scholarly journals The Factors Affecting the Physical Activity of the Health Care Workers of Iran University of Medical Sciences: A Qualitative Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soodabeh Hoveidamanesh ◽  
Batool Tayefi ◽  
Zahra Rampisheh ◽  
Narjes Khalili ◽  
Mozhdeh Ramezani
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Factors Affecting

Abstract Background: The low physical activity is a challenge in adults. A majority of adults spend many hours each week at work, so the workplace is a suitable site for health promotion and implementation of physical activity programs. This qualitative study was implemented to identify worksite physical activity barriers and facilitators from the perspective of the employees of the Iran University of Medical Science. Methods: In the present qualitative content analysis, five focus group discussions were held with the participation of 68 personnel of Iran University of Medical Sciences. Purposive sampling with maximum diversity was carried out for the study. Results: The analysis of the data led to the identification of three general themes, including challenges and barriers, strategies, and incentives (facilitators). The four main categories of challenges and barriers included policy-making and legislation, organizational factors, structural factors, and personal factors. Most barriers identified by the participants were placed in the personal factors and organizational factors categories. The strategies for increasing physical activity were identified in the following three categories: Policy-making and legislation, organizational factors, and environmental factors. The majority of the strategies proposed were placed in the organizational factors and policy-making and legislation categories.Conclusions: Increasing physical activity in the workplace as a strategy for the general promotion of physical activity in people requires interventions in different areas, especially with regard to organizational factors and policy-making and legislation.

The Factors Affecting the Physical Activity of the Health Care Workers of Iran University of Medical Sciences: A Qualitative Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soodabeh Hoveidamanesh ◽  
Batool Tayefi ◽  
Zahra Rampisheh ◽  
Narjes Khalili ◽  
Mozhdeh Ramezani
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Factors Affecting

Abstract Background: The low physical activity is a challenge in adults. A majority of adults spend many hours each week at work, so the workplace is a suitable site for health promotion and implementation of physical activity programs. This qualitative study was implemented to identify worksite physical activity barriers and facilitators from the perspective of the employees of the Iran University of Medical Science. Methods: In the present qualitative content analysis, five focus group discussions were held with the participation of 68 personnel of Iran University of Medical Sciences. Purposive sampling with maximum diversity was carried out for the study. Results: The analysis of the data led to the identification of three general themes, including challenges and barriers, strategies, and incentives (facilitators). The four main categories of challenges and barriers included policy-making and legislation, organizational factors, structural factors, and personal factors. Most barriers identified by the participants were placed in the personal factors and organizational factors categories. The strategies for increasing physical activity were identified in the following three categories: Policy-making and legislation, organizational factors, and environmental factors. The majority of the strategies proposed were placed in the organizational factors and policy-making and legislation categories.Conclusions: Increasing physical activity in the workplace as a strategy for the general promotion of physical activity in people requires interventions in different areas, especially with regard to organizational factors and policy-making and legislation.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting Nurses’ Perceived Organizational Commitment: A Qualitative Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 303-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Faribah Sepahvand ◽  
Foorozan Atashzadeh Shoorideh ◽  
Soroor Parvizy ◽  
Mansoureh Zagheri Tafreshi
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Nurse Managers ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Clinical Nurses

Objective: Nurses’ organizational commitment is one of the most important factors that facilitates their professional evolution and influences the method of care provision, quality of care, and patients’ satisfaction. The aim of this study was identified the factors that affect nurses’ perceived organizational commitment. Material and Methods: This qualitative study, conducted on 16 clinical nurses employed in Social Security Hospital of Khorramabad, Iran, during five months from May to September 2015, used deep semi-structured interviews. Purposive sampling method was used for the selection of nurses and the data were analyzed using conventional qualitative content analysis. Lincoln & Guba’s criteria were used to secure data accuracy and stability. Results: Sixteen subcategories, five categories, and three themes were distilled during content analysis process. The abstracted themes included “organizational factors”, “occupational challenges”, and “contributory management”. Conclusion: Our findings showed that numerous factors present in nurses’ profession and work environment may influence the rate of nurses’ interest and commitment in the hospital and the related organization. Hence, nurse managers can foster the promotion of nurses’ organizational commitment through creating the required suitable conditions. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.18(2) 2019 p.303-311

