Shirazi, Mandana

Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Educational Development Center, Tehran, Iran, & University of Medical Sciences, Depart-ments of LIME and Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset Karolinska Institutet.

[ 1 ] - Design of formative assessment model for professional behavior using stages of change theory

Background: Professionalism is a core competency of physicians. This study was conducted to design a model for formative assessment of professional commitment in medical students according to stages of change theory.   Methods: In this qualitative study, data were collected through literature review & focus group interviews in the Tehran University of Medical Sciences in 2013 and analyz...

[ 2 ] - Contextualization and validation of the interprofessional collaborator assessment rubric (ICAR) through simulation: Pilot investigation

Background: Simulation can be used for educating, evaluating and assessing psychometric properties of an instrument. The aim of this study was to contextualize and assess the validity and reliability of the Interprofessional Collaborative Assessment tool (ICAR) in an Iranian context using simulation.   Methods: In this descriptive study, contextualization of the ICAR was assessed throug...

[ 3 ] - Contextualization and standardization of the supportive leadership behavior questionnaire based on socio- cognitive theory in Iran

  Background :Effective leadership is of prime importance in any organization and it goes through changes based on accepted health promotion and behavior change theory. Although there are many leadership styles, transformational leadership, which emphasizes supportive leadership behaviors, seems to be an appropriate style in many settings particularly in the health care and educational sectors ...

[ 4 ] - ارتباط آمادگی تغییر عملکرد اعضای هیات علمی علوم پایه دانشکده پزشکی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تهران با فرسودگی شغلی آنان

زمینه و هدف: انجام پژوهش، شرکت در انجمن ها و جلسات، امور مالی، موضوعات مربوط به دانشجویان و ساعت های طولانی کار، بخش هایی از فعالیت اعضای هیات علمی را تشکیل می دهند. فشار کاری زیاد می تواند آنها را به سوی فرسودگی شغلی سوق دهد، لذا هدف از مطالعه حاضر، دست یابی به میزانِ مولفه های سه گانه فرسودگی شغلی و تعیین سطح آمادگی برای تغییر اساتید علوم پایه همراه با تعیین ارتباط مابین این دو بوده است. رو...

[ 5 ] - بررسی روایی و پایایی ابزار(T-TAQ) در رابطه با سنجش نگرش کار گروهی در ایران

Background and Aim: Collaboration within and between healthcare teams facilitates effective healthcare provision. Fundamental strategies in effective healthcare services focus on collaboration and teamwork. This study was an attempt to assess reliability and validity of Team STEPPS Teamwork Attitudes Questionnaire (T-TAQ) in Iranian context. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional survey wa...

[ 6 ] - بررسی روایی و پایایی ابزار سنجش نگرش بین حرفه ای تیم سلامت(AHPQ) در ایران

  مقدمه : با توجه به اهمیت سنجش نگرش افراد تیم سلامت در ارتباط و همکاری میان افراد تیم مراقبت بهداشتی در جهت ارتقاء کیفیت مراقبت از بیمار و لزوم ارزیابی ابزارهایی که در هر مطالعه استفاده می­شوند، این مطالعه برای ارزیابی روایی و پایایی ابزار سنجش نگرش بین­حرفه­ای تیم سلامت (AHPQ) برای اولین بار در ایران، انجام گردید.   روش­ ها: در یک مطالعه توصیفی- مقطعی ابزار سنجش نگرش مهارت­های بین­حرفه­ای مور...

[ 7 ] - Psychometric properties of the communication skills attitude scale (CSAS) measure in a sample of Iranian medical students

Introduction: Communication skill (CS) has been regarded as one of thefundamental competencies for medical and other health care professionals.Student’s attitude toward learning CS is a key factor in designing educationalinterventions. The original CSAS, as positive and negative subscales, wasdeveloped in the UK; however, there is no scale to measure these attitudesin Iran. The aim of this stud...

[ 8 ] - Developing an instrument to measure effective factors on clinical learning

Introduction: Although nursing students spend a large partof their learning period in the clinical environment, clinicallearning has not been perceived by its nature yet. To develop aninstrument to measure effective factors on clinical learning innursing students.Methods: This is a mixed methods study performed in 2 steps.First, the researchers defined “clinical learning” in nursingstudents thr...

[ 9 ] - Improving continuing medical education by enhancing interactivity: lessons from Iran

Introduction: Continuing Medical Education (CME) has beenconsidered as a lifelong commitment for doctors to provide theoptimal care for patients. Despite a long history of creating CMEprograms, outcomes are far from ideal. The present qualitativestudy aims to clarify the barriers affecting effectiveness of the CMEprograms in Iran based on the experiences of general practitioners.Methods: Sixtee...

[ 10 ] - Health students’ expectations of the ideal educational environment: a qualitative research

Introduction: Educational environment is an important determinant ofstudents’ behavior and its elements are associated with academic achievement and course satisfaction. The aim of this study was to determine students’expectations of the ideal educational environment.Methods: This was a qualitative study with content analysis approach. Using a theoretical sampling method, we selected eight stud...

[ 11 ] - Assessing Physicians’ Performance when Telling the Truth to Patients Diagnosed with Cancer

Background and Objective: The ability of breaking bad news to patients, especially to patients diagnosed with cancer is one of the challengeable issues in the field of medicine. On this basis, this study was designed to assess physicianschr('39') performance as well as importance of their training on how to deliver bad news to patients diagnosed with cancer. Materials and Methods: This was a p...