scholarly journals Identification of Factors Affecting Organizational Silence from the Viewpoint of Middle Managers of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences: A Qualitative Study

2018 ◽  
Vol In Press (In Press) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hasan Jafary ◽  
Abbas Yazdanpanah ◽  
Rahim Masoomi
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Middle Managers ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Organizational Silence

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 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 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 Effective Factors of the Entrepreneurship Development in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences: A qualitative study

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masoud Ferdosi ◽  
Yasamin Molavi Taleghani
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Framework Analysis ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Effective Factors ◽  
Entrepreneurship Development ◽  
Health Area ◽  
Purposeful Sampling ◽  
Health Experts

Background: Promotion and institutionalization of the entrepreneurial culture in the health system is one of the most important components of entrepreneurship development and economic success of countries. Thus, the present study was conducted with the aim of identifying the factors affecting the development of entrepreneurship in the health area, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences in 2017. Methods: This applied qualitative study was conducted in 2017. First, 10 health experts in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences were selected using semi-structured interviews based on the purposeful sampling method. The Delphi method was used to prioritize the factors. To analyze the qualitative data, the framework analysis method of Max QDA 10 software was used. Furthermore, descriptive statistics were used by SPSS 22 for analyzing the Delphi phase data. Results: In the initial phase, 3 themes (contextualizing, operational, consolidation and institutionalization) and 15 classes were extracted. Then, in the Delphi phase, 12 factors were determined as the effective factors on the entrepreneurship development in the health area. The most important factors in the development of entrepreneurship included empowerment of work forces, customers and stakeholders, as well as attracting internal and external capitals for initiating business with a mean of 4.73. Conclusion: In strategies of entrepreneurship development in the health area, policymakers are recommended to base their measures and decisions on differentiating the identified factors. In other words, this differentiation improves the entrepreneurship opportunities and outcomes based on the environmental conditions and current resources.

scholarly journals Identifying Risk Factors Affecting the Usage of Digital and Social Media: A Preliminary Qualitative Study in the Dental Profession and Dental Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Rayan Sharka ◽  
Jonathan P. San Diego ◽  
Melanie Nasseripour ◽  
Avijit Banerjee
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Dental Education ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
General Context ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Dental Professionals

Aims: This study aimed to identify the risk factors of using DSM to provide an insight into the inherent implications this has on dental professionals in practice and trainee professionals’ education. Materials and methods: Twenty-one participants (10 dental professionals and 11 undergraduate and postgraduate dental students) participated in this qualitative study using semi-structured interviews in a dental school in the UK. The interviews were analysed and categorised into themes, some of which were identified from previous literature (e.g., privacy and psychological risks) and others emerged from the data (e.g., deceptive and misleading information). Results: The thematic analysis of interview transcripts identified nine perceived risk themes. Three themes were associated with the use of DSM in the general context, and six themes were related to the use of DSM in professional and education context. Conclusions: This study provided evidence to understand the risk factors of using DSM in dental education and the profession, but the magnitude of these risks on the uptake and usefulness of DSM needs to be assessed.

scholarly journals Exploring the criteria and factors affecting firefighters’ resilience: a qualitative study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahad Heydari ◽  
Abbas Ostadtaghizadeh ◽  
Ali Ardalan ◽  
Abbas Ebadi ◽  
Iraj Mohammadfam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Factors Affecting
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