Factors affecting nursing error communication in intensive care units: A qualitative study

2020 ◽  
pp. 096973302095210
Author(s):  
Tahereh Najafi Ghezeljeh ◽  
Mansoureh Ashghali Farahani ◽  
Fatemeh Kafami Ladani
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Ethical Practice ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Professional Characteristics

Background: Error communication includes both reporting errors to superiors and disclosing their consequences to patients and their families. It significantly contributes to error prevention and safety improvement. Yet, some errors in intensive care units are not communicated. Objectives: The aim of the present study was to explore factors affecting error communication in intensive care units. Design and participants: This qualitative study was conducted in 2019. Participants were 17 critical care nurses purposively recruited from the intensive care units of 2 public hospitals affiliated to Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Data were collected through in-depth semi-structured interviews and were analyzed through the conventional content analysis method proposed by Graneheim and Lundman. Ethical considerations: The Ethics Committee of Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran approved the study (code: IR.IUMS. REC.1397.792). Participants were informed about the study aim and methods and were ensured of data confidentiality. They were free to withdraw from the study at will. Written informed consent was obtained from all of them. Findings: Factors affecting error communication in intensive care units fell into four main categories, namely the culture of error communication (subcategories were error communication organizational atmosphere, clarity of processes and guidelines, managerial support for nurses, and learning organization), the consequences of errors for nurses and nursing (subcategories were fear over being stigmatized as incompetent, fear over punishment, and fear over negative judgments about nursing), the consequences of errors for patients (subcategories were monitoring the effects of errors on patients and predicting the effects of errors on patients), and ethical and professional characteristics (subcategories were ethical characteristics and inter-professional relationships). Discussion: The results of this study show many factors affect error communication, some facilitate and some prohibit it. Organizational factors such as the culture of error communication and the consequences of error communication for the nurse and the patient, as well as individual and professional characteristics, including ethical characteristics and interprofessional relationship, influence this process. Conclusion: Errors confront nurses with ethical challenges and make them assess error consequences and then, communicate or hide them based on the results of their assessments. Health authorities can promote nurses’ error communication through creating a supportive environment for them, developing clear error communication processes and guidelines, and providing them with education about the principles of ethical practice.

scholarly journals Affecting Factors of Parturient Women’s Privacy Preservation in The Maternity Ward: A Qualitative Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farzaneh Valizadeh ◽  
Farahnaz Heshmat ◽  
Solmaz Mohammadi ◽  
Zahra Motaghi
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Privacy Preservation ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Affecting Factors ◽  
Maternity Ward ◽  
Natural Childbirth ◽  
Factors Affecting

Objective: Different factors have an important role in the positive and negative childbirth experiences of the mothers. The parturient mother’s privacy preservation is one of the factors for increasing the mothers’ satisfaction consistent with natural childbirth. Hence, this study aimed to investigate the factors affecting the parturient mother’s privacy preservation. Materials and methods: Content analysis was used in this qualitative study that is based on the semi structured individual interviews with women who had experienced natural vaginal delivery, midwives, and the specialist in a maternity ward from 2018 to 2021 in Shahroud, Iran. The collected data were analyzed simultaneously with the sampling procedure using a five-step qualitative content analysis method. To ensure the robustness of the data, Lincoln and Guba's four criteria (credibility, dependability, confirmability, and transferability) were used. Results: The findings of the study with 40 participants resulted in the extraction of 28 codes, 9 subcategories, and 2 main categories entitled extra-and intra personal factors affecting the mother’s privacy. Conclusion: To foster the mother’s awareness of her rights and privacy during pregnancy and delivery, continuous education, monitoring, and evaluating both the students and the staff to respect preserving the mother’s privacy is necessary to develop an instrument to measure the preservation of the mother’s privacy in the maternity ward.

