background and objectives: quality services delivery in the health settings is contingent on hospital administrative staff organizational commitment. inspired by previous research indicating the prominent role of psychological empowerment in organizational commitment, this study aimed to explore the relationship between the two variables in hospital administrative staff. methods: a random sampl...

for more than three decades healthcare decentralization has been promoted in developing countries as a way of improving the financing and delivery of public healthcare. decision autonomy under healthcare decentralization would determine the role and scope of responsibility of local authorities. jalal mohammed, nicola north, and toni ashton analyze decision autonomy within decentralized services...

background and objectives: violence toward healthcare workers has emerged as an important health problem. this type of violence has the potential to severely influence healthcare workers, patients, and the community. this study aimed to explore the prevalence of violence in emergency departments, and to identify associated risk fac­tors using a sample of emergency department healthcare workers ...

we are on the eve of a revolution in health policy that will forever change our way of thinking about health and healthcare. a few years from now, our vision of the organization and the administration of healthcare services will be transformed.   this is not a revolution born out of crisis, albeit the financial pressure on public and private funders of healthcare is clearly at play. it has not ...

conclusions the findings showed that based on the managers’ point of view, the reform plan was able to achieve its primary goals; however, it could not meet their exceptions in improving the society health status. therefore, it is necessary to design some interventions for changing this perception. results a total of 43.2% of managers believed that this reform was a good restrictor for malpract...

the aim of this study was to explore the relationship between diabetes and depression and investigate the effects of comorbid diabetes and depression on healthcare utilization.the study sample included 10,179 korean adults aged ≥ 45 years. the presence of diabetes was assessed by asking participants if the participants had ever been diagnosed with diabetes. depression was measured using the 10-...

lean thinking requires certain techniques and tools to support lean processing and to penetrate an organization in which 5s system (sorting, set in order, shining, standardization, sustaining) is to develop value process workflow system. kanban, a card containing a set of manufacturing specifications and requirements used to regulate the supply of components, is one of the most famous and impor...

objective: this study sought to assess the attitude of healthcare providers towards providing contraceptives for unmarried adolescents in four local government areas in ibadan, nigeria. materials and methods: a cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among 490 healthcare providers in 24 randomly selected healthcare facilities using self-administered, pre-tested questionnaires. results: ...

background: the objective of the health system reform plan is to review individuals’ satisfaction in the field of health and to reduce their concerns and medical expenses. the disregarding of some workers in this plan seems to have resulted in their dissatisfaction, which can in turn cause problems such as neglecting of patients and patients' dissatisfaction. therefore, the identification ...

the objective of this study was to assess the seroprevalence of varicella antibodies in healthcare workers and students of healthcare professions and to determine the validity of the self-reported varicella and zona history for detecting susceptible subjects. personnel of imam reza hospital (kermanshah-iran) and students were recruited and a 5 ml blood sample was obtained from all participants....