publication of research results.

scholarly journals Costs of reusable and disposable aprons in a public teaching hospital

2014 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 915-921
Author(s):  
Paloma de Souza Cavalcante Pissinati ◽  
Maria do Carmo Lourenço Haddad ◽  
Mariana Ângela Rossaneis ◽  
Roseli Broggi Gil ◽  
Renata Aparecida Belei
Keyword(s):  
Direct Cost ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Average Cost ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hospital Managers ◽  
Study Population ◽  
The Cost

Objective To analyze the direct cost of reusable and disposable aprons in a public teaching hospital. Method Cross-sectional study of quantitative approach, focusing on the direct cost of reusable and disposable aprons at a teaching hospital in northern Paraná. The study population consisted of secondary data collected in reports of the cost of services, laundry, materials and supplies division of the institution for the year 2012 Results We identified a lower average cost of using disposable apron when compared to the reusable apron. The direct cost of reusable apron was R$ 3.06, and the steps of preparation and washing were mainly responsible for the high cost, and disposable apron cost was R$ 0.94. Conclusion The results presented are important for hospital managers properly allocate resources and manage costs in hospitals
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scholarly journals Factors Influencing Patient Decisions Regarding Treatments for Skin Growths: A Cross-Sectional Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
David G. Li ◽  
Fan Di Xia ◽  
Jasmine Rana ◽  
Grace J. Young ◽  
Forootan Alizadeh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Treatment Modality ◽  
Private Insurance ◽  
Healthcare Spending ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Treatment Modalities ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Patient Decision Making ◽  
Visit Duration

Variations in treatment modalities for skin growths contribute substantially to overall healthcare spending within dermatology. However, little is known regarding factors impacting patient decision-making when choosing a treatment modality. In this survey-based, cross-sectional study (n = 375, 81.9% response rate), we asked patients to rate the importance of different treatment parameters for a nonfacial skin growth, further classified into five domains: efficacy, appearance, financial impact, visit duration, and productivity. Although patients generally prioritized treatment efficacy when selecting a treatment modality, they emphasized different aspects of the treatment experience as a function of age, gender, race, insurance status, and history of malignancy. Patients over age 50 were less likely to consider treatment impact on finances as being “important”, but more so efficacy and visit duration. Women were more likely to value efficacy and appearance. Patients without private insurance were more likely to cite efficacy and impact on productivity as being “important”. While the underlying reasons for these variations differ across patients, these findings help explain variations in treatment selection among patients choosing between treatments for skin growths and may ultimately lead to improved shared decision-making.

scholarly journals Scientific production indicators and researchers training in the Brazilian Collective Health

2019 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-18
Author(s):  
Maria Ivanilde Pereira Santos ◽  
Tatiana Fróes Fernandes ◽  
Marise Fagundes Silveira ◽  
Francisco Marcone Veríssimo ◽  
Rafael Amâncio de Oliveira Dias ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Poisson Regression ◽  
Prevalence Ratio ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Scientific Output ◽  
Scientific Production ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Training Outcomes ◽  
Gender Characteristics

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the scientific production, generation of patents and researchers training among Brazilian Collective Health professors who were awarded a Pq/CNPq productivity scholarship from 2000 to 2012 and to verify the existence of an association between these production modalities and the characteristics of the professors, such as gender, training and origin. Method: An analytical cross-sectional study was carried out from 2000 to 2012, and the Prevalence Ratio was calculated using Poisson regression. For the statistical analyzes, the SPSS® program was used. Results: Of particular note are regional and institutional concentration, consistent scientific output, important researchers training, and a primordial but still timid generation of patents. We found an association between the "scientific production", "researchers training" outcomes, and the gender characteristics, such as the formation and origin of the Pq professor. Conclusion: These findings can guide the decision-making aimed at the deconcentration of scientific production and researchers training in the Brazilian Collective Health.

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