Factors affecting conscience-based nursing practices: A qualitative study

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 1350-1360
Author(s):  
Madineh Jasemi ◽  
Sanaz Aazami ◽  
Masumeh Hemmati maslak pak ◽  
Hosein Habibzadeh ◽  
Roghayeh Esmaeili Zabihi
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Practice ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Educational Training ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Professional Performance ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Conventional Analysis ◽  
Training Structure

Background: Conscience is a guiding factor in nursing practice for delivering the ultimate care. In order to expand the concept of conscience-based care, factors affecting conscience in nursing practice need to be identified. Objectives: The current study assessed nurses’ experiences to explore factors affecting conscience in nursing practice. Research design: This qualitative content analysis study employed purposive sampling to reach 14 nurses working at educational hospitals in Tabriz and Urmia, Iran. Data were analyzed using inductive and conventional analysis. Ethical considerations: This research was approved by the Ethics Committee of Urmia University of Medical Science. Voluntary participation, anonymity, and confidentiality were considered. Finding: Two themes emerged from our analysis for enhancing conscience in nursing practices, including environment of professional performance and personal factors. Discussion: The two important factors for enhancing conscience in nursing practice are environment and personal factors. Conclusion: It is necessary to emphasize on religious beliefs, professional commitment, and communication skills in educational training structure. Also, establishing appropriate management systems will help nurses to provide moral care.

scholarly journals Factors affecting hookah tobacco smoking among females in the Islamic Republic of Iran: a qualitative study

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (12) ◽  
pp. 1493-1501
Author(s):  
Mohammad Bazrafshan ◽  
Amir Mansouri ◽  
Hamed Delam ◽  
Behnam Masmouei ◽  
Nasrin Shokrpour
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Tobacco Smoking ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Islamic Republic ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Hookah Smoking ◽  
Islamic Republic Of Iran

Background: The prevalence of hookah smoking in the Islamic Republic of Iran is increasing among females, especially in the southern cities. Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate the factors influencing hookah tobacco smoking among females in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Methods: In this qualitative study, 52 females who use hookah were selected (25–71 years old) from the cities of Evaz and Gerash and were interviewed. The participants were selected using purposive sampling and the data were gathered using semi-structured interviews. Data analysis was performed using the conventional approach of qualitative content analysis. Results: Most participants were aged between 25 and 35 years old and 55.8% were married. Three main themes were identified from the qualitative data including: personal factors, family factors and social factors. Conclusions: The findings of this study indicate that the reasons for hookah smoking were based on complex interactions between individual, family, and social factors. In order to successfully reduce hookah smoking in females it is necessary to consider an approach that uses these social factors

scholarly journals Diagnosis of Government Policy Implementation in Iranian Universities of Medical Sciences by Shannon Entropy Approach

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hojat Vahdati ◽  
Razieh Montazerinajafabadi
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Shannon Entropy ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
Achievement Goals ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Senior Managers ◽  
Policy Goals

Background: Given that the health system is one of the most important areas for social development in all countries, special attention should be paid to policy making and monitoring in this area. This research aimed to diagnose achievement goals of government policies focusing on government medical universities in Iran, which are the mainstay of providing health care. Methods: The present study is practical in terms of purpose and qualitative (content analysis) in terms of data collection. The barriers of achieving policy goals were reviewed and classified by reviewing the literature through content analysis. Later, the ideas of experts (45 senior managers of Iranian government medical sciences universities selected based on the study goals) were collected using a questionnaire. As a result, the barriers were determined and ranked by Shannon entropy technique. Results: The findings showed that the identified barriers in achieving government policy goals were related to policy makers (0/3320), policy nature (0/2810), policy implementers (0/1740), environmental (0/1330), and organizational factors (0/0780), respectively. Conclusion: Based on the findings, the importance of client (recipients of health services) is not properly understood. In other words, personal and partisan interests take precedence over national and client interests in policy-making.

