PayeshPub Date : 2020-04-01DOI: 10.29252/payesh.19.2.139
M. Pezeshki, E. Shojaeefar
{"title":"The necessity of urgent low-cost epidemiological studies with short duration about the role of BCG vaccine in preventing and controlling of COVID-19 in Iran","authors":"M. Pezeshki, E. Shojaeefar","doi":"10.29252/payesh.19.2.139","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29252/payesh.19.2.139","url":null,"abstract":"The 2020] Objective (s ) : Currently there is no effective treatment and vaccine for COVID-19. However, several studies showed that BCG vaccine has long lasting positive non-specific effects on several infectious and autoimmune diseases via ‘trained immunity’ mechanisms. Along with these exceptional properties of this vaccine, few ecological studies showed controversial association between the national vaccination policies and morbidity and mortality rate of COVID-19. Methods: This Article, reviewed the immunological mechanisms that explain the enhanced immunity by BCG vaccine against COVID-19. Also the conducted ecological studies and the clinical trials that are being conducted by few countries were reviewed. Results: Considering Iran’s national BCG vaccination program and the low evidence level of ecological studies, we suggest to Iranian universities of medical sciences to conduct low-cost but better epidemiological studies with short duration, using tuberculin test. These studies including case-control, historical cohort and survival analysis studies, which will assess the association between immunity against tuberculosis and COVID-19 and its prognosis. The results of these studies may guide researchers about the necessity of conducting clinical trials among high risk groups like hospital staffs. Conclusion: Also as few studies have shown BCG vaccine has therapeutic effects on patients with type 1 diabetes and multiple sclerosis, conducting clinical trials among Iranian patients can measure not only the preventive effect of BCG vaccine against COVID-19 but also the therapeutic effect on these two chronic diseases","PeriodicalId":55683,"journal":{"name":"Payesh","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69863640","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PayeshPub Date : 2020-04-01DOI: 10.29252/payesh.19.2.197
abolghasem raeisi nafchi, A. Danaei, Seyed Mohammad Zargar
{"title":"Explaining the Dimensions and Components of Media Health Literacy with a Critical Approach: a grouded theory","authors":"abolghasem raeisi nafchi, A. Danaei, Seyed Mohammad Zargar","doi":"10.29252/payesh.19.2.197","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29252/payesh.19.2.197","url":null,"abstract":"2020] Objective (s ) : Given the importance of health literacy and the role of media in shaping adolescents’ health, this study aimed to identify the dimensions and components of media health literacy with a critical approach among adolescents. Methods: This was a qualitative study conducted on the basis of the grounded theory. Participants in the study included 12 experts in media literacy and health literacy who were selected by purposeful sampling. The data was collected using semi-structured interviews. Data were analyzed using MAXQDA2018 software in three stages of open, axial and selective coding. Data validation was performed using the verification method by the participants. Results: In all six dimensions and components of media health literacy emerged from analysis including: ‘development of media health literacy with a critical approach (pivotal phenomenon)’, ‘causal conditions’, ‘contextual conditions’, ‘strategies’, ‘confounding factors’ and ‘results and outcomes ‘. Conclusion: The need for integrated and systematic attention to all aspects of critical health media literacy is essential to promote balanced, coherent, integrated and effective media health","PeriodicalId":55683,"journal":{"name":"Payesh","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69863642","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PayeshPub Date : 2020-02-15DOI: 10.29252/PAYESH.19.1.41
M. Etemadian, A. Mosadeghrad, M. Soleimani, Seyed Pouria Hedayati
{"title":"Succession planning success factors in a hospital: A case study","authors":"M. Etemadian, A. Mosadeghrad, M. Soleimani, Seyed Pouria Hedayati","doi":"10.29252/PAYESH.19.1.41","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29252/PAYESH.19.1.41","url":null,"abstract":"Succession planning success factors in a hospital: A case study Masoud Etemadian 1 , Ali Mohammad Mosadeghrad 2 , Mohammad Javad Soleimani 1 , Seyed Pouria Hedayati 3 1. Hasheminejad Kidney Center, Hospital Management Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran 2. School of Public Health, Health Information Management Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 3. School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Payesh 2020; 19 (1): 41-61 Accepted for publication: 2 March 2020 [EPub a head of print-3 March 2020] Objective (s): Managers play a vital rol in hospital productivity. Succession planning is the process of identifying, developing, evaluating and training talented employees, which can, in turn, ensure organizational management and leadership continuity. Hospitals lag behind other business industries in using succession planning. This study aimed to identify key success factors of succession planning in a hospital. Methods: This case study was conducted in a public hospital that implemented succession planning in Tehran, Iran in 2018. Research participants were drawn from a purposive sample of hospital managers and employees (45 persons). Indepth semistructured interviews were conducted using open-ended questions. Thematic analysis was used for data analysis using","PeriodicalId":55683,"journal":{"name":"Payesh","volume":"19 1","pages":"41-61"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46795584","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PayeshPub Date : 2020-02-15DOI: 10.29252/PAYESH.19.1.19
A. Mosadeghrad, P. Isfahani
{"title":"Strategic planning challenges in the hospital: A qualitative study","authors":"A. Mosadeghrad, P. Isfahani","doi":"10.29252/PAYESH.19.1.19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29252/PAYESH.19.1.19","url":null,"abstract":"Strategic planning challenges in the hospital: A qualitative study Ali Mohammad Mosadeghrad 1 , Parvaneh Isfahani 2 1. School of Public Health, Health information management research center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2. School of Public Health, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran Payesh 2020; 19 (1): 19-39 Accepted for publication: 18 January 2020 [EPub a head of print-21 January 2020] Objective (s): Strategic planning (SP) is the art and science of strategic analysis of an organization, forecasting changes in an organization’s internal and external environments, articulating strategic goals, developing strategies, and utilization resources to achieve competitive advantage. Iranian hospitals are facing challenges in formulating and implementing strategic plans. Hence, this study aimed to explore and identify strategic planning challenges in hospitals. Methods: This qualitative study was conducted using semi-structured interviews with 47 managers of 17 public, private, social security, charity and military hospitals in 2016. Hospitals were selected purposefully from Tehran province hospitals in Iran. Content thematic analysis was used for data analysis using inductive approach. Overall, 8 themes and 34 codes were identified","PeriodicalId":55683,"journal":{"name":"Payesh","volume":"19 1","pages":"19-39"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44223597","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PayeshPub Date : 2020-02-01DOI: 10.29252/PAYESH.19.1.7
بهزاد دماری, علیرضا حیدری
{"title":"Implementation of integrated management of non-communicable disease prevention and control in Iran: A proposal","authors":"بهزاد دماری, علیرضا حیدری","doi":"10.29252/PAYESH.19.1.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29252/PAYESH.19.1.7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55683,"journal":{"name":"Payesh","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69863639","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}