scholarly journals Personal factors affecting medical professionalism: a qualitative study in Iran

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fateme Alipour ◽  
Zahra Shahvari ◽  
Fariba Asghari ◽  
Shahram Samadi ◽  
Homayoun Amini
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Medical Professionalism ◽  
Clinical Settings ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Professional Behaviors ◽  
Factors Affecting

Professional behavior with patients and interactions with colleagues, the institution and professional bodies are influenced by many factors. The purpose of this manuscript is to clarify those personal factors affecting medical professionalism in clinical settings affiliated with Tehran University of Medical Sciences. For this purpose, a qualitative study was carried out. One hundred and eighty-two participants were recruited through purposive sampling of clinical staff, physicians, and medical students in Tehran. Data were collected through 22 focus group discussions, and conventional content analysis was used to analyze the data.  The results were reported in five categories to present the participants’ views. Categories were extracted from 103 codes and consisted of 1) people's belief in professionalism, 2) personality traits, 3) problems in family, 4) mental or physical health status, and 5) communication skills. The results showed that despite the facilitator roles of some personal factors, others act as barriers to professional behaviors. In order to control their impact, it is crucial to pay attention to them at the time of student/staff selection. Strengthening support systems in the organization is also essential for decreasing the effect of family problems or physical and mental health problems.

scholarly journals Identifying and prioritizing the effecting factors on implementing policies of Medical Science University of Zabol

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 396-400
Author(s):  
Mohammad Ghasemi ◽  
Hakimeh Shahriyari ◽  
Esmat Bandani
Keyword(s):  
Policy Development ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Important Landmark ◽  
Three Stages ◽  
Methods Analytical ◽  
Study Type

Policy making University of Medical Sciences, in a comprehensive look, three stages of formulation, implementation and evaluation. In the full implementation of the policies of Medical Sciences, indices are several factors to identify them in order to streamline the implementation of policies is important. In this paper, according to studies, the perspective of managers, supervisors and experts on the factors affecting the implementation of the policies set and looked University of Medical Sciences. In the present study, type research methods analytical and applied in terms of goal. The population of managers, supervisors and reporters are Zahedan and Zabol University of Medical Sciences. The questionnaire that the overall validity of the content and reliable 0.84 with Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient was estimated. The results of this study six important landmark in the implementation of policies were identified and ratings which include administration and bureaucracy, targets and policy development, enforcement expertise, personality traits and behavioral anchors, consumers and supported by the legal authorities. Keywords: public policy making, vision, medical sciences, health document. JEL Classification: D78, I11

scholarly journals Health-Oriented Self- and Employee Leadership in Virtual Teams: A Qualitative Study with Virtual Leaders

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (18) ◽  
pp. 6519
Author(s):  
Ilona Efimov ◽  
Volker Harth ◽  
Stefanie Mache
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Teams ◽  
Leadership Behaviors ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Workplace Health Promotion ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Stress Factors ◽  
Boundary Management ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Great Awareness

Virtual teamwork as a new way of working is becoming increasingly prevalent in a growingly globalized and digitalized working environment. Due to the associated raise in health-related stress factors at the workplace and the central role of leaders in workplace health promotion, the aim of this study is to obtain initial findings on the use of health-oriented self- and employee leadership in virtual teams from the perspective of virtual leaders. Semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted with 13 virtual leaders by using the problem-centered interview method. The collected data were deductively and inductively evaluated and interpreted using the qualitative content analysis according to Mayring. The results show that virtual leaders ascribed great value of health and showed great awareness in health-oriented self- and employee leadership. Physical activity and boundary management were particularly mentioned as health-oriented self-leadership behaviors. The majority of leaders described communication, building trust, support in boundary management and implementation of personal meetings as health-oriented employee leadership behaviors. In addition to social, technical, and personal factors, primarily organizational factors were mentioned as factors of influence in this context. For a more comprehensive understanding of health-oriented leadership, the inclusion of virtual team members in further research studies is necessary.

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